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Gaming is often a favorite past time for those who wish to stay cool and indoors during the summer and to facilitate this fun without the sun, game companies love bringing huge discounts to their digital storefronts. With the PlayStation Store’s Summer Sale getting started a few weeks ago, it seems like Xbox is now ready to get started with its own Summer Sale with hundreds of bargains. The Xbox Summer Sale is featuring deals on over 400 games with discounts as steep as 75% off some titles....

Yooka-Laylee fans have been anxiously awaiting news from developer Playtonic Games this past week. Playtonic teased that it had a great new project to reveal, which it has now done. That project is Playtonic Friends, a publishing label for indie games. The studio and publisher will be referred to as Playtonic and Playtonic Friends going forward. Three exciting partners have already been announced. For those worried about what this might mean for Playtonic’s games, the developer already confirmed it will remain dedicated to game development, too....

Achievement hunters are being rallied in droves as a new contest has begun, one where netting the most achievements across various Bethesda games will win you a customized Xbox controller. This is running from April 1 to 30, 2021. The games that are eligible for the contest are as follows: The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition, Dishonored Definitive Edition, Dishonored 2, Doom, Doom 2, Doom 3, Doom 64, Doom Eternal, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Fallout: New Vegas, Prey, Rage 2, Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls Online, The Evil Within, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, The New Order, and Youngblood....

ZeniMax Online Studios, the ZeniMax Media subsidiary behind Elder Scrolls Online, has taken taken to Twitter to announce dozens of job openings in the company for aspiring artists, engineers, designers and more. The developers encouraged followers to visit their website to peruse the various positions available for the hit MMO set in the sprawling land of Tamriel along with “multiple unannounced projects.” The jobs available form quite the collection, ranging from artists and animators to producers, designers and various flavors of engineer....

What’s new in iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3? Communication limits in Screen Time Physical security keys support Hide Animoji and Memoji stickers Apple News improvements Save edited video as new clip Other bug fixes and changes Fixes issues in Mail that may prevent downloading new messages. Addresses an issue that prevented deleting messages in Gmail accounts. Fixes an issue where the cursor may not move after long pressing on the space bar....

Since its release last year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has evolved from a serious multiplayer shooter into a more casual experience. Through bugs, graphics downgrades, and a large supply of blueprints, Activision and Infinity Ward have evolved the game above its initial standing. While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is being rotated out of the Call of Duty cycle, many fans wonder if anything is left for the game in 2021....

There are so many different games that deserve a remake, and I recognize that it’s a long shot for The Legend of Dragoon to make it to that list. The game was released back in 2000 in North America but remains to be one of the greatest games that I’ve played in my lifetime. It is a turn-based, fantasy JRPG that takes place in a magical world created by Soa. The game is centered around a character named Dart, who starts his quest by rescuing his childhood friend, Shana, who was taken away for mysterious reasons that you uncover as you play....

The Wii — Nintendo’s best-selling TV game console of all time — has sold an impressive number of systems: over 101 million, in fact. While it’s most-sold game’s sales didn’t climb quite as high, it still managed to sell over 76 million copies. We’re here to reveal which one topped the charts and the nine other titles that came close behind it. Get ready to jump into the adventure; here are the 10 most sold Wii games of all time....

If you caught the full reveal of Starfield‘s gameplay, the first word that probably came to your mind was “big.” While we knew that Starfield was going to be one of Bethesda’s biggest RPGs yet, few were prepared for the revelation that the game will allow you to explore over 1,000 planets. Of course, hearing that the game is that large made quite a few people wonder if Starfield will actually let you explore that massive universe with friends via some kind of multiplayer or co-op mode....

While it was only earlier this year that Microsoft unveiled its new subsidized Xbox 360 pricing model — which allows patrons to procure the console for a lower retail price, but ties them into a monthly subscription plan — and it’s only currently expanding past the test phase, it appears that the option might be here to say. More than that, though, it looks like Microsoft might be keeping the subsidized pricing model for future Xbox generations....

Our quick take WWE 2K22 - 4.0 / 5 Back to basics Best upcoming PS5 games: PlayStation titles to anticipate Best upcoming games for Xbox Series X and Series S Roster roundabout Picture prowess Best PS5 games: Amazing PlayStation 5 titles to pick up Top Xbox Series X and Series S games: Top titles for your library To recap After the shocking 2K20, you could be forgiven for dismissing the follow-up WWE title....

Cheree Georgina Crowley, better known as Dakota Kai in the WWE, isn’t just a star wrestler. She’s also a big video gamer and has a Twitch channel with over 16,000 followers. She’s a huge comics fan as well, and she has some ideas to bring some more geeky designs into the ring. She recently made a heel turn, so she’s on the lookout for new gear. Kai is currently signed to WWE and performs on the NXT brand....

19 companies have been confirmed for next month’s Gamescom. Some of the bigger names to be in attendance include Xbox, Actisivion, EA, and Bethesda. The video game industry has become accustomed to virtual events over the course of the past 16 months. Even though the world is slowly starting to open back up, that isn’t going to completely change anytime soon. Gamescom 2021, for instance, which will take place at the end of next month will be an entirely virtual event for the second year in a row....

Back in May, Microsoft unveiled Call of the Sea, a new first-person adventure game where players explore a mysterious island in the South Pacific as a woman named Norah, who is searching for her missing husband. The game turned some heads as one of the first Xbox Series X titles revealed to the public, and its use of Lovecraft mythology has definitely piqued some interest as well. Now it’s been revealed that fans don’t have to wait long at all to try Call of the Sea, as the Xbox console exclusive will be out in just a matter of weeks....

Last week, several retailers offered huge discounts on games, consoles, subscriptions for Black Friday. Now, for Xbox players who missed out on last week’s deals, several retailers are offering big Xbox games at a discount for Cyber Monday. Additionally, Target is offering a generous discount on the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which is perfect for those who need to renew their subscriptions, especially after getting the Xbox Series X. At the moment, a 3-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription is available at Target for only $19....

The Yakuza video game series is a popular and beloved action role-playing beat ’em up franchise published by Sega. Although the big name of Sega is behind the series, the PC version of the well-received Yakuza Remastered Collection had some rather noticeable and bothersome framerate drops and bugs. However, there appear to be some fixes put in place for Yakuza on the PC, courtesy of a fan. The Yakuza Remastered Collection comes with Yakuza 3, 4, and 5....

Zelina Vega isn’t just a WWE Smackdown Superstar, she’s also well-known by many fans of various video games by being a skilled cosplayer. The wrestler enjoys portraying detailed takes on well-known characters from games that a lot of people know and love, and her cosplay photoshoots often draw a lot of praise when she posts them on her social media. Vega has dabbled in dressing up as a lot of different characters, with a recent Nurse Joy cosplay from Pokemon wowing fans of the franchise and of Vega herself....

What Does Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) Mean? The extreme learning machine (ELM) is a particular kind of machine learning setup in which a single layer or multiple layers apply. The ELM includes numbers of hidden neurons where the input weights are assigned randomly. Extreme learning machines use the concept of random projection and early perceptron models to do specific kinds of problem-solving. Techopedia Explains Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) The ELM is a feedforward neural net, which means that data only goes one way through the series of layers....

What Does Cloud Waste Mean? Cloud waste is what happens when cloud services remain unused or underused. Cloud waste is becoming an important concern for companies that lease software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud services from public cloud providers. Techopedia Explains Cloud Waste There are many stakeholders that should be concerned about cloud waste: FinOps and Finance departments are generally more inclined to try and get these costs under control and cloud engineers are often the ones tasked with managing the process....

What Does I Am A Lawyer (IAAL) Mean? The phrase “I am a lawyer,” abbreviated IAAL, is used most commonly in digital communications. Individuals might use it in chat rooms or in text messaging to show that they are in fact qualified to practice law. Techopedia Explains I Am A Lawyer (IAAL) Typically, the abbreviation IAAL does not come up a lot. It is more common to see the reverse, an abbreviation like IANAL that means “I am not a lawyer....