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, […]
The Bloodborne PC remaster project is being developed with great attention to detail, as showcased in a new video shared online this week. The project developer fromsoftserve is taking great care in the creation of the project, showcasing in a new video how much the game changes by adding point lights to candles while explaining how the game renders point lights and how much performance could be impacted by these changes. The video also showcases some of the improvements made to Yahar 'gul Unseen Village, performance concerns, and how the performance impact could be mitigated. The Bloodborne remaster project is […]
I think the first Dark Souls game quite literally saved me. Despite having tried my hand at it in the past, namely when the original iteration of it came out on consoles back in 2011, I’d never stuck around to see it through to the end, or even get pas...
Work on the Bloodborne fan-made remaster is continuing, and judging from some recent videos, it is looking better than ever. Last week, fromsoftserve shared a few videos showcasing improved anti-aliasing and distant models. The modder also shared a 4 hours long video showcasing some late-game locations, which we advise you not to watch if you have never played the game and don't want to be spoiled. Needless to say, the video does an excellent job showcasing how much emulation has been improving in the past few weeks. While it is definitely too early to say if there won't be any emulation […]
Ever since FromSoftware released the action RPG Demon Souls in 2009, the rest of the video game industry has been (lovingly) copying it. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as the saying goes. Amongst a wealth of solid takes on the genre, last...
Elden Ring was one of the biggest games of 2022, and it’s gotten a second wind this year with the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. If you have been intimidated by the RPG’s notorious difficulty, were just too busy in 2022 to get around to it, or have been wa...
A Bloodborne fan-made remaster is currently in the works, and the modder behind the project showcased its current state in a new video. Modder fromsoftserve already released a few mods that brought noticeable visual improvements to the game but has recently decided to merge some of their modding efforts into a bigger project that promises to bring even more visual improvements to the game, such as better dynamic shadows, a sky rework to make it better match the environment, improved textures and more. Needless to say, even in its current state, the project looks extremely promising. Fromsoftserve isn't the only […]
A new Elden Ring patch is now live on PC and consoles, introducing significant changes to the final boss of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion and more. Patch 1.14 makes plenty of adjustments for the final boss battle of the expansion, changing the attack pattern at the beginning of the battle, adjusting some attacks, and decreasing their health and stamina damage. The range of some non-weapon-based attacks was also reduced, while the visibility of some attack effects has been improved. The visibility changes, in particular, are extremely welcome, as I have found one of the biggest issues in this […]
Nobody expected Bloodborne-related news to drop over the weekend, but that is exactly what happened. Before you get too excited, no, the beloved PS4 soulslike from developer FromSoftware released way back in 2015 isn’t getting that long-awaited remaste...
Almost ten years after its original release, Bloodborne is finally getting some impressive visual improvements thanks to the ShadPS4 emulator and the hard work of modders. Well-known Souls series modder fromsoftserve, shared a video earlier this week showcasing the game with full dynamic shadows, which improve the visuals quite a bit. Obviously, their inclusion impacts performance greatly in certain scenarios, but as emulation improves, so should performance with similar mods aiming to enhance visuals. The modder also shared an additional Bloodborne gameplay video showcasing how the game runs on the ShadPS4 emulator currently and how far it is possible to […]
Bloodborne emulation on PC via the shadPS4 emulator continues to improve at a steady pace, now displaying shadows correctly, among other things. As reported by BrutalSam in two recent videos and well-known modder Fromsoftwserve, the latest improvements made to shadPS4 now allow the emulator to display shadows and blood effects properly. In addition, the game now runs almost accurately at 1080p, 30 frames per second, with proper SSAO, motion blur, and distant fogginess. Particle effects are also displayed, but they currently have a major impact on performance. https://t.co/mE6GRrRHYY — fromsoftserve (@fromsoftserve) September 4, 2024 As if all this weren't enough, […]
Earlier this month, Amazon announced that it had ordered an animated series full of shorts based on video games like Spelunky and Mega Man, called Secret Level. Now we’ve gotten our first look at the teaser trailer for the series, and it certainly look...
The more I sit with it, the more confident I am that Bloodborne may actually be my favorite game of all time. It’s got some stiff competition, but my mind just comes back to FromSoftware’s deeply gothic (and maternal) nightmare more often than it does ...
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...
The Bloodborne PC remaster project is being developed with great attention to detail, as showcased in a new video shared online this week. The project developer fromsoftserve is taking great care in the creation of the project, showcasing in a new video how much the game changes by adding point lights to candles while explaining how the game renders point lights and how much performance could be impacted by these changes. The video also showcases some of the improvements made to Yahar 'gul Unseen Village, performance concerns, and how the performance impact could be mitigated. The Bloodborne remaster project is […]
I think the first Dark Souls game quite literally saved me. Despite having tried my hand at it in the past, namely when the original iteration of it came out on consoles back in 2011, I’d never stuck around to see it through to the end, or even get pas...
Work on the Bloodborne fan-made remaster is continuing, and judging from some recent videos, it is looking better than ever. Last week, fromsoftserve shared a few videos showcasing improved anti-aliasing and distant models. The modder also shared a 4 hours long video showcasing some late-game locations, which we advise you not to watch if you have never played the game and don't want to be spoiled. Needless to say, the video does an excellent job showcasing how much emulation has been improving in the past few weeks. While it is definitely too early to say if there won't be any emulation […]
Ever since FromSoftware released the action RPG Demon Souls in 2009, the rest of the video game industry has been (lovingly) copying it. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as the saying goes. Amongst a wealth of solid takes on the genre, last...
Elden Ring was one of the biggest games of 2022, and it’s gotten a second wind this year with the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. If you have been intimidated by the RPG’s notorious difficulty, were just too busy in 2022 to get around to it, or have been wa...
A Bloodborne fan-made remaster is currently in the works, and the modder behind the project showcased its current state in a new video. Modder fromsoftserve already released a few mods that brought noticeable visual improvements to the game but has recently decided to merge some of their modding efforts into a bigger project that promises to bring even more visual improvements to the game, such as better dynamic shadows, a sky rework to make it better match the environment, improved textures and more. Needless to say, even in its current state, the project looks extremely promising. Fromsoftserve isn't the only […]
A new Elden Ring patch is now live on PC and consoles, introducing significant changes to the final boss of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion and more. Patch 1.14 makes plenty of adjustments for the final boss battle of the expansion, changing the attack pattern at the beginning of the battle, adjusting some attacks, and decreasing their health and stamina damage. The range of some non-weapon-based attacks was also reduced, while the visibility of some attack effects has been improved. The visibility changes, in particular, are extremely welcome, as I have found one of the biggest issues in this […]
Nobody expected Bloodborne-related news to drop over the weekend, but that is exactly what happened. Before you get too excited, no, the beloved PS4 soulslike from developer FromSoftware released way back in 2015 isn’t getting that long-awaited remaste...
Almost ten years after its original release, Bloodborne is finally getting some impressive visual improvements thanks to the ShadPS4 emulator and the hard work of modders. Well-known Souls series modder fromsoftserve, shared a video earlier this week showcasing the game with full dynamic shadows, which improve the visuals quite a bit. Obviously, their inclusion impacts performance greatly in certain scenarios, but as emulation improves, so should performance with similar mods aiming to enhance visuals. The modder also shared an additional Bloodborne gameplay video showcasing how the game runs on the ShadPS4 emulator currently and how far it is possible to […]
Bloodborne emulation on PC via the shadPS4 emulator continues to improve at a steady pace, now displaying shadows correctly, among other things. As reported by BrutalSam in two recent videos and well-known modder Fromsoftwserve, the latest improvements made to shadPS4 now allow the emulator to display shadows and blood effects properly. In addition, the game now runs almost accurately at 1080p, 30 frames per second, with proper SSAO, motion blur, and distant fogginess. Particle effects are also displayed, but they currently have a major impact on performance. https://t.co/mE6GRrRHYY — fromsoftserve (@fromsoftserve) September 4, 2024 As if all this weren't enough, […]
Earlier this month, Amazon announced that it had ordered an animated series full of shorts based on video games like Spelunky and Mega Man, called Secret Level. Now we’ve gotten our first look at the teaser trailer for the series, and it certainly look...
The more I sit with it, the more confident I am that Bloodborne may actually be my favorite game of all time. It’s got some stiff competition, but my mind just comes back to FromSoftware’s deeply gothic (and maternal) nightmare more often than it does ...