E3 2017: Assassin’s Creed Origins Goes Back to the Birth of the Brotherhood to Push the Series Forward

The first thing that struck us during our hands-on session with Assassin’s Creed Origins wasn’t the sharp steel of some savage foe, but the its stunning presentation. Running on the Xbox One X, Ubisoft’s latest in the stealth-action series—serving as a prequel to the original game—sports a seamless, stretching open-world. While the franchise has always taken us to exotic, eye-pleasing locales, Origins ups the ante with unmatched draw distances and nary a frame-rate dip. Coupled with the horsepower beneath the new hardware’s hood, the game’s jaw-dropping art direction delivers the prettiest, most varied setting yet to slice throats in. Your mind… Continue reading E3 2017: Assassin’s Creed Origins Goes Back to the Birth of the Brotherhood to Push the Series Forward

E3 2017: Heading Into a Firefight With Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare

Earlier this year the we saw the return of grand real-time strategy on Xbox One and Windows 10 with the release of Halo Wars 2. With it came an explosive new single-player campaign, an innovative competitive multiplayer system in Blitz, and an introduction to a new, captivating villain in the Banished and Aritox. At E3 today we got our first hands-on with the next chapter of the saga with Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare which sees the return of our favorite ancient enemy, the Flood, as well as the new co-op multiplayer mode Terminus Firefight. While specific details on… Continue reading E3 2017: Heading Into a Firefight With Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare

MS16-095 – Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3177356) – Version: 2.0

Severity Rating: CriticalRevision Note: V2.0 (June 13, 2017): To comprehensively address CVE-2016-3326, Microsoft is releasing June security updates for all affected Microsoft browsers. Microsoft recommends that customers running affected Microsoft bro… Continue reading MS16-095 – Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3177356) – Version: 2.0

E3 2017: Feeling the Weight of Xbox One X in Forza Motorsport 7

For more than a decade, the Forza Motorsport series has established itself as not only one of the most robust and realistic racing sims on console, but home to one of the most passionate and vibrant online gaming communities in the world. With so many unique features built into the base game already, like custom paint skins to shared time trials to becoming established as an esport, the series has done an admirable job of making you feel part of a larger global racing community. Now powered by Xbox One X, Forza Motorsport 7 will not only improve the excellent… Continue reading E3 2017: Feeling the Weight of Xbox One X in Forza Motorsport 7