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Every year, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) give awards to the best games at the the D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Awards annual ceremony. This year, Untitled Goose Game won Game of the Year, beating out the likes of Control and Death Stranding. Out of the five …

SMART Modular has launched a new series of low profile DDR4-3200 Mini-DIMMs designed for industrial applications. The Mini-DIMM range now includes 32GB registered and unbuffered EEC modules in both Ultra Low Profile (ULP) and Very Low Profile (VLP) formats. The new series of Mini-DIMMs from SMART modular have been extensively …

Only a few days ago, the developer behind Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden announced a new tactical squad game called Corruption 2029. Despite that announcement only coming on February 10, the game is already available on the Epic Games Store. According to RockPaperShotgun, the story of Corruption 2029 puts …

We were all astonished when Titanfall released with a 50GB+ file size back in 2014 but since then, game sizes have been growing even more, with console releases for Gears 4, Halo 5, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and more creeping up over the 100GB mark. Later this …

Crytek first launched its free to play shooter ‘Warface' on PC back in 2014, with the biggest updates since then being the addition of a Battle Royale mode in 2017, followed by Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game. Now in a surprise move, the game is also landing …

Virtual escape rooms for arcade locations aren't the only VR projects that Ubisoft is working on. After a break from ‘high budget' VR game development, Ubisoft is hiring as it begins work on an “unannounced AAA” VR game based on one of the publisher's “greatest IPs”.  Ubisoft has several standout …

Many of us are excited for the release of Cyberpunk 2077 later this year and it seems that Nvidia is just as hyped as the rest of us. After some teasing of a limited-edition Cyberpunk-themed GPU over the weekend, today Nvidia announced the RTX 2080Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition, with only …

The Sonic the Hedgehog film has had a tumultuous development. From the near universal dislike for the original trailer, to the studio completely redesigning Sonic, leading to delays in the films release, concerns were raised that these served as a bad omen for the film itself. It would seem that …

StarCraft: Ghost has been one of the biggest ‘What If?' stories in Blizzard's history. The game was famously announced as a shooter spin-off for the franchise before being scrapped several years later. We've not seen much of the game in action up to this point, but that changed this week …

Bethesda has been supporting GOG for a few years now, offering up DRM-free versions of older Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Quake titles. Now, a few newer titles have been added to the library, accompanied by a catalogue-wide Bethesda Publisher Sale.  As usual, each game offered through GOG is DRM-free, so …

While we have been expecting next-gen consoles to arrive in 2020 for a long time, we did not expect such early announcements from both Sony and Microsoft. The next-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles were confirmed in late 2019 and it would seem these early reveals are having a pretty major …

The first two months of 2020 have proven to be relatively quiet ones when it comes to big video game releases. That being said, it has allowed for other titles, which would have perhaps been largely forgotten, to shine. Such is the case with the Yakuza Remastered Collection, which managed …

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Developers have found plenty of success on the Nintendo Switch by giving some older titles renewed time in the spotlight. We are already expecting a number of games to land on the hybrid console this year, including the Metro Redux games and the BioShock trilogy. Now it looks like Catherine …

Rainbow Six: Siege is without a doubt one of Ubisoft’s greatest success stories. With over 55 million registered players, the tactical first-person shooter continues to receive regular content updates. With 2020 well under way, and next generation consoles set to release late in the year, the future of the shooter …

Thrustmaster has added to its sim racing ecosystem with the introduction of a new racing pedal set. The T-LCM pedals are the company’s most advanced set to date and feature Thrustmaster’s HallEffect AccuRate Technology (H.E.A.R.T) magnetic sensor system that provides an extended lifespan with precise accelerator and clutch pedals. With …

SilentiumPC has announced a trio of new PC cases designed to please different gamers tastes with three new Armis AR6 models offering tempered glass window panels, RGB lighting and a selection of striking front panel designs, all at an affordable price. The new Armis AR6 series is aimed at gamers …

Bitspower has added a new CPU water block to its current stack of PC custom water cooling hardware. The Premium Summit M water block is built from a new metal design with RGB accents incorporated into the top section. The Premium Summit M CPU water block from Bitspower is the …

Corsair has announced that it has become a leading sponsor of the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League and two major events running this year: the Six Invitational 2020 and the Six Major. These events form part of the esports pro circuit for Rainbow Six Siege. Corsair will be responsible to “provide cutting-edge …

ModMyMods has announced that ModWater PC coolant is now available from the company's online store. Just as its name suggests, ModWater is a coolant designed for PCs with custom water-cooling systems that should ensure the safety and longevity of the system's components. ModWater is purified through a specifically designed “in-house water …

Google has been battling with the EU for a few years now over various anti-trust concerns. At the moment, Google faces a hefty $2.6 billion (2.4 billion Euro) fine, which the company is still fighting.  The fine was initially imposed back in 2017 and this week during a three-day hearing, Alphabet …

Real-time ray-tracing is continuing to spread its reach, with a bunch of studios adopting the technology and supporting it on PC. Currently, Most games adopting ray-tracing are tied to the DirectX 12 API but that could start to change, with a standardised specification coming to the Vulkan API. The Khronos …

Over the last two decades, Quantic Dream has made a name for itself as a PlayStation-loyal studio. That began to change last year, with the studio taking its first step towards multi-platform development by releasing hits like Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human on PC. Moving forward, the studio hopes …

Back when Microsoft first introduced the Xbox Elite controller, it quickly went on to become one of the most popular gamepads on the market despite its premium price. When the Elite Series 2 controller came around in late 2019, the upgrades seemed impressive, but it also game with a price …

The Castlevania series on Netflix swiftly garnered a reputation as one of the video game adaptations around and that success continued over the course of the show's second season. After being pushed out of a December release window, Netflix is gearing up to release season 3 in March.  Castlevania season …

State of Decay 2 didn't make the biggest splash when it released back in 2018, but Microsoft acquiring Undead Labs led to fresh resources and expansion for the studio. Now as we approach the game's release on Steam, the free ‘Juggernaut' update has been announced, which completely overhauls the game.  …

After a year-long Epic Games Store exclusivity period, Metro Exodus has officially landed on Steam. The game was originally set to launch on the platform but was pulled pulled from Valve’s store just two weeks before its release date. The last minute change caught everyone off guard at the time but now, the game …

Back in 2018, Starbreeze began going through some serious financial troubles, facing insolvency, executive resignations and to add additional fuel to the fire, one person was arrested under suspicion of insider trading. Now after a lengthy wait, former Starbreeze CFO, Sebastian Ahlskog, has been convicted. According to the Swedish Economic …

We already know that Larian Studios has some Baldur's Gate 3 news planned for later this month, but it turns out that we may already know a little bit about what's to come. The upcoming sequel has been touted as a launch title for PC and Stadia and while no …

After leaving Google, Android co-founder, Andy Rubin, set out on a new venture, opting to build his own smartphone start-up called ‘Essential’. The company made headlines with its first release, the Essential Phone, and while a new smartphone project has been in the works since, the company appears to have …