If you were looking for a cheaper MacBook, then you might be in for a treat. A recent report claims Apple is developing a “low-cost” MacBook planned to release next year, competing with Google's Chromebooks and other entry-level laptops. The M1 MacBook Air from 2020 is Apple's current cheapest MacBook …
Read More »Marvel Snap is the highest grossing digital card game of the year
Marvel Snap launched late last year to a great deal of fan fare thanks to the backing of the Marvel brand alongside easy-to-learn mechanics – making for a fun, quick paced overall experience. With the title nearing its 1st birthday, Marvel Snap is officially the highest-grossing game in the genre. …
Read More »Breakout indie hit STRAY to get a film adaptation
One of the more unique titles to release last year was Stray, a game which has you play as a cat in a futuristic cyberpunk robot world. Already a rather cinematic experience, it has now been announced that an animated film adaptation of the breakout indie hit is in development. …
Read More »Apple may launch USB-C AirPods case alongside USB-C iPhone
Due to EU regulations forcing smartphone makers to stick to a universal charging standard, Apple is set to unveil the first USB-C iPhone this year, finally doing away with the Lightning port. The iPhone may not be the only Apple device moving to USB-C though. For years, the iPad Pro …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Gran Turismo shows PlayStation’s winning formula
For the past couple years Sony has been taking a renewed approach when it comes to utilising their many current and past Intellectual Properties, with the PlayStation console manufacturer expanding to a transmedia strategy. First starting with the Uncharted movie, these adaptations have – with one obvious exception – been received both critically and commercially in a somewhat dim light. While a majority of these projects have not quite set the world on fire, I don’t actually think they were meant to...
Read More »MSI’s Mercedes-AMG limited edition Stealth 16 laptop is now available
Back at Computex, we witnessed the unveiling of MSI's latest collaboration, a limited edition Mercedes-AMG laptop. It has been a couple of months since then but as of this week, the laptop has become officially available. MSI's new partnership with Mercedes-AMG has been described as a long-term one, so we …
Read More »Lenovo Legion 9i will pack the world’s thinnest water-cooler ever used in a laptop
The Legion 9i is an upcoming gaming laptop with high-end components, featuring an Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU and a GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU. This much power can be hard to cool in a laptop, regardless of its size, but Lenovo engineers were up to the challenge. Instead of going …
Read More »Slime Rancher to get a film adaptation
In recent years we have seen all manner of successful video game franchises be adapted to the big and small screen alike. Even more are being announced on a near-constant basis. The latest hit game set to be turned into a feature film is the popular first-person indie creature-farming sim …
Read More »Tom Holland and Chris Pratt reported to star as Jak & Daxter in film adaptation
The past few years has seen the number of video games being adapted into other mediums balloon in quantity, with pretty much any and all successful franchises now having a shot at the silver screen. Two celebrities which have not shied away from such opportunities are Tom Holland and Chris …
Read More »The Last of Us Showrunner discusses Season 2
The Last of Us quickly became one of HBO’s best-performing and most well-received shows of all time upon its release earlier this year – with the first Season receiving 24 Emmy nominations. Despite being a long ways away, the adaptation’s showrunner has offered a bunch of information on the series’ …
Read More »Linus Media Group responds to workplace sexual harassment allegations
Linus Media Group (LMG) has found itself in hot water over the past couple days – starting with accusations of inaccurate hardware testing and ultimately leading to allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace. The founder has since responded to these statements...
Read More »Twisted Metal show sets records for Peacock streaming service
As part of Sony’s pivot to adapting its many original video game IPs into other mediums, we have seen the likes of HBO’s The Last of Us, an Uncharted film, and the recently-released Gran Turismo movie come to fruition. While these projects have had varying levels of success, one adaptation …
Read More »EVO 2024 confirmed as tournament goes global
The 2023 edition of the Evolution Championship Series (EVO) has come and gone, with the popular fighting game tournament amassing more interest than ever before. Unsurprisingly, the event has been announced to be returning once again in 2024. Interestingly however, EVO will not only be held once again in Las …
Read More »Bandai Namco launches official video game OST YouTube channel
The music industry is notorious for having rather harsh copyright laws with a relatively recent example seeing Nintendo forcefully remove over 1000 songs from YouTube in 2022. Fortunately not every company takes this approach as we saw with Square Enix uploading over 5500 songs to its YouTube channel last year. …
Read More »The iPhone 15 Pro line-up may see price increase up to $200
Earlier this week, we heard that Apple was planning to have 85 million iPhone 15 units made this year, showing confidence in this year's launch. However, Apple will also be asking for more money, particularly for its Pro models, which are set to get a significant price increase. As reported …
Read More »AMD HP OMEN 16 (2023) Showcase
At CES earlier this year we learned about a number of new AMD laptop chips in the 7040HS and 7045HX series. Today we have the opportunity to showcase an HP Omen 16 laptop that uses an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor with eight cores/16 threads that are built on the latest Zen 4 architecture. This enables the HP Omen 16 to storm along in office work or games while consuming very little power, and that helps to maximise battery life.
Read More »Apple to make 85 million iPhone 15s this year
Apple shares spiked recently thanks to fresh leaks around the iPhone 15. In the months leading up to launch, Apple has reportedly set a target to make around 85 million iPhone 15 units this year. According to Bloomberg, Apple has asked its manufacturer to make between 83 million and 85 …
Read More »Borderlands film gets August 2024 release date
All the way back in early 2020 it was announced that a film adaptation of the popular Gearbox FPS franchise Borderlands was in the works, with horror director Eli Roth heading its production. Though we have yet to get a trailer for the film, The Borderlands Movie has now gotten …
Read More »Pokemon Sleep finally launches globally
Announced all the way back in 2019, Pokemon Sleep is a hybrid sleep tracking app which rewards players with different Pokemon and items based on the quality of sleep achieved each night. Following years of silence, the game was re-revealed earlier this year with a Summer release window. Now, finally …
Read More »NieR:Orchestra Concert world tour announced
Back in 2020 Square Enix announced that they would be conducting a world tour featuring orchestral performances of the award winning music from NieR and NieR: Automata. For those who missed it the first time round, “The live music experience of the NieR series lives on!” Making the announcement on …
Read More »Free-to-Play multiplayer One Punch Man game announced
While fans of the anime series One Punch Man eagerly await the show’s 3rd season, a number of games based in its universe have been released in the meantime. Adding on to this list is the newly announced free-to-play immersive online action game ‘One Punch Man: World.’ Making the announcement, …
Read More »First Apple M3-based systems could launch in October
Besides the new generation of iPhones, Apple might have another big announcement before the year's end. Recent reports suggest that after the announcement of the iPhone 15, the Cupertino-based company will reveal the first M3-based devices in October. According to Bloomberg, the initial wave of Macs powered by the M3 …
Read More »PS5 console launch exclusive Bugsnax comes to iOS
Ahead of the console’s launch back in 2020, many PlayStation 5 fans were surprised and endeared to see the announcement of Bugsnax – a colourful adventure game set on Snaktooth Island, home to half-bug half-snack creatures. Following its eventual release on all other console platforms, Bugsnax has now found its …
Read More »HBO’s The Last of Us receives 24 Emmy nominations
The premiere of HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation earlier this year was met with an equal amount of critical and commercial success, managing to break all manner of records. The show seems to have resonated with viewers across the board as HBO’s The Last of Us has received a …
Read More »Twisted Metal Show gets first official trailer
All the way back in Spring of 2019 it was announced that a live-action show based on the PlayStation franchise Twisted Metal was in production. Following the release of a brief clip last month, we have now gotten our first proper look at Peacock’s Twisted Metal. Available to stream from …
Read More »The best MSI laptop deals for Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day is officially live until July 12th and there are plenty of PC deals to be found. Here, we take a look at the best laptop deals from MSI, with RTX 40 laptops starting at just £799.
Read More »The Super Mario Bros. Movie comes to streaming next month
By far the biggest film of the year so far has been The Super Mario Bros. Movie, making more than $1.3 Billion over the past 3 months. After such a successful run on the Silver Screen, The Super Mario Bros. Movie has now gotten its streaming premiere date. As reported …
Read More »Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat open beta goes live
For some, Devil May Cry represents the peak of action combat – pushing the genre further with each new entry in the series. Capcom now looks ready to bring this experience to mobile devices, announcing an open beta for Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat. Releasing a trailer onto YouTube, …
Read More »Overwatch: GENESIS mini-series announced
Despite being a PvP focused multiplayer title, Overwatch has always enticed fans through its many different animated and CG shorts released over the years. The team at Blizzard have now announced Overwatch: GENESIS – a three-part mini series premiering later this week. Releasing a teaser trailer for the series, Overwatch: …
Read More »Razer Blade 14 with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
We check out the latest Razer Blade, packing AMD's newest Ryzen mobile CPU
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