Here we go folks, Best Buy’s Day 1 Black Friday Doorbuster deals are now live! Yesterday we featured the brand’s Black Friday sneak peak online ad as well as some of the early Doorbuster deals as part of Best Buy’s early access sale for Plus and Total ...
Apple finally included a telephoto lens in its iPhone 15 Pro Max last year, with the upgrade extended to the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. This is just one of the many examples of how the Cupertino firm adopts various standards much later than the competition, likely because it wants to offer the best configuration to customers. One other technology that the company is said to bring for the iPhone 18 that rivals like Samsung introduced years ago is variable aperture for the main camera, and according to one analyst, another supplier will provide these parts. Sunny […]
The use of TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process for the M4 series has made Apple’s latest chipsets more thermally efficient, but that does not mean that a capable cooling solution should be ignored from the rest of the hardware configuration. In fact, depending on how robust that solution is, we can actually get more performance from the M4, as demonstrated in the latest Premiere Pro 4K Export test, where the redesigned Mac mini is faster than Apple’s updated 14-inch MacBook Pro. However, one other hardware ends up taking the crown, and we will discuss why this is happening. The 24-inch M4 […]
The honeymoon phase for Tekken 8 players has ended. After all he positive buzz Bandai Namco’s latest 3D brawler received following its January 26 launch, the game is slowly spiraling down the drain as its Steam rating has dropped from “mostly positive”...
Tekken 8 is an excellent fighting game that finally makes the somewhat convoluted franchise more digestible with accessible design and approachable mechanics. Unfortunately, whenever you reach the top, the only way to go is down, and it seems the highs...
The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for February, and it seems like it was a pretty solid month for the industry. Players spent $4.7 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in February, up 2 percent year-on-year. Hardware was a weak spot, down 30 percent year-on-year, with PS5 #1 in terms of unit and dollar sales, Switch #2 in terms of unit sales, and Xbox Series X/S #2 in terms of dollar sales. On the software front, the big story was the surprise success of Helldivers 2, which was the #1 […]
Publishers are always trying to find the best way to sell the latest game to players. Usually that is done in the form of flashy trailer showing off the game’s mechanics and story. But recently there’s been a new approach, hiring respected British acto...
Tekken 8 costed to develop almost three times more than its predecessor, and development costs have been skyrocketing for a while, according to series creator Katsuhiro Harada. Responding on X/Twitter to a discussion on microtransactions, the creator of the Tekken series revealed that development costs are now ten times what they were back in the 90s, mostly due to the addition of online features. Keeping servers online and providing continual support is costly, Harada continued, and if they did nothing to cover these costs, Tekken 8 would stop running in a few months. Development costs are now 10 times more […]
Bandai Namco has announced today that Tekken 8 has surpassed two million units sold in its first month. This follows Circana (formerly the NPD Group) confirming that Bandai Namco's fighting game was the top new game of January across the United States, beaten only by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III in the monthly chart. Tekken 8 is also 'greatly outpacing' its predecessor, Tekken 7, which has now sold over 11.8 million copies to date. Reviews have talked up the return of the king, with Wccftech's Francesco De Meo giving the game a 9 out of 10 score. Creating a […]
The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for January, and it seems like it was a pretty solid month for the industry, although direct comparisons are difficult because five weeks, including the first few days of February (up until February 3 to be exact) were reported on this time around. Regardless, players spent $5.1 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in January and early February. The PlayStation 5 was the #1 console as usual, with Nintendo and Microsoft battling it out for second place honors – Switch was #2 in unit […]
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, Tekken 8 comes with a decent selection of graphics settings that can be tweaked to achieve a good balance between visual quality and smooth performance. As the game is among the most demanding fighting games currently available on PC, you will need to tweak some settings to achieve that rock-solid 60 FPS framerate that is needed to enjoy the game both offline and online without issues. How to Achieve Rock Solid 60 FPS With Great Visual Quality in Tekken 8 on PC Before you begin tweaking your Tekken 8 graphics settings, you should go into […]
Like every modern fighting game, Tekken 8 comes with an online mode that allows players to put their skills to the test against other players. Powered by rollback netcode, like other games such as Street Fighter 6 and Guilty Gear Strive, the new entry in the series provides a slightly more customizable online experience, offering players three different rollback settings. Only one of them, however, is the one to choose for the smoothest gameplay in ranked and quick matches. What's the Best Rollback Setting in Tekken 8? By default, Tekken 8 utilizes the Standard rollback setting, which balances both fluidity […]
New Tekken 8 comparison videos were shared online, highlighting how much the game's visuals and character models have changed since the game's original reveal and the previous entry in the series. The new videos, which have been put together by Cycu1, highlight how the launch version's visuals have been downgraded considerably over the reveal trailer. While the character models for Jin and Kazuya seem to be identical, the changes made to lighting are considerable, resulting in worse visuals in the final release. The second Tekken 8 comparison video, also by Cycu1, highlights how the character models of all returning characters […]
While the game may not look too different from past entries in the series, Tekken 8 comes with a lot of new features that can help you get better at the game. Alongside the enhanced Replay features, which provide players some tips on how to improve their gameplay, the latest entry in the series features Ghosts, fighters who recreate the fighting style of real players with the power of AI. While you will face AI Ghosts randomly in single-player modes, there's only one mode that allows you to continuosly face Ghosts - Super Ghost Battle mode. Here's how to unlock […]
A new Tekken 8 mod for the game's demo version, allows users to enable Unreal Engine 5's Lumen tech, and more. As said, this freshly released "Tekken Overlay" mod is for the demo version of the game (thanks Dsogaming), but we're pretty sure that the mod will also be made available for the full version later on. Although the latest Tekken entry is made in Unreal Engine 5, it doesn't support Nanite, Virtual Shadow Maps, or Lumen. This new mod adds the option to use Lumen Global Illumination and reflection system. In addition, it adds an option to disable the […]
As part of its Q2 FY 2025 financial presentation, SEGA has announced the sale of Amplitude Studios, the Paris-based studio known as the developer of Endless Space, Endless Legend, Dungeon of the Endless, Endless Space 2, Humankind, and more recently, Endless Dungeon. SEGA explained this concludes its wave of restructuring the European business, which previously included the sale of Relic Entertainment and substantial layoffs. The Group recorded an extraordinary loss of approximately ¥5.9 billion ($38.7 million) in the second quarter for the fiscal year due to the sale of overseas development studio Amplitude Studios SAS through a management buyout. [...] […]
The Target 3-day early Black Friday sale is now live but we are also now onto Day 8 of its Black Friday Deals of the Day. There are now “thousands of deals” live over at Target alongside the now live Best Buy early Doorbuster sale, and the daily deals ...
The honeymoon phase for Tekken 8 players has ended. After all he positive buzz Bandai Namco’s latest 3D brawler received following its January 26 launch, the game is slowly spiraling down the drain as its Steam rating has dropped from “mostly positive”...
Tekken 8 is an excellent fighting game that finally makes the somewhat convoluted franchise more digestible with accessible design and approachable mechanics. Unfortunately, whenever you reach the top, the only way to go is down, and it seems the highs...
The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for February, and it seems like it was a pretty solid month for the industry. Players spent $4.7 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in February, up 2 percent year-on-year. Hardware was a weak spot, down 30 percent year-on-year, with PS5 #1 in terms of unit and dollar sales, Switch #2 in terms of unit sales, and Xbox Series X/S #2 in terms of dollar sales. On the software front, the big story was the surprise success of Helldivers 2, which was the #1 […]
Publishers are always trying to find the best way to sell the latest game to players. Usually that is done in the form of flashy trailer showing off the game’s mechanics and story. But recently there’s been a new approach, hiring respected British acto...
Tekken 8 costed to develop almost three times more than its predecessor, and development costs have been skyrocketing for a while, according to series creator Katsuhiro Harada. Responding on X/Twitter to a discussion on microtransactions, the creator of the Tekken series revealed that development costs are now ten times what they were back in the 90s, mostly due to the addition of online features. Keeping servers online and providing continual support is costly, Harada continued, and if they did nothing to cover these costs, Tekken 8 would stop running in a few months. Development costs are now 10 times more […]
Bandai Namco has announced today that Tekken 8 has surpassed two million units sold in its first month. This follows Circana (formerly the NPD Group) confirming that Bandai Namco's fighting game was the top new game of January across the United States, beaten only by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III in the monthly chart. Tekken 8 is also 'greatly outpacing' its predecessor, Tekken 7, which has now sold over 11.8 million copies to date. Reviews have talked up the return of the king, with Wccftech's Francesco De Meo giving the game a 9 out of 10 score. Creating a […]
The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for January, and it seems like it was a pretty solid month for the industry, although direct comparisons are difficult because five weeks, including the first few days of February (up until February 3 to be exact) were reported on this time around. Regardless, players spent $5.1 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in January and early February. The PlayStation 5 was the #1 console as usual, with Nintendo and Microsoft battling it out for second place honors – Switch was #2 in unit […]
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, Tekken 8 comes with a decent selection of graphics settings that can be tweaked to achieve a good balance between visual quality and smooth performance. As the game is among the most demanding fighting games currently available on PC, you will need to tweak some settings to achieve that rock-solid 60 FPS framerate that is needed to enjoy the game both offline and online without issues. How to Achieve Rock Solid 60 FPS With Great Visual Quality in Tekken 8 on PC Before you begin tweaking your Tekken 8 graphics settings, you should go into […]
Like every modern fighting game, Tekken 8 comes with an online mode that allows players to put their skills to the test against other players. Powered by rollback netcode, like other games such as Street Fighter 6 and Guilty Gear Strive, the new entry in the series provides a slightly more customizable online experience, offering players three different rollback settings. Only one of them, however, is the one to choose for the smoothest gameplay in ranked and quick matches. What's the Best Rollback Setting in Tekken 8? By default, Tekken 8 utilizes the Standard rollback setting, which balances both fluidity […]
New Tekken 8 comparison videos were shared online, highlighting how much the game's visuals and character models have changed since the game's original reveal and the previous entry in the series. The new videos, which have been put together by Cycu1, highlight how the launch version's visuals have been downgraded considerably over the reveal trailer. While the character models for Jin and Kazuya seem to be identical, the changes made to lighting are considerable, resulting in worse visuals in the final release. The second Tekken 8 comparison video, also by Cycu1, highlights how the character models of all returning characters […]
While the game may not look too different from past entries in the series, Tekken 8 comes with a lot of new features that can help you get better at the game. Alongside the enhanced Replay features, which provide players some tips on how to improve their gameplay, the latest entry in the series features Ghosts, fighters who recreate the fighting style of real players with the power of AI. While you will face AI Ghosts randomly in single-player modes, there's only one mode that allows you to continuosly face Ghosts - Super Ghost Battle mode. Here's how to unlock […]
A new Tekken 8 mod for the game's demo version, allows users to enable Unreal Engine 5's Lumen tech, and more. As said, this freshly released "Tekken Overlay" mod is for the demo version of the game (thanks Dsogaming), but we're pretty sure that the mod will also be made available for the full version later on. Although the latest Tekken entry is made in Unreal Engine 5, it doesn't support Nanite, Virtual Shadow Maps, or Lumen. This new mod adds the option to use Lumen Global Illumination and reflection system. In addition, it adds an option to disable the […]