With everything that has happened in the world since March 2020, it can be easy to forget that Half-Life Alyx actually released this year. Valve's grand return to the Half-Life saga is still one of the best games to release this year and now, we have a full developer commentary …

Over the last few months, there has been some concern regarding 343 Industries, employee turnover and the state of Halo Infinite. Xbox head, Phil Spencer, finally tackled these online rumours in an interview this week, insisting that everything is fine.  Speaking with Gamespot, Phil Spencer touched on the recent high-profile …

For the last few years, Arkane Studios has been working on a multiplayer game called Deathloop. While this title was originally due to launch for the PlayStation 5 and PC later this year, it was delayed until Q2 2021 back in August. Now, the PlayStation store has revealed a more …

Assassin's Creed Valhalla appears to be off to a good start for Ubisoft. Today, the publisher announced that Valhalla has already broken a record, reaching a higher day-one player count compared to Assassin's Creed Odyssey.  Assassin's Creed Valhalla officially launched on the 10th of November and according to Ubisoft, it …

With AMD entering the ray-tracing capable GPU market this month, there has been some confusion around what games will be supported and whether or not previous RTX-supported titles are using proprietary technology for ray-tracing. Fortunately, Nvidia has begun clearing the air. 

One of the more disappointing aspects of Destiny 2 on current-gen consoles is the 30 frames per second cap. Fortunately with next-gen consoles, the game's frame rate will be getting a bump, in both PvE and PvP modes.  Bungie has already announced plans to release a graphical upgrade patch for …

Minecraft was one of the first games to push cross-platform multiplayer between consoles, PC and even mobile. Minecraft Dungeons launched without cross-play multiplayer, but that will be changing later this month. Earlier this year, Mojang announced that a future update would bring cross-platform multiplayer to Minecraft Dungeons, but no date …

Fallout 76 finally got its second chance earlier this year with the launch of the Wastelanders update, bringing a new main story, dialogue options and more to the game. Now, the next major update will be bringing the Brotherhood of Steel to Appalachia. Fallout 76: Steel Dawn was announced back …

If you are looking to pick up a new laptop at the moment, then it is worth shopping around as many retailers and laptop makers are doing early Black Friday deals this year. MSI is one of them, with five popular laptop models discounted early for November.

Today during Apple's ‘one more thing' event, the first ARM-powered MacBook was officially announced. Apple is officially moving on from Intel CPUs for macOS, starting with the 2020 MacBook Air.  The MacBook Air is shipping with an Apple Silicon M1 processor, which is built on TSMC's 5nm process. It eight …

AOC has been teaming up with Porsche Design for a while now, often resulting in the nicest looking office displays around. Now, AOC and Porsche Design are tackling gaming monitors, starting with the Porsche Design AOC AGON PD27.  The AGON PD27 is a 27-inch, 1440p monitor with a maximum refresh …

If you still have a mild interest in Google Stadia, or simply want to nab yourself a free Chromecast, then you may be in luck. This month, Google has begun giving away Stadia Premiere bundles for free to existing YouTube Premium subscribers.  If you are subscribed to YouTube Premium and …

Marvel's Avengers had its share of problems at launch, from its ill-advised loot and progression system, to matchmaking not working properly. A lot of problems have been fixed but due to delays and a lack of new content updates, the player counts are starting to drop dangerously low.  Square Enix …

Later today, Apple is expected to announce its first Apple Silicon (ARM) powered MacBook. Unfortunately, some behind the scenes issues may already be complicating the launch, including one Apple partner being hit by a ransomware attack. Compal, an Apple partner that helps assemble MacBooks, has apparently been hit with a …

Over the weekend, it emerged that Take-Two was in active discussions to acquire UK-based studio, Codemasters. Now, it would seem that a deal has been reached and approved.  The acquisition has been confirmed via a notice to investors, which states that the Board of Directors at Take-Two and Codemasters have …

Ahead of this week's release for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Nvidia has begun rolling out a Game Ready driver to prepare GeForce GPU owners for launch. Aside from day-one optimisations for Call of Duty, this latest driver also adds Nvidia Reflex support for a few more big …

Over the weekend, Halo 4's public beta testing came to an end on PC, meaning it was only a matter of time until the release date announcement for the final version. As has been the case with most games in the Master Chief Collection on PC, there is going to …

The PlayStation 5 is just days away from its official launch but of course, this is just the beginning of Sony's next-gen campaign. In 2021, Sony will be following up with two major exclusives.  Both of these exclusives have already been announced – Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart and Horizon …

Back in 2019, we heard rumblings from a few sources that the current batch of super-fast PCIe 4.0 SSDs were just the beginning. We were told at the time that a next-gen Phison SSD controller was already in the works, which would push beyond the 5,000MB/s speeds we are currently …

The production crew behind Netflix's The Witcher Season 2 haven't had much luck this year. Production was suspended earlier this year before getting back on track towards the end of the Summer. Unfortunately though, COVID-19 has struck again, putting filming on hold.  We already know quite a bit about Season …

The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are both launching this week, officially kicking off Microsoft's next-gen campaign. One particular area of focus for Microsoft recently has been attracting Japanese gamers and developers, something that is expected to continue as Microsoft considers new acquisitions. As reported by Bloomberg this …

The NZXT CRFT range has been dedicated to limited edition, game-themed cases for a while now. The last chassis we saw was based on Rainbow Six Siege but today, the CRFT line's seventh case was officially announced, based on Mass Effect.  The NZXT CRFT 07 is a Mass Effect themed …

Just as anticipated, BioWare today announced Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, a remastered re-release of the original trilogy.  There is a short teaser trailer to go alongside the announcement, but the bulk of our new information comes from none other than Casey Hudson himself. In a blog post, Hudson explained that …

Ubisoft has a busy month ahead, not only is Assassin's Creed Valhalla on the way, but the publisher is also launching a brand new IP – Immortals Fenyx Rising. This particular game is still a few weeks away, making now a great time to go over the PC system requirements.  …

One of Microsoft's big launch-window exclusives for the Xbox Series X/S has unfortunately been delayed. The Medium was originally due to release on the 10th of December, meaning it would have to compete with Cyberpunk 2077 without a delay.  Blooper Team says that the delay “wasn't an easy choice” but …

Back in June, we learned that the long-dormant cult classic series ‘Bloodrayne' would finally be making a comeback. That comeback starts this month, with the release of two ‘Terminal Cut' editions of the original games.  Bloodrayne and Bloodrayne 2 Terminal Cut are coming on the 20th of November, complete with …

Codemasters has remained independent for a long time now but that could be changing soon. This week, it emerged that Take-Two is in talks to acquire the studio for just shy of $1 billion.  Codemasters informed investors of the acquisition talks this week. The studio has also confirmed that it …

With N7 day less than 24 hours away, the Mass Effect remaster rumours are hitting an all time high. We already know that a bunch of the original trilogy's voice actors will be holding a panel tomorrow but it looks like we can expect an announcement earlier in the day.  …

Kerbal Space Program 2 was announced at Gamescom last year with an initial ‘early 2020’ release date. Since then, the game has been pushed back a couple of times, with the latest announced release window being ‘Fall 2021'. Now, it looks like the game won't be out until at least …

A couple of months ago, Remedy Entertainment has announced Control: Ultimate Edition, an all-content included version of the game, which will also serve as the next-gen console version. Initially, the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 versions were due to arrive close to launch but a last minute delay has pushed …