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, […]
London-based game developer Rocksteady has suffered layoffs, according to a report freshly published by Eurogamer. The bulk of the layoffs is reportedly found in the studio's Quality Assurance department, which had its headcount nearly halved to 15 down from 33. Moreover, at least one non-QA member of the studio has publicly revealed on social media he was fired while on paternity leave. Sources within Rocksteady cited by Eurogamer acknowledge that this round of layoffs will inevitably cut into the quality of game development, as well as burden the remaining developers with more work. The cause can easily be found in […]
Visions of Mana's combat and diversity of player classes are the high points for the latest entry in a thirty-year old JRPG franchise that sadly has little else to show for itself to stand the test of time.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a game I'm very interested in. I was interested in the original way back in 2017 when I previewed it following a hands-on. I played the game and thoroughly enjoyed it, and considering it has sold six million copies, I would say more than a few other people enjoyed it, too. As we covered several months ago, Developers Warhorse Studios has been aiming for a 2024 release. Like the first game, the sequel has now hit a delay, though not to the same extent as the original, and it's almost fortuitous in its timing. Kingdom […]
Wccftech recently had the opportunity to get an intimate behind-closed-doors look at Monster Hunter Wilds with a 30-minute gameplay demonstration from the Director of the title himself, Yuya Tokuda. During this hands-off demo, Capcom showcased a selection of early game content, from departing the main village and venturing out into the wilds with a map size that they’re already touting as over two times larger than previous titles and featuring a seamless transition with no loading from camp to quest. As the player Hunter ventures out from the base camp riding on a Seikret, the new pack animal and mount […]
AMD might be equipping faster GDDR6 memory chips on its upcoming high-end Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards based on Navi 31 "RDNA 3" GPUs. AMD's High-End RDNA 3 "Navi 31" Powered Radeon RX 7900 Graphics Cards Allegedly Feature 20 Gbps Memory The latest rumor comes from Greymon55 and states that the red team's fastest […]
Intel posted a new Linux driver today for VPU support on 14th Gen Meteor Lake CPUs, reports Michael Larabel of the website Phoronix. VPU, or "Versatile Processing Unit", will be featured within the 14th Gen Core Meteor Lake CPUs. Intel Posts New Linux Driver For VPU "Versatile Processing Unit" Coming With 14th Gen Meteor Lake […]
The China Manned Space Agency's (CMSA) latest rocket launch that placed the first of two experiment modules for China's Tiangong space station is now headed back to Earth. China launched the module on its Long March 5B heavy lift rocket earlier this week, and after the module was successfully placed into orbit, the first stage […]
The unprecedented shakeup that the semiconductor industry experienced in the wake of the coronavirus crisis is continuing to have its effects on the industry in 2022, at a time when the economic fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine is making its mark on both developed and developing countries. Following the pandemic, demand for all […]
A former spokeswoman for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has shared her opinion that a recent multi-billion dollar semiconductor funding bill that cleared the U.S. Congress earlier this week will prove to be insufficient when it comes to shaking up the semiconductor industry. The bill in question is the U.S. CHIPS Act, and it […]
Users of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service have once again started to report internet download speeds that comfortably lie in the hundreds. Starlink uses low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to beam down internet connectivity to its users, and since it was opened to the general public, the service has seen hundreds of thousands of users […]
The highly anticipated game Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is finally available on the Nintendo Switch, bringing delight to JRPG fans globally. Early reviews are pretty glowing, with Metacritic reporting an average score of 89/100 and OpenCritic sitting at 88/100. As with most Nintendo Switch releases, gamers with a powerful PC can already play Xenoblade Chronicles 3 […]
London-based game developer Rocksteady has suffered layoffs, according to a report freshly published by Eurogamer. The bulk of the layoffs is reportedly found in the studio's Quality Assurance department, which had its headcount nearly halved to 15 down from 33. Moreover, at least one non-QA member of the studio has publicly revealed on social media he was fired while on paternity leave. Sources within Rocksteady cited by Eurogamer acknowledge that this round of layoffs will inevitably cut into the quality of game development, as well as burden the remaining developers with more work. The cause can easily be found in […]
Visions of Mana's combat and diversity of player classes are the high points for the latest entry in a thirty-year old JRPG franchise that sadly has little else to show for itself to stand the test of time.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a game I'm very interested in. I was interested in the original way back in 2017 when I previewed it following a hands-on. I played the game and thoroughly enjoyed it, and considering it has sold six million copies, I would say more than a few other people enjoyed it, too. As we covered several months ago, Developers Warhorse Studios has been aiming for a 2024 release. Like the first game, the sequel has now hit a delay, though not to the same extent as the original, and it's almost fortuitous in its timing. Kingdom […]
Wccftech recently had the opportunity to get an intimate behind-closed-doors look at Monster Hunter Wilds with a 30-minute gameplay demonstration from the Director of the title himself, Yuya Tokuda. During this hands-off demo, Capcom showcased a selection of early game content, from departing the main village and venturing out into the wilds with a map size that they’re already touting as over two times larger than previous titles and featuring a seamless transition with no loading from camp to quest. As the player Hunter ventures out from the base camp riding on a Seikret, the new pack animal and mount […]
AMD might be equipping faster GDDR6 memory chips on its upcoming high-end Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards based on Navi 31 "RDNA 3" GPUs. AMD's High-End RDNA 3 "Navi 31" Powered Radeon RX 7900 Graphics Cards Allegedly Feature 20 Gbps Memory The latest rumor comes from Greymon55 and states that the red team's fastest […]
Intel posted a new Linux driver today for VPU support on 14th Gen Meteor Lake CPUs, reports Michael Larabel of the website Phoronix. VPU, or "Versatile Processing Unit", will be featured within the 14th Gen Core Meteor Lake CPUs. Intel Posts New Linux Driver For VPU "Versatile Processing Unit" Coming With 14th Gen Meteor Lake […]
The China Manned Space Agency's (CMSA) latest rocket launch that placed the first of two experiment modules for China's Tiangong space station is now headed back to Earth. China launched the module on its Long March 5B heavy lift rocket earlier this week, and after the module was successfully placed into orbit, the first stage […]
The unprecedented shakeup that the semiconductor industry experienced in the wake of the coronavirus crisis is continuing to have its effects on the industry in 2022, at a time when the economic fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine is making its mark on both developed and developing countries. Following the pandemic, demand for all […]
A former spokeswoman for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has shared her opinion that a recent multi-billion dollar semiconductor funding bill that cleared the U.S. Congress earlier this week will prove to be insufficient when it comes to shaking up the semiconductor industry. The bill in question is the U.S. CHIPS Act, and it […]
Users of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service have once again started to report internet download speeds that comfortably lie in the hundreds. Starlink uses low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to beam down internet connectivity to its users, and since it was opened to the general public, the service has seen hundreds of thousands of users […]
The highly anticipated game Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is finally available on the Nintendo Switch, bringing delight to JRPG fans globally. Early reviews are pretty glowing, with Metacritic reporting an average score of 89/100 and OpenCritic sitting at 88/100. As with most Nintendo Switch releases, gamers with a powerful PC can already play Xenoblade Chronicles 3 […]