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CD Projekt RED have announced and released Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.6 (the Edgerunners update) which brings with it hundreds of changes, improvements, and additions, including a transmog system; new weapons; cross progression; customisation outside of the initial character creation and so much more. Unfortunately, one of the most requested features …

SteelSeries has just released two new compact gaming keyboards, further increasing its vast peripheral portfolio. These are the Apex 9 Mini and Apex 9 TKL, both featuring OptiPoint optical switches, vibrant RGB lighting, and an adjustable keystroke actuation point of 1mm or 1.5mm. The custom-built OptiPoint optical switches of the …

CD Projekt RED recently held their latest Night City Wire stream, where the studio announced and released a major update in the form of patch 1.6. Perhaps even more exciting however was the official unveiling of the game’s upcoming expansion, named ‘Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.’ Ahead of its release some …

With the imminent launch of the RTX 40-series graphics cards expected to use PCIe 5.0 power connectors, various PSU manufacturers have started to release their first ATX 3.0-ready units supporting such connectors. Thermaltake has now joined the party with the Toughpower GF3 series. Available with 750W, 850W, 1000W, 1200W, 1350W, and …

Many fans still feel burned by the broken launch of Cyberpunk 2077 almost 3 years ago now. Fortunately, CDPR have not yet given up on the game, with patch 1.6 – the Edgerunners update – now going live, adding new weapons, a transmog system, cross progression and so much more. …

It seems as though any live-service title released nowadays must inevitably include some form of crossover with other video game IPs. Such is the case with the command-action RPG NieR: Re[in]carnation, which will see a number of Persona 5 characters added to the game. Making the announcement on Twitter, the …

Nvidia approached us last week and posed the question - if they hired one of the UK's finest bakers, could we tell their cakes apart from the GeForce RTX 30 series? Today we put that theory to the test, and find out if it is cake, or if it is GeForce.

State of Decay 3 was announced all the way back in 2020 with a teaser trailer and little else. While we still have yet to get a proper look at the upcoming open-world zombie survival game, Matt Booty, the Head of Xbox Game Studios, has now offered some insights into …

Returnal is a highly unique, fun and impressive 3rd-person roguelite bullet-hell shooter which was released exclusively for the PlayStation 5 back in 2021.  Following its launch, rumours popped up suggesting that the title would be making its way to PC platforms at some point in the future. While we have …

With the alleged release of the RTX 40-series approaching, AIB partners have already started work designing custom coolers. A new photo suggests vendors are well into the prototype stage, with a leaked image reportedly of an RTX 4090 Ti showing a large triple-fan cooler. The photo shared by Greymon55 is …

The past few years has seen video game sizes balloon to extreme heights, with some of the worst offenders easily taking up north of 100GB of precious hard drive space. While the current generation of consoles and their SSDs have helped to bring this number down for quite a few …

Just when we thought the specifications for the RTX 4080 were finally set in stone, a new rumour has appeared, suggesting the exact opposite. It seems the RTX 4080 GPUs may come in two variants, one with 16GB of memory and the other with 12GB. According to MEGAsizeGPU, the RTX …

It is quite common nowadays for video games to be worked on by multiple teams across different studios. That being said, these collaborations typically occur between studios which fall under the same corporate umbrella. It is therefore interesting to see that over 100 Crystal Dynamics devs are assisting Xbox studio …

Intel representatives have recently held interviews with the press, where they shared a few more details about the upcoming A700 series graphics cards. Plenty has been discussed, however the most important detail is that we should be able to get hands-on with the new Intel graphics cards ‘very soon'. Intel …

In just a few short days, Ubisoft will be going live with its autumn edition of ‘Ubisoft Forward’ – a video game showcase where the publisher will give fans a deeper look into some previously announced games, as well as potential reveals for as-of-yet unknown titles. Ahead of this stream …

2022 has been a good year for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with a brand new game having been released in the form of TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge as well as a re-release of the turtles’ classic arcade adventures as part of the ‘Cowabunga Collection’. Following these two successes, it has …

Over the past decade or so we have seen video game developer and publisher Valve move away from making games, instead focusing on other endeavours such as manufacturing video game hardware while prioritising the continued success of their Steam platform. That being said, Valve is not done making games, with …

In recent years we have seen the arcade-style beat ‘em up genre revived, with many franchises (old and new) tackling the genre. One of the newest breakout hits was 2019’s River City Girls. Ahead of the release of its sequel, the team at WayFroward has now revealed that River City …

As is almost expected by now, the specifications of the upcoming generation of Intel Core desktop processors have been leaked ahead of the official announcement. The lineup will include 14 models with up to 24 cores and 5.8GHz clock speeds, a record high for Intel CPUs. Wccftech got ahold of …

As fans eagerly await the reveal of an inevitable BioShock 4, they can alleviate the wait by re-experiencing the first 3 games. Unfortunately, if you do wish to return to the trilogy, your experience will be actively worsened by a new update which adds “quality-of-life improvements.” Seemingly out of nowhere, …

Intel recently released a new graphics driver for its Alchemist GPUs that brings some welcome fixes. However, these fixes aren't directly related to gaming. Instead, they're targeted at the Arc Control GPU management software, which is now included with the driver. Intel's latest graphics driver (31.0.101.3277), which can be downloaded …

First person shooters are one of the most popular genres in video games. That being said, it has historically been dominated by a few large franchises. One promising new multiplayer FPS game, Splitgate, is unfortunately ceasing development – though it is actually for an exciting reason. Making the announcement on …

After AMD officially announced the Ryzen 7000 series, more and more performance leaks have started to hit the web. This time around, the upcoming Ryzen 9 7950X processor has been pictured scoring close to 39K points in the Cinebench R23 multi-core benchmark, matching the official figures shared by AMD. The …

Many fans are excitedly looking forward to the upcoming sci-fi survival horror title The Callisto Protocol. Set to launch on the 2nd of December, the team at Striking Distance Studios seem to be working too hard to hit this date, with game director Glen Scofield blindly bragging that the team …

Lootboxes have become a cursed word within the video games industry, with many developers shying away from the exploitative and manipulative practice of including such gacha elements into their games. One of the games which still use loot boxes is the free-to-play Mario Kart Tour. Fortunately, Nintendo has now announced …

For many, ray tracing is viewed as being the next big leap for video games graphically. While not always necessary to make a beautiful looking game, offering real time ray tracing can make for a major boost in fidelity and immersion. While the hype surrounding Gotham Knights seems to be …

The Yakuza series has been going from strength to strength, with the latest entry taking the long-running franchise in a whole new direction – to great success. Two and a half years following the release of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the team at RGG Studio look set to show off …

While we wait for the Intel Xeon “Sapphire Rapids” platform to see the light of day, reports about its successor have started to emerge. Named “Emerald Rapids”, the upcoming platform will be much like its predecessor, with slight improvements in memory support, maximum core count, and security. Leaker @yukki_ans has …

AMD and Intel are both set to launch new DDR5-supported platforms soon, which will drive up interest in DDR5 memory modules. Up to now, DDR5 memory has been significantly more expensive than DDR4, but it looks like big price drops are coming to help push adoption of the new standard.  …

More leaks have come to the surface after Ubisoft officially announced the new entry to the Assassin's Creed franchise. As the image shared by the publisher suggested, the setting will be in the Middle East, specifically in the city of Baghdad. According to the YouTuber j0nathan (via Rebs Gaming), the …