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Xbox has revealed some additional details ahead of its E3 showcase this weekend, including how long it will run. What will likely be the biggest weekend in the video game calendar is finally upon us. Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart have been released, Summer Game Fest has begun, and E3 is about to follow suit. This year’s entirely digital E3 will be packed with showcases, but you’ll have to wait until Sunday for what might well be the most anticipated presentation of all....

Anthem’s Tombs of the Legionnaires quest has been contentiously received. The quest requires Anthem players to complete a number of in-game gameplay tasks before being able to further progress in the story. Some, including certain game reviewers, have decried the quest, while others think the whole thing is silly and that the criticism is ridiculous, with Xbox VP Mike Ybarra being in the latter group. In a post on Twitter, Ybarra responded to an article noting that Anthem’s Tombs quest had already been improved to make it easier and faster for players to progress through....

Gossip Girl was a revolution for TV series about high school drama, and it made teenagers everywhere want to attend high school in New York. Instead of the average drama about pretentious teens who look like models and have unrealistic high school experiences (*cough Riverdale cough), Gossip Girl was about pretentious teens who looked like models and had somewhat realistic high school experiences, and they did it with style. The Upper East Siders seemed to have it all: money, looks, fashion, and a lot of power....

The seventh game in the official Yakuza series, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, will release for North America and Europe on November 10, 2020. Like many other entries in the series, this game will require a lot of time in order to see it to its completion. Yakuza: Like a Dragon follows a low-ranking grunt for the Yakuza named Ichiban Kasuga. After being left to die, Ichiban goes on a quest where he must fight various members of Japan’s underground crime syndicates with RPG combat....

What Does User-Centered Design Mean? User-centered design is a term used to talk about processes that address user characteristics, habits or preferences in the design of a product. In a sense, user-centered design is what it sounds like – people design the product around the user’s needs, rather than making the user conform to the design. Techopedia Explains User-Centered Design Some of the confusion around user-centered design hangs on the perhaps more popular term “user experience....

What is Microsoft Teams? The chat, share and collaboration app that’s part of Microsoft 365 What is Zoom? Zoom’s main features One-on-one meetings: Host unlimited one-on-one meetings even with the free plan. Group video conferences: Host up to 500 participants (if you purchase the “large meeting” add-on). The free plan, however, allows you to host video conferences of up to 40 minutes and up to 100 participants. Screen sharing: Meet one-on-one or with large groups and share your screen with them so they can see what you see....

Valheim is the latest indie survival simulator to take the world by storm, despite having only 5 developers on the initial game. Now that its early access period is over, it only makes sense that the fanbase cannot wait for more content updates. Thankfully, Iron Gate heard those cries from its fans. The February Valheim road map was nothing if not comprehensive, as included in the content map are details about 3 specific content expansions....

Gamers show their undying loyalty to their favorite franchises in a myriad of ways that go beyond simply buying the game. Some fans have an almost cult like loyalty to certain titles, developers, or consoles. Creatives will often create their own fanfiction, fanart, or conspiracy theories to share among their fellow devotees. Others show their support with clothing, accessories letting the whole world know who and what they love. Hell, people will spend their entire weekend at a video game convention, dressed in an uncomfortable costume, just to rep their fandom....

Players might credit Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons for helping them get acquainted with various video games. After all, it’s thanks to the creative freedom of TTRPGs that players get to explore the many possibilities their character can do in games. For players who want a new spin on D&D’s tactical potential but don’t want to play Final Fantasy can actually enjoy the same level of fun with Nintendo’s Pokémon franchise....

When Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released in 2012, it was received with high praise. Even today, users rate the game 9/10 on Steam. It sold 1.3 million copies within 90 days of its release, which for first-time game developers, Big Huge Games and 38 Studios, would have been a major success. They even released a trailer for an MMORPG called Project Copernicus the same year, suggesting they had plans for a multi-platform universe....

What Does Isaac Asimov Mean? Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) was a science fiction author best known for his “Foundation” series of novels, as well as the “I, Robot” collection of short stories. Asimov formulated the Three Laws of Robotics in the latter, which continues to influence researchers in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Asimov also wrote popular science books and mysteries in addition to science fiction. Techopedia Explains Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov was a prolific author of both science fiction and popular science books....

With Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus having been confirmed during E3 2017 with a trailer, fans of the long-running first-person shooter franchise have most likely been wondering about all of the different ways in which the new game’s protagonist BJ Blazkowicz will neutralize Nazis. With this surely being the case, in order to give a greater overview of the main character’s skill set, several members of the MachineGames development team sat down to record a video and discuss the different strategies and weapons BJ will wield while fighting the Fourth Reich....

World of Warcraft: Legion launched today and here is how players on both factions can complete the prerequisite quests and dive into the new level 100+ content. With over twelve years worth of content filling the game, it can be a little easy to get overwhelmed when returning to World of Warcraft. The release of every expansion always triggers an influx in returning players and Legion is no different. For new players using the level 100 boost included with the Legion purchase or veteran players returning to explore the new content in Azeroth, here is how each faction gets started and unlocks the World of Warcraft: Legion content....

Prior to launch, WWE 2K19 released a bizarre trailer that showed some of the weirder things that would be included in the game, including a zombie Triple H and Bray Wyatt’s signature match, the House of Horrors match. However, some fans have discovered that actually accessing some of this content isn’t straightforward, particularly when it comes to unlocking and playing the House of Horrors match. From what we can tell, there are two ways to unlock the House of Horrors match in WWE 2K19....

The end-of-year holidays are nearing, with Thanksgiving being just a week away in the United States. Alongside Thanksgiving will come Black Friday, the biggest shopping holiday of the year. 2020’s not quite like other years, however, due to the pandemic, so many video game fans will be looking toward all-digital game sales. With that in mind, Xbox has opened its Black Friday sales event early. There are over 700 games and DLC add-ons available at steep discounts for Xbox platforms....

Another month is around the corner and Microsoft is preparing by announcing its Games with Gold lineup for November 2017. For a limited time, Xbox Live Gold members can enjoy discounts on a small selection of games for Xbox One and Xbox 360 – two for each. Starting November 1, Xbox One owners can get their hands on Trackmania Turbo, the arcade racer developed by Nadeo and published by Ubisoft. The series is known for allowing players to create their own tracks and share them with others online....

This past week Square Enix issued an update for Marvel’s Avengers allowing players to upgrade their games to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The upgrade has spurred a discussion regarding Xbox’s oft-forgotten next-gen Smart Delivery feature, which allows for smooth transitions from past-gen games to next-gen versions. What started as recognition for Xbox’s work, however, has now turned into some friendly shade being thrown PlayStation’s way. The shade starts with a Twitter thread from the official Marvel’s Avengers account detailing how to upgrade from PS4 to PS5....

Expect to experience television in a new way this holiday season with Xbox TV. Deeming your new form of entertainment “instantly searchable, easily discoverable and enjoyable,” Microsoft Corp. is really going after the one box to rule them all model. Using all of their tech combined; Xbox 360, Kinect for 360, and Bing voice search, Microsoft is looking to make television more personal and effortless if recent Xbox TV details are to be believed....

Mario Golf: Super Rush has a few brand new modes for players to enjoy, and while we’ve already gone over Speed Golf in detail, the new XC Golf - also known as Cross Country Golf - adds a completely new dynamic to how the game plays out. XC Golf can be difficult to adjust to, and the game, by default, might point you towards the holes in the wrong order, to be frank....

Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft is very busy these days with hiring for three new games: Breath of the Wild 2, a new Xenoblade game, and a brand new fantasy game. As their name implies, Monolith Soft is a big studio that’s doing a lot of work. Ever since they were purchased by Nintendo back in 2007, they’ve helped on tons of big-name Nintendo games, including The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Splatoon and Splatoon 2, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....