Bungie is undergoing another major round of lay-offs, just months on from the launch of its latest big release, Destiny 2: The Final Shape. This time around, over 200 employees are being let go, and others within Bungie will be shifted to other PlayStation Studios. Bungie CEO, Pete Parsons, made …
Read More »Blizzard needs to make some changes to The War Within’s pre-patch event
Earlier this month, World of Warcraft's big expansion pre-patch for The War Within went live, bringing with it a new in-game event and several major system updates that transform certain aspects of the game. However, players have been having some issues with the way Blizzard has things set up. The …
Read More »Star Wars: Bounty Hunter returns tomorrow with new remaster
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, a classic shooter from the PS2-era, is returning this week. Following on from a series of classic Star Wars game remasters, Bounty Hunter arrives on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Switch. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter was available on the PS2 and GameCube back in the early 2000s. …
Read More »Mafia: Definitive Edition and Crash Bandicoot to hit Game Pass in August
Earlier this week, sources claimed that Mafia: Definitive Edition would be one of next month's Xbox Game Pass additions. Since then, Microsoft has chosen to confirm the leak, adding that the game will be arriving in mid August. The Xbox Game Pass X account shared the announcement, confirming that Mafia: …
Read More »AMD releases Fluid Motion Frames 2 Preview driver
This week, AMD has launched the latest AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Technical Preview, finally bringing AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 to the masses. AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) is AMD's answer to DLSS Frame Generation for Radeon GPUs. At this time, AFMF 2 is only officially supported on Radeon RX …
Read More »G.Skill unveils speedy low-latency Trident Z5 Royal Neo memory for AMD PCs
G.Skill's new low-latency Trident Z5 Royal Neo DDR5 RAM kits have arrived. Using AMD EXPO profiles, AM5 motherboard users can benefit from lower timings and fast speeds of up to 6000MHz. While 6000MHz doesn't rank amongst the fastest DDR5 memory kits on the market, these speeds are still nothing to …
Read More »Nobody Wants to Die, Stormgate and MW3 Season 5 launch with DLSS this week
Nvidia has revealed the next batch of DLSS titles, although two out of three had already been confirmed previously, with one of them being the new strategy game, Stormgate. Frost Giant Studios is finally launching Stormgate today, complete with DLSS 3 and Reflex support. With DLSS 3, those with an …
Read More »Sharkoon launches upgraded ATX 3.1 Rebel P20 power supplies
Sharkoon's range of power supplies are getting an upgrade. The new Rebel P20 range delivers Cybenetics Gold efficiency, as well as support for the latest standards, including ATX 3.1, PCIe 5.1 and integrated 12V-2×6. With full ATX 3.1 compatibility and an integrated 12V-2×6 connector, the Rebel P20 ensures reliable performance …
Read More »Sony cuts PS VR2 prices in UK and US
With PC support coming to PlayStation VR2 headsets next month, Sony has ushered in a price cut. Right now, the PS VR2 headset is down to its lowest price since launch, dropping down to $350 in the US and £350 in the UK. Amazon has already sold out of its …
Read More »Legacy of Kain Remasters to be announced in August
Back in 2022, over 100,000 fans responded to a Crystal Dynamics survey, asking for feedback on a potential revival of the Legacy of Kain IP. Due to that overwhelming response, we've been anticipating official news ever since. Now, it seems we'll be starting off with a pair of remasters. At …
Read More »Starfield’s second expansion may be titled ‘Starborn’
Bethesda announced plans to launch the very first Starfield expansion, Shattered Space, later this year. However, Todd Howard quickly began teasing more expansions, with plans for years of support for the game. Now, we seem to have a good idea of what to expect from the game's unannounced second expansion. …
Read More »MSI slashes RTX 40 GPU prices
MSI has slashed prices on a range of Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards. If you are looking for a deal on an RTX 4090, all the way down to an RTX 4060, then look no further. Starting out at the high-end, MSI's RTX 4090 Gaming Trio X graphics …
Read More »Valorant open beta now live on Xbox Series X/S and PS5
Riot Games has been working away on Valorant for a couple of years now, securing a top spot as one of the most-played competitive shooters on PC. As of today, the game is now also freely available to play on consoles, including the Xbox Series X/S and PS5. While we …
Read More »Concord is following in the footsteps of other failed live-service projects
Despite almost everyone recommending that Sony delays Concord and reassesses the planned business model, the company, in conjunction with Firewalk Studios, seem intent on launching the game in August as planned, despite feedback from the beta. This has become all the more apparent this week, with the studio ignoring criticisms …
Read More »Skyrim finally lands on GeForce Now
This week's GeForce Now update brings four brand new games to the cloud library, as well as some standout back-catalogue titles that we're surprised weren't already available on the service. At this stage, I'm more surprised when a major game doesn't have GeForce Now support. This is something I realised …
Read More »Sony is bringing a PlayStation VR2 app to Steam
Back in May, Sony announced plans to make PlayStation VR2 headsets usable on PCs, granting owners access to a much wider range of virtual reality experiences. Sony will sell an adapter that allows the headset to be hooked up to any gaming PC, but you'll also need to grab the …
Read More »World of Warcraft developers unionise under Microsoft
Earlier this week, Bethesda Game Studios became the very first team under the Xbox umbrella to unionise. Now, Blizzard has done the same thing, with the World of Warcraft team forming a union, known as the World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild. The WoW Game Makers Guild is going to …
Read More »Stalker 2 is finally launching on PC, Xbox and Game Pass in November
The team at GSC Game World has been through a lot over the past couple of years. While their new game, Stalker 2, was due to release in 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced the studio to move. Then, the studio became the target of cyberattacks, leading to more delays. …
Read More »Respawn responds to backlash over Apex Legends Battle Pass changes
Over the last couple of weeks, Apex Legends players have been flocking to the game's Steam Store page to update their reviews, bringing the game down to an overwhelmingly negative rating based on thousands of user reviews. The key complaint here was a change to the Battle Pass system, which …
Read More »Fallout: London releases today via GOG
After a couple of unexpected delays, the FOLON team is finally dropping Fallout: London today. Fans will be able to jump into the total conversion mod later today, turning Fallout 4 into an entirely new game with a full campaign set in a part of the world previously unexplored in …
Read More »AMD pushes back Ryzen 9000 launch to August
AMD has today announced that it is delaying the launch of its new Zen 5 powered Ryzen 9000 processors for desktop PCs. Due to an unspecified fault impacting current stock, the launch has now been pushed back to August.
Read More »Marvel Rivals’ closed beta nears 70,000 concurrent players on Steam
Gamers have been shocked by the low player numbers for Concord, Sony's next big live-service game, due to launch on PS5 and PC next month. During an open beta period, the game reached just 2,000 concurrent players, a far cry from the numbers we would expect from a first-party game …
Read More »Apple reportedly targeting 2026 for first foldable iPhone
Samsung has been launching its own foldable smartphones for years now, leaving many to wonder what Apple's alternative will look like. The long-rumoured foldable iPhone may finally be just around the corner, with reports claiming a 2026 launch. In recent months, The Information has been reporting that Apple is refining …
Read More »One of our most-anticipated indies just launched on Steam Early Access
A few months ago, I put together a list of the most promising looking indie games hitting PC this year. Right near the top of that list, you'll find Cataclismo, the next game from the studio behind Moonlighter. Now, Digital Sun is ready to put the game into the spotlight, …
Read More »Ubisoft responds to the Assassin’s Creed: Shadows petition
While it is true that Yasuke is a Japanese legend, there is debate over whether or not he was actually a samurai. As a result, there has been a petition doing the rounds, calling out Assassin's Creed: Shadows for basing the new game on the character. Now, Ubisoft has officially …
Read More »Bleach Rebirth of Souls announced for PC, PlayStation and Xbox
If you grew up watching anime or reading manga through the 2000s, then you are likely familiar with ‘the big three', consisting of the three most popular Shonen series of that time period – One Piece, Naruto and Bleach. While we've had many, many video games for those first two …
Read More »Netflix clarifies CEO’s ’80-plus games in development’ comment
Earlier in the week, it was reported that Netflix has a staggering 80 games in development. As it turns out, there was a catch here. Netflix has now clarified that the quoted 80 games figure was referring to titles for Netflix's Interactive Fiction series. The quote first came about during …
Read More »Microsoft confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for Game Pass
Following on from numerous leaks, Microsoft has officially confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will finally be added to the Game Pass library this week. After what I view to be a pretty low-ranking month for Game Pass, Microsoft is upping the ante a little bit during the …
Read More »Nvidia reveals next wave of DLSS-supported PC games
The latest batch of DLSS-supported games has now been confirmed. This week, players can switch DLSS on in a number of new titles, including Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, and a few other new releases.The Marvel Rivals closed beta continues this week with another round of invites going out to those …
Read More »Helldivers 2: Escalation of Freedom is the game’s biggest update yet
The Helldivers team made the wise decision to slow down the release cadence for new War Bonds (battle pass) a while ago after shipping one every month since launch. Now thanks to that extra time, the studio has been able to put together their biggest update yet. Helldivers 2: Escalation …
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