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GfK ChartTrack reports that Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII has entered the All Formats All Prices UK video game chart at No.1, demoting EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 to No.2 – sales down 38 per cent. Ubisoft’s Just Dance drops one place to No.3 (sales down only nine per cent), Heavy Rain holds on to fourth spot (showing strong legs with only an eight per cent drop), and Wii Fit Plus climbs up to fifth place thanks to an 11 per cent sales increase....

Final Fantasy VII is one of the most important video games of all time. It was the game that helped propel the series to mainstream status in the west, while also helping the JRPG genre to find an audience outside of Japan. The characters and story of Final Fantasy VII have been dissected more than any other game in the series. This is partly due to the fact that the game first became a hit when the Internet was becoming more prevalent in homes across America, which meant that it has had more of a chance to be talked about than the other titles in the series....

Cruising around the internet today, I stumbled on something new and rather interesting coming from RealityArts Studio and publisher Toplitz. The team that brought us The Stranger VR announced its next game: Unwake, a first-person melee game that drops you in the middle of a war. But it’s not just any war; it’s a holy war with a description that could have come from the mind of Spawn creator Todd McFarland....

If you have stumbled upon the Plains biome, or curious about the Haldor’s pet Lox Halstein, then my friends Lox are tamable in the game. But if you can attack and kill one of them there is a reward for you. You can craft a special cape with a Damage modifier. So let’s find out how to make Lox Cape in Valheim. How to Craft Lox Cape in Valheim? To make a Lox cape, you need to craft it at level 2 Forge using 6 Lox pelt and 2 Silver....

Are you finding it tough to get back on the raft or boat after you have fallen in the water? You are not alone. Maybe a Sea Serpent has attacked you and you fell. Heck, even the best of the Vikings can lose balance and fall off. It happens. This game is super fun but it doesn’t explain everything to you upfront. There’s a lot you have to figure out yourself so to save your time, we will tell you how to get back on the Raft or Boat after falling in the water....

Capcom has revealed new details on this year’s Devil May Cry 4 remaster, revealing three new playable characters and confirming that the game will also arrive on PC. Due to arrive digitally on PS4, Xbox One and PC this summer, Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition features “freshly powered-up” 1080p visuals and a 60fps frame rate, along with “improvements to the game tempo and balancing”. Dante’s twin brother Vergil will also be playable, as will Trish and demon hunter Lady....

Fox Searchlight’s new film about the rise, fall, and resurgence of one of the most infamous televangelists continues to take strong shape with its cast. Previously Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield had already joined the congregation, but now Vincent D’Onofrio is also entering the film’s pews. He might even be leading them in a prayer or two. D’Onfrio has been cast as Jerry Falwell, the Southern Baptist pastor who founded Liberty University and turned evangelism into big business during the 20th century....

Key Points Corsair started as a small company in 1994, producing components for motherboards and processors. The company slowly expanded to become the premier name in gaming peripherals.The Corsair Voyager also offers a stylish design and solid build quality If you’re into PC gaming, you already know Corsair’s domination in the industry. The company is famous for its PC components, keyboards, peripherals, and gaming gear. While the company has been producing gaming monitors and PCs for quite some time, the Voyager is the first ever gaming laptop it has released....

There are games out there that try to do something no other game can replicate. It’s a difficult feat. After all, if a developer could just whip up a unique selling point that easily, every game you played would feel totally different from the last. Of course, we know that isn’t how the industry works, and sometimes trying to force an unusual design can backfire. This is the problem Jason Oda’s Waking fundamentally suffers from....

Warhammer 40K: Darktide will be launching on Xbox later than expected as Fatshark Games begin work on improving the game’s performance and mechanics, with seasonal content on PC also being delayed. The announcement was posted to Warhammer 40K: Darktide’s official Twitter account in a repentant statement from Martin Wahlund, Co-Founder of Developer Fatshark Games, explaining that the team is striving to deliver a game that can be “Played for weeks, not hours....

Warhammer 40,0000 Darktide is a new FPS and Hack & Slash experience by Fatshark. Before jumping into the game and fighting your way through the hordes of Undead, you have to build your character. Compared to its previous installment Vermintide, this game gives you many character customization options. And these are not just the features of your character. Read this guide where we dive deep into the character creation and customization in Warhammer 40K Darktide....

Warzone 2 is the next installment in Call of Duty’s widely popular battle royale game mode. Its imminent arrival brings with it a wave of excitement and has players looking forward to getting into the latest entry with its plethora of new and returning features. One specific element that players are curious about is whether FOV sliders will be included in the upcoming game. This was a feature that became a point of contention previously because it was made exclusively for PC players....

Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific Season Four Reloaded introduced a new game mode, a new assault rifle, a Terminator crossover, and more. Over in Vanguard, players can hop into a new multiplayer map set in a village on a mountainside. With this new season comes a new patch. Raven Software has deployed a fresh patch to tweak the H4 Blixen submachine gun and make a few bug fixes. Unfortunately, the Season Four Reloaded update brought some issues along with it....

Our Chris is back from Gamescom and he’s pooped, yet despite that, it sounds as though he had a nice time. Who needs all the hullabaloo when a quieter event allows smaller games some air? In today’s episode of Weekly, Chris takes us back there, to Gamescom, sharing what it was like on the show floor, as well as the games that caught his eye and the gossip he heard....

The following contains spoilers for Westworld season 3 episode 7. The episode titles and descriptions for Westworld season 3 have been kind of all over the place. The season’s first episode was named after a short Christian chant derived from Joel 2:17. Episode 3 was called “The Absence of Field,” seemingly from a Mark Strand poem and having little bearing on the episode. Then episode 6 went ahead and called itself “Decoherence,” which can’t help but come across as a joke at this point....

Minecraft has been keeping players exploring the blocky world for over a decade, which isn’t surprising when you consider that the developers frequently update the game with new content. For example, Update 1.19 introduced brand new biomes such as the Mangrove, along with new mobs like frogs and Wardens. You also might come across Echo Shards, but what are Echo Shards in Minecraft and how do you use them? Where To Find Echo Shards in Minecraft Echo Shards are a dark teal-colored crafting material, which cannot be made using a crafting table....

What Does Technology Services Mean? Technology services are professional services designed to facilitate the use of technology by enterprises and end users. Technology services provide specialized technology-oriented solutions by combining the processes and functions of software, hardware, networks, telecommunications and electronics. Technology services are also known as information technology services (ITS). Techopedia Explains Technology Services In the IT industry, technology services are delivered according to business or enterprise requirements. Services range from basic Internet connectivity to enterprise application (EA) software....

What Does Business Rule Engine (BRE) Mean? A business rule engine (BRE) is a component of software allowing non-programmers to change the business logic in a business process management (BPM) system. To carry out a business policy or procedure, a business rule or statement is required. Business logic uses data in a database and a sequence of operations to carry out the business rule. Techopedia Explains Business Rule Engine (BRE) Execution code for business rules is separated from the BPM system, allowing the end user to change business rules without asking for a programmer’s help....

What Does Daily Build and Smoke Test (DBST) Mean? A Daily Build and Smoke Test (DBST) is a real-time software detection and repair procedure. The daily build is the everyday practice of creating a new software build of the latest version of the program, while smoke testing is done on the software build to find out any immediate bugs. The DBST’s primary objective is to test applications and software for bugs or incompatibility issues and prevent additional or compounded future issues....

Titanfall 2 will release between October-December 2016, EA has confirmed. The release window puts the shooter in direct competition with rivals Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, as well as EA’s own Battlefield 1. A more precise release date has yet to be announced. The window was confirmed as part of EA’s latest financial report, and follows earlier rumours that the game is due to launch this year....