Only time will tell but Game 5 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Pacers was different yet similar in a lot of ways. . Here’s how it was similar - other than the Pacers’ 18-point Game 1 victory, all other contests in the series have been decided by five points or lesser. However, in all of the previous contests, one team (3 of the four times, it’s been the Cavaliers) has jumped to a huge early lead of 15+ points....
Founded in 2002, the Game Audio Network Guild (or G.A.N.G.) is driven to celebrate those in the game audio industry, and help them continually improve their craft. The G.A.N.G. Awards has become a yearly ceremony awarding excellence in several categories for sound-related achievements. Nominees for each category were selected by G.A.N.G.’s Advisory Board members and committees. At the 2020 G.A.N.G. Awards, Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding was able to sweep up several awards across the multiple categories....
RELATED: Amazing Webtoons With LGBTQ+ Representation The term “physical disability” is an ill-defined label, that typically includes individuals whose physical impairment significantly affects their daily living. This label has a range of smaller demographics that include wheelchair users, amputees, and people with neurologic conditions such as cerebral palsy. While people may be born with or become physically impaired during their lives, it is often the environment’s lack of inclusive design that disables them....
Sometimes, franchises see drastic changes to their art styles over time, as different artists take charge of the direction. While most changes are incremental, some characters have seen drastic changes to their visual design as they’ve moved through different teams and directors. Sometimes this works well and creates a unique and exciting look for the character. Other times, it can backfire and raise questions about why the style was changed....
Linear gameplay, that is to say, gameplay that nudges you along in the right direction with no allowance of real exploration, can be a real benefit for game developers because they can concentrate on immersing the player in the story they crafted. One of my favorite parts in the MW2 campaign was the first portion of the mission in Brazil where you had to find the right-hand man of a target you were after, from that opening where you were sitting in the car, to pursuing the contact, and then to shooting him in the leg....
And that exactly what you will get when Kevin Durant and the Thunder host LeBron James and the Cavaliers on Thursday at 8 p.m. MORE: All-time NBA scorers | LeBron takes reins on social issues | Prince William and Kate Middleton at Nets game A broken right foot kept Durant out for the first month of the season. Add that on top of a fractured hand that left Russell Westbrook sidelined for 14 games and it’s no wonder the Thunder are just 7-13 to start the season....
From the moment Sony first revealed their motion control initiative at E3 2009, I thought their intentions were distinctly different from Nintendo and Microsoft. Let’s think about the competition for a moment. Nintendo, famously and successfully, pioneered motion – no, gestural – control with the Wii. Suddenly, it was easy for people who had never played a game to jump right in. The hardware and the games exuded friendliness and approachability....
On Nvidia’s official forums today an announcement was made that all Activision Blizzard titles are being removed from GeForce NOW’s available games “per their request.” This includes all Call of Duty titles, Diablo III, Hearthstone, and Overwatch. The post went on to state that Nvidia hopes to work with Activision Blizzard in the future to make the games available again and reassured users that there are currently over 1500 games that developers have requested be added to the service....
But while several companies, most notably Sony, are simply toying with VR, another company, GameFace Labs, is ready to show their prototype off. And although GameFace’s new VR headset, the Mark IV, was overshadowed by Oculus’ Crystal Cove prototype, it still had journalists talking at CES 2014. The most obvious difference between GameFace Labs’ VR headset and the Oculus Rift stems from its self-contained nature. While the Oculus Rift needs to plug into some form of input device to run — a console, a PC, or something of that nature - the Mark IV houses its own input device....
For those who don’t know, the Perseverance is a Mars rover manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which was launched by NASA on July 30 last year. Perseverance is designed to look for signs of life on the planet, and collect rock and soil samples to hopefully return to Earth. In the meantime, the rover will join Curiosity, NASA’s other Mars rover, in sending data back to Earth with its variety of scientific instruments....
Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported earlier today that Activision Blizzard laid off 190 employees across multiple departments, including 50 employees who worked on esports programming. A spokesperson for Activison said the cuts were made because of losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which cancelled last year’s major esports events. The job cuts arrive after a massively successful year for the company that saw its stock share price hit its highest point since 1984....
Before Games Done Quick earned millions for charity on behalf of the speedrunning community, the organization had humble beginnings hosting its debut 2010 event in founder Mike Uyama’s mother’s basement due to connectivity problems at the original venue. While this first event featuring classic 16-bit and 8-bit speedruns earned a respectable $10,000 for CARE, the organization would grow exponentially into one of the most-watched speedrunning events of the year. Hosted in front of a live audience and on Twitch, donation incentives like choosing the name of the speedrunner’s save file, challenging the runner with special tasks, or passing along messages to viewers kept the audience engaged in the fundraising process....
RELATED: Mistakes Everyone Makes In New World Once players move on from New World, they’ll naturally want something else to occupy their time. Thankfully, plenty of games exist with similar narrative, aesthetic, or gameplay appeal. Some of these are other online titles, but many of them are simply single-player RPGs with enough lore and longevity to satisfy even the biggest content junkie. 7 GreedFall This BioWare-esque RPG also deals with coming to a new land in search of a new life....
Of course, much of the success that The Last of Us has garnered since its release many years ago can be attributed to its heavy focus on a good narrative, well-fleshed-out characters, and balanced gameplay. However, given that a new entry to The Last of Us franchise is probably years away, as The Last of Us 2 was just released in 2019, here are some games that share some elements from the iconic 2013 game that gamers can play right now....
RELATED: Creative Ways Games Encouraged Multiple Playthroughs Achievement hunting and the sense of accomplishment that it brings is integral to game design, as achievement scores have become bragging rights for many gamers. This is a list of the best games where it is possible to get every single achievement from a single playthrough for those completionists out there. 7 To The Moon Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android devices....
Further, as first reported by Bloomberg Law, GameStop has allegedly violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) which prohibits the creation of transcripts based on a website’s visitors without obtaining prior consent. Generally speaking, adhering to the law is rather straightforward as many websites will notify visitors of the possibility of any such recordings, but GameStop’s website does not allegedly do this either. RELATED: GameStop Listed Used Copy of Elden Ring at Ridiculous Price...
Microsoft announced that Microsoft Flight Simulator would be coming to Xbox Series consoles back in December of last year, with a tentative release window of Summer 2021. Although the start of summer is still a few weeks away, a recent pre-order listing suggests that the game could be landing a little sooner than some may have first thought. RELATED: Microsoft Flight Simulator Fan Project Adds Landmark Audio Tours While browsing GameStop’s European webpage, Reddit user DaddyIngrosso spotted a pre-order listing for the Xbox Series version of Microsoft Flight Simulator, with a scheduled release date of Jun 15....
GameStop reported a 13.4% decline in pre-owned sales during the third quarter, which is the most integral aspect of the company’s “circle of life” business model. Pre-owned sales have the highest profit margin of any game sales, so any sort of decline for the category is especially damaging for the company. However, GameStop did report a 10.4% increase in new software sales, which is a great sign for the industry as a whole....
In a rare instance, multiple first-party Nintendo games have some great discounts. Among these are The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Each game is marked down $20 from their original prices of $59.99. Whether it’s an open-world adventure or smooth-flowing platforming, each of these titles has been widely praised in their own genres. Nintendo games such as these only see price drops from time to time, and this appears to be one of those rare instances....
What Is an FXB File? A file with the FXB file extension is an FX Bank file used with VST-compatible (Virtual Studio Technology) software to store effect presets, often called patches. The FXB file contains a bank, or group, of presets that can be loaded into a VST plugin. Single preset files are saved as .FXP (FX Preset) files. How to Open an FXB File FXB files are plugin-specific, so one that’s made for one plugin will work in that plugin only, and a different one will open in its own plugin....
