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After 11 years of being the face of the Yakuza series, Kazuma Kiryu took his exit as the main protagonist with Yakuza 6. He left behind big shoes to fill – ones that Ichiban Kasuga would have to fill in Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Luckily for Ichiban, he succeeded to tremendous effect. Unlike the stonefaced Kiryu, Ichiban is a much more energetic and hopeful character. His loveable attitude won him a spot in many Yakuza fans’ hearts and he has become one of the best protagonists the series has seen....

Yakuza: Like a Dragon served as a surprise hit late in 2020. With the franchise shifting to turn-based combat, fans and outside observers were unsure of this Sega franchise’s latest entry. Thankfully, Yakuza 7 did not disappoint. The story is a huge draw with Yakuza: Like a Dragon, but this entry in the franchise introduces a new cast of incredible characters. Eri Kamataki is one of Yakuza Like A Dragon’s party members, but unlocking her isn’t a straightforward task....

The Last of Us Part II is back up for digital pre-order. The sequel to the hit 2013 title was announced back in 2016. Since then, Naughty Dog has relatively kept things close to the vest. Finally, we have official news that the title is releasing next month. Unfortunately, the game leaked online recently, with footage containing the game’s spoilers, so it will be interesting seeing if the leak affects sales....

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, unlike the TCG, has a lot more cards used in it that aren’t used in the main game. In the TCG, Trap Cards have essentially gone entirely out the wayside and are very seldom used. However, in Duel Links, this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Trap Cards have proven through Duel Links’ history to be some of the most powerful cards in the entire game. Because of this, many Trap Cards have been able to shine where they otherwise wouldn’t have, as they’re great in the Duel Links format while they can be considered awful in the TCG....

What Does Thick App Mean? A thick app is an application that receives most of its functionality from the client side, rather than relying to a large extent on an auxiliary server. This is in contrast to thin applications that rely heavily on external servers. The terminology “thick app” comes from the terms “thick client” and “thin client” which are used to describe different types of server/client setups. Techopedia Explains Thick App In the early days of application design, nearly all applications were thick apps....

What Does Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) Mean? Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) is a deep learning strategy for natural language processing (NLP) that helps artificial intelligence (AI) programs understand the context of ambiguous words in text. Techopedia Explains Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) Google engineers used tools like Tensorflow to create the BERT neural network architecture. Until BERT, AI programs were unidirectional, which means they could only process text from left-to-right....

What Does Hypermedia As The Engine Of Application State (HATEOAS) Mean? HATEOAS, or Hypermedia As The Engine Of Application State, is a design feature of the RESTful software architecture developed by Roy Fielding, in which a client communicates with the network through something called hypermedia. This hypermedia consists of information delivered online in a number of formats. Techopedia Explains Hypermedia As The Engine Of Application State (HATEOAS) By providing this kind of universal communication, RESTful architecture can achieve certain performance and scalability goals....

If you’re one of the faithful fiends jumping into Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne HD Remaster this week (damn that full title is too long) then you’re probably a pretty big Shin Megami Tensei fan. This remaster is, according to our review, not the biggest or most drastic overhaul, and is much closer to being a port, in reality. Regardless, that won’t stop dedicated fans from playing one of the most celebrated of PS2 cult-classic JRPGs....

What is two-factor authentication? How does two-factor authentication make your account more secure? Does two-step authentication always need a mobile number? What if I’ve lost my phone? Is it worth it? How to move Google Authenticator to a new phone How do I activate two-factor verification on iCloud, Gmail, Twitter and so on? How to enable Apple two-step verification How to enable Google 2-step verification How to enable Twitter login verification How to enable Facebook two-factor authentication

Diablo 4 fans have been waiting for a new class reveal for a long time now. Everyone expected BlizzConline to finally reveal at least one, and it didn’t disappoint. The digital conference opened with a trailer for the Rogue. This dexterous new character is exactly what the game was missing: a high-speed, high-skill character who could use ranged weapons and lightweight melee weapons alike. She looks like she comes with all kinds of extraordinary powers, rivaling even Diablo 3’s Demon Hunter in terms of magical archery....

The tropical region of Alola was introduced in the seventh generation of Pokémon. What sets the Alola Region apart from the other regions is its chill island vibe and the many exotic Pokémon inspired by it. And after pairing the twelve Zodiac signs with Pokémon from other regions such as Hoenn and Sinnoh, it’s only fair to do the same for the Pokémon of Alola. 12 Aries: Incineroar Aries are as strong as they are thanks to their competitive spirits....

For game players young and old, there are many tough choices to make. Especially in narrative-driven games, players are forced to make hard decisions over and over, hoping for a good outcome. Sometimes, the choice is an illusion and it’s all disaster regardless. Other times, the choice can have lasting consequences, but only on that specific playthrough. And there’s one difficult choice many game players struggle to make: who to pick as their starter Pokémon?...

How does one cope with a year filled with a dangerously high death toll, multiple environmental disasters, and back to back social movements calling for reform? By making a movie. At least that’s what Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones decided. The hour-long Netflix mockumentary Death to 2020 premiered in the last week of December, a few days prior to New Year’s Eve. The movie features a number of fictional characters played by an all-star cast; Samuel L....

Sony’s relationship with PC gaming has been a strange one. It’s slowly starting to come around to the idea of letting some of its exclusive games venture off to other platforms. Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Stranding have both shown up on Steam and the Epic Games Store much to the delight of PC gamers. However, while this is a sign of progress, its biggest titles like God Of War or Uncharted are still shackled to the PlayStation without any indication that they’ll ever be allowed to roam elsewhere....

Late Friday night/early Saturday morning, Wal-Mart went live with SNES Classic pre-orders, the first major retailer to do so. There was no fanfare and no official announcement, but that didn’t matter; the SNES Classic pre-orders sold out in less than an hour. Still, there remained something strange about the situation. Turns out, Wal-Mart did not intend to put its SNES Classic pre-orders live and the retailer doesn’t yet know what exactly happened....

The fan community is a fantastic place to let your nerdy feelings come out. Sometimes it’s hard to bottle up all those feelings during the workday when you’re with a bunch of boring drones that think video games stopped after Pac-Man. So even if you don’t have coworkers to talk to, or even friends, or family that can relate, there’s always the Internet. Here you cannot only discuss your likes and dislikes about games or other nerdy prospects like anime, but you can also get artistic....

The World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion brought in many new characters and together with a plethora of old characters. Both new and old characters have been redesigned with fresh looks, especially for this new afterlife focused expansion. The artist PlexiCosplay cosplayed as one of the new characters, specifically Kryestia the Firstborne. Kryestia is the ruler of Bastion, a kingdom in the Shadowlands under the command of the Kyrian Covenant. PlexiCosplay’s cosplay has completely impressed fans, complete with the blue skin from head to toe, which is the skin color of the Kyrian....

Game developers and publishers are in a tenuous position right now, as video games are having a small boom due to the COVID-19 pandemic— leading to people spending more time at home. A line must be drawn between wanting gamers to check out a game or make a purchase and capitalizing on the surge of players in an exploitative way. That’s a line that Xbox boss Phil Spencer recognizes and claims that Microsoft is going out of its way to avoid....

With the next-generation of gaming right around the corner, and experimental ideas like game streaming starting to find their stride, it is a wonderful time to be a gamer. Xbox is attempting to start this next-generation with a bang, and one of the ways it is doing this is by pushing streaming video games with the Xbox Game Pass. Through an advertisement on Twitter, the gaming giant just released a very odd, but amusing, video for mobile Xbox streaming....

For the past four years, Xbox and Taco Bell have partnered in big giveaway promotions. In 2017, Taco Bell gave away an Xbox One X, and in 2018, it give away a special platinum version of the console. In 2019, Taco Bell gave away an Xbox One X along with Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller. And now, in 2020, Xbox and Taco Bell are teaming up for yet another giveaway, this time giving away the Xbox Series X console before its official launch on November 10....