This past May, Sega surprised everyone by announcing a rerelease of Virtua Fighter 5. Titled Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, this was a gussied up version of Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. The gameplay remained unchanged, but featured a visual upgrade courtesy of Ryu ga Gotoku Studio — the same team behind the Yakuza series. Now, Sega is offering two different surveys to help decide the fate of Virtua Fighter....
A Devil May Cry voice actor has leaked that a new Capcom fighting title is inbound. The company has been keeping mum on fighting games since Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite failed to reach the heights it was expected to but it now appears like they’re gearing up to give it another shot. MvCI received tepid reviews. Some gamers really liked it, others felt like it wasn’t anything to shout about. Marvel, meanwhile, seemed to cool on the humbled studio but did demand that they make their characters look stronger in the game....
While there are still good games that are on their way as 2019 nears its end, it appears that high-profile video game developers already have a steady lineup of games for next year. Now, giant retailer Walmart is currently offering discounts on highly-anticipated titles that are set to release sometime in 2020. It is currently unclear whether Walmart’s pre-order deals will remain available as the games listed below approaches their respective release dates....
EA’s Gamescom press conference begins at 9am today, and you can watch all the action live right here. During the one hour conference we’re promised more info on some of the publisher’s upcoming releases for 2015 and beyond, including FIFA 16, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Unravel.
Five and a half years is a long time for a game to be in its development stages. But those five and a half years could be well worth it. That’s because today marks a special day — RimWorld finally leaves Steam Early Access and officially launches as a full-fledged game. You can check out the launch trailer below. It’s hilarious, quirky, and disturbingly accurate as well. RimWorld Quirks And Wackiness Part of what made RimWorld quite a hit among its dedicated player base is the number of activities and actions you can do within the game....
This week’s PC game releases (April 22 to 28), we’ll see the newest iteration of an old “klassic.” That’s right, Mortal Kombat 11 gets over here faster than Scorpion’s spear throw. Imperator: Rome, Paradox Interactive’s newest IP also arrives this week along with 2D side-scroller Dark Devotion. If you want to see all the releases for April, you can check out our listing here. As for all PC game release dates from 2019 onwards, you can find those here....
WolfEye Studios’ Weird West has become a big success for the developer and publisher Devolver Digital. Earlier today, the companies celebrated 400,000 sales. And by celebrate, I mean they launched a zombie horde on each and every cowboy who owns the game. The Weird West community is getting a zombie event, and that’s only the first step on its newly released roadmap. It seems inevitable that zombies end up invading the Wild West....
What Does Browser Helper Object (BHO) Mean? A Browser Helper Object (BHO) is a DLL module designed by Microsoft to allow developers to create plug-ins for its Internet Explorer browser. BHOs can display content that was not originally written in HTML, such as a PDF file, or it can allow developers to add toolbars to the browser. BHOs are supported in Internet Explorer version 4 and up. Techopedia Explains Browser Helper Object (BHO) The Browser Helper Object was created by Microsoft in 1997 to make it easy for developers to create plug-ins for Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer....
What Does Converged Network Adapter (CNA) Mean? A converged network adapter (CNA) is a single piece of hardware that supports two different functions by offering both a fiber channel host bus adapter for connecting a server to a storage area network (SAN), and an Ethernet connection to connect the same server to a local area network (LAN) involving workstations and other operational hardware pieces. The converged network adapter allows network administrators to save money on various cables and connections by providing a single connection between the storage area network and the Ethernet network....
What Does Data Recovery Specialist Mean? A data recovery specialist is an individual that has the technical and logical skills and experience to recover data from computer storage devices, equipment and/or information systems. They are usually part of a technical support team, and can recover data lost or inaccessible due to technical or user error. Techopedia Explains Data Recovery Specialist Data recovery specialists are well versed in recovering data from an array of devices and information systems, including:...
What Does Flexible Transistor Mean? A flexible transistor is an innovative design that is able to be rolled up, curled or bent. It is different from normal transistors which are rigid and cannot be used in a physically flexible manner. Flexible transistors make it possible to develop flexible displays and other hardware components like flexible keyboards. The idea for flexible transistors was first put forth by Cherie Kagan, a scientist from IBM....
What Does Hardware Platform Mean? A hardware platform is a set of compatible hardware on which software applications can be run. Each specific hardware platform has its own machine language, and programs must be built specifically for a platform that involves a standardized type of processor and associated hardware pieces. Techopedia Explains Hardware Platform In some cases, operating systems might be classified as hardware platforms. Technically, operating systems are their own software programs that must be built for a hardware platform....
Netflix must have decided that The Witcher would be a big success for the company, because it was renewed for a second season before it even premiered to audiences. Now it seems that the audience of The Witcher is in agreement, as the show has received remarkable scores on the IMDB. The Witcher premiered just days ago exclusively on Netflix, featuring Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. Although it carries the same title as the games, the Netflix production is based on the original novels, which occur before The Witcher games begin....
The Witcher Netflix Series just wrapped up its first season, which has become an unprecedented success for the streaming platform. Its second season is tentatively planned for release in 2021, allowing Netflix to ramp up production for an even bigger and better story. Despite being about a year off, Netflix is already finalizing some of The Witcher season two’s final details. Most recently, Netflix has confirmed the final list of directors who will be running The Witcher season two’s individual episodes....
Video game series have come and gone, but a few have managed to stand out in big ways over the past ten years. We continue our “Best of the Decade” coverage with TheGamer News Team’s Series of the Decade! Sam Watanuki - Grand Theft Auto Rockstar has taken the once (probably still) incredibly controversial property of Grand Theft Auto, turning it into a massive online game that continues to receive regular updates....
Sonic Speed Simulator is a new Sonic the Hedgehog game available to play now as part of Roblox. The official, Sega-backed project lets you play as Sonic and race against friends through various worlds. Regular weekly updates will add more to the game over the coming weeks. It also marks the first time a well-known AAA game character has been officially featured in Roblox. A press release sent to Eurogamer this morning notes that Sonic Speed Simulator is the work of “professional game developer and publisher Gamefam”, a company wholly dedicated to development on the Roblox platform....
Writing a headline like that kind of tells the whole story before it’s even been written. In fact, Vicarious Visions’ Jen Oneal literally told GameSpot that microtransactions could still happen in the upcoming Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 but that players will be getting a “complete package” when they first buy the remade bundle. “Everything that you see at launch is going to be unlocked with gameplay. We’re not planning on having monetization at launch,” she said....
2019 has been an incredibly rough year for Twitch. The platform has struggled to handle the large wave of controversies brought on by its content creators over the past 12 months, even creating its own issues along the way. Breaking Twitch’s community guidelines has become common behavior on the platform, leaving staff scrambling to put out fires. In some ways, staff dealt with certain problems quite well – in other cases… not so much....
Level Infinite and Hotta Studio revealed a new trailer of the upcoming online RPG Tower of Fantasy. This time around, the trailer is all about battle gameplay, specifically based on its weapons. They can be transformed via upgrades and have different degrees of rarity with increasing stats. Each weapon you can use has four types of skills: general attack, dodge, weapon-specific, and combination, with general attack skills also divided into special stage attacks and stalls....
Although there are various activities for you to do in Tribes of Midgard, your journey will always have a key goal. That’s reaching the lair to defeat Fenrir, the monstrous wolf spawn of Loki and Angrboða. Here’s our Tribes of Midgard Fenrir boss battle guide to help you complete the main goal in Saga Mode for Season 1. Note: For more information, check out our Tribes of Midgard guides and features hub....
