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One talented creator has uploaded a Pokemon-themed Forge map in Halo 5: Guardians. The best part about it? Players can actually have battles with Charizard, Blastoise, and Venasaur. As Microsoft’s flagship franchise, Halo has become a staple of the gaming industry. Of course, other hardware manufacturers have their own bread-and-butter properties that are utilized to lure consumers over to any given gaming console. As one would expect from the strategy associated with platform exclusives, it means that the likes of the aforementioned Halo and something along the lines of Nintendo’s Pokemon would never find themselves crossing over with one another in an official capacity....

Roblox is now played by over half of all children in the United States, according to the company. Which seems like a lot. If you were to judge what game is the most popular just based on Twitch numbers, you’d guess it was Minecraft, Fortnite, GTA V, and Call of Duty. But when it comes to kids and teens under 16, you probably wouldn’t have thought of another game that’s not even mentioned here: Roblox....

What Does Self-Closing Tag Mean? A self-closing tag is an element of HTML code that has evolved in the language. Typically, the self-closing tag makes use of a “/” character in order to effectively close out a beginning tag enclosed in sideways carets. Techopedia Explains Self-Closing Tag The story of the self-closing tag has to do with the ways that HTML has been evolved throughout its use since the late 1980s....

What Does White Box Switch Mean? A white box switch is a network switch which comes with an installed operating system. It can be used as a standard for the base of hardware system elements. In the case of operating systems, white box switches are generally preinstalled on the system, or can be installed later. Loading of the white box switch is not difficult and can be done in a short period of time....

What Does Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Mean? Peer-to-peer is a network model in which computers or hardware devices exchange files. Some experts describe it as an “equal client” system where instead of accessing files from a server, the “peer” computers just swap them amongst each other. Techopedia Explains Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Peer-to-peer has been a networking standard for some interesting apps and platforms. Some of the most high-profile peer-to-peer systems developed around the trading of media files, including music files, digital movies and television shows, and other audiovisual content, through platforms like Napster, Kazaa, and others....

It’s always difficult to bid farewell to a beloved television ensemble, but especially so for the cast of The CW’s The 100. Many viewers have literally grown up alongside these characters, who started as juvenile delinquents and ended as adults who had lived several lifetimes. Even for older viewers, the characters and the actors behind them have become much beloved. In this case, we can happily say until we meet again, as many cast members have already lined up new projects....

What Does Bitcoin Lightning Network Mean? The Bitcoin Lightning Network is a cryptocurrency protocol that works with blockchain ledger technology. It was created by Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryjain in 2017 and is now used to help manage cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Techopedia Explains Bitcoin Lightning Network Experts refer to the Lightning Network as a “second layer” protocol that works with blockchain to make transactions streamlined between different nodes. Because participants in a transaction do not have to publicize that transaction on the blockchain immediately, this can save some time by using peer-to-peer network design to get around some of the latency in conventional cryptocurrency transactions....

What Does User De-Provisioning Mean? User de-provisioning is the process of removing access of an individual user to an organization’s resources. This can include removing user accounts on individual machines or servers, or from authentication servers like Active Directory. It can also include removing a user’s machine entirely. De-provisioning is usually done when a user leaves an organization. Techopedia Explains User De-Provisioning User de-provisioning removes a user account’s access to some computing resources....

With The Tokyo Game Show 2020 just around the corner, game fans of all genres are hyped to see what new looks and world premieres are in store for the games showcase. SEGA and Atlus, two esteemed Japanese developers, have released a lineup of what fans will see at the event. Atlus, known for its JRPG series Persona and Shin Megami Tensei, is among the many game developers attending this event and their lineup shows a hint at what we might be seeing....

BioWare’s divisive blockbuster, Mass Effect 3, has the chance to capture an entirely new audience when it arrives as part of the Wii U’s launch lineup. For its debut on Nintendo’s new console, Mass Effect 3 will be packed with a compelling list of bonuses, including an interactive digital comic detailing the events of Mass Effect 1 and 2, and the Extended Cut DLC. Unfortunately, it’s not all sunshine and lollipops for Commander Shepard’s maiden Wii U voyage....

Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh, willy, silly, old bear is coming for you! One imagines that the filmmakers behind Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey would absolutely love to include lyrics like those above in their new Winnie the Pooh slasher movie. It’d be as if Disneyland’s Main Street intersected with Freddy Kreuger’s Elm! However, for much of the same reason that “Winnie-the-Pooh” is nigh unrecognizable in the Blood and Honey trailer, there’s a reason you’ll never hear the above riff on the iconic Pooh Bear song in the new movie: the filmmakers behind Blood and Honey legally aren’t allowed to use it....

During E3 2013 in June, ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda announced that their ambitious MMO The Elder Scrolls Online would not just release for PC, but for the PS4 and Xbox One as well. Since then, we’ve learned that ZeniMax will attempt to launch the game with a questionable subscribtion fee requirement, something that Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons and countless other high profile brands have failed to maintain....

With the success of games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite, there is no denying the runaway success of the battle royale genre. Many upcoming games seem ready to take advantage of the genre’s popularity, and it’s possible that we could add Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, or another future Call of Duty game, to that list. While nothing official has been announced about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 having a battle royale mode, Activision Blizzard recently made it known to investment firm Oppenheimer that it is “keenly aware” of the success of the battle royale genre....

It’s an exciting time for gamers and Assassin’s Creed fans especially. Not only has an enormous pile of high profile, high quality games released over the last few weeks, but it has done so right before we enter the holidays where we all hope to find the time to play that which we love. Included among this year’s releases is of course, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, a game that concludes the story of fan-favorite character Ezio Auditore da Firenze and answers a lot of the mysteries of the series....

World of Warcraft players who have hit max level and reached the World Quest grind see a ton of quests on a daily basis. It becomes easy to sort of ignore the quest text and go through the motions of collecting 10 of this or killing 20 of that, but Blizzard’s quest design is so creative and entertaining that there are some great details to pull players back into the immersive world....

WWE has confirmed three more superstars set to do battle in WWE 2K17, making the announcement via a mural painted live at E3 by artist Rob Schamberger. We’ve seen a new WWE video game annually for more than a decade at this point, so it’s not really a surprise when the newest iteration is announced, and details on its roster are released. However, this year’s E3 saw 2K take a slightly different strategy as it announced three more grapplers set to be featured in WWE 2K17....

This Wynonna Earp article contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 11: “Better Dig Two.” “Better Dig Two,” the penultimate episode of Wynonna Earp Season 4, gave viewers a lot to unpack. Waverly was a Dark Angel, and then she wasn’t. Doc was the Clanton heir, and then he wasn’t. Everything was fucked, and then it wasn’t. This show does such a good job raising the stakes, but it doesn’t always nail its pacing....

Microsoft continues to sweeten the pot when it comes to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, and now it has revealed exactly what fans can expect for December 2020. In total, Xbox Game Pass subscribers can expect a whopping 17 new games for the service throughout the month of December, with the first batch set to be released on December 3. On December 3, Xbox Game Pass subscribers on console and Android (through xCloud) can look forward to playing Remedy Entertainment’s award-winning game Control....

When Sony first unveiled the PlayStation 4 in February they confirmed that the PS3 successor would release this holiday season. Microsoft followed up in May with the Xbox One unveiling before both companies went head-to-head at E3 in June where the Xbox One was given a more specific release window of November 2013. Two next-gen consoles both coming this year. We had the prices but no dates until last week at Gamescom where Sony confirmed a November 15th release date for the PS4....

Microsoft proudly announced this morning that the Xbox One X has the fastest selling pre-orders out of all Xbox consoles yet. This comes after pre-orders for the Xbox One X opened this past Sunday during Microsoft’s Gamescom media showcase. And while Xbox One X pre-orders may not have sold out as fast as the SNES Classic’s did, they are certainly now sold out just 5 days later. It’s extremely early to make any assumptions about the Xbox One X’s success, but there’s no denying it’s off to a great start....