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, […]
During yesterday's official live stream, Blizzard revealed that the much anticipated Season 4 of Diablo IV will be released on May 14 across all platforms. Titled Loot Reborn, the new season makes major changes to how players can obtain and improve equipment. So far, the community's feedback on the Public Test Realm has been very positive. The itemization changes are so wide-ranging that they won't be limited to the Seasonal Realm, so even players in the Eternal Realm will be affected. To start with, the developers have significantly decreased the amount of items that drop whenever you slay monsters, which […]
For nearly two years, Microsoft's unprecedented $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard stayed in the news, mostly due to the Windows and Xbox company's battle with certain regulators (chiefly the US FTC and the UK CMA). That came to an end, even though the FTC is still trying to unmake the deal, on October 13, when Microsoft announced the closure of the acquisition. Over six months have passed. How has it been from Blizzard's end? Speaking to VideoGamesChronicle, Blizzard's Holly Longdale (Vice President and Executive Producer of World of Warcraft) reckons it's been business as usual, with Microsoft choosing not […]
Overwatch 2, Season 10, entitled “Venture Forth” arrives tomorrow and Blizzard has fully spelled out what it will entail. The season will introduce new drill-wielding, underground burrowing hero Venture, but that’s not all. Players can look forward to the “Mirrorwatch” event, which sees several characters swap alignment from hero to villain, and vice-versa, resulting in new looks and tweaked movesets, the launch of the capture point Clash mode, big changes to how heroes are accessed (they’re all free immediately upon release now), and more. You can check out the Overwatch 2 Season 10 launch trailer, below. We’ve already covered the […]
VR fans galore as two modders have created a WoW VR mod that adds support for VR to the final patch of World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King. Created by modders 'StreetRat' and 'Marulu', this VR mod is an experimental release for World of Warcraft patch 3.3.5a (the last patch for Wrath of the Ling King released in 2010). As mentioned by the duo, there are no plans for active development of the mod, but if there's enough interest from the community, the duo might look at implementing first-person mount visibility and player character IK. As noted by […]
Three months ago, a rumor suggested that NetEase was close to inking a new agreement to bring Blizzard games back to mainland China after the complete shutdown that occurred in early 2023. At last, NetEase, Blizzard, and Microsoft have now officially announced the completion of the deal. Blizzard's beloved games, including World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, other titles in the Warcraft franchise, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, will once again be available in China starting this Summer. They won't all be released at once, though - the press release says they'll launch 'sequentially', and we don't know yet which one will be […]
Overwatch 2 Season 10 kicks off next month, but if you want to try out the season’s hew hero Venture early, you can do it this weekend. Venture, who Blizzard is touting at their first non-binary character, is a Damage hero and, overall, one of the more unique-looking characters Blizzard has served up thus far. Basically, they can burrow under the ground ala Bugs Bunny (or Mario in his Drill Suit I suppose) allowing them to sneak behind enemy lines then burst out to deal damage. You can check Venture out in action, below. Not exactly the most realistic moveset, […]
New Diablo IV comparison videos were shared online, highlighting the differences ray tracing brings to the latest entry in the series. The videos, which were shared on YouTube by MxBenchmarkPC and Frozburn, highlight how ray tracing doesn't make a big difference, as the improvements are barely noticeable in some scenarios. Additionally, the hit on performance is big on both RTX 4080 and 4090 GPUs, so it seems like there's no real reason to turn ray tracing on in the game except to look at it for a few minutes. The latest Diablo IV update introduced ray tracing on consoles as […]
Fans are still waiting for a full reveal of what can be expected from Diablo IV Season 4, but today during their latest “Campfire Chat,” Blizzard revealed some of the nitty gritty things players need to know about the season. First off, Season 4 will be arriving later than expected, as Blizzard wants to make sure that feedback from Diablo IV’s first public test realm will be fully incorporated. So, instead of coming out on April 16 as previously promised, Season 4 will arrive on May 14. As for the changes we can expect, well, there’s a lot to cover. […]
World of Warcraft has been a pioneer when it comes to open-world online multiplayer, and yet, the game has kind of missed out one of the big recent trends in that space – battle royale. Well, apparently that changes now, as Blizzard has announced World of Warcraft “Plunderstorm,” a new pirate-themed 60-player battle royale limited-time activity. You can check out a trailer for Plunderstorm, below. Need to know more? Here’s the official rundown on Plunderstorm… Set Sail for the Plunderstorm “Plunge into a challenging battle that earns excellent rewards for World of Warcraft Modern and Classic progression realms. All you […]
In the last few months, Overwatch 2 fans have grown increasingly worried about the state of the hero shooter’s story missions. These missions were a pillar of the sequel’s initial pitch at Blizzcon 2019, the shiny new thing that merited making a new ga...
The WoW Classic Cataclysm beta is now live, and players can still sign up to play this closed beta ahead of the full launch later this year. Blizzard announced the news through the official Blizzard blog yesterday. Those interested can sign up for this closed beta through here. Signups for the beta kicked off back in December of last year. The beta for the latest classic server option for World of Warcraft was initially expected to launch between The Season of Discovery and WoW Classic's Self-Found hardcore mode. Last month, however, it was revealed that the beta was delayed. Luckily […]
During yesterday's official live stream, Blizzard revealed that the much anticipated Season 4 of Diablo IV will be released on May 14 across all platforms. Titled Loot Reborn, the new season makes major changes to how players can obtain and improve equipment. So far, the community's feedback on the Public Test Realm has been very positive. The itemization changes are so wide-ranging that they won't be limited to the Seasonal Realm, so even players in the Eternal Realm will be affected. To start with, the developers have significantly decreased the amount of items that drop whenever you slay monsters, which […]
For nearly two years, Microsoft's unprecedented $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard stayed in the news, mostly due to the Windows and Xbox company's battle with certain regulators (chiefly the US FTC and the UK CMA). That came to an end, even though the FTC is still trying to unmake the deal, on October 13, when Microsoft announced the closure of the acquisition. Over six months have passed. How has it been from Blizzard's end? Speaking to VideoGamesChronicle, Blizzard's Holly Longdale (Vice President and Executive Producer of World of Warcraft) reckons it's been business as usual, with Microsoft choosing not […]
Overwatch 2, Season 10, entitled “Venture Forth” arrives tomorrow and Blizzard has fully spelled out what it will entail. The season will introduce new drill-wielding, underground burrowing hero Venture, but that’s not all. Players can look forward to the “Mirrorwatch” event, which sees several characters swap alignment from hero to villain, and vice-versa, resulting in new looks and tweaked movesets, the launch of the capture point Clash mode, big changes to how heroes are accessed (they’re all free immediately upon release now), and more. You can check out the Overwatch 2 Season 10 launch trailer, below. We’ve already covered the […]
VR fans galore as two modders have created a WoW VR mod that adds support for VR to the final patch of World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King. Created by modders 'StreetRat' and 'Marulu', this VR mod is an experimental release for World of Warcraft patch 3.3.5a (the last patch for Wrath of the Ling King released in 2010). As mentioned by the duo, there are no plans for active development of the mod, but if there's enough interest from the community, the duo might look at implementing first-person mount visibility and player character IK. As noted by […]
Three months ago, a rumor suggested that NetEase was close to inking a new agreement to bring Blizzard games back to mainland China after the complete shutdown that occurred in early 2023. At last, NetEase, Blizzard, and Microsoft have now officially announced the completion of the deal. Blizzard's beloved games, including World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, other titles in the Warcraft franchise, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, will once again be available in China starting this Summer. They won't all be released at once, though - the press release says they'll launch 'sequentially', and we don't know yet which one will be […]
Overwatch 2 Season 10 kicks off next month, but if you want to try out the season’s hew hero Venture early, you can do it this weekend. Venture, who Blizzard is touting at their first non-binary character, is a Damage hero and, overall, one of the more unique-looking characters Blizzard has served up thus far. Basically, they can burrow under the ground ala Bugs Bunny (or Mario in his Drill Suit I suppose) allowing them to sneak behind enemy lines then burst out to deal damage. You can check Venture out in action, below. Not exactly the most realistic moveset, […]
New Diablo IV comparison videos were shared online, highlighting the differences ray tracing brings to the latest entry in the series. The videos, which were shared on YouTube by MxBenchmarkPC and Frozburn, highlight how ray tracing doesn't make a big difference, as the improvements are barely noticeable in some scenarios. Additionally, the hit on performance is big on both RTX 4080 and 4090 GPUs, so it seems like there's no real reason to turn ray tracing on in the game except to look at it for a few minutes. The latest Diablo IV update introduced ray tracing on consoles as […]
Fans are still waiting for a full reveal of what can be expected from Diablo IV Season 4, but today during their latest “Campfire Chat,” Blizzard revealed some of the nitty gritty things players need to know about the season. First off, Season 4 will be arriving later than expected, as Blizzard wants to make sure that feedback from Diablo IV’s first public test realm will be fully incorporated. So, instead of coming out on April 16 as previously promised, Season 4 will arrive on May 14. As for the changes we can expect, well, there’s a lot to cover. […]
World of Warcraft has been a pioneer when it comes to open-world online multiplayer, and yet, the game has kind of missed out one of the big recent trends in that space – battle royale. Well, apparently that changes now, as Blizzard has announced World of Warcraft “Plunderstorm,” a new pirate-themed 60-player battle royale limited-time activity. You can check out a trailer for Plunderstorm, below. Need to know more? Here’s the official rundown on Plunderstorm… Set Sail for the Plunderstorm “Plunge into a challenging battle that earns excellent rewards for World of Warcraft Modern and Classic progression realms. All you […]
In the last few months, Overwatch 2 fans have grown increasingly worried about the state of the hero shooter’s story missions. These missions were a pillar of the sequel’s initial pitch at Blizzcon 2019, the shiny new thing that merited making a new ga...
The WoW Classic Cataclysm beta is now live, and players can still sign up to play this closed beta ahead of the full launch later this year. Blizzard announced the news through the official Blizzard blog yesterday. Those interested can sign up for this closed beta through here. Signups for the beta kicked off back in December of last year. The beta for the latest classic server option for World of Warcraft was initially expected to launch between The Season of Discovery and WoW Classic's Self-Found hardcore mode. Last month, however, it was revealed that the beta was delayed. Luckily […]