Earlier this year, the group known as ‘LAPSUS$' was found to be responsible for cyber attacks on Microsoft, Nvidia and Samsung. After some investigation, a group of teenagers from the UK were arrested in connection with the attacks. Now, it appears that another UK member of this cyber group has …
Read More »Corsair launches 600W 12VHPWR cables for RTX 4090, liquid cooling blocks on the way
Earlier this week, Nvidia officially launched the first RTX 40 series graphics cards. We've seen board partners show off their custom-cooled solutions, and now Corsair is getting in on the action with new 12VHPWR cables for the RTX 4090, as well as new liquid cooling blocks. The newly announced Nvidia …
Read More »EK launches 4-in-1 CPU combo block for easy SFF liquid cooling
EK is making headlines this week with its new unique pump-reservoir-block combo. This is effectively a 4-in-1 product, making it ideal for those looking to save space while putting together a small form-factor build with custom liquid cooling. The EK-Quantum Velocity² DDC 4.2 PWM D-RGB – 1700 is based around …
Read More »Noctua will offer free mounting kits for those upgrading to Socket AM5
We are just days away from the launch of AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series processors. The new chips have a new IHS, but coolers with support for Socket AM4 should work nicely with the new AM5 socket too. If you are using a Noctua cooler, you'll be able to get …
Read More »Microsoft CEO on Activision Blizzard deal: ‘let us have competition’
In recent weeks, PlayStation head, Jim Ryan, has made several statements in an effort to sway regulators against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, claiming the deal would have “major negative implications” for the entire games industry. Now, Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, is getting involved with one simple message – “if …
Read More »Logitech’s G Cloud handheld will cost $349.99 at launch
Earlier this summer, Logitech and Tencent announced plans to join forces to launch a new dedicated gaming handheld. However, unlike the Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch, which play games locally, the Logitech G Cloud would primarily focus on streaming services, like GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Following a leak …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 has had over 1 million daily players this week
Earlier this month, CD Projekt Red released the latest major patch for Cyberpunk 2077, and revealed the game's upcoming expansion. At the same time, the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime debuted on Netflix to rave reviews. Combined, this has led to a huge resurgence in players, to the point where over a …
Read More »Ubisoft responds after gaming YouTuber outed as a leaker
Typically once YouTubers reach a certain audience size, they'll start getting invited to pre-release events for games to get early hands-on. These sessions tend to come with an NDA and we usually don't hear about them until an embargo lifts. Ubisoft is going to have to be a bit more …
Read More »Splinter Cell Remake will include some story rewrites
Back in late 2021, Ubisoft officially announced Splinter Cell Remake, with plans to go back to the franchise's beginning and bring it forward into the modern era. The remake won't be entirely 1:1, as there will be changes made to the game's story. This isn't entirely uncommon for remakes. Some …
Read More »Scalebound might come back someday, but Xbox has ‘nothing to say’ at this time
Back in February, PlatinumGames publicly stated that it wants to revive Scalebound and work with Microsoft once again. Microsoft had not responded to this at the time, but now in a Japanese interview, Xbox lead, Phil Spencer, has finally commented on the situation. The cancellation of Scalebound was a huge …
Read More »Deathloop is coming to PS+ Extra and Premium too
This week, Deathloop finally launched on Xbox after a full year of PS5 exclusivity. The end to the Sony deal also meant that Deathloop could come to Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft isn't leaving PlayStation players behind though, as Deathloop will also be available to subscribers of Sony's PS+ Extra and …
Read More »2K Games hacked, official support emails have been sending out virus downloads
Take-Two is having a rough week. One bad actor already managed to worm their way into Rockstar's network, leading to a massive GTA 6 leak. Now, one of Take-Two's other subsidiaries, 2K Games, is having security problems of its own. Someone managed to gain access to the company's help desk …
Read More »Twitch is lowering its revenue split for all partners to 50/50
Back in April, we began hearing that Twitch is planning a big shakeup to its partner program, which would see revenue splits decrease for streamers and introduce other changes to incentivise broadcasters to run more ad breaks. Now, Twitch has confirmed much of this, with plans to swap out the …
Read More »Blizzard announces Diablo 4 beta plans
Blizzard has been making good progress with Diablo 4 this year. Not only did we finally get a gameplay trailer back at E3, but the development team has also been posting monthly updates on the game's progress. In the latest update, Blizzard set out plans for Diablo 4's beta. We've …
Read More »Over 35 games and apps already support DLSS 3
Last night alongside the new RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 graphics cards, Nvidia also announced DLSS 3, the next big evolution of its AI-driven, performance-enhancing technology. Continuing on from the success of DLSS 2.0, it seems that DLSS 3 already has quite a bit of industry support, with over 35 …
Read More »Cheat seller countersues Bungie, claims company violated ToS and DMCA
Recently, Bungie has been handing out lawsuits against cheat sellers and cheat creators, looking to stamp out cheating in Destiny 2. For the most part, Bungie is winning these cases, but it ran into a wall earlier this year when a lawsuit against AimJunkies was dismissed by a judge. Now, …
Read More »EA Motive is officially working on an Iron Man game
In recent weeks, we have heard that EA is working on multiple Marvel projects – one focused on Black Panther, and another focused on Iron Man. In an announcement this week, EA confirmed that it is indeed working with Marvel, and the first game will be Iron Man. Back in …
Read More »Nvidia’s RTX Remix tool enables modders to create their own ‘remasters’ with ease
Today's Nvidia stream didn't just deliver the announcements for RTX 4090 and RTX 4080. We also saw a number of other announcements for Nvidia Omniverse, a software stack featuring AI and ray-tracing tools that can be used to generate new content. Nvidia used these tools to create the newly announced …
Read More »Nvidia will continue to sell RTX 30 GPUs alongside RTX 4090 and RTX 4080
Today, Nvidia officially announced its first next-gen GeForce graphics cards using the new Ada Lovelace architecture. So far, we're getting an RTX 4090, and two versions of the RTX 4080 with differing amounts of memory. Due to the current situation with Nvidia's RTX 30 series GPUs, older-gen graphics cards will …
Read More »Nvidia is releasing an RTX remaster of Valve’s Portal
Nvidia's in-house Lightspeed Studios has worked with several game developers in recent years to bring RTX features to various titles. During that time, this team has also created its own fully ray-traced remasters of games like Quake II and Minecraft. Today, alongside the RTX 40 launch, Nvidia announced Portal RTX. …
Read More »Nvidia launches RTX 4090 for £1679, RTX 4080 starts at £949
Today during a GeForce Special Event stream, Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, officially announced the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 graphics cards. Powered by the new Ada Lovelace architecture, featuring 3rd Gen RT Cores, 4th Gen Tensor Cores, and plenty of new optimisations to enable next-generation performance.
Read More »AMD launches Ryzen 7020 CPUs to bring all-day battery life to mainstream laptops
Today, AMD unveiled its new Ryzen 7020 Series and Athlon 7020 Series Processor line-up. Built on the Zen 2 core architecture and featuring AMD RDNA 2 graphics, the new processors are geared towards mainstream laptops to handle every day tasks and productivity applications. According to a recent survey from Wakefield …
Read More »AMD will launch the first RDNA 3 GPUs in November
Just hours ahead of Nvidia's planned RTX 40 GPU reveal, AMD has announced its plans for RDNA 3. We've known for sometime now that AMD's next-gen GPUs would debut in 2022, but we didn't know exactly when. That changed today with the announcement of a November launch event. AMD's Senior …
Read More »Grounded, Valheim and Deathloop headline September Xbox Game Pass update
After a slow start to the month, Microsoft has now revealed the next batch of titles for Xbox Game Pass, which will fill out the final two weeks of September. This time around, Microsoft is packing a lot more punch, with Deathloop finally debuting on Xbox, and Obsidian's excellent survival …
Read More »noblechairs launches new HERO ST Black Edition and TX Edition gaming chairs
We've seen a lot of new licensed, themed designs from noblechairs this year, but the company's main line-up is now getting some new additions. Today, noblechairs is releasing the Hero ST Black Edition and the Hero ST TX Edition. The HERO ST will look a little familiar. It originally launched …
Read More »DeepCool unveils AK500 CPU cooler with 240W heat dissipation
DeepCool is back with a new high-performance air cooler. Following on from the AK620, this month DeepCool is launching the AK500, a stylish CPU heatsink with a black shroud covering the top of the aluminium heatsink to help with aesthetics. The DeepCool AK500 is a single-tower CPU cooler, with a …
Read More »Rockstar publicly addresses ‘network intrusion’ and GTA 6 leak
The games industry was shocked over the weekend when 90 videos showcasing legitimate Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay leaked onto the web. Now, Rockstar has managed to assess the situation, confirming a 'network intrusion'.
Read More »Sony reportedly planning PS5 Slim with detachable disc drive
Every console generation, we eventually see smaller and slimmer redesigns. With the upcoming PS5 revision, we could see Sony move away from the disc and digital versions of the PS5 we've seen so far. Instead, Sony would offer a detachable disc drive for the console, which could help cut down …
Read More »Diablo 4 gameplay leaks again from Blizzard’s ‘friends and family’ beta test
The past weekend has been massive for gaming leaks. First, an hour of pre-alpha Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay leaked online, split across 90 videos showing different portions of the game. Now, almost an hour's worth of Diablo 4 gameplay has found its way onto the web.
Read More »Massive Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay leak is legitimate, developers confirm
We've heard quite a bit about Grand Theft Auto 6 in recent months. Rockstar officially confirmed that the game is in development earlier this year, and trusted sources have since revealed plans for a return to Vice City and a pair of new protagonists. This morning, a huge dump of in-game footage appeared online, giving us an early look at the game in action.
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