While the recent confirmation that God of War: Ragnarok won’t be released until at least 2022 shouldn’t surprise anybody, the news that the PlayStation Studios team may release the game for both PS4 and PS5 has come as quite a shock to those who expected the much-anticipated sequel to be one of Sony’s biggest next-gen system sellers. “You can’t build a community of over 110 million PS4 owners and then just walk away from it, right?...
Wingspan is one of the most bizarre concepts for a game that I’ve heard of in quite some time. It’s a card game where the goal is to add birds to your bird sanctuary and score more points based on how much better your sanctuary is when compared to your opponents. So yes, it’s a competitive card game about building a bird sanctuary. Can’t say I’ve played something like that before....
WWE has never shied away from cross promotional events. This is especially true in the lead-up to any of its PPVs, but this recent one with World of Tanks is much bigger than the previous partnership. Following the introduction of WWE into World of Tanks, the wrestling giant and developer Wargaming are building on that partnership for a new kind of crossover. Wargaming and WWE have announced the “SummerSlam Showdown” event that will see two WWE stars battle it out via World of Tanks....
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has been out for over a week and reception has been positive with players enjoying both zone and covenant storylines. But throughout their adventures, characters can stumble upon treasures that give various rewards. One of these rare cases is another popular reference to Excalibur, and players will need to prove their strength to earn the Harvester of Sorrow achievement for pulling this sword. In addition to the achievement, melee strength classes also get a usable 2-handed weapon at ilvl 180....
WWE 2K18 is, by all accounts, one of the most promising iterations of the series yet. The game has received a major graphical overhaul over its predecessors, thanks largely to the decision to finally relinquish support of PS3 and Xbox 360, and WWE 2K18 will once again refine its Universe and Campaign modes to hopefully deliver its most realistic interpretation of professional wrestling yet. WWE 2K18 will also be delivering a few series firsts, as well....
With just two days left in June, Microsoft has finally announced the Xbox Free Games with Gold for July 2019. The Xbox free games for July 2019 offer a $62.96 value, and they give players the opportunity to add 3,200 more gamerscore to their profile if they are able to unlock all of the achievements. As announced by Xbox’s Major Nelson on Twitter, the Xbox free games for July 2019 include the critically-acclaimed indie hit Inside, which will be available from July 1 to July 31....
I’m writing this on my day off because I’m currently waiting for exactly 30 games to install on my Xbox Series X, and I’m astonished. I know that I won’t have space for all of these games, which means I’m going to have to cancel a few downloads. But how am I supposed to choose which ones? I’ve wanted to replay Fable 2 for ten years but had no console to do it on....
As many gamers pick up the new Xbox One console, or even upgrade to Windows 8, they are slowly becoming familiar with Microsoft’s tile-focused Operating System. On Windows Phone, said set-up has been the norm for quite some time, but Microsoft’s other devices are slowly catching up in order to introduce some parity. However, while Windows 8 and the Metro interface have their advantages, there are obviously places where Microsoft can improve....
When Microsoft first unveiled the Xbox One they took many gamers by surprise when they revealed the console would not support self-publishing for independent developers. For as much as the company had a strong history with indie devs, it seemed like they were turning their back on them in the next-gen. However, after strong gamer backlash spread across the net, Microsoft eventually decided they would support indie self-publishing through their new ID@Xbox initiative....
Bloober Team opens up pre-orders for its upcoming horror game, The Medium. Last week, the developer shared a new trailer for The Medium, detailing its dual-reality gameplay and how players will be able to control a character in the real and spirit worlds. The Medium is now available for pre-order on Steam for PC and on the Microsoft Store for Xbox Series X. The game, which is an Xbox Series X launch exclusive, will be available on the console at launch though players can pre-order it now to get it on release day....
There is an odd phenomenon with fandom where “our idea of what a thing should be like” frequently obscures our memories, and even currently-happening-viewing-of the media itself. A great example of this is James Kirk, a character remembered as a promiscuous renegade, a cross between Chris Pine’s rebel-without-a-cause, and Zapp Brannigan. This perception exists despite the fact that for three years on NBC, William Shatner played a massive nerd and consummate professional who (despite maybe two serious romances that actually broke his heart) would list his relationship status as “commanding a starship....
There’s a reason that time travel romances are popular, and it isn’t just the success of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander (both the books and the television series). The idea of traveling to a different time is, in itself, a bit romantic, and lovers crossed by time and space pluck the heartstrings of hopeless romantics. Kosoko Jackson’s newly released Yesterday Is History hits all the right notes for the genre by both drawing on its predecessors and striking out in a new direction, giving queer readers—especially queer Black men—representation in a genre that’s normally more female-focused....
With the addition of the popular operator Ronin to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, there was a big change in the way that some players view the customizeable characters that they can use as in-game avatars. While much of the playerbase was unaware, Ronin was actually based almost entirely on real-life former Special Forces operator Tu Lam, who has a training business and popular YouTube channel called Ronin Tactics....
This Zack Snyder’s Justice League article contains spoilers. Despite the heroes’ best efforts throughout the four-hour epic, Zack Snyder’s Justice League still ends in scorched earth, with Darkseid’s forces decimating whatever’s left of the planet’s surface, turning it into a wasteland. Even after defeating Steppenwolf and preventing the disaster of Unity, it’s still not enough to stop what’s been coming to Snyder’s version of the DCEU since Bruce had his first “Knightmare” in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice....
What Does Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Mean? Artificial superintelligence is a term referring to the time when the capability of computers will surpass humans. “Artificial intelligence,” which has been much used since the 1970s, refers to the ability of computers to mimic human thought. Artificial superintelligence goes a step beyond, and posits a world in which a computer’s cognitive ability is superior to a human’s. Techopedia Explains Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Most experts would agree that societies have not yet reached the point of artificial superintelligence....
What Does Cake Day Mean? The term “cake day” refers to an anniversary celebration – the term is most commonly used to describe the day of the year that a Reddit user opened his or her account. Although many attribute the origin of this term to the Reddit community, other platforms have begun to use it, such as Imgur. Some people may also use the term to refer to their actual birthday....
What Does Raw Device Mapping (RDM) Mean? Raw device mapping (RDM) is a method of disk virtualization in VMware that allows virtual machines to use a storage logical unit number (LUN) device to be directly connected to a virtual machine in a storage area network (SAN). This direct connection can boost disk access performance in I/O-intensive operations. Techopedia Explains Raw Device Mapping (RDM) Raw device mapping is one of two schemes that VMware servers can use to access storage....
In April of this year, Riot games launched a beta version of its flagship first-person shooter VALORANT. While none of its parts are new per se, its method of assembling said parts amounts to a more-or-less unique style of FPS that manages to fit snugly among numerous other shooter games that are popular in the current moment. On June 2, VALORANT will officially launch, with many lessons its development team learned from the beta period fully implemented, in addition to a few entirely new features....
David Brevik and Max Schaefer are two names hardcore Diablo players should know very well. They not only co-created the first two Diablo games but they co-founded Blizzard North. On the over-a-decade development cycle involved in making Diablo 3 a reality, they left to take their design ideas to other, new franchises. The duo - along with other Blizzard employees- created Hellgate: London for Flagship Studios before it quickly went under, then parted ways....
One of the main elements of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is gathering various resources so that you can craft new items, upgrade your tools and home, or repair farm facilities. As you progress through the game, you will open up new farm areas and gain access to even rarer and better crafting materials. Grass can be used to craft thread, which in turn is used to make fabric....
