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, […]
As per the rumors, Square Enix has indeed announced some new Xbox ports during the Tokyo Game Show 2024 broadcast. However, they're all for old games. Anyway, nearly all of them are available today on Xbox, and some are included with the Game Pass subscription. To start with, Square Enix has ported the so-called Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, which include all mainline games from the first installment to the sixth. Here's an overview of some of the improvements in these remasters: New pixel art optimized for HD displays, rearranged soundtracks, and several quality-of-life features, including multiple font options, the ability […]
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension will release in a little over two months on PC and consoles, Square Enix confirmed with a new trailer. The trailer, shown during yesterday's State of Play presentation, confirmed that the game will launch on PlayStation consoles on December 5th. Shortly after the trailer's release, the Japanese publisher confirmed that the new version of Mistwalker's latest game will debut the same day on PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Nintendo Switch. During Gamescom 2024, I had the chance to try out FANTASIAN Neo Dimension for about 30 minutes. While there was little time to evaluate […]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a vast improvement on PlayStation 5 Pro, delivering a much better image quality at 60 frames per second over the base model, according to a new early analysis. Today, Digital Foundry released their first look at the second entry in the remake trilogy running on PlayStation 5 Pro. The analysis is based on 7-minute long uninterrupted footage set at the beginning of Chapter 2 when Cloud and his companions venture into the first open-world region of the game, the Grasslands. Right from the start, it's clear how much better the game looks on PlayStation 5 […]
Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth have heavily underperformed compared to previous entries in the series, further highlighting the flaws of Square Enix console-exclusive's strategy. In its latest financial report, the publisher reports that profits in its HD Games sub-segment for the current fiscal year did not meet expectations despite the release of Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Net sales in the MMO and Games for Smart Devices / PC were also lower than in the previous fiscal year. Talking specifically about Q4 of the current fiscal year, the report highlights how the two major […]
The Life is Strange series is a pretty odd one. At the time of the first game’s release, I wasn’t really aware that there was much interest in the goings-on of a bunch of teenagers in the Pacific Northwest. Boy, was I wrong, because nowadays Life Is St...
Final Fantasy XVI is finally out on PC today, but it’s PlayStation 5 where some players are facing unexpected issues so far. A new firmware update for the console appears to have severely broken something related to the game’s performance mode, with pl...
Next weekend, a number of big-name publishers will be attending Tokyo Game Show 2024. The annual event will showcase a host of previously announced and new games to fans. To give everybody a chance to enjoy some of the celebrations, several of the publ...
On September 17, the previously PS5-exclusive RPG Final Fantasy 16 finally arrives on PC. Of course, that means that people will start to mod the game, adding or tweaking content. But if you are one of those modders, please know that the game’s produce...
Fall is almost here, we’re officially in the thick of the back-to-school scramble, and I can’t stop buying apple cider spice candles for the house. We’re also officially in the thick of game release season, so why not take a minute to talk about Metacr...
The PS5 Pro has been rumored for over a year now and turned out to be exactly what most people expected: a similar-looking machine that runs games with incrementally better graphics and performance. The only thing people weren’t expecting was the $700 ...
One of the eternal debates in the Final Fantasy XIV community is whether you should play with a gamepad or mouse and keyboard. Just this week, Square Enix released data showing that the MMO’s players lean one way or the other depending on their region,...
As per the rumors, Square Enix has indeed announced some new Xbox ports during the Tokyo Game Show 2024 broadcast. However, they're all for old games. Anyway, nearly all of them are available today on Xbox, and some are included with the Game Pass subscription. To start with, Square Enix has ported the so-called Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, which include all mainline games from the first installment to the sixth. Here's an overview of some of the improvements in these remasters: New pixel art optimized for HD displays, rearranged soundtracks, and several quality-of-life features, including multiple font options, the ability […]
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension will release in a little over two months on PC and consoles, Square Enix confirmed with a new trailer. The trailer, shown during yesterday's State of Play presentation, confirmed that the game will launch on PlayStation consoles on December 5th. Shortly after the trailer's release, the Japanese publisher confirmed that the new version of Mistwalker's latest game will debut the same day on PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Nintendo Switch. During Gamescom 2024, I had the chance to try out FANTASIAN Neo Dimension for about 30 minutes. While there was little time to evaluate […]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a vast improvement on PlayStation 5 Pro, delivering a much better image quality at 60 frames per second over the base model, according to a new early analysis. Today, Digital Foundry released their first look at the second entry in the remake trilogy running on PlayStation 5 Pro. The analysis is based on 7-minute long uninterrupted footage set at the beginning of Chapter 2 when Cloud and his companions venture into the first open-world region of the game, the Grasslands. Right from the start, it's clear how much better the game looks on PlayStation 5 […]
Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth have heavily underperformed compared to previous entries in the series, further highlighting the flaws of Square Enix console-exclusive's strategy. In its latest financial report, the publisher reports that profits in its HD Games sub-segment for the current fiscal year did not meet expectations despite the release of Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Net sales in the MMO and Games for Smart Devices / PC were also lower than in the previous fiscal year. Talking specifically about Q4 of the current fiscal year, the report highlights how the two major […]
The Life is Strange series is a pretty odd one. At the time of the first game’s release, I wasn’t really aware that there was much interest in the goings-on of a bunch of teenagers in the Pacific Northwest. Boy, was I wrong, because nowadays Life Is St...
Final Fantasy XVI is finally out on PC today, but it’s PlayStation 5 where some players are facing unexpected issues so far. A new firmware update for the console appears to have severely broken something related to the game’s performance mode, with pl...
Next weekend, a number of big-name publishers will be attending Tokyo Game Show 2024. The annual event will showcase a host of previously announced and new games to fans. To give everybody a chance to enjoy some of the celebrations, several of the publ...
On September 17, the previously PS5-exclusive RPG Final Fantasy 16 finally arrives on PC. Of course, that means that people will start to mod the game, adding or tweaking content. But if you are one of those modders, please know that the game’s produce...
Fall is almost here, we’re officially in the thick of the back-to-school scramble, and I can’t stop buying apple cider spice candles for the house. We’re also officially in the thick of game release season, so why not take a minute to talk about Metacr...
The PS5 Pro has been rumored for over a year now and turned out to be exactly what most people expected: a similar-looking machine that runs games with incrementally better graphics and performance. The only thing people weren’t expecting was the $700 ...
One of the eternal debates in the Final Fantasy XIV community is whether you should play with a gamepad or mouse and keyboard. Just this week, Square Enix released data showing that the MMO’s players lean one way or the other depending on their region,...