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, […]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was designed for multiple playthroughs, according to the game's co-director. Speaking during today's panel at this year's edition of the Taipei Game Show, as reported by Genki on X/Twitter, co-Director Motomu Toriyama said how the game was designed to be played through more than once, featuring the same Chapter Selection feature seen in its predecessor. As some additional content was available for a second playthrough in Remake, it is quite likely it will be the same in its sequel. Toriyama says that FF7 Rebirth is not a game they designed for you to play just once. […]
Game developer People Can Fly has laid off around thirty developers from an unannounced Square Enix game codenamed Project Gemini. The news was broken yesterday by Kotaku, which obtained an email sent by Development Director Adam Alker to his fellow employees. Alker chalked the layoffs to budget limitations and a decision to shrink the game's scope. People Can Fly had previously told investors it was targeting a 2026 launch window for Project Gemini. It's presently unclear whether the layoffs will affect the release window as well. While based in Poland, the studio has offices in the United Kingdom, the United […]
A previously announced live-action television adaptation of Square Enix’s successful MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, is dead in the water. So says the co-founder of the production company behind the project, Hivemind. Read more...
Practice your headshots. The Last of Us Part II is back, and this time it’s remastered. The spiffed-up version dropping on January 19 also includes a wholly new gameplay mode called No Return, if you’re looking to wile away the hours in Naughty Dog’s c...
After a couple sleepy weeks, the gaming hype train of 2024 is finally moving at full steam. We saw the first major showcase of the year with Xbox’s Developer Direct, dug into The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and oogled MachineGames flamin’ hot digita...
It’s been 15 years since the last mainline entry in Square Enix’s Mana series, and the wait for another one is coming to an end. The publisher revealed during December 2023's The Game Awards that Visions of Mana, the upcoming action RPG in the long-run...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is out on February 29, 2024. But if you haven’t played 2020’s Remake, or any of the other games in the FF7 universe (known officially as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII), you might be wondering where to start, what order ...
Visions of Mana, the new entry in Square Enix's Mana series, is launching sometime this Summer, as confirmed by a Gameplay Overview video. The Gameplay Overview, shown during yesterday's Xbox Direct, provided a first proper look at the gameplay, which looks fast-paced and explosive. The game will also feature aerial combat mechanics that will allow players to launch enemies in the air and continue their combos with both physical attacks and magic spells. The end of the Gameplay Overview confirmed the game's Summer 2024 release window. Following the release of the Visions of Mana Gameplay Overview, the game's Steam store […]
Xbox just held its January Developer Direct, which showcased a handful of its upcoming first-party games. If you missed out on the 50-minute stream and want to watch the whole thing, you can watch it here on Xbox’s YouTube channel, but if you want a qu...
During an investor call in November 2023—made public this week and spotted by My Nintendo News—Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu acknowledged the company’s failure to market much of its recent catalog, and raised intentions to “slim down” the publisher’s l...
Foamstars is the upcoming competitive online shooter from Square Enix that a lot of people and publications (Kotaku included) have referred to as a Splatoon clone or Splatoon-like. Apparently, Square Enix is bored of all of us comparing its foam-shoote...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth seems poised to dive Buster Sword-first right into stories about the multiverse. And rather than chasing tired trends like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Square Enix’s three-game retelling of FF7 may come closer to one of the ...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was designed for multiple playthroughs, according to the game's co-director. Speaking during today's panel at this year's edition of the Taipei Game Show, as reported by Genki on X/Twitter, co-Director Motomu Toriyama said how the game was designed to be played through more than once, featuring the same Chapter Selection feature seen in its predecessor. As some additional content was available for a second playthrough in Remake, it is quite likely it will be the same in its sequel. Toriyama says that FF7 Rebirth is not a game they designed for you to play just once. […]
Game developer People Can Fly has laid off around thirty developers from an unannounced Square Enix game codenamed Project Gemini. The news was broken yesterday by Kotaku, which obtained an email sent by Development Director Adam Alker to his fellow employees. Alker chalked the layoffs to budget limitations and a decision to shrink the game's scope. People Can Fly had previously told investors it was targeting a 2026 launch window for Project Gemini. It's presently unclear whether the layoffs will affect the release window as well. While based in Poland, the studio has offices in the United Kingdom, the United […]
A previously announced live-action television adaptation of Square Enix’s successful MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, is dead in the water. So says the co-founder of the production company behind the project, Hivemind. Read more...
Practice your headshots. The Last of Us Part II is back, and this time it’s remastered. The spiffed-up version dropping on January 19 also includes a wholly new gameplay mode called No Return, if you’re looking to wile away the hours in Naughty Dog’s c...
After a couple sleepy weeks, the gaming hype train of 2024 is finally moving at full steam. We saw the first major showcase of the year with Xbox’s Developer Direct, dug into The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and oogled MachineGames flamin’ hot digita...
It’s been 15 years since the last mainline entry in Square Enix’s Mana series, and the wait for another one is coming to an end. The publisher revealed during December 2023's The Game Awards that Visions of Mana, the upcoming action RPG in the long-run...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is out on February 29, 2024. But if you haven’t played 2020’s Remake, or any of the other games in the FF7 universe (known officially as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII), you might be wondering where to start, what order ...
Visions of Mana, the new entry in Square Enix's Mana series, is launching sometime this Summer, as confirmed by a Gameplay Overview video. The Gameplay Overview, shown during yesterday's Xbox Direct, provided a first proper look at the gameplay, which looks fast-paced and explosive. The game will also feature aerial combat mechanics that will allow players to launch enemies in the air and continue their combos with both physical attacks and magic spells. The end of the Gameplay Overview confirmed the game's Summer 2024 release window. Following the release of the Visions of Mana Gameplay Overview, the game's Steam store […]
Xbox just held its January Developer Direct, which showcased a handful of its upcoming first-party games. If you missed out on the 50-minute stream and want to watch the whole thing, you can watch it here on Xbox’s YouTube channel, but if you want a qu...
During an investor call in November 2023—made public this week and spotted by My Nintendo News—Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu acknowledged the company’s failure to market much of its recent catalog, and raised intentions to “slim down” the publisher’s l...
Foamstars is the upcoming competitive online shooter from Square Enix that a lot of people and publications (Kotaku included) have referred to as a Splatoon clone or Splatoon-like. Apparently, Square Enix is bored of all of us comparing its foam-shoote...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth seems poised to dive Buster Sword-first right into stories about the multiverse. And rather than chasing tired trends like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Square Enix’s three-game retelling of FF7 may come closer to one of the ...