No Man's Sky is well known at this point for having the greatest comeback story in videogame history. At this stage, not only has Hello Games delivered on all of its promises for the game prior to its rocky day-one release, but it has also gone above and beyond with …
Read More »Intel Bartlett-S will reportedly extend LGA1700 support through 2025
Although Arrow Lake-S is just a few months away from release, it's not the only new desktop architecture Intel is launching in the next year or so. Contrary to earlier expectations, it looks like Intel wants to extend LGA1700 support for a few more years with Bartlett-S SKUs. Initially targeted …
Read More »Arcade Paradise and Maid of Sker to be free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, those with an Epic Games Store account are privy to a number of titles for free. Available from tomorrow, Epic is giving away two underrated games in the form of Arcade Paradise and Maid of Sker. Available to add to your library from tomorrow 18th of July at …
Read More »Suicide Squad, Chivalry 2 and more free with Prime Gaming
Each month, those who are subscribed to Amazon Prime are privy to a number of free games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. For the month of July – in alignment with the company’s Prime Day deals – Amazon is giving away a solid selection of titles…and Suicide …
Read More »Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Headset Showcase
The BlackShark V2 Pro from Razer is an esports focused headset designed with performance at its core
Read More »Dead by Daylight is finally getting cross-progression
In the age of constantly evolving and updating live-service titles, it has become almost a necessity for such games to feature some form of cross play / cross-progression. Despite amassing an audience of over 60 million players, Dead by Daylight had not featured any form of cross-progression…until now. Making the …
Read More »Blizzard releases personalised Overwatch recap
Overwatch 2 has in many ways failed to meet the expectations of Activision Blizzard, with the free-to-play sequel being continually criticised since its launch back in 2022. That said, those who do actively play and enjoy the game will now be able to access a Spotify-wrapped styled recap video featuring …
Read More »The Witcher 4 is set to go into full production this year
After launching Cyberpunk 2077 in late 2020, CD Projekt Red restructured its studios to reduce crunch and even swapped out its in-house development tools for Unreal Engine technology to smooth out development of future games. Since then, the studio has also been very open about its roadmap. In the latest …
Read More »Gears of War: E-Day job listing sparks PS5 release rumours
With Xbox announcing plans to bring a select few first-party games to rival console platforms earlier this year, there have been rumours around bigger franchises like Halo and Gears of War also making the jump to multi-platform. The Coalition is currently deep into development on Gears of War: E-Day for …
Read More »Game Pass gets weak second wave for July
Given that Microsoft just confirmed plans for a major Game Pass shake-up that will see prices going up, we were hoping for a bit more of a substantial list of games in the second half of July. While there are some decent games coming over the next two weeks, the …
Read More »You can grab a QHD/240Hz OLED gaming monitor for under £500 during Prime Day
OLED gaming monitors are finally starting to come down in price, with QHD and 4K options now readily available under £1000. During Prime Day this week, you can make the jump to OLED for even less, with AOC's QHD Agon Pro model dropping under £500 for a limited time. Prime …
Read More »Black Ops 6 beta dates officially announced
As they have done for years and years now, ahead of the upcoming Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Activision/Treyarch will be allowing players to get their hands on a slice of the game early, with early beta access being given to those who pre-order – ahead of an open …
Read More »Fallout London will feature real British political leaders as voice actors
Fallout London is easily one of the most anticipated Fallout Projects of all time, despite being an unofficial fan-made mod. The ambitions of this DLC-sized mod has amassed a great deal of interest and curiosity. This is even more so the case now following the reveal that the mod will …
Read More »Splitgate devs finally tease their next game
Back in 2022, it came as a rather big shock when 1047 Games, the team behind the much-loved Splitgate, announced that they would be ceasing development on the Halo-like multiplayer FPS, stating at the time “We’re turning our attention away from iterative, smaller updates and going all-in to focus on …
Read More »GAME UK is ending even more of its services
Just last week, we reported on the unfortunate news that the leading UK video games retailer ‘GAME UK’ would no longer be accepting in-store pre-orders in what was the latest in a long string of downsizing strategies. It seems the retailer is set to further dismantle itself piece-by-piece, with the …
Read More »Intel Core Ultra 200K qualification samples are on the way
Leaks are often based on early silicon versions such as ES1 or ES2 (Engineering Samples), which may not accurately reflect the final silicon's performance. These versions usually have varying clock speeds and features activated or disabled. Enthusiasts often prefer QS (Qualification Sample) versions, which closely represent the retail product's performance. …
Read More »AOC’s latest Agon Pro monitors take refresh rates to the extreme
AGON by AOC has unveiled two new displays designed for competitive gaming, the AGON Pro AG246FK and AG256FS. Both monitors have refresh rates of +390 Hz, giving you the advantage over everyone else playing on slower monitors. The AGON Pro AG246FK features a 24.1-inch FHD Ultra-Fast TN esports panel with …
Read More »The first BioShock 4 screenshot has leaked online
Over the past few months, we've been hearing a lot of rumours around the next BioShock game. While the title has been confirmed publicly by 2K Games, it has not had an official reveal, but it has been claimed that an announcement is not far off. Now, the first image …
Read More »The First Descendant surpasses 10 million players in one week
The First Descendant may have launched to mixed reviews, but the game has still managed to find a sizeable player base. According to the developers, the game has already surpassed 10 million players, just one week on from launch. The First Descendant, published by Nexon, has surpassed 10 million players …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 50 graphics cards may all feature 16-pin power connectors
Seasonic has recently updated its power calculator to include the yet-to-be-announced Nvidia RTX 50 series. Notably, the updated list provides TDP (thermal design power) levels, which have not been disclosed before. While the TDP data isn't immediately visible, as shown by Everest's screenshots, VideoCardz explains that users can download the …
Read More »Activision reportedly cancelled plans for Crash Bandicoot 5
Toys for Bob impressed fans around the world with the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane trilogy and Crash 4. However, under the old corporate overlords at Activision, the studio also had many projects cancelled and was slowly being turned into a Call of Duty support studio. As it turns out, one of …
Read More »GTA VI trailer officially surpasses 200 million views
With over 200 million copies sold in the past decade, Grand Theft Auto V is not only easily one of the best selling games of all time, but has cemented its successor ‘GTA VI’ as perhaps the most anticipated game ever. With quite a while to go until the game’s …
Read More »Upcoming Astro Bot game was almost open-world
Despite PlayStation claiming a quitter year for first-party releases, the announcement of a full fledged Astro Bot game for the PS5 during the company’s last State of Play took many by surprise in the best way. While the upcoming 3D platformer is keeping things more traditional with a set of …
Read More »SilverStone Extreme 1200R Platinum PSU Review
Looking for a high-end but compact SFX-L power supply? This could be just the thing
Read More »8BitDo celebrates 11th birthday with all-metal ‘SN30 Pro’ controller
It's always been a bit of a trend for both 1st and 3rd party manufacturers to take an existing product and slather it in metal. Just last week the FPGA-powered Game Boy handheld Analogue Pocket was announced to be getting an all-metal edition. Now, controller manufacturer 8BitDo is doing the …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 9950X outperforms predecessor by 22%
We got more AMD Ryzen 9 9950X benchmark results to share, this time using Blender. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7950X, testing suggests that the upcoming Ryzen 9000 series CPU is up to 22% faster in Blender, with both processors running at 230W PPT. AnandTech forum member Igor_Kavinski claims to …
Read More »Intel Lunar Lake iGPU trades blows with Radeon 780M in benchmark
Recent Geekbench 6 graphics test results show very promising results for Intel's upcoming Lunar Lake integrated graphics. The results suggest that the iGPU can offer performance comparable to entry-level GPUs like Intel's Arc A380 and other iGPU solutions like the AMD Radeon 780M. The benchmark results shared by Benchleaks were …
Read More »Phasmophobia’s long-delayed console version finally gets release window
Phasmophobia hit it big back in 2020 when the game was released in Early Access, launching to near immediate success. In the years since, the team at Kinetic Games have continued to work diligently on the game, improving it across the board. Unfortunately, the game’s long-anticipated console release has been …
Read More »Analogue Pocket gets limited (and expensive) aluminium edition
The Analogue Pocket proved to be a pretty popular portable following its release back in 2021, with the FPGA-powered handheld giving owners an authentic feel when playing various titles from the Game Boy series of systems – while also offering some modern niceties. Already a rather costly device, the company …
Read More »The First Descendant has amassed 10 million players in its first week
The First Descendant is a free-to-play 3rd person co-op shooter in a similar vein to the likes of Warframe or Outriders. Built on Unreal Engine 5, the game launched late last month to somewhat mixed reviews. Despite this, The First Descendant has attracted a great deal of interest – with …
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