Unboxing videos for the Xbox Series X controller have appeared online, months before the planned launch of the console and its accessories. It has been an incredibly leaky week for the Xbox team, which confirmed the Xbox Series X release month after the information first leaked via a controller warranty. Two videos of a white version of the Xbox Series X controller have now been posted to YouTube in the last 24 hours....
With each successive game in the Yakuza franchise, more characters and plot developments build upon the web of stories that make up protagonist Kiryu Kazama’s life. Friends become enemies, enemies become allies, powers shift from clan to clan, and everything is changing in the world. Even the city of Kamurocho, in which the majority of the game takes place, changes with the turn of events and the passage of time. Some of its changes have been major, such as the building of the Kamurocho Hills business complex, while others are more easily noticed by long-time fans of this beloved franchise....
Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name. was a landmark success for anime - and that’s putting it lightly. It accounted for 10% of Japanese box office revenue in 2016, and stayed at the top of the charts for weeks. By the time it bowed, it had accrued the fourth-highest gross in Japanese history - behind Spirited Away, Titanic, and Frozen. It stands to reason, then, that Shinkai’s crowning achievement (so far) would be the perfect movie to celebrate the re-opening of Japanese theaters in wake of COVID-19....
Nintendo’s plans for the Legend of Zelda series are quickly picking up, with both Breath of the Wild 2 and Age of Calamity going full swing into production together. However, when it comes to building up the highly anticipated sequel to Breath of the Wild, it may be wise for Nintendo to draw inspiration from the massively successful Genshin Impact. One of the biggest hurdles that Breath of the Wild 2 has from its predecessor is the way that the game will have to fill the map with brand new experiences for players to engage with....
Grand Theft Auto V first released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 more than eighteen months ago, but only reached the PC earlier this week. The latest version of the title contains all the content from the current gen console re-release, as well as an all-new video editor — but it seems that the game’s code might hide some hints as to what’s next for Los Santos. One of the reasons that the game’s PC port has been so hotly anticipated is the scope for fan-created mods that it allows for....
What Does Lay-On-Table Design Mean? A lay-on-table design is a design where a smartphone, or a case or accessory, provides a lip or edge around the screen, so that if the device is placed face down, the screen does not actually contact the surface beneath it. Modern smartphones are being designed this way, in order to avoid scratches on the surface of the touchscreen. Techopedia Explains Lay-On-Table Design In many cases, the phone itself does not have a lay-on-table design, so users have to buy shells or cases that raise the face of the phone above the table surface....
What Does Virtual Reality Headset (VR Headset) Mean? A virtual reality (VR) headset is an apparatus that provides virtual reality data input for a user, and typically is strapped onto the user’s head over the eyes. These innovative headsets are part of more comprehensive virtual reality systems that affect more of the human’s five senses in order to create virtual experiences. Techopedia Explains Virtual Reality Headset (VR Headset) Virtual reality headsets typically have stereoscopic technology, which provides a separate image for each of the two eyes....
What Does Application Delivery as a Service (ADaaS) Mean? Application delivery as a service (ADaaS) refers to web-delivered services that focus on providing application functionality to an audience. Although some of the specific techniques may differ, the common focus is on allowing customers to fully use applications on some particular network. Techopedia Explains Application Delivery as a Service (ADaaS) In some ways, application delivery as a service suffers from some of the complicated semantics of today’s IT industry....
Google Spaces: What is it? Google Spaces: When and where is it available? Google Spaces: How does it work? Download and open Spaces for iOS or Android. It’s free. Upon opening Spaces for the first time, you will need to select/sign into your Gmail account (you might already be signed in). You will then see a screen that lets you create a space. Tap Create a Space to start a topic about anything....
What is Klarna? How does Klarna work and is a credit check required? How to get started Open the latest version of the Klarna app. You will see the option to create an account. Select ‘create account’ and enter your email address. You will be asked to verify your identity with a code sent to your email. Klarna will then ask for a phone number to connect to your account. Again, it will send you a code to verify your identity....
What Does Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Mean? The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a trade group created by Sony and other consumer electronic companies in 2003 for developing and promoting a set of interoperability guidelines to share digital media among wired and wireless multimedia devices. Techopedia Explains Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Media devices and software can be certified as “Digital Living Network Alliance Compliant.” These devices make use of standard protocol to communicate with each other and do not require the manufacturer to develop a proprietary protocol for the media files....
What Does Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) Mean? The Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) was a nonprofit corporation operating in the early 21st century to help standardize and explore open standards for streaming media. ISMA was a corporate collective, with participants such as Apple, Cisco and Sun Microsystems. Techopedia Explains Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) In conjunction with other groups, the Internet Streaming Media Alliance helped to develop standards for different audio and video formats, including MPEG formats, over IP networks....
Pokémon from the Kanto region remains as some of the most beloved in the series, factoring in nostalgia, the simplicity of their designs, and always making their way into future Pokémon games in different forms. Astrology is one of today’s intriguing methods to determine one’s personality based on the month and day they were born on and Pokémon even dabbled into that in the fifth generation with horoscopes. Some of the Pokémon paired with the zodiac signs might look strange at first glance, but given the characteristics they can display, it is rather fun to interpret what Kanto Pokémon would represent the 12 signs....
This is a follow-up to earlier reports, which can be found here and here. Update (4/5/2020, 4:20 PM PST): 1st Playable is confirmed to be the developer of the game, as per their Twitter. They deny blockchain functionality, and refer to “frustrating” distribution problems with the game. Thanks to @Evit_cani for the tip! Sounds like early reports might have been cooking up trouble. As it turns out, the inexplicably mysterious Cooking Mama: Cookstar likely isn’t the cryptocurrency mining tool some say it is....
Valve recently revealed the winners of the 2022 Steam Awards, which allowed fans to vote for and celebrate the cream of last year’s gaming crop. This year’s winners included Elden Ring grabbing yet another Game of the Year award and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade winning Best Soundtrack. Many gamers can agree on most of the nominees and winners, but one Steam Awards title has once again divided the internet: Cyberpunk 2077....
By now, renewing a Disney Plus subscription must seem worth it. Especially after watching Pixar’s latest release, Soul. Starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, it is as much a Christmas gift (being released on the 25th) as it is 2020 relief. It has already received a high amount of praise as one of Pixar’s best releases in a while. Soul presents the afterlife according to Pixar. Particularly, the meaning of life – and death....
In the new film adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel Dune, acclaimed actor Timothée Chalamet plays the central character of Paul Atreides, the teenage heir of a powerful space-faring family who becomes both the leader of an oppressed people and possibly a galactic messiah foretold in an ancient prophecy. It’s a hefty amount of character development to carry even for an actor like Chalamet, who at the age of 24 has already racked up an impressive array of credits in movies like Call Me by Your Name, Lady Bird, Beautiful Boy, The King, and Little Women....
As our lives become more digital, we develop a deeper connection to the tech that facilitates it. Do you panic when you can’t find your phone? Do you but custom skins or cases for your laptop to give it personality? We do these things because the tech we use has meaning to us. Despite all the emphasis on our smartphones and other devices, people often neglect their keyboards. Sure, gamers often splurge on mechanical keyboards, but the average user usually just sticks with whatever their computer came with....
Doom Eternal has taken the gaming industry by storm, amassing a ton of critical praise and being considered one of the greatest first-person shooters of all time. Not ready to hang up its BFG’s and call it a day, id Software has released not one, but two extra DLC packs for Doom Eternal to ensure that the bloodlust and carnage can continue to live on. With Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 recently released to huge success, many players are wondering if this marks the end of new content for the game....
Windbound is receiving free downloadable content and a big update that brings loads of content and gameplay improvements to the sailing survival game. Developer 5 Lives Studios has worked to build upon Windbound since it launched last August, and this free DLC is evidence of that. Windbound released to average review scores last year, so the new content and gameplay adjustments are important to improve upon the game. The highlight of the DLC is the addition of new Forsaken enemies and The Loathing; an undead enemy that is corrupting wildlife....
