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Protagonists in video games have a pretty important job. Players will be embodying these characters for hours on end, so they need to make a broadly positive impression. That’s a tough ask for narrative driven games, especially those with tons of expository dialogue like Yakuza. The Yakuza series thrives on its depictions of melodrama, and previously Kazuma Kiryu was the protagonist at the center of it all. For over a decade, Kiryu was the stoic yakuza tough guy enveloped in several criminal conspiracies, but now a newcomer has stepped up to the plate as the Yakuza series’ protagonist: Ichiban Kasuga....

Recently, Yakuza Remastered Collection arrived on Xbox Game Pass, allowing players to experience the life of a Japanese outlaw for themselves. Formerly a PlayStation exclusive, the Yakuza franchise has made itself famous for its unique balance of dramatic storytelling, wacky sense of humor, and challenging, yet extremely amusing mini-games, and Yakuza Remastered Collection delivers all of that. Picking up where Yakuza Kiwami 2 leaves off, players will be tasked with ensuring the streets of Kamurocho and beyond are safe and order is kept in the criminal underworld, all while keeping Kiryu entertained in between, of course....

If you’ve ever wanted to be a deer with super powers riding a fire-breathing dragon, well now you can be. In DEEEER Simulator, (four Es) an upcoming Steam game from NASPAPA GAMES, you can live out your wildest deer fantasies in an open-world, low-poly “slow-life town destruction game.” The titular deeeer isn’t your average cervid either. This hoofed ruminant mammal has some incredible abilities, including attaching to vehicles and swinging through the city like a Spider-Man with antlers (Spider-Deer?...

When news of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2 remaster broke yesterday, for a good number of Twitter users (seriously, just read through the replies directed at the Birdman himself), the immediate joy, surprise, and excitement morphed into another ask (and in some cases, demand) for a remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 - one of the iconic franchise’s most popular entries. While I’m not here to debate the fact that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 is, in fact, the best game in the franchise, the reality remains that if gamers truly want a remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, they’ll need to speak less with their social currency, and more with their wallets....

Though Zynga has been a wildly successful publisher and developer of mobile and web-based apps in the past, they have recently come under fire for releasing titles that bare a striking resemblance to other smaller games. Most recently Zynga was taken to task by Tiny Tower developer Nimblebit for the similarities between Tiny Tower and one of Zynga’s most recent creations, Dream Heights. Both feature a Sim Tower-esque building mechanic, but only one smudge on a publisher’s reputation isn’t going to do much to get the ball rolling....

What Does DoCoMo Java (DoJa) Mean? DoCoMo Java (DoJa) is a mobile application development platform that is designed to work with i-mode mobile phones and is used mostly for the development of i-mode games. DoCoMo Java was introduced by Japanese mobile company NTT DoCoMo. The DoJa profile was specifically designed to let developers program for DoCoMo’s i-mode mobile phones, a service popular in Japan. DoJa is not compatible with the other Java ME profiles like MIDP and has its own API, requirements and handling mechanisms....

What Does Kaggle Mean? Kaggle is a subsidiary of Google that functions as a community for data scientists and developers. Those interested in machine learning or other kinds of modern development can join the community of over 1 million registered users and talk about development models, explore data sets, or network across 194 separate countries around the world. Techopedia Explains Kaggle In addition to more general networking functions, the Kaggle community hosts machine learning competitions that focus on the phenomenon of using neural networks and other machine learning tools to facilitate last linear and deterministic programming models....

What Does Service Integration And Management (SIAM) Mean? Service Integration and Management (SIAM) is the practice of managing services from multiple suppliers and creating a universal channel to deliver these services to a client. Service Integration and Management is often used to help companies to consolidate their use of various vendor ERP tools such as customer relationship management, supply chain management and execution, inventory management, workforce management or other IT services....

What Does STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Mean? STEM is an integrated, interdisciplinary, and student-centered approach to learning that encourages critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and design thinking across multiple disciplines. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Techopedia Explains STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) STEM seeks to ensure that tomorrow’s workforce are logical thinkers, technologically proficient problem solvers and self-reliant innovators and inventors.

What Does High Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA) Mean? The High Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA) is a Congressional Act that was declared on December 9, 1991 during the 102nd United States Congress. It is also known as the Gore Bill since it was primarily developed and endorsed by Senator Al Gore in order to create and develop the National Information Infrastructure and create funding for the National Research and Education Network (NREN)....

What Does Universal Mapping Mean? Universal mapping is an aspect of category theory that applies mathematical functions to various sciences and disciplines, such as algebra and computer science. It includes identifying systems that can be universally applied over separate disciplines. Techopedia Explains Universal Mapping The logic of category theory involves representations of mathematical functions called “morphisms,” which consist of objects that associate with one another through arrows that represent their identity function....

Without a doubt, From Software’s Elden Ring is one of the most anticipated games in development. There’s a slight touch of irony here, as aside from a few acknowledgements, nothing solid has been revealed since its E3 2019 trailer. However, a recent, quick update saw From Software say “see you in 2021!” If nothing else, then 2021 won’t be another 2020. At the very least, Elden Ring has to appear somewhere, as the dedicated subreddit may only be able to deal with it ghosting them a time or two more....

While the world itself is still very far from normal, 2021 is shaping up to be a good one in the gaming industry. Delays like Hogwarts Legacy are bound to happen, but there’s more games releasing, more information coming out, and enough to keep all wheels spinning. For Square Enix and the Final Fantasy franchise, that’s two key games many fans may be awaiting: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 and Final Fantasy 16....

Astrology interprets the influences that the positions and alignments of stars and planets have on people. A person’s horoscope is not defining, but it may provide you hints for solving issues that arise in your life. The first Mario Kart game, Super Mario Kart, released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Nintendo has since expanded the series’ roster, adding a diverse set of characters. Evidently, your horoscope can tell which Mario Kart character you are....

What Does Marshall McLuhan Mean? Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian writer, theoretician and academic. McLuhan wrote several popular books about media and technology in the 1960s, including “The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man” and “The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man,” as well as “The Medium is the Message: An Inventory of Effects” in 1967, and, the next year, “War and Peace in the Global Village,” a work that used James Joyce’s “Finnegan’s Wake” to study the phenomenon of war throughout human history....

One of the big new Marvel shows announced for Disney+ is Echo, starring Alaqua Cox. The character will be introduced in Hawkeye later this month and now is the perfect time for her to shine. In the comics, Echo was never truly a top-tier hero. Echo has mostly been portrayed as a supporting character, but she is remembered for her role in an era that goes well with MCU Phase 4....

There are some great mysteries out there in the world. Bigfoot, the true identity of Jack the Ripper, how many licks it actually takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, so on and so forth. But one particular one that has plagued Godzilla fans for many years is why a quality fighting game in the franchise never got its due in America. In the mid-1990s, when Kaiju games were fairly popular, why was the planned launch canceled?...

BlizzCon 2020 is definitely not happening, but we’ll get a digital BlizzCon in early 2021 to make up for it. BlizzCon 2020 is canceled. No, we don’t mean that in the hip new way where things that are toxic to society are being removed so that we can all move forward as a species, but in the more traditional sense of the word. As in it’s just not happening. It’s not even going to be replaced by a livestream like everyone else is doing....

Wonder Woman 1984, the sequel to the 2017 megahit starring Gal Gadot in the eponymous role, was originally meant to hit theaters in June. This obviously didn’t happen. The global outbreak of COVID-19 closed theaters and forced Hollywood studios to delay their summer tentpole releases (and to consider VOD release, as will be the case with Disney’s Mulan), lest they lose millions and millions of dollars. Now, we have a new date for the Wonder Woman 1984: October 2nd, and we’re finally getting some new #content to get us (even more) hyped about it....

Warner Bros. and DC’s Wonder Woman debuted in theaters to record-breaking success and acclaim. Now, the long-awaited Wonder Woman 1984 is scheduled to hit theaters this fall with director Patty Jenkins returning to the helm for the second chapter of the franchise. However, Jenkins recently stated that the third installment of the Wonder Woman film series will likely her be her last. Full details on the plot for Wonder Woman 1984 have not been divulged, but the trailer for the highly-anticipated sequel reveals the film will find the titular heroine facing two foes in the form of Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah and Pedro Pascal’s Maxwell Lord....