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Microsoft is trying out new branding for Xbox Game Pass, shortening the name to just ‘Game Pass', with the traditional Xbox symbol in the logo. This new look is already being tested out on Twitter and could lead to Microsoft simply referring to the service as ‘Game Pass' moving forward. …

In recent years, the adaptation of video games into other media has seen a significant resurgence. From projects such as Netflix’s Castlevania anime, to Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog, the film and television industry has once again expressed great interest in the rich IP coming from games. The latest …

Sony might have a couple more tricks up its sleeve with the PS5, with a new patent describing a “scalable game console CPU/GPU design”. The filing has spurred rumours that a ‘Pro' version of the PS5 console may already be planned, included a multi-SoC system and cloud servers to enhance …

Since Halo 5: Guardians’ release back in 2015, the Battle Royale genre has exploded onto the scene, changing the way that many multiplayer games are played, and even created. Though 343 previously claimed that Halo: Infinite wouldn't launch with a Battle Royale mode, the game’s page listing in Japan suggests …

Square Enix announced its partnership with Sony for Marvel's Avengers at E3 last year, promising exclusive content for PS4 players. It turns out that content might be very significant, as according to a retail listing, the PlayStation version of the game will exclusively have Spider-Man.  The existence of Spider-Man in …

Battletoads is one of Rare’s oldest and most well-known video games. The most recent entry in the beat ‘em up platformer franchise was unveiled back at E3 2018, with very little information following since – aside from a gameplay trailer at E3 2019. Now, in a surprise announcement Microsoft released …

ID-COOLING already has an extensive collection of CPU tower coolers and all-in-one liquid coolers ranging from compact low-profile air coolers to huge dual-tower designs and large multi fan AIOs. This week the company has added another mid-range cooler to its thermal solutions arsenal. The new ID-COOLING SE-914-XT Series CPU air …

Just a couple of weeks ago, Mad Catz launched the R.A.T PRO X3 Supreme Edition gaming mouse, touted as the company’s best gaming mouse yet. Now, Mad Catz has revealed that its new R.A.T. 8+ ADV High-Performance Gaming Mouse will be hitting the stores soon. The Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ …

Enermax has launched a new range of value segment cases named the MarbleShell series featuring a unique front panel design and ARGB lighting. The compact MarbleShell series is available in two different versions with two colours to choose from. MarbleShell MS20 and MS30 cases from Enermax are very similar in …

This week, ASRock added another graphics card to its AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT series with the new Radeon RX 5700 XT Challenger Pro 8G OC triple-fan card powered by the AMD RDNA architecture with 2560 cores and 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. The ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT Challenger Pro 8G …

Antec has announced the addition of a new PC case to the company’s FLUX series this week, the brand new Antec DF600 FLUX is equipped with “advanced ventilation” which Antec claims to take the FLUX series thermal performance to the next level. The company says it has developed a revolutionary …

Nvidia and Ubisoft have teamed up to offer consumers a free game and in-game content when picking up a new graphics card from the RTX 20 series. EVGA will be running with the offer too, so buying an EVGA RTX 20 series card will bag you a free copy of …

Earlier this week, Philips announced a new display that offers all the benefits of multi-monitor configurations but without the setup hassle that comes with it. Philips suggests that with the new 498P9 SuperWide monitor, users can forget multi-monitor setups for good. Features of the new Philips 498P9 Brilliance 32:9 SuperWide …

Gigabyte’s Waterforce series has outfitted motherboards with all-in-one monoblocks designed for custom water-cooling enthusiasts of late, with the most recent Z490 Aorus Xtreme Waterforce being no exception featuring a huge monoblock covering the CPU, VRM, SSD and PCH. However, Gigabyte has added a new member to the Waterforce range this …

Any time there is a big, hyped up game release, scammers are usually lurking with fake beta invites. Cyberpunk 2077 is the latest example of this, with CD Projekt Red warning against fake beta scams. In a series of tweets last night, the official Cyberpunk 2077 account posted the following …

Nvidia is seeing a rising demand for its A100 GPUs – mainly from datacenter businesses such as Amazon (AWS), Baidu and Microsoft. The revenues from datacenter solutions have grown to the extent that they are reported to be “close to those from gaming”. Nvidia is probably best known for its …

Recently, word began spreading that Nvidia was ‘interested' in acquiring chip company ARM. Since then, the situation appears to have escalated a bit, with new reports indicating that Nvidia is actually in ‘advanced talks' to buy the company.  ARM is currently owned by Japanese firm, SoftBank Group. The idea of …

This week, Apple revealed its quarterly earnings report, rubbing in just how much money the company makes once again. This time around, results show that Apple's revenue is up by 11 percent, while the company also set a new ‘June quarter record' for earnings per share.  Apple has the highest revenue …

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There has been plenty of discussion around Halo Infinite this week, ranging from official news to fan reactions and even leaks from insiders. The latest leak comes from a Microsoft partner retailer, giving us some early details on Halo Infinite multiplayer. Smyths Toys, one of the stores that helps offer …

Microsoft Flight Simulator is looking great already but there is a hardcore audience of flight simulator players nowadays that have moved on to virtual reality. Asobo Studio previously said that it would look into the possibility of adding VR support and now, it has been confirmed.  Back in October 2019, …

The latest Humble Bundle has been officially unveiled and this time around, it is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Double Fine Studios. The new bundle puts together some of Double Fine's top games for less than £7. The first tier, costing £0.79, includes Psychonauts, Double Fine Adventure: Complete Series and …

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There have been a number of efforts to crack down on VPN use to access cheaper prices for games on various digital stores. Nowadays, doing this is more difficult on Steam but not impossible. That could change soon, however, as Valve has issued a new update to Steam account settings.  …

Each week, the Epic Games store offers its users a number of free titles. This week, the store is offering three separate games all for free: 20XX, Barony, and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. All three games are available to purchase for free from now until the 6th of August. …

We have previously reported that Intel Rocket Lake-S CPU probably will support PCIe 4.0. However, now more tangible evidence has been spotted that confirms that Intel's Rocket Lake CPUs indeed will support the new tech.   Intel's upcoming Rocket Lake CPUs are still months away – expected to launch in 2021. But already a …

We're at the end of July, which means most major companies are releasing their quarterly financial earnings reports. We've already seen what AMD and Intel had to say this week and now today, Samsung has also revealed its results.  As reported by Samsung, the company make £34 billion in consolidated …

One of the most interesting changes brought by Resident Evil VII, aside from the shift to a first-person perspective, was the ability for PSVR owners to play the game in its entirety in VR. While we know that Resident Evil Village will also be first-person, there was no VR confirmation …

Just as promised, last night the next Marvel's Avengers War Table stream aired, giving us a ton of details about the upcoming beta for the game, as well as a lot of new gameplay to look at. This was perhaps the most promising look at the game yet, with the …

Nvidia’s DLSS 2.0 has recently overtaken the conversation across the PC gaming sphere thanks to its excellent reconstructive techniques, saving on hardware resources and allowing games to look better, while running better. While Sony has used a similar technique via checkerboard rendering for many of its first-party titles, the console …