Back in 2015, Sony teamed up with Arrowhead Games for Helldivers, a top-down shooter that first arrived on PlayStation and came to PC at a later date. Last night during the PlayStation Showcase, a sequel was officially announced. Helldivers 2 will be a third-person shooter instead, and unlike the first …
Read More »Square Enix’s next big PlayStation exclusive is a Splatoon clone
There were a ton of games shown during the PlayStation Showcase last night but there was one common theme throughout the show – a larger emphasis on multiplayer games. One of the brand new titles announced was a new PlayStation exclusive from Square Enix – Foamstars, which is effectively a …
Read More »Dragon’s Dogma 2 reveal gives us an early glimpse at gameplay
Back in Summer 2022, Capcom officially announced Dragon's Dogma 2 as part of the original game's 10th-anniversary celebrations. Today during the PlayStation Showcase, Capcom's first proper trailer for the game arrived, giving us a brief look at early gameplay. Dragon's Dogma became something of a cult classic over the past …
Read More »Alan Wake 2 gameplay trailer revealed at PlayStation Showcase
Earlier this month, the voice actor for Alan Wake revealed that Remedy was planning to release the game in October. Today during the PlayStation Showcase, the first gameplay trailer for Alan Wake 2 officially dropped, confirming the October launch. Alan Wake 2 was first announced at The Game Awards in …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia remake is back at the ‘concept’ phase after latest reboot
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. Now three years after its originally planned release, …
Read More »FSP just launched a class-leading PSU but UK availability is non-existent
We've reviewed plenty of FSP power supplies over the years, with many of them leaning towards the mid-range market. This year, we had the opportunity to test the brand new Hydro Ti Pro and to our surprise, it turned out to be the best power supply we've tested in years, …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage to launch on October 12th
We're still a short while away from Ubisoft Forward, the publisher's planned showcase to announce new games and release dates for major upcoming projects. However, Ubisoft as a company is often prone to leaks, so we regularly learn details well ahead of time. This time around, we seem to have …
Read More »Amazon’s Western release for Blue Protocol delayed to 2024
Amazon Games teamed up with Bandai Namco to bring the anime-inspired MMO Blue Protocol to the West in 2023. Unfortunately, the game needs more time, so while it will still release in Japan this year, the Western version won't arrive until 2024. Amazon has worked to bring other popular Asia-only …
Read More »More sources confirm Metal Gear Solid 3 is getting a multi-platform remake
Earlier this week, a report claimed that Metal Gear Solid 3 is getting a multi-platform remake, seemingly putting an end to rumours of it being a PS5 exclusive. Now, additional sources have come forward to corroborate this claim. According to Insider Gaming's sources, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is getting …
Read More »Netflix begins password sharing crackdown, will charge extra £4.99 for streaming out of home
Since last year, Netflix has been discussing a plan to crack down on account password sharing between households. During earlier regional tests, the price of enabling an out-of-home profile on Netflix worked out to be $2.99 USD, but the final price will be much higher, Netflix has revealed this week.
Read More »be quiet! launches Pure Power 12 M ATX 3.0 power supplies with 80Plus Gold efficiency
Back at CES, be quiet! unveiled a range of new-gen ATX 3.0 power supplies, including the Pure Power 12 M. Now a few months later, these units are officially ready for launch. Today, be quiet is launching the Pure Power 12 M series of power supplies. Offering wattages up to …
Read More »Corsair launches new 2000D Mini-ITX cases for powerful builds with a small footprint
Corsair's excellent case line up gets a new addition this month, the mini-ITX 2000D. Available with or without RGB fans, this Mini ITX chassis is slim but tall, allowing for high-end builds with a smaller footprint on the desk. The Corsair 2000D launches today in both black and white colour …
Read More »Square Enix says it approached all major platforms for ‘offers’ for Final Fantasy 16
Last generation with Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts 3, Square Enix made a pretty big deal of supporting both PlayStation and Xbox consoles at launch. Fast forward a few years and now, Sony seems to have mainline Final Fantasy games on lockdown for PlayStation. In a recent interview, Square Enix explained its exclusivity approach, claiming to have contacted all platform holders at the start of development to get their 'offers'.
Read More »CliffyB is looking to buy back the rights to LawBreakers from Nexon
In recent weeks, Cliff Bleszinski has been tweeting about the possibility of reviving Lawbreakers. At this point, he has already tried to get in touch with Nexon to see if they'd be interested in reviving it, and now, he seems to be turning his attention to negotiating to get the …
Read More »Keighley teases ‘three or four’ big announcements for Summer Game Fest
June is almost upon us, with many publishers planning to announce new games during shows throughout the month. Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest will be going live on the 8th of June, but Keighley is looking to set expectations early, revealing that the show will have around three or four …
Read More »Insomniac confirms no co-op for Spider-Man 2
We've known for a while now that Insomniac was at one point considering the possibility of adding co-op to its Spider-Man game. With Spider-Man 2 set to be more of a team-up effort between Peter Parker and Miles Morales, the idea of co-op gameplay has come up again, but Insomniac …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 will be getting a multi-hour long demo
We're just one month away from the launch of Final Fantasy 16. Today, first-impressions pieces went live from select media outlets based on a recent hands-on demo. Now, Sony has confirmed that we'll get to try the game out for ourselves soon ahead of launch. Final Fantasy 16 will be …
Read More »Cooler Master launches new MasterLiquid L Core AIOs with promising upgrades
Ahead of Computex next week, Cooler Master is announcing its new lineup of AIO liquid coolers. The new MasterLiquid L Core series comes with a number of upgrades, including a new dual-chamber design, a redesigned copper base and a larger radiator surface area to further improve cooling performance. The new …
Read More »Samsung to begin buying LG OLED panels for future TVs
Back in 2015, Samsung chose to stop making OLED TVs, instead opting to work on alternative technologies, like QLED. However, OLED has only grown in popularity amongst consumers, giving LG a nice advantage in the display market. Now, Samsung has reportedly signed a deal to start buying OLED panels from …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 could be set for another path tracing upgrade
This year, Cyberpunk 2077 went through another big upgrade, enabling DLSS 3 and a new RT Extreme mode, which enables full path-tracing lighting effects in the game. With the game's big expansion, Phantom Liberty, coming up, there could be another upgrade on the way, with new technology to improve path …
Read More »Microsoft will begin bringing Xbox games to Boosteroid in June
This month, Xbox began pushing ahead with its plans to bring its first-party games to rival cloud gaming services, starting off with GeForce Now. As we look ahead to June, Microsoft will be ramping things up, bringing Boosteroid on board. Boosteroid is one of the smaller Europe-based cloud gaming providers …
Read More »Edifier launches improved W820NB Plus headphones promising near-lossless wireless audio
Edifier has impressed us plenty of times over the years with its speakers and headphones. Today, the company is unveiling its latest wireless headphones, the new W820NB Plus, an upgraded version of the popular W820NB headphones. The new Plus version makes upgrades in a few key areas, including support for …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake won’t be a PlayStation exclusive, sources claim
Over the last couple of years, we've heard consistent rumours that Konami is working on a Metal Gear Solid 3 remake. Now, that all seems to be coming to fruition, with sources claiming that the game will be announced at E3 this year. While some rumours have claimed that this …
Read More »Alan Wake 2 is targeting an October release date
Remedy has been working away on Alan Wake 2 for a few years now, with plans for a 2023 launch. We don't have an exact date yet and Remedy has yet to show any gameplay. However, that should change very soon, as according to the voice actor behind the Alan …
Read More »Skull & Bones screenshots leak, game quietly delayed again
While Skull & Bones was finally due to release in November 2022, Ubisoft eventually pulled the plug, delaying the game once again. The new plan was to have the game released ‘early' in Ubisoft's current fiscal year, but as it turns out, the game was quietly pushed back further. The …
Read More »Dead by Daylight is getting a single-player spin-off from the studio behind Until Dawn
Dead by Daylight has had quite the month. Not only have the next two DLCs been announced, with one of them starring none other than Nicolas Cage, but a new single-player game based on the Dead by Daylight universe has also been announced, and it is being developed by one …
Read More »Mortal Kombat 1’s first set of DLC characters have leaked via Amazon
A couple of weeks ago, it was claimed that two DLC characters for Mortal Kombat 1 were already known, with both being guest characters from comic book series. Now, a leak via Amazon may have revealed the full DLC roster for the first year of the game. Mortal Kombat 1 …
Read More »Jim Ryan says its ‘a little early’ to judge PS VR2’s popularity following sales slump reports
After the launch of the PS VR2 earlier this year, it was largely suggested that pre-orders and early sales missed expectations. We still don't know how many units Sony has managed to sell so far, but PlayStation head, Jim Ryan, says it is still too early to judge the new …
Read More »BioShock 4 has reportedly been stuck in ‘development hell’
We've known that 2K studio Cloud Chamber has been working away on a new BioShock game for a few years already, utilising the latest technologies, including Unreal Engine 5. Unfortunately, new leaks are claiming that the game is in a rough place right now. Twitter leaker OopsLeaks, who has reported …
Read More »Hideo Kojima might be working with Apple on a secret project
Over the last couple of years, Apple has been working with select game developers to bring games over to the Mac, optimised for the new M-series SoCs powered by Apple's new GPU technology. Previously, we've seen games like Resident Evil Village and No Man's Sky revealed running on M-series Macs …
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