Life Is Strange Remastered Collection Gameplay Clip Shows Off Enhanced Visuals
Square Enix has released a new clip for the upcoming Life Is Strange Remastered Collection, comparing the upgraded graphics to the original game.
The five-minute sneak peak revealed the enhanced versions of the first two games in the series, Life Is Strange and Life Is Strange: Before the Storm. The video features 4K-ready character models and improved motion capture, showing protagonists Max and Chloe displaying more emotive and expressive animations with the help of increased polycounts and additional bones that are visible throughout.
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Read moreLost Ark Continues To Battle Bots, Millions Banned Already
Amazon Games has posted a new update on Lost Ark and the continuing fight against bots that plague the game. The publisher acknowledged that while there’s still plenty of work to be done, it has managed to successfully purge the free-to-play MMORPG of several million bots. Accounts that had participated in botting, hacking, or gold selling had been discovered and banned, and other improvements include a level-gated area chat to keep brand-new accounts from spamming gold-selling advertisements.
Additionally, developer Smilegate has updated the game’s automatic chat moderation to pick up on lines and phrases commonly used by gold sellers, changed the reward structures of quests and events to add a stronger deterrent against using bots to farm gold, and have blocked IPs from regions that have shown large amounts of bot activity.
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Read moreMacBooks, iPads, And More Apple Products Receive Rare Discounts For Presidents' Day
A bunch of Apple products are discounted during the big Presidents’ Day sales at Amazon and Best Buy. Both retailers are offering limited-time deals on MacBooks, iPads, AirPods, and more. Some products are up to 30% off, saving you hundreds on some of the latest Apple devices.
We’ve listed the best Presidents’ Day Apple deals below; or you can browse all the deals at Amazon and Best Buy. My Best Buy Plus/Total members can save even more on select products, including an extra $50 off the 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 processor. Since you’re getting an extra $50 discount, this deal on its own covers the cost of a full year of My Best Buy Plus, which grants access to exclusive discounts like this as well as free two-day shipping on all orders.
For even more deals on PC hardware, laptops, headsets, and more, you should also check our roundups for all the Presidents’ Day tech and gaming sales happening at Amazon, Best Buy, and eBay this weekend.…
Read moreLoki Disney Plus Show Video Highlights Owen Wilson's Agent Mobius
Ahead of its premiere this Wednesday, June 9, Marvel Studios has released a new teaser for the Disney+ TV show Loki that focuses on Owen Wilson’s character, Agent Mobius.
Mobius works for the Time Variance Authority, which is the group responsible for managing the timelines of the universe. As we know from the Avengers movies, Loki screwed things up when he stole the Tesseract, which is why he’s now imprisoned at the TVA. However, Mobius cuts a deal with Loki and they work together to fix the timelines and put things back in order.
The new behind-the-scenes featurette gives us a little more context and perspective on the relationship between Loki and Mobius, and Wilson and Tom Hiddleston. Wilson’s trademark wit is on full display in this video, as he cracks jokes about being offered Iron Man, Captain America, and Hulk and only just now agreeing to appear in the MCU.
The video also touches on how Hiddleston led what were referred to as “Loki Lectures” when the actor…
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