On Platinum Games’ blog, Shinji Mikami revealed some new information regarding the graphics of Vanquish and some of the ideas that were scrapped or adjusted early on in the development of the upcoming title. The biggest reveal is was that the original plan was for Vanquish to be open-world. Once the development commenced, Platinum changed their mind and targeted for more of a “linear structure”. Mikami explains the open-world switch:...
As of today, Warframe players will get to undertake a new questline in the Angels of the Zariman expansion that will have them exploring the Zariman Ten Zero, the ship that was lost to a void-jump accident. From this accident the Tenno were born, so this questline will certainly give players all sorts of new lore on the origins on the game’s playable race. You can find the trailer here and below:...
The Ghoul Purge is an event that occurs quite regularly in Warframe. This event takes place on the Plains of Eidolon, and it works as a special bounty mission. You will need to kill the Ghoul population by going through various missions. In this article, we will show you how you can do so. Warframe Ghoul Purge You will know that the Ghoul Purge event is active when you receive a message from Lotus in your inbox....
This Warrior review contains spoilers. Warrior Episode 3 Okay. Now this is more like it. Can’t say I have many sharply tongued criticisms about Warrior this week. Can’t say I want to find any, either. “John Chinaman” is a well-written hour of television that is less preoccupied with shock value and more focused on telling a meaningful story by defining its characters. Adam Targum, credited writer for this episode, did a fantastic job at making Warrior‘s odds, ends, and misfits gel together here....
When the creators of Shovel Knight found their beloved character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, they screamed their faces off. There are a few ways to tell if you’ve truly made it in the games industry. Winning a big award at The Game Awards is one of them. Being paid millions of dollars from a game that’s sold on every system in existence is another. And being featured as a character in Super Smash Bros....
Rebellion is out at E3 at the moment showing off their 1930s co-op adventure The Strange Brigade and have released a good chunk of footage from the E3 demo. In the video, they cover how players will work together and how the levels have been designed for a mix of action or puzzles depending on what route you take through a level. This they say should offer a decent amount of replayability....
CD Projekt Red fans have nothing to fear. Even though Cyberpunk 2077 is still a long ways off, there’s still enough of their other vastly popular franchise to keep you sated. For one thing, you’ve got Geralt in Soulcalibur VI. Oh, and don’t forget, Gwent will also officially release next week. Alongside the card-battler is Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. What was once supposed to be Gwent’s single-player story mode has become a full-fledged RPG....
When you start diving into the world of anime—Japanese or otherwise—you’ll inevitably run into a myriad of terms, especially if you also peruse the communities. For example, “otaku” or “senpai” or “manga.” If you’re particularly invested in Japanese anime, you’ll likely hear “sakuga” get thrown around as well. But what does sakuga mean in anime? Sakuga Meaning in Anime, Explained The explanation is quite simple: sakuga in anime are a handful of frames that are of notably higher quality....
What Does Execute Disable Bit (EDB) Mean? Techopedia Explains Execute Disable Bit (EDB) As mentioned, EDB is only available in newer versions of Intel processors, but not all OSs support it. The following are the known current OSs that supports EDB: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1Microsoft XP with Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 SUSE Linux 9.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3 Enabling EDB helps businesses and individuals reduce costs on virus related repairs....
What Does Binary-Coded Decimal (BCD) Mean? A binary-coded decimal (BCD) is a type of binary representation for decimal values where each digit is represented by a fixed number of binary bits, usually between four and eight. The norm is four bits, which effectively represent decimal values 0 to 9. This writing format system is used because there is no limit to the size of a number. Four bits can simply be added as another decimal digit, versus real binary representation, which is limited to the usual powers of two, such as 16, 32 or 64 bits....
What Does Bootstrap Mean? A bootstrap is the program that initializes the operating system (OS) during startup. The term bootstrap or bootstrapping originated in the early 1950s. It referred to a bootstrap load button that was used to initiate a hardwired bootstrap program, or smaller program that executed a larger program such as the OS. The term was said to be derived from the expression “pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps,” starting small and loading programs one at a time while each program is “laced” or connected to the next program to be executed in sequence....
What Does Business Process Engine (BPE) Mean? A business process engine (BPE) is a software framework that enables the execution and maintenance of process workflows. It provides business process interaction and communication between different data/process sources spread across one or more IT applications and services. BPE automates linking processes and their activities in an enterprise IT environment. Techopedia Explains Business Process Engine (BPE) A BPE is a business process management (BPM) solution component used to oversee the technical architecture of business process integration, interlinking and interprocessing....
What Does Chatty Protocol Mean? A chatty protocol involves a protocol where the data on a network has to be accompanied by a lot of back-and-forth between the client and the server. Touch points of communication showing the availability of a server or network component is considered part of a chatty protocol. It is considered “chatty” because the multiple parties in the system have to talk to each other, back and forth, in order to accommodate data transfer....
What Does Data Cube Mean? Techopedia Explains Data Cube Multidimensional Data Cube: Most OLAP products are developed based on a structure where the cube is patterned as a multidimensional array. These multidimensional OLAP (MOLAP) products usually offers improved performance when compared to other approaches mainly because they can be indexed directly into the structure of the data cube to gather subsets of data. When the number of dimensions is greater, the cube becomes sparser....
What Does Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA) Mean? A low-noise amplifier (LNA) is an electronic amplifier that is used to amplify signals of very low strength, usually from an antenna where signals are barely recognizable and should be amplified without adding any noise, otherwise important information might be lost. LNAs are one of the most important circuit components present in radio and other signal receivers. Techopedia Explains Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA) Low-noise amplifiers are a significant part of a receiver circuit whereby the received signal is processed and converted into information....
Apex Legends — a game which is so brilliant that it broke me — now has dragons. Yeah. During EA’s EA Play livestream at E3, a trailer for season 2 aired and teased dragons were coming to the game. Afterwards, Respawn’s Drew McCoy said that ‘we’ve got, perhaps, a couple of big things coming into Kings Canyon at the start of season 2. So, keep your eyes peeled over the next month....
Lenovo make some excellent monitors, whether they’re for casual users, gamers or professional work environments. This Lenovo L32p-30 is a huge 4K monitor that’s perfect for everyone, and is currently on sale for £299.99 at John Lewis during their Black Friday sale. That’s £100 off the RRP listed on Lenovo’s own website. Lenovo L32p-30 4K monitor - £299.99 from John Lewis Because it’s an IPS panel, you’re going to get great viewing angles, which is ideal for a 32-inch screen as you can easily have friends and family around to watch or play something....
Ben Lo is a concept artist for BioWare, and he’s just shared what I consider to be some of the greatest concept art ever produced by man: Mass Effect alien kids. Please make sure you notice the small Krogan who has fallen off, there. ‘Very early on on the Mass Effect Andromeda. We had a week called Mass Effect Week. Which gave each of us an opportunity to come up with any cool idea for the game....
Master modder Praydog has once again shown the big development studios how to do it; this time by adding full 6DOF VR to both Resident Evil 7 (and its DLC’s) and Resident Evil Village on PC. Not only that, but these marvelous mods also go a couple of steps further than the offical PSVR release of Resident Evil 7 by introducing both full VRIK (that’s a full player avatar rather than just floating hands) and motion controller support....
Rockstar Games has detailed the latest Grand Theft Auto Online update, with the mighty HVY Menacer now available to snap up at Warstock Cache & Carry. The vehicle can be outfitted with a .50 cal minigun and front facing machine guns, which basically means this thing is death on wheels. In addition, if you log in now until September 3 you can unlock some extras in the shape of the Blue Tartan & Orange Shade Camo Liveries....
