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On September 15, 2015, a little game called Undertale released on PC. Its creator, Toby Fox, did not anticipate how massive it would become. Spawning fan art, plushies, and fan games, Undertale continues to remain part of video game pop culture five years after its release. Currently, fans are waiting for the rest of Deltarune, the (kind of) followup to the critically acclaimed Undertale. Recently, Fox offered an update on Deltarune’s progress....

Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is still increasingly popular among gamers. Skyrim continues to be popular in 2017 even though it was first released in November 2011. The game has had a Special Edition re-release, is moving into virtual reality, and will soon be ported to the Nintendo Switch. Though the main quest against the dragon Alduin has had its criticisms, gamers still enjoy visiting the side quests. Going off the beaten path and discovering these hidden quests is one of the most enjoyable parts of all Bethesda games....

Valheim has been killing it recently. Or rather, it’s been killing it pretty much since the moment it was released at the beginning of February this year. According to this week’s stats, Valheim is still dominating the Steam Top 10 Sellers list for the sixth week in a row. Again we marvel at the runaway success of this indie title, developed by Iron Gate and published by Coffee Stain Studios (who also brought us the addictive factory simulator, Satisfactory)....

WandaVision came to an end last week, and while I think it fell into the typical MCU trap of mismanaged endings, I thoroughly enjoyed its run. Through episodes 1-3 and 5-7 especially (that’s the sitcom parody episodes), the show masterfully constructed its dynamic between Wanda and Vision, and then later adding in Billy, Tommy, and Pietro. Each and every sitcom trope was there for a specific purpose to highlight exactly how Wanda felt in relation to her family....

Watch Dogs 2 game director, Danny Belanger confirms that another game mechanic from the first game will not be coming back when the sequel launches in November. Even though Watch Dogs became a massive financial success for Ubisoft, the game ultimately proved to be fairly divisive for players. The game also changed how the company demos pre-released games after a numerous fan complaints over what was perceived to be a graphics downgrade....

Watch Dogs Legion’s long-awaited 60fps patch will be hitting PS5 and Xbox Series in Update 4.5. This is according to the latest “Tea Time with Bagley” update from the Watch Dogs Legion developers. The newest post details some of the changes made in update 4.0, but a small tease at the bottom reveals that 60fps for next-gen consoles is coming soon. The end of the post says, “TU 4.5 also brings the Tactical Op, Project OMNI, as well as one of the biggest requests from our next-gen console players, 60FPS performance mode....

While many are excited about the return of Yuffie and the new party member Sonon, others are more interested in the white-haired antagonist who shows up briefly at the end of the Intergrade trailer. Those who’ve played through some of the other games in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII should have recognized him as Weiss the Immaculate; the sadistic commander of a top-secret division of Shinra known as Deepground. He made his first appearance in Dirge of Cerberus and also has a brief Cameo in Crisis Core....

What Does Database Shard Mean? A database shard is a horizontal partition in a search engine or database. Each individual partition is known as shard or database shard. Each database shard is kept on a separate database server instance to help in spreading the load. Database shards are based on the fact that after a certain point it is feasible and cheaper to scale sites horizontally than vertically by adding more machines....

Earlier this month, Obsidian Entertainment released the first planned DLC pack, Peril on Gorgon, for its hit sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds. This 5-9 hour addition to the game allows players to solve the mystery of the Spacer’s Choice facility on Gorgon, the asteroid that gets added into the map once the DLC is downloaded. The storytelling of the DLC is structured like a pulp noir film, filled with intrigue and mystery....

Anyone who has been online in any capacity over the last week has likely been bombarded by a collection of seemingly unrelated words: GameStop, Reddit, “short”, Robin Hood, hedge fund, and Elon Musk. For those still confused, it’s probably useful to consult a handy explainer (like this BBC article), though, given the uber-complex nature of the event, the whole situation is still rather confusing. In essence, a collection of online hobby stock-traders on Reddit have manipulated the value of retailer GameStop’s stock to such a degree that they have made millions, and hedge funds that were betting on the chain’s devaluation stand to lose billions....

The Simpsons is a show that will keep on going and going, and thanks to Fox, it will be getting two more seasons. Yes, longtime fans will be getting at least a few more years watching their favorite cartoon family. By the time Season 34 airs in 2023, approximately 757 episodes will have been broadcast. For those who don’t already know, this iconic show is currently the longest-running one on primetime....

The Moschino Stuff Pack for The Sims 4 was initially met with criticism. When it was announced alongside Island Living at EA Play in 2019, the crowd was notably quiet, especially in comparison to when the news was followed up by the teaser that the next game pack would be called Realm of Magic. However, the pack, despite being a spin-off the much panned Moschino and The Sims collaboration, turned out to be far more in-depth than anyone expected....

The Resident Evil franchise, which began in 1996 with the first Resident Evil game developed by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara for Capcom, has been a leader in the realm of survival horror for over two decades now. It subsequent sequels inspired several live-action films (and their sequels), animated CG films, comic books, novels, as well as countless pieces of tie-in merchandise. Where the first game began with a mansion overrun with zombies affected by the mysterious T-virus, subsequent games led to mounting an assault on hordes in the fictional Raccoon City outside it, and then the world beyond as the outbreak spread....

Over a decade since its debut, The Walking Dead might have lost a lot of its mainstream popularity but it keeps making use of rather nonsensical logic to tell its story. The series has always taken liberties with viewers suspending their disbelief, which has led to some outlandish things. That’s not always the case, as some stuff comes across as rather ridiculous simply because the series is set in the zombie apocalypse, something that in itself is a bizarre scenario....

For the first time since the show debuted in 2010, The Walking Dead will miss its usual October premiere date. Delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have forced AMC to push back the premiere of The Walking Dead season 11 to 2021. In the new season’s place, AMC will instead air the season 10 finale, the episode titled “A Certain Doom,” on Oct. 4, followed by six “extra” season 10 episodes in early 2021....

With the second season of Netflix’s The Witcher series now delayed until October 2021 thanks to COVID-19, there’s plenty of time for the team to really go all out with the homages and creature inclusions. The first season of the show was pretty great, but the only place it stumbled a bit was in the CGI department. So, with all this new-found time, what sort of creatures can we hope to see in Season 2?...

PlayStation Now has recently been adding some big names to its catalog, but those are all dwarfed by today’s announcement of The Witcher 3 – which is available right now on Sony’s streaming service. PS Now subscribers are getting more than the base game, as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition includes all available DLC along with post-launch enhancements. Expansions included with your monthly membership consist of Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, two massive updates that delve deeper into the story of Geralt and take you on new adventures across The Continent....

Super Nintendo World is finally opening its doors in Japan next month and alongside a new TV advert, we’ve just received footage of one major attraction, Yoshi’s Adventure Ride. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Nintendo’s much-anticipated theme park is opening on February 4 in Japan, paying tribute to the Super Mario series. Posted directly to YouTube, it gives us a good look at just what this ride entails, and Yoshi fans are almost guaranteed to love it....

The Marvel cinematic universe has a great boon that not many franchises have: a wealth of pre-existing story arcs and material to pull from. In the past, the company has done a pretty good job of pulling from already famous stories, and adapting them to resonate with modern audiences, appealing to new fans, while also whipping up the nostalgia crowd who are thrilled to seeing old narratives hit the big screen....

I would never be one to make the tired old claim that “video games are just for kids,” but it’s an obvious fact that Nintendo markets its products to the younger, more family-friendly crowd. Not making a judgment on who plays Nintendo games, only looking at all of the bright colored characters and overzealous censors they have over there. However, Nintendo seems to think that just because they market their products to kids, that all of their customers have the intelligence of a six-year-old....