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Ubisoft Vice President of Editorial Tommy Francois opens up about the extreme lengths the publisher went to to capture Bolivian culture in the upcoming Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Today at DICE 2016, Francois discussed the kind of process Ubisoft goes through in creating open worlds, emphasizing the amount of first-hand research that needs to go into a game so that it can feel authentic. In the case of the upcoming Ghost Recon: Wildlands, that process involved sending a team to Bolivia to immerse themselves in the culture and to avoid any misunderstandings that could hamper the game’s release....

God of War’s Kratos will be the next skin in Fortnite’s latest crossover. Players will be taking a PlayStation legend into battle soon as a Kratos skin is being added to the latest season of Fortnite. The game has seen a number of crossovers recently including The Mandalorian, Avengers: Endgame, and John Wick, although this is one of the rare occasions where Fornite teams up with another existing gaming property....

¿Qué es Google Chromecast? ¿Cómo funciona Chromecast? Visita esta página de Google para ver las aplicaciones y sitios que admiten Chromecast. Visita esta página de Google para ver qué más puedes hacer con Chromecast. ¿Qué necesita Chromecast? Un televisor/pantalla con una entrada HDMI Acceso a una toma de corriente abierta o a un puerto USB abierto en tu televisor/pantalla Acceso a Wi-Fi (red Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4G para Chromecast de primera generación o red Wi-Fi 802....

Google Stadia is adding Crowd Choice to its streaming service on October 1, 2020. For those who are streaming games on YouTube through Stadia, viewers will be able to help decide the fate of the player. Crowd Choice is a feature that creates viewer-interaction with the streamer in a very unique way. As an example of what Crowd Choice can do, if someone were to be playing a game like Mega Man 2, it could allow the viewers to vote on who the streamer would take on next, like Bubble Man....

Google Stadia’s creative director claims that streamers should be paying developers and publishers royalties when using their games to generate revenue. Google bravely waded into the console war last year when it released the Stadia. A system that utilizes cloud-based gaming. The Stadia hasn’t taken off in the way that Google would have liked it to. Chances are that won’t be changing any time soon with the release of PlayStation and Xbox’s next-gen consoles arriving less than three weeks from now....

EA Sports has announced that FIFA 21, which launches on October 9, will cut back on player celebrations in an effort to curb toxic behavior among gamers. As a result, players can no longer use the shushing move, often used to gloat and halt games after a goal was scored. FIFA 21’s lead gameplay producer Sam Rivera said the company was encouraged by online players to remove behaviors that were considered negative....

On May 14 and 15, Warriors of Light from all over will enjoy two full days of content in the digital version of the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival. This news comes just on the heels of the Final Fantasy 14 expansion announcement revealing the next update, Endwalker. During the Final Fantasy 14 Announcement Showcase, director and producer Naoki Yoshida detailed the digital event, Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival Around The World....

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade was announced during the PlayStation State of Play, updating last year’s critically acclaimed release with upgraded visuals and new content. This includes a brand new episode of content featuring the return of Yuffie Kisaragi, as well as a brand new party member, Sonon Kusakabe. These two are the fifth and sixth party members available in Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Notably, Sonon Kusakabe is the first playable character in this project to not have appeared in the original Final Fantasy 7, being a completely original character altogether....

The majority of Final Fantasy VIII takes place from within Balamb Garden, an institution created by Cid Kramer and Sorceress Edea to train hopeful students into one day become SeeDs. As many of the main party’s members resided at Balamb Garden, it was easy for players to familiarize themselves with this location and get used to traversing its many rooms and corridors — either for exploration or to seek Triple Triad players....

It’s going to take several years before all of the games that make up the Final Fantasy VII Remake series are released. The timeframe involved has led some fans to believe that it will be ported to the next generation of consoles, which may have just been confirmed by the head of Square Enix. The first entry in the Final Fantasy VII Remake series is due to be released in 2020 and will concentrate on the events that happen in the city of Midgar, which encompassed the first few hours of the original game....

This article contains spoilers for First Kill season 1. First Kill tells the story of a forbidden romance between Legacy vampire Juliette and monster hunter Calliope. Adapted from the short story of the same name by author V.E. Schwab, the series introduces us to two opposing families, and explores both the world of Legacies and the world of hunters. The show gives us bits and pieces of mythology, with hints that there is much more yet to be revealed....

What does the update fix? Added a patch for the Stagefright security exploit Improves battery performance Improves user interface logic and coherence Fixed an issue with pinch-to-zoom in Google Photos Fixed an issue where Dark Mode would cause instability in certain apps Fixed an issue related to import/export of contacts stored on SIM card Additional support for global carrier APNs Other improvements and bug fixes When will you get the update?...

Sony is continuing its support of the PlayStation VR headset, today revealing two new bundles for PlayStation 4 owners who have yet to buy in. Neither bundle is discounted compared to previous PS VR packages, but both come packaged with two new games each. The first will retail for $299 while the second, which includes a pair of PlayStation Move controllers, will retail for $349. They launch May 31 and May 28 respectively....

A Ford auto dealer based in Massachusetts stands accused of using art stolen from indie hit Firewatch as part of its promotional materials distributed to customers. When Firewatch launched in February, it received a great deal of praise, particularly for its beautiful graphics. Campo Santo’s Olly Moss and Jane Ng did a great job of creating a visual style that worked in both flat illustrations and the game itself — but now their work is being used for another purpose, without the studio’s consent....

The challenges for season 8 week 2 of Fortnite have dropped, requiring players to gain health by various means, deal 100 damage with Pirate Cannons, and visit the furthest North, South, East, and West points of the map. For the latter, this means that it could likely take a few matches to visit every point, especially considering the X-4 Stormwing has been removed from the wildly popular battle royale title....

You can master Fortnite’s new Charge Shotgun using this clever keybind trick which makes firing the gun much faster. Replacing the game’s Pump Shotgun, the Charge Shotgun was introduced into the game with the launch of Chapter 2: Season 3 of Fortnite: Battle Royale back on June 17th. This season, entitled “Splashdown!” and themed around water and all things aquatic, will still be running until August 27th, 2020. The Charge Shotgun, along with the Boom Bow, was amongst the first weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale to feature a charge-up shot mechanic....

Like season 4, season 5 of Fortnite has some hidden battle stars for players to collect if they hope to fully unlock everything in their Battle Pass. By completing every challenge in any given week, players unlock a new loading screen that has clues as to where to find these hidden battle stars, but even then, some players may need extra help to locate them. Before players bother looking for the hidden battle star in Week 3, they need to make sure they’ve completed all of the challenges in the current Battle Pass....

Nvidia’s launch event introduced new powerful graphics cards to the market with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090, RTX 3080, and RTX 3070. Nvidia also announced their partnership with Epic Games to bring its technology to Fortnite. Fortnite is one of the most popular games out, boasting more than 350 million players worldwide and has partnered with top companies, including Marvel, Disney, and the NFL. Nvidia’s partnership with Epic games will have unique benefits for the game....

Fortnite’s Season 9 Overtime challenges continue, and Epic is offering both free and Battle Pass challenges to keep players active until Season 10 arrives. One of Fortnite’s most recent Season 9 Overtime challenges tasks players with searching for a location that some may not be familiar with: an indoor soccer facility. Players will not only have to find the indoor soccer facility, but they will also have to score a goal....

With how many crossovers are already in Fortnite, it’s not even all that surprising any more when a new one is announced. And thanks to datamining efforts, fans tend to already learn what the next one will be before Epic Games announces anything. It happened with Tron, it happened with Street Fighter, and it’s happened again with Alien. Frequent Fortnite dataminer ShiinaBR has shared their newest findings on Twitter, namely a better look at the image and clearer audio within the most recent portal to appear on the map, dubbed the Keplar portal....