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Valorant is built around the competitive experience it aims to deliver. It’s a game with a high ceiling in which precision is rewarded, and there are a bunch of built-in features to help players understand and improve their performance. One such stat is Average Combat Score and today we’ll be delving into the meaning of ACS in Valorant and how you can use this information to assess your skills. ACS Meaning in Valorant, Explained As mentioned above, ACS means Average Combat Score....

Valve has downplayed the performance impact of using slower SSDs in new shipments of the Steam Deck. The change was first spotted by German publication HardwareLuxx, which noticed the 256 GB and 512 GB versions of the Steam Deck now ship with either a two-lane or four-lane PCIe Gen 3 SSD. Previously, these versions all came with a faster four-lane SSD. Asked by PC Gamer for comment, Valve’s product designer Lawrence Yang said Valve “determined that there is no impact to performance between the two models,” and there were only differences between the two drives in “extremely uncommon cases....

Despite a consistent track record of failures, Hollywood is pushing forward with many more video game adaptations. Over the next several years, more and more video game IPs will be picked up and turned into big budget feature films. Video games will become what the comic book movie genre already is and all it needs is one successful and critically acclaimed hit to open the floodgates. Over the years we’ve seen major projects like the Halo, Gears of War and Mass Effect movies go nowhere, but Resident Evil is here to stay, inFamous may eventually get a movie and most interestingly, Ubisoft created their own studio to develop their major franchises into true-to-source blockbuster movies....

Square Enix hasn’t exactly had the best track record when it comes to Final Fantasy mobile games, but War of the Visions (and the oft forgotten Mobius Final Fantasy) seems to be the exception to the rule. The company has just announced that War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will be having a Final Fantasy IV-themed collaboration event where players will be able to engage the iconic Golbez in battle....

If you are looking for the best Warframe Weapon Tier List with all the guns in the game ranked, then you are at the right place. We have compiled the list of all the best guns you can get in Warframe even up to the latest updated weapons. So let’s get right into it without any further ado. Warframe Weapon Tier List 2023: All Weapons Ranked Table of Contents Here are all the best guns, bows, and more ranked in Warframe:...

Wargroove, a grid-based tactics game for Advance Wars fans, launched this past weekend to mostly positive reviews. I’m still working my way through the game to write The Gamer’s review, but like many I’m heavily enjoying Wargroove apart from a few small gripes. The developers are already well aware of these gripes, and shared their plans to fix them as well as surprise us with DLC. The developer of Wargroove, Chucklefish, made an update post on its blog entitled “What’s next for Wargroove?...

InXile Entertainment announced today in a Fig update that First Access ($75) or higher tier backers will get to try the Wasteland 3 alpha on August 21. The game was first announced back in September 2016, with the crowdfunding campaign on Fig taking place in October. InXile Entertainment managed to raise over $3 million of a $2.75 million goal. At E3 2019, we saw an official trailer showcasing the glacial Colorado landscapes, as well as some snapshots of characters....

This week in PC game releases (July 8 to 14), we’ll see the arrival of Earth Defense Force 5, Field of Glory: Empires, and SolSeraph. We’ll also see the release of Blazing Chrome, Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, and Eagle Island. For the other games that’ll be coming out this July 2019, check out the monthly listing here. As for the rest of the games launching this year and beyond, you can view our updated release dates list....

What is Pokémon Legends Arceus? Good question. With just a little over two weeks until its full release, this is by far the most secretive the Pokémon Company has been about one of its core series games, at least in our memory. We have, finally, been treated to an advanced look at the latest overview trailer, however, and that gives us just a little bit more of an idea as to what this game is really all about....

The Stranger possess powerful magic, and he uses it again in a Rings of Power episode titled The Eye. His magic requires spoken spells in Elvish and he utters the words envinyata, a kuite, and lote while healing a tree. Here’s everything you need to know on what this spell means in The Rings of Power. What Do Envinyata, A Kuite, and Lote Mean in Rings of Power? In Elvish, A Envinyata means heal, lote means flower, and a kuita means live....

What Does Desktop Mean? Desktop is an IT term for the most fundamental and basic element of a personal computer’s graphical user interface. The desktop display is the default display on the computer when it is booted up; auxiliary features like docks provide end users with options for working from a desktop. Techopedia Explains Desktop As personal computers evolved from operating systems based on command line to more advanced GUI designs, the desktop remained a common concept in design....

What Does Graphics Card Mean? A graphics card is a type of display adapter or video card installed within most computing devices to display graphical data with high clarity, color, definition and overall appearance. A graphics card provides high-quality visual display by processing and executing graphical data using advanced graphical techniques, features and functions. A graphics card is also known as a graphics adapter, graphics controller, graphics accelerator card or graphics board....

What Does Heat Spreader Mean? A heat spreader refers to an object that has high thermal conductivity and that is used as a bridge between a heat source and a heat exchanger. It is meant to fully utilize a secondary heat exchanger where the geometry of two surfaces is not the same or fully compatible. A heat spreader can be as simple as a thin copper plate. Techopedia Explains Heat Spreader A heat spreader essentially “spreads out” the heat from its source, making it possible to sink heat by distributing it to the next level (usually called a heat exchanger)....

What Does Logic Gate Mean? A logic gate is an assortment of electronically controlled switches that implement Boolean logic processes. The process consists of a logical operation on one or more logical inputs that generates a solitary logic output. A logic gate is comprised of resistors and transistors, or diodes. They can perform simple or highly complex operations by joining a variety of logic gates. The maximum number of logic gates is limited to the size of the integrated circuit (IC) divided by the size of logical gates....

Netflix released its TV adaptation of The Witcher just a couple weeks ago, and one of the things fans are talking about–and listening to–the most is a song performed by Jaskier (Joey Batey). So, naturally, a mod has been crafted for the original The Witcher game to insert “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher” into a cutscene in-game. “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher” makes its appearance in episode 2 of the Netflix series, and it’s one of a few different bard songs sung by Jaskier; players might know him better as Dandelion, but Jaskier is his original Polish name....

Tira and her hula hoop of death are both heading to Soulcalibur VI — for a price. Bandai Namco revealed the fan favorite character earlier today at GamesCom. You can witness the ferocity of the emotionally unstable fighter in the new gameplay trailer below. Tira uses her Eiserne Drossel, a circular bladed weapon, like a crude surgical tool against her opponents. She damn near decapitates poor Mitsurugi. Tira follows both Astaroth and Seong Mi-Na as the newest recruits to the Soulcalibur VI roster of fighters....

The first week of any game’s release is crucial for its long-term success and overall popularity. However, after analyzing many major titles, some outshine the rest because of their ground-breaking sales and recorded hours of gameplay. So, here are the top 10 fastest-selling games in their first week. Halo 3 Top 10 Fastest-Selling Games in Their First Week To start this list, we’re going back to 2007, when Microsoft first launched Halo 3....

Last year, Creative Assembly announced that Total War: Elysium, a free-to-play collectible card game (CCG), was in development. Today, we finally have a glimpse of the gameplay. You can watch the video below: Total War: Elysium – The Total War CCG At first glance, you’ll probably notice a few similarities with other titles in the genre such as Hearthstone, but Creative Assembly promises that Total War: Elysium will be quite different....

Yuan Shao was an exemplary general who served the Han Empire. Unfortunately, his disastrous clash with Cao Cao forever made him known as an indecisive leader, a Fatuous Lord, if you will. Still, maybe you can turn things around. Here’s our Yuan Shao campaign guide for Total War: Three Kingdoms – Fates Divided. Note: For more information, check out our Total War: Three Kingdoms – Fates Divided guides and features hub....

The gaming world is eagerly awaiting Battlefield 3 to to make its big splash later this year and see if all the hype is justified. Praise for the upcoming title has come around from just about every media outlet, which is helping to back up EA’s early claim that DICE’s next entry in the Battlefield franchise is going to be the best product in the industry this year. Meanwhile in the other camp at Activision, Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling responded to tweets suggesting that their money would be well spent on a new engine by saying that creating a new one for their next title would be counter productive....