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Watch Dogs: Legion isn’t out yet, but that hasn’t stopped Ubisoft from showing off what’s coming to the game after it launches. In the Post Launch Content Trailer, Ubisoft’s Lathieeshe Thillainathan chats about the season pass, along with some upcoming free content. You may recall the Aiden Pearce reveal last month. He’s starring in his own adventure, but he won’t be alone. Pearce is joined by three others, and one of his new allies has a familiar hidden blade....

The release of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga marks an incredible 17 years between this new instalment and the very first game in the series, 2005’s LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. While the original game may almost be old enough to pop down to the Mos Eisley Cantina for a Fuzzy Tauntaun or two, since its inception, the LEGO Star Wars video game brand has spawned a surprising amount of adventures both old and new....

What Does Location-Based Services (LBS) Mean? Location based services (LBS) are network services that use IP addresses and real-time geodata to provide end users with information that is relevant to the user’s physical location. Techopedia Explains Location-Based Services (LBS) Advancements in GPS-enabled applications for transportation, farming and logistics has created a high demand for location-based services and companies are continually finding new ways to use device location information. Many software development platforms, particularly those used for creating mobile applications, now offer dedicated application performance interfaces (APIs) to support LBS....

What Does Open-Source Tools Mean? Open-source tools are software tools that are freely available without a commercial license. Many different kinds of open-source tools allow developers and others to do certain things in programming, maintaining technologies or other types of technology tasks. Techopedia Explains Open-Source Tools Open-source tools stand in contrast to tools that are commercially licensed and available to users for a fee. Well-known examples of open-source tools include many of the software products from the Apache Foundation, such as big-data tool Hadoop and related tools....

What Does Backbone Mean? A backbone is the part of the computer network infrastructure that interconnects different networks and provides a path for exchange of data between these different networks. A backbone may interconnect different local area networks in offices, campuses or buildings. When several local area networks (LAN) are being interconnected over a considerable area, the result is a wide area network (WAN), or metropolitan area network (MAN) if it happens to serve the whole city....

What Does Cross-Post (X-Post) Mean? The practice of cross-posting involves posting a single message or piece of content to multiple destinations. This can be to different threads or subsections of a common platform, or two different platforms. Cross-posting brings a single message to a wider audience by diversifying where that message is placed. Techopedia Explains Cross-Post (X-Post) Some technologies allow for cross-platform cross-posting. For example, an app might allow users to pose a message simultaneously on a proprietary site, and also on Facebook, Twitter or Craigslist....

What Does Database Object Mean? A database object in a relational database is a data structure used to either store or reference data. The most common object that people interact with is the table. Other objects are indexes, stored procedures, sequences, views and many more. Techopedia Explains Database Object Two small but important distinctions in database objects are needed: CUSTOMER_MASTER ACCOUNTS_MASTER LOANS_MASTER DAILY_TRANS LOANS_TRANS INTERBANK_TRANS

What Does Graphical User Interface (GUI) Mean? A graphical user interface (GUI) is an interface through which a user interacts with electronic devices such as computers and smartphones through the use of icons, menus and other visual indicators or representations (graphics). GUIs graphically display information and related user controls, unlike text-based interfaces, where data and commands are strictly in text. GUI representations are manipulated by a pointing device such as a mouse, trackball, stylus, or by a finger on a touch screen....

What Does Helper Application Mean? A helper application is any application that handles files received by a Web browser. It is non-native and unviewable by the browser. A browser invokes a helper application through a prebuilt component in the browser’s stored list of applications. Techopedia Explains Helper Application For example, a standard browser is unable to directly play a MP3 file. If a browser receives or downloads a MP3 file, it will access its list of helper applications to locate a compatible MP3 application, such as Windows Media Player....

What Does Home Server Mean? A home server is a computer that functions in a client-server home network, which is defined by two or more computers that form a local area network within a home. A personal computer can serve as a home server as long as it has sufficient storage space and memory. Often, home servers are used by people who want to learn about networks and servers. Techopedia Explains Home Server To function as a home server, a personal computer must have sufficient space on its hard drive, sufficient memory and, if connected to the Internet, a connection with sufficient bandwidth to handle all connected computers simultaneously....

What Does Lifelog Mean? Techopedia Explains Lifelog The applications for lifelogging are diverse. Individuals who display their private lives through continual webcam surveillance could be classified as lifeloggers. Others may wear cameras that record certain kinds of locational data and other information to log their lives in real time. The prolific use of social media could even be called lifelogging, since many of these tools serve to update the user’s location, purchases, activities and even feelings in real time....

The Witcher may be one of the most popular pieces of media at the moment, but the Netflix series wouldn’t have been possible without the Witcher video games that preceded it. Andrzej Sapkowski’s original Polish novels may have gotten the franchise started, but for many around the world, it was CD Projekt RED’s highly-acclaimed series of games that really introduced them to it and got them excited for a live-action version....

You’re probably already familiar with the Reedpop stable of sites that includes GamesIndustry.biz, RockPaperShotgun, VG247 and, of course, us, and I’m delighted to say the family’s grown a little today with the introduction of Popverse - a pop culture news and features site that’s just launched today. It’s a fairly natural fit for a company that runs more than a handful of pop culture events such as MCM, NYCC and PAX, and it’s a heavyweight prospect that draws upon talent from the likes of The AV Club, Entertainment Weekly, Life Magazine, USA Today and plenty more besides....

There are some huge Nintendo franchises that have a ton of representation in Smash Ultimate. Take Pokémon, Mario, or Fire Emblem for example. But, for whatever reason, The Legend of Zelda games have little representation. There is only Zelda (and her disguise, Shiek), Ganondorf, and three versions of Link. What gives? It might be that many recurring Zelda characters lack consistent designs or appearance rates. Regardless, Hyrule Warriors has shown that there are several fantastic choices for Smash representation....

The Xbox 360 is a little outdated now, but here are the best couch co-op games on Xbox 360 for you and a friend to check out. Best Couch Co-Op Xbox 360 Games to Play With Friends 1. Gears of War The Xbox 360 was sort of known for having some awesome exclusives. When the first Gears of War came out in 2006, people were kind of blown away, not only at the realism of the graphics but at the gruesome brutality of the action....

Devolver Digital and Flying Wild Hog have shown off a little more of upcoming samurai adventure Trek to Yomi in a new gameplay trailer. Making a vow to his dying master, swordsman Hiroki sets out to protect his people against threats both traditional and supernatural. The stylish black and white visuals give the game the feel of a cinematic samurai movie, bolstered by a score meant to authentically evoke feudal Japan....

Most players know French developer Dontnod Entertainment for the Life is Strange series, a collection of episodic graphic adventure games that became quite popular since the first release in 2015. Although the games continue to divide players and critics alike, due to elements like their dialogue, they still manage to resonate with many players. After Life is Strange 2, though, Dontnod stopped developing the series so it could focus on more original projects....

Sweet Anita, a popular variety streamer on Twitch, has been threatened repeatedly by a stalker over the course of a year. This is a content warning for mentions of violence and sexual assault. In 2019, Sweet Anita reported that this stalker visited her town, slept outside her house, and moved permanently so he now lives nearby her own place of residence. He has also assaulted her while wielding a knife, and although he was detained by police with witness statements from Sweet Anita and a friend, he was released with a caution....

It looks like Ubisoft could start putting its games back on Steam in the future. The company hasn’t launched a title on Valve’s platform since 2019 with Trials Rising. Instead, Ubisoft has released games on its own Ubisoft Connect launcher and through the Epic Games Store. But some recent evidence indicates that Ubisoft may make a return to Steam. As spotted by PC Gamer, the YoobieRE GitHub group has been poking around the Ubisoft Connect database....

Reports are rife that Ubisoft is currently struggling to retain talent as many developers have departed over recent months. Axios reports a wave of high profile resignations over the last few months have caused some colleagues to refer to them as “the great exodus” or “the cut artery”. These include five of the top 25 names from Far Cry and twelve of the top 50 names on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. However an additional one, writer Darby McDevitt, returned last month....