Best Portable External Hard Drives And Ssds For 2023

Though laptops and other electronics often have the option of high-capacity flash memory, an external drive is still the most affordable and portable form of additional storage for most people. With plenty of different uses for an SSD, however, picking the right option for your needs is easier said than done. Thankfully for you, that’s where this guide comes in. We’ve put some of the top drives through their paces in a variety of scenarios, including gaming, intensive video editing and productivity tasks, all in order to help you find out....

May 3, 2022 · 7 min · 1441 words · Tammy Hardison

Bioshock 4 The Biggest Franchise Twists Hand The New Game A Huge Challenge

BioShock 4 is in development at Cloud Chamber Studio, a new studio set up by 2K to tackle the next game in the acclaimed dystopian series. So far, the game’s setting has yet to be revealed, and it’s unknown if players will return to Rapture, Columbia, or somewhere new. No matter what, BioShock 4 has a significant legacy to live up to. The original BioShock and BioShock Infinite are known for their writing, weaving strong narratives throughout their fictional worlds with a blend of linear plotlines and environmental storytelling....

May 3, 2022 · 5 min · 1004 words · Gloria Cole

Bioware Looking Into Cross Platform Saves For Anthem

BioWare is continuing its efforts to answer as many questions as possible from excited fans of Anthem. All day Sunday Anthem executive producer Mark Darrah ran an “Ask Me Almost Anything About Anthem” question and answer session on Twitter, providing several exciting and interesting details that would otherwise have slipped through the cracks during E3. One answer of particular interest has to do with BioWare’s thinking with regards to cross-play and cross-platform saves....

May 3, 2022 · 2 min · 390 words · Devon Savage

Black Friday Serves Up Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Deal

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 - save $/£150 More Black Friday deals Fire tablets: Save 50% Echo Show: 47% off RRP Kindle: $40 saving to $49.99 Ring video doorbells: Get 58% discount Echo (4th Gen): 40% off, now $59.99 Samsung Galaxy Watch 4: $40 saving, at $199.99 Blink Mini: Reduced by 43% to $19.99 Fitbit Sense smartwatch: $100 discount to $199.95 Fire TV Stick 4K: 50% off at $24.99 Echo Dot (3rd Gen): 50% discount to $19....

May 3, 2022 · 1 min · 114 words · Beatriz Gower

Black Ops 4 How To Open The Mystery Box In Blackout

Ever since Call of Duty: World at War introduced Zombies to the franchise, Call of Duty fans have been “hitting” mystery boxes to get special weapons and rewards. Many Zombies strategies revolve around reaching the mystery box and using it to get the best weapons, and as it turns out, that’s also not a bad strategy in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout battle royale mode. In Blackout, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 players may notice a mysterious light in the sky....

May 3, 2022 · 2 min · 383 words · Sharon Holstein

Black Ops Cold War Zombies 15 Tips To Make An Overpowered Loadout

With the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, a whole new era of the Zombies game mode came with it. This iteration of Zombies has made tons of changes from previous entries, making it better for both veterans and beginners alike. Among these changes, your loadout is as important as ever. Unlike previous installments, the loadouts change as the game progresses, allowing you to upgrade it to become incredibly overpowered, capable of destroying zombies swiftly....

May 3, 2022 · 9 min · 1802 words · Mary Spann

Bloodborne Ps1 Demake Developer Shows Off Father Gascoigne Boss Fight

The developer of the PS1 demake of Bloodborne had made a little more progress, finishing and showing off the game’s first proper boss fight with Father Gascoigne. In case you missed the story, developer Lilith Walther is on a mission to turn the first few bosses of From Software’s masterpiece Bloodborne into a short game complete with PS1-era graphics. Labeled as Bloodborne PSX, Walther started revealed the project back in January, tweeting out a bunch of gameplay demonstrations....

May 3, 2022 · 2 min · 353 words · Janet Whittaker

Borderlands 3 Offering Legendary Weapons During Golden Path Mini Event

From today until December 3, a new event in Borderlands is making it easy to earn Legendary Weapons. The so-called Golden Path Mini-Event guarantees Legendary rewards for completing certain main quests – just work your way through the story and you’ll be gifted with powerful new gear. The event includes weapons such as the Lyuda Legendary Vladof Sniper Rifle, Handsome Jackhammer Legendary Hyperion SMG, Nemesis Legendary Dahl Pistol, and the Hellwalker Legendary Jakobs Shotgun, among others....

May 3, 2022 · 2 min · 223 words · Mollie Guillory

Breath Of The Wild Was Initially Tested With Japanese Landmarks

The offices belonging to Nintendo will forever be home to secrets that the gaming community may never know. However, the elusive company did at one point share rare, early footage of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, featuring a Japanese Landmark instead of Hyrule Castle. Revealed during a CEDEC conference back in 2017, Nintendo apparently showcased Breath of the Wild in its infant form. The conference did not include the public eye, nor did any footage from the presentation emerge, but a few images have surfaced recently that revealed some glorious sights....

May 3, 2022 · 2 min · 279 words · Sarah Christian

Call Of Duty Black Ops 4 Dev Never Planned A Traditional Campaign

After teasing Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 earlier this year, Activision and Treyarch finally pulled the curtain back on the game through a livestream reveal. While players got a glimpse at Zombies and multiplayer, the livestream also confirmed a surprising omission to this year’s experience as well. While rumors have been hinting at the possibility, yesterday’s live stream reveal confirmed that the game is skipping an actual, dedicated single-player campaign, letting Treyarch simply focus on the competitive multiplayer experience as well as crafting a satisfying Zombie mode....

May 3, 2022 · 2 min · 422 words · Elvin Riley

Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War Ranked Mode May Be Coming Soon

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s use of skill-based matchmaking has proven to be highly controversial, with many fans wanting the game to simply have a ranked mode instead. While there’s no sign that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War SBMM will be going away, there is at least some indication that a proper ranked mode is going to be added to the game sooner rather than later....

May 3, 2022 · 3 min · 485 words · Marshall Pearce

Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War Zombies Story Revealed

Information regarding the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombie mode has been released. Although fans have been mulling over the gameplay information, the story is still relatively unknown. The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombie reveal was a success among fans and set the tone for the upcoming zombie experience. Fans have been debating whether or not Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War zombies will be expanding into the Aether or Chaos storylines....

May 3, 2022 · 2 min · 418 words · Kelly Spencer

Call Of Duty Warzone 10 Underrated Weapons You Need To Try

Call of Duty: Warzone has one of the largest weapon sandboxes out of any battle royale game. Multiple types of primary and secondary weapons, ranging from assault rifles to snipers, keep most games interesting. Unfortunately, some games are filled with squads using M4A1s and RPG-7s. These weapons are powerful in their own way, but the large array of guns in Modern Warfare beg to be used. While these might not be the best weapons for Warzone, off-meta weapons or underrated weapons offer a nice shake-up for those tired of the stale M4 meta currently....

May 3, 2022 · 6 min · 1151 words · Andrew Debellis

Call Of Duty Warzone Bug Is Teleporting Players Randomly Across The Map

Call of Duty: Warzone’s map of Verdansk is massive, making transportation a vital part of the game. Still, some players may think it would be easier to simply teleport across the map. As this Warzone fan found out, though, that may not be the case. Fans are aware that Call of Duty: Warzone has its share of bugs and issues, but what happened to this player is inexplicable. While most bugs and glitches can be broken down by fans, this one seems to appear out of nowhere and has no apparent trigger....

May 3, 2022 · 2 min · 422 words · John Moore

Call Of Duty Warzone Update Fixes Stim Glitch Yet Again Shakes Up Playlists

Call of Duty: Warzone players have suffered from the annoying Stim glitch several times in the past, making its latest appearance unsurprising. However, a new Call of Duty: Warzone update supposedly fixes the issue while making other key changes to the popular battle royale game. Call of Duty: Warzone’s Stim glitch has appeared appeared six times in the past, and while Raven has removed the bug several times, it always manages to make a return....

May 3, 2022 · 3 min · 464 words · Clyde Ham

Call Of Duty Warzone Won T Upgrade Engine For Black Ops Cold War Launch

Despite Activision, Treyarch, and Raven Software putting out both an alpha and beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, lots of questions are still on the table about how the game will operate and intermingle with the battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone. It has been confirmed that Black Ops Cold War uses a different engine than Modern Warfare, building upon the same tech with revamped tools, yet it seems Warzone at its core will not change to match it....

May 3, 2022 · 3 min · 433 words · Chris Harris

Canon Eos 250D Review Rebel Sl3 Pocket Lint

Our quick take Canon EOS 250D - 4.0 / 5 Design 3-inch 104k-dot LCD vari-angle touchscreen, optical finder Guided shooting and creative modes Lens mount: Canon EF/EF-S Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.5mm mic in SD card slot Performance 9-point AF system with optical finder (f/2.8 centre point, f/5.6 others) 143-point Dual Pixel AF with live view (3,975 point manual selection) 12 scene modes, 10 creative filters (including 4 HDR modes) 5 frames per second (5fps) continuous shooting AI focus, One Shot and AI Servo focus modes Battery: 1020 shots (finder), 300 (live view) Image quality 24....

May 3, 2022 · 1 min · 179 words · Bill Knox

Atari Vcs Pre Orders Are Now Available

After almost a year of teasing and delays, Atari has finally announced new details on their Atari 2600-inspired console, which is set to release in early 2019. The Atari VCS, formerly known as the Ataribox, is more ambitious than Nintendo’s attempts at revitalizing their classic consoles but is a less serious contender for modern-day giants such as Xbox and PlayStation. Although the Atari VCS looks and sounds like a console, Atari has made it clear that they’re trying to stay away from the perception that this is going after the likes of Xbox and PlayStation....

May 2, 2022 · 3 min · 446 words · Rita Lane

Avengers Endgame Different Versions Of Marvel Comics Infinity Gauntlet Story

The culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has arrived with Avengers: Endgame, where the greatest Marvel superheroes tangle with Thanos the Mad Titan, following up on the events of Avengers: Infinity War. Since showing up at the end of the first Avengers movie, it’s been pretty apparent that Thanos would be scouring the cosmos for the Infinity Gems/Stones so as to do an adaptation of the hit early ’90s miniseries Infinity Gauntlet....

May 2, 2022 · 23 min · 4861 words · Donald Fewell

Baldur S Gate 3 How To Deal With The Hag

The hag is one of the hardest bosses in Act 1 of Baldur’s Gate 3 early access. She’s level 4, the max level you can get within the EA and she’s a tough nut to crack. There is a great abyss between her and you, a mountain of health as a difference, a timer on a woman’s life, and multiple clones. This won’t be an easy feat. You can choose to simply shove the old crone down to the depths below or pick off bits of her health one by one....

May 2, 2022 · 6 min · 1098 words · Linda Badger