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Ubisoft is one of the biggest powerhouses in gaming. And, like any publishing powerhouse, the quality of their output has varied wildly throughout the years. Some of their franchises are all-time greats, whereas others quickly faded into obscurity. A few points to clear up about this list. To get the number, we added up all the scores in the main series and divided it by the number of entries. This means no expansion packs, mobile spin offs, or DLC (unless they are standalone expansions like Far Cry: Blood Dragon)....

Ubuntu Desktop vs. Server: 5 Must-Know Facts Ubuntu Desktop and Server both use the same Linux kernel.Ubuntu Server operates via a command line interface.Ubuntu Server is shipped with server-specific packages like Apache2, Samba, and Bind9.Ubuntu Desktop is designed with an easy-to-use graphical user interface.Ubuntu Desktop and Server operate on the same release cycle. Ubuntu is the most popular distribution of Linux, an open-source operating system designed for security and stability. With Microsoft Windows and Mac OS taking the lion’s share of the operating system market share, Ubuntu makes up a small segment of computer users....

Thanks to the unwelcome return of a persistent AMD driver bug causing 380/380X cards to crash to black screens in certain games, I’ve had a hard time playing Umbrella Corps on PC for any extended periods of time. This is the first time I’ve been hit with the bug in several months (probably Assassin’s Creed Syndicate around January or so), but it came back with a vengeance for this release. Reverting to Crimson 16....

The Game Awards is an event focused on the best of gaming’s past and future. We celebrate the year behind us by giving its best games awards. Hence, you know, the title of the show. But we also get a ton of trailers for upcoming games and big announcements, such as the official unveiling of the Xbox Series X. Fans know to expect these announcements, and thus The Game Awards became anticipated for its announcements as much as the actual awards....

Valheim released on Windows and Linux in February and gained a lot of popularity fast. In two weeks from launch, it sold more than two million copies which is a huge feat. This has made more players curious to try out this game but many are wondering – is there controller support in Valheim? Sure, most players will play this game with a keyboard and a mouse but if you enjoy using a controller for a game like this, get your answer in this guide....

If there is any survival game that millions of people are currently talking about, it is Valheim. It has been a week since it released on Steam and it has already taken the gaming world on fire. Considering the popularity of the game, there are tons of fans who want to set up or run their own Valheim Dedicated Server on Steam. Do you want to run your own Valheim Dedicated Server?...

Valheim has a new Hearth and Home update that allows you to build and craft a Stone Throne. This is one of the new features that you can enjoy as part of the new update. And your Viking character does deserve a throne after an entire day of surviving in the 10th World. So, scroll down and find out how to craft a throne in the game. How to craft and build a Stone Throne in Valheim?...

For six years the annual DOTA 2 championship known as The International was held in Seattle, Washington. In 2017, Valve began to move the event to locations around the world, perhaps to make it possible for people in different areas to attend the event. Now, the company has launched an open call for submissions from any city that wishes to host the tournament. Valve has begun taking bids from cities that might be interested in hosting The International DOTA 2 Championships in 2021, similar to the way cities bid to host the Olympics....

We’ve known for a short while that the multiplayer-only Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt will release in 2022, but now we know exactly when. The game will spill plenty of fresh blood when it launches out of Early Access on April 27. Players have been testing the game, and streamers have been showing it off. In less than a month, the Bloodhunt takes to the grimy streets for real. It’s coming free to play, so you wouldn’t even need to worry about dropping a stack for it....

A few weeks ago, Tom Hardy caused a bit of a stir by trying to promote Venom by telling everyone that all of his favorite scenes had been cut out. Talking to ComicsExplained, Hardy said “there are 30 to 40 minutes’ worth of scenes that aren’t in this movie… Mad puppeteering scenes, dark comedy scenes”. Hardy later had to backtrack a bit when IGN picked him up on it at the premiere, starting off by saying that he’d been misunderstood but going on to make things a whole lot worse....

Just a few months after his failed court case regarding numerous sexual assault allegations, controversial voice actor Vic Mignogna has made the rounds on social media once again with a rambling livestream directly responding to the now-dismissed claims against him. The 56-year-old actor, known for his roles in anime and video games (Dragon Ball, Persona 3, Fullmetal Alchemist, etc.), came under fire last January following a number of sexual assault allegations from fans and fellow voice actors from Mignogna’s former employer, anime distribution company Funimation....

It feels real good to shoot stuff in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. This might not sound like the biggest deal - it’s always important for this type of horde-based, zombie-mowing game - but for Darktide good shooting is significant. Developer Fatshark, who previously made spiritual, franchise-adjacent predecessors Warhammer: Vermintide and Vermintide 2, hadn’t used actual FPS mechanics before, with Vermintide almost entirely based on melee. And doing it right in Darktide, it turns out, has been a challenge....

The midseason update for Warzone 2 and MW2 is finally here and there are a ton of features that have been reintroduced and added. Some of the notable inclusions in Season 1 Reloaded are the return of the Shipment map and a new Spec Ops mission called the Atomgrad Raid. CoD has also released their usual patch notes blog post breaking down the update in its entirety. If you want to find out what the exact changes were, then you’ll be able to check it out below....

As soon as a game release, a list of game mods starts showing up. Everyone likes to customize the game according to their preferences, and that’s what the mods are for. A mod lets you tweak and blend any game to your game style so that you can give your special touch to the original game. Today, we will be discussing the best mods available for Yakuza Like a Dragon....

What Does Bandwidth Analyzer Mean? A bandwidth analyzer is a type of software that detects, collects, monitors and analyzes network bandwidth data and metrics. It is used by network administrators to view the overall network/Internet bandwidth that a particular network is receiving and sending. Techopedia Explains Bandwidth Analyzer A bandwidth analyzer is part of network management software. It is usually installed or operates at the network gateway, and records each packet that moves in or out of the network....

What Does Circular Reference Mean? A circular reference in computer programming is a situation in which two values reference each other. This type of reference can be extremely problematic if two functions or values depend on one another for definition. This term is used in the IT world much like it is in general language to refer to when one thing references another and vice versa. Techopedia Explains Circular Reference

What Does Cyber Range Mean? Techopedia Explains Cyber Range Because cyber ranges are controlled virtual environments, operational conditions and weapon/defense performance results may be replicated to reduce failures and errors. Cyber ranges exist in military and government agencies, industries and private installations. Currently, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing the National Cyber Range (NCR). Goals of DARPA’s NCR include: Replicate large scale, complex and diverse networks and users for future and current Department of Defense (DoD) weapon systems and operations Enable a realistic testing facility for Internet and Global Information Grid (GIG) research Enable the development and deployment of state-of-the-art cybertesting capabilities Facilitate the scientific use of cybertesting methods Provide a virtual environment for the quantitative, qualitative and realistic assessment of potentially ground-breaking cybertechnologies for research and development

One The Witcher modder has added the catchy tune “Toss A Coin To Your Witcher” into the original game, as featured in the Netflix adaptation of the book series (via USGamer.net). “Toss A Coin To Your Witcher” bangs. Jaskier the bard warbles the wonderful tune in the Netflix series, and it has set the world on fire. That’s no spoiler for the actual show, which is fantastic, so give it a go if you’ve not gotten round to it....

Since it was announced late last year that The Witcher would be receiving a television adaptation over at Netflix, the show has without a doubt become one of the streaming platforms most highly anticipated series. Based off a series of popular Polish fantasy novels and, of course, CD Projekt Red’s critically acclaimed RPG trilogy, The Witcher already has the franchise’s biggest fans incredibly excited, and thanks to a new trailer, they finally know when Geralt’s newest adventure will begin....

The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich recently spoke about deleted scenes she wishes could have been left in the show. This included a scene that showed the first meeting of fan-favorite characters Yennefer and Triss Merigold, as well as a moment shared between the women of Aretuza. According to Hissrich, these deleted scenes would have helped the viewer when watching The Witcher season 2. Hissrich spoke about a deleted scene from Episode 3: Betrayer Moon, that dealt with the transformation the sorceresses undergo at graduation....