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UPDATE 2pm UK: Ghost Recon Breakpoint may be over, but Ubisoft has suggested its NFT scheme will still continue. Ubisoft Quartz released its first NFT items as part of Breakpoint - which will no longer be updated, despite the NFT items only being added over the past couple of months. Today, Ubisoft pointed GamesIndustry.biz to a message prepared for Breakpoint NFT owners. “You own a piece of the game and have left your mark in its history,” the message reads....

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour has become EA’s first PGA Tour game to hit the top of the UK charts since the launch of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 in 2008. Chart Track notes that EA’s latest golf title recorded almost the same week one total as the 2008 release. 62 per cent of the game’s week one sales came on PS4. Sony’s God of War 3: Remastered fails to set the chart alight in the same way the publisher’s The Last of Us Remastered managed, having to settle for No....

I think I’m afraid of commitment. When I was a child, it was a small matter to sit in front of the Nintendo 64 for hours. Time meant nothing to me; now, it’s all I think about. I look at upcoming games, at the hundreds of hours of playtime required, and I cannot fathom where to find time to actually play videogames. It’s ironic, then, that my solution to the resulting crippling inertia is to sink over a hundred hours in Islanders....

6 Facts about USENET USENET was popular and used before the World Wide Web and internet browsers were easily accessible to the general public and remains the oldest internet communication tool that is still in use today.It was one of the first services to provide for many commonly used internet features, including having the ability to download content, search, have threaded discussions, find like-minded people who were oriented around the same interests, and more....

The Valheim map is massive and it is packed with various Biomes – some are safer while some are absolutely dangerous. Currently, 9 Biomes are known and they have widely different environments. The game is in early access right now and the Roadmap for 2021 has already been revealed. For those who are curious to know about the Valheim Biomes Progression and what are the dangers and resources in every region, this guide will explain more about what you can expect....

Valorant Game Director Joe Ziegler recently revealed that Competitive Matchmaking should arrive in-game this week. Now, Senior Producer Ian Fielding has taken to the Valorant website to reveal the updates that Riot has made to the rank iconography, as well as some changes to the queue system. So, this week looks promising. Valorant Competitive Matchmaking will launch with the game’s next patch, 1.02. In his post, Fielding stresses that the ranked system in Valorant is always evolving....

It was a little over two weeks ago that we wrote about Valve’s digital trading card game, Artifact, losing a dramatic number of players. Unfortunately - albeit unsurprisingly - the game has continued to bleed even more players since the beginning of the year. According to Kotaku, this past Sunday, Artifact’s concurrent player count dropped below 1,500, which is the lowest number of players for the game since it launched on November 28, 2018....

Venom 2 is very much in the works, set to commence its parasite-pushing production in 2020. Andy Serkis (Mowgli, Breathe) is behind the camera on Venom 2, and the motion capture performance specialist is probably the perfect choice for a movie that will hopefully feature multiple symbiotes. He replaces the first film’s director, Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad). The film, of course, follows up Sony’s (Spider-Man-less) 2018 spinoff film, which stars Tom Hardy as the iconic Spider-Man villain-turned-anti-hero....

Viktor Bunyakovsky was a famous mathematician who made significant contributions to probability and number theories. He was also credited for his early discovery of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality. In the mid-1860s, invented a calculating device known as an automated abacus, but only one prototype was ever made. The Russian mathematician became a precursor organization member to the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1828. Who was Viktor Bunyakovsky? Viktor Bunyakovsky was a famous Russian mathematician....

When Sega and Yu Suzuki’s AM2 studios released the original Virtua Fighter, gaming as we know it was changed forever. 3D gaming wasn’t only possible, but the future was brought to the present thanks to the hard hitting brawler that is regarded as the grandfather of 3D fighting games. Over the years, Virtua Fighter became a franchise lauded for its complex mechanics, ability to adapt to new platforms and building on top of a historically strong foundation....

Watch today’s 3DS Nintendo Direct broadcast right here from 3pm BST. Nintendo has announced plans to broadcast a 3DS-focussed Nintendo Direct this Thursday, September 1 – but don’t expect it to feature any talk about its upcoming console, Nintendo NX. The stream begins at 3pm BST and will feature a closer look at a range of upcoming Nintendo 3DS titles – possibly including the amiibo update planned for Animal Crossing: New Leaf....

These days it’s nothing short of a miracle to score some of the latest gaming hardware that takes performance to all new highs. In a rare instance, we managed to actually find some of the blazing-fast AMD Ryzen 5000 CPU bundles in stock and near MSRP with a reputable retailer. Antonline is a U.S.-based retailer that specializes in a number of consumer products that also appeal to gamers. Right now, you can get the 5600X or 5800X from them along with a couple of bundled extras....

What Does Derived Class Mean? A derived class is a class created or derived from another existing class. The existing class from which the derived class is created through the process of inheritance is known as a base class or superclass. Derived classes are used for augmenting the functionality of base class by adding or modifying the properties and methods to suit the requirements of the specialization necessary for derived class....

What Does Directory Client Agent (DCA) Mean? A directory client agent (DCA) is type of software agent that accesses a directory on behalf of the client device or software within an X.500 communication network or environment. It is used in the X.500 messaging system to communicate client queries with the directory or the client server agent. Techopedia Explains Directory Client Agent (DCA) A directory client agent is primarily used in client server environments to connect and communicate with the directory server....

What Does Disk Drive Mean? A disk drive is a technology that enables the reading, writing, deleting and modifying of data on a computer storage disk. It is either a built-in or external component of a disk that manages the disk’s input/output (I/O) operations. Techopedia Explains Disk Drive A disk drive is one of the most important computer components that helps users store and retrieve data from a disk. The nature and type of disk drive vary on par with the underlying disk....

What Does Meta Element Mean? Meta elements in languages like HTML are represented by meta tags. They provide metadata about webpages. Meta elements are situated in the “head” section of the source code. Some of these elements load before an actual page is rendered by a browser. Techopedia Explains Meta Element Meta elements can be used to describe parts of a webpage in code. They can also be used as an alternative to an HTTP response header field....

Third isse of Dark Horse’s spin-off comic arrives Cd Projekt Red, the developer behind the critically acclaimed Witcher franchise of games, and Dark Horse Comics, one of the global leaders in comic book publishing, are thrilled to announce the release of the third issue of The Witcher House of Glass. Madness begins to plague the minds of our heroes as they wander through the horrific hallways of the House of Glass and discover the true origins of its tenants....

Thief Simulator VR edition entered early access late last year, via the Steam Early Access program. The preview allowed players to go hands on and shape development on Thief Simulator VR ahead of launch. Developer GameBoom VR has now detailed the changes made during early access, along with the release date for the full game. First off, the full version of Thief Simulator VR launches November 5. To celebrate, the team has put together a launch trailer showcasing the missions, locations and other features that have been added during the game’s early access phase....

UPDATE 7.40pm UK: After discovering the footage used in the mysterious video has been taken from an Unreal Engine 5 assets pack, it now appears that the video is a hoax. Whilst it’s unclear where the story originated - or why - for now, it’s best to presume this isn’t true until Konami, Virtuos, or TGA confirm otherwise. Original story follows. ORIGINAL STORY 1pm UK: It looks like the long-rumoured Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake may be announced at the upcoming The Game Awards....

Back in the day, Novalogic released some fantastic titles on the PC and now THQ Nordic has acquired the rights to all of them. Games such as their chopper tile Comanche, tank title Armoured Fist and tactical shooter Delta Force proved very popular. In fact, when we used to head to trade shows, Novalogic was always one of our first ports of call. They made some fantastic games. “After 30 years of creating ground breaking Computer and Video Games we are proud to pass the baton to THQ Nordic....