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Ubisoft is taking its Ghost Recon series into new territory with Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Frontline, a free-to-play, player-versus-player shooter with support for more than 100 players. The Ghost Recon series is a Ubisoft staple. This 20-year-old military tactical shooter has many entries, dating all the way back to 2001. 2022’s Frontline marks the first time the series is stepping into the massively multiplayer online arena, following up on the disappointing Ghost Recon Breakpoint. While the game will feature many game modes, the big highlight is on Expedition, where over 100 players will fight on teams of three to complete objectives…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a game for completionists, giving you tons of things to collect that can take up a lot of your time. In particular, bug catching can eat up lots of your time, especially since so many of them only appear during certain times of the year. Each month, different bugs come and go, even though the overall list might not change much from September to October, for example. In this guide, we’ll go through the new Animal Crossing: New Horizons October 2021 bug list, including tips on when they appear, where to find them, how much…
Metroid has been one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises since 1986, with around a dozen mainline games including two remakes released over the years. Since it’s been around so long, the series has a rich story, spanning decades, across numerous consoles. With the launch of Metroid Dread on the horizon, it’s a great time to catch up on the Metroid lore so you’re prepared for the upcoming release. It has been over a decade since the last mainline Metroid game launched — and even longer since the last 2D installment — so there will no doubt be some newcomers once Dread…
Why buy a 15-inch laptop? Well, they’re not only larger than the best 13- or 14-inch laptops, but they’re also often much more powerful. They don’t always need to be big and clunky, either. Take, for example, our pick for the best overall 15-inch laptop, the Dell XPS 15. It remains our top pick at this size for its ability to cram all that power into a relatively tiny form. After hundreds of hours of testing time with the best 15-inch laptops, here’s our list of the greatest you can buy. The best 15-inch laptops at a glance Dell XPS…
The latest graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia aren’t brand new, but they’re still the best graphics cards you can buy. In 2021, there are multiple options for 4K, 1440p, and 1080p gamers, each of which delivers high frame rates in the latest AAA games — should you score a GPU at a reasonable price, that is. Although not the newest of the bunch, the highly coveted Nvidia RTX 3080 is still our go-to recommendation in 2021. The card can deliver frame rates above 60 frames per second in the most recent games, even with all of the graphical settings…
Bitcoin is trading around $50,000, which analysts consider a positive milestone after last month’s crypto sell-off. BTC is up about 22% over the past week and has decoupled from slumping global equities.Sentiment on bitcoin significantly improved over the past week, signaling a shift away from market panic, according to the Fear and Greed Index. Technical indicators are also showing improving short-term momentum, which is consistent with rising bullish sentiment.“We expect short-term overbought conditions to be weathered long enough for a test of minor resistance near $52.9K, a breakout above which would target the all-time high,” Katie Stockton, managing director of…
GameStop has become the preeminent source of PS5 restock opportunities, and if you follow our PS5 restock Twitter tracker Matt Swider – follow and turn on notifications – you’ll get alerts when we find PS5 in stock anywhere in the US.But how did GameStop become the go-to source over other top American retailers, including Best Buy, Walmart and Target? There are a number of changes GameStop made in 2021 that gave it access to more consoles and, at the same time, prevented resellers and bots from scooping up its valuable inventory.Now, GameStop isn’t the perfect restock retailer for everyone, mainly…
Nikon is likely one of the first brands you think of when you think of SLRs. Its F series was the darling of photojournalists and artists in the film era, and the its high-resolution D850 is still one of the best SLRs available today.But SLRs have had their time in the sun. Today’s best tech is in mirrorless systems. In general, you’ll enjoy quicker, more precise autofocus, better video features, and a real-time preview of your image in the viewfinder by going mirrorless.A Growing SystemNikon’s mirrorless system uses the Z mount, but is compatible with F-mount SLR lenses using an…
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler told Congress on Tuesday that the SEC has no plans to ban crypto.When asked by Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), a longtime crypto supporter and member of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, if the SEC had any plans to follow China’s lead in banning cryptocurrency in favor of a prospective central bank digital currency (CBDC), Gensler said, “No, that would be up to Congress.”Gensler’s assertion that the SEC does not plan to ban crypto mirrors similar remarks made by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last week, when the central bank head told the…
Microsoft has now begun the process of rolling out Windows 11 to compatible devices, a large proportion of which will be used for work-related activities.Beyond a sleek and curvaceous aesthetic, reorganized start menu and new-look taskbar, Windows 11 also offers a number of new features that will catch the eye of business users in particular.The new OS has clearly been optimized for hybrid working, whereby employees split their time between the home and office, with new options designed to allow users to multitask and pick up where they left off.According to Microsoft, Windows 11 also sets a new benchmark for…