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Apple’s next product in the iPad Pro lineup is reportedly suffering from production issues related to its high-tech, Mini LED display. Apparently, its overseas supplier hit a snag in manufacturing, causing massive delays and reduced output. Not only is output lagging behind expectations, but one manufacturer has supposedly halted Mini LED production entirely as it tries to solve the problem. Apple is expected to announce the new iPad Pro lineup this month, although the tech giant is yet to make anything official....

One of the most popular game franchises that you’ve probably never heard of is getting another installment, and it’s being done with the efforts of three different studios. Arc System Works, Neople, and Eighting have all teamed up for the new side-scrolling fighting game, Dungeon and Fighter Duel. Dungeon Fighter Online was first published all the way back in 2005 by Neople, a Korean game developer. The game is similar to Street Fighter, but with an RPG element to it....

Patrice Desilets has had a tumultuous history with his former employer Ubisoft, having served as creative director on Assassin’s Creed to then leave the company, only to enter into a legal battle over the rights to a project known as 1666: Amsterdam. Now, he’s shared some candid thoughts on the situation. Desilets struggled with the manifold responsibilities that fall to the creative director of a franchise as large as the series spawned from Assassin’s Creed....

Ubisoft announces details and a release date for The Ezio Collection, a remastered bundle of the three Assassin’s Creed games starring Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Ubisoft has confirmed that there won’t be a new Assassin’s Creed game in 2016, but that doesn’t mean that fans of the open-world stealth series won’t have plenty to enjoy this year. This December, fans will be able to see Assassin’s Creed on the big screen with Michael Fassbender in the starring role....

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s Viking world, fresh mechanics, and new characters help distinguish it from the franchise’s best titles, but some of Valhalla‘s greatest qualities are the ways it refines the trademark elements of older Assassin’s Creed games. That includes a laundry list of Easter eggs. The Assassin’s Creed series has always benefited from some impressive and often elaborate Easter eggs, but we’d dare say that Valhalla features the franchise’s best collection of hidden references yet....

Optional romances are a somewhat recent addition to the Assassin’s Creed series. And Valhalla includes several potential lovers that either a male or female Eivor can pursue. One of the more substantial and rewarding relationships is between Eivor and Petra. The woman is a huntress that resides within Ravensthorpe and catches the protagonist’s eye. As Petra doesn’t appear in the main questline, her romance is more hidden than several others. You have to seek the woman out and do a few quests with her to start things up....

Ah yes, just what 2020 needs - a Cannibal Holocaust game! It seems our prayers have been answered. But seriously, the on-screen brutality towards both people and animals was so stomach-turningly disturbing and unnaturally convincing that Deodato was put on trial under suspicions that he had just aired a snuff film. Some went so far as to say the on-screen human deaths might actually have been real. They weren’t, of course, but unfortunately the same can’t be said about the animal deaths....

Ask just about any gamer under 40 what they view as the most iconic gaming consoles of all time, and there’s a great chance that the NES/Famicom sits somewhere near the top of the list. This simple grey box rose from the ashes of the Atari crash a few years before, setting the gaming world ablaze, and established its own set of rules, spearheaded by gaming pioneers, Nintendo. The path newly carved by the NES would be the trail from which a growing number of competitors would follow, and a revamped games industry would flourish for decades to come....

In the pantheon of video games, is there any series more iconic than Super Mario? And is there any character more beloved or well known than the super-powered plumber himself? Probably not. For over three decades now, the Mario games, in all their variations across different platforms, have earned the love and respect of countless gamers, casual and otherwise, and critics thanks to their simple but timeless platforming template, colorful graphics and sound design, and ability to evolve with every passing generation....

A Fireteam of three intrepid Guardians band together to complete the Wrath of the Machine raid in Destiny: Rise of Iron without relying on the use of guns. Ever since the release of Destiny: Rise of Iron’s Wrath of the Machine, there have been plenty of skilled Guardians who have decided to challenge themselves by tackling the raid with self-imposed limitations, such as the player who beat Aksis solo. Recently, a group of three fans successfully took on Wrath of the Machine — which is recommended to be played with a six-person team — with the added wrinkle of difficulty that they use no guns throughout the run....

Fantasy games transport players into worlds of dragons, warriors, magic, and sorcery. Moreover, thanks to games like Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Skyrim, fantasy gamers become a part of a grand adventure. As such, they become gallant knights, powerful wizards, or even infamous thieves that wage war against various evildoers and meet mystical creatures. Thankfully, almost any fantasy game can guarantee a unique story and a diverse cast of characters for players....

Nintendo is a company that’s always been able to make waves and affect the changing trends of the video game industry. Nintendo consistently turns out consoles and hardware that prioritize a new gameplay mechanic and attempt something unique from their competition. The Nintendo Switch is the latest, and one of the most successful, examples of this. The Switch has seen a very healthy life so far with a number of titles that reflect Nintendo’s very best work....

Week 3 was a wild ride for fans and players of the League of Legends European Championship. Mad Lions and Rouge sit atop the standings, while Fnatic hovers below the playoff threshold in seventh place with a 3-4 record. The week was full of significant matchups and exciting plays. While there’s still a lot to discover about Europe’s professional League of Legends teams, fans did learn a lot from the matches this past week....

Five Nights At Freddy’s is one of the fastest-growing series of all-time. After the first game became a YouTube Let’s Play sensation, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 brought even more screams to the table at an even faster pace, and impressively came out mere months after the launch of the first game. With a Five Night’s At Freddy’s 3 already being teased, we’ve looked back on the games so far and compiled a list of gameplay features we think the third entry should focus on....

The emerging competitive field of eSports has a uniquely low barrier of entry in terms of required physical ability; those on both ends of the age spectrum do not need to be athletic in order to dominate whatever game they play. From a 7-year-old winning a Pokemon tournament to Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf winning the Fortnite World Cup at 16 years of age, it appears that the future of the industry is in the youth....

Our quick take Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (2021, AMD) initial Design & Display Anodised, sandblasted aluminium chassis with military-grade durability 360-degree hinge for laptop, tablet, stand and tent screen positions Display: 14-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS LCD touchscreen panel Ports: 2x USB-A & 2x USB-C (3.2 Gen 1 support) Weight: 1.55kg / Thickness: 17.35mm 1x 3.5mm headphone jack Hardware & Performance AMD Ryzen 3000 C-series processor, up to 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon graphics Up to 256GB on-board storage, microSD card expandable Google Chrome OS operating system To recap If you’re looking for a mid-range Chromebook with certainty that it’ll last the duration then the Acer Chromebook Spin 514 - as the first one with an AMD Ryzen processor on board - is a good bet....

Our quick take Acer Predator Helios 500 - 4.0 / 5 Design Dimensions: 400 x 319.2 x 35.30mm / Weight: 3.90 kg Abyss Black colour scheme Screen 17.3-inch Mini LED IPS panel 770 nits max brightness 3840 x 2160 resolution Keyboard and touchpad 3.1mm key travel Interchangeable WSAD key caps Plastic touchpad with separated mouse buttons Performance Intel Core i9-11980HK processor, 32GB DDR4 RAM Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GPU 2x 1TB PCIe 4....

One of Cyberpunk 2077’s most infamous characters, brutal bodyguard Adam Smasher, may have appeared in a ghostly form to a player in a completely unexpected context. While it is most likely a glitch, the event has some potentially sinister implications for Cyberpunk 2077’s lore. While Cyberpunk 2077 players can take many routes through the game’s missions, every player will typically see Adam Smasher four times: twice in flashbacks, and twice in the flesh....

Four years after bringing fans an over the top, sci-fi inspired world with Saints Row IV, Volition released its first new IP in quite a while with Agents of Mayhem. Set in a near future world, Agents is a third-person, open-world shooter that let players select three unique characters and swap between them during gameplay. Unfortunately, the spiritual successor has received less than favorable reviews from critics and fans alike since it launched last month and as a result, the Red Faction and Saints Row studio has been hit by layoffs....