Ubisoft reaffirmed its efforts to move toward a more player-centric strategy for its games, while announcing that it’s looking closer into “polarized” comments aimed at Ubisoft developers and games. The publisher and developer has been internally working on changing some long-standing Ubisoft release traditions involving season passes, early access for certain preorders, and launching PC games on its own platform ahead of ones like Steam. It’s already releasedAssassin’s Creed Mirageon Steam since its original announcement, which involveddelaying the upcomingAssassin’s Creed Shadowsfrom November to February to ensure it’s polished....

Summary Vikings: Valhallaseason 3 will close the stories of Harald (Leo Suter), Freydis (Frida Gustavsson), and Leif (Sam Corlett), and it will finally cover the latter’s most important story, but it’s facing one big problem created by the firstVikingsTV show. The success of the historical drama TV seriesVikingsled to its expansion with a sequel series, titledVikings: Valhalla. However, instead of continuing the stories of the surviving characters ofVikings,Vikings: Valhallais set over 100 years after the events ofVikings’ final season, so even though Ragnar, Lagertha, and Rollo’s legacy is acknowledged, the series follows different characters....

What is the ‘name 100 women’ challenge going viral on Twitch? QTCinderella is going viral thanks to her ‘name 100 women’ challenge that’s spreading like wildfire on Twitch. Here’s what it’s all about, as well as the top streamers she called out to try it. March is Women’s History Month in the United States, a time designated by Congress to recognize and commemorate the important roles of women in American history and society....

Where to find the Church of Vows in Elden Ring There are a lot of mysterious locations scattered across The Lands Between inElden Ring. One of those is the Church of Vows. Here’s everything you need to know about where to find it and what it contains. As with many locations inElden Ring, the Church of Vows is different depending on the time of day that your character arrives. During the day, the church plays home to Miriel, Pastor of Vows, who serves as steward of the location....

Metarevealed Movie Gen, its third-wave multimodal video AI, on Friday.It promises to“produce custom videos and sounds, edit existing videos, and transform your personal image into a unique video,” while outperforming similar models like Runway’sGen-3,Kuaishou Technology’sKling 1.5, or OpenAI’sSora. Meta Movie Gen builds off of the company’s earlier work, first with its multimodalMake-A-Scenemodels, and then Llama’s image foundation models. Movie Gen is a collection of all of these models — specifically, video generation, personalized video generation, precise video editing, and audio generation — that improves the creator’s fine-grain control....

xQc “hates” streaming GTA RP despite loving NoPixel 4.0 update Twitch star Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel says he “hates” streaming GTA RP despite the fact he loves actually playing on the NoPixel server. Over the last few years,GTA RPhas had a pretty big resurgence on Twitch. The multiplayer mod’s popularity has been helped by some big streamers hopping onto servers like NoPixel and staying pretty committed while also mingling with hardcore roleplayers....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsmay have lost some of the limelight to Epic Games andFortniteover the last few months, but the game has still been a massive success. Developer PUBG Corporation revealed today that the battle royale shooter has managed to amass more than 400 million players across all devices. In anupdate post on Steam, PUBG Corporation also shared that the game has sold more than 50 million units, and more than 87 million people playPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundson a daily basis....

Summary The co-creator ofInvinciblehas dreamed up the ultimate crossover, imagining what it would be like to pit Invincible against Superman in an all-out brawl. Artist Ryan Ottley suggested that an epic confrontation between Mark Grayson and the Man of Steel would invariably “be a gore fest like you wouldn’t believe.” In response to a question during a Reddit AMA,Ottley conceived of the most jaw-dropping way to integrate Invincible into the DC Universe for the perfect dream collaboration....

Huawei, while best known forits smartphones, is also adept at makinggreat wearables. Its latest is theHuawei Band 2and the Huawei Band 2 Pro, which is the far more interesting of the two new models. Here’s everything you need to know about the fitness bands. Where to buy the Huawei Band 2 Pro In the United States, the Huawei Band 2 Pro is sold throughAmazon, where it costs $70 and comes in either black, red, or blue....

Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtreeappears to be significantly harder than the base game and has caught many returning players off guard. Entering a new realm filled with hostile NPCs that resemble mini-bosses can be overwhelming. Players with OP builds from the base game may be disheartened after realizing that many of these builds are less effective against the new adversaries and bosses. Despite the challenge, there’s a vast world to explore, allowing players to discover new builds using items and weapons from the Land of Shadow....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ If you want to know the cause of the glut of luxury crossovers clogging Starbucks drive-throughs and soccer field parking lots, look at Acura. The original Acura MDX was one of the first family luxury utility vehicles, giving style-conscious parents a more fashionable and upscale alternative tominivans....

Twenty-five years ago this week, an under-the-radar action movie swam into theaters as the comeback project of director Renny Harlin and became an unexpected late-summer hit. Although Harlin had established himself with films likeDie Hard 2,Cliffhanger,The Long Kiss Goodnight, andA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, he also directedCutthroat Island,a pirate flick that lost so much money that it helped sink a studio. By 1999, Harlin hadn’t had a true hit for six years untilDeep Blue Seagave it to him....

Many new shows dominated the conversation this year, includingThe Last of UsandBeef. Other shows returned with new seasons in 2023, likeTed Lasso, You, The Bear, andThe Mandalorian. A handful of shows released this year, however, didn’t get as much attention as they deserved. These were standouts for their respective streaming services and received rave reviews from critics and audiences who watched. But they fell under the radar. Chances are you either didn’t watch or didn’t consider watching until a friend, family member, or colleague gave the show an enthusiastic recommendation....