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Best tech gifts for gamers

Whether it’s to create a more enjoyable environment, look after their health, or give a nostalgic kick to the end of their year, these tech gifts for gamers may have what you need. Everyone has different tastes, but this list is specifically compiled to offer something unique so that every type of gamer, casual or hardcore alike, will be able to appreciate a gift picked from this list. GUNNAR – Gaming and Computer Glasses Image via Gunnar SpecificationsFor the hardcore gamer who spends a lot of time in front of

Assassin’s Creed Going Live-Service in Assassin’s Creed Infinity

Top GamesUbisoft's next Assassin's Creed release will integrate several AC games into a single live service platform. / Photo courtesy of UbisoftThe next Assassin's Creed game, codenamed Assassin's Creed Infinity, will take the series into the brave new world of live-service gaming, Ubisoft confirmed Wednesday via blog post.Where past Assassin's Creed games have each focused on a single historical setting, Infinity will be home to several settings, and Ubisoft will add more to the game after its release, per a Bloomberg report published ahead of Ubisoft's blog post. Ubisoft reportedly

Bungie to host Destiny 2: The Witch Queen showcase on Aug. 24

The future of Destiny 2 will be revealed in a showcase for its upcoming expansion, The Witch Queen, on Aug. 24. Bungie announced the showcase with a simple tweet today that only says “survive the truth,” in an image bearing the visage of Savathûn, The Witch Queen herself. Originally scheduled to launch sometime this fall, The Witch Queen expansion was delayed into early 2022 due to COVID-related production issues. Bungie had spent over a year working from home while supporting Destiny 2 as a live service game. Savathûn, the Hive

Crowfall Interview: Creative Director Discusses The Throne War MMORPG Just Before Release

The upcoming PvP-centric MMORPG Crowfall is finally approaching its release next week, and the gauntlet has been thrown. The game has been a long time in the making, after it was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, with fans pledging $1,766,204 to the cause. To know more about what fans and new players can expect from its release and the future, Twinfinite interviewed creative director and ArtCraft co-founder J. Todd Coleman. Giuseppe: We’re very close to the game’s release. How is the atmosphere at the studio? J. Todd Coleman: Well,

E3 2021 Is All Virtual And Here’s How To Tune In

E3 is a massive event that is usually held annually but much like everything else in the world, it couldn’t escape the coronavirus health pandemic outbreak. 2020 was a pretty rough year as we all had to transition into working from home and staying away from others. This meant masking up and ensuring you’re keeping a safe distance from anyone else in hopes that you’re avoiding the potential from spreading this virus around. While E3 2020 didn’t happen, that did prompt several companies in starting their own online streams to

Nintendo Switch on Track to Break Sales Records

Top GamesThe Nintendo Switch is selling faster than the Wii or the PS4. | Photo courtesy of NintendoThe Nintendo Switch has sold 84.59 million units in its 49 months on the market, according to new financial data Nintendo released Thursday. The console saw a 34.4% increase in sales between April 1, 2020 and March 21, 2021, up to $16.1 billion. Nintendo enjoyed an 85.7% net profit spike over that same period.Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad says current sales trends put the Switch on track to cross 100 million unit sales

PS5 is the Developer’s Favorite Console, According to GDC Survey

The Game Developers Conference recently published its 2021 State of the Game Industry report. In it, it offers data from an industry-wide survey it conducted. Among other information, it reveals what the most popular console among developers is — and surprise, it’s the PlayStation 5. The results come from data collected from 3,000 industry professionals. According to the results, 44% of the respondents said they were most interested in developing for the PS5. Of the other consoles in the poll, the Nintendo Switch came second at 38%. Then it was

44% Of Developers Claims Pandemic Caused Their Games To Be Delayed

2020 was a very peculiar year. The world was disrupted by a major pandemic that we’re still going through today. While we are starting to see that light at the end of the tunnel, it’s hard not to think back about how rough of a shape the markets were in last year. Really, the height of the pandemic was something that will go down in history books. There were quarantine orders, social distancing, masks, and office jobs were quickly shut down in favor of working at home.  Several development studios