This article is part of our History of PC Gaming series. John Staats, former Blizzard developer and the original 3D level designer for World of Warcraft, remembers people thinking he was crazy when he told them the seminal MMORPG would last for decades. It didn’t help that Staats had made this prediction before the game had even released
Updated for November 2019. There have never been more anime titles readily available to audiences, which is certainly exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. Not only are more legacy titles being added to streaming services every month, but there is also a steady stream of new series that are being added. To guarantee that
New reports indicate that Capcom has indeed been developing a Resident Evil 3: Nemesis remake that is set to release in the near future. This information seems to originate from the YouTube channel Spawn Wave, but Eurogamer has since confirmed that their sources have reported similar information. Regardless, the details are roughly the same. Capcom
Michael J. Pollard, a legendary character actor who was featured in Bonnie and Clyde, the original Star Trek, and House of 1000 Corpses, died in Los Angeles from cardiac arrest on Nov. 21, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 80. Pollard’s breakout role was as C.W. Moss, the gas station attendant who drove getaway
If you’re worried that Half-Life: Alyx is going to be more of a VR tech demo than a full game, we’ve got some good news for you. “This isn’t a spinoff or a side story, or anything of the sort,” says Half-Life: Alyx programmer Robin Walker in an interview with IGN. “It’s a full-scale campaign
How do we talk about the first episode of DC Universe‘s brilliant Harley Quinn without getting too far into spoiler territory? Well, it stars the titular Batman villain who has since transcended that label to become one of the most popular (anti) heroes in the world of DC. This new animated take is voiced by
Try to act shocked, but Call of Duty: Mobile is getting a zombies mode. This information comes from a Reddit post made by the Call of Duty: Mobile team which not only confirms that a zombie mode is coming to the title but at what time it will be released for different regions. You should
MIT researchers have improved on a transparent, conductive coating material, producing a tenfold gain in its electrical conductivity. When incorporated into a type of high-efficiency solar cell, the material increased the cell’s efficiency and stability. The new findings are reported in the journal Science Advances, in a paper by MIT postdoc Meysam Heydari Gharahcheshmeh, professors
DURHAM, N.C. — A new cancer-detecting tool uses tiny circuits made of DNA to identify cancer cells by the molecular signatures on their surface. Duke University researchers fashioned the simple circuits from interacting strands of synthetic DNA that are tens of thousands of times finer than a human hair. Unlike the circuits in a computer,
IMAGE: TEM images of raw carbon soot grown on kaolin sized paper showing (a) roped single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) helically wrapped by a SWCNT, and large SWCNTs, (b) collapsed, (c) folded,… view more Credit: Rice University A research collaboration between Rice University and the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University has found that old
Smaller, faster, more energy-efficient – this is the goal that developers of electronic devices have been working towards for years. In order to be able to miniaturize individual components of mobile phones or computers for example, magnetic waves are currently regarded as promising alternatives to conventional data transmission functioning by means of electric currents. The
You think there’s a lot of Marvel programming out there now? Just you wait. Even with the unceremonious cancelation of Daredevil, the slightly more ceremonious cancelation of Iron Fist, and the inexcusable cancelation and Jessica Jones and the rest of the Marvel Netflix line (look, I’m not happy about it, either), there will still be plenty of Marvel TV
If you’re one of the many people that once called World of Warcraft home and have since moved on to other games or adventures in life, there’s no denying that World of Warcraft holds a special place in the hearts of many. The game has provided its players with not just memorable moments in-game, but
IMAGE: Christopher J. Kiely, the Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected as a… view more Credit: Lehigh University Christopher J. Kiely, the Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University’s P.C. Rossin College
IMAGE: The Clearpath Husky, used as a research platform, is used to develop and test underlying autonomy to support context-driven AI that supports effective bidirectional communication. view more Credit: (ARL Photo) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Nov. 21, 2019) -An Army-led research team developed new algorithms and filled in knowledge gaps about how robots contribute to teams
This Walking Dead article contains spoilers. So the walkers talk now, huh? Maybe we should be calling them the talkers. But seriously: in The Walking Dead season 9 and season 10, there is something far weirder and nefarious afoot than talking zombies, and it’s taken directly from The Walking Dead comics. The Walking Dead TV show
One thing I read online often enough when Mortal Kombat’s story is brought up is, “Wait, Mortal Kombat has a story?” Or more specifically, “Wait, people care about Mortal Kombat’s story?” Of course they do. Haven’t you been paying attention? Long before the games started featuring cinematic story modes (first seen in Mortal Kombat vs. DC
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Nov. 21, 2019) — An Army-funded project may boost 5G and mm-Wave technologies, improving military communications and sensing equipment. Carbonics, Inc., partnered with the University of Southern California to develop a carbon nanotube technology that, for the first time, achieved speeds exceeding 100GHz in radio frequency applications. The milestone eclipses the
IMAGE: Nanomaterials will be key components for enabling wearable technology, according to an international team of researchers whose comprehensive report on the future of the field was published in science this… view more Credit: Drexel University The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. But it all
IMAGE: Illustration of controlled rotation of boron nitride (BN) layers above and below a graphene layer introduce coexisting moiré superlattices, which change size, symmetry, and complexity as a function of angle…. view more Credit: Nathan Finney and Sanghoon Chae/Columbia Engineering New York, NY–November 21, 2019–A recent study from the labs of James Hone (mechanical engineering) and
IMAGE: Dutch artist M.C. Escher’s most famous drawing, ;Circle Limit IV (Heaven and Hell)’, shows angels and demons in a tessellation that fills a circle without empty spaces. This masterful… view more Credit: PRL Politecnico di Milano Dutch artist M.C. Escher’s most famous drawing, “Circle Limit IV (Heaven and Hell)”, shows angels and demons in a
IMAGE: A schematic diagram of formation and measurement of molecular junctions of oligofluorenes. Oligofluorene molecular wires can be synthesized with high efficiency and high purity, and can be easily incorporated into… view more Credit: Bingrun Chen In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, a group of researchers from the Shenyang Jianzhu
In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, researchers from Harbin Institute of Technology, China have systematically discussed the recent progresses, current challenges and future perspectives of smart graphene-based nanoplatforms for synergistic tumor therapy and bio-imaging. Due to metastasis and drug resistance of the tumor, malignant tumors are still difficult to
IMAGE: Magnetic bubbles, i.e. places with the same magnetization, are formed on “triangular ” islands (green arrows) between holes in the magnonic crystal. Researchers from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the… view more Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Even faster processors with even smaller dimensions? Wherever neither electronics nor spintronics can cope with performance or miniaturization,
Let’s all let out a resounding NINE-NIIIINE! After saving Brooklyn Nine-Nine at the 11th hour when Fox canceled the beloved series after five seasons, NBC has announced that the series will return for a second year on the network for Season 7 of the series. Created by Michael Schur and Dan Goor, Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars Andy
Two World of Warcraft Classic Battlegrounds are being released ahead of schedule. “Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley will open in WoW Classic simultaneously on all realms the week of December 10,” says Blizzard via a new forum post. “At the same time, Elemental Invasions will occur in Kalimdor, with Blazing, Thundering, Watery, and Whirling Invaders
Where does Miracle Workers go after presenting heaven as the bureaucratic mess that it probably is? Why, to the past, of course! TBS has ordered Miracle Workers Season 2 and has announced that the entire cast will be returning as new characters and adopting a new setting. Miracle Workers had always been described as an
Denys Cowan is a living legend. He pencilled the original run of The Question with Dennis O’Neill, laying the groundwork for that character to become a fan favorite for three decades. He co-founded Milestone Media and gave the world Static and Hardware and all the other characters that make you shout in delight when they
In a longer report about how BioWare plans to rehaul its loot shooter Anthem after its disastrous launch in early 2019, Kotaku has revealed that the studio is also working on a new Mass Effect game. According to the outlet, this new sequel is in “very early development” at BioWare’s main Edmonton studio. Leading the
The ability to conceive and develop new types of materials has determined the development of humanity from the stone, bronze and iron ages to our current world, dominated by electronic materials and semiconductors (silicon, etc.). The DYNAPOL project will explore new routes to design new types of artificial materials for various technological applications. Giovanni Maria