Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Dell & Alienware seem to be preparing a range of next-gen laptops for consumers which will be powered by Intel's latest Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs. Intel Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" CPU Powered Dell & Alienware Laptops Leak Out, Launching In Early January Intel's first generation Core Ultra CPUs, codenamed Meteor Lake, are all set for launch on the 14th of December but Dell and Alienware will be presenting their lineup in early 2024 which should just be a few weeks away from the official launch. Now, information regarding these next-gen laptops is leaking out by the folks over at […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is gearing up to make history next month as it prepares to launch the first American lunar lander in five decades. 21st-century NASA is different from the agency of the Apollo era since it has outsourced several crucial projects to the corporate sector. Among these is the Peregrine lunar lander, developed by Astrobotic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Peregrine is slated to fly on the United Launch Alliance's (ULA) brand-new Vulcan rocket on December 24th, and NASA officials shared details about the plan during a press teleconference earlier today. Onboard the lander will be several […]
Back in early 2020, Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser shockingly announced he was leaving the studio. While we don’t necessarily know how this will affect Rockstar as they haven’t released a new game since then, Houser was unquestionably a huge creative force at the company, writing every Grand Theft Auto title since GTA 2 as well as Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2, Bully, and more. In 2021 Houser founded a new company, Absurd Ventures, but we haven’t heard much about what this new entity might be working on. Well, today Absurd Ventures revealed its first two “universes” – American […]
Inflexion Games has just revealed that a server stress test for its debut project, the shared world survival crafting game Nightingale, will take place in early 2024. This is separate from the previous early tests conducted by Inflexion. In this case, the developer plans to take advantage of Steam's built-in playtesting feature: all fans need to do is go to the store page and press the request access button. More information on the Nightingale server stress test, including the precise dates and times, will be confirmed in January. Inflexion's goal is to gather as much information as possible ahead of […]
NVIDIA is bringing the flagship gaming back to China with the soon-to-launch GeForce RTX 4090 D GPU which fully complies with US export policies. Chinese Gamers Rejoice! NVIDIA's Bringing Its Flagship Gaming GPU Back With The GeForce RTX 4090 D From exclusive information gathered by our sources, it seems like NVIDIA has a new GPU on the block. This particular GPU is a gaming-first product and will be known as the GeForce RTX 4090 D (‘D’ likely for the year of the Dragon) which is a China-exclusive design meant to be offered as a replacement for the GeForce RTX 4090 […]
Earlier this month, a new independent game development team called AVALON announced its highly ambitious namesake debut project. This MMO game seeks to largely deliver on the concept of the Metaverse as it was enunciated in Ernest Cline's seminal science fiction novel Ready Player One while also pushing the user-generated content trend forward and taking advantage of the latest technological advancements, including two different generative AI tools (Didimo's Popul8 and Inworld AI's Character Engine) that we previously covered on Wccftech. The development team at AVALON is led by Jeffrey Butler, who was a producer on old-school MMORPGs like the original […]
AMD has released a new Radeon BETA GPU driver which adds support for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and marks the return of the HAGS feature. AMD's New Radeon Adrenaline "BETA" GPU Driver Supports Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling Returns! AMD's new Adrenalin Edition 23.30.13.01 has brought in support for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which launches on the 7th of December and is an AMD-sponsored title that will get exclusive optimizations for Radeon GPUs and Ryzen CPUs. The game also comes bundled with the latest Ryzen 7000 CPUs and Radeon 7000 GPUs as reported here. Here is the […]
Ubisoft’s beloved action-adventure game Beyond Good and Evil officially turns 20 this year, and Ubisoft has announced a Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition is coming… next year. Well, better late than never I guess? Ah, but some have already got to play the BG&E remaster, as the game was accidentally launched early on Ubisoft+. Most of the videos of the remaster online have quickly been scrubbed, but somewhat unflattering comparisons between the original and updated versions of the game can still be viewed. As part of an official announcement of the project, Ubisoft insists what’s out there right now […]
The new PlayStation 5 hardware revision released this month isn't that much smaller than the original model of the console, and if you have been disappointed by the console's limited reduction in size, you should definitely check out the custom-made Tiny PlayStation 5. This extremely compact custom version of Sony's current generation console was created by Not From Concrete, who recently shared a video detailing the whole building process, the tiny console's features, its cooling, storage hacks, controller charging, and more. Needless to say, this custom version of the system is extremely impressive, putting the actual PlayStation 5 slimmer revision […]
New screenshots were shared online today for Lost Skies, Bossa Games' open world co-op title launching on a yet-to-be-confirmed release date. The new screenshots, which can be found below, provide a new look at the game's traversal and exploration mechanics while providing an update on how work has progressed. Inspired by Bossa Games' World Adrift, the game will incorporate many features from the older title while improving them at the same time. Additionally, players will be able to reach anything they see on the map solo or by cooperating with friends. The Island Creator tool will also allow players to […]
AMD's official "AMDVLK" & the MESA "RADV" drivers continue to see improved Radeon GPU support in Linux with improvements across the board. AMD Brings Improved Ray Tracing Support To Radeon GPUs With Vulkan Drivers In Linux, MESA RADV Brings Mesh Shader Queries Support AMD's official Vulkan drivers have been facing tough competition from open-source developers on Linux, especially those responsible for MESA's RADV Vulkan drivers who have seen contributions from Valve, Red Hat, and Google. Just recently, the open-source drivers saw support for ray-tracing, which attracted immense interest from the users of Radeon GPUs on the platform and shaped it […]
Microsoft has once again reiterated that the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard-King was mostly about securing a foothold in the mobile market. The highly-debuted megadeal between Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard-King was finally completed last month. After having announced the merger in January of 2022, the deal became a rather long journey with plenty of discussions, regulator blockings, court hearings, and whatnot. While many have argued that the purchase was about obtaining IP, Xbox head Phil Spencer has also said that the main reason for the deal was about mobile gaming. Yesterday, at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit Conference, Xbox Chief Financial Officer Tim […]
Dell & Alienware seem to be preparing a range of next-gen laptops for consumers which will be powered by Intel's latest Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs. Intel Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" CPU Powered Dell & Alienware Laptops Leak Out, Launching In Early January Intel's first generation Core Ultra CPUs, codenamed Meteor Lake, are all set for launch on the 14th of December but Dell and Alienware will be presenting their lineup in early 2024 which should just be a few weeks away from the official launch. Now, information regarding these next-gen laptops is leaking out by the folks over at […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is gearing up to make history next month as it prepares to launch the first American lunar lander in five decades. 21st-century NASA is different from the agency of the Apollo era since it has outsourced several crucial projects to the corporate sector. Among these is the Peregrine lunar lander, developed by Astrobotic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Peregrine is slated to fly on the United Launch Alliance's (ULA) brand-new Vulcan rocket on December 24th, and NASA officials shared details about the plan during a press teleconference earlier today. Onboard the lander will be several […]
Back in early 2020, Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser shockingly announced he was leaving the studio. While we don’t necessarily know how this will affect Rockstar as they haven’t released a new game since then, Houser was unquestionably a huge creative force at the company, writing every Grand Theft Auto title since GTA 2 as well as Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2, Bully, and more. In 2021 Houser founded a new company, Absurd Ventures, but we haven’t heard much about what this new entity might be working on. Well, today Absurd Ventures revealed its first two “universes” – American […]
Inflexion Games has just revealed that a server stress test for its debut project, the shared world survival crafting game Nightingale, will take place in early 2024. This is separate from the previous early tests conducted by Inflexion. In this case, the developer plans to take advantage of Steam's built-in playtesting feature: all fans need to do is go to the store page and press the request access button. More information on the Nightingale server stress test, including the precise dates and times, will be confirmed in January. Inflexion's goal is to gather as much information as possible ahead of […]
NVIDIA is bringing the flagship gaming back to China with the soon-to-launch GeForce RTX 4090 D GPU which fully complies with US export policies. Chinese Gamers Rejoice! NVIDIA's Bringing Its Flagship Gaming GPU Back With The GeForce RTX 4090 D From exclusive information gathered by our sources, it seems like NVIDIA has a new GPU on the block. This particular GPU is a gaming-first product and will be known as the GeForce RTX 4090 D (‘D’ likely for the year of the Dragon) which is a China-exclusive design meant to be offered as a replacement for the GeForce RTX 4090 […]
Earlier this month, a new independent game development team called AVALON announced its highly ambitious namesake debut project. This MMO game seeks to largely deliver on the concept of the Metaverse as it was enunciated in Ernest Cline's seminal science fiction novel Ready Player One while also pushing the user-generated content trend forward and taking advantage of the latest technological advancements, including two different generative AI tools (Didimo's Popul8 and Inworld AI's Character Engine) that we previously covered on Wccftech. The development team at AVALON is led by Jeffrey Butler, who was a producer on old-school MMORPGs like the original […]
AMD has released a new Radeon BETA GPU driver which adds support for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and marks the return of the HAGS feature. AMD's New Radeon Adrenaline "BETA" GPU Driver Supports Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling Returns! AMD's new Adrenalin Edition 23.30.13.01 has brought in support for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which launches on the 7th of December and is an AMD-sponsored title that will get exclusive optimizations for Radeon GPUs and Ryzen CPUs. The game also comes bundled with the latest Ryzen 7000 CPUs and Radeon 7000 GPUs as reported here. Here is the […]
Ubisoft’s beloved action-adventure game Beyond Good and Evil officially turns 20 this year, and Ubisoft has announced a Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition is coming… next year. Well, better late than never I guess? Ah, but some have already got to play the BG&E remaster, as the game was accidentally launched early on Ubisoft+. Most of the videos of the remaster online have quickly been scrubbed, but somewhat unflattering comparisons between the original and updated versions of the game can still be viewed. As part of an official announcement of the project, Ubisoft insists what’s out there right now […]
The new PlayStation 5 hardware revision released this month isn't that much smaller than the original model of the console, and if you have been disappointed by the console's limited reduction in size, you should definitely check out the custom-made Tiny PlayStation 5. This extremely compact custom version of Sony's current generation console was created by Not From Concrete, who recently shared a video detailing the whole building process, the tiny console's features, its cooling, storage hacks, controller charging, and more. Needless to say, this custom version of the system is extremely impressive, putting the actual PlayStation 5 slimmer revision […]
New screenshots were shared online today for Lost Skies, Bossa Games' open world co-op title launching on a yet-to-be-confirmed release date. The new screenshots, which can be found below, provide a new look at the game's traversal and exploration mechanics while providing an update on how work has progressed. Inspired by Bossa Games' World Adrift, the game will incorporate many features from the older title while improving them at the same time. Additionally, players will be able to reach anything they see on the map solo or by cooperating with friends. The Island Creator tool will also allow players to […]
AMD's official "AMDVLK" & the MESA "RADV" drivers continue to see improved Radeon GPU support in Linux with improvements across the board. AMD Brings Improved Ray Tracing Support To Radeon GPUs With Vulkan Drivers In Linux, MESA RADV Brings Mesh Shader Queries Support AMD's official Vulkan drivers have been facing tough competition from open-source developers on Linux, especially those responsible for MESA's RADV Vulkan drivers who have seen contributions from Valve, Red Hat, and Google. Just recently, the open-source drivers saw support for ray-tracing, which attracted immense interest from the users of Radeon GPUs on the platform and shaped it […]
Microsoft has once again reiterated that the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard-King was mostly about securing a foothold in the mobile market. The highly-debuted megadeal between Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard-King was finally completed last month. After having announced the merger in January of 2022, the deal became a rather long journey with plenty of discussions, regulator blockings, court hearings, and whatnot. While many have argued that the purchase was about obtaining IP, Xbox head Phil Spencer has also said that the main reason for the deal was about mobile gaming. Yesterday, at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit Conference, Xbox Chief Financial Officer Tim […]