Xbox has just confirmed what has already been a bumper January for Game Pass is going to get even bigger as nine more titles are heading its way. PlayStation has been ahead of Xbox in the console war for the entirety of the latter’s existence. The closest Xbox came to winning a round was via the 360. As for the generation that has just begun, Xbox needed to deal the PS5 a body blow right from the off....
Today’s announcement from Microsoft, citing the end of Xbox Live and the beginning of Xbox Network, marked the end of an era beginning in 2002 with the original Xbox. While there were several online services for console gaming in the past, Xbox Live was one of the first major services to set the foundation towards modern online console gaming. It was a huge marketing point for Microsoft to promote, with several titles including Halo 2 being one of many to take advantage of the service....
November 2018 is just a couple of days away, which means that it’s time once again for Microsoft to unveil the next month of Games With Gold. Two Xbox One games and two Xbox 360 (available on Xbox One with backwards compatibility) will once again be made freely available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Availability for November’s Games With Gold will be split as usual, with one Xbox One game and one Xbox 360 game unlocking on November 1 and the next two unlocking November 15....
2020 has been a tremendous year for Xbox. With the release of the Xbox Series X/S, along a number of first-party titles revealed for the systems, Xbox has achieved a great deal of success in such a short amount of time. Though, the gaming conglomerate has one final surprise for fans to close out the year of 2020. Obviously, the launch of the Xbox Series X/S sent massive ripples through not just the gaming community, but world commerce in general....
The Omi Alliance is one of the biggest yakuza groups in the Yakuza series. With their main base of operations in Sotenbori, they often find themselves at odds with the Tojo Clan in Kamurocho. They’re equal in power, and in many of the games are at the brink of war with one another. The Omi Alliance is filled with strong members, many times rivaling the power of those in the Tojo Clan, sometimes being even stronger....
This Yellowjackets article contains spoilers. The Yellowjackets finale may have left us with a million questions, but at least we know there’s another season full of answers on its way. Showtime has officially renewed Yellowjackets for season 2. It should come as no surprise considering the critical acclaim and social buzz the show has received since it premiered last November. “Yellowjackets has been an unadulterated sensation for Showtime,” said Showtime entertainment president Gary Levine in a statement....
So, that Halo Infinite gameplay reveal we got to see in yesterday’s Xbox Games Showcase? That wasn’t played on an Xbox Series X. We got to see a lot of great stuff from Microsoft Studios yesterday, including the big reveal of Halo Infinite. For most folks, it was exactly what they wanted to see: the best, biggest, and brightest Halo game ever made. And it turns out, it wasn’t even played on an Xbox Series X....
Classic rock staple singer-songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens is commemorating the 50th anniversary of his two 1970 albums, Mona Bone Jakon and Tea for the Tillerman, with super deluxe box sets. One of the bonuses included is an unearthed music video for his song “Lady D’Arbanville.” Produced for the Mona Bone Jakon release, the music video is one of the earliest ever made. The black and white video features the inspiration for the title character, Patti D’Arbanville, an actress and model best known for her work with artist Andy Warhol....
Bethesda tweeted the news earlier today that ZeniMax co-founder Robert A. Altman had passed away. No cause of death was given. Altman became the CEO of ZeniMax media back in 1999 with Bethesda Softworks founder Christopher Weaver. ZeniMax became the parent company of Bethesda and Weaver served as ZeniMax’s chief technical officer. Weaver left the company in 2002 after falling out with Altman, which eventually ended in a settled lawsuit....
Zynga President of Publishing Bernard Kim spoke excitedly about the game launch, saying “I’m thrilled that by adding Word Pop to the Words With Friends family, players will be able to test and improve their word skills, making them even better Words With Friends players. The beauty of Words With Friends is that even after ten years, we’re still discovering new ways for the franchise to bring joy to players around the world....
What Does Always On Mean? Always on in a technology context refers to systems that are continuously available, plugged in, or connected to power sources and networks. Always on may also refer to systems that are continually operational - that do not take breaks, but continue to hum along through all hours of the day and night. It most often refers to an internet connection that is always accessible. Techopedia Explains Always On As computing became more sophisticated, always-on systems have started to replace older on-demand systems that functioned on different types of resources....
What Does Bendgate Mean? The term “bendgate” refers to the 2014 controversy involving the iPhone 6 Plus, where consumers alleged that the phone would bend in their pockets. This has led to a greater analysis of the structural design of mobile devices and of how users use them on a day-to-day basis. Techopedia Explains Bendgate Although bendgate began as an Apple-related controversy, it has since spread to other companies like Samsung....
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What Does Segregated Witness (SegWit) Mean? Segregated Witness (SegWit) is a protocol that has been implemented in the bitcoin cybercurrency community. It is characterized as a soft fork in the bitcoin chain, and has been widely accepted by bitcoin miners and users. Techopedia Explains Segregated Witness (SegWit) The Segregated Witness protocol is seen as a “soft fork” in that it does not break network consensus. By contrast, a hard fork can “split” the network according to its use....
This article contains Prey spoilers. It must be gratifying for filmmakers to know that the Monday after Prey’s premiere on Hulu (and Disney+ in Europe), many were debating whether the Predator prequel should’ve been released in theaters. The quality is certainly good enough with the film generally impressing most critics as demonstrated by its 92 percent “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A majority of viewers also seem pleased if social media chatter is to be believed....
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While many fans expected to see Halo 6 at E3 last year, unfortunately, the next game in Xbox’s flagship franchise was nowhere to be seen. The entirety of 2017 came and went without a glimpse of the game, but since it’s been three years since the launch of Halo 5: Guardians, it seems likely that Halo 6 will have its official unveiling later this year. While we still know next to nothing about the game, a recent rumor suggests it could bring with it big changes to the franchise....
Although Telltale Games’ closure is now a few months behind us, the wounds of the studio’s downfall are still fresh for those affected by it. In fact, many members of the Telltale dev team are sharing stories of what went wrong, how the signs were made clear that Telltale was struggling, and the true stories behind the development of games like The Wolf Among Us 2. Eurogamer talked to several members of Telltale’s team, some of who preferred anonymity, to get more details about the studio’s struggles....
World of Warcraft fans can look forward to receiving a new expansion pack and source of adventure, Shadowlands, in the near future. Blizzard Entertainment has worked hard to bring a lot of expansions to World of Warcraft throughout the years. Shadowlands is the 8th expansion made for the game in its sixteen years of activity, and now World of Warcraft has released the pre-patch for the expansion so it is readily available for players to try out....
Launching a new expansion to a game that has existed for more than 10 years can’t be easy, but Blizzard has definitely been improving the process over the last few years with recent World of Warcraft expansions. Despite all of the big steps forward, a new bug impacted players yesterday and sent the MMO community into a bit of an uproar. Yesterday’s patch created a bug that accidentally paid out a Mythic Cache with some incredibly high value rewards to players who completed a Legion Mythic+ dungeon last week....
