Obsidian is in the spotlight at the moment after releasing its first hit game in a good while. The Outer Worlds is the latest example of Obsidian's RPG expertise but there is another series that has been high on the studio's radar for a few years now- Pillars of Eternity. …

We have more updates on Apple's upcoming push into the Augmented Reality market. Recent weeks have seen rumours point towards a first-gen AR device in 2020 and an unlikely partnership with Valve. Now, the latest report detailing Apple's plans has put more realistic expectations in place, with an Augmented Reality …

Last week, a reliable Rainbow Six Siege leaker revealed some early details about the game's final season of content for the year. Now, Ubisoft has made its official announcement, with Operation Shifting Tides heading to the game soon with two new operators, which are currently playable on the Public Test …

As the popularity of ultrawide gaming monitors has continued to grow, so has the number of impressively spec'd displays on the market. This month, Nixeus is adding a new 3440×1440 competitor to its roster, complete with FreeSync, HDR support and a 144Hz refresh rate starting at $499. Nixeus was one …

It has been just over a year since Shadow of the Tomb Raider first launched and those that have held off for this long will now be able to pick up a cheaper, complete version. This week, Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition launches, containing the base game and …

It can be easy to forget that BioWare actually came out with a game this year. Anthem didn't end up living up to its ‘evolving world' live service promises but in an effort to overhaul the game, BioWare has a new, smaller seasonal content update plan in place to fill …

Earlier this week, AMD officially announced specs, pricing and release dates for the first two SKUs in the 3rd Gen Threadripper lineup. However, it looks like AMD is wasting no time in preparing the next big CPU release, as a new leak hints at a 64-core TR 3990X. A seeming …

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been out on PC for 5 days now, so the inevitable influx of mods on the nexus is already well under way. Ultrawide fans can enjoy custom field of view settings and cinematics without black bars, while people who have played the game previously on …

Many of you will be aware of Blizzard's recent controversy surrounding Hearthstone Grandmaster ‘Blitzchung' and his tournament ban following his support for the protests in Hong Kong. Blizzard's stance caused plenty of backlash, with protesters even showing up at Blizzcon last week. While there are some at Blizzard that agreed …

Kerbal Space Program 2 was announced at Gamescom in August with an early 2020 release date. However, as always, game development is a dynamic job where problems can sneak up when you least expect them. With that in mind, the developers are going to need a bit more time, pushing …

Gigabyte previously gave AMD's RX 580 the Aorus treatment but for one reason or another, Vega was skipped over. Now, with AMD's RX 5700 series out in the wild and finding success, Aorus is back on the menu, with the AORUS RX 5700 XT set to launch within the next …

It is difficult to know what information to trust when it comes to Splinter Cell at the moment. We’ve had plenty of leaks that didn’t pan out, cross-promotional teases inside of Ubisoft games and even one instance of an Ubisoft director teasing Sam Fisher’s return only for it to be …

If you aren’t interested in playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC this week, or getting G-Sync compatibility on LG’s 2019 OLED TVs, then you may have skipped over the most recent Nvidia graphics driver when it began rolling out earlier this week. If you are one of those people, …

It might seem like it is a tad too early to be talking about CES but for MSI, it is never too early. This week, MSI received a bunch of CES Innovation awards at a smaller invite-only event that takes place ahead of the main Consumer Electronics Show in January. …

It has been a long time since Microsoft first announced its plans to bring back Age of Empires. At the time, we had announcements for remasters of the original trilogy, as well as confirmation of Age of Empires IV, which is being handled by Relic Entertainment. Now, it looks like …

Way back in the glory days of Halo, there was plenty of talk surrounding blockbuster movie spin-offs and TV projects to expand the franchise. None of those previous attempts got off the ground but when the Xbox One was announced, Microsoft officially committed to a Halo TV series. Getting the …

Overwatch 2 was announced at Blizzcon last weekend and unfortunately, the official announcement didn’t manage to clear up much of the confusion surrounding the sequel. With the way things are currently set up, Overwatch 2 sounds more like an expansion than a full sequel. Adding some extra fuel to this, …

Yesterday was a big one for both AMD and its partners. Not only have the first 3rd Gen Threadripper CPUs been announced, but motherboard makers are starting to show off their first offerings for the new TRX40 platform. We've seen a trio of boards from ASUS already this week and …

HITMAN 2 has had quite the year, delivering content updates at a rate that put other ‘live service' games to shame. IO Interactive is continuing this streak with new content throughout November, although things are starting to wind down as work on the sequel starts to ramp up. In November, …

While EA's prized racing franchise has run into plenty of trouble over the current console generation, Need for Speed keeps coming back. The last entry in the series seemed promising but was bogged down by a microtransaction-riddled and randomised car modification system. This week, Need for Speed Heat has snuck …

Over the last year or so, Starbreeze has been in a rough financial position, leading to the loss of The Walking Dead video game license, a publisher restructuring and the dropping of StarVR. Prior to this, Payday 2 development had officially ended, but that changed a couple of weeks ago …

Back in 2017, Corsair expanded beyond PC gaming peripherals and components with its own line of gaming chairs. The T1 Race swiftly hit the market and was followed up by the well received T2 Road Warrior in 2018. Now as we head towards the end of 2019, the third-generation T3 …

Just a few days ago, a Steam Partner site update went out with references to something called ‘Steam Cloud Gaming'. This initially sparked rumours of Valve creating its own streaming alternative to the likes of Google Stadia, although recent updates indicate that third-parties will be able to offer their own …

Bug bounty programs are fairly common in the tech world, but it is rarer to see game developers participating. With GTA Online, Rockstar began a bug bounty program calling on white hat hackers and security sleuths to dig out reproducible instances of false positive bans. Now, the program is being …

Microsoft announced the HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset all the way back in February, with pricing and pre-order details arriving in May this year. Now after plenty of waiting, the HoloLens 2 is officially shipping, with an upgraded field of view and more powerful internal hardware.  Under the hood, the …

AMD teased us a while back with the announcement that the Ryzen 9 3950X and 3rd Gen Threadripper processors would be launching this month. Now, we have all of the final details, with the TR 3960X and TR 3970X being announced alongside the new TRX40 platform. We also have more …

Back in early October, Sony made the surprise announcement that Shawn Layden, head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, has left the company after a lengthy 30-year career. A replacement had not been lined up at the time but today, Sony announced a new head for SIE Worldwide Studios.  Hermen …

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been looking to bring back some of its PC-specific game franchises, with the most notable revival being Age of Empires. We are currently getting ‘Definitive Editions' for the first three Age of Empires games with a long-awaited sequel also in the works. Age …

MSI is adding to its growing lineup of peripherals this week with the launch of the Vigor GK50 low profile mechanical gaming keyboard. We got our first look at this keyboard all the way back at Computex 2018, around the time the first Cherry MX low profile mechanical keyboards started …

Last week, Halo: Reach went live on PC for one full week, giving beta testers a chance to check out every major game mode and give the online multiplayer servers a good push. A lot of feedback was offered over the course of the week, so instead of ending the …