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, […]
Dragon's Dogma 2 is about to get some impressive modded new Vocations, including a new take on one of the Vocations that did not return from the first entry in the series. YouTuber The Rift revealed via some videos how they are using currently available mods to create new Vocations, including a Monk, Samurai, Necromancer, and Beast Tamer Vocations, besides the aforementioned return of the Mystic Knight. Judging from the video showcases, these new Vocations look incredibly fun, and their new skills are so well animated that they could pass for official Vocations. Unfortunately, a release date for these modded […]
This week, we’ve got stories on Square Enix eating significant losses and shifting its strategy, a look back at Dragon’s Dogma 2's wild first month, and more. Click on for a roundup of the week’s biggest stories.Read more...
Resident Evil 9 is said to be revealed pretty soon, and the game will allegedly still be released next year. Last week we reported that the next entry in the popular Capcom franchise was internally delayed and that another game in the series could very well be released before it. This information came from renowned Capcom leaker Dusk Golem, who spoke on The Snitch's Discord server. Fast forward one week and Dusk Golet has recanted his previous claim of a delay. If what the leaker has now heard is true, Capcom is targeting a January 2025 release for the game. […]
A new Dragon's Dogma 2 mod that is now available for download for free brings significant image quality improvements for all textures without actually altering any of them. The Unofficial Texture Pack, which can be downloaded from Nexus Mods, forces the game always to load the highest quality normal maps while addressing a compression error that can affect all textures, resulting in much higher visual quality in most scenarios with little impact on performance, as the mod is extremely light on VRAM. While CAPCOM focuses on addressing some of the game's biggest issues, it's been up to modders to improve […]
Fans of the original Dragon’s Dogma never dreamed the wonky fantasy RPG might get a sequel. Over a decade later, Capcom delivered a successor that improved on the flaws of the first without shaving off the sharp edges that earned it a cult following to...
Resident Evil 9, the next entry in the CAPCOM survival horror series rumored to sport open-world features, has apparently been delayed internally and may skip its 2025 release window. Speaking on The Snitch's Discord server, the well-known insider reported that they had heard murmurs over the last few months that the ninth entry in the series may have been delayed internally for unspecified reasons and may no longer aim for a 2025 release. While this may sound bad, the insider remarked how this isn't particularly worrying, as internal delays aren't unusual for the series. Although the insider couldn't confirm it, […]
Publisher Capcom has announced that it's raising its yearly earnings forecast following better-than-expected game sales. Capcom announced the news through an official press release earlier today. According to the publisher, the performance of the recently released Dragon's Dogma 2 as well as that of Street Fighter 6 and the ongoing popularity of past titles from major series, has made Capcom decide to raise its sales forecast for its fiscal year that ran through March 31, 2024. "Based on recent operational results, Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) has revised the full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the year ended March 31, 2024 (April […]
A new Dragon's Dogma 2 patch is now live on PC and consoles, introducing some gameplay tweaks and fixes. As announced earlier this month, the April 25th patch focuses on gameplay improvements, tweaking the dragonsplague mechanics, adjusting the infection frequency, and making it easier to spot infected pawns. The new Dragon's Dogma 2 update also introduces some improvements for Pawns, adjusting their behavior and dialogue, making them less likely to fall off cliffs, reducing the frequency of some of their dialogue lines, and more. The full update notes can be found here. Dragon's Dogma 2 is now available on PC, […]
Capcom’s high-fantasy RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 will get a new update on all platforms this month that makes some much-needed changes, including one that makes Pawns more reliable, less dumb, and less talkative. We love Pawns that do their job silently, but...
On the day I started here at Kotaku back in 2022, the very first post I wrote had an image of a character who looked like me right at the top. It was my custom V from Cyberpunk 2077, and he’s appeared more than a few times on this site as I’ve covered ...
The next Dragon’s Dogma 2 update will not address the performance issues plaguing the game, instead focusing on gameplay adjustments. With a post on X/Twitter, CAPCOM confirmed that the next major update, which will go live later this month, will introduce some gameplay changes and tweaks, such as changes to the dragonsplague system, Pawns' behavior and dialogue, and others. The new update will also address an issue that caused escort quests to fail under certain circumstances and introduce a new option to zoom in on the faces of the Arisen and Pawns in the status screen and shops. As already […]
If you’re a collector of action figures and model statues with money to burn, well then I’ve found something perfect for you. Premium Collectibles Studio, a company that’s been selling pop culture and video game statues for over 10 years, has partnered...
Dragon's Dogma 2 is about to get some impressive modded new Vocations, including a new take on one of the Vocations that did not return from the first entry in the series. YouTuber The Rift revealed via some videos how they are using currently available mods to create new Vocations, including a Monk, Samurai, Necromancer, and Beast Tamer Vocations, besides the aforementioned return of the Mystic Knight. Judging from the video showcases, these new Vocations look incredibly fun, and their new skills are so well animated that they could pass for official Vocations. Unfortunately, a release date for these modded […]
This week, we’ve got stories on Square Enix eating significant losses and shifting its strategy, a look back at Dragon’s Dogma 2's wild first month, and more. Click on for a roundup of the week’s biggest stories.Read more...
Resident Evil 9 is said to be revealed pretty soon, and the game will allegedly still be released next year. Last week we reported that the next entry in the popular Capcom franchise was internally delayed and that another game in the series could very well be released before it. This information came from renowned Capcom leaker Dusk Golem, who spoke on The Snitch's Discord server. Fast forward one week and Dusk Golet has recanted his previous claim of a delay. If what the leaker has now heard is true, Capcom is targeting a January 2025 release for the game. […]
A new Dragon's Dogma 2 mod that is now available for download for free brings significant image quality improvements for all textures without actually altering any of them. The Unofficial Texture Pack, which can be downloaded from Nexus Mods, forces the game always to load the highest quality normal maps while addressing a compression error that can affect all textures, resulting in much higher visual quality in most scenarios with little impact on performance, as the mod is extremely light on VRAM. While CAPCOM focuses on addressing some of the game's biggest issues, it's been up to modders to improve […]
Fans of the original Dragon’s Dogma never dreamed the wonky fantasy RPG might get a sequel. Over a decade later, Capcom delivered a successor that improved on the flaws of the first without shaving off the sharp edges that earned it a cult following to...
Resident Evil 9, the next entry in the CAPCOM survival horror series rumored to sport open-world features, has apparently been delayed internally and may skip its 2025 release window. Speaking on The Snitch's Discord server, the well-known insider reported that they had heard murmurs over the last few months that the ninth entry in the series may have been delayed internally for unspecified reasons and may no longer aim for a 2025 release. While this may sound bad, the insider remarked how this isn't particularly worrying, as internal delays aren't unusual for the series. Although the insider couldn't confirm it, […]
Publisher Capcom has announced that it's raising its yearly earnings forecast following better-than-expected game sales. Capcom announced the news through an official press release earlier today. According to the publisher, the performance of the recently released Dragon's Dogma 2 as well as that of Street Fighter 6 and the ongoing popularity of past titles from major series, has made Capcom decide to raise its sales forecast for its fiscal year that ran through March 31, 2024. "Based on recent operational results, Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) has revised the full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the year ended March 31, 2024 (April […]
A new Dragon's Dogma 2 patch is now live on PC and consoles, introducing some gameplay tweaks and fixes. As announced earlier this month, the April 25th patch focuses on gameplay improvements, tweaking the dragonsplague mechanics, adjusting the infection frequency, and making it easier to spot infected pawns. The new Dragon's Dogma 2 update also introduces some improvements for Pawns, adjusting their behavior and dialogue, making them less likely to fall off cliffs, reducing the frequency of some of their dialogue lines, and more. The full update notes can be found here. Dragon's Dogma 2 is now available on PC, […]
Capcom’s high-fantasy RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 will get a new update on all platforms this month that makes some much-needed changes, including one that makes Pawns more reliable, less dumb, and less talkative. We love Pawns that do their job silently, but...
On the day I started here at Kotaku back in 2022, the very first post I wrote had an image of a character who looked like me right at the top. It was my custom V from Cyberpunk 2077, and he’s appeared more than a few times on this site as I’ve covered ...
The next Dragon’s Dogma 2 update will not address the performance issues plaguing the game, instead focusing on gameplay adjustments. With a post on X/Twitter, CAPCOM confirmed that the next major update, which will go live later this month, will introduce some gameplay changes and tweaks, such as changes to the dragonsplague system, Pawns' behavior and dialogue, and others. The new update will also address an issue that caused escort quests to fail under certain circumstances and introduce a new option to zoom in on the faces of the Arisen and Pawns in the status screen and shops. As already […]
If you’re a collector of action figures and model statues with money to burn, well then I’ve found something perfect for you. Premium Collectibles Studio, a company that’s been selling pop culture and video game statues for over 10 years, has partnered...