League of Legends has been around for a decade now and during that time, plenty of interesting character lore has been written but due to the competitive MOBA format, those stories haven't been fully explored. That is starting to change, with Riot today announcing a new publishing group working with …
Read More »Platinum Games to release Vanquish and Bayonetta remasters
Platinum Games has made some of the best action games of the last decade and it looks like early next year, we'll get to revisit two of the classics in remastered form. This week, listings for remasters of Vanquish and Bayonetta were found on the Xbox store, as well as …
Read More »The Witcher 3 on Switch originally ran at 10fps but Saber found some clever workarounds
There have been more than a few ‘miracle ports' on the Nintendo Switch since launch. DOOM, Skyrim and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus were at the top of the ranks until October, when The Witcher 3 and both of its major expansions came to the Switch on a single 32GB …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 reportedly launching at MWC with lower price tag
Samsung faced a number of issues bringing its first foldable smartphone to market this year but eventually, the Galaxy Fold did make its way out into the world fully working. Rumour has it that next year, we'll be seeing a new and improved Galaxy Fold 2, potentially with a much …
Read More »EA doubles up on Star Wars with Battlefront II re-release
EA has already managed to cash in on the Star Wars license this winter thanks to the launch of Jedi: Fallen Order, but the publisher will be looking to double dip ahead of the Rise of Skywalker theatrical release later this month. Today, EA is launching Star Wars Battlefront II: …
Read More »3DMark updates with Tier 2 Variable-Rate Shading benchmark
DirectX 12 was recently updated with Variable-Rate Shading (VRS), giving developers the ability to improve performance by reducing the level of details in parts of a frame where you are unlikely to notice an impact on image quality. In August, UL Benchmarks added a VRS-specific test to 3DMark, utilising Tier-1 …
Read More »GWENT is being shut down for Xbox One and PS4, mobile and PC development will continue
After shipping The Witcher 3's final expansion, some of that development team decided to stay on the path, refining GWENT into its own standalone card game. The game has been out on PC for a long time now and spread to Xbox One and PS4 late last year. However, with …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 is now on Steam
Red Dead Redemption 2 has been out on PC for a month already on other stores but today, Rockstar's wild west adventure officially comes to Steam. The Steam Store listing is now live for those looking to buy, although the game doesn't unlock until later today. As expected, Red Dead …
Read More »Microsoft still planning two next-gen consoles, Lockhart will be cheaper and disc-less
Late last year as plans for next-gen consoles started to solidify, multiple reports claimed that Microsoft would be coming out with two devices, with ‘Anaconda' set to be the high-end, more powerful console and ‘Lockhart' set to be a cheaper, digital-only version. In June, plans for a cheaper ‘Lockhart' console …
Read More »Apple acknowledges issue causing 13-inch MacBook Pros to randomly shut down
While we haven't heard about any issues with Apple's newly launched 16-inch MacBook Pro yet, it turns out that users are having problems with the older 13-inch 2019 model. A number of users have begun reporting issues with the MacBook ‘randomly turning off' despite still having battery power left, an …
Read More »Atari VCS backer shipments delayed but general availability still planned for March 2020
Back in 2017, Atari announced a return to the console market with its own retro gaming system. The console has been through a lot since then, including a name change, a big crowdfunding campaign, content partnerships and internal hardware changes. Initially, the Atari VCS was due to ship out to backers before …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season One content and Battle Pass goes live
Infinity Ward has done well with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare so far and with paid map packs and loot boxes now out of the picture, the game is transitioning to a ‘seasonal’ model for content. The first season is now live, promising the ‘biggest free content drop' in Call …
Read More »In the Valley of Gods officially on hold as former devs work on other Valve projects
Campo Santo captured the attention of a large number of gamers a couple of years ago with the release of Firewatch and in 2018, it looked like the studio would find success once again with a new game called ‘In the Valley of Gods'. Plans for that game changed in …
Read More »Resident Evil 3 remake leaks via PSN ahead of official announcement
Resident Evil 2 Remake has been lauded as one of the best games of the year and it looks like Capcom wants to keep things rolling with a remake for Resident Evil 3. Given the success of RE 2, another remake seemed like a sure thing. A couple of weeks …
Read More »Halo: Reach includes an anti-cheat bypass for playing with mods
While there is no official mod support for Halo: Reach on PC yet, Microsoft is keen to let players tinker around as soon as possible. To enable this, Halo: Reach on PC will have the option to disable anti-cheat, giving you the chance to play around with mods in private …
Read More »Valve cancels some Steam Controller orders after overselling final stock
Last week, Valve cut the Steam Controller price by 90% in an effort to clear out remaining stock of the first-generation gamepad and discontinue it for good. Despite being somewhat divisive, there is still a lot of interest in the Steam Controller, so remaining stock sold out quickly. Unfortunately, the …
Read More »Apple’s acquisition of Intel’s smartphone modem business has completed
Back in July, it was announced that Apple would be acquiring Intel's smartphone modem business in a deal worth $1 billion. Intel didn't necessarily want to sell off its stake in the mobile modem market, but with Apple and Qualcomm teaming up again, selling the business off seemed like the …
Read More »Judge rules that Quantic Dream failed ‘security obligations’ in legal dispute
Back in the first half of 2018, shortly prior to the release of Detroit: Become Human, reports began surfacing claiming poor working conditions and inappropriate behaviour behind the scenes at Quantic Dream. At the time, one former employee had filed a lawsuit against the studio and now, a judge has …
Read More »Halo: Reach PC unlock times revealed
The big day has finally arrived, with Halo: The Master Chief Collection officially kicking off its rollout on PC with the release of Halo Reach. If you are planning on playing today, then you may have realised that the game has not unlocked on Steam or Game Pass just yet. …
Read More »Riot Games to pay $10 million to settle class-action lawsuit
In the last nine months, there has been plenty of discussion surrounding Riot Games and its internal practices. Recently, there have been lawsuits alleging discrimination and sexism, which Riot has moved to block due to a waiver found in most employee contracts. This led to a walkout protest, which didn’t do much at …
Read More »Intel says Qualcomm’s anticompetitive practices forced them out of the modem market
Back in April, Apple and Qualcomm dropped their respective lawsuits against each other and agreed to partner up once again. At the time, this had a knock-on effect on Intel, as the company would no longer be supplying modems for future iPhones. Development on 5G modems swiftly came to an end and …
Read More »Backwards compatibility will be one of Project Scarlett’s big advantages
Microsoft couldn't exactly win on the power front, or on the top-rated exclusives front this generation but the company doubled down on beating the PS4 in other areas. Cross-play, Play Anywhere, Game Pass and backwards compatibility initiatives all helped change the perception of the Xbox One this generation and Microsoft …
Read More »EKWB confirms water block compatibility with new sTRX4 socket and TRX40 motherboards
AMD's latest series of HEDT processors have officially arrived alongside the new TRX40 motherboard platform and the sTRX4 socket. To support the latest chipset and 3rd Gen Threadripper CPU socket, EKWB has ensured sTR4 compatible waterblocks for those looking to put a custom loop together. The EK Velocity sTR4 series …
Read More »More images of the V-shaped PlayStation 5 console appear online
Development on next-gen consoles is well underway at this point, with Sony confirming several key specs for the PlayStation 5 and Microsoft announcing Project Scarlet. Developers already have their hands on early versions of this next-gen hardware and while devkits are normally kept heavily under wraps, the PS5 has been subjected to numerous leaks, …
Read More »Xbox One bundles push Minecraft and Sea of Thieves back into UK top ten sales chart
Black Friday is consistently the biggest retail shopping event of the year and while total UK physical game sales were down compared to 2018, retailers still sold through an impressive 1.3 million physical game copies last week. This also means that the UK's top ten games chart is very different …
Read More »Star Citizen has made over $250 million in crowdfunding so far
This time last year, Star Citizen officially crossed $208 million in lifetime crowdfunding. Now, to cap off 2019, Star Citizen has crossed a new milestone, with $250 million made to date spread across almost two and a half million backers. So far, 2,448,842 people have backed Star Citizen during its …
Read More »Intel reportedly taps Samsung to help boost CPU supply
There has been plenty of talk around Intel's CPU shortages this year, with struggles to keep supply meeting demand. Intel itself has already issued a letter to apologise for the delays, which are impacting OEM financial forecasts for the year. Now, some reports indicate that Intel might be turning to …
Read More »Microsoft aiming for a new first-party game every three to four months
Aside from a poor response to the initial Xbox One unveiling, Microsoft's current generation console has also struggled thanks to a slightly lacking first-party content output. The pieces are now in place to correct that for 2020 and beyond, with Xbox Game Studios head, Matt Booty, saying that the company …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 won’t be threatened by March release of Half-Life: Alyx
Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red held its quarterly earnings call and investor Q&A session. We've already discussed how some investors asked about Cyberpunk 2077's multiplayer monetisation plans and now, we have details on what was said about Half-Life: Alyx, which is releasing within close proximity to CDPR's next big …
Read More »Rockstar details Red Dead Online freebies for early PC players
A couple of weeks ago, Rockstar broke its silence and addressed the number of reported issues PC players have been facing with Red Dead Redemption 2. Many problems have now been addressed by patches ahead of the game's launch on Steam next week. Still, anyone who has played the game …
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