Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for Switch launch trailer

Jak Connor | Gaming | Jun 26, 2018 5:00 AM CDT

The port of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy coming to the Nintendo Switch is just around the corner and ahead of the release a brand new launch trailer has debuted.

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for Switch launch trailer

The trailer has been released on the Crash Bandicoot YouTube Channel and showcases that players will be able to "Go Anywhere" and "Crash Everything."

If you missed out on the first new level coming to Crash Bandicoot in 20 years titled 'Future Tense' check it out here. For further information regarding Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy visit the official website here.

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Bethesda release 'West Virginia Gameplay' for Fallout 76

Jak Connor | Gaming | Jun 26, 2018 4:00 AM CDT

A gameplay trailer was released yesterday for Bethesda's Fallout 76, the trailer welcomes players to the West Virgina regions.

Bethesda release 'West Virginia Gameplay' for Fallout 76

The gameplay was originally revealed at this years E3 during Bethesda's Showcase but now it has been uploaded on the official Bethesda Softworks YouTube Channel. The video details that Fallout 76 will be bringing all new graphical features throughout the six regions located in West Virgina. These improvements include improved lighting and landscape technology that has given Bethesda the opportunity to bring players 16x the detail and 4x times the map size compared to Fallout 4.

Fallout 76 is planned for release on November 14th, for more information on Fallout 76 visit the official Fallout websitehere.

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DOTA 2 team kicked from $15 million championship for macros

Jak Connor | Gaming | Jun 26, 2018 3:00 AM CDT

A brand new eSports scandal has surfaced, this time a DOTA 2 team has been kicked out of running for a $15 million prize pool for a player using macros throughout a game.

DOTA 2 team kicked from $15 million championship for macros

Motherboard has reported that Valve has disqualified a South American Peruvian DOTA 2 team called Thunder Predator from The International 2018. The removal was under the pre-tense of the player Atun using macros. Atun was using the Razer Synapse software to program mouse keys, allowing him to teleport several character clones at once which is not possible without some kind of manual configuration software.

The team that has been busted has spoken out against the removal and has denied any use of macros but has said that "manual configuration" is used "to be able to have a better use of hardware." Thunder Predator has taken to Facebook to give a full statement on the matter, saying "The player of our squadron 'AtĂșn' has a Razer Synapse mouse, which, like any professional player, has put its own manual configuration to be able to have a better use of Hardware in benefit of its efficient performance in each of the games played with this hero (Meepo)" If you wish to view the full statement visit the Facebook post here.

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NVIDIA's next-gen GPU with GDDR6 spotted, could be Turing

Anthony Garreffa | Video Cards & GPUs | Jun 26, 2018 2:13 AM CDT

It seems NVIDIA is ramping up towards something big with a new prototype turning up just days after the company celebrated Alan Turing's birthday, we have a picture of a prototype board of a next-gen GPU.

NVIDIA's next-gen GPU with GDDR6 spotted, could be Turing

The board in question has 3 x 8-pin PCIe power connectors, and 12 modules of Micron's super-fast GDDR6 technology on-board, as well as what seems like NVLink connectivity at the top. There's no GPU on the board itself, but with the 12 modules of GDDR6 we could see a next-gen GeForce GTX 1180 with 12GB of GDDR6 RAM.

This might not be a new GeForce GPU, and could be a new Tesla (based on Turing). From what I've been told the new GeForce will be a heavily refined Pascal GPU architecture named Ampere, while the GPU to succeed Volta will be Turing. This could very well be a Turing-based card being tested with GDDR6, mostly for the strange connectivity at the top of the board, which could be NVLink.

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No plans for previous Wolfenstein games debuting to Switch

Jak Connor | Gaming | Jun 26, 2018 2:00 AM CDT

Panic Button, the development studio behind the port of Wolfenstein II coming to the Nintendo Switch has revealed they have no plans for previous Wolfenstein titles.

No plans for previous Wolfenstein games debuting to Switch

Adam Creighton, Panic Button Studio Head spoke with GameSpot to reveal some details. According to Creighton, there is "not currently" any plans for porting over previous Wolfenstein titles such as Wolfenstein: The New Order or any of the respective DLC content. Creighton says that for this to happen a conversation between Bethesda and Nintendo needs to be had, calling it "a Bethesda discussion."

Continuing on, Creighton does say that him and his studio are "totally up for anything" and this would include The New Order. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch June 29th, if you missed out on the Nintendo Switch overview trailer check it out here.

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Rockstar announce GTA Online Nightclub expansion, July debut

Jak Connor | Gaming | Jun 26, 2018 1:00 AM CDT

Last month Rockstar teased a Nightclub expansion for GTA Online through a cryptic message, now the rumor has actually come true with the DLC planned for release sometime in July.

Rockstar announce GTA Online Nightclub expansion, July debut

Rockstar has taken to their blog to announce the new content update, saying "Thanks to the efforts of one well-known, well-connected and somewhat financially sound impresario the underground dance club scene is about to blow open in July."

Players will be able to enjoy the music from Solomun, Tale Of Us, Dixon and The Black Madonna. While also running your very own Nightclub from the managerial position as a business. This means players will have control over design, setup, staffing, promotion, location and of course money laundering. "Management is honest work, a tidy way to keep income from your more seedy ventures with Disruption Logistics, The Open Road, SecuroServ and Free Trade Shipping Co. looking clean as fresh laundry."

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Samsung Galaxy S10 rumor: in-display fingerprint sensor

Samsung should unveil its next-gen Galaxy S10 in early 2019, and while I expect it to roll out with 5G connectivity, the in-display fingerprint sensor will be a big talking point.

Samsung Galaxy S10 rumor: in-display fingerprint sensor

Korean outlet The Bell is reporting that Samsung will use an in-display fingerprint sensor, as the company isn't ordering Iris scanners from its normal suppliers. Samsung will most likely use facial recognition through a 3D-sensing camera that would have a higher layer of security over just a front-facing camera or Iris scanner.

Samsung will have lots of surprises in store for the Galaxy S10 since its a huge milestone for the company, and I think they'll pull out all the stops for its launch. Apple tried with the iPhone X that didn't really seem to take off, so Samsung will be pushing things to the extreme with the Galaxy S10, if it's even called that.

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Xbox Scarlet should be 60FPS minimum, super-fast load times

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Jun 25, 2018 9:44 PM CDT

Now that we know a next-gen Xbox is in development, currently known as Project Scarlet, we have no idea about what performance or new features to expect from Microsoft's next-gen Xbox family.

Xbox Scarlet should be 60FPS minimum, super-fast load times

During an interview with Giant Bomb, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said that there is two things that Microsoft wants to focus on with Project Scarlet, the first are frame rates, and the second is loading times. Spencer said: "I think frame rate is an area where consoles can do more. When you look at the balance between CPU and GPU in today's consoles they're a little bit out of whack relative to what's on the PC side".

Spencer isn't a fan of download and loading times on current games, while install times have gone through the roof for some of the new games with massive worlds, 4K resolution and higher resolution textures. There are plenty of the games already on the market, and plenty in development that are driving past 50GB and getting into the 100GB area.

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Bitdefender BOX: Hardware Protection from IoT Attacks

Anthony Garreffa | Hacking, Security & Privacy | Jun 25, 2018 6:07 PM CDT

This is a hard one to explain because people think that most security is done either on your PC (with software) or on your router (hardware protection). But, this is where Bitdefender steps in with their hardware offering in the Bitdefender BOX 2, the successor to the original BOX device.

Bitdefender BOX: Hardware Protection from IoT Attacks

The new BOX is the same hardware security appliance that the original one was, which works with your modem or router, but it can also function as the router if you don't already have one.

BOX can protect your various devices that are running Windows, Mac OS or Android... but it can also protect iOS devices, Kindle-based devices, smart TVs, consoles, smart thermostats, and any other internet-connected device. It's not just a simple solution, it's an all-round security solution.

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Nintendo discuss Metroid Prime 4/Yoshi/Pokemon progression

Jak Connor | Gaming | Jun 25, 2018 5:00 AM CDT

Nintendo has sat down with IGN to discuss some major franchises that the company didn't show off at this years E3 2018. Metroid Prime 4, Yoshi and Pokemon 2019 for the Nintendo Switch have had some details revealed.

Nintendo discuss Metroid Prime 4/Yoshi/Pokemon progression

IGN has been lucky enough to sit down with Nintendo's Senior Product Marketing Manager, Bill Trinen to discuss some titles that weren't showcased at this years E3 2018. Starting off we have the upcoming Yoshi game for the Nintendo Switch, according to Trinen the title has "actually been making really good progress. They decided they wanted to make some improvements, so they're going to take just a little bit more time on it and that's why we're not showing it this year at the show." Trinen also said that later throughout 2018 we can expect to hear some updates for Yoshi, this will mostly come in around September - December region.

Moving onto Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon 2019, Trinen has said that instead of re-showing what was revealed at last years E3, Nintendo instead wanted to concerntrate on displaying what was almost finished. Here is what Trinen said when asked about Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon 2019, "There was other stuff that we probably could have included in E3, but is probably a bit further out, and so we decided to really kind of keep the focus a little bit more on between now and early 2019, which I think you saw some hints of there with a couple of games." He finished up by saying "We'll just show stuff when we're ready to show it and really, right now, the focus is on two big games in the form of Smash and Pokemon [Let's Go Eevee and Let's Go Pikachu]."

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