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Following the recent announcement that Sony is going to acquire Bungie for $3.6 Billion, the console manufacturer’s executives have been discussing the award-winning studio – with PlayStation Head Hermen Hulst even revealing that the PlayStation-exclusive Killzone was directly inspired by Halo. PlayStation Studios Head Hermen Hulst recently sat down to …

A couple of weeks ago, WarnerMedia's CEO made some comments about the company's 2022 slate of video games, mentioning titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Gotham Knights. We immediately noticed the lack of mention for Rocksteady's upcoming Suicide Squad, leading us to believe that the game has been delayed. Now this …

This week, DICE announced that the first season of post-launch content for Battlefield 2042 has been delayed by months, giving planned new content a Summer 2022 release window. This was followed by EA's quarterly earnings call, during which executives admitted the game did not meet expectations. Speaking on the call, …

This week during its quarterly earnings report, Nintendo revealed the latest Switch milestones. The portable console has enjoyed high sales worldwide since launch and now as we approach the console's 5th anniversary, the Switch has become the best selling Nintendo home console of all time, surpassing the Wii.  Between September …

It's not news that PlayStation 5 consoles are selling like hotcakes. By the end of July 2021, Sony had already shipped over 10 million units, making it the fastest-selling console ever. Still, the sales numbers didn't stop there, as the Japanese company has now announced that its console has sold …

Chernobylite is an interesting first-person survival thriller developed by The Farm51. We reviewed the game back during its initial console release in September 2021. Now, finally, the game’s next-gen release date has been revealed. Making the announcement on their blog, the Chernobylite publishers ‘All in! Games' said “The highly anticipated …

PlayStation has a strong relationship with Epic Games and as such we have seen many PlayStation characters come into Fortnite. The next collab with PlayStation could see Nathan Drake dropping into Tilted Towers – though which Drake is yet-to-be known. As reported by Fortnite leaker Shiina, a new in-game Fortnite …

While EA previously sounded bullish about the idea of NFTs in gaming, the publisher appears to have taken a step back following a string of recent controversies. During an earnings call this week, EA CEO, Andrew Wilson, was asked about future plans for NFTs and surprisingly, it seems EA is …

PlayStation has typically been known for being the home of single-player story-focused third person games. While this continues to be the case, the recent Bungie acquisition indicates their move towards live service titles. They have now doubled down on this, wanting to release almost a dozen such titles within the …

Just before the Alder Lake-S launch, Intel decided it was best to disable support for AVX-512 and eventually blocked user-made workarounds to re-enable it. Now, some motherboard makers are taking matters into their own hands, with MSI launching a new BIOS with trial support for AVX-512.  Xavier Amberger found the …

Battlefield 2042 has had a rough time since launch and at this point, EA has admitted that the game fell below expectations and refused to share sales numbers. Now that it is clear that the game needed more time in the oven, EA and DICE have made the decision to …

While AMD’s FSR and Nvidia’s DLSS technologies are often compared, the two have little in common, with AMD’s offering being able to run on all manner of hardware. The upcoming Steam Deck will officially support AMD’s FSR – but at an OS level.

The portable monitor market has been growing in recent years, although most travel-sized displays stick to standard 16:9 aspect ratio. That’s beginning to change, with a new crowdfunding campaign to fund a portable 32:9, super ultrawide portable monitor.  Currently undergoing a Kickstarter campaign, the Lukos is a super-ultrawide portable monitor …

We've known Apex Legends is coming to mobile platforms for almost a year, but a specific release date has yet to be announced. However, it shouldn't take long, as Respawn is about to soft launch the mobile title in selected countries. According to Respawn, Apex Legends is soft-launching for Android …

Following on from leaks yesterday morning, Microsoft has officially announced the games coming to Xbox Game Pass over the next two weeks. While the games shown on the leaked image yesterday were accurate, it turns out the leak did not include the full list of titles coming to Game Pass …

As announced at CES, this month will see the launch of the first RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti powered laptops. Just in time for launch, Nvidia is rolling out new Studio drivers with support for both new GPUs.  Unlike Nvidia's GeForce drivers, Nvidia Studio drivers are released less …

It appears that we'll be getting some official information about Tango Gameworks next title, Ghostwire: Tokyo, within a matter of days. Press were recently invited to a preview event, revealing new gameplay details and a release date, all of which have leaked.  The preview embargo will apparently lift on the …

Craob is making some headlines for itself this week after showing off its brand new laptop concept design, the Craob X. This is pitched as an ultra thin and light laptop with absolutely no physical ports, opting to use wireless charging and other wireless accessories for connectivity.  According to MyLaptopGuide …

At one point in time, BlackBerry was one of the smartphone industry's biggest forces, but nowadays, the company is merely a name that can be licensed out, and a collection patents. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that a company known as “Catapult IP Innovations” has …

Sony has made a number of key acquisitions in recent years, adding Insomniac, Housemarque, Nixxes, Bluepoint and Bungie to its roster of PlayStation Studios. While its recent $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie was the biggest so far, SIE CEO, Jim Ryan, has said that there are still more moves to …

Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally came to life in 2020, but we've only seen part one of the story so far. Fans are eagerly awaiting the reveal of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part Two, and it looks like we won't have to wait much longer. This week during an event …

Sony's newly announced acquisition of Bungie isn't the merger making headlines this week. Microsoft's recent deal with Activision Blizzard is now back in the news, as the FTC reveals plans to review the deal on antitrust grounds.  As reported by Bloomberg, the US Federal Trade Commission is conducting an antitrust …

At one point last year, it looked highly likely that Microsoft was going to acquire Discord. In the end, the company chose to remain independent and formed a new partnership with rival console maker, Sony. At the time, we were promised that we would see integration between PlayStation consoles and …

While PlayStation and Nintendo systems get all the attention when it comes to emulator support (due in part to having more non-PC titles), the Xbox 360 still has many worthwhile exclusive games, and so it is exciting to see the system’s leading emulator (Xenia) get even better. Making the announcement …

We previously reported that Microsoft Flight Simulator had been updated to offer a DirectX12 version of the highly successful latest entry in the globe-trotting simulator. Thanks to that update, Nvidia’s impressive-yet-propretary DLSS is now coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator. The Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann sat alongside Sebastian …

One of the PS5’s most unique selling points is the DualSense controller’s Adaptive Triggers, used both for gameplay and immersion purposes. Slowly but surely, more and more devices are supporting the feature, possibly creating a new controller standard. iOS 15.4 recently saw its first Beta release shortly following the uneventful …

Though its launch back in 2019 saw some controversy and mild success, Death Stranding has continued to see support from new and old fans alike – as well as developer KojiPro. With the enhanced edition’s PS5 exclusivity window nearing its end, the Death Stranding Director’s Cut’s PC release date has …

BOE, one of the world's largest display manufacturers, announced two new display panels during BOE Innovation Exchange. Besides the new 27-inch Full HD panel with +500Hz refresh rate, the Chinese manufacturer also introduced an 8K panel with 120Hz refresh rate. According to BOE (via Wccftech), the advancements made in oxide semiconductor …

Intel announced the Core i9-12900KS back at CES 2022, but we have yet to learn when the chip will launch. While it hasn't been released yet, samples are beginning to do the rounds and as a result, we're seeing benchmark results starting to pop up, giving us an early look …

We're still a while away from Nvidia releasing its next-gen GPUs, but rumours about the company's upcoming ‘Hopper' architecture have been floating around for a while. Previously, rumours claimed that the flagship GH100 GPU would use an MCM design – something that AMD is also working on for future GPUs. …