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, […]
Hogwarts Legacy was by far the best-selling game of 2023. Despite this achievement, Avalanche Software and Warner Bros. Games did not release any post-launch DLC to capitalize on the sales. That said, around a year after the last major update, Avalanche Software has now released another update, likely to be the final big one. The Summer Update adds some content that was previously exclusive to PlayStation consoles, such as the Haunted Shop quest (which is considered to be among the best in Hogwarts Legacy), the Onyx Hyppogriff mount, the Felix Felicis Potion, and the Shopkeeper Cosmetic set. There are also […]
The Nintendo Switch seems to be leaving quite a bit of performance on the table at its vanilla clock speeds, judging from a new overclocking test video shared online. The video, which was shared on YouTube by naga, highlights how the vast majority of open-world games like Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Witcher 3, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Assassin's Creed 3, and Hogwarts Legacy benefit from faster CPU and GPU clock speeds, all managing to run at around 60 FPS and with some graphics mods to boot. Even more linear games greatly benefit from faster CPU and GPU […]
Spring is almost upon us (or already here for those lucky enough to not be living in Canada) and that means the Steam Spring Sale is in full swing, offering discounts on thousands of titles. This year, we’re getting deep discounts on some of 2023’s top games, including Hogwarts Legacy, Diablo IV, Mortal Kombat 1, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Recent hits like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Palworld are also getting their first modest discounts. Of course, some perennial favorites like GTA V are also on sale. I’ve picked out a selection of deals that might pique your interest. Check […]
Hogwarts Legacy 2 is practically a certainty. The open world action RPG set in the Harry Potter universe was the best-selling title released in 2023, managing to sell over 24 million units in slightly less than a year. Developer Avalanche Software and publisher Warner Bros. Games haven't discussed any DLC (though we did learn new features and previously exclusive PlayStation content would arrive at some point in the Summer). That, coupled with a new job ad showing recruitment for Unreal Engine 5, suggests the plan is to go straight to a sequel (the first installment was made with unreal Engine […]
After two years on the market, FromSoftware’s magnum opus, Elden Ring, is still posting stellar sales numbers. In a recent press release following the reveal ofShadow of the Erdtree, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed that the open-world de...
It's been a year since Avalanche Software released Hogwarts Legacy, the first open world action RPG set in the Harry Potter universe. The game went on to become the biggest commercial success of 2023, having now surpassed over 24 million units sold to date, according to publisher Warner Bros. games. It has outsold the likes of Call of Duty and FIFA (now EA Sports FC), not to mention rising to the top in an incredibly packed year of great game releases. To celebrate the occasion, the developers sent out a newsletter via email revealing some intriguing player stats. For instance, […]
The best-selling game of 2023, Hogwarts Legacy, has sold over 24 million units to date. The news came from Variety, which also outlined the ambitious plan Warner Bros. Discovery has for growth in the gaming space. The company values Harry Potter (the IP behind Hogwarts Legacy), Mortal Kombat (which has sold three million units since its debut last September), DC, and Game of Thrones franchises $1 billion each for their gaming potential, and it plans to capitalize on them all. For the latter IP, Warner Bros. is very happy with the success of the mobile strategy title Game of Thrones: […]
According to newly released data, 2023's best-selling video game was Hogwarts Legacy from WB Games. And that means that for the first time in over a decade, the top-selling game of the year wasn’t another Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, or other Rockst...
2023 was a big year for gaming in general, but it seems it was a particularly strong year for PC Gaming in specific. According to a report from VG Insights, which uses data from Steam and other sources to estimate sales with a fairly high level of accuracy, the global PC gaming market grew to $9 billion in 2023, an 18 percent year-on-year increase over 2022. This followed several years of steady yet slower growth. Looking at individual games, Baldur’s Gate 3 was the easy frontrunner in terms of both units sold and revenue generated, followed by Hogwarts Legacy. In […]
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released new sales data on Hogwarts Legacy via an interview with Variety. The game has sold over 22 million copies in 2023, adding two million units just in the month of December, according to the publisher. Moreover, according to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad, it is the best-selling game released last year. But it’s not just the unit sold that I’m so proud of, it’s just that it delighted the fans so much. It brought Harry Potter to life in a new way for gamers where they could be themselves in this world, in […]
The currently available AMD FSR 3 frame generation mods continue to impress, doubling performance in titles such as Alan Wake 2 and Hogwarts Legacy. As shown in a new video shared by MxBenchmarkPC, the DLSSG-to-FSR3 mod by Nukem, whose latest version can be downloaded from Nexus Mods, doubles performance in Alan Wake 2 at 1440p resolution on an NVIDIA RTX 3080. This is especially useful in the forested areas, which are extremely demanding. Alongside the mod by Nukem, LukeFZ is releasing game-specific AMD FSR 3 frame generation mods for several titles that already support NVIDIA DLSS 3 Frame Generation. Among […]
The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for November, typically the biggest gaming month of the year, and surprisingly, the results weren’t that great. Players spent $5.9 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in November, a 9 percent year-on-year decrease. This was largely driven by a 24 percent drop in hardware spending, with all consoles being down double digits year-on-year. The PlayStation 5 was the #1 console, followed by the Xbox Series X/S, with the Switch really dropping off this season. It seems like inflation, and rumors that a new Switch […]
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...
Hogwarts Legacy was by far the best-selling game of 2023. Despite this achievement, Avalanche Software and Warner Bros. Games did not release any post-launch DLC to capitalize on the sales. That said, around a year after the last major update, Avalanche Software has now released another update, likely to be the final big one. The Summer Update adds some content that was previously exclusive to PlayStation consoles, such as the Haunted Shop quest (which is considered to be among the best in Hogwarts Legacy), the Onyx Hyppogriff mount, the Felix Felicis Potion, and the Shopkeeper Cosmetic set. There are also […]
The Nintendo Switch seems to be leaving quite a bit of performance on the table at its vanilla clock speeds, judging from a new overclocking test video shared online. The video, which was shared on YouTube by naga, highlights how the vast majority of open-world games like Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Witcher 3, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Assassin's Creed 3, and Hogwarts Legacy benefit from faster CPU and GPU clock speeds, all managing to run at around 60 FPS and with some graphics mods to boot. Even more linear games greatly benefit from faster CPU and GPU […]
Spring is almost upon us (or already here for those lucky enough to not be living in Canada) and that means the Steam Spring Sale is in full swing, offering discounts on thousands of titles. This year, we’re getting deep discounts on some of 2023’s top games, including Hogwarts Legacy, Diablo IV, Mortal Kombat 1, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Recent hits like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Palworld are also getting their first modest discounts. Of course, some perennial favorites like GTA V are also on sale. I’ve picked out a selection of deals that might pique your interest. Check […]
Hogwarts Legacy 2 is practically a certainty. The open world action RPG set in the Harry Potter universe was the best-selling title released in 2023, managing to sell over 24 million units in slightly less than a year. Developer Avalanche Software and publisher Warner Bros. Games haven't discussed any DLC (though we did learn new features and previously exclusive PlayStation content would arrive at some point in the Summer). That, coupled with a new job ad showing recruitment for Unreal Engine 5, suggests the plan is to go straight to a sequel (the first installment was made with unreal Engine […]
After two years on the market, FromSoftware’s magnum opus, Elden Ring, is still posting stellar sales numbers. In a recent press release following the reveal ofShadow of the Erdtree, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed that the open-world de...
It's been a year since Avalanche Software released Hogwarts Legacy, the first open world action RPG set in the Harry Potter universe. The game went on to become the biggest commercial success of 2023, having now surpassed over 24 million units sold to date, according to publisher Warner Bros. games. It has outsold the likes of Call of Duty and FIFA (now EA Sports FC), not to mention rising to the top in an incredibly packed year of great game releases. To celebrate the occasion, the developers sent out a newsletter via email revealing some intriguing player stats. For instance, […]
The best-selling game of 2023, Hogwarts Legacy, has sold over 24 million units to date. The news came from Variety, which also outlined the ambitious plan Warner Bros. Discovery has for growth in the gaming space. The company values Harry Potter (the IP behind Hogwarts Legacy), Mortal Kombat (which has sold three million units since its debut last September), DC, and Game of Thrones franchises $1 billion each for their gaming potential, and it plans to capitalize on them all. For the latter IP, Warner Bros. is very happy with the success of the mobile strategy title Game of Thrones: […]
According to newly released data, 2023's best-selling video game was Hogwarts Legacy from WB Games. And that means that for the first time in over a decade, the top-selling game of the year wasn’t another Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, or other Rockst...
2023 was a big year for gaming in general, but it seems it was a particularly strong year for PC Gaming in specific. According to a report from VG Insights, which uses data from Steam and other sources to estimate sales with a fairly high level of accuracy, the global PC gaming market grew to $9 billion in 2023, an 18 percent year-on-year increase over 2022. This followed several years of steady yet slower growth. Looking at individual games, Baldur’s Gate 3 was the easy frontrunner in terms of both units sold and revenue generated, followed by Hogwarts Legacy. In […]
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released new sales data on Hogwarts Legacy via an interview with Variety. The game has sold over 22 million copies in 2023, adding two million units just in the month of December, according to the publisher. Moreover, according to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad, it is the best-selling game released last year. But it’s not just the unit sold that I’m so proud of, it’s just that it delighted the fans so much. It brought Harry Potter to life in a new way for gamers where they could be themselves in this world, in […]
The currently available AMD FSR 3 frame generation mods continue to impress, doubling performance in titles such as Alan Wake 2 and Hogwarts Legacy. As shown in a new video shared by MxBenchmarkPC, the DLSSG-to-FSR3 mod by Nukem, whose latest version can be downloaded from Nexus Mods, doubles performance in Alan Wake 2 at 1440p resolution on an NVIDIA RTX 3080. This is especially useful in the forested areas, which are extremely demanding. Alongside the mod by Nukem, LukeFZ is releasing game-specific AMD FSR 3 frame generation mods for several titles that already support NVIDIA DLSS 3 Frame Generation. Among […]
The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for November, typically the biggest gaming month of the year, and surprisingly, the results weren’t that great. Players spent $5.9 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in November, a 9 percent year-on-year decrease. This was largely driven by a 24 percent drop in hardware spending, with all consoles being down double digits year-on-year. The PlayStation 5 was the #1 console, followed by the Xbox Series X/S, with the Switch really dropping off this season. It seems like inflation, and rumors that a new Switch […]