GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Astria Ascending is one of the surprises from the recent ID@Xbox stream. It’s a Japanese-RPG from development shop Artisan Studio and publisher Dear Villagers, and I found its hand-drawn art and hints to its […]
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Review: Separated siblings struggle to survive a brutal world in Tribes of Europa
The same people who brought us Dark are back with the dystopian sci-fi drama Tribes of Europa. The folks who brought us three captivating seasons of the existential time-travel thriller Dark are back with a new science fiction series for Netflix: the dystopian drama Tribes of Europa, featuring warring factions battling over what is left of the […]
The RetroBeat — How World of Warcraft Classic will reignite the Burning Crusade
GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now World of Warcraft welcomed back a wave of nostalgic fans with the release of World of Warcraft Classic in 2019. Now the famous MMO’s first expansion, Burning Crusade, is heading to retro […]
17 black inventors who changed the tech world
February may be Black History Month, but in reality, we should always celebrate the inventors who changed the world with their ideas, hard work, and dedication. Below, you’ll find just a few of the influential people who made a giant impact on the technology field. Next time you turn on your lights, answer a call, […]
He Created the Web. Now He’s Out to Remake the Digital World.
Tim Berners-Lee wants to put people in control of their personal data. He has technology and a start-up pursuing that goal. Can he succeed? Three decades ago, Tim Berners-Lee devised simple yet powerful standards for locating, linking and presenting multimedia documents online. He set them free into the world, unleashing the World Wide Web. Others […]
Currys PC World agrees to honour Black Friday prices of cancelled orders
Currys PC World has said that customers who lost out on Black Friday deals because it cancelled their orders will be able to buy the goods again at the same discounted prices. The electronics retailer has blamed a website glitch for causing it to lose at least some of the sales involved. Its pledge comes […]
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands breaks record for biggest PC game launch
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that World of Warcraft’s latest expansion, Shadowlands, sold over 3.7 million copies on its launch day, November 23. That breaks the record for biggest launch day for any PC game, beating out the 3.5 million copies Blizzard’s own Diablo III managed back in 2012. World of Warcraft has been gaining players […]
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands’ Ion Hazzikostas interview: Directing launch crowding and communications
Get the most out of your game’s subscription plans Best practices for designing and managing your subscription strategy Access guide here Today’s hotly anticipated World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion launch will have all players questing in exactly the same place at exactly the same time for the first moment in many expansions. Blizzard Entertainment has […]
Massive, China-state-funded hack hits companies around the world, report says
Enlarge / Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration. Steve McDowell / Agefotostock Researchers have uncovered a massive hacking campaign that’s using sophisticated tools and techniques to compromise the networks of companies around the world The hackers, most likely from a well-known group that’s funded by the Chinese government, are outfitted with both off-the-shelf […]
Sleek, sexy Brave New World is the crown jewel in Peacock’s launch offerings
Welcome to New London, a utopian society where everybody knows their place. YouTube/NBC Peacock Everyone is happy because everyone knows their place. YouTube/NBC Peacock Can’t really argue with that spectacular view. YouTube/Peacock Jessica Brown Findlay plays the young and beautiful Lenina Crowne, a Beta Plus. Lenina’s fellow Beta and BFF is Frannie (Kylie Bunbury). NBC […]
Superpowered siblings time travel to save the world in Umbrella Academy S2 trailer
The Hargreeves siblings are scattered in time and must reunite to stop the apocalypse in the second season of The Umbrella Academy. A group of dysfunctional siblings with superpowers travels back in time to the 1960s in the hope of warding off the apocalypse in the official trailer for the second season of The Umbrella […]
Amazon announces New World closed beta on July 23 and unveils combat system
During the PC Gaming Show today, Amazon Games announced that its New World massively multiplayer online game will be available as a closed beta July 23. The company also revealed new details about the combat system for the colonial era online game. The game has been in development for years, and it represents a big […]
As the world weathers a pandemic, Nintendo may just be recession-proof
By the time Yamauchi took over for his grandfather in 1949, Nintendo, founded some sixty years earlier as a playing cards company, had already weathered two wars and a global depression. When he ceded control to Satoru Iwata in 2002, Japan’s economy was just coming out of a historically stagnant 10-year period colloquially called “The […]
Travis Scott will go on a ‘world tour’ inside Fortnite
While the world’s population isolates to battle the covid-19 pandemic, Travis Scott is embarking on a world tour … of sorts. Starting April 23 at 7 p.m. Eastern time, the rapper will perform what Fortnite’s makers are calling “an experience” titled “Astronomical,” inside of the game. Additional performances will be held around the globe at […]
App developers in post-Covid world: A bleak future, rife with opportunity
Recent events have laid bare the world’s reliance on digital. With billions under quarantine, people and businesses alike have relied on digital to connect with loved ones, customers, work remotely, get the news, and stay entertained. For tech companies, the long-term outcome remains to be seen, but some immediate shifts are readily apparent. Netflix, Zoom, […]