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Game Boy Demake of Elden Ring

Elden Ring gets Game Boy Makeover in 8-bit

The colossal open world game Elden Ring full of unique bosses, quests, and secrets gets a 8-bit makeover version as a demake for the oldschool Game Boy in a fan project.

TouTube Screenshot,Elden Ring GB Demake- First Teaser, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKBcFXEL7Wk

ShintendoTV, a Twitch user, announced the intention with a recent teaser trailer that blew up on the Elden Ring subreddit. It shows Tarnished rolling through 8-bit recreations of the early part of the game.

The demake is being made in GB Studio 3.0, something Shintendo calls “a really impressive and brand new piece of software” that’s still in development itself.

This means that certain features such as enemy pathfinding (enemies chasing after the player) aren’t available yet, but Shintendo is hoping to have a playable version of Limgrave completed, alongside a demo, by the end of May.

The demake is set to feature iconic locations and characters from Elden Ring including the Church of Elleh, where players will encounter Melina.

Shintendo said on stream that there’s “no real plan” behind development but they’re just going to make one tile after another, each featuring pixel-art versions of various parts of Elden Ring.

 IGN said: “Elden Ring is a massive iteration on what FromSoftware began with the Souls series, bringing its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible open world that gives us the freedom to choose our own path.”

Gaming

Xbox Series X: Features owner should know

The Xbox Series X is Microsoft’s current top console and the big competitor to Sony’s PlayStation 5. We’ll show you some practical tips with which you can adapt the Xbox Series X to your needs and make gaming a real highlight.

Xbox Series X: Tips and settings for the perfect gaming experience

1. Personalize your home screen and theme

Xbox offers many ways to change the look of your console to give it a personal touch.

  • Change Color : This setting makes the tiles and accents appear in a different color.

    1. To do this, press the Xbobx button and open the guide.
    2. Go to Profile & system tab > Settings > General > Personalization > My color and theme > My color, select a color and then press OK.
  • Change Background : Users can choose a solid color or an image such as game art, a screenshot, or a custom image based on their preference.

    1. Press the Xbox button and open the guide.
    2. Select Profile & system > Settings > General > Personalization > My wallpaper and choose one of the options presented. Note : Custom images must be less than 3MB. The optimal size for wallpaper is 1920 x 1080.
  • Change theme : Here you can select standard mode or dark mode.

    1. Press the Xbox button and open the guide.
    2. Go to Profile & system > Settings > General > Personalization > System theme and choose between the options light or dark. Under “Planned” you can also set the design to change depending on sunrise or sunset.

2. Transfer Xbox One Games

You can transfer any old games you bought on your previous Xbox console to your Xbox Series X/S.

1. On your new console, go to Settings > System > Backup & Transfer > Network Transfer and enable the option.
2. Select your old console and select any games you want to transfer. Then click “Copy Selected” to start the process.

3. The right screen settings

Not too bright, not too dark: With the right screen settings, every game becomes a real experience. You can check and, if necessary, adjust your current settings under Settings > General > TV & display options. Tip : Make sure your cable and TV connection support HDMI 2.1, because not all devices automatically have this feature.

4. Personalize the controller

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a shooter, flight simulator or action adventure: In the controller settings you can easily change the controls on your controller and adapt them to your wishes. Go to Settings > Devices & Connections > Accessories and Configure.

5. Link the controller to your profile

If you share your console with one or more people, but have a special controller that you only want to use, you can easily link it to your profile.

To do this, use the controller you want to associate with your profile, go to Settings > Account > Sign-in, Security & Passkey > This controller and add it to your profile.

6. Power saving mode

So that your console doesn’t run constantly during long periods of inactivity and consumes power unnecessarily, you can also simply send the Xbox to automatic power-saving mode.

In the settings under General > Sleep & Startup you can set how long you have to be inactive for the console to switch off. The default for this is one hour.


7. Control Xbox via Google Assistant or Alexa

Open Settings, select Devices & connections > Digital assistants and check the box for digital assistants. Then follow the onscreen instructions to connect either your Google Assistant or Alexa to the console.

Security

Antivirus software: Mac vs Windows

It doesn’t matter whether you have a Mac or a Windows PC. In both cases, you should protect the device as best as possible and use antivirus software . In the following guide you will learn why this is so important and how you can recognize that your device is infected.

Why is good virus protection so important?

More and more things are happening on the internet. Unfortunately, hackers try to exploit exactly this. But to make it more difficult for them to access your PC and, in the best case, even prevent it, you install antivirus software on your device. This not only protects against viruses, but also, for example, against malware or Trojans. It also helps to surf the Internet responsibly. Do not open suspicious attachments in e-mails and also do not go to sites that your antivirus program warns you about.

But even if you land on one, it should protect you from various attacks. For this reason, you should definitely install it and never surf without one.

Do I need a separate antivirus program?

Even if the so-called Windows Defender on Windows PCs is constantly being further developed, it makes sense to use a separate antivirus program. You can download this from various websites and sometimes you don’t even have to pay any money for it. Mac users are somewhat better protected. Because these are much less often the target of cyber villains. In addition, the Apple computers have innovative protection functions. But you can also download separate antivirus programs for the Mac and thus protect yourself even better against various dangers on the Internet. In this way, your sensitive data cannot be viewed by unauthorized persons and you can surf without hesitation.

How do I know if my Mac has a virus?

As mentioned above, Macs are far less likely to be affected by viruses than Windows PCs. Still, it can happen. There are a number of things you can do to find out if this is the case for you. If, for example, you suddenly see advertisements on pages where nothing else was to be seen, it may be that your computer is infected with a so-called adware program. Also run a regular scan of your antivirus tool to quickly find any hidden viruses.

Final remark

To stay safe online, you should use antivirus software. There are numerous different versions, so you should compare exactly which variant suits you best. Some free tools also do their job very reliably. Be sure to install such a program on your Windows PC as well as on your Mac. This is because you extend the basic protection and make the work of the hackers more difficult. As a result, your personal data is protected as best as possible and your PC will not be attacked by viruses, Trojans and the like as quickly.

Computer Chips

Russian processors cannot compete with Intel

The Russian chips are not yet suitable for everyday use in companies, but there is progress.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has shown us how fragile our supply chains have become. Many products are sometimes only manufactured in certain regions of the world, which is why microchips have become so rare in the last 2 years. For this reason, too, Russia would like to buy more products from the domestic market.

Therefore, a small technology sector of its own has developed in the country in the past, in addition to software products, the associated hardware should also be “Made in Russia”. The MCST Elbrus-8C processors show that this is not yet the case with processors.

SberTech, the technology division of Russia’s largest bank, has compared the Elbrus-8C with systems with Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and had to realize that the technology is making great strides, but at the same time it is not yet suitable for everyday tasks within the company.

SberTech is not alone in this. Russian chips have already been installed in many places in the past, but when it comes to the critical infrastructure, one is still dependent on companies such as AMD and Intel. In the test field set up by SberTech, the Elbrus-8C failed in 84 percent of the functional test cases, and the chip could not or only partially withstand other tests.

Nevertheless, all hope is not lost. Experts say that although the chip has many disadvantages, it is still possible to work with it. In addition, adjustments in the software can optimize the current behavior and thus get the maximum out of the processor.

Another positive aspect is that such processors already exist, even if the development of new generations still takes far too long. Years can quickly pass before a concept is converted into a finished chip. During this time, companies such as AMD and Intel have long overtaken the progress that was then achieved. So it remains to be seen how chip development “Made in Russia” will progress in the future.

Via Tom’s hardware

Notebooks

Lenovo Yoga C940 review

Lenovo Yoga is back and screams business. The Lenovo Yoga C940 is an excellent 2-in-1 laptop with solid performance and an exzellent keyboard. But the battery could last a bit longer.

Performance

Intel Ice Lake might be the best improvement that happened to notebooks for years. Not only the performance, especially in multi-core workloads, is much faster than an 8th generation Whiskey Lake chip, also the graphical power is huge. Compared to the HP Elite Dragonfly, which has an equivalent configuration beyond the processor, performance in 3DMark more than doubles. It’s still not powerful enough to play the AAA PC games at maximum settings, but it’s definitely good enough to get creative work done. The cooling system works the way to attempt to minimize the fan noise. The fans don’t go to their maximum till the temperature is over 90°C. This means that the material in this laptop will get really hot under high workloads.  After running a performance program for 10 minutes, the Lenovo Yoga notebook will start to cool down after a couple of minutes, sitting at around 77°C. So don’t worry about hardcore workloads melting the computer and there is no annoying noise by the fans either.

While the Lenovo Yoga C940 doesn’t qualify as a workstation or a gaming laptop, it’s still a powerful notebook. If you’re looking for a thin and light device that can also flip inside out into a Windows tablet, then you can trust that this laptop will perform with the best of them.

Battery life

While the battery life is by no means short, it does see a reduction from last year’s model. It likely comes down to the more powerful graphics.  Still with nearly 8 hours of battery life, the laptop should have no problem lasting through the work day.

Specifications

Processor 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 Processor (1.10 GHz, up to 3.70 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 6 MB Cache)

Display Type 14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, touchscreen, glossy, 400nits

Memory 8 GB LPDDR4X 3733MHz (Soldered)

Hard Drive 256 GB PCIe SSD

Graphics Integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics

Camera 720p HD

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