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In what has unfortunately become one of the biggest ransomware attacks in recent memory here in the games industry, Insomniac Games have had a boatload of internal documents and information leaked. While we will not address a majority of it for obvious reasons, one interesting leak detailed complete sales stats …

While perhaps not quite as great of a redemption story as No Man’s Sky, Fallout 76 has for the past half a decade been slowly growing and improving – making it a far cry from what the experience was like back at launch. With the year coming to an end, …

In recent weeks, Rocksteady Studios has been holding a playtest for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Those with access were already talking and sharing details but nobody was leaking specific story spoilers. That changed this week with the game's entire plot leaking online.  If you are looking forward to …

2023 is nearing its end, and with just a few weeks left in the year, Valve has now released their 2023 Steam Year in Review, letting you take a look at all your gaming stats from the past 365 days. Available HERE and also on the Steam client homepage, 2023’s …

Earlier this month, it was reported that Insomniac had been hit by a Ransomware attack, resulting in the theft of lots of data, including details about upcoming games and the personal information of employees. Now, those behind the attack have leaked 1.7TB of the company's internal data.  We won't be …

Game engines are an important tool required for video game development. While many have resorted to using licensed engines such as Epic Games’s Unreal Engine 5, EA is one of the many publishers to have created their own tech in the form of the Frostbite Engine. Being somewhat of a …

Sea of Stars is an indie RPG from Sabotage Studio – the team that brought you 2018’s excellent retro action-platformer The Messenger. Launching to near-universal acclaim, the studio has now revealed that over 4 million people have played Sea of Stars since its launch back in August. Making the announcement …

In the decade since its release, many have deemed Obsidian Entertainment’s Fallout New Vegas to be one of if not the best entry in the Fallout series. Unfortunately, Bethesda deemed the game a failure due to it missing an arbitrary Metacritic score by a single point. Had this not been …

Intel has recently unveiled a new technology designed to improve picture quality and performance, much like what DLSS and FSR do. Based on frame extrapolation, the framework is described in a research paper presented at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 event in Sydney. The paper (via Wccftech) named “ExtraSS: A Framework …

Sony has been exploring ways to bring in-game help and tips to PlayStation users since the PS5's inception. The console launched with a guide feature that would give players quest-by-quest walkthroughs for supported games. A new patent from Sony reveals a new idea – dynamic difficulty that can be adjusts …

This month, it was confirmed that Embracer Group made the decision to close down Free Radical Design less than three years after reviving the studio to work on a new TimeSplitters game. Now, one of the studio's former developers has shed some light on what the team was working on …

Back in December, the co-founder and face of PlatinumGames, Hideki Kamiya, announced that he had left the studio. Since then, Kamiya has opened up a YouTube channel where he has been rather candid about his current situation. Speaking to IGN, the co-founder has now explained exactly why he departed the …

We check out a budget ultrawide from LC-Power, with a 165Hz refresh rate

Last week, we reported on a statement from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney in which he explained why Fortnite is not available on the Steam Deck. Sweeney has since made his position even clearer, suggesting that Steam’s 30% fees are to blame. In response to a Twitter post discussing the …

It has become commonplace for pretty much any and all live-service titles to crossover with other franchises – be it gaming or otherwise. That said, Fortnite’s collabs tend to be a cut above the rest, especially when it comes to the skins they sell. The latest crossover sees the Teenage …

While the Persona series was a historically a relatively popular JRPG franchise, the 2017 release of Persona 5 put ATLUS on the map in a whole new way. Though the studio has been taking its sweet time with the inevitable Persona 6, the most recent entry has become a successful …

MSI and ASRock have increased support for up to 192GB of memory capacity on their AMD-based 600-series motherboards earlier this year. However, that limit is about to be pushed even higher. The companies have recently announced that their motherboards can support even larger memory sizes, up to 256GB for 4 …

AMD has made a significant move by releasing the source code for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3). This technology is available for DirectX 12 and Unreal Engine 5, so developers and enthusiasts can now experiment with and incorporate it into their games and applications. This marks the first …

Since the release of The Last of Us Part II, Naughty Dog has been working away on an expanded multiplayer game to follow up on The Last of Us: Factions. Unfortunately, after several years of development, the studio has now decided to pull the plug.  In a statement published last …

This time last week, we published an article taking a close look at an Acer-branded liquid cooled RTX 4090 graphics card. Although not available standalone as the GPU can only be purchased as part of the Predator Orion X prebuilt, we took at look at the GPU itself and assessed …

Rumours have been circulating about Nvidia's plans to unveil the next generation of GeForce RTX 40 Super graphics cards in a ‘Special Address' on January 8th at CES 2024. According to sources, the company will reportedly release the first RTX 40 Super cards nine days after the announcement. According to …

MSI has recently announced the launch of its new Prestige 16 AI series of laptops. Featuring unique AI-based technologies and the new Intel Core Ultra CPUs, the new MSI laptops come in 16-inch and 13-inch models for you to choose from. The lightweight Prestige 16 AI laptops feature the new …

Back in September – ahead of the game’s launch – Insomniac Games shared a bunch of details surrounding the many accessibility options available within Spider-Man 2. At the time, the team revealed that not all features would be available at launch. Now, we know when these are arriving – and …

Ahead of the game’s release, back in September NetherRealm revealed to fans that the then-upcoming Mortal Kombat 1 would not include cross play – at least not at launch. With us now being a few months into the game’s lifecycle NetherRealm has revealed when MK1 will be getting the much-requested feature. …

Late last year we reported that a film adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding was in the works – though very few specifics were shared at the time. While the project still remains a relative mystery, Kojima has now announced a surprising partnership. In a press release published to their …

Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions took a big risk when they chose to develop Death Stranding: A delivery simulator with divisive gameplay and ‘frustrating’ mechanics. Despite this, the game managed to find its audience – and while it may have had a relatively slow start – Death Stranding has now …

Ubisoft jumped into the racing games market with The Crew all the way back in 2014. Unfortunately, the game relies on an always-online connection, so with Ubisoft set to pull support next year, the game will no longer be accessible.  Ubisoft has announced that the online servers for The Crew …

Back at Intel Innovation 2023, Intel announced plans to launch its Intel Core Ultra processors in mid December. Based on the Meteor Lake architecture, the first wave of Core Ultra CPUs for laptops have now been officially announced and we have all the details on specs and features.

Each week, Epic Games gives away a game or two to all those with an Epic Games account. As they have done for the past many years, the Christmas season sees the platform holder go all-out on offering titles for free. 2023’s Holiday giveaway begins with Destiny 2: Legacy Collection. …

Each month, Sony updates its library of PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium titles, adding and removing games on a regular basis. In alignment with the recent announcement of GTA VI (and a new update to GTA Online), the PS5 remaster of 2013’s GTA V has now been added to the service. Making …