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, […]
Let’s just pause and take stock of how much has happened in everyone’s favorite new co-op shooter, Helldivers 2, since it launched a month ago: the first players dropped in to find a bug-infested galaxy, quickly found there were also killer robots on t...
In the past couple of years, there’s been a growing trend of big gaming companies acquiring studios. One studio that won’t be getting acquired any time soon, however, is Arrowhead Game Studios. The developer of 2024’s multiplayer hit Helldivers 2 recen...
A Helldivers 2 datamine might have hinted at some interesting new content coming to Arrowhead's hit title, including Meteors. Yesterday we already reported on a mod for the PC version that unlocked in-game vehicle assets as well as Mechs, and an eagle-eyed player has now taken the effort to scour through game files. The result - an extensive list of possible new content coming to the game, including new sample types, corporations, environmental effects, passive helmet bonuses, melee weaponry, possible new bugs and bots, new status effects, illuminates, galactic war events, ship customization, new biomes, weapons, and one of our […]
Helldivers 2 is officially suffering from success. There had already been signs, namely the need for the developers to upgrade its servers to hold the sheer amount of people who wanted to play, but the latest development is likely the surest. Overnight...
A new Helldivers 2 patch is now live on PC and PlayStation 5, addressing a major issue that made the game's current server woes even worse. Patch 1.000.11 introduces a variety of fixes to the game, such as fixes for multiple crashing issues, inability to select online missions in Galactic War Map, issues with GameGuard and Windows firewall, and other issues. Most importantly, the patch introduces an auto-kick feature that kicks players back to the title screen if they remain idle for over 15 minutes. This is an extremely welcome feature, as players squatting in the server prevented other players […]
Helldivers 2 has been plagued by server issues since its launch, and it seems like these issues cannot be solved by simply purchasing more servers. Speaking on X/Twitter, Arrowhead CEO and game director Johan Pilestedt commented on the game's server issues, saying they cannot just be solved by more servers. It is a matter of labor, as the developer needs to optimize the backend code since they are hitting some real limits. It's not a matter of money or buying more servers. It's a matter of labour. We need to optimize the backend code. We are hitting some real limits. […]
Helldivers 2, the third-person shooter that launched on PS5 and PC on February 8, is enjoying a fair bit of popularity. It rocketed to the top of Steam charts shortly after launch, and it quickly soared past God of War’s top concurrent player count to ...
Let’s just pause and take stock of how much has happened in everyone’s favorite new co-op shooter, Helldivers 2, since it launched a month ago: the first players dropped in to find a bug-infested galaxy, quickly found there were also killer robots on t...
In the past couple of years, there’s been a growing trend of big gaming companies acquiring studios. One studio that won’t be getting acquired any time soon, however, is Arrowhead Game Studios. The developer of 2024’s multiplayer hit Helldivers 2 recen...
A Helldivers 2 datamine might have hinted at some interesting new content coming to Arrowhead's hit title, including Meteors. Yesterday we already reported on a mod for the PC version that unlocked in-game vehicle assets as well as Mechs, and an eagle-eyed player has now taken the effort to scour through game files. The result - an extensive list of possible new content coming to the game, including new sample types, corporations, environmental effects, passive helmet bonuses, melee weaponry, possible new bugs and bots, new status effects, illuminates, galactic war events, ship customization, new biomes, weapons, and one of our […]
Helldivers 2 is officially suffering from success. There had already been signs, namely the need for the developers to upgrade its servers to hold the sheer amount of people who wanted to play, but the latest development is likely the surest. Overnight...
A new Helldivers 2 patch is now live on PC and PlayStation 5, addressing a major issue that made the game's current server woes even worse. Patch 1.000.11 introduces a variety of fixes to the game, such as fixes for multiple crashing issues, inability to select online missions in Galactic War Map, issues with GameGuard and Windows firewall, and other issues. Most importantly, the patch introduces an auto-kick feature that kicks players back to the title screen if they remain idle for over 15 minutes. This is an extremely welcome feature, as players squatting in the server prevented other players […]
Helldivers 2 has been plagued by server issues since its launch, and it seems like these issues cannot be solved by simply purchasing more servers. Speaking on X/Twitter, Arrowhead CEO and game director Johan Pilestedt commented on the game's server issues, saying they cannot just be solved by more servers. It is a matter of labor, as the developer needs to optimize the backend code since they are hitting some real limits. It's not a matter of money or buying more servers. It's a matter of labour. We need to optimize the backend code. We are hitting some real limits. […]
Helldivers 2, the third-person shooter that launched on PS5 and PC on February 8, is enjoying a fair bit of popularity. It rocketed to the top of Steam charts shortly after launch, and it quickly soared past God of War’s top concurrent player count to ...