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Given their similar names, you wouldn’t be wrong for confusing an ethernet splitter and an ethernet switch. Splitting, switching… Same difference, right? Actually, this notion is further from the truth than you might think. An ethernet splitter and an ethernet switch might appear — and may even be advertised — as two different ways to achieve the same goal. However, only one of these devices can seamlessly create multiple ethernet connections from one single ethernet port....

Over the years, the Xbox platform has expanded its list of owned intellectual properties and has opened or acquired quality studios to utilize its growing list of franchises. The Xbox One’s dominance in the Xbox ecosystem is coming to a close. Fans are awaiting the advent of the Xbox Series X on the horizon, and there have already been plenty of fantastic and interesting games announced for this year. While not all of these titles have announced release dates, we have listed the dates or time of year that each game is expected to come out if the information is available....

Are you really excited for March’s Half-Life: Alyx, but have somehow not played the previous Half-Life games? Have you always been looking for an opportunity to get in on Gordon Freeman’s exploits, but didn’t want to drop money? I think there are bigger questions with regards to that second one, but you can rest easy with your eternal waiting game. In the run-up to Alyx’s release, Valve just made every Half-Life game free to play on Steam....

Evil Dead: The Game is a brand new asymmetric horror game from Boss Team Games and Saber Interactive. But it’s also got a bunch of franchise-accurate details that make for a surprisingly different experience than you may be used to. Therefore, we’ve put together some quick tips for new Evil Dead: The Game players, so you’ll be able to easily jump into the game with a better understanding of the evil in your way....

Dondozo - also known as the False Dragon Titan - is one of five Titan Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Discovering and defeating Dondozo is required as part of the Path of Legends storyline in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Regardless of whatever order you tackle the Titans, you’ll want to know more about the False Dragon Titan location, as well as Dondozo weaknesses - especially if you are approaching underleveled....

Ubisoft has revealed the first gameplay footage for upcoming ‘guerrilla fantasy’ Far Cry 6, as well as confirming that the game will release this October. You’ll be playing as Dani Rojas—who you’ll get to pick as male or female at the start—a former Yara soldier who at first has no interest in taking part in the revolution, and would just rather escape their country until they witness first hand the brutality of leader Anton Castillo....

This year’s upcoming FIFA 23 will reportedly allow fans to play each other across PC, PlayStation and Xbox. The move to crossplay has been a long time coming for EA’s footy brand, and comes after numerous other big franchises have also taken the plunge. Word that this year’s FIFA instalment will support crossplay comes from Battlefield leaker Tom Henderson (via XFire). Men’s and Women’s World Cups will also be included, it was reported....

Gearbox has detailed Coiled Captors, the first DLC expansion for Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, which will see players attempting to liberate an old god from its icy prison when it arrives this Thursday, 21st April. More specifically, Coiled Captors sends players on an adventure deep inside an icy mountain - where they’ll find “wintery wastelands, arid ruins, and flooding caverns” - and it’s here they’ll be tasked with freeing an old god from within the body of a mighty shark-like seawarg, via the time-honoured Borderlands tradition of killing it to death....

Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster will release via Steam on February 23. Similar to most of the other pixel remastered Final Fantasy games, it is retailing at $17.99 USD. However, those that pre-purchase will get it at 20% off for just $14.39 USD. This is a remaster of the original 1994 title that originally released exclusively for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Back then it was called Final Fantasy III in North America, as the original Final Fantasy II, III, and V were only released in Japan....

For twenty years, gamers have been waiting for a remake of Final Fantasy VII. During that time, we’ve gotten a prequels, a handful of novels, and a couple of sequels (one movie, and one garbage 3rd-person shooter). Most of the multimedia was exponentially more convoluted than their originator, and none of them were things we asked for. But finally, one of Square Enix’s main flagship bestsellers is getting its remake....

Today Square Enix released a small gallery of screenshots of the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV update 6.1 “Newfound Adventure.” We get to see a few shots of the story, which will see a brand new beginning after the events of Endwalker. Our Warrior of Light will take on the role of a simple adventure once again and go on a new adventure. We also get an image of the new “Endsinger’s Aria” extreme trial, and one of the Empyreum residential district in Ishgard, which is finally ready to welcome adventurers from all over Eorzea....

First Class Trouble is a thrilling Social Deduction Party game where you play as either Residents or Personoids. Your objective as a Resident is to shut down the C.A.I.N. and survive from being killed by the Personoids. The objective of a Personoid is to either kill all Residents or set free C.A.I.N. It’s a fun game of Lies, Deception, Camaraderie, And Wits. You can play First Class Trouble with randoms or with your friends....

“He saves with a mighty hand. Every man, every child, every woman. He’s a mighty Flash.” So declares Queen’s theme song to the 1980 Flash Gordon movie, but does Alex Raymond’s famed comic strip adventurer have the heroics necessary to keep the ever-bumbling Archie Andrews safe? Comic readers will find out this summer when the Archie Meets Flash Gordon one-shot hits stores. This is the latest crossover for Archie Comics, following on the heels of the excellent Archie Meets the B-52’s....

Developer Sports Interactive has announced the studio’s intention to bring women’s football into the long-running Football Manager series. The multi-year project won’t be a separate or standalone game, but rather fully integrated into the regular game. New managers will be able to pick either a women’s or men’s team from the start and move between them at will. Unfortunately, the project won’t be ready in time for this year’s Football Manager 2022 release, but it’s hoped to be added as a future update as soon as SI possibly can....

David Polfeldt, former managing director of Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment, will not be returning to the publisher following his six month sabbatical. That’s according to a profile published over the weekend in the Hit Points newsletter (as spotted by Video Games Chronicle.). Polfeldt had originally announced he would be departing from the studio back in June. However, at the time he said he’d take six months sabbatical, and would return in a new role at Ubisoft....

The movie industry is a little bit edgy these days. That’s understandable since theaters throughout North America and Europe remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic, which shows no serious signs of abating. Yet the current tension boiling over has existed for years. As movie audiences continue to embrace streaming and direct-to-consumer content, movie studios and exhibitors have sometimes been at odds on how to respond. And if Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s earnings call this week is anything to go by, that tension is only going to heighten....

As you progress through the story in Divinity Original Sin 2, you’ll eventually be led to a mysterious cave just north of the Seekers camp. The cave is full of illusions and puzzles, and you’ll soon encounter a Statue of Illusions who asks you a series of questions. Answer each one correctly, and he’ll give you a helping hand. Here are all of the Statue of Illusions answers in Divinity Original Sin 2....

Nexon and Arc System Works released a new trailer revealing a new character that will be included in their upcoming fighting game DNF Duel. The character is the Launcher, described as “She who demolishes battlefields with her diverse array of heavy arms.” She was teased all the way back in March. You can take a look at what the launcher looks like below. DNF Duel is coming for PS5, PS4, and PC on June 28, 2022....

This review contains spoilers. 11.3 Rosa When it was revealed that the third episode of this year’s Doctor Who run would feature the story of Rosa Parks, you could hear the collective clenching from the other side of the internet. After all, there were so many ways in which this could go horribly, horribly wrong. More than any historical figure the Doctor has met on their travels, Parks is such an important figure to so many people, and her fight such an emotive one....

Among the many characters who pop up in the Chainsaw Man anime and manga, Power is easily among those that people are most invested in. A ball of frenetic energy and overconfidence, she embodies the usual Shonen protagonist to an extreme and drives up the mood of any scene she’s in. Given the fates most characters in the series meet though, a question has likely started to pop up in your head: Does Power die in Chainsaw Man, or is she still kicking even after the events of the Public Safety arc?...