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Sonyand PlayStation have had numerous patents published in recent months, giving a look at how it may be looking at improving the PlayStation platform and wider games industry. The newest patent fromSonylooks specifically at protecting gamers while they play online games. Private information being exposed or attacked has always been a risk of doing anything online. Multiplayer games, however, have an increased risk because the information of so many players is held on servers that can be targeted for attack....

By the time the newStar Wars Ahsokashow begins, the character of Ahsoka Tano has become a legendary figure and a well-known warrior. She is a leader and has earned the respect of figures from Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker, even making friends with Mandalorians and being respected by the New Republic. Related:Best Star Wars: The Clone Wars Arcs However, Ahsoka has, more than most characters, grown up over the course of theStar Warsfranchise and the many projects she has appeared in....

It has been a long wait forStranger Thingsfans, and their excitement for the next season is almost palpable. After three years, they finally get the chance to return to Hawkins and find out how their favorite characters are dealing with the Upside Down. Creators the Duffer Brothers have revealed some fascinating details about season 4, setting fan expectations to an even higher level than before. Season 4 ofStranger Thingswill be broken into two parts, with the first batch of episodes releasing on Netflix on May 27, and the second part premiering on July 1....

A speedrunner has accomplished the monumental goal of beatingSuper Mario 64in less than 20 minutes using a drum set as a controller. In the over 25 years since its release,Super Mario 64remains one of the most popular and celebrated games of all time, particularly in the speedrunning community.Few games can accurately be described as genre-defining, butSuper Mario 64is widely known for being not just one of the best games of the 1990s, but also the game that showed what 3D games could be....

When the streaming platform GoogleStadiawas announced, it showed promise. However, like many Google projects, it has since been declared a failure and the company is in the process of shutting it down. ThoughStadiais built on a good idea, it may be too ahead of its time, and it fails to feature anything to convince gamers to depart from their usual platforms. The death of Stadia likely doesn’t mark the end of cloud gaming, though there is a lot to be learned from Google’s mistakes....

The 1992 movieThe Lawnmower Manis adapted from Stephen King’s short story but changes the story so much that the two works have nothing in common. King’s short story appeared in the publicationCavalierin the spring of 1975 and was republished inNight Shift, King’s book of short stories from 1978. There is also a video game and sequel,Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyperspacefrom 1996. Stephen King sued New Line Cinemabecause the movie doesn’t actually tell the original story that he wrote and he didn’t want the movie to be calledStephen King’s The Lawnmower Man....

Twitch confirms that it has removed a police emote over concerns that it will be misused by users. The streaming platform is one of several gaming companies to have made changes following global protests against racial injustice and police brutality, with Sony choosing todelay its PS5 reveal eventbecause of it. Speaking to The Verge,Twitchsaid that it had removed TwitchCop, an emote which shows a cartoon character in a police uniform blowing a whistle, from the site “to prevent misuse....

Cyberpunk 2077is finding its reputation slowly being repaired after one of the most disastrous video game launches in recent history. With the enormous50 GB patch 1.5 mending and changing so much, it’s looking like it’s finally on the way to being the completed vision that CD Projekt Red originally intended. However, there still seems to be a bit to go until it’s in a fully satisfactory state, and people can forgive the original launch, but in the meantime, this one modder has been working on making the experience a lot more immersive....

The Archons in Archon Hunts are currently the most difficult bosses inWarframe.They’re the endgame content that a lot of veteranWarframeplayers have been asking for in the past years, and Archon Hunts will certainly challenge players to the best of their abilities. RELATED:Warframe: Best Quests In The Game, Ranked Players going in unprepared and uninitiated will have a bad time. Some of these Archons are notorious for having so many invincibility phases while others can kill some warframes with just a love tap....

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lordsranks among the most beloved RPGs in the genre, while simultaneously standing as one of the finest entries in theStar Warsvideo game catalog. Obsidian Entertainment’s sequel to 2003’sKnights of the Old Republicwas considered a major improvement, owing to its enhanced gameplay, thought-provoking story, and endearing cast of characters. The freedom to make meaningful choices that impact the plot and players' companions gives the game lots of replay value....

Job listings newly posted at Wild Sheep Studio are the latest evidence that the highly-anticipated PlayStation exclusiveWildis still in development.Wildwas at one point one of the most interesting games being showcased byPlayStation. However, it has largely disappeared over the past five years, leading to questions of whether it was even still being worked on by Wild Sheep Studio. While several job listings aren’t firm evidence ofWild’s continued development, it’s about as close as it gets....

After months of rampant speculation,World of Warcrafthas announced its ninth expansion. TitledDragonflight,World of Warcraftis bringing players to the storied Dragon Isles and adding a slew of new game features. The Dragon Isles are the ancestral capital of the dragons. Shrouded by titan technology for millennia, thislocation ofWorld of Warcraftlegendhas reawakened, calling dragons from across Azeroth back home. RELATED:Blizzard Survey Asks About NFTs, then Dumps Players at its Online Store Beyond five new draconic zones full of dungeons and raids to explore,Dragonflightis adding a new race/class combo–the Dracthyr Evoker....

As next-generation consoles come closer to being released, so too do thePlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X controllers. However, with no official release dates set for these devices, fans of Sony and Microsoft are currently left to deal with their aging PS4 and Xbox One controllers. A player who goes by Mixer-TastySquash on Reddit has come up with a creative solution to fix their Xbox One controller after its left analog stick fell off....