Cyberpunk 2077's big expansion, Phantom Liberty, is heading our way in September. With this expansion, CD Projekt Red is officially dropping support for last-gen consoles, with new features and content aimed squarely at PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 users. As a result, the game's PC system requirements have also …
Read More »Rockstar co-founder unveils new media company ‘Absurd Ventures’
After shipping Red Dead Redemption 2, Dan Houser took an extended break from the games industry and ultimately left Rockstar Games in 2020, a little over two decades after co-founding the company. Now, Dan Houser is returning with a new company known as Absurd Ventures. Houser's new company will focus …
Read More »Outriders developer signs with Xbox for new action-adventure game
People Can Fly didn't quite strike it big with Outriders. The studio recently confirmed that the project has still not turned a profit, but the company does now have funding for something new. People Can Fly has signed a publishing agreement with Xbox Game Studios for its next project. People …
Read More »Blizzard will charge you extra for Overwatch 2’s seasonal story missions
While Blizzard has been getting some good press recently thanks to the release of Diablo IV, the situation is very different on the Overwatch side of things. When the game was first announced, the justification for the sequel was the planned Hero PvE mode, but that was cancelled earlier this …
Read More »Embracer wants to go all in on Lord of the Rings following restructuring
After years of expanding and buying up studios, Embracer Group has now hit a bump in the road, forcing the company to ‘restructure' in an effort to reduce costs and become more efficient. Embracer owns a lot of great IP at this point, but it seems to be planning to …
Read More »AMD’s latest graphics driver brings optimisations for F1 23
Earlier this week, Nvidia began rolling out its latest GeForce Game Ready driver for F1 23. Today, AMD is getting Radeon GPU users prepped for the launch too, with a new driver delivering Day-0 optimisations. The latest version of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition is now available for Radeon graphics card …
Read More »Nvidia brings Age of Empires IV to GeForce Now, Microsoft Store and Game Pass coming
Last month, Microsoft and Nvidia officially kicked off their new partnership with the first wave of Xbox titles heading to GeForce Now. This week, Age of Empires is the headlining addition to the GFN library. As of today, owners of Age of Empires IV on Steam can now stream the …
Read More »Arctic launches Summair desk fans to help you combat the summer heat
Arctic makes plenty of fans to keep your PC components cool, but today this week they are launching something a little bit different. The new Summair and Summair Plus fans are tabletop desk fans to help you battle the summer heat. Both models have a modern design and are available …
Read More »Intel is rebranding its processors starting with Meteor Lake
In recent months we've heard rumours that Intel will be rebranding its Core i3/i5/i7/i9 series processors with its next-generation chips. Today, Intel is confirming exactly that, with plans to introduce Intel Core Ultra processors this year. Intel Core Ultra will be the new badge assigned to Intel's ‘most advanced client …
Read More »Sony is bringing PS5 cloud streaming to PS Plus Premium, new games announced
Today, Sony has officially announced its next wave of games for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers. As an added upgrade, Sony is also now testing PS5 streaming. So far, Premium subscribers have only had cloud access to older titles in the library, so the addition of PS5 streaming support …
Read More »Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica will be multiplatform
During the Xbox Game Showcase on Sunday, Microsoft announced a handful of Japanese games, including the latest pair of Persona games from Atlus. We've known that Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica will be coming to Xbox and PC, but now both games have also been confirmed for other …
Read More »Razer debuts new Blade 14 with Ryzen 9 CPU and RTX 40 graphics
The Razer Blade 14 is making a big return this year with an all-new model. This time around, Razer has gone with the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS for the processor, pairing it up with Nvidia RTX 40 graphics, DDR5-5600MHz memory and speedy SSD storage. The new Razer Blade 14 packs …
Read More »FTC temporarily blocks Microsoft-Activision merger, hearing coming next week
This week has brought through another update in the ongoing saga between Microsoft, Activision Blizzard and regulators. This time around, the FTC has finally begun to move its feet, filing for a temporary restraining order to stop the deal from closing, as well as a preliminary injunction that would block …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest Game Ready driver preps for F1 23 and Aliens: Dark Descent
Nvidia's latest GeForce Game Ready graphics driver has arrived, delivering day-0 optimisations for F1 23 ahead of its release on Friday. The new racing sim will support some Nvidia technologies too, including DLSS 2 for improved frame rates and Reflex for reduced input latency. Aside from F1 23, the new …
Read More »Microsoft is bringing Game Pass to Nvidia’s GeForce Now
Recently Microsoft officially began bringing its first-party PC games over to rival cloud gaming services like GeForce Now. Soon, Microsoft will be upping its offering, with Game Pass set to come to GeForce Now too. Later this year, Microsoft will bring the PC version of Game Pass over to GeForce …
Read More »AMD unveils new wave of Data Center and AI hardware
At CES earlier this year, AMD unveiled its next big product for the data centre market, the Instinct MI300A, offering a new 3D chiplet design and improved CDNA 3 architecture. Now six months later, the MI300X has been announced and will be launching soon. AMD unveiled its next big product …
Read More »The Crew Motorfest launches in September, beta tests happening in July
It has been a while since Ubisoft's open world racing series, The Crew, appeared in headlines. The series has proven to be popular, with over 40 million players so far. This year, the publisher hopes to take it to the next level with The Crew Motofest. Developed under the codename …
Read More »Embracer confirms plans for layoffs in effort to become ‘leaner and more focused’
Embracer Group has been buying up a lot of studios and expensive IP in recent years, with the most recent addition being ownership over the Lord of the Rings IP. Unfortunately, the company had a rough financial quarter after a multi-billion dollar deal failed to materialise. Now, Embracer is looking …
Read More »AMD launches Ryzen PRO 7000 series processors for laptops and desktops
Today AMD is launching its new Ryzen 7000 PRO series processors, for both mobile and desktop platforms. The new Ryzen PRO 7040 series mobile processors pack up to 8 cores and 16 threads while the Ryzen PRO 7000 desktop processors will top out at 12 cores and 24 threads. The …
Read More »Skull and Bones doesn’t have a release date yet, but a closed beta is on the way
Just as promised Skull & Bones did return to the spotlight this week during Ubisoft Forward. Given the game's development cycle so far, it shouldn't be too surprising that the game does not have a release date at this time. However, a beta will be taking place later this summer. …
Read More »Star Wars Outlaws gets gameplay trailer and 2024 release window
Earlier this year, leaks suggested that Ubisoft's upcoming open-world Star Wars game would release in 2024. It appears the company is well on the way to meeting that date, with a decent gameplay showcase arriving during Ubisoft Forward. Star Wars Outlaws was first announced during the Xbox Games Showcase on …
Read More »Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora gameplay and release date revealed
At Ubisoft Forward last night, the publisher finally dropped the first gameplay trailer for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Following a delay from 2022, the game is now set to release in December this year. A year after the release of the latest Avatar film, Ubisoft's new open-world game set in …
Read More »Path of Exile 2 gameplay trailer revealed during Summer Game Fest
Path of Exile 2 was announced all the way back in 2019. Planned beta tests and release dates have been pushed back along the way, but it seems the game is finally nearing release. This evening during Summer Game Fest, the World Premiere trailer for Path of Exile 2 dropped, …
Read More »Nicolas Cage will become a playable survivor in Dead by Daylight next month
A few weeks ago, it was revealed through a short teaser trailer that Nicolas Cage will be coming to Dead by Daylight as a new Survivor character. Today during Summer Game Fest, Cage joined Geoff Keighley on stage to introduce the new gameplay trailer and release date announcement. While Dead …
Read More »Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown announced at Summer Game Fest
At Summer Game Fest this evening, Ubisoft kicked off its game announcements early with the reveal of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. We're unlikely to see The Sands of Time remake for quite a while but in the meantime, this new 2.5D platformer entry in the series should tide …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty release date announcement imminent
Early pre-order listings hint at imminent Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty reveal - Summer Game Fest goes live in just a few hours.
Read More »Amnesia: The Bunker and Ubisoft account integration arrive on GeForce Now
Last week, Nvidia announced plans to bring 20 games to GeForce Now in June, including more Xbox titles, like the Age of Empires Definitive Edition Trilogy. This week's update is a bit smaller, bringing two games, although both are brand new releases. Amnesia: The Bunker recently launched on Steam and …
Read More »The FSP Hydro Ti Pro is sold out following ‘overwhelming demand’, restock coming August
A few weeks ago, we put out a call to FSP to try and improve availability of the new Hydro Ti Pro PSU. We reviewed this unit last month and found it to deliver best-in-class performance, but when readers started asking us where to buy, we didn't really have an …
Read More »Payday 3 September release date leaks
It has been years since Payday 3 was first announced but the game is finally taking shape and is on track to release later this year. Ahead of an upcoming reveal, the game's planned release date has leaked, pinning the new heist game in for September. Aggiornamenti Lumia, a Twitter …
Read More »Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 gets long-awaited dev update and new screenshots
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has had a turbulent development cycle but the game seems to finally be back on track, as Paradox has finally posted a long-awaited development update. In the latest update, Paradox confirms the game is still in development, adding that there are plans to make …
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