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A few days ago we shared the news that Valve would be announcing its own virtual reality headset at the Game Developers Conference this coming week. Well, it looks like they’ve decided to get the party started early and make the announcement today…or rather their VR partner did. Popular smartphone manufacturing HTC announced their plans to develop a virtual reality device called Vive for Valve. According to the CEO of HTC, Peter Chou, the device will be available to consumers by the end of the year, with a developer edition available in the coming months....

Virtual YouTubers, known colloquially as Vtubers, are taking 2020 by storm. What was once a very expensive hobby that gatekept many people from starting their own channels is now more accessible than ever. While being an online personality is hit-or-miss for many people in terms of whether they’ll make money off it, some niche genres of YouTube are thriving in 2020. While using virtual avatars is certainly not a new thing in the world of online content creators and influencers, the Vtuber phenomenon is specifically associated with creators, mostly women, who use avatars that look like characters out of an anime....

Whenever there is even a hint of players being able to pay to win in free-to-play games, people are all over it. Chances are Warzone players will let this one slide, though. Free-to-play games are great, especially when any paid elements of those games are added or cosmetic extras that won’t improve a player’s skills. Any hint of an item or ability that can be bought giving people an edge over players who don’t have that ability or item is bound to cause trouble, even if it was unintentional....

Ubisoft officially releases a brand new trailer for its forthcoming open world title Watch Dogs 2, showcasing the game’s sprawling San Francisco setting. Although Ubisoft has delayed the PC version of Watch Dogs 2 by two additional weeks, the developer still has a job to do when it comes to continuing to promote the forthcoming open world title. So, with this being the case, Ubisoft has now put out a brand new trailer today that features the game’s San Francisco setting and the areas surrounding the city....

The next line of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX series debuts to immense excitement today - that is, if the swirling theories are true. It’s still relatively unclear if the highly anticipated RTX 3000 series will be making a splash at today’s event, but it only makes sense given Nvidia’s recent highlighting of the RTX 3090 stats. Nvidia’s Ampere Live event will take place across multiple platforms, namely both YouTube and Twitch, in addition to Nvidia’s main website....

The long-awaited rerelease of Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Complete Edition is upon us, and Limited Run Games is celebrating with a physical edition. It also happened to sneak in a reference to a classic Sonic the Hedgehog game. Ubisoft announced that the game will release digitally next week, on January 14. Limited Run Games followed that announcement with one about the physical edition, with pre-orders starting January 15....

What Does Bandwidth Meter Mean? A bandwidth meter is a tool through which various aspects related to bandwidth like reporting and monitoring can be performed. Such a tool can be easily installed on a computer to track its Internet usage. It can also display real-time graphs through which users can easily create reports and issue alerts based on uploads and downloads. Techopedia Explains Bandwidth Meter There are various bandwidth meter applications available on the market....

The Sims 4: Paranormal is crammed full of supernatural content but one of the highlights is the return of Bonehilda. She no longer has her trademark coffin, which has been a disappointment to some. However, with a little creative cheating, you can still help her live her best life. This guide will talk you through everything you need to know about the latest incarnation of Bonehilda; from editing her looks to making her part of your Sims 4 household....

There are plenty of choices players can make during The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt when it comes to romancing the ladies. Other than his main two sorceress lovers, Yennefer and Triss, Geralt can meet a variety of women whom he can embark on physical and emotional relationships with. When playing through The Witcher 3, choosing which lovely lady to romance may be difficult, since there are so many of them to choose from throughout the main games and DLCs....

Action movies come and go like seashells caught in the washing tides of a sandy beach. No one could have predicted that 2010’s Unstoppable would become the textbook example for the genre and the epitaph of an expert filmmaker. Like its premise of a runaway train increasing in speed to threaten a whole city, so to will fans’ enjoyment increase as they come to recognize its meticulous achievements. It epitomizes the purest examples of every part of film craft....

This week in Hearthstone will be a bit of a test to see if recent changes can bring balance to the classes in any meaningful way. For starters, Blizzard has nerfed both Priest and Demon Hunters in the Arena with patch 17.0.3, adjusting card offerings available in order to bring the overall power level of those classes down to within reach of other classes. Following the second recent nerf to the Demon Hunter class in Standard, there was a brief drop in its win rate followed by an increase in other classes like Rogue and Hunter, according to HSreplay....

This week is seeing the release of a number of indie titles with a few professional published games, one of which taps into ’90s FPS nostalgia. Ion Fury was developed by Voidpoint and 3D Realms, the minds behind titles like Duke Nukem 3D, Prey (2006), and Max Payne. The game is an FPS utilizing the classic Build Engine that was used in Duke Nukem 3D and sends the player on a mission to fight cybernetically enhanced super soldiers operating with a transhumanist cult....

The Ace Attorney franchise is known for many things, but one thing fans really enjoy about the series is the music. Now, Capcom has announced that it will host an online concert for the music of Ace Attorney. This one-time experience will take place in Japan next month but will be live-streamed worldwide. Beginning April 10 and running until April 18, fans can buy a standard ticket for 4,500 yen, which is roughly $41....

Tom Hiddleston, known for his Loki performance in the MCU films since 2011, shed some light on what to expect from the next Marvel show. The actor hinted fans can already learn a lot about the story just by paying attention to the Loki shapeshifting logo. Marvel has so far totally nailed it with its new Disney+ shows, such as WandaVision and Falcon And Winter Soldier. The upcoming Loki series is on track to launch in June, bringing back a fan-favorite MCU character, who escapes his fate in Avengers: Endgame....

Many Animal Crossing players are quick to assume that, just because lienholder Tom Nook is a peculiar-looking raccoon with a penchant for assigning some incredulous debts, Tom Nook is a bad person. While still a staunch capitalist, he is far from unfair in his operations and does not contribute to what’s called “crony capitalism.” According to Twitter user JacobPea_Social, numerous scenes in Animal Crossing: Wild World reveal a lot about Tom Nook’s goals and motivations....

After well over a decade of mediocre titles. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater finally made a glorious return to form on the PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One thanks to Vicarious Visions’ work on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, a remake of the first two titles which perfectly recreates the levels and feel of skateboarding while updating it for modern consoles. As accurate to the originals as it is, certain subtle differences were enacted to the gameplay and design only veteran fans would have noticed....

Twitch announces that anime stalking game Yandere Simulator is banned from streaming, leading to the game’s lone developer pleading for a way to get the title approved. In this day and age of ‘Let’s Plays’ and livestreams, a game’s ability to be streamed can often make or break the title. With YouTuber’s such as PewDiePie building an empire around playing games while people watch, if a game can’t be broadcast to the masses, it might just be dead in the water....

In its 2019-20 full-year fiscal earnings report, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the company may have to delay one of its planned major game releases due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While it is not entirely clear which of the five titles Ubisoft is planning to release in the 2020-21 fiscal year would be pushed, this would be an interesting development considering the company announced 11 of its games have sold over 10 million units so far this generation....

A group that calls itself CrepChiefNotify claims to have used bot software to have bought up almost 3500 PS5s. Any of you who tried to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X and were unsuccessful will know all about how frustrating the process can be. Even those of you who did manage to land a console will have likely had to jump through all sorts of hoops to get one. What makes it so annoying is that even when you fire up the site as sales go live, it still doesn’t guarantee you’ll leave it with a PS5 or Series X secured....

From Kaioken, to Super Saiyan, and now Ultra Instinct, Dragon Ball has had its fair share of transformations over the years. Each one, typically first gained by Goku with a few notable exceptions, changed the landscape of action within the franchise and pioneered new eras of combat. Kaioken brought out a brutality that wasn’t often present in DB up to that point; Super Saiyan allowed for fights to last longer and with tougher foes; Super Saiyan God finally saw Goku attaining strength on par with the gods; and Ultra Instinct has now paved the way for battles on a universal level....