Back in January 2020, EA announced that Respawn Entertainment founder, Vince Zampella, would be moving to DICE LA to oversee the studio. Now, the studio is rebranding, now known as Ripple Effect Studios and will begin working on its own non-Battlefield project. DICE LA was previously one of several studios …
Read More »Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine is going open source
It has been years since Amazon first debuted its game engine ‘Lumberyard' but we may finally start to see more games utilising it in the years to come. This week, Amazon made its engine open source, rebranding it as the Open 3D Engine. Writing about the transition to open source, …
Read More »OnePlus reveals next ‘flagship killer’ – OnePlus Nord 2
Back when OnePlus first hit the smartphone scene, it aimed to offer the ‘flagship killer', designing an affordable smartphone with competitive performance that undercuts larger brands on price. Eventually, OnePlus ended up making flagships of its own and prices creeped up, although the company may finally have a new device …
Read More »Nvidia DLSS coming to Red Dead Redemption 2 next week
Last month during Computex, Nvidia and Rockstar announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 would be getting support for DLSS on RTX graphics cards. No date was announced at the time, but as it turns out, the update will be arriving next week. Today, Rockstar announced the next content update for …
Read More »Bungie to show Destiny 2: Witch Queen expansion at upcoming event
While Destiny 2's next major expansion, The Witch Queen, won't be coming out until 2022, Bungie will be giving us a look at what to expect this year. Today, the studio confirmed that it will be hosting an event in August. Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is set to be …
Read More »Ubisoft building live service ‘Assassin’s Creed Infinity’
Assassin's Creed was reinvented a few years back with Assassin's Creed Origins, kicking off a new RPG era for the series. As it turns out, Ubisoft is already working on the next major change to the franchise, known as Assassin's Creed Infinity. According to sources familiar with the matter speaking …
Read More »PNY is giving away an XLR8 RTX 3060 and other hardware this month
Many of our regular readers will know that we love running our own competitions, but once in a while we'll spot a giveaway happening elsewhere that we think you'd be interested in. This week, PNY has launched its own giveaway, offering up three prizes, including an RTX 30 series graphics …
Read More »Apple to introduce M2 processor with new MacBook Air in early 2022
Shortly after Apple unveiled the first M1 powered Mac systems, rumours began swirling about the company's next gen chip. According to reports this week, we'll be seeing the Apple M2 relatively soon, with plans to introduce the chip in new Macs in the first half of next year. According to …
Read More »PlayStation ‘State of Play’ stream coming this week, will highlight Deathloop
Following on from Sony's two recent first party studio acquisitions, the company is now announcing its next State of Play stream. Rather than focussing on major first-party titles, this stream will highlight third-party titles and indies. The next State of Play stream is taking place on the 8th of July …
Read More »Microsoft reveals next batch of titles for Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass has been on a roll so far this year and as we learned during E3 last month, there is still a lot more to come. Today, Microsoft announced the titles hitting Xbox Game Pass in the first half of July. Most of the games announced today are …
Read More »Nintendo Switch OLED model announced, releasing in October
Ahead of E3 last month, rumours had many believing that a Nintendo Switch Pro would be announced ahead of or during the event. The event came and went with no new Switch news, but that changed today, with Nintendo announcing the Nintendo Switch OLED Model. Officially known as Nintendo Switch …
Read More »Sony reportedly to announce Bluepoint Games acquisition at next State of Play
Recently, Sony announced two more PlayStation Studios acquisitions, nabbing Housemarque and Nixxes. It is widely believed that a third acquisition is also set to be announced, likely to be announced during an upcoming State of Play stream. While Bluepoint Games recently updated its Twitter bio to point out that it …
Read More »Thermaltake launches Toughpower GF1 1000W and 1200W Gold power supplies
Thermaltake is revamping its power supply offerings this month with the new ‘TT Premium Edition' Toughpower GF1 1000W and 1200W PSUs. Both new units are 80Plus Gold certified and feature a hydraulic bearing fan with intelligent RPM controls. Like many modern power supplies, the Toughpower GF1 will stop the PSU …
Read More »Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons expansion delayed to 2022
Last year, ArenaNet announced that Guild Wars 2 would be getting another major expansion in late 2021. Unfortunately, there have been some challenges during development and as a result, End of Dragons won't be arriving until 2022. The next major Guild Wars 2 expansion, ‘End of Dragons', will send players …
Read More »The Oculus Rift S is no longer available
Shortly after announcing the Oculus Quest 2 last year, Facebook confirmed that the new standalone VR headset would replace the original Quest and eventually, the Rift S too. We’ve now reached the end of the Oculus Rift S lifecycle, with stock finally running out on the Oculus Store. Back in …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 6 to release by 2025, sources claim
It has been almost eight years since Grand Theft Auto V released and it doesn't look like the game is going to be usurped anytime soon. According to reports this week, Grand Theft Auto VI is still several years away. Tom Henderson, an insider that recently rose to prominence after …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 beta build reveals cut content
Cyberpunk 2077's beta version has been hiding on console copies of the game since launch. By disconnecting a console from the internet and launching the game directly from the disc, an older September 2020 build of the game can be played, revealing cut content and other changes made in the …
Read More »Dead by Daylight surpasses 100K concurrent players
Dead by Daylight has had a string of successful licensed-character DLCs, from Stranger Things to Silent Hill. It would seem that the game's recent Resident Evil event has pushed it to new heights though, setting a new concurrent player record on PC. Over the weekend, Dead by Daylight hit a …
Read More »Edifier launches GM5 true wireless earbuds with aptX audio
Edifier is looking to shake up the earbud scene this year with its own AirPod competitors. The Edifier GM5 earbuds are aimed at the gaming market, packing aptX adaptive audio decoding and up to 32 hours of battery life. The Edifier GM5 earbuds feature the latest Bluetooth v5.2 wireless connectivity, …
Read More »Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt PC system requirements raised
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is not coming out this year, but spin-off title, Bloodhunt, likely is. The multiplayer game previously had pretty tame PC system requirements, but following a recent alpha playtest, the system requirements for this game have been updated with higher-end hardware. Previously, the Steam listing for …
Read More »Nvidia hotfix driver addresses Doom Eternal crashes
Following id Software’s RTX update for Doom Eternal earlier this week, some GeForce graphics card users began experiencing driver-related crashes. Fortunately for anyone experiencing this issue, a hotfix driver has now been made available. Earlier this week, Nvidia released the 471.11 driver, which enabled support for ray-tracing and DLSS in …
Read More »Bioware unveils ‘Legacy of the Sith’ expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic
Bioware might not be showing up to EA Play Live this year, but that doesn't mean the studio doesn't have new content coming out this year. The team behind Star Wars: The Old Republic has been busy working on a new expansion, known as ‘Legacy of the Sith'. This expansion …
Read More »The Witcher: Monster Slayer launches this month
CD Projekt Red first branched out into free-to-play mobile games a few years ago with a standalone version of GWENT, which is still running today. This year, another mobile game based on The Witcher IP is being added to the portfolio – The Witcher: Monster Slayer. This game is being …
Read More »Parallels is working on bringing Windows 11 to Macs
If you've ever wanted to run Windows on a Mac, then chances are you've used Parallels for that task. The company has previously supported major versions of Windows and the company has now confirmed that it is working on bringing Windows 11 to Macs as well. The last major version …
Read More »BioWare won’t be showing new Mass Effect or Dragon Age 4 at EA Play Live
EA Play Live is coming up later this month and while we don't know specifically which games will appear during the show, we do have some disappointing news on games that won't be there. This week, BioWare confirmed that it won't be part of EA's upcoming live show. In an …
Read More »Xbox and Kojima Productions reportedly finalising publishing agreement for new game
Prior to Google Stadia shutting down all game development and publishing efforts, Hideo Kojima had approached the company in hopes of releasing an episodic horror game on the platform. Now, all signs indicate that Xbox will be working with Kojima Productions on this game instead. According to VentureBeat, Hideo Kojima …
Read More »EA Motive’s Dead Space reboot reportedly takes inspiration from Resident Evil 2 Remake
In recent weeks, rumours around EA Motive's next game have picked up steam. According to a new report this week, this upcoming game will be a Dead Space reboot, with a full remake of the original game, similar to the Recent Resident Evil remakes from Capcom. According to VentureBeat's sources, …
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut announced with Iki Island expansion
With the one year anniversary of Ghost of Tsushima coming up, Sony has announced a new Director's Cut for the game. This re-release, coming to PS4 and PS5, will include new upgrades to the game, as well as a brand new expansion. The expansion leaked late last month, revealing that …
Read More »Zadak’s DDR5 memory will deliver speeds up to 7200MHz
ZADAK is the latest PC gaming memory maker to announce its first DDR5 memory modules. With its new DDR5 memory line up, Zadak promises to deliver speeds from 4800MHz all the way up to 7200MHz. Zadak is a PC gaming components producer, operating under parent company ‘Apacer Technology', which is …
Read More »Sony acquires PC port specialists Nixxes Software
It looks like Sony may be getting more serious about bringing PlayStation games to PC. Following on from Sony's acquisition of Housemarque, today the company announced that it has also acquired Nixxes Software, a studio mostly known for bringing console titles to PC. Nixxes Software has been closely partnered with …
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