This month, Valve celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Half-Life with a pretty major update to the original game. The game now has better support for modern monitors, resolutions and PC hardware, as well as brand-new content in the form of new multiplayer maps. The update can be considered a success, …
Read More »Our Indie and Triple A Steam Autumn Sale recommendations
The Steam Autumn Sale has officially kicked off, running up to the 28th of November. If you have some Steam credit to use up, or want to pick up a few new games, then now is a great time to do exactly that. We've rounded up some of our favourite …
Read More »AMD GPU Showdown: 2023 vs 2017 [Ultra settings benchmark!]
We test three of Gigabyte's RX 7000-series GPUs and see how far things have come since 2017
Read More »Dbrand is suing Casetify for copying its ‘Teardown’ device skins
There has been some sudden drama in the phone case market this week. One of the most popular case makers, Casetify, is facing a lawsuit from Dbrand, after the company was found to have copied several of Dbrand's designs. Like Casetify, Dbrand also regularly partners up with popular YouTubers with …
Read More »Rockstar rebrands its Social Club ahead of GTA VI announcement
Launched all the way back in 2008 alongside GTA IV, the Rockstar Games Social Club offered “a new website that [extends] your experience of Grand Theft Auto IV and all future Rockstar Games titles”. It has since been used for the likes of GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. …
Read More »More than 20 million people have played the original Life is Strange
The Life is Strange series has captivated fans for years with its choice-based narrative structure – inspired by the likes of Telltale’s titles but expanded upon in a great number of ways both narratively and gameplay-wise. Since its release back in 2015, the first game in the series ‘Life is …
Read More »Bayonetta creator “may have to take the full saga to the grave” following his departure
In the wake of his departure from PlatinumGames, Hideki Kamiya has started up a YouTube channel where the co-founder has been hosting many Q&A sessions. In his latest video, Kamiya opened up on the future of the Bayonetta series and how it might proceed with or without him. In his …
Read More »The Last of Us No Return will reportedly feature a dozen biomes
One of the biggest surprises to come out of the announcement of The Last of Us Part II Remastered was the reveal of its No Return rogue-like mode. While little is known about this new addition, the LinkedIn profile of an ex-Naughty Dog dev seems to suggest that it will be a rather meaty affair...
Read More »Valeo is suing Nvidia alleging theft of trade secrets
We've covered a few stories on the theft of trade secrets in the tech industry in the past but usually, we don't see the culprits outing themselves to their former co-workers. Automotive technology company, Valeo, has filed a lawsuit against Nvidia alleging the theft of trade secrets after a former …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops will return in 2024 with new game set during the 90s
Future instalments in the Call of Duty franchise are often a terribly kept secret, with the next game typically leaking before, or around the time of release as the current title. In keeping with that tradition, Call of Duty 2024 has now leaked, shortly following the release of Modern Warfare …
Read More »The long-rumoured 3D South Park game gets reveal trailer and release date
We've known for a while now that there is a new South Park video game in the works, transitioning away from the 2D-style RPGs towards a fully 3D game. Last year, we learned that THQ Nordic was working on it and now, South Park: Snow Day has officially been announced with …
Read More »Rockstar’s PlayStation exclusive ‘Agent’ was scrapped to focus on GTA
All the way back in 2009, Rockstar announced plans to develop a new exclusive game for PlayStation consoles, known as Agent. After the reveal, Rockstar never mentioned the project again. Now over a decade later, a former Rockstar North veteran has shared details on what went on with the game …
Read More »Tekken 8 PC system requirements are quite accessible
Bandai Namco has unveiled Tekken 8's PC system requirements through Steam. Overall, the game looks relatively easy on the system, with the minimum specs asking for an eight-year-old mid-range GPU and CPU. For running this upcoming fighting game, PC gamers will need at least an Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD …
Read More »RoboCop: Rogue City becomes publisher’s best ever launch
2023 has been an interesting year for publisher Nacon, with the French company having launched arguably one of the worst games of the year in the form of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. That said, the publisher has also released their most successful game ever, with RoboCop: Rogue City …
Read More »Ace Combat 7 has sold 5 million copies in under 5 years
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is the latest entry in the long-running combat flight simulation series. With the game nearing its 5th anniversary, the team at Bandai Namco have now revealed that the title has officially sold over 5 million copies – making it by far the best-selling entry in …
Read More »Larian warns fans not to buy Baldur’s Gate 3: Deluxe Edition from scalpers
Last week, Larian Studios announced that they would be releasing a physical version of the universally acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3. Costing $79.99, the Deluxe Edition includes quite a lot for relatively little. Despite the high demand, Larian has now warned fans not to buy any copies from scalpers as “there …
Read More »Nearly a dozen games are leaving PS Plus Extra next month
Last week, Sony announced the full list of titles set to be added to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium. As always, Sony giveth and Sony taketh away – with nearly a dozen titles set to be removed from the service next month. With November’s PlayStation Plus additions now officially live …
Read More »Team Group launches T-Force G-series NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs with up to 7000MB/s speeds
Team Group's gaming brand, T-Force, has introduced its latest gaming SSD line, including the G70, G50, and respective Pro variants. These four M.2-2280 form factor SSDs are all PCIe Gen 4×4 interface-compatible and come equipped with InnoGrit controllers. To ensure optimum performance, the G70, G50, and respective Pro versions are …
Read More »Prince of Persia Remake recently passed an important internal milestone, Ubisoft says
While there was a ton of excitement for the Prince of Persia remake, much of that was squandered when we saw the reveal trailer. Since then, Ubisoft has moved the project to a different studio and has essentially started over from scratch. Earlier this year, the publisher confirmed that the …
Read More »OpenAI reinstates CEO and brings in new board of directors
OpenAI, the company behind the increasingly popular ChatGPT AI tool, really shot itself in the foot over the weekend. At the end of last week, the board of directors chose to fire CEO, Sam Altman, leading to Microsoft swiftly offering him a CEO role at their company, while also offering …
Read More »Multiple Saber Interactive sources say KOTOR Remake is still in the works
While Embracer appears to be in no rush to address the status of the highly anticipated Knights of the Old Republic Remake, other sources appear to be happy to speak up on the situation. We recently heard from industry reporter Jeff Grubb, who claimed that the remake was not in …
Read More »Judge rules UK lawsuit alleging ‘rip off’ prices on PlayStation can move forward
Last year, a consumer rights campaigner spearheaded a lawsuit against Sony in the UK, seeking as much as £5 billion for ‘ripping off' gamers in the UK with inflated prices on the PlayStation Store. As you would expect, Sony argued against the lawsuit, hoping to get it thrown out but …
Read More »Fortnite appears to be getting a Rock Band styled music mode
Epic Games’ metaverse ambitions for Fortnite have slowly but surely been coming to fruition, with the studio turning what was once a simple battle royale game into a platform in-and-of-itself. The next step in Epic’s plan will seemingly see the game add a Rock Band / Guitar Hero styled music …
Read More »A Plague Tale: Requiem reaches 3 million players
A little over a year ago, Asobo Studio’s A Plague Tale: Requiem was released. The sequel to the 2019 stealth-thriller title took the core gameplay concepts from the first game and expanded upon them greatly – making for an even more ambitious and emotive title. This seems to have resonated, …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 sets new “engagement records”
There's been a great deal of discourse surrounding the recently-released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Initially internally pitched as DLC for 2022’s MW2, the game was ultimately sold as a separate full-priced package. Of course, being Call of Duty, the game was undoubtedly going to sell well, and while …
Read More »The Witcher armour is coming to Destiny 2
2023 has been far from the best year for Destiny. Following the middling response to the game’s last major expansion ‘Lightfall’ and the delay of The Final Shape – as well as a bunch of layoffs – faith in the MMO-like FPS has fallen somewhat. While this sentiment remains, Bungie …
Read More »Diablo 4 is free to play on Steam right now
If you've been looking to try out Diablo 4, or want to get some friends involved, then this is a good week to make it happen. From now until the 28th of November, Diablo 4 is free to play on Steam. Blizzard already held free play days recently on other …
Read More »The Day Before gets global unlock times for December launch
The Day Before has been at the centre of plenty of discussion this year. The game was once the most wish-listed game on Steam but after some delays and trademark issues, many began to question exactly how real this game was. Now, it looks like the studio is looking to …
Read More »G.Skill unveils Zeta R5 Neo DDR5 memory kits with overclocking for Threadripper 7000
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors and TRX50 chipset motherboards are finally launching and G.Skill is armed and ready with new optimised DDR5 memory for the platform. The new G.Skill Zeta R5 Neo series will offer high-capacity and speedy DDR5 kits for AMD's latest workstation platform. This is the first …
Read More »Starfield DLSS update rolls out to all users
Starfield's highly anticipated DLSS update has been available in beta form for a few weeks now for Steam owners of the game. As of last night, the update is no longer tied to the game's beta version and is rolling out to all users across Steam and other platforms like …
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