Deep Rock Galactic is a fun co-op first-person shooter which sees players working together to mine underground resources in full-destructible environments – all the while trying to hold back the horde of enemies coming your way. Since its early access release in 2018, the game has gone from strength to …
Read More »Ubisoft reportedly “got laughed at” while trying to propose mergers/acquisitions
In recent years we have seen a renewed focus by major gaming companies to merge with or acquire smaller developers and publishers. Ubisoft has supposedly been proposing a number of potential acquisitions and mergers with various parties, however they reportedly “mostly got laughed at.” In a Tweet released by Jeff …
Read More »Cyberpunk RPG ‘Gamedec’ is free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, those with an Epic Games account are privy to a number of games for free. Available right now, EGS users can get their hands on the single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG ‘Gamedec – Definitive Edition’ as well as the social-deduction party game ‘First Class trouble.’ Available to add to …
Read More »January’s PS Plus Extra and Premium line-ups announced
Each month, those with a PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium subscription are gifted a dozen or so free games to play for as long as their subscription remains intact (or until the game is removed from the service). Sony has now announced January’s free PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium titles …
Read More »Intel announces i9-13900KS with 6GHz Turbo Clock
Intel first debuted a 'KS' version of its flagship chip with the i9-9900KS back in October 2019, and we also saw the i9-12900KS only last year. Now, the tech giant has quietly announced the i9-13900KS, claimed to be the first desktop processor offering 6GHz speeds out of the box...
Read More »Ubisoft addresses Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope underperformance
2022 was not a great year for Ubisoft. The French game publisher suffered from a number of controversies while also releasing a rather small list of games. Unfortunately, what few titles they did release did not perform well, with Ubisoft commenting on their relative lack of success. As part of …
Read More »Ubisoft delays Skull & Bones for the 6th time
Skull & Bones has been in development for almost a decade and yet Ubisoft still seems unable to decide what to do with the open-world tactical action game. In a surprising move (though we should have seen it coming) Ubisoft has now delayed Skull & Bones for the 6th time, pushing it back to a vague 2023-2024 window...
Read More »No, Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs won’t be launching on February 14th
When AMD initially announced the new generation of Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs at CES 2023, we were left waiting for a launch date. We thought we had one yesterday, when AMD added the launch date to the new processors' spec sheet, but the company quickly backtracked on that move, and issued …
Read More »be quiet! introduces the new Dark Power 13 ATX 3.0 PSU series
be quiet! has unveiled the Dark Power 13 series, the company's first ATX 3.0-compliant power supplies. Following in the footsteps of Dark Power 12, the new PSU series comes in three variants: 750W, 850W, and 1000W. All models are equipped with upgraded Silent Wings 135mm fans and are certified as …
Read More »Edifier’s new noise-cancelling headset supports Hi-Res Audio Wireless with LDAC
We've seen plenty of wireless headsets with Hi-Res Audio certification launch over the last few years, but Hi-Res Audio Wireless is something a bit different. With support for the latest standard, Edifier has just released the WH950NB, a noise-cancelling wireless headset with Bluetooth 5.3 and LDAC support. The Edifier WH950NB …
Read More »Toys For Bob seemingly teases new Spyro game for 25th anniversary
Toys For Bob has made a name for itself over the years thanks to its excellent work on a number of classic mascot IPs including developing Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Though Toys For Bob were absorbed into the Call of Duty machine, it …
Read More »Microsoft officially announces January Game Pass line-up
Following a great year in 2022, Microsoft has started off its 2023 in a rather silent manner – at least when it comes to Xbox Game Pass. Typically updated twice a month, we have seen little in the way of new titles for Game Pass. Finally however, Microsoft has announced …
Read More »Forza Horizon director leaves to form own studio ‘Maverick Games’
The Forza Horizon series has managed over the course of a few years to become one of the premiere franchises for Microsoft and Xbox. Developed by Playground Games, the studio is currently tasked with working on the latest Fable game. In the wake of this, Forza Horizon’s Creative Director – …
Read More »Bayonetta 3 gets major 1.2.0 update
Bayonetta 3 released late last year to a somewhat mixed reception, due mainly to the game’s performance, but also a general sense of incompleteness when it comes to the final finishing touches typically seen during the ending stretch of development. Though unfortunate that the game did not launch in its …
Read More »HBO’s The Last of Us receives universal critical acclaim
The Last of Us is one of the best games of all time in the eyes of many, with the 2013 stealth-action-adventure title receiving universal acclaim following its release almost a decade ago. HBO since announced that it would be adapting the game into a show, and mere days away from its public premiere, reviews for the show have gone live, managing an impressive 97% on Rotten Tomatoes...
Read More »TMNT Shredder’s Revenge joins Netflix’s mobile gaming library
In an interesting move, Netflix has been amassing a decent collection of indie games which subscribers can play for no additional cost. Following the likes of OXENFREE, Moonlighter and Immortality, the latest game to join the service is the hit arcade-styled side-scroller TMNT Shredder’s Revenge. Available right now, TMNT Shredder’s …
Read More »AMD is bundling Company of Heroes 3 with select Ryzen 5000 CPUs
AMD has been offering game bundles with previous-gen hardware for a while now. We've already seen Radeon RX 6000 series buyers able to get up to two games (The Callisto Protocol and Dead Island 2), while previous Ryzen 5000 purchases were eligible for a copy of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves. …
Read More »MSI reveals new MAG321QR-QD and G321Q gaming monitors
MSI introduced a fair few monitors at CES 2023, but there are already more coming. The company has just introduced the MAG321QR-QD, an IPS gaming monitor that takes advantage of quantum dot technology, as well as a cut-down version, dubbed the G321Q. Packing a 32-inch IPS panel with Quantum Dot …
Read More »Gigabyte introduces Aorus Gen4 7300 SSD, read speeds up to 7.3GB/s
Although the era of PCIe 5.0 SSDs is now upon us, Gen4 drives are not going anywhere just yet. Take Gigabyte, for example, who has just revealed the Aorus Gen4 7300 SSD, an enhanced PCIe 4.0 SSD with read performance of up to 7300MB/s. Powering the SSD, we find a …
Read More »Despite Microsoft owning the developers, We Happy Few will be leaving Xbox Game Pass
One of the first studios to be acquired by Microsoft as part of this most recent string of gaming acquisitions was Compulsion Games – developers of the much-hyped though ultimately somewhat disappointing We Happy Few. Despite Microsoft now owning the studio, and it being on the service for over 4 …
Read More »90% of all game sales in the UK are now digital
Over the past couple years we have seen the adoption of digital games balloon into quickly becoming the leading way in which people choose to purchase the media. Over time the ratio has skewed further and further towards digital – with a new report revealing that almost 90% of all …
Read More »Anyone who preorders Dead Space Remake on Steam gets Dead Space 2 for free
The remake of the much-loved sci-fi survival horror title Dead Space is mere weeks away, and those who remain unsure of whether they want to experience this journey have now been given a slight bit of enticement, as all those who pre-order the Dead Space Remake on Steam will get …
Read More »The Meta Quest 1 will no longer receive any major updates
The Meta (then-Oculus) Quest was released all the way back in 2019 and in many ways served as one of the leading forces behind this modern re-interest in VR technology. It being a first-gen product, the Quest 1 is starting to show its age, and so Meta has announced that …
Read More »Microsoft set to host a new Xbox Showcase event on January 25th
Microsoft and its respective game studios already have plenty in the works, but it seems is on the way as 2023 gets underway. The tech giant is reportedly planning to host a new Xbox Games Showcase event on January 25th, which will give us more details about some previously announced …
Read More »Final Fantasy XVI producer responds to PC release rumours
Final Fantasy XVI has been labelled as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, with no other version officially announced – not even a PC release. That said, certain marketing materials have suggested that the game might have a 6 month exclusivity window on PlayStation, with it then coming to PC. The game’s producer …
Read More »The Callisto Protocol reportedly omits dozens of developers from its credits
A practice common throughout the entire history of the industry, it is unfortunately far too often that a game will be released while not crediting the full staff of developers who worked on the title. One of the latest titles to reportedly not credit its developers properly is The Callisto …
Read More »Apple’s AR/VR headset to be revealed in spring 2023, release this autumn
For Apple, 2023 will reportedly be quite low-key in terms of new product launches, but we might finally get an official announcement for the long-rumoured Apple AR/VR headset. According to Bloomberg, Apple's mixed reality headset will be revealed this spring, with the launch coming a few months later...
Read More »Afterburner is “probably dead” but MSI is fighting to keep it alive
MSI Afterburner is probably the most popular GPU overclocking tool out there, but according to its developer, it may soon be dead. MSI, however, says otherwise, as the company is trying to keep things going with the dev in question. In a comment on the Guru3D forum, Alexey “Unwinder” Nicolaychuk, …
Read More »Ubisoft reveals system requirements for The Settlers: New Allies
After multiple delays, we're finally getting a new The Settlers game. The title, first announced in 2018 , had its original release date set to 2019, but had to be postponed for still undisclosed reasons. Fast-forward four years, the game is finally coming out next month, and Ubisoft has now …
Read More »Nvidia readying new AD104 GPUs, RTX 4070 incoming?
Nvidia AD104-based graphics cards are already available with the release of the RTX 4070 Ti, but it seems there are a couple more coming in just a few months. It hasn't been confirmed which exactly SKUs these are, but the most likely scenario is that we're talking about RTX 4070 …
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