Ubisoft held its earnings call this week, and with it being the first earnings report for the new financial year, Ubisoft also gave investors some much needed updates on the upcoming release schedule. For starters, Skull & Bones should finally release this year, and other anticipated titles, like Mario + Rabbids: …
Read More »Microsoft patents method to transfer physical Xbox games to digital
Over the weekend, Xbox Live had a major outage, bringing to light some lesser known aspects of the Xbox DRM policy and locking many out of their games. Microsoft may already have a solution on the way to avoid this in the future, while also preserving the physical games market …
Read More »Judge approves Wolfire’s antitrust lawsuit against Valve over Steam ‘monopoly’
Back in April 2021, Wolfire Games filed an antitrust lawsuit against Valve, claiming that the company abuses its dominance of the PC gaming market and has formed a monopoly with Steam. Valve had initially managed to get the lawsuit dismissed late last year, but after reviewing Wolfire's appeal, a judge …
Read More »GeForce Now library surpasses 1,300 games milestone
Last week, Nvidia announced 4K streaming over GeForce Now for PC and Mac, as well as 120Hz streaming for Android devices. Aside from that, we learned that 27 games will be coming to GeForce Now this month, with eight of them arriving today. With the new games arriving today, GeForce …
Read More »Project Aurora is Call of Duty’s mobile battle royale, playtests begin soon
We've known for a while now that Activision is developing a new Call of Duty Battle Royale game for mobile in order to better compete with other popular mobile shooters, like Fortnite, PUBG and soon, Apex Legends. Now, the game has a title of sorts – Project Aurora, and the …
Read More »Bethesda delays Starfield and Redfall
Bethesda Game Studios' highly anticipated RPG, and first new IP in decades, Starfield, is no longer releasing in 2022. This afternoon, Bethesda announced that the game has now been pushed to 2023, and Redfall from Arkane Studios has also been pushed out of 2022.
Read More »Codemasters is working with Criterion on the next Need for Speed
EA has been making plenty of headlines this week after officially breaking off its partnership with FIFA and then revealing its upcoming games release schedule during an earnings call. One of the games coming this year is a new Need for Speed game, and it seems that Codemasters will be …
Read More »OCUK unveils new Spectra gaming PC range
In the current market, the easiest and quickest way to secure a fairly priced PC upgrade is by picking up a pre-built system. This week, OCUK is launching its new line of Spectra gaming PCs, all featuring Windows 11 and 3-year parts and labour warranty. Better yet, each system has …
Read More »Nintendo says transition to its next home console is ‘a major concern’
At this point, the Nintendo Switch will go down in history as one of the most popular consoles ever made, having recently surpassed the Wii in total sales. Due to the console's success, Nintendo has extended the Switch's lifecycle, and now, ensuring a smooth transition over to the next home …
Read More »‘Quality would suffer’ if first-party PlayStation games launched on a subscription service
Sony executives have always shared their doubts around the subscription gaming model and Microsoft's approach to Xbox Game Pass. However, with the recent PlayStation Plus revamp, there have been some calls for Sony to include first-party titles in one of its subscription tiers. As you might expect, that won't be …
Read More »Apple has officially killed off the iPod
Since the rise of the iPhone and iPad, Apple has slowly broken away from the iPod line-up. The iPod Classic was discontinued in 2014, followed by the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle in 2017. Now in 2022, we are saying goodbye to the iPod Touch. In an announcement this week, …
Read More »BioWare may have revealed Shepard’s return in Mass Effect 4
BioWare confirmed some time ago that it has begun working on the next Mass Effect game. Many of us have been wondering if BioWare will return to Andromeda, or go back and pick the story up again after the events of Mass Effect 3. As it turns out, we may …
Read More »Gotham Knights is no longer launching on Xbox One or PS4
Yesterday as promised, WB showcased new Gotham Knights gameplay, giving us our first look at Red Hood and Nightwing in action. The stream also brought along a few important updates about the game – it is no longer coming to PS4 or Xbox One, and co-op is not being upgraded …
Read More »Xbox DRM policies cause confusion following major Xbox Live outage
Over the weekend, the Xbox Live network saw repeated outages, leading to outcry from players across all supported platforms over DRM policies. Due to the outage, a lot of players were unable to access their digital games, including offline, single-player titles. Now, we have some clarification over how Xbox DRM …
Read More »Razer’s new Viper V2 Pro is 20% lighter than its predecessor
It has been a while since the Razer Viper first launched and during that time, better mouse switches and sensors have been developed, and manufacturers have discovered new ways to cut down on overall weight. Now, the Razer Viper V2 Pro is launching, packing all of these improvements and more. …
Read More »The Kolink Citadel Mesh has now evolved into a full-sized PC case
The Kolink Citadel Mesh chassis has been around for a while already and has been popular in its micro-ATX form. Now, for those looking to build a more powerful, hardware-packed system, the Kolink Citadel Mesh ATX is launching, making the case available in full size for the first time. The …
Read More »Asus, Sapphire and PowerColor announce custom RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT and RX 6650 XT graphics cards
After months of rumours, today AMD has officially announced its RX 6000 series refresh, consisting of three new RDNA 2 graphics cards – the RX 6950 XT, the RX 6750 XT and the RX 6650 XT. As you would expect, a flurry of custom-cooled solutions from AMD's board partners are …
Read More »Square Enix planning Final Fantasy XIV UI overhaul to stop players turning to mods
While addons and UI mods are generally accepted in other MMOs like World of Warcraft or The Elder Scrolls Online, Final Fantasy XIV has always taken a strong stance against modding the game. Still, there are some raiding groups that still use them in an effort to be amongst the …
Read More »Star Citizen is dropping legacy support for older GPUs
Star Citizen has been in development for a long time. In fact, when the first playable versions were being made, the GTX 600/700 series of graphics cards were new and Windows 7 was still widely used. PC hardware and software has progressed a ton since then, and with that in …
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 ‘Train Station’ demo showcases incredible graphics jump
Unreal Engine 5 has officially released for all developers and there are already a number of exciting AAA titles under development using the new tool set. It'll be a while before we see the first Unreal Engine 5 games in action, but indie developers are already putting together impressive demos …
Read More »New Gotham Knights gameplay will showcase Nightwing and Robin in action
WB's co-op spin on the Arkham formula is on the way this year, with Gotham Knights set to release in October. Up to this point, the developers have only confirmed 2-player co-op gameplay, but it seems that the developers may have increased this to up to 4-player co-op. On top …
Read More »Asus unveils new Vivobook Pro and Vivobook S OLED laptops
Today during its ‘Pinnacle of Performance' event, ASUS announced an all-new range of Vivobook laptops. While these aren't aimed at the gaming market, the new Vivobook series does pack some high-end options, including a 120Hz OLED display, and RTX 30 graphics in some models. The new Vivobook line-up is split …
Read More »Asus announces new Zenbook family of laptops
Today during its ‘Pinnacle of Performance' digital event, ASUS launched an all-new line-up of laptops for 2022. We've already had a good look at the new Vivobook Pro and Vivobook S OLED laptops, so now it is time to turn our attention to the latest Zenbook models. The Asus Zenbook …
Read More »WD launches all-new WD_Black, SanDisk and Ultrastar SSDs for 2022
Ahead of Computex next month, today Western Digital is hosting its own ‘What's next' digital event, showcasing all-new SSDs and storage devices for 2022. The new line-up includes new WD_Black SSDs, new creator-oriented storage from San Disk and a new ultra-high capacity Ultrastar SSD aimed at enterprise and datacentres. We'll …
Read More »EA is making Lord of the Rings games once again
Back in the day, EA made some of the best games based on The Lord of the Rings franchise. The publisher hasn't held the license for quite some time, but that changed this week, with EA announcing a new agreement with Middle-Earth Enterprises. EA is making Lord of the Rings …
Read More »Concept art for Daybreak’s upcoming Marvel MMO may have leaked
Late last year, it was confirmed that Daybreak Games has begun working on a new Marvel MMO as one of several new projects currently in development. Now, the first concept art for the game has leaked, giving us a glimpse at some of the characters we can expect to appear. …
Read More »Does Razer owe you £200?
As Leo was wrapping up his Razer Blade 15 review this weekend, something peculiar was noticed. For some reason, the laptop was being sold at £200 more on Razer's own website compared to UK retail. We pointed this out to Razer, who then corrected the pricing, but were disappointed to learn that there will be no refunds for anyone that paid the original price...
Read More »Seasonic launches ARCH chassis with integrated power and cable management
Seasonic has made waves in the DIY PC building scene in recent years with its SYNCRO Q70 case and CONNECT power module, making cable management easier than ever. Now, Seasonic is launching the ARCH Series cases, combining both to create an excellent chassis for those looking for convenience, easy assembly and clean aesthetics...
Read More »Nvidia fined $5.5 million for hiding GPU sales to crypto miners
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Nvidia $5.5 million USD over claims that the company hid how many of its gaming graphics cards were sold to cryptocurrency miners. The SEC says that Nvidia misled investors by reporting revenue as "gaming" revenue, when in fact that money was coming from crypto-related sales.
Read More »Microsoft to make big push for ‘Xbox Everywhere’ this year with xCloud at the centre
Microsoft is making headlines this week after bringing Fortnite to Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing Fortnite to be played on an iPhone or iPad once again, complete with controller and touch-control support. As it turns out, this is part of a bigger play from Microsoft, as the company kicks off its …
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