DICE has yet to announce the minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Battlefield 2042. However, thanks to closed alpha testers, we do know that hardware the developers are targeting. The good news is, the minimum system requirements aren't particularly high, although you'll want a more modern rig to meet …
Read More »Diablo Immortal delayed to 2022
Last night following the Activision Blizzard earnings call, it was announced that Blizzard's controversial mobile game, Diablo Immortal, will no longer be releasing this year. Diablo Immortal was announced at Blizzcon 2018. At the time, many fans expected to hear about Diablo 4, not a new mobile-only spin-off and as …
Read More »Age of Empires 4 playable beta begins this week
With Age of Empires 4 now just a couple of months away from release, the developers are beginning to open the game up for playtesting. Beta tests for the game will be kicking off this week, giving fans some early hands-on time with multiplayer and versus AI matches.
Read More »Google could license Stadia tech for devs to create their own cloud gaming services
While Google first announced Stadia with a lot of promise, the service fell flat almost instantly and the disbanding of first-party studios and publishing services has led to interest dropping almost completely. Google may still be able to salvage Stadia though, by providing the cloud gaming tech to other developers …
Read More »More PS5-compatible SSDs announced from WD and Gigabyte
Earlier this week, Sony revealed that PS5 beta testers would soon be able to expand the console's storage via the M.2 SSD slot. Seagate was quick to confirm that its PCIe 4.0 SSDs meet the requirements for the console and now, Western Digital and Gigabyte Aorus have followed suit. Western …
Read More »Apple upgrades Mac Pro with new Radeon Pro W6000 series GPUs
Back in April, we caught wind of a new Mac Pro upgrade featuring new AMD Radeon Pro graphics options. It has taken a couple of months but today, Apple brought the updates live, with the new AMD Radeon Pro graphics cards boasting 50 percent better performance-per-watt compared to the previous …
Read More »Microsoft Surface Duo UK price slashed in half
Back in February, Microsoft finally brought its ambitious folding smartphone, the Surface Duo, to Europe for the first time. Unfortunately, UK pricing was much higher compared to the US, an issue that has now seemingly been rectified by a massive price cut. Recently, the Microsoft Store listing for the Surface …
Read More »Borderlands spin-off ‘Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ to release in early 2022
While work on Borderlands 3 has finished and a number of key developers have left Gearbox, the studio is not leaving the Borderlands IP behind just yet. At E3 this year, Gearbox announced a spin-off title, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, which will seemingly be releasing in early 2022. As part of …
Read More »Blizzard President J. Allen Brack steps down following lawsuit
We're just a few hours away from Activision's first quarterly earnings call since the state of California sued the company on allegations of widespread misconduct. Many of these allegations have centred around Blizzard, so some changes were expected – the first of these changes was just announced, with J. Allen …
Read More »2K Games to announce “an exciting new franchise” at Gamescom
Ahead of E3 this year, a number of projects in the works at Take-Two and its subsidiary, 2K Games, leaked. Not all of these projects ended up being announced at E3 in June, but it looks like one of them will be officially revealed this month. Take-Two said during its …
Read More »ASUS ROG launches Moonlight White gaming peripherals
ASUS ROG is giving some of its most popular gaming peripherals a fresh coat of paint. The new Moonlight White series of peripherals aims for a minimalistic aesthetic across the keyboard, mouse and headset, offering something different to ROG's usual red and black colour scheme. The new Moonlight White colourway …
Read More »Halo Infinite dataminers find evidence of Battle Royale mode
Over the weekend, we learned that the Halo Infinite multiplayer technical preview had shipped with some campaign-related files, leading to story spoilers. As it turns out, there may have been some multiplayer-related leaks too, leading to rumours of a battle royale style mode. As reported by VGC, a voice clip …
Read More »Google announces Pixel 6 with first custom-designed processor
Google's Pixel smartphone announcements have been breaking out of the normal repetitive cycle over the last couple of years. Google decided to confirm the Pixel 5 early after leaks and this year, the company is getting ahead of the leaks entirely by announcing the Pixel 6 today, which will be the first to feature a Google-designed custom SoC.
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers free weekend boosts PC player base
Last week, Square Enix announced that the first major expansion for Marvel's Avengers, which will introduce Black Panther to the game, will be releasing in August. To celebrate, over the weekend, the game went free to play for a limited time and sure enough, it did seem to reinvigorate the …
Read More »Ubisoft and Bungie team up to sue cheat selling site
We've seen publishers launch lawsuits against cheat makers and cheat selling sites plenty of times in the past, although it is rare to see two publishers going after the same site at once. This week, it emerged that both Ubisoft and Bungie are suing a cheat site, which sells ESP …
Read More »Sapphire appears to be expanding to cases and CPU coolers
For many years now, Sapphire has primarily been known for its excellent custom-cooled AMD graphics cards, but soon, the company will be expanding into new territory. According to new product pages, Sapphire is working on its own Nitro series PC case, as well as a CPU cooler. Initially spotted by …
Read More »The Ascent has ray-tracing and DLSS on Steam but not Xbox Game Pass for PC
We've seen a few instances of disparity between versions of PC games releasing on Steam and Xbox Game Pass. Most recently, Nier Automata's Xbox Game Pass version was found to be superior to the Steam version, and now, recently released Cyberpunk shooter, The Ascent, has been found to be missing …
Read More »Horizon Forbidden West to release in Q1 2022
Earlier this week, rumours began swirling that Horizon Forbidden West could be delayed to 2022. Now, another reliable source has come forward, confirming that Sony has made the decision to push the game back to Q1 2022. The initial report came from Giant Bomb member, Jeff Grubb, who has reported …
Read More »Halo Infinite multiplayer preview leaks campaign spoilers
This weekend, 343 Industries kicked off the first technical preview for Halo Infinite, inviting players to participate in multiplayer matches early in order to gather feedback. While this preview is multiplayer only, dataminers have discovered some single-player content buried in the files. These story details are already beginning to circulate …
Read More »Nvidia’s Arm acquisition could be delayed by China’s regulator
Nvidia's planned $40 billion acquisition of ARM is facing another challenge. Multiple regulatory bodies are currently investigating the deal to figure out whether or not it should be approved. Currently, Nvidia expects the deal to gain approval and go through in 2022, but it looks like China could hold the …
Read More »Valve counters Steam ‘monopoly’ lawsuit
Back in April, 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 didn't respond at the time, but the company has now countered the lawsuit, asking for the court to dismiss …
Read More »Microsoft is delisting Forza Motorsport 7 and all DLCs due to expiring licenses
We're still at least a year away from the next Forza Motorsport releasing and unfortunately, soon the previous game in the series, Forza Motorsport 7, won't be available either. This week, Microsoft announced that on the 15th of September 2021, Forza Motorsport 7 will reach ‘End of Life' status, a …
Read More »PS5’s Horizon Forbidden West could be pushed to 2022
It looks like Sony's big holiday season PlayStation exclusive could be delayed. Horizon Forbidden West was initially announced to release in late 2021, but reports this week claim that Sony is going to push the game back to next year. On this week's episode of GiantBomb's Grubb Snax, host Jeff …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers ‘War for Wakanda’ expansion coming next month
Back in March, Square Enix revealed the first major expansion for Marvel's Avengers – War for Wakanda. As you would expect from the name, this expansion will introduce Black Panther, as well as a new story campaign. The expansion will be out a little earlier than anticipated, gaining an August …
Read More »Outer Wilds expansion ‘Echoes of the Eye’ announced
Back when it first came out, Outer Wilds swiftly entered Game of the Year discussions, impressing players and critics alike. Now in a surprise announcement, the developers have revealed the first expansion for the game – Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye. Annapurna Interactive and Mobius Digital announced the expansion …
Read More »AiBs begin showing off custom-cooled RX 6600 XT graphics cards
In the early hours of this morning, AMD officially announced the Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card and just as promised, a number of board partners have custom-cooled solutions ready to go. So far, we've had RX 6600 XT custom graphics card announcements from Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, Sapphire and PowerColor. …
Read More »Win one of 6 KIOXIA NVMe SSDs – total value £1200! (closed)
KIOXIA has given KitGuru six NVMe drives to give away as prizes and that means six lucky readers have the chance to get a solid boost this summer, just by sending in an email. There is just ONE DAY left to enter, so don't miss out!
Read More »AMD officially announces Radeon RX 6600 XT, starting at $379
Just as expected, today AMD is expanding its Radeon RX 6000 series of graphics cards, introducing the RX 6600 XT. Aimed at 1080p, high refresh-rate gaming, the RX 6600 XT packs all the features we've come to expect from RDNA 2, including support for DX12 Ultimate, Smart Access Memory and the latest FidelityFX enhancements.
Read More »Kioxia launches new Exceria Pro and Exceria G2 M.2 SSDs
Kioxia is revamping its line-up of SSDs later this year with two new consumer-oriented drives – the Exceria Pro and the Exceria G2. These new SSDs will offer up to 2TB capacity and utilise Kioxia's BiCS Flash 3D flash memory technology. The Exceria Pro is a PCIe Gen 4 SSD, …
Read More »GeForce Now adds RTX-supported ‘Escape from Naraka’ and 13 other titles
Nvidia has been rapidly building up its library of supported games for GeForce Now over the last year, leading to the 1000-game milestone being reached earlier this month. Now right on schedule, another 14 games are coming to GeForce Now to wrap up the month. Of the 14 games joining …
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