Blizzard has reported steady quarterly declines for World of Warcraft since its peak in 2010. A Senior Producer at Blizzard recently spoke about the loss of subscribers, calling it unsurprising and atrributing it, at least partly, to the success of Star Wars: The Old Republic. In a recent interview with Eurogamer, John Lagrave told the publication “Of course people are trying Star Wars – our development team are trying Star Wars!...
Xbox and Discord users will soon be able to link their accounts, letting Xbox One players share their in-game status to their fellow Discord users. Under a new partnership between the two companies, players who link their Discord account to their Xbox account can now show their Discord friends if they’re playing games like Sea of Thieves on Xbox One. In turn, this means Discord users can keep their in-game status centralized across social media platforms, just in case a friend wants to hop in and play....
During the weekend, an Xbox exec has shared a quite teasing tweet where it claims to have recently discussed the future of Microsoft’s console business. Mike Ybarra, corporate vice president at Xbox, has indeed claimed to have been in a “fun meeting” about the “roadmap” for the platform. The tweet comes complete with an Xbox logo, teasingly with leaves on the background, and mountains on the back, perhaps a suggestion at the cloud....
The Xbox One had a very rough start to the generation with the always online announcement and a focus on entertainment over games, but Phil Spencer has halped to right the ship since taking over. Focusing back on games again in the last few years, the Xbox One had a very good year in 2016, including the very popular Xbox One S. While perhaps their most risky upcoming venture in Scalebound has been cancelled, Spencer believes that the company needs to continue to take risks when it comes to their games....
Ever since Microsoft revealed the Xbox Live Cloud, many downplayed the technology as a gimmick. There seems to be a line in the sand and an ongoing argument as to what is, and what isn’t, possible with the cloud. From a common sense standpoint, there are a lot of applications that seem like they would make good use of cloud computing. Things like matchmaking, stat-tracking, and other information intensive portions of games could definitely benefit from a low cost and efficient constant connection to the internet....
Over the last few days, a rumor about Xbox Scarlett specs has popped up on Reddit. Despite being quickly dubbed as fake or at least very doubt, a verified user on ResetEra has offered a comment about those specs, suggesting some of them could be legit instead. These are the specifics in question: CPU: Custom 8 cores / 16 Threads Zen 2 CPU GPU: Custom NAVI @12+ teraflops Memory: 16GB GDDR6 Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD @ 1+GB/s DirectX Raytracing + MS AI This is the comment, which among the other things suggest the console is set to have a SSD storage, a new SoC codenamed Anubis and more....
Next-gen is almost upon us. Microsoft has officially unveiled the hardware specs of the Xbox Series X, and the next-gen console looks to be just as powerful as Microsoft has described it to be. An Xbox Wire article sheds some light on the hardware that makes the Xbox Series X’s impressive features possible, including a few unorthodox decisions. Before we get into any of that, though, the official Xbox Series X hardware specs are listed below....
Pete Murray, Associate producer at Firaxis Games took us on a brief tour of XCOM: Enemy Unknown at E3 2012. If you haven’t heard, XCOM: Enemy Unknown is the re-imagining of one of the greatest PC and strategy games of all times. Staying true to the franchise roots, XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a completely turn-based strategy title, that tasks you with saving civilization from an enemy threat. They’ve picked the right team for the job, XCOM: Enemy Unknown is in development by Firaxis Games, a revered development house in the field of turn based strategy....
Anybody logging into The Division 2, Ubisoft’s post-pandemic third-person looter shooter, will find that the servers are currently down. This is due to scheduled maintenance to prepare the servers for the start of Season 6: Concealed Agenda. This is effectively a rerun of Season 3 of the game. The servers should be back online at 13:30 CEST, 07:30 EDT, and 16:30 PDT. Unfortunately, no patch notes will be available until after the maintenance is complete, but anyone familiar with Season 3 will know what is in store....
Sometimes when publishers have big news, something can happen that spoils the party. We have had people spot things on monitors when devs release photos from within the studio. We have had plain old leaks by people in the know. This time, a publisher was brought low by people simply reading the source code for a website. Square Enix had promised big Tomb Raider news tomorrow, but now everyone already knows what that is!...
Final Fantasy XIV is vast and expansive and has been attracting more newcomers than ever. Given the scope of the game, the RPG elements are very prevalent. From crafting to cooking, the game has tons players can do to ensure they have a good time. Among these activities is fishing; fishing is a great way to pass the time and gives players fish that can be sold, eaten, or used as quest items....
The Shipyard is the building added to Tribes of Midgard to enable it so you and your Viking companions can construct boats and sail into the Ocean. You’ll need to find it first. It’s a little further out than the other buildings you typically use in your village. Here’s what you need to know about where to find the Shipyard in Tribes of Midgard. The Shipyard can be found on the Ash Beach biome....
The Space Ship is one of the many collectibles you can find, photograph, and use to decorate your church headquarters in Saints Row. Open the Collectibles app on your phone and check the Small list, and you’ll see that the Space Ship can be found in “Rojas Desert North. In shallow water at the foot of a mesa. On Route 66.” This is a pretty detailed description of the location of the crashed UFO you need to photograph in order to unlock the Space Ship collectible, but it doesn’t tell you exactly where it is (and it’s wrong)....
The quests in Diablo 2: Resurrected are going to have you running through hordes of enemies, searching far and wide for the specific location of your next task. The correct destination may not always be directly told to you, though. For example, when searching for Cain in the first act, you’ll need to find the Underground Passage to make it over to the Dark Wood. Finding the underground passage can be a little tricky, though, and it’s easy to find yourself lost in the wilderness....
New World’s Winter Convergence Festival is here, and with it come many winter and holiday-themed quests. Players will undoubtedly want to participate in these quests, but they will need to find the Winter Wanderer to do so. You might be wondering where the Winter Wanderer is located in New World. To find the Winter Wanderer in New World during the Winter Convergence Festival, you must go to one of the Winter Villages....
Want to know where to find Veluza in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet? While the world of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is full of unique Pokémon, the most interesting for fans are those that appeared with the advent of the ninth generation. Veluza is one of those Pokemon you will want to capture in your collection. As a Water and Psychic-type Pokémon, Veluza has good resistance to Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water, Psychic, and Ice-type attacks....
There appear to be dozens of different rotating challenges in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5, and they are a great way to rapidly stack up some experience. One of them is a to place a camera near the beachside mansion. This is extremely easy to do, you just need to know where to go. You can find the beachside mansion on the west coast of the island, near the smaller heart-shaped island, just to the southwest of Sweaty Sands....
One of the challenges in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7 Week 4 is to place missing person signs in Weeping Woods and Misty Meadows. There are four missing person signs in each location, and in this guide, we will show you where to find them. To place the signs, all you need to do is walk up to the ghostly blue outlines of the signs and interact with them. Be alert when doing so, as other players will certainly try to take advantage of the couple of seconds it will take to eliminate you if they can....
There are several types of Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, many of which have held items that will boost the power of this type. Dragon is one of the strongest types in the game, featuring many powerful Pokémon and great resistances. This may leave you wondering what item will power up Dragon-type moves in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The item that boosts Dragon-type moves in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is the Dragon Fang....
Killing Eve aired on BBC America in 2018 with its pilot episode, “Nice Face”. Ever since the spy thriller has earned itself a substantial following and a strong reputation as a must-see television series. Each character, regardless of moral alignment, has individual quirks and traits that make them so relatable. Here’s a list of each central Killing Eve character and their corresponding zodiac sign. Eve Polastri – Scorpio Scorpios are famously discreet and even secretive, with an air of mystery around them....
