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, […]
There is a lot to do in Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix’s critically acclaimed MMORPG. Sure the latest expansion, Dawntrail, just added a ton of new locations and quests to explore in its continuation of the game’s sprawling main story, but wait until y...
If you’re a dedicated Final Fantasy XIV player, there are two paths you can take to start your adventure in Dawntrail. On one hand, you could simply equip your main job of choice, look for the “A New World To Explore” quest in Old Sharlayan, and go str...
For those unfamiliar with the unofficial World of Warcraft server scene, Turtle WoW is a group of private servers that hosts Mysteries of Azeroth, a fan-made expansion story for World of Warcraft Vanilla that delves deeper into exploring the game's original lore. This expansion aims to take a different path from the Burning Crusade, emphasizing the familiar Azeroth of Vanilla WoW over the cosmic battle with the Burning Legion. Mysteries of Azeroth added a lot to the WoW Vanilla content, including playable races (High Elves for the Alliance and Goblins for the Horde), zones and maps, raids and dungeons, arenas […]
It’s normal for an MMO’s peaks and valleys in player counts to correlate with expansion releases and the fallow years in between. So it isn’t surprising that Dawntrail, the new expansion to Final Fantasy 14, has brought up the player numbers for Square...
With the release of Final Fantasy XIV’s newest expansion, Dawntrail, many new players are sure to be interested in joining Square Enix’s long running MMORPG. But this curiosity may turn to confusion when trying to decide between the extremely generous,...
There’s just over a month left until Dawntrail, the next expansion for Square Enix’s hit MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, releases in early access. Yet we still don’t know too much about the next chapter of the game, beyond it being a kind of summer vacation ...
NVIDIA has announced that Blizzard's World of Warcraft, for a long time the biggest MMORPG on the market, is now available to play via cloud through GeForce NOW. The game is, of course, not that intensive on PCs due to its age. That said, its addition will surely be helpful to some GeForce NOW users, even just for playing on the go. This week's list also introduces support for The Rogue Prince of Persia (you can read our impressions here) and for Capes, a turn-based strategy game set in a world of superheroes. The Rogue Prince of Persia (New release on Steam, […]
One year after it came back, Blizzcon, Blizzard’s once-annual dedicated event, isn’t returning for 2024. While the Overwatch and Warcraft developer plans to show off more of its games at different events throughout the year, Blizzcon has been a center ...
Final Fantasy XIV is a gargantuan experience, and that’s saying something for the series’ standard. The MMORPG is soon to welcome its latest expansion, Dawntrail, on June 28 for those who pre-ordered it. If you’re starting to get FOMO and you want to d...
Public Alpha testing for The War Within, the tenth World of Warcraft expansion, is about to begin. Ahead of this important development milestone, Wccftech joined a roundtable Q&A session featuring Blizzard's Michael Bybee (Production Director on all World of Warcraft), Sean McCann (Senior Content Designer), and several colleagues from the press for an hour-long conversation. You can read the entire transcript below. It's a big deep dive into practically every aspect of The War Within, from the Hero Talents to Delves, Warbands, the new zones, dungeons, and raids, as well as some tidbits about the studio's approach for the whole […]
In 2019, Blizzard launched World of Warcraft Classic. The MMO lives alongside the modern version of the game, but gives players a way to return to the bygone eras of WoW. Classic began with 1.0 WoW and has since moved on to the game’s subsequent expans...
World of Warcraft has been a pioneer when it comes to open-world online multiplayer, and yet, the game has kind of missed out one of the big recent trends in that space – battle royale. Well, apparently that changes now, as Blizzard has announced World of Warcraft “Plunderstorm,” a new pirate-themed 60-player battle royale limited-time activity. You can check out a trailer for Plunderstorm, below. Need to know more? Here’s the official rundown on Plunderstorm… Set Sail for the Plunderstorm “Plunge into a challenging battle that earns excellent rewards for World of Warcraft Modern and Classic progression realms. All you […]
There is a lot to do in Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix’s critically acclaimed MMORPG. Sure the latest expansion, Dawntrail, just added a ton of new locations and quests to explore in its continuation of the game’s sprawling main story, but wait until y...
If you’re a dedicated Final Fantasy XIV player, there are two paths you can take to start your adventure in Dawntrail. On one hand, you could simply equip your main job of choice, look for the “A New World To Explore” quest in Old Sharlayan, and go str...
For those unfamiliar with the unofficial World of Warcraft server scene, Turtle WoW is a group of private servers that hosts Mysteries of Azeroth, a fan-made expansion story for World of Warcraft Vanilla that delves deeper into exploring the game's original lore. This expansion aims to take a different path from the Burning Crusade, emphasizing the familiar Azeroth of Vanilla WoW over the cosmic battle with the Burning Legion. Mysteries of Azeroth added a lot to the WoW Vanilla content, including playable races (High Elves for the Alliance and Goblins for the Horde), zones and maps, raids and dungeons, arenas […]
It’s normal for an MMO’s peaks and valleys in player counts to correlate with expansion releases and the fallow years in between. So it isn’t surprising that Dawntrail, the new expansion to Final Fantasy 14, has brought up the player numbers for Square...
With the release of Final Fantasy XIV’s newest expansion, Dawntrail, many new players are sure to be interested in joining Square Enix’s long running MMORPG. But this curiosity may turn to confusion when trying to decide between the extremely generous,...
There’s just over a month left until Dawntrail, the next expansion for Square Enix’s hit MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, releases in early access. Yet we still don’t know too much about the next chapter of the game, beyond it being a kind of summer vacation ...
NVIDIA has announced that Blizzard's World of Warcraft, for a long time the biggest MMORPG on the market, is now available to play via cloud through GeForce NOW. The game is, of course, not that intensive on PCs due to its age. That said, its addition will surely be helpful to some GeForce NOW users, even just for playing on the go. This week's list also introduces support for The Rogue Prince of Persia (you can read our impressions here) and for Capes, a turn-based strategy game set in a world of superheroes. The Rogue Prince of Persia (New release on Steam, […]
One year after it came back, Blizzcon, Blizzard’s once-annual dedicated event, isn’t returning for 2024. While the Overwatch and Warcraft developer plans to show off more of its games at different events throughout the year, Blizzcon has been a center ...
Final Fantasy XIV is a gargantuan experience, and that’s saying something for the series’ standard. The MMORPG is soon to welcome its latest expansion, Dawntrail, on June 28 for those who pre-ordered it. If you’re starting to get FOMO and you want to d...
Public Alpha testing for The War Within, the tenth World of Warcraft expansion, is about to begin. Ahead of this important development milestone, Wccftech joined a roundtable Q&A session featuring Blizzard's Michael Bybee (Production Director on all World of Warcraft), Sean McCann (Senior Content Designer), and several colleagues from the press for an hour-long conversation. You can read the entire transcript below. It's a big deep dive into practically every aspect of The War Within, from the Hero Talents to Delves, Warbands, the new zones, dungeons, and raids, as well as some tidbits about the studio's approach for the whole […]
In 2019, Blizzard launched World of Warcraft Classic. The MMO lives alongside the modern version of the game, but gives players a way to return to the bygone eras of WoW. Classic began with 1.0 WoW and has since moved on to the game’s subsequent expans...
World of Warcraft has been a pioneer when it comes to open-world online multiplayer, and yet, the game has kind of missed out one of the big recent trends in that space – battle royale. Well, apparently that changes now, as Blizzard has announced World of Warcraft “Plunderstorm,” a new pirate-themed 60-player battle royale limited-time activity. You can check out a trailer for Plunderstorm, below. Need to know more? Here’s the official rundown on Plunderstorm… Set Sail for the Plunderstorm “Plunge into a challenging battle that earns excellent rewards for World of Warcraft Modern and Classic progression realms. All you […]