UK retailers have told MCV that they are open to stocking more independent games and that there’s a place for boxed editions in stores. “There is a massive opportunity at retail to maximise sales for indie games,” said Tesco games buyer Jon Ferdenzi. “Whether it would be full price digital games through points cards or fully boxed solutions.” He added that fully boxed editions are “a very good idea, especially for grocery at gifting periods....
ORIGINAL STORY 25/4/22: A post on the Epic Games Store has listed the Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection as releasing for PC on 20th June. The blog in question documents all of the biggest PC releases coming this year. If you scroll down through the months of spring and into the warmer summer months, you will soon see Nathan Drake, along with Sully and Sam, all looking back at you....
United States Congressman Duncan D. Hunter pled guilty to knowingly stealing and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars from his reelection campaign on Tuesday. The congressman used the money of his trusted supporters to fund a lifestyle he and his wife couldn’t afford otherwise, spending it on things like mistresses, lavish hotels, and video games from Steam. A little over a thousand dollars went to video games, but the total estimated amount of money stolen exceeds 150000 dollars, and apparently, Mr....
Thor makes a special appearance in Valheim only when the conditions are right and even then it is up to chance. A lot of players have stated about spotting the lord of Thunder in Valheim and those that haven’t are desperate to find him. If you wish to know how to find Thor in Valheim, check this guide. How To Find Thor In Valheim To find Thor in Valheim, you will have to wait until the conditions are perfect for his arrival....
Riot Games has revealed that it has been “prototyping” a version of Valorant for consoles (via VGC). Funnily enough, evidence of a mobile version of Valorant was discovered when a player turned their laptop into tablet mode. Though Riot Games had stated that the game was only for PCs, the company has now had a change of heart. “We are definitely prototyping that right now,” said executive producer Anna Donlon about the possibility of a console version....
So. VR gaming. It’s a bit of a controversial issue, isn’t it? One of those that everybody in the industry has an opinion on, whether good, bad or indifferent. If there’s one company that’s certainly feeling good about the whole concept right now, though, it’s Vive. When spangly new technology hits gaming, there’s always an interesting sort of honeymoon period. Take touchscreen gaming, for instance. When the DS first launched, that was a real revelation....
Frontier Foundry and Complex Games have dated upcoming tactical RPG Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters for a May 5 release. As an additional announcement, both teams have also announced the casting of one Andy Serkis. The Venom – Let There Be Carnage director will be voicing the role of Grand Master Verdan Kai. Serkis himself describes Kai as a “very authoritarian leader, and he doesn’t suffer fools”. In the game, he’ll be advising players from the Grey Knight’s Citadel on Titan and will reward successful missions with additional requisitions and resources....
Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment have announced they’re working on Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, for new generation consoles and PC. You’ll once more be stepping into the boots of one Captain Titus. In the trailer, we see an Imperial hive world overrun by Tyranids. They’re after killing any and everything and sucking up the remains into their spaceships. The forces of the Astra Militarum are the guys trying to hold them back without much success....
Promising players a chance to “unfuck this world,” Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs Legion was unveiled at their E3 2019 conference. Full gameplay and story trailers were featured at the event, as well as an on-stage explanation. The game was also announced for a March 6, 2020 release date. (Note: the videos seem to be region-restricted. If the North American versions don’t work for you, try the versions at the bottom of the page....
Five days may be all that remains until Destiny 2: Shadowkeep finally arrives, but anyone who has waited eagerly for something knows the last few days of waiting are always the worst. Fans are so close, and yet they still can’t get their hands on the new expansion and all of the changes coming to Destiny 2. But for the time being, at least, they can get a look at how the expansion’s beginning will play out....
Damon Lindelof is making a Watchmen TV series for HBO. While the big screen Watchmen movie adaptation divided audiences, fans have long dreamed of what it would be like if a cable network undertook a massive adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ towering, inescapable comic book masterpiece. Well, HBO finally took everyone up on that, readying a Watchmen TV series for a fall release. However, this isn’t another adaptation of the story that everyone knows....
Gotham Knights has arrived, and with it, plenty to do. The City of Gotham is a big one, and that is particularly true with this latest entry. With side missions and collectibles galore, it’s easy to sometimes get overwhelmed. Throw in a timed exercise, and now you’re all over the place! That’s why with this guide, we’re going to explain what time trials are in Gotham Knights and how to beat them....
Wordle has taken the world by storm and is still going strong after the takeover by NY Times. If you missed out on the viral word game when it was truly viral and are now thinking about getting into it, you might wonder – what do the colors green, yellow and gray mean in Wordle? The colors play an important role in your guesses – here’s everything you need to know about their meanings....
What Does Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers And Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) Mean? Completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart, better known as CAPTCHA, is a test to ensure responses through a human versus a computer program. Techopedia Explains Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers And Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) Websites utilize CAPTCHA to prevent quality of service (QoS) degradation by bots or other automated programs by using a test only understood by humans....
What Does Character Large Object (CLOB) Mean? A character large object (CLOB) is a large block of text stored in a database in some form of text encoding. Oracle and IBM DB2 database provide explicit support for CLOBs, though other databases can manipulate large amounts of text in some way. CLOBs can be very large, up to two gigabytes or larger. Techopedia Explains Character Large Object (CLOB) A character large object, also known as a CLOB, is similar to a binary large object (BLOB) in that they are both large amounts of data....
What Does Data Lake Mean? A data lake is a centralized storage repository for large volumes of structured and unstructured data. A data lake has a flat architecture and uses object storage to store data. Techopedia Explains Data Lake The data lake architecture is a store-everything approach to big data. Data is not classified when it is stored in the repository and the value of the data is not clear at the outset....
Throughout the course of Netflix’s The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia stands against a number of frightening and deadly monsters, including a Kikimora, a Striga, and more. Indeed, the moments featuring these creatures are among the most exciting in the series, and The Witcher writer Declan de Barra recently shared another one of these moment that was pitched but did not end up making it into the show. Specifically, de Barra indicates that he pitched a scene for The Witcher Episode 4 wherein Geralt would have been swallowed by a monster known as a Selkie Maw....
The X-Files has an uncertain future. Chris Carter would like to continue the series. David Duchovny has said as much. Gillian Anderson, on the other hand, has not minced words: She won’t be returning to play Dana Scully. Fox has been quiet about the status of the series meaning that, barring a miracle, The X-Files are closed. The fans, for who so long were unable to keep the spirit of the series alive even after its initial cancellation, are beginning to cope with the idea that “new X-Files” is no more....
Everyone likes the retro gaming aesthetic. Whether you lived through the arcade golden age in the 80s or just appreciate lo-fi midi tracks and 8-bit graphics, the retro style seems to appeal to gamers across the board. Luckily, retro is back in a big way. From mini-arcades to fashion to actual new games for classic consoles, there are so many creative and interesting gifts for the gamer in your life. Here is our list of 5 amazing retro gifts....
THQ Nordic, the publisher behind games like the critically acclaimed Darksiders series, has announced today that the company has opened a new development studio that will be working on a new Survival Shooter title. Many active members of the studio, Nine Rocks Games, have worked with THQ Nordic on a number of projects in the past, such as DayZ and Conan. David Durcak, the Creative Director for Conan, will lead the new studio as CEO, claiming the the first order of business is to optimize his new team and begin development on this new title....
