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, […]
Following the July beta, Amazon Games and NCSoft were supposed to launch the free-to-play MMORPG Throne and Liberty on September 17, but they decided on a small delay to October 1 to add more features from the Korean version that's already live and some fixes decided following the feedback of Western players. This extra time allowed us to set up an email Q&A focused specifically on the global launch of Throne and Liberty and what players can expect next from the Amazon/NCSoft duo. Below are the answers provided by Daniel Lafuente (Globalization Design Manager at Amazon Games). As a reminder, […]
Every month, millions of people around the world take for granted the fact that they are probably members of Amazon Prime. A Prime subscription nets you a lot, including a streaming service and free shipping on online orders, but it also offers new fre...
A new co-op combat spectacle-style game has been revealed at Gamescom 2024. This game is being developed by Glowmade and published by Amazon Games, titled King of Meat. It's a chaotic, hack-and-slash online co-op for up to four players, where you must become a fearless contender as you battle through high-intensity dungeons with ridiculous traps. The game takes place in Loregok, where players are taken to a place where they will encounter dragons, trolls, skeletons, and corporate commercialism. High fantasy meets glitz, glamor, and media infatuation with modern-day celebrity in this wacky game. If it isn't apparent by now, the […]
Amazon has announced that it will give Prime subscribers 20 free games during the month of August, including Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Baldur’s Gate II, and Loop Hero.Read more...
Amazon Games has many projects in the pipeline, but the two biggest ones are the next Tomb Raider game and the Lord of the Rings MMO, both of which are produced in partnership with franchises owned by the Embracer Group. Those are massive IPs that may well interest millions of fans. However, it's been a while since we heard about any of those. The new Tomb Raider game was first unveiled to be in production (with Epic's Unreal Engine 5) in April 2022, while the publishing deal with Amazon was announced in December of that year. As for the Lord […]
Today, Amazon Games revealed that NCSoft's fantasy MMORPG Throne and Liberty will arrive in North and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan in less than three months. To be exact, the game will be released on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X (with cross-play, as previously announced) on September 17. Amazon Games also confirmed that the business model will be free-to-play, just like in the original Korean release. An Open Beta test will take place on all platforms between July 18 and 23, allowing players to check out the game before the launch. Amazon worked closely with […]
Following the announcement of New World: Aeternum at Summer Game Fest 2024, we caught up with some lead figures from Amazon Games Orange County to dive into the console launch and the various improvements coming to the existing PC version. We chatted with Scot Lane (Game Director), Katie Kaszynski (Senior Producer), and Dave Verfaillie (Creative Director). As a reminder, the new version of the MMORPG will go live on October 15. Let's start with the big one. What differentiates New World: Aeternum from the live PC version? Scot Lane: I think of it more of a spiritual successor because it's […]
At Summer Game Fest 2024, Amazon Games announced New World: Aeternum, which brings the MMO originally launched on PC in September 2021 to consoles. New World: Aeternum will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X (with full cross-play) on October 15 for $59.99. It includes the full base game and all previous updates, such as the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion. PC players who already own New World and Rise of Angry Earth won't have to pay anything more. All console players who pre-order the game and all existing PC players who log into the live […]
Today, Amazon Games announced the fifth Season coming to the MMORPG New World. Season of the Guardian will officially begin on March 12, adding a new Seasonal Trial called Winter Forge where groups of up to 10 max level players will have to overcome Rune puzzles, slay an Icey Construct, and face an Ancient Ice Guardian to get 'unique rewards'. This fifth season also adds eight new Artifacts to New World: the Hatchet Sin, the Spear Venom, the Great Axe Tempest Fury, the Medium Chest Nature's Wrath, the Heavy Glove Gilli's Gravity Gauntlets, the Heavy Leggings Ironheart, the Light Footwear […]
Yesterday, Amazon Luna suddenly launched in Italy, France, and Spain. The cloud gaming service is now expanding throughout Europe after becoming available in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada. Amazon Luna continues its slow rollout rather than one big launch, with early access beginning in late 2020 to invited subscribers. Supported devices include Fire TV streaming media players and smart TVs, Fire Tablet, PC, Mac, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, Android mobile devices, and select smart TVs from Samsung and LG. The cloud gaming service is priced at €9.99 monthly, though Prime members have it included. However, that's just basic functionality […]
Another day, another round of video game industry layoffs. This time Amazon is laying off roughly 180 employees from its gaming division, as confirmed in an internal email from Christoph Hartmann, VP of Amazon Games.Read more...
New World, Amazon Games’ fantasy MMO, has finally added horses to its previously horseless (and entirely mountless) setting of Aeternum. First released in 2021, New World has had players clamoring for rideable critters ever since, and although the priv...
Vampire Survivors draws tons of inspiration from Castlevania, so it is no surprise that the new Ode To Castlevania DLC is fantastic. I’m here to guide you through unlocking each Hero and evolving each weapon, because that’s how you’ll end up accessing ...
I started playing Overwatch in 2019. By the time I was pushing payloads and getting Play of the Game with a well-placed Tactical Visor, a lot of the old hero kits and team compositions that were infamous when the hero shooter launched in 2016 were more...
Following the July beta, Amazon Games and NCSoft were supposed to launch the free-to-play MMORPG Throne and Liberty on September 17, but they decided on a small delay to October 1 to add more features from the Korean version that's already live and some fixes decided following the feedback of Western players. This extra time allowed us to set up an email Q&A focused specifically on the global launch of Throne and Liberty and what players can expect next from the Amazon/NCSoft duo. Below are the answers provided by Daniel Lafuente (Globalization Design Manager at Amazon Games). As a reminder, […]
Every month, millions of people around the world take for granted the fact that they are probably members of Amazon Prime. A Prime subscription nets you a lot, including a streaming service and free shipping on online orders, but it also offers new fre...
A new co-op combat spectacle-style game has been revealed at Gamescom 2024. This game is being developed by Glowmade and published by Amazon Games, titled King of Meat. It's a chaotic, hack-and-slash online co-op for up to four players, where you must become a fearless contender as you battle through high-intensity dungeons with ridiculous traps. The game takes place in Loregok, where players are taken to a place where they will encounter dragons, trolls, skeletons, and corporate commercialism. High fantasy meets glitz, glamor, and media infatuation with modern-day celebrity in this wacky game. If it isn't apparent by now, the […]
Amazon has announced that it will give Prime subscribers 20 free games during the month of August, including Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Baldur’s Gate II, and Loop Hero.Read more...
Amazon Games has many projects in the pipeline, but the two biggest ones are the next Tomb Raider game and the Lord of the Rings MMO, both of which are produced in partnership with franchises owned by the Embracer Group. Those are massive IPs that may well interest millions of fans. However, it's been a while since we heard about any of those. The new Tomb Raider game was first unveiled to be in production (with Epic's Unreal Engine 5) in April 2022, while the publishing deal with Amazon was announced in December of that year. As for the Lord […]
Today, Amazon Games revealed that NCSoft's fantasy MMORPG Throne and Liberty will arrive in North and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan in less than three months. To be exact, the game will be released on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X (with cross-play, as previously announced) on September 17. Amazon Games also confirmed that the business model will be free-to-play, just like in the original Korean release. An Open Beta test will take place on all platforms between July 18 and 23, allowing players to check out the game before the launch. Amazon worked closely with […]
Following the announcement of New World: Aeternum at Summer Game Fest 2024, we caught up with some lead figures from Amazon Games Orange County to dive into the console launch and the various improvements coming to the existing PC version. We chatted with Scot Lane (Game Director), Katie Kaszynski (Senior Producer), and Dave Verfaillie (Creative Director). As a reminder, the new version of the MMORPG will go live on October 15. Let's start with the big one. What differentiates New World: Aeternum from the live PC version? Scot Lane: I think of it more of a spiritual successor because it's […]
At Summer Game Fest 2024, Amazon Games announced New World: Aeternum, which brings the MMO originally launched on PC in September 2021 to consoles. New World: Aeternum will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X (with full cross-play) on October 15 for $59.99. It includes the full base game and all previous updates, such as the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion. PC players who already own New World and Rise of Angry Earth won't have to pay anything more. All console players who pre-order the game and all existing PC players who log into the live […]
Today, Amazon Games announced the fifth Season coming to the MMORPG New World. Season of the Guardian will officially begin on March 12, adding a new Seasonal Trial called Winter Forge where groups of up to 10 max level players will have to overcome Rune puzzles, slay an Icey Construct, and face an Ancient Ice Guardian to get 'unique rewards'. This fifth season also adds eight new Artifacts to New World: the Hatchet Sin, the Spear Venom, the Great Axe Tempest Fury, the Medium Chest Nature's Wrath, the Heavy Glove Gilli's Gravity Gauntlets, the Heavy Leggings Ironheart, the Light Footwear […]
Yesterday, Amazon Luna suddenly launched in Italy, France, and Spain. The cloud gaming service is now expanding throughout Europe after becoming available in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada. Amazon Luna continues its slow rollout rather than one big launch, with early access beginning in late 2020 to invited subscribers. Supported devices include Fire TV streaming media players and smart TVs, Fire Tablet, PC, Mac, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, Android mobile devices, and select smart TVs from Samsung and LG. The cloud gaming service is priced at €9.99 monthly, though Prime members have it included. However, that's just basic functionality […]
Another day, another round of video game industry layoffs. This time Amazon is laying off roughly 180 employees from its gaming division, as confirmed in an internal email from Christoph Hartmann, VP of Amazon Games.Read more...
New World, Amazon Games’ fantasy MMO, has finally added horses to its previously horseless (and entirely mountless) setting of Aeternum. First released in 2021, New World has had players clamoring for rideable critters ever since, and although the priv...