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, […]
Microsoft had around a total of 33.3 million Xbox Game Pass Subscribers at the end of 2023. At least, that's what London-based independent analyst and consultancy firm Omdia estimates, as reported by IGN in an article about Microsoft's Xbox ecosystem strategy. Microsoft has long stopped reporting Xbox hardware sales data, and last year, the company also seemingly stopped reporting Game Pass numbers. As mentioned by Omdia senior game analyst James McWhirter, Xbox Game Pass adoption is slowing, and excluding the core tier, total Game Pass subscribers were estimated at 33.3 million at the end of last year. “We’re seeing slowing […]
Microsoft has deployed a new Xbox system update which aims to resolve the rather frustrating Baldur's Gate 3 save game issues. As reported last month, numerous Xbox players have been reporting game crashes as well as save data loss while playing Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 on their platforms. Larian released a minor update that addresses some of the crashing issues but referred to an Xbox firmware update for disappearing save files after a crash. Microsoft already released a system update several weeks ago, but players are still reporting data loss and crashes when trying to play Larian's hit title. On […]
We’re halfway through January—where is the time going?—and Microsoft has revealed the rest of the games you can download this month with your Xbox Game Pass subscription. The crop is good, featuring a dungeon-crawling RPG, a monster collector, a social...
Microsoft has revealed the titles they’ll be adding to Xbox Game Pass on PC and consoles in late January and very early February, and it’s a solid update as the 2024 release calendar is beginning to heat up. Subscribers can look forward to Atlus’ anticipated remake Persona 3 Reload, the full launch of the Pokemon-style adventure Palworld, Codemasters racer F1 23, something called “Brotato,” and more. Here are your headliner Game Pass titles for the next couple of weeks: Palworld (Console and PC) – January 19 “Embark on an open-world adventure through Palworld, where you can discover and capture over […]
With the pre-release of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown started, Ubisoft has chosen this week to rebrand its Ubisoft+ subscription services, and introduce a PC version of the “Classics” tier at a lower price. And a big part of this, says the publisher...
USB4 2.0 enablement has officially started, as Microsoft tests the 80 Gbps standard in its latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build. Microsoft Takes The First Step Towards USB4 2.0 Enablement, Expanding Transfer Speeds To 80 Gbps and Offering Backward Compatibility USB4 2.0 is the trendsetter for next-gen data transfer technologies, as the standard was revealed back in September 2022, however, we haven't seen its "widespread" implementation up till now. Diving into the specifications, the USB4 2.0 features up to 80 Gbps transfer speeds, doubling the transfer rates of USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4. Another interesting fact is that the standard has […]
It’s been a shaky few years for Microsoft’s Halo franchise, and it seems a rumored battle royale take on the series isn’t coming to revive its fortunes. Halo Infinite arrived in 2021 to solid reviews, but 343 Industries has failed to deliver a satisfying flow of live-service content for the game’s free-to-play multiplayer. Back in 2022, Austin-Texas-based studio Certain Affinity confirmed that they’d been hired to evolve Halo in “new and exciting ways,” and the rumor was they were working on some sort of battle royale experience codenamed “Tatanka.” Later, it was rumored Certain Affinity’s project may have gone in […]
The announcement that Nintendo Switch Online’s Game Boy Advance range is to receive RPGs Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age is incredibly welcome news. But there are still some absolutely colossal gaps, some all-time great GBA games that we’d love...
Epic Games founder and majority stakeholder Tim Sweeney took to Twitter to congratulate Microsoft for overtaking Apple as the world's most valuable company by market value. He also criticized Apple and Google in the same tweet. Congratulations to Microsoft on a well-deserved honor. From Bill Gates to Steve Ballmer to Satya Nadella, they have a 50-year track record of supporting and empowering developers to do great work, while respecting developer and user freedom. A sharp contrast to Apple and Google. That's not unexpected, given Epic's current lawsuits against both companies. As a reminder, Tim Sweeney is attempting to get Apple […]
Keeping with tradition, Bethesda’s Starfield launched with its fair share of bugs and issues, which have been steadily addressed with patches since. Bethesda has now announced Starfield’s biggest update to date will enter Steam Beta next week, with a full launch around two weeks after that. The update promises various visual improvements, fixes for various bugs affecting quests, space exploration, and more. While we don’t have full patch notes yet, Bethesda made the following promises on X. This update contains a multitude of fixes to Quests. Eye of the Storm issues such as being unable to dock with the Legacy […]
Sony’s PlayStation 5 is selling pretty dang well in Japan, according to new data that shows it was the second best-selling console in the country last year, behind only Nintendo’s Switch. Even more impressive, the PS5 sold better than any PlayStation c...
Microsoft had around a total of 33.3 million Xbox Game Pass Subscribers at the end of 2023. At least, that's what London-based independent analyst and consultancy firm Omdia estimates, as reported by IGN in an article about Microsoft's Xbox ecosystem strategy. Microsoft has long stopped reporting Xbox hardware sales data, and last year, the company also seemingly stopped reporting Game Pass numbers. As mentioned by Omdia senior game analyst James McWhirter, Xbox Game Pass adoption is slowing, and excluding the core tier, total Game Pass subscribers were estimated at 33.3 million at the end of last year. “We’re seeing slowing […]
Microsoft has deployed a new Xbox system update which aims to resolve the rather frustrating Baldur's Gate 3 save game issues. As reported last month, numerous Xbox players have been reporting game crashes as well as save data loss while playing Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 on their platforms. Larian released a minor update that addresses some of the crashing issues but referred to an Xbox firmware update for disappearing save files after a crash. Microsoft already released a system update several weeks ago, but players are still reporting data loss and crashes when trying to play Larian's hit title. On […]
We’re halfway through January—where is the time going?—and Microsoft has revealed the rest of the games you can download this month with your Xbox Game Pass subscription. The crop is good, featuring a dungeon-crawling RPG, a monster collector, a social...
Microsoft has revealed the titles they’ll be adding to Xbox Game Pass on PC and consoles in late January and very early February, and it’s a solid update as the 2024 release calendar is beginning to heat up. Subscribers can look forward to Atlus’ anticipated remake Persona 3 Reload, the full launch of the Pokemon-style adventure Palworld, Codemasters racer F1 23, something called “Brotato,” and more. Here are your headliner Game Pass titles for the next couple of weeks: Palworld (Console and PC) – January 19 “Embark on an open-world adventure through Palworld, where you can discover and capture over […]
With the pre-release of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown started, Ubisoft has chosen this week to rebrand its Ubisoft+ subscription services, and introduce a PC version of the “Classics” tier at a lower price. And a big part of this, says the publisher...
USB4 2.0 enablement has officially started, as Microsoft tests the 80 Gbps standard in its latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build. Microsoft Takes The First Step Towards USB4 2.0 Enablement, Expanding Transfer Speeds To 80 Gbps and Offering Backward Compatibility USB4 2.0 is the trendsetter for next-gen data transfer technologies, as the standard was revealed back in September 2022, however, we haven't seen its "widespread" implementation up till now. Diving into the specifications, the USB4 2.0 features up to 80 Gbps transfer speeds, doubling the transfer rates of USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4. Another interesting fact is that the standard has […]
It’s been a shaky few years for Microsoft’s Halo franchise, and it seems a rumored battle royale take on the series isn’t coming to revive its fortunes. Halo Infinite arrived in 2021 to solid reviews, but 343 Industries has failed to deliver a satisfying flow of live-service content for the game’s free-to-play multiplayer. Back in 2022, Austin-Texas-based studio Certain Affinity confirmed that they’d been hired to evolve Halo in “new and exciting ways,” and the rumor was they were working on some sort of battle royale experience codenamed “Tatanka.” Later, it was rumored Certain Affinity’s project may have gone in […]
The announcement that Nintendo Switch Online’s Game Boy Advance range is to receive RPGs Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age is incredibly welcome news. But there are still some absolutely colossal gaps, some all-time great GBA games that we’d love...
Epic Games founder and majority stakeholder Tim Sweeney took to Twitter to congratulate Microsoft for overtaking Apple as the world's most valuable company by market value. He also criticized Apple and Google in the same tweet. Congratulations to Microsoft on a well-deserved honor. From Bill Gates to Steve Ballmer to Satya Nadella, they have a 50-year track record of supporting and empowering developers to do great work, while respecting developer and user freedom. A sharp contrast to Apple and Google. That's not unexpected, given Epic's current lawsuits against both companies. As a reminder, Tim Sweeney is attempting to get Apple […]
Keeping with tradition, Bethesda’s Starfield launched with its fair share of bugs and issues, which have been steadily addressed with patches since. Bethesda has now announced Starfield’s biggest update to date will enter Steam Beta next week, with a full launch around two weeks after that. The update promises various visual improvements, fixes for various bugs affecting quests, space exploration, and more. While we don’t have full patch notes yet, Bethesda made the following promises on X. This update contains a multitude of fixes to Quests. Eye of the Storm issues such as being unable to dock with the Legacy […]
Sony’s PlayStation 5 is selling pretty dang well in Japan, according to new data that shows it was the second best-selling console in the country last year, behind only Nintendo’s Switch. Even more impressive, the PS5 sold better than any PlayStation c...