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, […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. While exploring in Skull and Bones is usually fairly laid back, things will get less chill if your hostility with the game’s various factions gets raised too high. This may result in you being attacked on sight, which really puts a crimp in your resource collection and delivery missions. So, how does hostility work and how can you lower it? Scroll on to find out… How Hostility Works There are currently six factions the game – four regional local factions, and a pair of European “megacorporations.” […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. One somewhat odd thing you’ll quickly realize when playing the game is that your ship has a stamina bar that determines how long you’re able to sail at top speed and whether you can brace against incoming attacks. Stamina can honestly be a bit frustrating, but there are ways to manage it, so it doesn’t have to be a big issue. Scroll on down for everything you need to know about stamina… Manage your sails In Skull and Bones, once you’ve raised your sails your can […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. While the main danger you’ll face in the game are other ships, the ocean itself can also send you down to Davy Jones’ locker. While exploring the open ocean area in the middle of Skull and Bones large Indian Ocean map, the seas will often get rough, and occasionally serve up a particularly large “rogue wave,” which can immediately sink your boat if you don’t handle it correctly. This can be a bit panic-inducing, and you’ll probably go down the first time you encounter one, but […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. Ubisoft’s new open-world pirate game is very much a live service exercise, which means the game features a somewhat baffling array of different currencies – no less than six of them. Some of these currencies are earnable for free in-game, some you’ll need to spend real money to get. Allow us to demystify Skull and Bones rather confusing economy… Gold – Gold is Skull and Bones’ premium currency. It’s only used for buying cosmetic items for your avatar and ship, and at least of now, the […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. One of the most challenging world events you’ll encounter is Maangodin, an intimidating ghost ship boss you’ll do battle with in the open seas to the east of the Red Isle. This battle is not only a tough challenge, but it will reward you with specialized crafting materials and Ethereal Ashes, a very limited special currency used to purchase certain items. But how do you find Maangodin and take it down? Don’t worry, here’s everything you need to know in order to kill this ghost ship […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. One of the most challenging world events you’ll encounter is Kuharibu, a giant sea monster boss you’ll do battle with in the game’s western seas off the coast of Africa. This battle is not only a tough challenge, but it will reward you with specialized crafting materials and Monstrous Teeth, a very limited special currency used to purchase certain items. But how do you find Kuharibu and take him down? Don’t worry, here’s everything you need to know in order to take down the big scaly […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived, and if you want to rise through the pirate ranks, you’ll need to brush up on your naval combat. Ship battles in Skull and Bones are a bit different compared to earlier Ubisoft games like Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, but don’t worry, we have some tips that should turn your into a terror of the high seas in no time… Don't come unprepared Success in battle begins before you even sail out of port. Before you go looking for a fight, make sure your ship […]
Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones has been on a very long and choppy voyage with development reportedly setting sail over a decade ago. Admittedly, the initial pitch was a fairly appealing one – an open-world multiplayer pirate adventure from the same Ubisoft Singapore team that worked on the naval battles from the acclaimed Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Unfortunately, the game’s 2017 reveal was followed by reboots, damning behind-the-scenes reports, and a seemingly endless sequence of delays. Many began to suspect the game would eventually sail over the horizon, never to be seen again, but lo-and-behold, Skull and Bones finally drifted […]
NVIDIA has released a new Game Ready driver for its GeForce graphics cards. Version 551.52 is available for download via the official website or through GeForce Experience. This Game Ready driver offers optimizations for Ubisoft's long-anticipated pirate ship combat game Skull and Bones, which features NVIDIA DLSS 2 and ray traced global illumination support. While the official launch date is set for February 16, Ubisoft+ subscribers and/or owners of the Premium Edition can already start playing Skull and Bones. Here's a reminder of the game's system requirements in case you're wondering whether your rig can run it. Minimum requirements (1080p […]
After all the delays, trailers, and start-and-stop hype cycles, Ubisoft’s highly(?) anticipated pirate simSkull and Bones is in beta. The game was meant to release in 2018, then 2019, but at least now there’s an open beta and your progress will carry o...
Ubisoft has reported their earnings for the third quarter of their fiscal year 2024 (which runs from the beginning of April 2023 to the end of March 2024) and things are looking somewhat up for the Assassin’s Creed publisher following rough patches over the last few years. With revenue of €606 million, Q3 was down a bit year-on-year, likely due to somewhat disappointing performance of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, but Ubisoft is expecting a good Q4 due to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Skull and Bones with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot somewhat questionably referring to the latter as […]
Skull and Bones, Ubisoft’s oft-delayed open-world online pirate video game, is almost here. To celebrate that fact, the game got a fancy new launch trailer. As you might expect for a game originally scheduled to launch less than a year after Obama left...
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...
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. While exploring in Skull and Bones is usually fairly laid back, things will get less chill if your hostility with the game’s various factions gets raised too high. This may result in you being attacked on sight, which really puts a crimp in your resource collection and delivery missions. So, how does hostility work and how can you lower it? Scroll on to find out… How Hostility Works There are currently six factions the game – four regional local factions, and a pair of European “megacorporations.” […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. One somewhat odd thing you’ll quickly realize when playing the game is that your ship has a stamina bar that determines how long you’re able to sail at top speed and whether you can brace against incoming attacks. Stamina can honestly be a bit frustrating, but there are ways to manage it, so it doesn’t have to be a big issue. Scroll on down for everything you need to know about stamina… Manage your sails In Skull and Bones, once you’ve raised your sails your can […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. While the main danger you’ll face in the game are other ships, the ocean itself can also send you down to Davy Jones’ locker. While exploring the open ocean area in the middle of Skull and Bones large Indian Ocean map, the seas will often get rough, and occasionally serve up a particularly large “rogue wave,” which can immediately sink your boat if you don’t handle it correctly. This can be a bit panic-inducing, and you’ll probably go down the first time you encounter one, but […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. Ubisoft’s new open-world pirate game is very much a live service exercise, which means the game features a somewhat baffling array of different currencies – no less than six of them. Some of these currencies are earnable for free in-game, some you’ll need to spend real money to get. Allow us to demystify Skull and Bones rather confusing economy… Gold – Gold is Skull and Bones’ premium currency. It’s only used for buying cosmetic items for your avatar and ship, and at least of now, the […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. One of the most challenging world events you’ll encounter is Maangodin, an intimidating ghost ship boss you’ll do battle with in the open seas to the east of the Red Isle. This battle is not only a tough challenge, but it will reward you with specialized crafting materials and Ethereal Ashes, a very limited special currency used to purchase certain items. But how do you find Maangodin and take it down? Don’t worry, here’s everything you need to know in order to kill this ghost ship […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. One of the most challenging world events you’ll encounter is Kuharibu, a giant sea monster boss you’ll do battle with in the game’s western seas off the coast of Africa. This battle is not only a tough challenge, but it will reward you with specialized crafting materials and Monstrous Teeth, a very limited special currency used to purchase certain items. But how do you find Kuharibu and take him down? Don’t worry, here’s everything you need to know in order to take down the big scaly […]
After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived, and if you want to rise through the pirate ranks, you’ll need to brush up on your naval combat. Ship battles in Skull and Bones are a bit different compared to earlier Ubisoft games like Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, but don’t worry, we have some tips that should turn your into a terror of the high seas in no time… Don't come unprepared Success in battle begins before you even sail out of port. Before you go looking for a fight, make sure your ship […]
Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones has been on a very long and choppy voyage with development reportedly setting sail over a decade ago. Admittedly, the initial pitch was a fairly appealing one – an open-world multiplayer pirate adventure from the same Ubisoft Singapore team that worked on the naval battles from the acclaimed Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Unfortunately, the game’s 2017 reveal was followed by reboots, damning behind-the-scenes reports, and a seemingly endless sequence of delays. Many began to suspect the game would eventually sail over the horizon, never to be seen again, but lo-and-behold, Skull and Bones finally drifted […]
NVIDIA has released a new Game Ready driver for its GeForce graphics cards. Version 551.52 is available for download via the official website or through GeForce Experience. This Game Ready driver offers optimizations for Ubisoft's long-anticipated pirate ship combat game Skull and Bones, which features NVIDIA DLSS 2 and ray traced global illumination support. While the official launch date is set for February 16, Ubisoft+ subscribers and/or owners of the Premium Edition can already start playing Skull and Bones. Here's a reminder of the game's system requirements in case you're wondering whether your rig can run it. Minimum requirements (1080p […]
After all the delays, trailers, and start-and-stop hype cycles, Ubisoft’s highly(?) anticipated pirate simSkull and Bones is in beta. The game was meant to release in 2018, then 2019, but at least now there’s an open beta and your progress will carry o...
Ubisoft has reported their earnings for the third quarter of their fiscal year 2024 (which runs from the beginning of April 2023 to the end of March 2024) and things are looking somewhat up for the Assassin’s Creed publisher following rough patches over the last few years. With revenue of €606 million, Q3 was down a bit year-on-year, likely due to somewhat disappointing performance of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, but Ubisoft is expecting a good Q4 due to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Skull and Bones with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot somewhat questionably referring to the latter as […]
Skull and Bones, Ubisoft’s oft-delayed open-world online pirate video game, is almost here. To celebrate that fact, the game got a fancy new launch trailer. As you might expect for a game originally scheduled to launch less than a year after Obama left...