In the past console generation, there has been a significant increase in fidelity. In the past ten years, developers like Naughty Dog and Sony Santa Monica have transitioned from painstakingly hand-drawing facial and movement animation to creating games and characters entirely through performance capture. So it should be no surprise that Sony has applied for a patent for yet another innovative performance-capturing system. The patented technique, submitted on April 1, 2022, by Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, uses mesh information from a human actor....

Judging by its meaning, symbiogenesis is “the merging of two separate organisms to form a single new organism.” It is the inspiration for the plot of Parasite Eve, which began as a novel in 1995 and expanded into a Square Enix-developed video game series in 1998. There has been no official word yet on whether or not Square Enix plans to relaunch the Parasite Eve series with a remake or brand-new instalment....

When any update is released, Steam analyzes the update and calculates how it can make the files out of chunks that are already saved in its database. If it is something entirely new, it divides them into new chunks. Now, when Steam gets to know that there is an update available for any of your games, it compares the new manifest against that which is already present on your computer....

As the name suggests, the GTX 1630 is part of the 16-series of GPUs NVIDIA launched in 2019. According to leaks, we know the card will be based on the TU117-150 GPU. Supposedly, this is a cut-down version of the GTX 1650, which in of itself is a cut-down version of the GTX 1650 Super. So, expect less cores and less memory all around. Case in point, the GTX 1630 reportedly has only a 64-bit memory bus, compared to GTX 1650’s 128-bit wide bus....

This issue is not specific to any Windows versions and is frequently reported on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Note: Before you go through with the methods below, make sure you install any dedicated audio drivers that your motherboard might need. If you have a dedicated sound card, please install the correct drivers for it. In the event that you encounter this problem on a laptop, visit the manufacturer’s download website and download all audio drivers that are recommended for your particular model....

The error is usually followed by a long message which is “There were some problems installing updates, but we’ll try again later If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help – (0x80070057)”. This error may also come up with a slightly different message such as “Something went wrong” In this guide, we have listed several methods that have worked for a large number of users across Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10....

— Motherboard (@motherboard) December 1, 2022 The question is why the U.S. military is so keen on putting money into the video game industry and what they could possibly gain from it. The United States military has, over the course of the last few years, turned its attention to video games in an effort to broaden its appeal to younger audiences in order to boost its overall recruitment numbers. Recently released internal documents also reveal that the army had planned to pay a number of groups and Call of Duty streamers to boost its popularity among young people, especially women, black and Hispanic people....

Focus assist is a window feature that automatically suppresses notifications to help users focus while playing a game or using an app in fullscreen, which admittedly being a useful feature for some proves to be a detriment to those who actually want to receive their important notifications. Turn off Automatic Rules through the settings app. Even if you have Focus Assist disabled there set of automatic rules will still enable it when their specific criteria are met....

David Gibson, a well-known analyst with MST Financial, tweeted that import data appears to indicate that Sony Interactive has been expanding its imports in the US over the past several months, with imports for September 2022 having grown by 400% Year on Year. According to the analyst’s data, Sony bought about 1.5 million kg in September 2021, while imports this month were more than 7 million kg. Sony brought almost 5 million kg into the US in August 2022....

When To Use GTG? I have used this acronym all my ‘internet’ life. I usually messaged my friends quick and short message saying GTG whenever I had to go offline.You can use it in the same context too.Whenever you have to get offline, or have to leave in the middle of an online conversation because of whatever reason, you can send the acronym GTG to your friends or family. Other Acronyms Like GTG There are a few more acronyms like GTG which are used when you have to go offline in the middle of the conversation, or simply when you have end any conversation that is taking place on any of the social media forums....

Users usually get alarmed about hard faults after landing inside the Memory tab of the Windows Resource Monitor. Depending on the PC’s specifications and the task at hand, this graph might show dozens, maybe hundreds of hard fault per seconds. This article was written as an informative piece, detailing the technicalities behind a hard fault as well as some tactics related to memory management. Hard Faults (Page Faults) Explained Researching about hard faults can turn out to be quite tricky since they were called Page Faults in earlier Windows versions....

If you are one of those users who keep a very close eye on the services running on their Windows then you might have seen sppextcomobj.exe or KMS Connection Broker in the task manager. You will see this executable file continuously running the background. A lot of users are concerned about this service/file running in the background since it seems a bit suspicious and there isn’t a lot of information about this on the internet....

Failed to connect to server. The connection time out. Make sure you’ve configured a valid streaming service and no firewall is blocking the connection. Before moving on to the solutions to fix OBS failed to connect to the server, check if you can stream in OBS on a different network or a different device on the same network. Also, check if the streaming service servers are up and running. Moreover, make sure to enable Wi-Fi (even if you are using an Ethernet cable)....

Don’t worry, the device being the cause doesn’t mean you have to switch your device. It happens to be rather temporary and is fixed momentarily via a few simple solutions. We will be discussing them thoroughly in this article. What causes the Netflix Site Error? The error pops up when you visit the website i.e visit the Browse page. Since the error appears as soon as you visit the browse page, this suggests that the issue is either with the browser you are using or the device you are using to browse Netflix....

This error mostly occurs when there is a problem with the security settings of Windows. In some cases, it can also be caused due to a temporary bug that is causing the system features to act up. Below, we have discussed the troubleshooting methods that can help you fix this problem in no time. Proceed with the method that fits your situation the best. 1. Switch User Accounts Switching to a local user account and then switching back to a Microsoft account can resolve the following error....

Let’s have a look at the troubleshooting methods that will allow you to fix the problem in no time. 1. Delete the Contents of the NGC Folder The first thing that we recommend you do is delete the contents of the NGC folder, which stores all the information regarding Windows PIN settings. There is a chance that the information in this folder has become corrupt, leading to the error at hand....

After investigating this issue thoroughly, we realized that there are actually several different scenarios that might be responsible for this particular error code. Here’s a shortlist of culprits that you should look out for when troubleshooting the 0xC002001B Microsoft Store Error Code: 1. Run the Store App troubleshooter If an automated repair approach already covers the cause of the Microsoft Store Error code 0xC002001B, running the Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter should allow you to quickly resolve the problem....

After a large number of affected players have reported that they are unable to play the game, we have decided to take a deeper look into this problem to see what causes it. Here’s a short list of all the possible reasons: Now that you are aware of all the potential causes of this issue, here is a list of all the methods that you need in order to fix it:...

What’s happening in a majority of these cases is that TWRP is unable to decrypt your internal storage – basically, TWRP does not properly handle encrypted storage. Another cause could be corruption of the /data partition, and TWRP being unable to find it. If you are experiencing TWRP unable to mount storage, and internal storage showing as 0mb, read through this guide for how to fix it. How to Fix TWRP Unable to Mount Storage Warning: This option will remove all the data contains in your mobile....

While some users are annoyed that they want to go for the Balanced power plan and Windows keeps changing it to Ultra Performance, others experience the issue in reverse (Windows keeps defaulting to Balanced). Let’s start troubleshooting. 1. Restore default settings for the power plan The ideal way to troubleshoot this issue is to revert every power-plan-related setting to the default values. This is usually effective in situations where you previously modified your AdvancedPower Plan settings or if you let a battery-optimized tool do it for you....