Earlier this week, plans for the next Mortal Kombat game leaked. At this point, we're looking at a fresh reboot of the series named Mortal Kombat 1. Now, an additional leak has revealed the first DLC characters planned for the game. It never feels quite right to talk about DLC …
Read More »CD Projekt’s Witcher spin-off ‘Project Sirius’ has new development framework
Earlier this year, CD Projekt Red told investors that it had plans to ‘write off' funds spent on an upcoming game, Project Sirius, as the team plans to reboot and start again. Now, Project Sirius is back on track, CD Projekt has revealed. Project Sirius, which is in development at …
Read More »This year’s Call of Duty game to be revealed in August
Last year, it was widely reported that Activision would be skipping Call of Duty in 2023, instead opting for a premium expansion for Modern Warfare 2 with new maps to refresh the game for another year. Somewhere along the way, Activision seemed to scrap this idea in favour of turning …
Read More »Nintendo President confirms no new console until 2024 at the earliest
Earlier this week, someone claiming to be familiar with Nintendo's plans said that the company's next-gen console is “progressing well”, hinting at a 2024 launch. Now, Nintendo is setting expectations, confirming that there will be no new hardware coming before the end of March 2024. As part of Nintendo's latest …
Read More »Intel investigating major security leak
Intel is reportedly investigating a major leak of private keys used by the Intel Boot Guard feature, which aids in blocking the installation of malicious firmware. According to Bleeping Computer, MSI suffered a security breach in March, during which around 1.5TB of data was stolen. As is typical in these …
Read More »The ASUS ROG Ally will be available in June, Z1 Extreme version starts at $699
It has been a few weeks since Asus first teased the ROG Ally handheld gaming system and now, the company is ready to share more in-depth details. Today, Asus is officially launching the ROG Ally, with prices starting at £££ and the first units set to ship out in June.
Read More »The next Mortal Kombat game will reboot the franchise
In recent weeks, a number of leaks have pointed to an imminent announcement for Mortal Kombat 12. NetherRealm has begun teasing a new game as part of its Mortal Kombat anniversary celebrations but a new leak has revealed everything we need to know. Early rumours around Mortal Kombat 12 claimed …
Read More »Far Cry 6 is now available on Steam and through GeForce Now
Last week, Nvidia announced plans to bring 16 new games to GeForce Now in May, headlined by the likes of Far Cry 6, The Outlast Trials and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. This week, another wave of games is arriving, including one of this month's headliners. GeForce Now is …
Read More »A Plague Tale: Requiem update brings new PC options, 60FPS for consoles
It has been quite some time since A Plague Tale: Requiem first launched, but the game is continuing to receive improvements to this day. While the game did not launch with a 60FPS option on current-gen consoles, that is changing this week with a new patch. Beyond 60FPS support on …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a GOTY contender
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is due to release tomorrow. Ahead of the launch, the first wave of reviews for the game have gone live today, garnering an overwhelmingly positive reception. Much like its predecessor, Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom is launching to glowing …
Read More »The EU will reportedly approve Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition this month
While the FTC and the CMA are opposing Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, reports this week claim that the European Commission has a different view on the deal and plans to approve it. According to sources speaking with Reuters, the EU will approve Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition. Previously, the Commission …
Read More »There are 23 games coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium this month
Sony kicked off the month with a few new games for PS Plus Essential subscribers and now, the next batch of games for PS Plus Extra and Premium have been announced. There will be 23 games joining the service in May, including Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Ratchet & Clank: …
Read More »Game Freak teams up with Private Division for action-adventure game ‘Project Bloom’
Game Freak is primarily known for developing the Pokemon games but the studio does work on other projects regularly. In a surprise move, Game Freak has now signed an agreement with Take-Two's Private Division for the release of a new Action Adventure game. Private Division will publish Game Freak's next …
Read More »EA confirms Dragon Age: Dreadwolf not coming this year
While many of us have been anticipating a late 2023 launch for the next Dragon Age game it seems BioWare's next RPG won't be arriving quite that soon. In a recent presentation, EA suggests that Dragon Age: Dreadwolf won't be coming out until 2024. As spotted by Eurogamer, EA recently …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Survivor patch aims to fix a number of PC performance issues
Respawn has been hard at work on patches for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor since launch. Today, the fourth patch for the game has arrived on PC, promising a number of PC-specific performance and bug fixes. The patch, which became available on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 earlier in the week, …
Read More »Sony may kick off Summer game reveals with State of Play this month
We're coming up to June, which typically means we're in for a few weeks of major game announcements. We already know the plan for Summer Game Fest, Gamescom and the Xbox Games Showcase. Now, we have an early tip that the next major PlayStation showcase will be happening soon. According …
Read More »Development of next-gen Nintendo console ‘progressing well’
According to reports coming out of Japan, Nintendo is indeed preparing its next-generation console. Nintendo has addressed the idea of a Switch successor a number of times, primarily to debunk rumours that a new console is on the way. The cycle of Switch 2 rumours continues this week. According to …
Read More »Phanteks unveils new budget-friendly Eclipse G300A chassis
Back in late 2022, Phanteks launched a trio of G500A cases. Now, Phanteks is upgrading its G300 cases with the new Eclipse G300A, available in two flavours, one with a solid front panel and another with a full mesh front panel for improved airflow. The G300A chassis is a refined …
Read More »be quiet! launches new Dark Power Pro 13 ATX 3.0 power supplies with Titanium efficiency
be quiet! has been making a name for itself in the power supply scene for years, with its latest ATX 3.0 units earning plenty of praise. Today, be quiet! is launching the new Dark Power Pro 13 series, succeeding the award-winning Dark Power Pro 12 series. be quiet! Dark Power …
Read More »Activision PC game sales are outpacing console sales
Call of Duty is a massive seller every year but for the most part, console versions beat out the PC version in sales. That might be starting to change, as Activision's latest earnings report shows. Activision's latest earnings report shows that PC sales outperformed console sales between January and the …
Read More »Nvidia officially announces Diablo 4 bundle for RTX 40 graphics cards
Following on from a leak this morning, Nvidia has now officially announced its latest game bundle. The previous GeForce RTX bundle saw Nvidia teaming up with Blizzard to offer a free Battle Pass for Overwatch 2. The latest bundle sees Nvidia teaming up with Blizzard again, this time with free …
Read More »Leak shows Nvidia will soon be giving away Diablo 4 with RTX GPUs
A number of GPU game bundles have leaked this year and it looks like that won't be slowing down anytime soon. The next Nvidia GeForce game bundle has now leaked, showing that the company will soon be giving away free copies of Diablo IV. Diablo 4 was first announced back …
Read More »Microsoft will appeal CMA’s block on Activision Blizzard deal
It has been a couple of weeks since the CMA first announced plans to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Since then, both Microsoft and Activision have made it clear that they plan to appeal, a process that should begin this week. According to a report from The Telegraph, Microsoft …
Read More »PAYDAY 3 gets new teaser, gameplay reveal coming this summer
Back in January, Starbreeze began teasing PAYDAY 3, reaffirming the upcoming 2023 release date. Now, a new teaser has been posted, with the promise of a gameplay reveal later this summer. The new teaser doesn't give much away, showing what appears to be a brief cinematic snippet, or perhaps a …
Read More »Hogwarts Legacy has made over $1 billion since launch
Back in February just two weeks after the game's launch, WB announced that the game had sold 12 million copies so far. Now, just as the game is launching for Xbox One and PS4, the game has surpassed 15 million copies sold to date. Hogwarts Legacy is WB's “biggest launch …
Read More »The PS Plus Collection will no longer be available from next week
Back in February, Sony confirmed plans to remove the PlayStation Plus Collection from the PS5's PS Store this year. The PS Plus Collection is a set of 20 best-selling titles from the PS4 generation, all backwards compatible and playable on the PS5. If you have yet to claim these games, …
Read More »Lian Li launches V3000 Plus White Edition Full Tower
Back in late 2022 the Lian Li V3000 Plus full-tower PC case launched in the UK, but only in black. Now a few months later than expected, the white version has arrived. Capable of holding EEB motherboards, up to three 480mm radiators, two systems, 16x storage drives, and 16x 120mm …
Read More »Cooler Master launches Oracle Air portable M.2 SSD enclosure
Cooler Master is expanding its line-up of useful accessories with the new Oracle Air, an aluminium SSD enclosure that gives quick and convenient on-the-go access to data. The Oracle Air seamlessly transfers data at impressive speeds of up to 1000MB/s, utilising the advanced NVMe interface paired with USB 3.2 technology. …
Read More »Bungie wins $12m in latest Destiny cheats lawsuit
In recent years, Bungie has been looking to hamper the Destiny 2 cheating scene by going after the creators and sellers of cheats directly. Bungie has already had a few successful cases, including a $13 million payout in 2022. Now, Bungie has won another case against a cheat maker, this …
Read More »Xbox head admits Redfall fell well below expectations
We're just two days on from Redfall's launch and already, Xbox head, Phil Spencer, is doing the rounds with media interviews. In an interview with KindaFunny this week, Spencer admitted that internally, Microsoft's mock reviews projected that the game would score much higher than it did. Redfall had a poor …
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