Final Fantasy 16 has got off to a great start on PC. The game has launched to a very positive reception from Steam gamers and has even risen up to be the fourth most concurrently played game in Square Enix's catalogue on Steam, beating out the likes of Kingdom Hearts, …
Read More »Seasonic launches its most powerful PSU yet – the PRIME PX-2200
Back at Computex 2024, we got a sneak peek at Seasonic's most powerful PSU yet, the Seasonic Prime PX-2200, offering 2.2KhW of power for ultra high-end systems. Now, the PX-2200 is ready for the spotlight, with the first units becoming available this month. The Seasonic PRIME Series is the company's …
Read More »CyberPowerPC revamps its Hyper Liquid range and configurator
Building a custom liquid-cooled PC can be both a time consuming and a daunting task. CyberPowerPC is looking to make the process a bit easier for customers with its Hyper Liquid range, including a newly revamped configurator, so you can adjust the build to your needs. The Hyper Liquid range …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls Online has earned $15M every month since 2014
While The Elder Scrolls Online doesn't make as many headlines as some other MMOs on the market, it has been a hugely successful venture for Zenimax Online. Back in April, we learned through a GDC talk that the game had earned around $2 billion in lifetime sales. Since then, other …
Read More »Nvidia slashes prices on RTX 40 series graphics cards
If you are looking to make the jump to a current-gen GPU, or a higher-end graphics card, then now is a good time to shop around. Here in the UK, prices across Nvidia's RTX 40 range have been slashed, with deals to be found from the RTX 4060, all the way up to the RTX 4080 Super.
Read More »Marathon is ‘too far along’ to pivot to ‘free-to-play’, Bungie insider claims
A $40 'premium' PvP game with a cosmetics store and battle passes ... what could possibly go wrong?
Read More »The next Yakuza game will send players to the high seas for a pirate adventure
Studio RGG has officially revealed the next Yakuza game for PC and consoles. This time around, we're leaving the urban organised crime life behind, swapping it out for a swashbuckling adventure starring fan-favourite character, Goro Majima. Yakuza has had a few interesting spin-offs over the years. The previous, Like a …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 no longer supports Steam Deck due to new anti-cheat
As one of the most popular games on Steam, Valve was sure to get Grand Theft Auto V working on Steam Deck back in the early days of the system. Unfortunately, due to a recent game update that introduced anti-cheat, the game is now officially ‘unsupported' on the Deck. After …
Read More »2021 ‘Pokeball’ patent could be at the centre of Nintendo’s Palworld lawsuit
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair this week, claiming that the studio's game ‘Palworld' infringes on a patent held by the company. While Nintendo has yet to let anyone, including Pocketpair, know what patent is at issue here, it is looking incredibly likely that a patent …
Read More »Blizzard co-founder’s new company ‘Dreamhaven’ reveals first game
Back in 2020, Blizzard co-founder and former CEO, Mike Morhaime, returned to the games industry with a new company, Dreamhaven. With ambitions of being both a publisher and a game developer, Dreamhaven is now ready to reveal its first projects. Lynked: Banner of the Spark, a new co-op action game …
Read More »Capcom is removing Games for Windows Live from older PC titles to make them playable once more
For years, Games for Windows Live (GFWL) was seen as a blight on PC gaming. Fortunately, Microsoft ditched it, but in the process, some games were left inaccessible. A number of major games have been updated since to remove all traces of GFWL, including titles like Fallout 3 and Grand …
Read More »This is the Nintendo Switch 2 (allegedly)
Nintendo has finally briefed development partners on its next-generation console, commonly referred to as the ‘Switch 2'. As a result, a fresh batch of leaks are in, giving us our first look at what the new system should look like, as well as a detailed breakdown of technical specifications. While …
Read More »Netflix has greenlit another Cyberpunk anime, and confirmed several new game adaptations
Netflix has had a decent amount of success with its animated videogame adaptations so far. The Castlevania series stands out as a highlight, but we've also seen excellent collaborations with companies like CD Projekt Red and Riot to produce shows like Cyberpunk Edgerunners and Arcane. The next wave of animated …
Read More »Ubisoft says XDefiant is ‘absolutely not dying’
There has been a lot of doom and gloom recently around Ubisoft's latest multiplayer shooter, XDefiant. After it was reported that the game is struggling to keep player numbers up, the studio has now addressed concerns around the game, stating that XDefiant is “absolutely not dying”. Ubisoft San Francisco provided …
Read More »PS5 State of Play stream coming next week
In recent weeks, there have been rumblings that Sony is planning a new State of Play stream for September, unveiling the next wave of titles for PS5 (and PC). Now, we seem to have a hard date, with Sony planning to go live on the 24th. Industry reporter, Jeff Grubb, …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16, Dead Rising Deluxe and Frostpunk 2 join GeForce Now
This week's GeForce Now update has arrived, with a couple of the biggest PC releases of the year getting swift support, including the likes of Frost Punk 2 and Final Fantasy XVI. The headlining game in this week's update is none other than Final Fantasy 16, which launched on PC …
Read More »Nintendo has yet to tell Pocket Pair which patents it ‘infringed’
In a blog post simply titled ‘Regarding the Lawsuit', Pocket Pair has publicly acknowledged the pending lawsuit against the company, brought forward by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. While Both parties claim Pocket Pair has infringed on patents, so far, no specific examples of patent infringement have been supplied. “Yesterday, …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts director aiming to finally conclude 20-year story in next game
Many fans were disappointed when Kingdom Hearts 3 came to an end and failed to wrap up all of the plot threads that sprang to life two decades ago. Fortunately, it looks like Kingdom Hearts 4 will aim to fix that, with the intention of delivering “a story that will …
Read More »Mojang abandons PSVR support for Minecraft
Minecraft was one of the first major titles to offer VR support, starting with the original Oculus Rift back in 2015. Since then, VR support has come to plenty of additional platforms, including Sony's PlayStation VR. However, you won't be able to use PSVR with Minecraft for much longer. Roughly …
Read More »Nintendo and The Pokemon Company sue Palworld creators for patent infringement
Back when Palworld first went viral for its ‘Pokémon with Guns' concept, many had assumed Nintendo would try to block the game's release with legal threats. As it turns out, the game was allowed to launch but now, just ahead of the game's impending PS5 release, Nintendo has officially filed …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered leaks for PC and PS5
Sony has been making a habit of producing remasters that nobody asked for during the current console generation. We've already seen remasters for both The Last of Us titles, Until Dawn is about to re-release and next, it looks like Horizon Zero Dawn will be getting a fresh release. Horizon …
Read More »Seagate unveils Game Drive external SSD for PS4 and PS5
Seagate has been launching external Game Drives for consoles for around a decade now, starting in the Xbox One and PS4 generation. We've moved up to external SSDs for the new-gen Game Drives for Xbox Series X/S and now, there is a PlayStation 5 Game Drive SSD hitting the shelves …
Read More »Crucial launches speedy, efficient P310 M.2 SSDs
Crucial is back with a new high-speed Gen 4 M.2 SSD. This time around, we have the new P310 2280, featuring 3D NAND from Micron, and speeds that make this an ideal drive for current-gen gaming, whether you are on PC, or a console like the PS5. These new SSDs …
Read More »One year later, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor arrives for Xbox One and PS4
While Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched with more than a few performance issues on current-gen consoles and PC, much of that has been worked out after a full year of patches. Even now, the PC version is still getting optimisations and just recently, Denuvo DRM was also removed from the …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption is coming to Steam
In the last couple of months, there have been a growing number of signs pointing to Red Dead Redemption finally landing on PC. The latest is our best indication yet, with SteamDB being updated with Red Dead Remastered. As spotted by long-time Rockstar leaker, Tez2, SteamDB now has a listing …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 director asks fans to resist making ‘inappropriate’ mods
Final Fantasy 16 is now officially available on PC and fans are already swiftly thinking about the modding potential for the game now that it has been freed from the console walled garden. The game's director, Hiroshi Takai, has just one request of modders – don't dive into ‘inappropriate' territory. …
Read More »EA’s Skate is launching as an early access title in 2025
Back in 2022, EA announced plans to bring back its cult-hit sports game, Skate. The new game has been going through extensive playtests, some of which have leaked in their entirety, for a couple of years and now, the official release is just around the corner. Officially titled ‘skate.’, the …
Read More »Game Pass adds Frostpunk 2 this week
This is a big month for strategy games it seems. We've already seen Age of Mythology: Retold launch onto Steam and Game Pass. Now, Frostpunk 2 and Ara: History Untold are set to cap off the month. There are just three games announced for Game Pass for the end of …
Read More »Black Myth Wukong DLC set for early 2025
Black Myth Wukong has quickly gone on to become one of the highest selling games of the year. With that in mind, it shouldn't be surprising to hear that the studio behind the game, Game Science, is hard at work on new content. According to industry analyst and GI.biz alumni, …
Read More »Valve still working on Deadlock anti-cheat, will manually moderate reports for now
After months of the game being an open secret, Valve finally opened up Deadlock to more players in August, expanding the invite system and sending concurrent player counts soaring. Unfortunately, that level of attention for the game has also attracted cheaters, an issue that Valve is now working fast to …
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