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Throughout its many decades in the industry, Sony has both created and shut down a number of first-party PlayStation studios – as have all console manufacturers. It seems the PlayStation creator still holds some reverence for these studios, as it may be bringing one of them back, in one form …

Since the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018, it seems that Rockstar Games has been struggling to find its mojo once again. Amongst rumours of GTA VI’s development issues, the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S release of the now two-gen old GTA V is reportedly also facing problems. …

While the Xbox series X|S are capable of playing games from every single generation of Xbox systems, the PS5 can only go as far back as the PS4. This could change soon however, as a new discovery lends credence to the rumour that full BC is coming to the PS5. …

When it comes to backwards compatibility and emulation, Nintendo is in many ways lagging behind the curve – whether intentionally or not. Fortunately, dedicated fans are keeping even failed systems such as the Wii U alive through emulation. The team behind the biggest – CEMU – has now announced its …

While Sony clearly still puts a lot of stake into the notion of first-party exclusive games, the console manufacturer has now shown that it is willing to put some of its biggest titles out for PC players to enjoy. 2018’s God of War recently came to Steam – to a …

Genesis has announced a new model of its Irid 505 mid-tower chassis. Sporting a new white colourway, the case comes with four ARGB fans pre-installed, while a non-ARGB version is also available for $30 less, giving you the option to choose. The Genesis Irid 505 ARGB ticks a lot of …

AMD is going to announce a new graphics card this week. As per a tease posted on social media, the GPU manufacturer is about to expand its Radeon Pro lineup with a new SKU, which many believe to be the W6400. AMD's tease on Twitter shows a crown with jewels …

Intel's 'non-K' processors are not supposed to be overclockable. However, enthusiasts have had success in the past when trying to overclock them via the BCLK, significantly improving the performance of such chips. So it was only a matter of time before someone tried it out with Intel's 12th Gen Core processors, and that someone was no other than Der8auer...

By now, it's clear that a large amount of cache memory can dramatically improve CPU performance. We've seen it firsthand when AMD moved from Zen+ to Zen2, as well as with the recently-announced Ryzen 7 5800X3D. It seems Intel is set to follow suit, giving its Raptor Lake processors a …

Halo: Infinite’s multiplayer mode has had players on a roller coaster of emotions, as 343 Industries managed to make one of the best Halo games in years, but also one of the most frustrating. One of the biggest issues with Infinite - it's in-game storefront - will be fixed next week...

Dying Light 2 may have had a lengthy development, however, once the game does finally come out (and it is intended to on the 4th of February 2022) fans will be embraced by the world of Dying Light 2 for the next half decade – as Techland revealed their post …

Up til now, Nvidia has been using a GA104 GPU variant to power the RTX 3060 Ti graphics card. That may soon change, however, as Nvidia's 511 Studio driver has introduced a new ID for RTX 3060 Ti SKUs, suggesting we might get a third variant of the mid-range graphics …

DeepCool has been busy of late, introducing a whole heap of products this week. Besides announcing the new CK-series mid-tower cases, DeepCool also showed off a pair of new gaming mice as well as a new 120mm ARGB fan model. Starting with the CK-series cases, we have the CK500 and …

Nvidia is yet to officially announce the RTX 3070 Ti 16GB, but it seems that both Asus and Gigabyte are already preparing for its launch. Both AIB partners have submitted multiple new SKUs to the EEC, with plenty of RTX 3070 Ti 16GB cards among them. THE 16GB version of …

While many Metroid fans continue to wait for the long-anticipated Metroid Prime 4, others simply want a way to play the previous games using modern systems. At least when it comes to the first game, Nintendo fans may soon get their wish, as the leaked Metroid Prime HD is said …

While backwards compatibility has ensured a smooth transition between console generations, with PS5 and Xbox Series X|S being able to play many older titles with new-gen improvements, nothing can replace a bespoke version crafted for these new systems. In the case of Apex Legends, it’s looking as though those with …

In a surprise twist, Nvidia has delayed production of its newest flagship GPU, the RTX 3090 Ti. Announced earlier this month at CES 2022, we were expecting to see this card launch on the 27th of January, but this has now been pushed back indefinitely...

If you're an ardent fan of World of Warships, then this announcement may just be for you. That's because Polish peripheral manufacturer, Genesis, has teamed up with World of Warships to offer two new mousepads, each with a special warship theme. Available in two sizes – 300 x 250mm or …

One Netbook already showcased a Steam Deck rival in May 2021, but the company has already followed that up with a new and improved model. Named Onexplayer Mini, the company's new console is powered by the Intel Core i7-1195G7, offering a minor upgrade over the original console in terms of …

A lot of us were hoping that Intel would reveal more about the Arc Alchemist GPUs during CES 2022. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, but that doesn't mean the company isn't working on them. Twenty new Arc Alchemist PCI IDs were recently spotted in the Linux Mesa graphics drivers, but so …

While Sony has reportedly delayed discontinuing the PlayStation 4 to compensate for the lack of PlayStation 5 consoles, it turns out that Microsoft discontinued its previous-gen consoles in late 2020, soon after the Series X|S launch. That's according to The Verge, who had a word with Cindy Walker, senior director …

The Persona franchise has had a long and storied history with PlayStation, aligning and associating themselves with the console manufacturer when it comes to major mainline releases. Such was the case with Persona 5 (although it did release across two generations of systems). This will reportedly not be the case …

Persona is one of the highest rated JRPG franchises of all time, seeing global fanfare and abundant excitement anytime a mainline game is announced. Thanks to its structure, Persona games are perfect for pickup and play sessions, and so it is exciting to see that Persona fans may soon find …

Recently we reported that Lucid Games, the studio behind 2021s neutrally-received Destruction All-Stars, would no longer be working on the upcoming Twisted Metal reboot game. Previously, all we knew of the new studio was that it was a first-party dev team. However, we now know exactly who. In a report …

We previously reported that Sony was planning on revamping its PlayStation plus subscription service in order to be more competitive with Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass. It seems the announcement of this newly created service may in fact be coming quite soon. In a report by VentureBeat, UK video game retailers …

Ahead of HITMAN 3’s second year on the market, IO Interactive previously announced that they would be going live as part of a year 2 reveal stream. Alongside the announcement of many new additions and improvements, it has also been confirmed that the complete HITMAN Trilogy is coming to Xbox …

A new rumour has surfaced claiming that Nvidia is set to ‘strengthen' supply for its upcoming RTX 3050 graphics card. Announced back at CES 2022, the RTX 3050 has a starting price of $249, making it the most affordable Ampere GPU yet – and if this rumour turns out to …

Now that 2021 has come to an end, Sony has detailed the PlayStation Store's top downloads of the past year. Of course, there are plenty of games on this list that we'd expect to be among the most downloaded games of the year, but there are still a few surprises among …

On December 30th, Samsung teased that it would announce its new RDNA 2-powered Exynos chip on January 11th. The day came and went, but the Exynos 2200 remains unannounced, leading many to question what exactly happened. Samsung has now stated that it has rescheduled the announcement, but didn't specify the …

We recently reported that AMD was considering support for Ryzen 5000 CPUs on X370 motherboards. As it turns out, it didn't take long for these rumours to prove true, as ASRock has just updated its support page for the X370 Pro4 motherboard, adding a new BIOS that supports Ryzen 5000 series CPUs...