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, […]
Team Fortress 2 launched back in 2007 and since then Valve has continued to update the class-based FPS, though not always as frequently as fans might want. And during all those updates over nearly two decades, a bug involving Blu Team Scout’s pants bei...
This will be a massive relief for many, as not many people will have the finances to be able to purchase a new handheld every year, especially if the upgrades aren't that significant. Luckily, most consoles nowadays don't do yearly releases, and people don't have to worry about trying to fork out for the newest console so that they fit in with everyone else. The Steam Deck is no different. In an interview with reviews.org, Lawrence Yang and Yazan Aldehayyat, two Steam Deck Designers, confirmed that they won't be releasing the console or console updates on a yearly cadence. While […]
As of today, millions of Steam users woke up with a new notice from Valve, saying that the Steam Subscriber Agreement has been updated, removing a requirement that disputes must go to arbitration rather than court. If you have a dispute that isn't solved via Steam Support, you are now required to take the company to federal or state court. According to legal experts, this is a huge win for Steam users, although most who have a dispute would never take Valve to court. In most situations, consumers are required to arbitrate and not sue after accepting agreements, especially in […]
Steam's concurrent player record has been broken again. The newest data shows that the platform managed to attract over 37 million users over the weekend, breaking the previous record of 36 million users set five months ago. It's no surprise that Steam has had such huge activity recently, given the hype in the gaming industry following Gamescom 2024 and the release of the highly anticipated Black Myth: Wukong. New data from SteamDB shows that the platform has now seen a peak concurrent player count of 37.2 million, breaking its previous record. Steam has seen massive growth over a matter of […]
Today, in a new update, Valve is changing how it sorts and displays user reviews on Steam in an attempt by the company to hide all the joke reviews and memes that are flooding the digital storefront. Read more...
Half-Life Alyx with the NoVR mod that makes the game playable without a VR headset can run rather well on an RTX 4080 GPU, a new video shared today revealed. The video, put together by MxBenchmarkPC, shows the game running at 8K resolution and locked 60 FPS with ultra settings on an RTX 4080 GPU. Sadly, there's some evident stuttering in some scenarios, so the end result isn't perfect, but the game undoubtedly looks incredible at such high resolution. As mentioned above, the Half-Life Alyx NoVR mod allows you to play the latest entry in Valve's popular series without a […]
Garry Newman, the creator of Garry's Mod, has received a DMCA on behalf of the SKibidi Toilet creator. The DMCA is a notice for utilizing Skibidi Toilet assets in Garry's Mod, which he is claiming to be his assets. However, most of the assets from Skibidi Toilet come from Half-Life 2, meaning that the creator of Skibidi Toilet doesn't really have a leg to stand on. Despite the DMCA being sent on behalf of the creator, they did not approve of the DMCA or ask them to send it in the first place. "Significant revenue is being generated by unauthorized […]
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...
Team Fortress 2 launched back in 2007 and since then Valve has continued to update the class-based FPS, though not always as frequently as fans might want. And during all those updates over nearly two decades, a bug involving Blu Team Scout’s pants bei...
This will be a massive relief for many, as not many people will have the finances to be able to purchase a new handheld every year, especially if the upgrades aren't that significant. Luckily, most consoles nowadays don't do yearly releases, and people don't have to worry about trying to fork out for the newest console so that they fit in with everyone else. The Steam Deck is no different. In an interview with reviews.org, Lawrence Yang and Yazan Aldehayyat, two Steam Deck Designers, confirmed that they won't be releasing the console or console updates on a yearly cadence. While […]
As of today, millions of Steam users woke up with a new notice from Valve, saying that the Steam Subscriber Agreement has been updated, removing a requirement that disputes must go to arbitration rather than court. If you have a dispute that isn't solved via Steam Support, you are now required to take the company to federal or state court. According to legal experts, this is a huge win for Steam users, although most who have a dispute would never take Valve to court. In most situations, consumers are required to arbitrate and not sue after accepting agreements, especially in […]
Steam's concurrent player record has been broken again. The newest data shows that the platform managed to attract over 37 million users over the weekend, breaking the previous record of 36 million users set five months ago. It's no surprise that Steam has had such huge activity recently, given the hype in the gaming industry following Gamescom 2024 and the release of the highly anticipated Black Myth: Wukong. New data from SteamDB shows that the platform has now seen a peak concurrent player count of 37.2 million, breaking its previous record. Steam has seen massive growth over a matter of […]
Today, in a new update, Valve is changing how it sorts and displays user reviews on Steam in an attempt by the company to hide all the joke reviews and memes that are flooding the digital storefront. Read more...
Half-Life Alyx with the NoVR mod that makes the game playable without a VR headset can run rather well on an RTX 4080 GPU, a new video shared today revealed. The video, put together by MxBenchmarkPC, shows the game running at 8K resolution and locked 60 FPS with ultra settings on an RTX 4080 GPU. Sadly, there's some evident stuttering in some scenarios, so the end result isn't perfect, but the game undoubtedly looks incredible at such high resolution. As mentioned above, the Half-Life Alyx NoVR mod allows you to play the latest entry in Valve's popular series without a […]
Garry Newman, the creator of Garry's Mod, has received a DMCA on behalf of the SKibidi Toilet creator. The DMCA is a notice for utilizing Skibidi Toilet assets in Garry's Mod, which he is claiming to be his assets. However, most of the assets from Skibidi Toilet come from Half-Life 2, meaning that the creator of Skibidi Toilet doesn't really have a leg to stand on. Despite the DMCA being sent on behalf of the creator, they did not approve of the DMCA or ask them to send it in the first place. "Significant revenue is being generated by unauthorized […]