Following on from the big news that Microsoft is acquiring Zenimax Media and Bethesda, Larry Hryb, otherwise known as Major Nelson, gathered Todd Howard, Pete Hines and Phil Spencer together to discuss the news on his podcast. Interestingly, the subject of Starfield did come up, giving us some news on …

Among Us has suddenly become a smash hit over the last few months, after spending a couple of years just flying under the radar. It is the true definition of a sleeper hit and now, the developers are scrapping plans for a sequel to focus on upgrading the current game. …

The folks at be quiet! have been in the all-in-one liquid cooling market for some time now, consistently improving with each new generation. This week, be quiet! is introducing its next series of AIOs – Pure Loop, promising silent, reliable and versatile cooling. You even get a refill port and …

Samsung SSDs have always been amongst the most popular, reliable and high-performance. Samsung is looking to keep that track record going with PCIe 4.0, as the company today officially announced the Samsung SSD 980 PRO. This is an SSD that was previously leaked via the Samsung website, but the official …

Glorious PC Gaming Race caused a stir in the gaming mouse market with the release of the Model O, an affordable, very lightweight gaming mouse. Last week, things were shaken up again with the announcement of the Model O Wireless, which we now have technical specs and UK pricing information …

It has been a long time since Square Enix first released its demo for Bravely Default 2 and even longer since the title was first announced for a 2020 launch. Since the demo's release on the Nintendo Switch, little has been said since, but that could be changing very soon. …

Like most game studios, the team behind Baldur’s Gate 3 has faced various setbacks this year due to the Coronavirus and the need to switch to a work-from-home environment. For a while now, Larian has been working towards a September Early Access launch date, but this has since been pushed …

Last month just ahead of Gamescom Opening Night Live, Geoff Keighley announced that The Game Awards would also be happening again this December. While this is normally a huge on-stage event with a ton of industry guests in attendance, due to the current pandemic, this year's version will be an …

Mike Morhaime left Blizzard a while back amid reports of growing influence and pressure from Activision. At the time, we all thought the former Blizzard co-founder would retire, but as it turns out, he is not quite done with the games business just yet.  This week, Mike Morhaime has partnered …

Earlier this week, reports of Activision accounts being compromised began to circulate. The claim was that up to 500,000 people could be affected. Since then, however, Activision has refuted these claims, saying there has been no breach. The rumour first appeared on the Twitter account ‘oRemyy, which has since been …

Prior to Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda, the publisher seemed to be getting pretty close to Sony, having signed two deals for timed PS5 console exclusives. As it turns out, Bethesda Game Studios next big game, Starfield, was also reportedly due to be a timed PS5 exclusive.  Bethesda typically hasn't done …

Razer is expanding its portfolio of wireless gaming peripherals this week with a new mouse, headset and keyboard all using Razer HyperSpeed Wireless technology to cut out latency. The new trio of peripherals consists if the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro, DeathAdder V2 Pro and BlackWidow V3 Pro. If you need …

Despite some bumps along the way and continued roadblocks in Apple's policies, Microsoft is still determined to get xCloud streaming running on iOS. Speaking with Bloomberg, Microsoft's Vice President of Gaming and Xbox chief, Phil Spencer, stated that the company remains “committed” to bringing xCloud to Apple's ecosystem and is …

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War just wrapped up its multiplayer alpha testing and now, as we head closer to launch, details for beta testing have been announced. As you would expect, Activision's marketing deal with Sony means that PS4 players will get access first, with other platforms following …

As we learned back in May, Blizzard will not be hosting a BlizzCon this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It didn’t take long for Blizzard to confirm an online, digital alternative event though, which has now has a date set. In August during Blizzard’s quarterly earnings call with investors, …

Today has been a blockbuster day for Microsoft, following the announcement of a $7.5 billion deal to acquire Zenimax media and its subsidiaries. At this point, Bethesda already has a couple of deals lined up for the PlayStation 5, so this acquisition drew questions over those deals. Like every other …

While many played all the way through The Witcher 3, there was a good portion of players that played many hours without making it to the finish line. CD Projekt Red kept this in mind when creating the main story for Cyberpunk 2077, which will be slightly shorter than The …

Marvel's Avengers has been out for a couple of weeks now and while many have had plenty of fun with the game, bugs have been a lingering issue. Fortunately, Crystal Dynamics is continuing to squash those issues, starting with patch V1.3.0, which fixes ‘over 1,000' issues.  These fixes run the …

In a move that absolutely nobody anticipated, Microsoft today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Zenimax Media. Moving forward, Bethesda, Arkane Studios, id Software, Tango Gameworks and more will be joining the Xbox Games Studios family.  The deal was announced today and is estimated to be worth …

Last week was hit and miss for Sony. The company had an impressive showing of games coming to the PlayStation 5 but the company also rushed pre-orders, leading to frustration and disappointment for many fans. After seeing the reaction, PlayStation has apologised on social media.  Late on Saturday, the PlayStation …

EA began shaking up its digital content strategy late last year with the announcement that its PC games would return to Steam. Since then, the EA/Origin Access subscription service has been rebranded to EA Play, the service has been made available on Steam and as part of Xbox Game Pass. …

TimeSplitters Rewind, a fan-made recreation of the original TimeSplitters trilogy, has been in development since as far back as 2014. In 2017, the team began running into a few issues with CryEngine and since then, the team has been pretty quiet. That changed this week, with a surprise 30-minute gameplay …

A couple of months ago, we got our first hint that the standard launch price for new games could rise when the next-generation of consoles land. 2K Games began leading the charge with a $70 price tag for NBA 2K21. Now, Sony appears to be leaning in this direction too, …

Most publishers announce their PC system requirements for new games around two weeks before release. CD Projekt Red has decided to unveil this information much earlier than usual, with minimum and recommended PC system requirements being shared this evening as part of today's episode of Night City Wire.  Today's Night …

Earlier this month, Ubisoft finally gave us an update on the status of Skull & Bones, a long in-development game that has been delayed for several years now. Following on from that, Ubisoft is also giving an update on another project with a lengthy development cycle – Beyond Good & …

Disintegration launched just a few months ago with the ambitious goal of combining competitive shooting with RTS gameplay elements, all created by one of the bright minds behind the original Halo games. Unfortunately, the game hasn't really caught on and as a result, multiplayer support is being pulled soon.  In …

The bad news: RTX 3080s sold out in a matter of minutes. The good news: more are on the way and Nvidia is manually reviewing orders to ensure it reaches legitimate customers.

Capcom has been doing very well with its efforts on the PC gaming side of development for a few years now. Unfortunately, the publisher has hit a bump in the road this week with Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, which has graphical and performance enhancements that will only be …

Ubisoft is set to make another big push into the VR space. Following in the footsteps of Star Trek Bridge Crew, Ubisoft's last major VR game, the publisher has officially announced brand new Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell titles built for VR.  These games were announced during Facebook Connect alongside …

Facebook Connect took place last night and just as previously leaked, the Oculus Quest 2 was the big showstopper. The now official headset is coming in October and will completely replace both the original Quest and the PC-focused Oculus Rift line.  The Oculus Quest 2 packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 SoC, …