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Ubisoft is set to release the latest patch for London-based open world hack-em-up Watch Dogs: Legion today. Among the fixes in Title Update 2.40 include fixing an oft-cited bug on the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles relating to the game being unable to properly save progress, as well as bugs that could cause the game to crash while driving and during gameplay on Xbox One. Meanwhile the patch includes additional memory optimisations to improve game stability on the PlayStation 4 and a crash that could occur when quitting the game to the main menu, as well as an issue where the game reported that Cloud Saves had failed to be uploaded to the Ubisoft Connect service when it had, in fact, been successful....

What Does Back-End System Mean? A back-end system is any system that supports back-office applications. These systems are used as part of corporate management and they work by obtaining user input and gathering input from other systems to provide responsive output. Techopedia Explains Back-End System The separation of front-end and back-end computer systems simplifies the computing process when dealing with multilayered development and maintenance. Back-end systems deal with databases and data processing components, so the purpose of the back-end system is to launch the operating system’s programs in response to front-end system requests and operations....

What Does Cassette Mean? A cassette is a storage medium consisting of magnetic tape spooled within a cartridge enclosure. Cassettes can store different types of media, including audio and video. The standalone term “cassette” is most often a casual word for audio cassette, whereas the video format is typically referred to as “VHS (Video Home System) cassette.” Early personal computers also used cassettes for reading and writing data. Techopedia Explains Cassette Audio cassettes can be traced back to the early 1960s and videocassettes can be traced back to the early 1970s....

What Does Client Mean? A client is the receiving end of a service or the requestor of a service in a client/server model type of system. The client is most often located on another system or computer, which can be accessed via a network. This term was first used for devices that could not run their own programs, and were connected to remote computers that could via a network. These were called dumb terminals and they were served by time-sharing mainframe computers....

What Does Key Process Input Variable (KPIV) Mean? A key process input variable (KPIV) is a process input that provides a significant impact on the output variation of a process or a system or on the key process output variable (KPOV) of a product. This means that the KPOV is determined by the KPIV; so, if the KPIV is held constant, then it would yield a predictable and consistent output. As such, the KPIV determines the overall quality of the KPOV or, simply, the quality of the output of either a process or a product....

What Does Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Mean? Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is the largest frame/packet that can be transmitted over frame/packet based networks. Large packets can carry more information, but the processing time can take longer. Small packets are processed faster, but more need to be sent to transfer the same amount of data as a single large packet. MTU, therefore, is the optimal packet size for a given network....

Many quarters of the internet have just gotten excited by this trailer for Grand Theft Space (read: the trailer came out a few weeks ago, but it’s just hit the top of r/games on Reddit so now all us special interest sites have seen it too), and that’s because it looks amazing. Grand Theft Space is still in progress, with no concrete date for release yet, but it has aliens, high tech guns, space vistas, giant planets, moon buggies, and so on....

Nintendo has dropped another three Sega Mega Drive games onto the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. From today, subscribers on the premium tier offering can pick from one of three early 1990s classics. The three games in question include Super Fantasy Zone, Light Crusader and Alien Soldier. All you have to do is boot up the Nintendo Switch Online app on your console, and you should find them waiting in your collection....

Titanfall 2’s imminent Live Fire game mode, a new fast-paced 6v6 pilot only elimination game type, has a new trailer. Each round gives players only 60 seconds to eliminate the enemy team or take control of the neutral flag. The team that holds the neutral flag when the timer runs out wins the round regardless of how many players they’ve lost. Knowing how and when to pick up the flag is a core aspect of the mode’s meta....

MDL Chengdu, the first Dota 2 Major of the 2019-20 Dota Pro Circuit season, has officially gotten underway in Chengdu, China. The group stage sees sixteen teams divided into four groups, playing best-of-three matches to decide play-off seeding. The top teams from each group have been found as day one concludes. Group A favorite TNC Predator has come out on top, having pushed past their opponents with 2-0 victories in both matches....

Google Snake game is the best way to enjoy the old-time classic in a new elegant form with lots of new game modes. These different game modes combinations can be further elevated with more custom mods to create your own unique gameplay. So we will help you get these custom mods on your PC right away. So first look at the top 15 best Google Snake Mods & Game Modes....

Four years after its 2013 release, Total War: Rome 2 is getting a new expansion dealing with the Crisis of the Third Century. Empire Divided reflects the crisis in its name; it was a period where the Roman empire was split between vying factions, and assailed by external threats. The new DLC is out on 30 November, priced $17. A trailer covering the expansion’s three main contenders for ruler of the Roman empire has been released today....

Kislev is one of the playable factions in Total War: Warhammer III. It is the bastion of the north and the Old World’s first line of defense against the hordes of Chaos. There are three playable lords who share several mechanics. One of them is Tzarina Katarin, who leads a faction known as the Ice Court. Here’s our Total War: Warhammer III Tzarina Katarin and Kislev guide to help you with the...

Tower of Fantasy is an MMORPG set in the open world of Aida. In the quest for powerful energy called Omnium, from the comet Mara, mankind built the Omnium Tower. However, the consequences of this action have been drastic. In the world of Aida, you will have to collect items, resources, weapons, and gear. Your satiety and healing will also play an important role in TOF. The best way to improve that is with food, whether it is raw or cooked with a Cooking Robot in the game....

A free VR update for TrackMania Turbo has been released on PS4 and PC, offering 40 exclusive VR tracks for users of PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Ubisoft has announced. The new tracks are set in the International Stadium, Valley Down & Dirty, Rollercoaster Lagoon and Canyon Grand Drift areas. In addition a free VR demo, offering four tracks, is available to those yet to pick up the Ubisoft racing game....

Tribes of Midgard has eight different classes for you to choose from. A couple of these are available by default, and others will need to be unlocked based on specific requirements. These selections can greatly bolster your character’s DPS output and survivability. Here’s our Tribes of Midgard class guide to help you with skills and unlock requirements. Note: For more information, check out our Tribes of Midgard guides and features hub....

True Detective Season 3 had something unusual for the HBO anthology series: a kind of happy ending! But will the True Detectivefranchise itself follow suit and get a happy ending of its own? In other words – will we get a True DetectiveSeason 4? Unfortunately, that prospect is not looking so good in light of recent news. Nearly a year after it was last on the air, we now know something about the still-hypothetical fourth season of True Detective – it would move forward without its creator, showrunner (and sole writer, save for one David Milch credit), Nic Pizzolatto!...

First-person shooter Overwatch is the UK’s No.1 game for a second week, with sales dropping 54 per cent over its launch week. Uncharted 4 and Doom are also unmoved at No.2 and No.3 respectively, with FIFA 16 also proving popular as the nation once again dares to dream ahead of the Euros, rising 65 per cent to No.4. Dead Island: Definitive Edition is new at No.5, and could perform well digitally where consumers are able to purchase the remastered games individually....

Nathan Drake’s exploits in the Uncharted games have seen the intrepid explorer discover the mythical cities of El Dorado and Libertalia, but the collector of rare antiquities has had the hardest time finding his way to Hollywood. With the Uncharted film in development hell for well over a decade, it seems that star Tom Holland is confident the troubled project will begin filming next month with or without a director....

After watching the first two seasons of Netflix’s Castelvania, you may wonder what it must be like to be your very own vampire lord. Well, so has Swedish developer Stunlock Studios, which is attempting to bring that desire to afterlife. Announced by the studio today, V Rising is an open-world survival game where you play as a fallen vampire attempting to rebuild their mighty empire. V Rising begins centuries after you reawaken from your death-like slumber....