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In House of the Dragon, Matt Smith practically walks away with every scene he’s in. Only Milly Alcock really gives him a run for his money, but even then, they elevate each other’s performances rather than distracting from them. But even so, there is something familiar about Daemon Targaryen. The mirthless laughter. The smile that only reaches just below the eyes. The way he seems mildly amused at being threatened, and enjoys nothing more than a really good nemesis....

This article spoils much of Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop adaptation as well as the original anime series. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Cowboy Bebop, the anime directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, is what got me into anime. The series was and remains a great gateway title for numerous reasons. The beautiful, high-quality animation looks as awesome now as it did when it premiered in 1998. Yoko Kanno’s jazzy soundtrack swings so hard that people who don’t normally listen to jazz find themselves downloading the soundtrack (guilty!...

Do me a favor. Go to Spotify, Apple Music, whatever it is you use, and run a search for Barry White. You there? Great. Go ahead and turn on “Love’s Theme,” and if you don’t mind, it’d be great if you could just play that on repeat while you read this list. Because it’s time for things to get hot and heavy here on TheGamer.com. Gamers are obviously known for being spectacular lovers, but beyond any shadow of a doubt, the sect of gamers who get the most lovin’ are PlayStation owners (I don’t know why I’m saying this as if everyone doesn’t already know it to be common knowledge....

Pokemon GO has long been seen as having a Stardust problem, with players annoyed at the lack of the in-game currecncy awarded for performing certain tasks. Stardust, which allows trainers to manually strengthen their Pokemon, is an incredibly valuable resource and one that needs to stay that way. According to a recent post on the Pokemon GO subreddit, increasing Stardust rewards should not be seen as an option for developer Niantic....

With gender biases in the video game industry becoming a more prevalent issue in the twenty-first century, big companies, including video game companies, in the UK are required to provide the government with detailed data regarding the salaries of male and female employees. After some investigation it was found that women earn significantly less than their male contemporaries at Rockstar North’s GTA 5 studios, amongst other companies. Rockstar North’s public report shows that female game developers’ hourly rate is a significant 64% lower than that of male developers....

The classic 2006 World of Warcraft event The Gates of Ahn’Qiraj is making a comeback for an event scheduled in July. Blizzard Entertainment announced in a forum post that the upcoming event will be returning in all its remastered glory. Blizzard’s community manager took to the forums yesterday to reveal some new content the company had been working on. The post detailed that version 1.13.5 would become live in July, triggering the release of the Ahn’Qiraj content....

Despite its perpetual periods of flux, from the technology- and video game-centric programming of the early 2000’s to the “young male lifestyle”-centric programming (which notoriously includes abundant reruns of shows like Cheaters and COPS) of its contemporary structure, one constant at G4 TV has always been Adam Sessler. The longrunning, often candid television personality co-hosted X-Play and has been with the network since its inception as ZDTV in 1998. That ended today....

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service is an early indicator of how the company will likely wind up doing business in the future. The company has expressed interest in becoming a sort of Netflix for games, and the Game Pass service is certainly a major step in achieving that goal. The company announced some new additions to the service’s library today, making it an even better deal for gamers. One of the games joining the library, Blazing Chrome, is a new release....

With the coronavirus lockdown situation keeping most people at home, you’d think an all-access game service like Xbox Game Pass would be raking in the money hand over fist. While we can’t say for certain how well the subscription service is doing, some recent comments from Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg (general manager of Xbox game marketing) have painted a negative picture. Speaking to What’s Good Games, Greenberg said, “With Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft is focusing on over-delivering on value, even if it comes at the cost of profits in the short term....

Looking at the year that the Xbox One has had, it’s probably a small understatement to call it ‘rocky.’ Catching flack right from its initial announcement when Microsoft described it as an ‘all in one entertainment system’ rather than a dedicated game box with attractive media features, the Xbox One has also lagged behind the PS4 in terms of sales. It’s not just that announcement that has harmed its sales prospects though; during the console’s first few months on sale Microsoft decided to drop the Kinect peripheral after the Xbox One Kinect bundle was deemed too pricey by consumers, while they’ve also been criticized for the lack of IPs and exclusives....

The release of the Xbox Series X is fast approaching, and fans are excitedly awaiting the moment that they will be able to get hands-on with the latest Microsoft console. Though there has been some concern that the new console will see delays due to the COVID-19 situation, from all accounts, it appears that everything is on track. However, there has been some discussion of the possibility of launch titles suffering from delays....

A YouTuber has shared their amazing PC which was custom built inside of a doll house, and it’s seriously impressive. The owner, who goes by the name Chellyries YT on YouTube, recently revealed a sneak peek of their brand new gaming PC, built entirely inside of a pink Victorian doll house. No, really. From the outside, the Sanrio-themed PC case is built entirely to look like a three-storey home, painted in shades of pink, along with its own porch....

In the very first images that we see in the incredible new trailer for Dune, protagonist Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) has a vision in which he sees a young woman and hears her calling his name. That young woman is Chani, a member of the Fremen, the native people of the planet known as Arrakis. Although Paul doesn’t know who she is in his visions, they meet after his family arrives on Arrakis and she becomes his protector, his guide and ultimately his lover and wife....

What Does Single-Layer Neural Network Mean? A single-layer neural network represents the most simple form of neural network, in which there is only one layer of input nodes that send weighted inputs to a subsequent layer of receiving nodes, or in some cases, one receiving node. This single-layer design was part of the foundation for systems which have now become much more complex. Techopedia Explains Single-Layer Neural Network One of the early examples of a single-layer neural network was called a “perceptron....

What Does Collaborative Product Commerce (CPC) Mean? Collaborative product commerce (CPC) refers to the process of creating technological synergy across the entire life cycle of a product. Techopedia Explains Collaborative Product Commerce (CPC) Some of the benefits of CPC include better visibility and collaborative access throughout the product life cycle. Different kinds of technology tools will provide more transparent information, for example, pulling from the supply chain process or the inventory architecture, to make data show up where it is most useful at any stage of the product development process (in other words, breaking down silos that hide business intelligence from its owners)....

What Does Patch and Pray Mean? Patch and pray is an approach to cybersecurity that has to do with responding to existing threats and hoping that the results will deter future attacks. It is a common strategy of businesses that do not have the resources to be more proactive about their security. Techopedia Explains Patch and Pray Essentially, many companies and other parties do not have the resources or the ability to develop foolproof cybersecurity plans....

What Does Quadruple Bucky Mean? Quadruple bucky refers to using a series of four modifier keyboard keys all at once, to perform some type of meta-command on the keyboard. Quadruple bucky is based on the term “double bucky” that refers to pressing two modifying keys at the same time. Techopedia Explains Quadruple Bucky Programmers or others might refer to special command keys on a keyboard as bucky keys. For example, pressing Control and Alt at the same time is an example of a double bucky....

What Does Open Data Platform (ODP) Mean? The Open Data Platform (ODP) is an IT industry initiative that provides a common set of tools and technologies for the Apache Hadoop platform. Techopedia Explains Open Data Platform (ODP) The Open Data Platform is primarily designed to help big data developers in creating Hadoop-powered big data applications on a common platform. It provides big data developers a baseline model to build applications and services that can be interoperable on different platforms....

You’d think watching a television series about hospice as I gave end-of-life care to my dad would be a horrible idea. But I craved the familiar company of ghosts. However, Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong’s The Midnight Club provided me with something else – the understanding I needed to put another morphine syringe into my father’s blistering mouth. What appeared on-screen mirrored what was unfolding in my home, which, yes, gave validation to how unbelievably hard this is....

In the Pokémon universe, monsters are caught, trained, traded, and used for battle. And while the relationship between a trainer and Pokémon may appear to be about ownership, it is more so based on compatibility. If a trainer and their Pokémon do not get along well, they’re bound to lose many battles, simply because they cannot get on the same page. Coincidentally, zodiac signs work in a similar way in terms of compatibility....