This summer, many retailers have had a surge in available stock for current-gen graphics cards, which has led to a solid sales season. For the next week, AMD is running a big promotion here in the UK, bringing down prices of Ryzen 5000 series processors, as well as a number of RX 6000 series graphics cards. 

Last week, an update to the World of Warcraft website mistakenly revealed an ad with the release date for Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Usually when a leak like this happens, an official announcement is imminent and that was exactly the case here. Today, Blizzard confirmed Wrath of the …

Turtle Rock's last major game, Evolve, didn't really ever find success. While there was a lot of pre-release hype for the game, overly aggressive monetisation at launch put a lot of players off. Online functionality for the game eventually came to an end, but in a surprise move, Evolve seems …

ORICO has been around since 2009, offering high-speed USB data devices and chargers. This month, the company is launching a new USB4 high-speed portable SSD, boasting super speedy transfer speeds.  The ORICO USB4 High Speed Portable SSD Montage 40Gbps series offers a bold and bright design, but it isn't about …

We've known that Ubisoft has an Assassin's Creed Valhalla spin-off in the works for a few months now. The game, known as Assassin's Creed Rift, will centre around one of the side characters from Valhalla, but while Ubisoft was initially planning a late 2022 or early 2023 release, the game …

A few weeks ago, we heard that EA had recently secured a Marvel license and has begun working on a new game. Now, sources claim this will be a Black Panther game, developed by a new studio spearheaded by a former VP of Monolith Productions.  Kevin Stephens, former VP of …

The big news to come out of Xbox's Insider Program last week was that Discord integration is officially on the way. The upcoming Xbox OS update will be packing some other major improvements too, including a much faster boot time.  Microsoft made some improvements to boot time over the course …

While there is some debate over whether or not The Last of Us Part 1 is worth the upgrade for PS5 owners, for PC gamers, this will be their first chance to experience the game. Currently, the game is on track to release on PS5 in September, and according to …

8Pack is back with another high-end, custom gaming rig. The new 8Pack Comet MK2 is a compact Micro-ATX system with a full custom liquid cooling loop and plenty of high-end hardware, including an RTX 3090 and an Intel Core i9-12900KS. The Comet MK2 uses an Intel Core i9-12900KS processor overclocked …

Capcom made great strides with Monster Hunter in the west with Monster Hunter World. We've had Monster Hunter Rise since then, but we're still waiting to see what Capcom will do with next-gen console hardware, like the Xbox Series X/S and PS5. A reveal might not be too far away …

It has been four years since Mountain burst onto the peripherals scene with a few excellent mechanical gaming keyboards. At this point, there are three keyboards to choose from, a detached numpad, a gaming mouse and other accessories, all of which are on sale at big discounts to celebrate the …

Ubisoft held its quarterly earnings report this week, revealing multiple delays and cancellations. Not only has the upcoming Avatar game been delayed, but four projects have been cancelled – Ghost Recon Frontline, Splinter Cell VR and two unannounced projects.  As reported by VGC, during the earnings call, Ubisoft confirmed that …

A few months ago, EA and Respawn officially announced Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, a sequel to Fallen Order. We already know the game is due to launch in 2023, but we could be playing it as early as March.  Recently, the PlayStation Store updated with a new page for Jedi …

Surprising absolutely no one, Ubisoft has delayed Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The game was originally targeting a 2022 release window to coincide with the upcoming film, but we have had no gameplay or development updates all year. Now, the game will be coming out sometime in Ubisoft's next financial year.  …

This year has been hugely exciting for Destiny 2. The fantastic campaign in The Witch Queen expansion was just the beginning, with Bungie adding more key moments during seasons. We're still a little while away from the next major expansion, but Bungie will begin revealing Lightfall next month.  Bungie has …

Back when The Burning Crusade was coming to WoW Classic, an early web advertisement leaked the release date. A similar situation has now taken place with Wrath of the Lich King, which appears set for a September launch.  The World of Warcraft teams are very busy this year. Not only …

Back in November 2021, Bandai Namco surprised us with the reveal of Dragon Ball: The Breakers, an asymmetrical multiplayer game that takes clear inspiration from Dead by Daylight and similar titles. After months of playtests, the game will finally be releasing this October.  Dragon Ball: The Breakers is set in …

The Last of Us Part 1, a PS5 remake of The Last of Us, is heading out in just over a month and testers are spending many hours combing through the game for bugs ahead of release. One tester has recently leaked gameplay footage, giving us a closer look at …

While Nintendo was going to release Advanced Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp earlier this year, world events caused the publisher to delay the game. We were still expecting a 2022 release date, but sources are pointing to a delay to 2023.  The Advanced Wars remake was originally announced for late 2021, …

Nvidia had more games heading to GeForce Now this month than initially anticipated. We've already seen more than 13 games added to the library in recent weeks. For today's update, nine games are heading to GeForce Now, including four brand new releases.  Last week, Loopmancer was the main headliner. This …

Minecraft has a huge custom modding and custom server community, and with the rise in NFTs, some custom servers have been looking at ways to integrate blockchain and NFTs with unofficial Minecraft servers. This week, Mojang officially updated its Minecraft usage guidelines, banning NFTs and blockchain technologies from being used.  …

Last year, Discord began working on new integration tools to bring voice chat and server access to consoles. Discord initially partnered with Sony to test console integration, but now, Discord Chat is also heading to Xbox consoles.  As of yesterday evening, Xbox Insider testers now have an alpha ring update …

Earlier this summer, Sony surprised us all by announcing Insomniac's Spider-Man and Miles Morales games for PC. We'll be getting Spider-Man Remastered on PC in just a few weeks time, on the 12th of August. Sony has also revealed graphical features and the system requirements needed to run the game. 

AMD's Raise The Game bundle is back, just in time for mass restocks of graphics cards across the US and Europe. If you are picking up an RX 6000 series GPU, then you will be eligible for up to three free games.  AMD is giving away copies of Saints Row, …

Nintendo is beginning to shut down online services for its previous generation consoles. Starting in March 2023, the eShop for the Wii U and the 3DS will shut down, although some widely used payment methods will stop being supported much sooner.  Nintendo warned that this was coming back in February …

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio successfully took the Yakuza franchise in a new direction with Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon, swapping out action combat with a new turn-based party system and introducing a new cast of characters. Now, it looks like Yakuza 8 is nearing a reveal, as the first screenshots …

Despite the success of Stranger Things Season 4, there has been a lingering nervousness around Netflix's Q2 earnings report. In Q1, the streaming giant lost subscribers for the first time in a decade, putting an end to the non-stop growth Netflix had previously enjoyed. Over last quarter, Netflix did lost almost a million subscribers worldwide, which is actually much less than initially forecast. 

Back in May, the team behind Dead by Daylight teased an upcoming Attack on Titan crossover. At the time, we received some teaser images, but we did not get full details. Now, the crossover is finally going live, bringing ten new AoT-inspired outfits to the game.  Unfortunately, we won't be …

John Romero has worked on plenty of smaller game projects since breaking away from id Software following work on Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D. Now, Romero Games is looking to produce something bigger. This week, the studio announced that it is now working with a major publisher to develop a …

Several years ago, Apple debuted a new keyboard design for its MacBook laptops, using ‘butterfly' key switches. This turned out to be a disastrous move, with many customers facing issues with their keyboards easily breaking. At the time, Apple set up a free repair program, but there was still a …