Last month, Crystal Dynamics went live with a survey asking for fan feedback on a potential future game in the Legacy of Kain series. Sure enough, fans took to the survey and spoke out, with over 100,000 entries. As far as surveys go, getting more than 100K entries is quite …
Read More »Dead Island 2 has been delayed again
While all signs were indicating that Dead Island 2 would finally release this year, the development team needs a little more time to polish the game up. Today, it was announced that Dead Island 2 will be delayed by a few months, pushing the launch back to Q2 2023. Dead …
Read More »A Streets of Rage film is in the works
Over the past few years, we have seen a rise in the popularity of films and TV shows being based on video game properties. The latest game franchise to be receiving a film adaption is Streets of Rage – with Lionsgate helming its distribution. As reported by Deadline, Lionsgate has …
Read More »Phanteks unveils trio of new G500A PC cases
Phanteks is unveiling three new Eclipse G500 series PC cases this week. Each model offers something a little bit different, with one for D-RGB fans, another focused on performance and a fanless chassis. The front and top panels of the G500A feature an ultra-fine mesh for airflow and dust filtration. …
Read More »Cooler Master is launching two new Mini-LED monitors for 4K and QHD gaming
Cooler Master is expanding its monitor lineup this year with new Mini-LED gaming displays. there are two new options to choose from, both offering a Fast IPS panel, a quantum dot enhancement film to improve colours, and Mini-LED backlighting, which improves HDR performance. The Tempest Mini-LED series consists of the …
Read More »The Fractal Design Ridge is a new elegantly-designed ITX chassis
Fractal Design has released many cases in the last few years, but the ITX segment of its portfolio still has room to grow. That's where the Ridge comes in, offering an alternative to the Era chassis with support for bigger GPUs, increased airflow and removable panels for ease of access. …
Read More »New batch of titles arrives for GeForce Now, Nvidia announces CES ‘Special Address’
Another week has arrived and sure enough, there is another batch of titles on the way for GeForce Now, including seven brand new releases, the biggest of which is Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, which finally releases today. Aside from that, Nvidia has confirmed its plans for CES in January. While new …
Read More »Nvidia sees 51% Year-on-Year drop in gaming revenue
Nvidia's Q2 earnings report showed a substantial drop off in gaming revenue. Now three months later, the Q3 earnings report is in and revenue has declined further. Nvidia's Q3 earnings report covers up to the 30th of October, shortly after the RTX 4090 launched. The company ended the quarter with …
Read More »BioShock’s game creator is involved in the Netflix film
Following years of leaks and rumours, a film based on the classic video game franchise BioShock was announced to be in development at Netflix. Being directed by Francis Lawrence of I Am Legend and Hunger Games fame, it has now been revealed that the game’s original creator – Ken Levine …
Read More »Obsidian Entertainment’s latest game would not have happened without Game Pass
There has been much debate and discussion surrounding whether Xbox Game Pass is good for developers, good for players, and good for the industry as a whole. With Obsidian Entertainment’s latest title now available on the service, the studio revealed that this game would not have existed at all if …
Read More »MSI kicks off sales season with early Black Friday deals and an RTX 4080 giveaway
Black Friday is just around the corner, but you can get some deals early if you shop around. MSI already has some early Black Friday deals live, focusing on gaming monitors and a few components. Better yet, MSI is also running an RTX 4080 giveaway. MSI's Early Black Friday deals …
Read More »You can now join Discord voice chats on Xbox without ‘transferring’ from mobile
While Discord support for PS5 is still on the way, Xbox consoles have had access to the voice chat service for a while now. With the latest Xbox Series X/S OS update, Discord calls can now be managed directly on the console itself. Previously, you would have to link your …
Read More »Starfield delay was “the right move”
We've seen plenty of game delays in 2022, but the biggest was Starfield, taking what would have been a pillar holiday title out of the line-up. While Starfield won't be the big holiday season hit Microsoft wanted, the company says the delay was ultimately the right move. Delaying a game …
Read More »Xbox Keystone was too expensive in current form, Phil Spencer says
Microsoft had been working on Xbox Keystone for quite some time. Keystone, the codename for a dedicated streaming box for Xbox games, appeared on Phil Spencer's shelf a few weeks ago, but he quickly confirmed that this version of the device has been cancelled. While Microsoft built a Keystone box and …
Read More »Blizzard pushes back Overwatch 2 patch to fix ‘critical issue’
During October, Blizzard had to make changes to two Overwatch 2 heroes due to bugs, taking Bastion and Torbjorn out of the roster. To kick off November, Mei was disabled due to another bug. While Blizzard planned to bring Mei back this week, the fix has been delayed. Mei, a …
Read More »AMD details Hypr-RX performance boosting feature
During the Radeon RX 7900 series announcement, AMD introduced a new feature called Hypr-RX. Based on the company's description, this one-click preset would enable AMD Radeon Boost, Anti-Lag, and Super Resolution technologies to reduce latency and increase FPS. Now, the company has shared a few more details about the tech …
Read More »Gigabyte RTX 4080 Gaming OC Review
Our first RTX 4080 AIB review is in - we check out the Gigabyte Gaming OC
Read More »Sonic Frontiers crosses over with Monster Hunter for free collab pack
Sonic Frontiers released this month to seemingly early success, with fans of the Blue Blur praising the bold and new direction Sonic Team chose to take with the series. In an interesting move, Sonic Frontiers is crossing over with Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise – with the collab pack available for …
Read More »Multiple companies are using Paragon’s assets to make new MOBAs
Last month, we reported that Netmarble F&C was bringing Epic Game’s cancelled MOBA ‘Paragon’ back in the form of Paragon: Overprime. Another game also built on Paragon’s assets is Predecessor, with the team at Omeda Studios now announcing the game’s Early Access launch date. Making the announcement, the team at …
Read More »Rainbow Six: Siege is getting a NieR Replicant bundle
Rainbow Six Siege continues to be one of Ubisoft’s biggest titles currently, with the now nearly 7-year-old game continuing to see new content released. Over the years, Siege has not shied away from collaborating with seemingly random franchises – with the latest seeing Square Enix’s NieR series now represented in …
Read More »Xbox head open to ‘longer term’ agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
Microsoft started off with some mixed messaging around the status of Call of Duty on PlayStation following its planned merger with Activision Blizzard. In the months since then, the company has been looking to clear that up. After saying that Call of Duty will be “on PlayStation for as long …
Read More »Cheat maker’s lawsuit against Bungie has been dismissed
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 AimJunkies counter-sued the company. Bungie has previously filed a lawsuit …
Read More »Eight more games are heading to Xbox Game Pass this month
We saw quite a few titles hitting Xbox Game Pass over the last couple of weeks. Now that we’ve reached the middle of the month, it is time for the second batch of titles for November to be revealed, with eight more games joining the library. While Assassin’s Creed Valhalla …
Read More »Nvidia’s 12VHPWR adapters are being produced by two manufacturers
Nvidia's 12VHPWR power adapter saga continues, now with a suspect identified. These power adapters are being supplied to Nvidia by two manufacturers, but it seems the melting issue can be isolated to one of them. This testing was conducted by Igor'sLAB, which has been working with R&D teams from various …
Read More »Intel Raptor Lake refresh and AMD Ryzen 7000X3D revealed in leak
Intel already announced the Core i9-13900KS for 2023, but it seems it won't be the only Raptor Lake chip we'll get next year. According to reports, Intel will refresh the Raptor Lake lineup next year. Additionally, the same source claims that AMD’s Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs might be limited to 6- …
Read More »Elden Ring has sold 17.5 million copies
Elden Ring quickly became by far FromSoftware’s biggest success following its release in February earlier this year – where the game managed to sell over 12 million copies within its first few weeks on the market. Unsurprisingly, the game is continuing to sell like hotcakes, with publisher Bandai Namco now …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4080 Founders Edition Review
Is the RTX 4080 really as bad value as it looks? We find out in our launch day review
Read More »Xbox received 33 million reports for moderation in the first half of 2022
As the video games industry continues to rely increasingly on online services and functionalities, there is an ever-increasing need to ensure that users of these services are safeguarded from harassment and harm. Microsoft has now released its first Xbox transparency review, revealing that over 33 million reports were made during …
Read More »RTX 4080 gaming benchmarks put it 19% ahead of the RTX 3090 Ti
The RTX 4080 launches this week and just ahead of reviews, a new batch of gaming benchmarks have leaked onto the web. Originating from a China, we now have benchmark results for a wide range of titles, including the likes of Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Forza Horizon 5 and more. …
Read More »PSVR 2 will feature 3 additional custom processors
After months of teasing, Sony has finally given us a price for its second-generation PlayStation VR headset – and it’s more expensive than the PS5 itself. That being said, the headset looks to be on the bleeding edge of VR tech, and in trying to make it the best headset …
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