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What Does Softcoding Mean? Softcoding is the programming practice of obtaining values from external sources, such as preprocessor macros, external constants, databases, command line arguments and user input. The term is the opposite of “hardcoding,” or putting values directly in the source code, unable to be changed by users. Softcoding is considered more flexible. Techopedia Explains Softcoding In programming, hardcoding, or directly embedding configuration data in source code, is considered bad practice because it makes software difficult to configure....

Persona and Shin Megami Tensei developer Atlus had a very successful year in 2020. Not only did the studio release Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE: Encore, Persona 5 Royal, Catherine: Full Body (for Nintendo Switch) and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, all of which were incredibly received, but the Steam release of Persona 4 Golden has opened up a brand new future for Atlus and its parent company Sega on PC. Atlus has left fans with more than enough to be excited for heading into 2021, which is looking to be the most exciting year in the company’s history....

MLB The Show 21 is finally releasing in a few months, and for the first time, the game will be available on both PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that the game will be getting a Switch version, which is disappointing for players on the hybrid console given that other sports games have since been released to Nintendo’s popular console. Now, for players interested in knowing more about MLB The Show 21, developer San Diego Studio has already revealed tons of information about what players can expect from the upcoming game, and here is everything revealed so far....

An unfortunate inevitability with console generations is that the new hardware often releases and quickly supplants last-gen consoles. Obviously in 2020 it’s a special case, considering the Covid-19 pandemic caused industry slowdown worldwide, and not just in the video game industry. Hardware manufacturing slowed to a crawl due to reduced manpower, safety precautions, and an overall shortage of necessary components, all of which affected PS5 and Xbox Series X/S production. Over a year after the pandemic began, console shortages are starting to wane off as more hardware is manufactured and shipped, but next-gen consoles are still relatively difficult to get....

The Wendigo Colossus is a new creature that has come to Fallout 76 as part of the Wastelanders update, and many players will certainly want to square off against this powerful foe. However, before they can do that fans will first need know the Wendigo Colossus’ location in Fallout 76, and this guide will provide exactly that. As indicated by the Wastelanders patch notes, Fallout 76’s Wendigo Colossus can appear in “areas hit by atomic fire,” and indeed fans will be using nukes to spawn this new enemy....

Like a truckload of heavily-armed WLF soldiers and a savage pack of infected following close behind, a bevy of negative reviews have descended upon The Last of Us Part II. At release, the common takeaways were simply magnificent with most numerical rankings sitting at a perfect 10. Interestingly, some outlets without numerical scores for their reviews had negative experiences, like Will Bedingfield for Wired. After The Last of Us Part II debuted and the common fan finally got to revisit this dark and violent world, an influx of negative user reviews highlighted that something was afoot....

Game Rant’s most anticipated game of 2011 isn’t even releasing in 2011 anymore, but we’re still just as excited. Of course, that game is Mass Effect 3 and we’ve been loving every bit of it, from the first screenshot and trailer to our E3 demo and Comic-Con 2011 hands-on. But that’s not what we’re going to discuss here and instead, we’re going to step into the dreaded territory of video game movie adaptations…...

Even though Horizon Forbidden West was seemingly never meant to be a launch title for the PlayStation 5, the advantages you’ll enjoy for deciding to play the game on that platform (from the PS5’s lightning-fast SSD to its controller’s haptic feedback rumble motors and adaptive triggers) have been heavily advertised so far. That approach has left some fans wondering if the highly-anticipated game will also be available for PS4 and PC....

If you were around when video rental places like Blockbuster were all the rage, you probably remember picking out your favorite VHS tape. The one thing those of us also recall were those pesky late fees for not returning it on time. Sometimes, those fees are worse than others. Just ask Texas resident Caron McBride - she’s had one sitting on her record for 20 years. That forgotten VHS rental led to felony embezzlement charges dating back to 1999 when she lived in Oklahoma....

In World of Warcraft, Blizzard traditionally hypes up the next expansion with a massive pre-patch WoW event for several weeks. However, Warlords of Draenor introduced the concept of animated series that take a closer look at some important characters in the story, which was followed by Legion and Battle for Azeroth. While it was previously unknown whether Shadowlands would continue the trend, a teaser trailer released this morning confirms Afterlives is coming soon at Gamescom 2020....

Saber Interactive has released patch 1.16 in conjunction with the World War Z – GOTY Edition, bringing new characters, a new DLC map, and several quality of life improvements to balance out the game and correct some unintended bugs. The new content comes in the form of the Marseille Episode DLC, featuring three levels to fight through in the French city, its own story, and four additional characters to choose from....

Rocksteady Studios’ Batman: Arkham City is easily one of the most anticipated games of the Fall. So anticipated, in fact, that some lapsed gamers might just be willing to buy a new console in order to play it. Convenient it is, then, that Microsoft will be bundling Batman: Arkham City with the 250GB Xbox 360 S in Europe. A North American release for the bundle has not been announced. European gamers can expect to pay 279....

Between its preparations for the Xbox Series X’s launch and its recent acquisition of Bethesda, Microsoft has also been busy working on expanding the Xbox brand’s presence on mobile devices. This has resulted in a new Xbox app making its way onto Android this week, an update that comes with more neat features than people may realize. While the introduction of Xbox Game Pass streaming on Android this month makes smartphones and tablets more viable options for playing Xbox games, the overhauled Xbox app, which launched yesterday in beta form, is designed to make the rest of the Xbox ecosystem just as accessible....

A deep dive into what you can and cannot get printed on your Xbox Design Lab controller has revealed the system includes an incredibly detailed and somewhat nonsensical banned words list. Xbox rebooted its Design Lab earlier this month. Design Lab allows you to design and create your very own Series X|S controllers via a variety of colors and even lets you print a short word or phrase on the front....

There was a time when Microsoft seriously pushed the Kinect. Originally a peripheral add-on for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One (with it even initially being bundled with the latter), it was meant to be Microsoft’s answer to the Nintendo Wii, offering motion controls without the need for a controller. Instead, Xbox owners could play games using their whole body. While certainly innovative, its popularity ultimately waned, leading to Microsoft retiring the Kinect....

Right now, you can stream your favorite Xbox Game Pass games on your mobile device, but you can’t do it on your TV–at least, not easily. That might change if Phil Spencer has his way. In an interview with Stratechery (via The Verge) about Xbox All Access, the new 24-month payment plan offered with the upcoming Xbox Series X/S consoles, Spencer revealed that Microsoft is very much interested in getting xCloud to work on TVs....

Few gaming characters are as recognizable nowadays as Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu. Several months before the game’s release, Capcom made everybody discuss or cosplay the 2.9 meters tall vampire woman. And now players can even play as Lady Alcina Dimitrescu in another game thanks to a new mod. Modder Vtaw has released a new fan project for Fallout 4, allowing the PC players to become the mutant countess themselves just prior to Village’s launch....

Techland devs are planning to expand the role of the co-op in the upcoming zombie-action, Dying Light 2. The option to play together was present in the first entry, but the sequel will offer to play the entire game’s campaign side by side with your pals. The presence of co-op in Dying Light 2 has long been known. The four-player cooperative mode was very popular among the players in the first entry....

Over the past couple of days, various publications have reported on the Momo Suicide Challenge, and how it was apparently being spliced with kid videos of Fortnite and Peppa Pig characters on YouTube. While it initially didn’t comment on the situation, YouTube has since released a statement denying that the videos exist. The reports of Momo appearing in YouTube videos appears to stem from a claim by the mother of a six year old from Swindon, England....

What Does Marketroid Mean? Marketroid is a slang IT term for someone in a tech company’s marketing department who is either not especially savvy about technology, or who lies or mixes up aspects of product proposals. It is said that the marketroid concentrates solely on marketing, to the exclusion of actual product technology and engineering details. Techopedia Explains Marketroid In some ways, the term “marketroid” is used similarly to the term “droid....