Even if Nvidia hasn't officially announced the RTX 3060Ti, leaks about this graphics card have been emerging nonstop. The latest one is the official performance charts, showing the RTX 3060Ti performing slightly above the RTX 2080 Super and up to 80% faster than the RTX 2060 Super. The slide shared …
Read More »Another batch of games are rolling out Nvidia DLSS support this month
As the year comes to a close, there aren't many more games left on the release calendar. A good chunk of the ones left though will ship or be gaining RTX features. As we already know, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has already shipped with RTX features, including …
Read More »Capcom hopes to offer more diverse representation in its future games
Capcom recently suffered from a massive data breach, which saw over 1TB of private data leaked. While this is undeniably unfortunate for Capcom, one of the documents acquired offers positive news for the industry’s future, detailing how the publisher hopes to offer a more diverse representation of characters in its …
Read More »Bethesda games will be “either first or better” on Xbox systems, claims Microsoft
Since it was first announced that Microsoft had purchased ZeniMax Media for $7.5 Billion, fans of Bethesda and its titles have been curious as to whether the console manufacturer intends to limit the publisher’s titles to Xbox platforms in the future. The company’s CFO has offered a hopeful statement on …
Read More »Halo Infinite will offer a “high level update within the next few weeks”
Ever since its delay was announced, fans of Microsoft’s Halo series have been eagerly anticipating news on when the next-generation Halo Infinite will be announced, and what changes – if any – have been made since the disappointing demo from a couple months back. According to the game’s developers, fans …
Read More »Fall Guys officially sells 10 million copies on PC
When Fall Guys first launched in August, the Takeshi’s Castle styled Battle Royale game saw immediate success, selling over 7 million copies in less than one month. Though talk surrounding the game has subsided substantially since, the game has continued to see support both from the developers and players, with …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AoTS benchmark results have surfaced
We are very close to the end of the RX 6000 embargo period. Ahead of reviews, Ashes of The Singularity benchmark results for the Radeon RX 6800XT graphics card have been added to the database. The Radeon RX 6800XT was tested on both the Crazy_1080p and Crazy_4K presets. The system …
Read More »Microsoft expects Xbox Series X/S stock shortages to continue in early 2021
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are officially out in the wild but actually getting hold of one at retail is going to be a tricky task for a while. Currently, Microsoft estimates stock shortages well into 2021. Speaking at the Jefferies Interactive Entertainment conference, Xbox CFO, Tim …
Read More »Capcom confirms huge data breach
Earlier this month, Capcom revealed that it was the victim of a cyberattack. In an update this week, the publisher elaborated on the severity of the issue, which has seen personal information leaked. Initially, the group behind the attack claimed to have stolen 1TB of data from Capcom's network, including …
Read More »Apple’s macOS Big Sur update is ‘bricking’ some older MacBook Pros
Apple officially began rolling out macOS 11.0, otherwise known as Big Sur, just last week but unfortunately, a chunk of MacBook owners are having issues. According to recent complaints, the update is causing a black screen bug on some older MacBook Pro models. The Big Sur update was announced during …
Read More »AMD Instinct MI100 launches as the ‘world’s fastest HPC accelerator’
While AMD's new Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards are likely to steal most of the headlines this week, AMD is also quietly disrupting the professional GPU market. Today, AMD officially announced the Instinct MI100, the “world's fastest HPC accelerator”. AMD claims that the Instinct MI100 accelerator is the world's …
Read More »Developers apologise for buggy XIII remake launch
Earlier this month, a remake of cult-classic shooter XIII launched. The game was mostly known for its comic-book art style but unfortunately, the remake went in another direction. Beyond that, the game has arrived in an unpolished state with lots of bugs, forcing the developers and publisher to apologise to …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is the second-best selling game of the past 12 months
When Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order first launched, many fans celebrated the title for being an action adventure title with a focus on fun gameplay and a single player story. It is no surprise therefore that the game sold well. What may come as a surprise however is the fact …
Read More »NieR Replicant’s remaster may be coming to the Switch
NieR: Automata took many by surprise when it first launched back in 2017. Since then the game has gone on to sell far beyond Square Enix’s expectations, bringing a new set of eyes onto the franchise. In the wake of this success a remaster/remake of the original NieR game was …
Read More »Oculus rolls out 90Hz support for Quest 2 VR headset
One of the biggest upgrades for the Oculus Quest 2 was an improved display refresh rate, making the new headset capable of 90Hz. Now after a few weeks on the market, the big 90Hz-enabling update is finally arriving. Over the weekend, Oculus began rolling out the first major update for …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla outsold Black Ops Cold War, breaking franchise’s streak
Ever since Call of Duty first hit it big, the franchise has consistently topped the charts, both during its launch week, as well as throughout the year. It therefore came as a major surprise when Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which launched in the same week as Black Ops Cold War, actually …
Read More »Ubisoft is keeping in-game achievements available on PC after all
Over the weekend, it emerged that Ubisoft was leaving behind achievements for its PC games, starting with Assassin's Creed Valhalla. This information made its way out via an Ubisoft Support member, but Ubisoft is now brushing this away, claiming that it was a case of miscommunication. In an update posted …
Read More »120fps comes to Warzone on Xbox Series X but not PS5
With many live service games spanning years – and now generations – it would make sense that developers would use the increased power of newer systems to make for an improved gaming experience. Such is the case with Call of Duty’s Battle Royale game ‘Warzone’ which has seen an Xbox …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6800 Basemark scores emerge
Basemark database entries of an “AMD Radeon RX 6900 series” GPU have surfaced, placing it above both the Nvidia RTX 2080Ti and the RTX 3070. Despite being named “AMD Radeon RX 6900 series”, the entry details show that it is indeed a Radeon RX 6800. As a benchmark, Basemark isn't …
Read More »Gigabyte is readying up Brix Mini-PCs featuring AMD Renoir APUs
Gigabyte is refreshing the Brix line of Mini-PCs with AMD Renoir APUs, joining the ranks of the models with Intel Tiger Lake-U processors. These new Brix models haven't been fully detailed yet, but Gigabyte shared some of the specifications this week. As per ComputerBase, the latest refresh to the Gigabyte …
Read More »NVIDIA is developing its own “Smart Access Memory” tech for the RTX 30 GPUs
It seems that Nvidia is developing an alternative technology similar to AMD's Smart Access Memory to work on RTX 30 series GPUs. Nvidia's version will also include support for both Intel and AMD CPUs. During AMD's Radeon RX 6000 announcement, the company introduced a new technology named Smart Access Memory. …
Read More »8C/16T Intel Tiger Lake-H processor spotted on Userbenchmark
Intel has already started to ship its first Tiger Lake processors, but higher-end Tiger Lake processors are expected to come in early 2021. As the release of these mobile high-powered processors comes closer, the first benchmark of a Tiger Lake-H processors has been spotted. For now, Intel has only released …
Read More »MSI introduces Console Mode to its QHD monitors
PS5 doesn't fully support displays with QHD resolution, but MSI has the perfect solution for that. MSI is bringing ‘Console Mode' to its 1440p monitors, allowing you to play in a QHD resolution by downscaling a 4K signal to a QHD resolution, but only on a certain set of MSI …
Read More »ASUS gives update on RTX 30 series graphics card supply
At launch, it swiftly became clear that the RTX 30 series graphics cards were in high demand and very short supply. There are still pre-order customers sitting in lengthy queues to get their hands on a GPU. As one of the most popular AIBs around, ASUS ROG is right in …
Read More »Xbox Series X/S had the ‘biggest launch in Xbox history’
Microsoft has been stacking cards in its favour for the upcoming generation of gaming, having doubled down on powerful hardware and a slew of first-party development studios. A lot of consumers are already buying into Microsoft's next-gen promises too, with the Xbox Series X/S having the “biggest launch in Xbox …
Read More »Nioh 2 is coming to PC early next year
Koei Tecmo had a cult hit on its hands a few years ago with the release of Nioh on PS4. Earlier this year, that was followed up on with the launch of Nioh 2, which similarly to the first game, has been a timed PlayStation exclusive. That is changing soon …
Read More »Ubisoft is apparently doing away with achievements for PC games
Earlier this year, Ubisoft announced plans to transition away from uPlay and instead introduce Ubisoft Connect for PC and consoles. The service would pave the way for cross-platform save files and other benefits. Unfortunately for those on PC though, there is the impending removal of a feature – achievements. Achievements …
Read More »Night City Wire returns this month following Cyberpunk 2077 delay
While we thought that Episode 4 of Night City Wire would be the series' last, Cyberpunk 2077's recent delay into December has opened up a schedule gap. With that in mind, there will be another episode of Night City Wire coming this month. Cyberpunk 2077 is no longer releasing on …
Read More »The Xbox Series X launch caused record broadband usage across the country
The launch of any new major game often comes with a great deal of downloading, due to the sizes of patches and updates. This bandwidth usage is increased tenfold with the launch of a new console however. According to internet service providers, there was record demand for bandwidth on Tuesday …
Read More »Sony is rumoured to be acquiring Bluepoint Games
One of Sony’s biggest PlayStation 5 launch exclusives is undoubtedly Demon’s Souls. The remake of the PS3 classic has been received with a great deal of excitement due partly to the studio behind the remake, Bluepoint Games, which has made a name for itself through remastering and faithfully remaking many …
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