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, […]
Nvidia started as a humble graphics card maker. Now it’s riding the tech industry’s AI obsession to absurd new heights. The company added $329 billion to its market cap on Wall Street today after a record-breaking day of stock trading, Bloomberg report...
Earlier this week, Microsoft shut down the Xbox 360’s digital store, effectively putting the final nail in the beloved console’s coffin. While it’s a shame that the nearly 20-year-old console’s marketplace is gone, it doesn’t take away from the Xbox 36...
Sony purchased Bungie, the original studio behind Halo and the maker of Destiny 2, for a whopping $3.6 billion in 2022. Following the sale, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons purchased over 20 classic cars in online auctions costing millions of dollars, according...
Bungie is about to undergo major changes. The Destiny 2 maker is laying off hundreds more employees, integrating more deeply with its parent company Sony, and spinning off one of its in-development games into a separate PlayStation studio. CEO Pete Par...
The PlayStation 5 Pro could definitely offer up to four times the ray tracing performance of the base model claimed in leaked documents, as some of the system's new ray tracing features will indeed bring considerable performance improvements. During the latest episode of their weekly podcast, the tech experts at Digital Foundry took a look at some of the leaked new ray tracing features that will be included in the RDNA 4 architecture and will make their way onto the upcoming console, highlighting how some of them, such as double ray tracing intersect engine and BVH footprint improvement could indeed lead to […]
It’s no secret that the PlayStation VR2 headset has struggled since launching back in 2023 and a new sale makes those challenges clear: Sony is currently selling the PS5 accessory for $200 off. Read more...
This week, the long-anticipated Fallout: London mod finally arrived. That’s cool! Less cool is the Cybertruck showing up in Fortnite. Also, a Call of Duty game has finally arrived on Game Pass, some time after Microsoft completed its acquisition of Act...
Good news! There’s a new Earth Defense Force game and it’s out now! Bad news, if you want to play the game online on Steam you’ll have to create an Epic Games account. This fact was revealed on launch day and went over so poorly with players that the d...
When the action-adventure game Ghost of Tsushima first launched on PlayStation 4 in 2020 it was pretty spectacular. The Assassin’s Creed-like title from Infamous developer Sucker Punch, set during the first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274, delivered a...
The PlayStation VR2 app Steam Store page has gone live today, providing more information on how users will be able to use Sony's VR headset on PC. The page, which can be found here, also features some screenshots showcasing the setup process, and the app's release date, which is planned for August 7th, the same day the PC adapter will released at select retailers and on PS Direct. The store page also lists the system requirements, which are identical to those shared by Sony last month. While the headset will retain its basic functionality on PC, the PlayStation VR2 experience […]
A new PlayStation Portal system software update went live a few hours ago, introducing improvements to the Remote Play-focused handheld device released last year. The new update, version 3.0.1, not only introduces unspecified system software performance and stability but also expands connectivity options by allowing the system to connect to a wider range of public networks, including certain 5GHz networks. Regarding performance, multiple users on the system's subreddit report improvements, but more thorough testing will be required to see if the improvements are actually real. Albeit small, it is nice to hear Sony expanding the PlayStation Portal options, as the […]
At a time when it feels like not a whole lot sets Concord apart from other hero-based online shooters, the developers behind the sci-fi live service game just revealed one big difference: Concord won’t have a battle pass.Read more...
Nvidia started as a humble graphics card maker. Now it’s riding the tech industry’s AI obsession to absurd new heights. The company added $329 billion to its market cap on Wall Street today after a record-breaking day of stock trading, Bloomberg report...
Earlier this week, Microsoft shut down the Xbox 360’s digital store, effectively putting the final nail in the beloved console’s coffin. While it’s a shame that the nearly 20-year-old console’s marketplace is gone, it doesn’t take away from the Xbox 36...
Sony purchased Bungie, the original studio behind Halo and the maker of Destiny 2, for a whopping $3.6 billion in 2022. Following the sale, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons purchased over 20 classic cars in online auctions costing millions of dollars, according...
Bungie is about to undergo major changes. The Destiny 2 maker is laying off hundreds more employees, integrating more deeply with its parent company Sony, and spinning off one of its in-development games into a separate PlayStation studio. CEO Pete Par...
The PlayStation 5 Pro could definitely offer up to four times the ray tracing performance of the base model claimed in leaked documents, as some of the system's new ray tracing features will indeed bring considerable performance improvements. During the latest episode of their weekly podcast, the tech experts at Digital Foundry took a look at some of the leaked new ray tracing features that will be included in the RDNA 4 architecture and will make their way onto the upcoming console, highlighting how some of them, such as double ray tracing intersect engine and BVH footprint improvement could indeed lead to […]
It’s no secret that the PlayStation VR2 headset has struggled since launching back in 2023 and a new sale makes those challenges clear: Sony is currently selling the PS5 accessory for $200 off. Read more...
This week, the long-anticipated Fallout: London mod finally arrived. That’s cool! Less cool is the Cybertruck showing up in Fortnite. Also, a Call of Duty game has finally arrived on Game Pass, some time after Microsoft completed its acquisition of Act...
Good news! There’s a new Earth Defense Force game and it’s out now! Bad news, if you want to play the game online on Steam you’ll have to create an Epic Games account. This fact was revealed on launch day and went over so poorly with players that the d...
When the action-adventure game Ghost of Tsushima first launched on PlayStation 4 in 2020 it was pretty spectacular. The Assassin’s Creed-like title from Infamous developer Sucker Punch, set during the first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274, delivered a...
The PlayStation VR2 app Steam Store page has gone live today, providing more information on how users will be able to use Sony's VR headset on PC. The page, which can be found here, also features some screenshots showcasing the setup process, and the app's release date, which is planned for August 7th, the same day the PC adapter will released at select retailers and on PS Direct. The store page also lists the system requirements, which are identical to those shared by Sony last month. While the headset will retain its basic functionality on PC, the PlayStation VR2 experience […]
A new PlayStation Portal system software update went live a few hours ago, introducing improvements to the Remote Play-focused handheld device released last year. The new update, version 3.0.1, not only introduces unspecified system software performance and stability but also expands connectivity options by allowing the system to connect to a wider range of public networks, including certain 5GHz networks. Regarding performance, multiple users on the system's subreddit report improvements, but more thorough testing will be required to see if the improvements are actually real. Albeit small, it is nice to hear Sony expanding the PlayStation Portal options, as the […]
At a time when it feels like not a whole lot sets Concord apart from other hero-based online shooters, the developers behind the sci-fi live service game just revealed one big difference: Concord won’t have a battle pass.Read more...