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, […]
It's been just a few days since Bethesda released the first Starfield expansion, Shattered Space, on PC and Xbox Series S|X. Meanwhile, Design Director Emil Pagliarulo spoke to Gamesradar about the studio's sci-fi IP and its place among the Bethesda portfolio. I think, in a lot of ways, Starfield is the hardest thing Bethesda has ever done. We pushed ourselves to make something totally different. To just jam into an Xbox the biggest, richest space simulation RPG anyone could imagine. That we pulled it off makes Starfield something of a technical marvel. It's also, in a lot of ways, the […]
Starfield’s first expansion, Shattered Space, is nearly here. And ahead of the DLC’s release later this month, Bethesda has released a new, detail-filled 9-minute video showing off the alien world where the expansion takes place, as well as its inhabit...
Today, Bethesda Game Studios released an official deep dive video for Starfield Shattered Space, narrated by Lead Creative Producer Tim Lamb and a few other key developers from the team. They highlighted the focus on a singular planet, the mystery and even horror aspects that will be featured in the story and gameplay, and the increased focus on melee combat players will find in this expansion. We love Starfield's massive open galaxy, but from early on in our planning, we knew we wanted to introduce some more secluded and handcrafted locations, similar to what you've seen from our past expansions. […]
Around a year ago, Bethesda Game Studios celebrated its best launch ever with Starfield, although that was partly because the sci-fi action roleplaying game was Bethesda's first big title to launch right away on Game Pass. Starfield received great reviews and continues to do well in terms of player numbers, although the game didn't perhaps resonate as much with the community as Bethesda would have liked. Now, with only a few weeks left before the launch of the first expansion, Starfield Lead Creative Producer Tim Lamb told TheGamer that Bethesda is proud of the game but is also aware of […]
The lack of land vehicles in Starfield was always a bit puzzling for some fans of the sci-fi RPG developed by Bethesda. The confirmation came in June 2023 from Todd Howard himself, who explained: No. You know, we do design it, I'm sure you've seen this with our other games, where we want to design it so it feels good on foot, but we do have the boost pack. You saw some of that in the video and you have skills for the boost pack, so the boost pack almost acts like this vehicle where you can fly through. It's […]
Bethesda Game Studios is known for making some of the biggest open-world RPGs in gaming like Fallout 3 and Skyrim. Now it will also be known for being the first major studio in the U.S. to unionize across all of its teams. Read more...
Following the massive success of the Fallout TV show and subsequent resurgence in sales of previous installments, rumors that Microsoft was interested in fast-tracking the next mainline single player game. Even Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer subtly hinted at that possibility in a recent interview. However, in a lengthy video chat with MrMattyPlays, Bethesda's Todd Howard clarified there's no interest from the studio in rushing out a new Fallout game. I agree with the statement that Fallout has never been more popular, looking at the number of players coming into those games and obviously the popularity of the TV show. […]
Today, renowned YouTuber MrMattyPlays posted an hour-long video interview with Bethesda's Todd Howard, which touched on several topics, including the studio's latest game, Starfield. Howard provided an update on the game's player base. Last we heard, in December 2023, the game had registered 13 million players. Now, it's increased by another million. We now have three big franchises. Starfield has 14 million players, and the average playtime is still over 40 hours a player. It's just like a staggering amount of time in-game. The conversation then shifted to Shattered Space, the first Starfield DLC slated for release later this year. Todd […]
Right in the middle of the Xbox Game Showcase 2024, Bethesda Game Studios dropped not only the first trailer for the Shattered Space expansion but also the announcement that a new Starfield update had been released. Following the showcase, Bethesda released a deep-dive video in which the game's developers unveiled the new features and content. One of the big changes is that melee weapons will finally have new tiers, providing increasing damage stats. Moreover, melee weapons will be available for improvement through the crafting system. Ammunition for ranged weapons can finally be crafted, too, after many requests from the community. […]
Today, Bethesda Game Studios announced that Fallout 76 reached 20 million players who've entered Appalachia since the November 2018 launch. Last we heard, in late 2022, the game was up to 13.5 million players. The studio shared a brief video message in which Creative Director Jonathan Rush thanked fans alongside several other team members. Director and Executive Producer Todd Howard also discussed the milestone in an interview with Variety: Fallout 76 has kind of been sneaky popular for a while — but not to this level, and it’s just been really great for the whole studio. Indeed, Fallout 76 surged […]
Xbox is shutting down four studios in its first-party stable, specifically ones that fall under the Bethesda/ZeniMax umbrella. The brutal cuts will affect Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, and Mobile Doom developer ...
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...
It's been just a few days since Bethesda released the first Starfield expansion, Shattered Space, on PC and Xbox Series S|X. Meanwhile, Design Director Emil Pagliarulo spoke to Gamesradar about the studio's sci-fi IP and its place among the Bethesda portfolio. I think, in a lot of ways, Starfield is the hardest thing Bethesda has ever done. We pushed ourselves to make something totally different. To just jam into an Xbox the biggest, richest space simulation RPG anyone could imagine. That we pulled it off makes Starfield something of a technical marvel. It's also, in a lot of ways, the […]
Starfield’s first expansion, Shattered Space, is nearly here. And ahead of the DLC’s release later this month, Bethesda has released a new, detail-filled 9-minute video showing off the alien world where the expansion takes place, as well as its inhabit...
Today, Bethesda Game Studios released an official deep dive video for Starfield Shattered Space, narrated by Lead Creative Producer Tim Lamb and a few other key developers from the team. They highlighted the focus on a singular planet, the mystery and even horror aspects that will be featured in the story and gameplay, and the increased focus on melee combat players will find in this expansion. We love Starfield's massive open galaxy, but from early on in our planning, we knew we wanted to introduce some more secluded and handcrafted locations, similar to what you've seen from our past expansions. […]
Around a year ago, Bethesda Game Studios celebrated its best launch ever with Starfield, although that was partly because the sci-fi action roleplaying game was Bethesda's first big title to launch right away on Game Pass. Starfield received great reviews and continues to do well in terms of player numbers, although the game didn't perhaps resonate as much with the community as Bethesda would have liked. Now, with only a few weeks left before the launch of the first expansion, Starfield Lead Creative Producer Tim Lamb told TheGamer that Bethesda is proud of the game but is also aware of […]
The lack of land vehicles in Starfield was always a bit puzzling for some fans of the sci-fi RPG developed by Bethesda. The confirmation came in June 2023 from Todd Howard himself, who explained: No. You know, we do design it, I'm sure you've seen this with our other games, where we want to design it so it feels good on foot, but we do have the boost pack. You saw some of that in the video and you have skills for the boost pack, so the boost pack almost acts like this vehicle where you can fly through. It's […]
Bethesda Game Studios is known for making some of the biggest open-world RPGs in gaming like Fallout 3 and Skyrim. Now it will also be known for being the first major studio in the U.S. to unionize across all of its teams. Read more...
Following the massive success of the Fallout TV show and subsequent resurgence in sales of previous installments, rumors that Microsoft was interested in fast-tracking the next mainline single player game. Even Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer subtly hinted at that possibility in a recent interview. However, in a lengthy video chat with MrMattyPlays, Bethesda's Todd Howard clarified there's no interest from the studio in rushing out a new Fallout game. I agree with the statement that Fallout has never been more popular, looking at the number of players coming into those games and obviously the popularity of the TV show. […]
Today, renowned YouTuber MrMattyPlays posted an hour-long video interview with Bethesda's Todd Howard, which touched on several topics, including the studio's latest game, Starfield. Howard provided an update on the game's player base. Last we heard, in December 2023, the game had registered 13 million players. Now, it's increased by another million. We now have three big franchises. Starfield has 14 million players, and the average playtime is still over 40 hours a player. It's just like a staggering amount of time in-game. The conversation then shifted to Shattered Space, the first Starfield DLC slated for release later this year. Todd […]
Right in the middle of the Xbox Game Showcase 2024, Bethesda Game Studios dropped not only the first trailer for the Shattered Space expansion but also the announcement that a new Starfield update had been released. Following the showcase, Bethesda released a deep-dive video in which the game's developers unveiled the new features and content. One of the big changes is that melee weapons will finally have new tiers, providing increasing damage stats. Moreover, melee weapons will be available for improvement through the crafting system. Ammunition for ranged weapons can finally be crafted, too, after many requests from the community. […]
Today, Bethesda Game Studios announced that Fallout 76 reached 20 million players who've entered Appalachia since the November 2018 launch. Last we heard, in late 2022, the game was up to 13.5 million players. The studio shared a brief video message in which Creative Director Jonathan Rush thanked fans alongside several other team members. Director and Executive Producer Todd Howard also discussed the milestone in an interview with Variety: Fallout 76 has kind of been sneaky popular for a while — but not to this level, and it’s just been really great for the whole studio. Indeed, Fallout 76 surged […]
Xbox is shutting down four studios in its first-party stable, specifically ones that fall under the Bethesda/ZeniMax umbrella. The brutal cuts will affect Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, and Mobile Doom developer ...