I replaced my Xbox with a smart TV, and it went better than I expected
Can a TV replace your video game console?
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Can a TV replace your video game console?
As spotted around a month ago by the creator of SteamDB, Valve has now released the Steam Game Recording beta. It's a powerful set of tools that will allow users to record, replay, clip, and share footage from their games.
Apple's next-generation iPhone 16 lineup is coined to be a significant upgrade over the current models, and part of the reason is its design and performance capabilities. We are almost three months away from the launch of the flagship models, and details related to the design and feature set keep pouring in, with the iPhone 16 speculated to come with a new vertical camera layout, buttons, and much more. Visual details of the device are highlighted in a new retail case video, which shows the standard iPhone 16 dimensions from all sides, giving you a clear idea of what you should be looking forward to.
Creative Assembly is trying out a new format for its community updates, which will hopefully placate its fractious fans, with a 17-minute chat between the developers on «What's Next?» The upcoming DLC gets some more detail, but before going into that, the team explains that they've listened to feedback from players and will be shifting future additions away from the Realm of Chaos narrative campaign and over to the sandbox Immortal Empires campaign. «Our next DLCs will be focused on IE specifically for our new characters and our factions,» says senior game director Rich Aldridge.
Recording gameplay clips on PC isn't difficult: Software like OBS Studio or Nvidia Shadowplay actually makes it quite simple. But remembering to use it, and remembering to stop using it when you're done, makes the whole process a pain in the ass. Whomst among us, I ask, hasn't dropped an f-bomb 20 minutes into a 30-minute presentation because you forgot to record it, or discovered that your mysteriously missing drive space is the result of a 200-hour recording of your desktop?
may already be filled with undead monstrosities but players who want to use these zombies for their own nefarious gain should check out this necromancy mod. One of the more unexplored mechanics on offer in Geralt's third mainline video game adventure is the idea of collecting trophies of particularly challenging monsters, hanging them from Roach as a symbol of strength that also grants some minor passive bonuses. The system is sparse and can largely be ignored, but with the assistance of a fun add-on, it takes on an entirely new form.
Following the massive success of Prime Video's Fallout series, subscribers will soon be able to play through Bethesda's first take on the franchise.
It's no secret that developer FromSoftware takes plenty of inspiration from Kentaro Miura's iconic manga but this recent discovery in may just be one of the developer's best hidden references. Miura's dark fantasy story is a seminal piece of graphic novel fiction, establishing many tropes that have bled into the realm of video games, anime, and film since 's original publication in 1989. Guts' iconic Dragon Slayer sword has inspired many massive blades so having the protagonist himself appear in the game seems only fitting.