Spun off from parent company Acer back in 2000, BenQ is most widely known for its gaming monitors and Zowie eSports products. For the holiday season however, BenQ is completing the launch of a range of projectors aimed squarely at console gamers who want to convert entire walls within their …
Read More »AMD unveils new Ryzen 8040 series laptop processors
AMD has just launched its latest AMD Ryzen 8040 series mobile CPUs, with select models coming with integrated Ryzen AI NPUs, boasting up to 1.6 times greater AI processing performance compared to the previous generation. In AMD's own benchmarks, it claims that the Ryzen 9 8945HS is up to 64 …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate 3 wins Game of the Year 2023
When Larian first announced Baldur's Gate 3, we all thought it looked impressive but there was no predicting the level of success the final release would see. The game went on to become one of the highest-rated games of the year and now, Larian has capped things off by winning …
Read More »Monster Hunter Wilds revealed for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5
Capcom's Monster Hunter series finally obtained global popularity in 2018 with the release of Monster Hunter: World. Now, we have our first look at Capcom's first truly next-gen Monster Hunter game – Monster Hunter Wilds. At The Game Awards last night, Capcom unveiled the first trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds, …
Read More »Kojima’s Xbox game officially titled ‘OD’ in new trailer
We've already talked about Hellblade 2 and Arkane's Blade but Xbox wasn't stopping there with its Game Awards announcements. Hideo Kojima also appeared on stage, alongside director film Jordan Peele, to discuss his upcoming Xbox game. Kojima's Xbox exclusive title is officially titled ‘OD', which ties in with previous rumours …
Read More »Arkane Studios is working on a third-person Blade game
As promised, Xbox Game Studios showed up in force at The Game Awards last night. Not only did we get a new trailer for Ninja Theory's Hellblade 2, but Arkane also made an appearance. The bad news is, we aren't getting Dishonored 3 like rumours claimed. However, they are working …
Read More »Hellblade 2 returns with incredible trailer and 2024 launch date
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 was first revealed at The Game Awards in 2019. We've had a few more teasers since then, but the game has made one final TGAs appearance before its launch next year with a new gameplay trailer. Ninja Theory earned plenty of praise for Hellblade's visuals but …
Read More »Leo talks DDR5 with AMD’s Martijn Boonstra
We dig into the details of EXPO and talk about the balance between clock speed and latency...
Read More »Sony’s acquisition agreement with Bungie could allow it to fully take over company soon
Bungie's financial struggles this year have been no secret, with Bungie exploring new ways to monetise Destiny 2 players, while simultaneously attempting to draw players back in after a disappointing release in Lightfall. It turns out, the executives may have good reason to be panicking despite Sony's injection of cash …
Read More »Geralt will return in the next Witcher game
Many of us had assumed that CD Projekt Red would move away from Geralt being the lead character with its new trilogy. However, the game director on The Witcher 4 has now teased Geralt's return. In an interview with Italian site Lega Nerd (via insider-gaming), Witcher game director, Sebastian Kalemba …
Read More »AMD rolls out optimised driver for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
AMD has released its day-one graphics driver for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Ubisoft's latest open world game has already been available to Ryzen and Radeon hardware buyers through a game bundle, now, you'll get optimisations in time for its launch. AMD has worked with Ubisoft to optimise the Snowdrop Engine …
Read More »be quiet! is giving away seven high-end gaming PCs this month
We're running a lot of competitions this month through our Advent Calendar but we're not the only ones. The folks at be quiet! have launched a huge competition to end the year to give away seven gaming PCs! be quiet! has put together a new PC buyers guide targeting the …
Read More »CyberpowerPC slashes prices on gaming PCs for Christmas
CyberpowerPC had some excellent deals during Black Friday and now, their Christmas deals have arrived. If you are looking to pick up a solid pre-built gaming PC, then we have details on all the deals. There are three discounted PCs in CyberpowerPC's Christmas sale, each with similar specs but differentiated …
Read More »Microsoft brings cloud streaming to Activision games
One of Microsoft’s core strategies for the Xbox has been its rapid adoption of cloud streaming as part of the company’s ‘play anywhere’ initiative. With Activision Blizzard now securely under the wings of Microsoft, the console manufacturer has announced that a wave of ABK titles are coming to streaming. Making …
Read More »Publisher tinyBuild lays-off 30% of its staff
2023 might just be the worst year in the history of gaming – at least when it comes to the health of the development studios themselves. With thousands of devs already having been laid off across dozens of studios, another publisher is now set to drop up to a 3rd …
Read More »100 OLED Steam Decks being given away during The Game Awards
Last year, in collaboration with Valve, Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards gave away a Steam Deck for every minute that the awards ceremony was live. The two have partnered up once again, this time giving away a total of 100 OLED Steam Decks to viewers. Making the announcement on Twitter, …
Read More »Leo Says Ep.71: Intel attacks AMD with crazy PDF file!
Intel uploaded and swiftly deleted an odd presentation this week. The slides told a story of 'Core Truths', taking aim at AMD's new Ryzen laptop processor naming scheme and accusing AMD of selling 'snake oil'. Leo gives his thoughts...
Read More »Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons might be getting a remake
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons was a huge indie hit when it originally launched back in 2013. Personally, it is still a game that I think back on fondly today. It looks like a new generation will get to experience the game soon, as a remake is reportedly on …
Read More »Twitch is ending services in South Korea from early 2024
With esports being such a huge industry in Asia, services like Twitch have become very popular in places like South Korea. However, due to rising operating costs, Twitch, the biggest games streaming platform, is now pulling out of the country. Twitch has officially declared its decision to terminate its services …
Read More »You might want to skip the Batman Arkham Trilogy on Switch
While the Nintendo Switch was getting more up-to-date third-party game releases for a time, in recent years that has slowed down to remasters and re-releases of older titles. The Batman Arkham Trilogy is the latest to land on Switch but unfortunately, the release is a mixed bag riddled with performance …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 6 is already breaking world records
The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer has been live for a little over one day and as expected, it has taken over the internet. Within one day, the new trailer reached the lifetime views of the original GTA V reveal, amassing over 104 million views on YouTube alone. This is …
Read More »Over a million players have already beaten Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3 will undoubtedly go down as one of the biggest success stories of 2023. After spending years in Early Access, the role playing game officially launched back in August to a massive wave of success, achieving universal acclaim and far exceeding sales expectations. Despite being a 100 hour …
Read More »Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is unplayable without a day-one patch
In this ever-increasing world of digital media, it feels as though no one truly owns what they buy. One of the few ways to ensure your games will remain available to you in perpetuity is to buy physical discs. Unfortunately, even physical media is beginning to become unreliable in this …
Read More »KitGuru updates monitor test methodology with Portrait Displays’ Calman Ultimate
Out with the old and in with the new. In our never-ending quest to bring you the most in-depth and accurate reviews, KitGuru is updating our monitor test methodology with Portrait Display's Calman Ultimate software. This allows us to test with far greater precision and detail than ever before, so …
Read More »Zelda film director compares movie to “live-action Miyazaki”
Following the overwhelming success of The Super Mario Bros Movie, it did not come as a surprise to see that a Zelda adaptation was greenlit shortly after. Despite being a live-action project, the film’s director has compared his ambitions for the Zelda movie to the works of Studio Ghibli, being …
Read More »You’ll only get ray-traced graphics in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone’s pre-match lobbies
While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 did launch with support for upscalers like DLSS 3 and XeSS, it does not feature ray-tracing. That will change with a patch this week, bringing ray-traced graphics to the game, but there's a catch – ray-tracing will only be shown in the pre-game …
Read More »Bioware releases Dragon Age: Dreadwolf trailer, promises full reveal in 2024
BioWare's upcoming release, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Despite high-profile developer departures and layoffs impacting some of BioWare's longest-serving staff, the company is finally ready to unveil more about the highly anticipated game with a new trailer. To celebrate “Dragon Age Day”, BioWare published a …
Read More »GTA VI won’t come to PC at launch
With the release of the first GTA VI trailer, we have finally gotten an official look at Rockstar Games’ next tentpole release. Of course, the publishing of the trailer brings with it a great deal of new details – some good, some bad. Fortunately, the game looks to be a …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 3 isn’t coming anytime soon
The Last of Us has been back in the news recently thanks to the announcement of The Last of Us Part II Remastered. The new version will be updated to take advantage of the PS5's more powerful hardware and will pack new game modes. Unfortunately, it sounds like we aren't …
Read More »Arkane could reveal Dishonored 3 very soon
During the court case between Microsoft and the FTC over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a number of documents leaked, revealing a roadmap of upcoming exclusive games, as well as early plans for the next-gen Xbox console. One of the games mentioned was none other than Dishonored 3 and now, …
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