This month, Valve celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Half-Life with a pretty major update to the original game. The game now has better support for modern monitors, resolutions and PC hardware, as well as brand-new content in the form of new multiplayer maps. The update can be considered a success, …
Read More »Our Indie and Triple A Steam Autumn Sale recommendations
The Steam Autumn Sale has officially kicked off, running up to the 28th of November. If you have some Steam credit to use up, or want to pick up a few new games, then now is a great time to do exactly that. We've rounded up some of our favourite …
Read More »Microsoft and Iron Galaxy team up for Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition
When the Xbox One launched in 2013, Microsoft brought back Killer Instinct. The game has since been made available across Xbox and PC and now in celebration of the game's 10th anniversary, Iron Galaxy is returning to the project. Iron Galaxy announced plans for a new 10th Anniversary Edition of …
Read More »Dbrand is suing Casetify for copying its ‘Teardown’ device skins
There has been some sudden drama in the phone case market this week. One of the most popular case makers, Casetify, is facing a lawsuit from Dbrand, after the company was found to have copied several of Dbrand's designs. Like Casetify, Dbrand also regularly partners up with popular YouTubers with …
Read More »Black Friday 2023: Best PC component deals
Black Friday has arrived - if you are looking around for some new PC upgrades, we've rounded up some of the best deals we've found for CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, RAM, AIO liquid coolers and M.2 SSDs.
Read More »Valeo is suing Nvidia alleging theft of trade secrets
We've covered a few stories on the theft of trade secrets in the tech industry in the past but usually, we don't see the culprits outing themselves to their former co-workers. Automotive technology company, Valeo, has filed a lawsuit against Nvidia alleging the theft of trade secrets after a former …
Read More »Nvidia is giving away free GeForce Now subscriptions to Chromebook users
GeForce Now is bringing another 18 games to its cloud library this week, including a new round of Game Pass titles, furthering Nvidia's newly forged partnership with Microsoft on cloud gaming. Beyond that, Nvidia is giving away some freebies. If you pick up a six-month subscription for GeForce Now Ultimate …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops will return in 2024 with new game set during the 90s
Future instalments in the Call of Duty franchise are often a terribly kept secret, with the next game typically leaking before, or around the time of release as the current title. In keeping with that tradition, Call of Duty 2024 has now leaked, shortly following the release of Modern Warfare …
Read More »The long-rumoured 3D South Park game gets reveal trailer and release date
We've known for a while now that there is a new South Park video game in the works, transitioning away from the 2D-style RPGs towards a fully 3D game. Last year, we learned that THQ Nordic was working on it and now, South Park: Snow Day has officially been announced with …
Read More »Rockstar’s PlayStation exclusive ‘Agent’ was scrapped to focus on GTA
All the way back in 2009, Rockstar announced plans to develop a new exclusive game for PlayStation consoles, known as Agent. After the reveal, Rockstar never mentioned the project again. Now over a decade later, a former Rockstar North veteran has shared details on what went on with the game …
Read More »Prince of Persia Remake recently passed an important internal milestone, Ubisoft says
While there was a ton of excitement for the Prince of Persia remake, much of that was squandered when we saw the reveal trailer. Since then, Ubisoft has moved the project to a different studio and has essentially started over from scratch. Earlier this year, the publisher confirmed that the …
Read More »OpenAI reinstates CEO and brings in new board of directors
OpenAI, the company behind the increasingly popular ChatGPT AI tool, really shot itself in the foot over the weekend. At the end of last week, the board of directors chose to fire CEO, Sam Altman, leading to Microsoft swiftly offering him a CEO role at their company, while also offering …
Read More »Multiple Saber Interactive sources say KOTOR Remake is still in the works
While Embracer appears to be in no rush to address the status of the highly anticipated Knights of the Old Republic Remake, other sources appear to be happy to speak up on the situation. We recently heard from industry reporter Jeff Grubb, who claimed that the remake was not in …
Read More »Nvidia records 206% Q3 revenue growth driven by AI and data centre
Nvidia has spent recent years establishing itself as a leader in the hardware market for AI acceleration. Those bets began paying off hugely with devices like the Nvidia H100 becoming hot sellers and the streak has not come to an end. Nvidia has now shared its Q3 earnings report, showing revenues have grown by a massive 206 percent compared to Q3 in the previous year.
Read More »Judge rules UK lawsuit alleging ‘rip off’ prices on PlayStation can move forward
Last year, a consumer rights campaigner spearheaded a lawsuit against Sony in the UK, seeking as much as £5 billion for ‘ripping off' gamers in the UK with inflated prices on the PlayStation Store. As you would expect, Sony argued against the lawsuit, hoping to get it thrown out but …
Read More »Diablo 4 is free to play on Steam right now
If you've been looking to try out Diablo 4, or want to get some friends involved, then this is a good week to make it happen. From now until the 28th of November, Diablo 4 is free to play on Steam. Blizzard already held free play days recently on other …
Read More »The Day Before gets global unlock times for December launch
The Day Before has been at the centre of plenty of discussion this year. The game was once the most wish-listed game on Steam but after some delays and trademark issues, many began to question exactly how real this game was. Now, it looks like the studio is looking to …
Read More »G.Skill unveils Zeta R5 Neo DDR5 memory kits with overclocking for Threadripper 7000
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors and TRX50 chipset motherboards are finally launching and G.Skill is armed and ready with new optimised DDR5 memory for the platform. The new G.Skill Zeta R5 Neo series will offer high-capacity and speedy DDR5 kits for AMD's latest workstation platform. This is the first …
Read More »Starfield DLSS update rolls out to all users
Starfield's highly anticipated DLSS update has been available in beta form for a few weeks now for Steam owners of the game. As of last night, the update is no longer tied to the game's beta version and is rolling out to all users across Steam and other platforms like …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition arrives for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 next month
It has been a long road but Cyberpunk 2077 is finally complete. The introduction of Patch 2.0, as well as the Phantom Liberty expansion, has marked the end of development. Just like The Witcher 3, there will be one final Cyberpunk 2077 release, packaging together all the content available. CD …
Read More »Black Friday 2023: Best Gaming peripheral deals
Black Friday sales have arrived in force, with most major stores now offering big discounts on all things tech. Here, we break down some of the best gaming peripheral deals we've spotted so far, including mechanical keyboards, mice and headsets. If you are looking for a fresh upgrade – we have you covered at all budget points.
Read More »Destiny 2 is sinking and Bungie only has itself to blame
In 2022, Destiny 2 had its best year ever, thanks to the excellent Witch Queen expansion and the seasonal content that followed. This ultimately led to all-time high concurrent player counts when the follow-up expansion, Lightfall, launched earlier this year. Unfortunately, the Lightfall expansion amounted to little more than filler …
Read More »ChatGPT maker ‘OpenAI’ is crumbling and Microsoft is swiftly picking up the pieces
There has been quite a bit of drama in the AI space. On Friday, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, fired its CEO, Sam Altman, a move that shocked many within and outside of the company. Up to this point, OpenAI has been hugely successful under Altman, who also helped bring …
Read More »Magic FPS ‘Immortals of Aveum’ gets free demo and New Game+ update
Immortals of Aveum looked like a really cool game, delivering fantastic visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5, alongside a seldom-used magic-focused FPS concept. Unfortunately, 2023 has been absolutely stacked with good games, so it didn't end up selling that well at launch. To try and get more players to check …
Read More »The Apple Vision Pro targeting March launch
The Apple Vision Pro headset was announced earlier this year and was initially planned for an early 2024 launch. However, Apple is apparently delaying the release a little bit as it continues to figure out its distribution plans. Bloomberg's Apple reporter, Mark Gurman, has published his latest newsletter, in which …
Read More »AOC looks to shake up the market with its high-spec, low price MiniLED gaming monitor
AOC is looking to take the gaming monitor market by storm with its latest MiniLED display. The new AOC Gaming Q27 series monitor offers an ideal spec for those looking for a high refresh rate QHD monitor, while also keeping prices down.
Read More »The Witcher 1 & 2 can now be played on Apple Silicon-powered Macs
CD Projekt Red has made some surprising Witcher-related announcements recently. Not only is The Witcher 3 soon getting support for a full mod editor, enabling creators to make their own quests and original content in the game, but the studio is also going back and updating The Witcher 1 & …
Read More »Aspyr was blocked from releasing KOTOR 2 cut content DLC, company claims
When Aspyr first announced its Nintendo Switch port of Knights of the Old Republic 2, it also revealed plans to release a free DLC, restoring cut content to the game officially for the first time. Many who picked up the Switch version did so in anticipation of this DLC but …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered restores cut content and brings a new game mode
After the release of The Last of Us Part 1, the second remaster for Naughty Dog's 2013 masterpiece, rumours began swirling that we would see a remaster for The Last of Us Part 2 as well. As it turns out, those rumours were true, with Sony officially announcing the game …
Read More »The Knights of the Old Republic Remake is “not being worked on” at any studio
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fan favourite title and we've been hoping for a return to the series for a long time now. It looked like we were finally going to get exactly that when Knights of the Old Republic Remake was announced back in 2021. …
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