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, […]
Sony’s “Days of Play” celebration kicks off tomorrow, and as part of that, they’re adding a bunch of new titles to PlayStation Plus, including a number of “bonus” titles for Extra/Premium subscribers on top of the regular collection of games that will be added later on in June. First up, there are the standard monthly PS Plus Essential titles for June, which include SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, AEW Fight Forever, and more. Here’s a rundown of the monthly Essential titles, which will be added on June 4. SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake (PS4, PS5) “Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the […]
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers this May. The headliner is definitely Rockstar’s blockbuster Red Dead Redemption 2, but some other solid additions, including Deceive Inc. and Stranded: Alien Dawn are also on the way. Meanwhile, Premium subscribers have some deep cuts coming, including snowboarding game 2Xtreme and a Worms pinball game I’ve never heard of. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for May… Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4) From Wccftech’s review – “Red Dead Redemption 2 may not be perfect, but its minor shortcomings are tiny blemishes […]
For a while in the late 2010/early 2020s, it seemed liked gaming subscriptions may be the future of the hobby. Microsoft certainly wanted us to think it was the future, pushing Xbox Game Pass every chance they got, and Sony eventually joined the party with their own expanded PlayStation Plus service. Ultimately though, enthusiasm for gaming subscription services hit a wall. Xbox Game Pass badly missed growth targets back in 2022, and since then, execs like Phil Spencer have struck a more reserved tone when discussing subscriptions, saying Game Pass would likely never account for more than 10 to 15 […]
Microsoft has revealed the titles they’ll be adding to Xbox Game Pass on PC and consoles in early-to-mid April, and there are some solid things to dip your toes into. Subscribers can look forward to Lego 2K Drive, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the new-release indie Harold Halibut, and more. Here are your headliner Game Pass titles for the next couple of weeks: Lego 2K Drive (Cloud and Console) - April 3 From Wccftech’s review – “Lego 2K Drive is a nicely-polished ride, offering up unexpectedly-intense kart-racing action and a handful of diverting sandbox stages to explore. Unfortunately, the game […]
It’s once again time for Sony to unveil which games are being added to its PlayStation Plus service and its various tiers in the second half of March. The list features some solid choices, including a Jak and Daxter game, the Resident Evil 3 remake, a ...
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers this February. Subscribers can look forward to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Need for Speed Unbound, four different entries in Bandai Namco’s Tales series, including the most recent Tales of Arise, and more. Premium subscribers have some things to look forward to as well, including newly-enhanced releases of Resistance: Retribution and Jet Moto 2. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for February… Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS4, PS5) From Wccftech’s review – “Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a definite step up for the series, thanks to […]
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers in January. Following Game Pass’ lead, PS Plus will also be adding Resident Evil 2 this month, along with Hardscape: Shipbreaker, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Just Cause 3, and more. Meanwhile, on the classics front, you can look forward to multiple Mana titles, Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, and more. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for January… Resident Evil 2 (PS4, PS5) From Wccftech’s review – “Resident Evil 2 is a polished, respectful remake of a survival horror classic […]
2023 was a good year for both Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, with Microsoft and Sony putting plenty of quality content on both subscription services, but with the year now behind us, which offered the best overall value? Well, the folks at The Loadout actually did the math, tallying up the value of the games added to both Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus this year, with the latter arguably coming out on top. If you signed up for the PS Plus Extra tier for the entirety of 2023, you got 205 games (37 monthly Essential-tier titles and 168 […]
Today, Sony announced the PlayStation Plus games lineup for January 2024. Subscribers across all of the tiers (Premium, Extra, and Essential) will be able to add a trio of great games to their libraries, including Asobo Studio's A Plague Tale: Requiem, Flying Wild Hog's Evil West, and Drinbox Studios's Nobody Saves the World. A Plague Tale: Requiem is the award-winning sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence. The game earned a 9 out of 10 in Wccftech's review penned by Chris Wray: Overall, A Plague Tale: Requiem is a true sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence. It doesn't try to reinvent […]
As revealed by the recent Insomniac leaks, one thing Sony is quite concerned about going forward is the viability and competitiveness of their PlayStation Plus service, which they believe could be one of the things most affected by Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. So, how does Sony plan to fortify PS Plus against Microsoft and the growing threat from Game Pass? Thus far, Sony has resisted the Game Pass approach of putting first-party titles on PS Plus on Day 1, and it seems that’s not going to change. That said, according to new documents unearthed from the Insomniac leak, they […]
It’s a quiet week for major releases, but a big week for savings and DLC from some of the biggest games in the land, like God of War Ragnarok and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Read more...
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers in December. The big news this month is that GTA V is returning to the service, along with Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, and a number of top-notch indies like Tinykin, Salt & Sacrifice, and Prodeus. On the classics front, the entire original Mega Man lineup, from Mega Man 1 to 11 is now available. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for December… Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, PS5) “Welcome to Los Santos. Experience blockbuster hits Grand Theft Auto V and […]
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...
Sony’s “Days of Play” celebration kicks off tomorrow, and as part of that, they’re adding a bunch of new titles to PlayStation Plus, including a number of “bonus” titles for Extra/Premium subscribers on top of the regular collection of games that will be added later on in June. First up, there are the standard monthly PS Plus Essential titles for June, which include SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, AEW Fight Forever, and more. Here’s a rundown of the monthly Essential titles, which will be added on June 4. SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake (PS4, PS5) “Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the […]
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers this May. The headliner is definitely Rockstar’s blockbuster Red Dead Redemption 2, but some other solid additions, including Deceive Inc. and Stranded: Alien Dawn are also on the way. Meanwhile, Premium subscribers have some deep cuts coming, including snowboarding game 2Xtreme and a Worms pinball game I’ve never heard of. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for May… Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4) From Wccftech’s review – “Red Dead Redemption 2 may not be perfect, but its minor shortcomings are tiny blemishes […]
For a while in the late 2010/early 2020s, it seemed liked gaming subscriptions may be the future of the hobby. Microsoft certainly wanted us to think it was the future, pushing Xbox Game Pass every chance they got, and Sony eventually joined the party with their own expanded PlayStation Plus service. Ultimately though, enthusiasm for gaming subscription services hit a wall. Xbox Game Pass badly missed growth targets back in 2022, and since then, execs like Phil Spencer have struck a more reserved tone when discussing subscriptions, saying Game Pass would likely never account for more than 10 to 15 […]
Microsoft has revealed the titles they’ll be adding to Xbox Game Pass on PC and consoles in early-to-mid April, and there are some solid things to dip your toes into. Subscribers can look forward to Lego 2K Drive, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the new-release indie Harold Halibut, and more. Here are your headliner Game Pass titles for the next couple of weeks: Lego 2K Drive (Cloud and Console) - April 3 From Wccftech’s review – “Lego 2K Drive is a nicely-polished ride, offering up unexpectedly-intense kart-racing action and a handful of diverting sandbox stages to explore. Unfortunately, the game […]
It’s once again time for Sony to unveil which games are being added to its PlayStation Plus service and its various tiers in the second half of March. The list features some solid choices, including a Jak and Daxter game, the Resident Evil 3 remake, a ...
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers this February. Subscribers can look forward to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Need for Speed Unbound, four different entries in Bandai Namco’s Tales series, including the most recent Tales of Arise, and more. Premium subscribers have some things to look forward to as well, including newly-enhanced releases of Resistance: Retribution and Jet Moto 2. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for February… Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS4, PS5) From Wccftech’s review – “Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a definite step up for the series, thanks to […]
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers in January. Following Game Pass’ lead, PS Plus will also be adding Resident Evil 2 this month, along with Hardscape: Shipbreaker, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Just Cause 3, and more. Meanwhile, on the classics front, you can look forward to multiple Mana titles, Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, and more. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for January… Resident Evil 2 (PS4, PS5) From Wccftech’s review – “Resident Evil 2 is a polished, respectful remake of a survival horror classic […]
2023 was a good year for both Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, with Microsoft and Sony putting plenty of quality content on both subscription services, but with the year now behind us, which offered the best overall value? Well, the folks at The Loadout actually did the math, tallying up the value of the games added to both Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus this year, with the latter arguably coming out on top. If you signed up for the PS Plus Extra tier for the entirety of 2023, you got 205 games (37 monthly Essential-tier titles and 168 […]
Today, Sony announced the PlayStation Plus games lineup for January 2024. Subscribers across all of the tiers (Premium, Extra, and Essential) will be able to add a trio of great games to their libraries, including Asobo Studio's A Plague Tale: Requiem, Flying Wild Hog's Evil West, and Drinbox Studios's Nobody Saves the World. A Plague Tale: Requiem is the award-winning sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence. The game earned a 9 out of 10 in Wccftech's review penned by Chris Wray: Overall, A Plague Tale: Requiem is a true sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence. It doesn't try to reinvent […]
As revealed by the recent Insomniac leaks, one thing Sony is quite concerned about going forward is the viability and competitiveness of their PlayStation Plus service, which they believe could be one of the things most affected by Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. So, how does Sony plan to fortify PS Plus against Microsoft and the growing threat from Game Pass? Thus far, Sony has resisted the Game Pass approach of putting first-party titles on PS Plus on Day 1, and it seems that’s not going to change. That said, according to new documents unearthed from the Insomniac leak, they […]
It’s a quiet week for major releases, but a big week for savings and DLC from some of the biggest games in the land, like God of War Ragnarok and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Read more...
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers in December. The big news this month is that GTA V is returning to the service, along with Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, and a number of top-notch indies like Tinykin, Salt & Sacrifice, and Prodeus. On the classics front, the entire original Mega Man lineup, from Mega Man 1 to 11 is now available. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for December… Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, PS5) “Welcome to Los Santos. Experience blockbuster hits Grand Theft Auto V and […]