Nintendo's big finale for today's Summer Direct showcase was indeed a brand-new 2D Mario game. Shortly after unveiling the Super Mario RPG remake, our favourite video game plumber appeared again in a new trailer for Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the first new Mario Bros. game …
Read More »Super Mario RPG remake comes to Nintendo Switch this year
We've heard rumblings that new Mario games will be announced for this year. During today's Nintendo Direct, we weren't let down on that front, with Nintendo announcing the new Super Mario RPG. Super Mario RPG is a modern remake of the original SNES game, offering entirely new visuals. You can …
Read More »Persona 5 Tactica Switch gameplay trailer revealed
While many of us anticipated Persona 3 Reload to be confirmed for Nintendo Switch during today's Direct showcase, this was unfortunately not the case. We did get a new trailer for Persona 5 Tactica though, which is coming to Switch later this year alongside other platforms. While we already got …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet expansion ‘The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero’ gets gameplay trailer
Back in February during a special Pokemon Presents stream, Game Freak officially unveiled two upcoming expansions for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. To open up today's Nintendo Direct, we got our first look at The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The gameplay trailer gives us a good look at new locations …
Read More »Nvidia brings DLSS plugin to Unreal Engine 5.2
DLSS is now supported in over 300 games and apps - Nvidia is looking to boost that number further with the release of the DLSS plugin for Unreal Engine 5.2.
Read More »The Yakuza games are now available DRM-free on GOG at a steep discount
The Yakuza games have become very popular in the west over the last few years. Once considered a cult classic, the series now has a huge global fan base but it can be intimidating for a newcomer to jump in. If you want to pick up all the games in …
Read More »The Callisto Protocol story DLC finally arrives next week
It has been around six months since The Callisto Protocol launched and many players have likely been done with the game for months. You may soon want to reinstall it though, as the game's promised story expansion is just around the corner. The Callisto Protocol returns to headlines this week, …
Read More »Ubisoft will seemingly skip Steam and Epic Games Store for upcoming major releases
Over the last few years, Ubisoft has primarily released PC games on its own Ubisoft Connect store and on the Epic Games Store. In recent months, the company also finally began bringing games to Steam once again. Unfortunately, it looks like Ubisoft won't be keeping things nice and simple by …
Read More »There is a surprise Nintendo Direct stream coming this week
Over the last few days, we've seen rumours claiming that a Nintendo Direct will be happening soon and recent leaks around Persona 3 Reload seemingly backed that up. Now, it is all official, with Nintendo confirming plans to announce new games this week. Today, Nintendo announced that its next Nintendo …
Read More »Steam Next Fest arrives with hundreds of PC game demos
Steam Next Fest has returned today, offering up hundreds of playable demos for new and upcoming PC games, with a focus on interesting indie titles over big blockbuster releases.
Read More »Spotify may charge extra for HiFi ‘lossless’ audio streaming
For many years, Spotify has offered a higher bit-rate option to premium subscribers, but it has not caught up to other streamers offering ‘lossless' audio streaming. That should change soon with Spotify HiFi, but it may mean paying extra. According to Bloomberg, Spotify is now planning a new, more expensive …
Read More »AOC introduces new AGON PRO OLED high refresh-rate gaming monitor
Over the last year, we've finally started to see gaming monitor makers utilising smaller OLED panels. AOC is the latest, introducing the new AGON Pro AG276QZD OLED gaming monitor this week. The new AGON Pro monitor features a 26.5″ OLED panel with QHD resolution and up to 240Hz refresh rate. …
Read More »New wave of Xbox Game Pass titles announced
The next wave of titles for Xbox Game Pass subscribers has now been announced. Between now and the end of the month, you can expect seven more games, including Need for Speed Unbound, which is finally moving into the EA Play library. Need for Speed Unbound launched last year and …
Read More »Sapphire RX 6750 XT Nitro+ giveaway winner announced!
This month we launched our latest giveaway, offering up a Sapphire RX 6750 XT Nitro+ graphics card to one lucky reader. The competition has wrapped up and now, we are pleased to announce the winner. The Sapphire RX 6750 XT Nitro+ graphics card uses a triple-fan cooler with a full-length …
Read More »Persona 3 Reload looks to launching on Switch after all
During the Xbox Games Showcase, Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica were both announced. A few days later we learned that both games would be multiplatform, with plans to release both games on PlayStation consoles, with Persona 5 Tactica also being confirmed for the Nintendo Switch. Now, it would …
Read More »Xbox has no plans to develop for VR anytime soon
Back when Microsoft announced the Xbox One X, Phil Spencer jumped the gun by promising both 4K gaming and ‘high-fidelity VR'. As we now know years later, Microsoft has not made any efforts to bring VR to Xbox and it sounds like that won't be changing anytime soon. In an …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 will be getting a day-one patch after all
While at first Square Enix confidently claimed that there would be no day-one patch for Final Fantasy 16, the company has now had to walk back those comments following the release of the game's demo. The Final Fantasy 16 demo has been out for over a week now, offering up …
Read More »Seasonic rolls out new Prime series ATX 3.0 power supplies
Seasonic is well known for its top-quality power supplies and the company is looking to continue that trend as we enter the ATX 3.0 generation with the new Prime RX and Prime PX PSUs. These power supplies tick all the right boxes for PC builders, with modular cables and support …
Read More »INNO3D unveils new ‘Stealth’ design graphics cards to hide power cables
At Computex a few weeks ago we saw a number of motherboard makers showcasing new 'stealth' designs, with the power connectors moved to hide cables. Graphics card makers may begin trying something similar soon. This week, Inno3D unveiled its new stealth GPU design, moving the power connector to the back of the PCB.
Read More »Starfield’s first story expansion ‘Shattered Space’ revealed
Last week following Starfield Direct, Bethesda opened up pre-orders for the game and announced its various editions. One of the more expensive editions revealed something interesting - a Starfield story expansion is already planned.
Read More »Win a Sapphire RX 6750 XT 12GB Nitro+ graphics card (closed)
This is the LAST DAY of our RX 6750 XT competition - be sure to get a last minute entry in before 23:59 BST tonight to be in for a chance to win.
Read More »New Atlus RPG ‘Metaphor: ReFantazio’ isn’t an Xbox exclusive
At the Xbox Games Showcase last week, Atlus unveiled a trio of new games, including Persona 5 Tactica, Persona 3 Reload and a brand new fantasy RPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio. We've already had confirmation that both Persona games will be coming to other platforms outside of Xbox and PC. Now, Metaphor: …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 leaks ramp up as early physical copies arrive
Back when Kingdom Hearts 3 came out, physical copies of the game ended up in the wild a couple of weeks before release. Now, the same thing is happening with Final Fantasy 16, so be wary of spoilers. Physical copies of Final Fantasy 16 are already making their way into …
Read More »Payday 3 will add hostage negotiations and better stealth to heists
During the 2010s, Payday 2 dominated Steam charts, becoming a hugely popular game. Now almost ten years on, Payday 3 is finally set to release and it'll have plenty of gameplay upgrades to go along with the newly upgraded visuals. Payday 3 has obviously had a graphical upgrade compared to …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty gets updated PC system requirements
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 …
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