Though beauty may only be found in the eye of the beholder, these modders thought otherwise by making The Witcher 3 on the Switch look as well as it had on consoles. As can be expected, the game initially launched with iffy graphics. Muddy textures, less than 60fps, and blurry surroundings made one of the most beautiful games in the industry look pretty last-gen. As GamesRadar states in their review, giving it 3....
A new release date trailer for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands was shown during the PlayStation Showcase, and it’s looking like a strong contender for the most entertaining trailer of all time. Tiny Tina’s excitement is infectious and her enthusiasm for murdering monsters has me ready to roll my character sheet. Along with being packed full of rambunctious gameplay, the new trailer also revealed that Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will release on March 25, 2022, as expected....
Total War: Three Kingdoms – A World Betrayed is the newest expansion for Creative Assembly’s massive historical strategy game. Dong Zhuo has fallen and renegades have kidnapped the Han Emperor. With three new faction leaders (one of which is a freebie FLC), and ten others who are vying for control, China will once again be at the mercy of the warlords. This guides and features hub will help you with various mechanics in A World Betrayed....
History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Troncet Louis-J. Troncet was a French teacher and school director who invented a version of a slide adder which he dubbed the Arithmographe.His calculator was popular to the point that later calculators were referred to as “Troncet-type” if similar to his. His product was manufactured for almost 30 years.Troncet held a total of four French patents. Others were subsequent versions of the Arithmographe....
Ever since his departure from the Overwatch League team Dallas Fuel, pro player and Twitch streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel has kept a low profile, well, mostly anyway. He was recently temporarily banned from Twitch for watching porn that was marked “Safe for Work,” yet it still went on to show a few stills of certain body parts. Now, “xQc” is making headlines again for his reaction to seeing a man outside his window....
Microsoft has announced that GTA copycat Saints Row has joined the company’s ever-expanding lineup of Xbox One backwards compatibility games. The 2006 open-world crime caper will be joined by mad-as-a-hatter superhero romp Saints Row: Gat Out Of Hell, although placing them together you wonder how on earth they’re part of the same franchise. Toybox Turbos rounds out this week’s offerings. As always, those of you own a physical copy of any of the above games can just pop them into your Xbox One and begin playing....
With televisions improving year after year, we’re starting to see all sorts of abbreviations. While it feels like we’ve just started to understand what LED means, now we’re having to contend with many types of screens that all claim to have the best display. So how do you know which one to choose? © Grzegorz Czapski/Shutterstock.com When comparing ULED vs OLED, two of the more prominent types, we start to understand why the task is so tricky....
Gamescom Opening Night Live came with plenty of game announcements, including trailers for Everywhere and Dune: Awakening. Among the announcements was the reveal of Under the Waves, which received a minute-long reveal trailer. The single player game will take you on a unique journey underwater. Quantic Dream is publishing the upcoming title. Quantic Dream is the company behind many other popular releases. Detroit: Become Human, Heavy Rain, and Sea of Solitude are just a few notable examples....
Valve’s secret Defense of the Ancients project has officially been announced. Dota 2 is a “sequel” to the WarCraft III mod ‘Defense of the Ancients: Allstars’, and will be essentially the same game developed in Valve’s Source engine. Expect to see DotA: Allstar’s cast of over a 100 playable characters return in Dota 2, along with what’s said to be an exact copy of the map as well. Dota 2 is scheduled to be released in 2011 for both the PC and Mac, over Steam....
Warcraft 3 has finally received widescreen support. The 16-year-old real-time strategy game may have been long forgotten by the gaming community, but it hasn’t been forgotten by Blizzard, nor has it been forgotten by a dedicated cadre of Warcraft 3 enthusiasts. Although Blizzard keeps their older games updated far better than most developers, Warcraft 3 hadn’t seen a patch in 5 years until March of 2016. Since then it’s been getting regular updates every few months to try and get it up to running on recent-spec machinery....
The Purifier is an advanced class in Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters. Fueled by fiery wrath, you can leave your foes burned to a crisp. Here’s our Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters Purifier class guide to help you with the best skills and loadouts for this unit. Note: For more information, check out our Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters guides and features hub. Likewise, you can take a look at our advanced class unlock guide....
The roll out of the first season of Warzone Pacific saw the debut of a brand new Gulag. Its layout is different to what players have experienced in previous seasons. This time around, there is a large house situated in the center of the area, with two lanes running along the outside. Dying for the first time in a match will send you to a 1v1 to get a second chance at redeployment....
This article contains Westworld Season 2 spoilers. If you’ve been keeping up with the second season of Westworld, then chances are that you have noticed the series has gotten quite fluid with the direction of its narrative. While once deceptively linear in its freshman effort—until showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa decided to pull the rug out from beneath us—the series now playfully embraces the expectation that it’ll toy with time and space....
Were you aware that when you heat up your instant mashed potatoes in the microwave, you’re exposing them to microwave radiation? Okay, maybe you could have guessed by the name. However, this light energy can do much more than warm up your dinner in a pinch. © VectorMine/Shutterstock.com From acoustic sonar profiling to background noise across the universe, microwave energy plays an important role in our lives. Continue reading for everything you need to know about this type of radiation and how we use it....
What Does Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Mean? Portable network graphics (PNG) refers to a raster graphics image format used on websites and Web applications. It is a type of open and bitmapped graphical file format that is built on the concept of lossless data compression. It was created and conceived by the World Wide Web Consortium as a replacement to graphics interchange format (GIF). Techopedia Explains Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Unlike GIF, PNG is completely patent and license free, including its data compression algorithm....
What Does HIPAA-Compliant Email Mean? Techopedia Explains HIPAA-Compliant Email Responsible businesses ensure HIPAA compliance in many different ways. First, the HIPAA omnibus final rule allows for email communications if a client signs a particular kind of waiver. HIPAA also requires certain security protocols for email communications. Providers and others can meet this, for example, by creating a system where sensitive data is only accessed through an inbound model (introduced by emails that are free of protected data) or by creating a secure email “tunnel” with encryption....
What Does Keystroke Mean? A keystroke is the pressing of a single key in a physical or virtual keyboard or any other input device. A single key press, in other words is considered as a keystroke. The keystroke is an important component considering typing speed, keystroke logging, hardware, software, acoustic analysis and other studies based on human-computer interaction. Techopedia Explains Keystroke Keystrokes help operating systems and software applications to proceed with their next actions....
What Does Layer 7 Switch Mean? A Layer 7 switch is a network device that is integrated with routing and switching capabilities. It can pass traffic and make forwarding and routing decisions at Layer 2 speed, but uses information from Layer 7 or application layer. A Layer 7 switch is also referred to as a Layer 4-7 switch, content switch, content service switch, Web switch and application switch. Techopedia Explains Layer 7 Switch Layer 7 switch is primarily a type of multilayer switch that works on Layer 2, but also provides additional functionality of higher order layers....
On a day when it’s hard to know what’s real and what’s make believe, CD Projekt Red has blown all other foolers out of the water with its Roach DLC for The Witcher 3. The idea comes from players’ love of Geralt’s horse Roach and the many bugs and glitches which happen in the game. The DLC even promises dialogue for Roach. “We’re always listening to gamers, and gamers are telling us they are throwing money at the screen and nothing happens....
Ubisoft has confirmed earlier speculation that it will be taking a break from the Assassin’s Creed franchise in 2016. In a statement released ahead of its financials, Ubisoft explained it will use the time to ensure the next instalment doesn’t disappoint. “This year, we also are stepping back and re-examining the Assassin’s Creed franchise. As a result, we’ve decided that there will not be a new Assassin’s Creed game in 2016,” explains the publisher....
