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, […]
Courtesy of Cloud Imperium, Star Citizen once again offers free access to anyone who wants to test out the game from 12 July through 19 July. This comes with the annual Foundation Festival, so it's the perfect time to try out the game. This festival introduces an expanded player experience for new and returning players. It features an inclusive Guide system that connects seasoned players with newcomers so that they can feel safe and included during their play time at Star Citizen. These players will be responsible for showing the newbies the ropes and helping them learn how to explore […]
Star Citizen has received one of its most extensive updates yet, Alpha 3.23, featuring many additions such as NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and a custom implementation of TSR (Temporal Super Resolution). The Alpha 3.23 update also brings in a new selection of "first native wildlife" and several improvements and enhancements to the overall game mechanics. Meet the Wildlife, Marok and Kopian: Life finds a way. Star Citizen’s first native animals have been added to the game, complete with bespoke behaviors fitting their evolutionary paths. Players will begin seeing the small marok bird soaring through the skies, using its proportionally enormous wingspan to travel […]
Yes, it happened - Chris Roberts, the man behind the unique gaming phenomenon called Star Citizen, has mentioned version 1.0 in his latest 'Letter from the Chairman' blog post. He did so multiple times, in fact, concluding with the auspicious words that Star Citizen's commercial launch 'twinkles on the horizon'. According to Roberts, this will be when the game is polished enough and includes enough content that it can no longer be considered in Alpha or early access. Cloud Imperium Games reportedly spent a lot of time recently to evaluate how to get to 1.0. The whole process is supposedly […]
With the Star Citizen Alpha 3.23 update very close to launching, Cloud Imperium Games has shared a new video that's all about the upcoming improvements to first-person combat in the game. Reloading will be available in two different ways, as explained below. For Star Citizen Alpha 3.23, reloading is kind of two parts. First, you got your backpack reloading, and then you've got your ammo repooling. Backpack reloading solves a problem where for example you find yourself in a combat situation and you need to reload but you don't have any spare mags on your suit but you have them […]
Cloud Imperium Games announced a new Star Citizen free fly event available now until February 15. Players will have access to the following five in-game ships: Consolidated Outland Nomad: This small and flexible starter ship punches above its weight and is perfect for the solo pilot, coming complete with spacious living quarters and cargo space capable of transporting goods or smaller ground vehicles. It has strong defensive weapons and missiles to keep pilots safe throughout their travels. Origin Jumpworks 100i: Luxury and performance go hand-in-hand with Origin’s entry-level touring ship. Leveraging Origin’s exclusive AIR fuel system, the 100i’s eco-friendly design […]
Forever-in-development space sim Star Citizen might not be finished after over a decade of dev work and announcements, but it does already contain a lot of expensive ships you can buy and fly around in. And if you want all of those ships in one big DLC...
Today, Cloud Imperium Games released Alpha update 3.22 (dubbed 'Wrecks to Riches') for Star Citizen. This is the fourth major update launched this year for the slowly but surely growing MMO space simulation game. Star Citizen Creative Director Chris Roberts touted the development progress in the following statement: 2023 has been one of our biggest years yet for Star Citizen on many fronts. We’re especially proud and excited about the technical milestones we’ve achieved, including bringing Persistent Entity Streaming to Star Citizen, letting players test the Replication Layer Split in our new tech preview channel, and showing a live demo […]
Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games showed off the game's underlying StarEngine technology with a new video of 24 and a half minutes. Boldly titled 'The Future of Gaming, ' the flyover video demonstrates the impressive visuals powered by the StarEngine. It all becomes even more remarkable when considering that it renders an open galaxy game that should host over a hundred star systems (when the final game is complete, according to the developer's original goal) in a completely seamless capacity. In fact, the footage opens with the following disclaimer: 'Everything you are about to see has been captured in […]
Will Star Citizen’s long-promised and much-delayed single-player campaign Squadron 42 ever actually come to fruition? Well, we seem to have got a step closer, as developer Cloud Imperium Games now […]
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...
Courtesy of Cloud Imperium, Star Citizen once again offers free access to anyone who wants to test out the game from 12 July through 19 July. This comes with the annual Foundation Festival, so it's the perfect time to try out the game. This festival introduces an expanded player experience for new and returning players. It features an inclusive Guide system that connects seasoned players with newcomers so that they can feel safe and included during their play time at Star Citizen. These players will be responsible for showing the newbies the ropes and helping them learn how to explore […]
Star Citizen has received one of its most extensive updates yet, Alpha 3.23, featuring many additions such as NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and a custom implementation of TSR (Temporal Super Resolution). The Alpha 3.23 update also brings in a new selection of "first native wildlife" and several improvements and enhancements to the overall game mechanics. Meet the Wildlife, Marok and Kopian: Life finds a way. Star Citizen’s first native animals have been added to the game, complete with bespoke behaviors fitting their evolutionary paths. Players will begin seeing the small marok bird soaring through the skies, using its proportionally enormous wingspan to travel […]
Yes, it happened - Chris Roberts, the man behind the unique gaming phenomenon called Star Citizen, has mentioned version 1.0 in his latest 'Letter from the Chairman' blog post. He did so multiple times, in fact, concluding with the auspicious words that Star Citizen's commercial launch 'twinkles on the horizon'. According to Roberts, this will be when the game is polished enough and includes enough content that it can no longer be considered in Alpha or early access. Cloud Imperium Games reportedly spent a lot of time recently to evaluate how to get to 1.0. The whole process is supposedly […]
With the Star Citizen Alpha 3.23 update very close to launching, Cloud Imperium Games has shared a new video that's all about the upcoming improvements to first-person combat in the game. Reloading will be available in two different ways, as explained below. For Star Citizen Alpha 3.23, reloading is kind of two parts. First, you got your backpack reloading, and then you've got your ammo repooling. Backpack reloading solves a problem where for example you find yourself in a combat situation and you need to reload but you don't have any spare mags on your suit but you have them […]
Cloud Imperium Games announced a new Star Citizen free fly event available now until February 15. Players will have access to the following five in-game ships: Consolidated Outland Nomad: This small and flexible starter ship punches above its weight and is perfect for the solo pilot, coming complete with spacious living quarters and cargo space capable of transporting goods or smaller ground vehicles. It has strong defensive weapons and missiles to keep pilots safe throughout their travels. Origin Jumpworks 100i: Luxury and performance go hand-in-hand with Origin’s entry-level touring ship. Leveraging Origin’s exclusive AIR fuel system, the 100i’s eco-friendly design […]
Forever-in-development space sim Star Citizen might not be finished after over a decade of dev work and announcements, but it does already contain a lot of expensive ships you can buy and fly around in. And if you want all of those ships in one big DLC...
Today, Cloud Imperium Games released Alpha update 3.22 (dubbed 'Wrecks to Riches') for Star Citizen. This is the fourth major update launched this year for the slowly but surely growing MMO space simulation game. Star Citizen Creative Director Chris Roberts touted the development progress in the following statement: 2023 has been one of our biggest years yet for Star Citizen on many fronts. We’re especially proud and excited about the technical milestones we’ve achieved, including bringing Persistent Entity Streaming to Star Citizen, letting players test the Replication Layer Split in our new tech preview channel, and showing a live demo […]
Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games showed off the game's underlying StarEngine technology with a new video of 24 and a half minutes. Boldly titled 'The Future of Gaming, ' the flyover video demonstrates the impressive visuals powered by the StarEngine. It all becomes even more remarkable when considering that it renders an open galaxy game that should host over a hundred star systems (when the final game is complete, according to the developer's original goal) in a completely seamless capacity. In fact, the footage opens with the following disclaimer: 'Everything you are about to see has been captured in […]
Will Star Citizen’s long-promised and much-delayed single-player campaign Squadron 42 ever actually come to fruition? Well, we seem to have got a step closer, as developer Cloud Imperium Games now […]