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Half-Life needs no introduction. The first-person shooter put Valve on the map thanks in part to the power of its Source Engine, pushing the video game medium forward. If you have somehow not yet experienced this classic, the original Half-Life will soon be free to own on Steam.

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RTX 40 Super graphics cards are reportedly just around the corner but rumblings about Nvidia's true next-gen gaming graphics cards are starting to surface. The RTX 50 series is said to be based on the Blackwell architecture, and these GPUs are rumoured to make the jump to GDDR7 memory too.  …

If you are in need of a new gaming monitor then now is a very good time to shop around. Many early Black Friday deals are already live, chopping hundreds off high-refresh monitor prices, including the new MEG 342C QD-OLED, which is now £300 off until the end of the …

In recent years, Asus teamed up with EKWB to ship motherboards with EK-branding cooling blocks, making them ready for custom water cooling right out of the box. They hit a snag with the Z690 Formula, with some users finding their blocks corroding due to mixed metals. Now, it appears that …

GeForce Now has gone on to become one of the most reliable cloud gaming services around, particularly if you are using the Ultimate tier, which grants access to RTX 4080-powered servers. Those looking to pick up an Ultimate tier subscription will start getting a nice freebie this month too, with …

Gigabyte has sent KitGuru two motherboards – the Z790 Aorus Pro X and the Z790 Aorus Master X. The X means they are Z790 refresh motherboards and they are intended for pairing ideally with a brand new 14th gen processor. We also have the Core i9 14900K, Core i7 14700K …

Each month, Sony updates its library of titles available to play through the platform’s PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscription tiers. While not the most exciting month, November’s line-up includes the day-one addition of the physics-based sandbox ‘Teardown’. Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, Adam Michel, the Director of …

Earlier this year, it was reported that Microsoft was considering an acquisition of the Japanese entertainment giant SEGA – among other potential purchases. Now, SEGA’s COO has spoken out on these rumours, claiming that “I don't think that kind of transaction is going to happen.” During this year’s Web Summit …

Following the overwhelming success of HBO’s The Last of Us (thanks in part to its excellent cast), Showrunner Craig Mazin and the team have been hard at work on the show’s second season. One important character who is set to make an appearance in Season 2 is Abby. According to one report, the role has now been cast...

After creating the critically acclaimed Batman Arkham Trilogy, Rocksteady’s next title was announced to be Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. While conceptually a cool idea, the title’s gameplay reveal left a lot to be desired – ultimately leading to a massive delay. Now, the team are back to show …

We have a new gaming peripherals brand entering the scene this year. Arbiter Studio is a fresh new company looking to impress with its debut keyboard, the Polar 65, combining magnetic switches with special new sensors to improve response times, alongside a range of colourful keycap options to choose from …

Warner Bros. leadership made it clear recently that it wants to transform its games division into a live-service powerhouse, stepping away from the single-player action titles like the Batman: Arkham series or even the more recent Middle-Earth games. This will all kick off with Rocksteady's Suicide Squad game next year …

Hogwarts Legacy is finally available on Nintendo Switch after several months of delays. Getting this game running on the Switch was no easy feat, as we can tell by the scaled-back graphics. Another cut had to be made to get the game on Nintendo's hybrid console, splitting the game's open …

In 2022 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Dragon's Dogma, Capcom made the announcement fans had been waiting for. Dragon's Dogma 2 is finally on the way and it is starting to look like the game's release is just around the corner.  Capcom has told investors that it has a …

Ahead of The Witcher 3's launch in 2015, CD Projekt Red promised mod tools as a free DLC post-launch. The mod kit for the game ended up being fairly minimal, offering users ways to edit textures but not much else. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red has now announced plans to expand the game's mod support with a more comprehensive editor. 

While Ubisoft is known for many things, the publisher has garnered a reputation over the years  for its love of DLC – in particular Season Passes. As such, it comes as little surprise that ahead of the launch of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, a Season Pass has now been announced. …

The Fusion prebuilt desktop PC from PCSpecialist has seen it's price slashed for Black Friday

If you are looking to pick up a new gaming PC during this year's sales, then it is worth shopping around as there are plenty of decent deals to be found. Gladiator PC has put together a few special configurations for Black Friday this year, only available for a limited time. 

Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is an interesting device which uses the company’s Remote Play service in order to stream titles from your home console to the portable peripheral. As of right now however, you cannot use the Portal for cloud-based streaming, meaning you need your PS5 and a strong upload …

ATLUS have been going all out with Persona in recent years, with 2017’s Persona 5 having been followed up by a whole host of spin-offs including Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight; Persona 5 Strikers and Persona 5 Tactica – to name a few. According to one prominent leaker, ATLUS still …

It looks like the AMD AM4 platform hasn't been forgotten yet. As per the latest rumours, AMD plans to launch two new Ryzen 5000X3D CPUs for budget-conscious gamers, making the mid-range and entry-level market segments more attractive for those looking to build a new PC. According to chi11eddog, AMD is …

The latest CPUs and GPUs seem to be getting hotter as each new iteration is released. However, researchers at the University of California have been testing thermal transistors as a possible solution to this problem. While still in the experimental stage, thermal transistors could offer an attractive way to remove …

A recent BIOS update for MSI 600/700-series motherboards has introduced support for Intel's Application Optimisation (APO) technology. However, it's worth noting that the APO feature is only compatible with 14th-generation Intel CPUs.  Ghost_motley was the first to spot the new BIOS on the support page of an MSI motherboard. A quick …

Last week, Bethesda shipped a new Starfield beta on Steam, adding DLSS 3 with Frame Generation, DLAA and Reflex to the game. These features are still in beta but now, Nvidia has shipped a driver update supporting these features in the game. The latest Game Ready driver also brings additional …

We're now halfway through the month which means it is time for another wave of Xbox Game Pass titles to be announced. Unfortunately, the second half of November is a tad quiet, with just a few titles joining the library, although this does include the day-one release of Persona 5 …

Corsair is back with an even faster Gen5 SSD - we put it through its paces today

Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon kicked off a new era for the franchise, introducing a new cast of characters, a new combat system and a new adventure with twists and turns to follow. Now a few years on, the sequel, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is finally set to release. …

The Nvidia H100 GPU has been a hot seller over the past year thanks to increased demand for AI performance. Now, Nvidia is following it up with the H200, with the first H200-based systems set to arrive in 2024.

After creating the critically acclaimed Batman Arkham Trilogy, Rocksteady’s next title was announced to be Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. While conceptually a cool idea, the title’s gameplay reveal left a lot to be desired – ultimately leading to a massive delay. Now, the team are back to show …