Steam’s Next Fest event sees hundreds of demos for upcoming games released for a short period of time, allowing users to get a taste of just some of the titles set to arrive on Steam in the not-too-distant future. The latest iteration of Steam’s Next Fest has now gone live, …
Read More »EA Sports FC launches to massive success despite lack of FIFA name
In May of last year, EA announced that it would no longer be partnering with FIFA for its annual football titles, with the long-running FIFA series now being rebranded to EA Sports FC. While there were concerns that the disassociation from the FIFA name would lead to lower sales, this …
Read More »More than 6000 devs lost their jobs in 2023
2023 has both been one of the best years for gaming as well as one of the worst. While 2023’s output would easily make it an amazing year full of high quality titles, the industry itself has suffered dearly – with constant reports of industry lay-offs. In total, more than 6000 developers have been laid off this year – with it seemingly only set to get worse.
Read More »Deep Rock Galactic Rogue-lite spin-off announced
Deep Rock Galactic is a fun co-op first-person shooter which sees players working together to mine underground resources in fully-destructible environments – all the while trying to hold back the horde of enemies coming your way. Since its early access release in 2018, the game has amassed a large audience, …
Read More »Meta may reduce Quest 3 price by offering the headset without controllers
The Meta Quest 3 has officially launched, bringing with it upgraded hardware for running VR games as well as an upgraded display, sensors and a new design that greatly improves ergonomics. At launch, the Quest 3 is priced at $499 but a cheaper bundle is already being planned. Bloomberg reports …
Read More »CD Projekt Red plans Cyberpunk 2077 Complete Edition bundle
It has been a long road but Cyberpunk 2077 is finally complete. The introduction of Patch 2.0, as well as the Phantom Liberty expansion, has marked the end of development. Just like The Witcher 3, there will be one final Cyberpunk 2077 release, packaging together all the content on offer. …
Read More »Intel “Meteor Lake” Core Ultra 9 CPUs might be pushed to 2024
The first Intel Core Ultra processors are on the way, with Intel planning to make the first SKUs available in mid-December. While we assumed that the high-end Core Ultra 9 chips would be made available at this time, new reports suggest that Intel's top-end Meteor Lake processors may not arrive until 2024.
Read More »First PS+ Extra and Premium titles confirmed for October
The most recent batch of PS+ Essential titles recently became available and now it is time to turn our attention to this month's update for PS+ Extra and Premium subscribers. The higher PS+ tiers include access to an evolving library of games. Despite rumours that The Last of Us Part …
Read More »Bandai Namco gearing up for Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4 launch
If you grew up watching Dragon Ball Z in the late 90s and early 2000s, then chances are you have also played the Budokai Tenkaichi games. This series has been dormant for a long time but the time has finally come for a grand return. Back in March, Bandai Namco …
Read More »MSI Immerse GH50 Wireless Headset Review
The Immerse GH50 Wireless is the latest headset from MSI and there's not a drop of RGB in sight
Read More »The Game Awards 2023 officially announced
Over the past many years, The Game Awards has risen to become one of the premiere annual gaming events, with the Geoff Keighley-led ceremony blending new announcements alongside a celebration of the past 12 months in gaming. Unsurprisingly, The Game Awards will be returning this year, set to go live …
Read More »Bloober Team teases new Layers of Fear project
In 2016 Bloober Team released Layers of Fear, a psychological horror game which helped put the Polish video game studio on the map. Since then, the team have worked on all manner of games, from a sequel (Layers of Fear 2) to a licensed game (Blair Witch) to a brand …
Read More »Making a new Rayman game would be the “pinnacle of all the possibilities”
The Rayman series has had an interesting life. While at one point seen as a relic of a bygone era, the mascot platforming franchise has had a resurgence as of late, with many fans both old and new hoping to see a new entry in this long-dormant franchise. While Ubisoft …
Read More »AMD brings Fluid Motion Frames support to Radeon RX 6000 GPUs
AMD has recently launched Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF), with the technology debuting with support for RX 7000 series graphics cards. Now, the company is expanding AFMF support to the Radeon RX 6000 series with the release of the Adrenalin Edition Preview Driver 23.30. This driver, which builds on the previous …
Read More »The Last of Us Part II is apparently getting remastered
With The Last of Us: Factions going through delays and Naughty Dog's rumoured new IP still nowhere to be found, many have been wondering what the studio is up to. As it turns out, the studio may be releasing a game soon… a remaster of The Last of Us Part …
Read More »CD Projekt Red confirms new milestone for Cyberpunk sequel
CD Projekt Red confirmed that a sequel for Cyberpunk 2077 would be on the way last year with the announcement of its future games roadmap, including the new Cyberpunk game and a new Witcher trilogy. Developed under the codename Project Orion, the game has recently passed a new milestone. In …
Read More »Redfall patch brings 60FPS to Xbox consoles and increases enemy count
A few months ago following the launch of Redfall, Arkane promised to bring improvements to the game, including a 60FPS performance mode for Xbox consoles. Now seemingly out of nowhere, that update has dropped. This week, a new Redfall patch began rolling out, bringing a 60FPS performance mode to both …
Read More »Hackers stole personal information of thousands of Sony employees this year
It would seem that Sony has actually faced a few cyberattacks this year. Sony has just confirmed a breach from back in May, during which the personal information of SIE employees was stolen.
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4080 Ti rumours point to early 2024 launch
As you may know, the performance gap between the RTX 4090 and the RTX 4080 is quite considerable. There's plenty of space to add at least a new GPU between the two, improving the whole RTX 40 series lineup. Although Nvidia has yet to announce such a GPU, recent reports …
Read More »Leo Says Ep.70: Intel FAB 34 In Ireland – first with EUV technology
Intel recently held a ribbon cutting event at Fab 34 In Ireland - Leo give his analysis
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7000G desktop APUs to use Zen 4 cores and RDNA3 iGPU
AMD launched its latest desktop APUs some time ago. As such, it should be nearly time for the red team to launch a new series. It seems that's indeed happening relatively soon, as the new AGESA 1080 firmware suggests. Support for the upcoming Phoenix Ryzen 7000G series for the AM5 …
Read More »Intel to finally release Arc A580 GPU while Nvidia plans to introduce slower RTX 3050
A new slide has surfaced unveiling Intel’s long-forgotten Arc A580 GPU, accompanied by two custom models. Note, however, that the recently leaked slide suggests that Intel did indeed make some slight adjustments to the specifications, although these changes are relatively minor. Moreover, Nvidia plans to launch a new and slower …
Read More »Win a Vampire The Masquerade – New York Bundle Collector’s Edition!
Fancy winning a new game this weekend? We are giving away a Vampire: The Masquerade New York Bundle collector's edition and better yet, the winner can pick from either the PlayStation or Switch version of the game.
Read More »WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD Review
A 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD for barely £50? Colour us intrigued
Read More »Microsoft will reportedly complete Activision Blizzard acquisition next week
It was January 2022 when Microsoft first announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard. Now some 20 months later, the deal finally looks set to close next Friday. According to “a source familiar with Microsoft's plans” speaking with The Verge, Microsoft is hoping to complete the transaction on Friday, the …
Read More »CDPR’s games have sold over 100 million copies
CD Projekt Red have had an interesting few years. Following the overwhelming success of The Witcher 3, the team were elevated to new heights, with their next game ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ being huge upon initial release. Of course, the less-than-stellar state of its launch did put a hamper on the studio’s …
Read More »Hitman: Blood Money is coming to iOS, Android and Switch
Smartphones are much more powerful than they are given credit for, with these portable pocketable machines being able to run many modern video games. We are slowly but surely seeing more console titles making their way over to the platform, with IO Interactive now announcing that their PS2 classic Hitman: …
Read More »Ubisoft adds Denuvo to AC: Mirage in day-1 patch
In an unfortunate move which we have seen become more and more common, game publishers have started to include the controversial Denuvo DRM to its games AFTER launch, in order to avoid any negative press during the review period. The latest title to engage in such tactics is Assassin’s Creed …
Read More »EA Sports FC24 outpaces FIFA 23’s sales
In May of last year, EA announced that it would no longer be partnering with FIFA for its annual football titles, with the long-running FIFA series now being rebranded to EA Sports FC. While there were concerns that the disassociation from the FIFA name would lead to lower sales, this …
Read More »New Intel Xe graphics driver brings optimisations for Forza and Assassin’s Creed
While the launch of Intel's Arc desktop GPUs wasn't perfect, Intel has impressed with driver updates in the months since, bringing consistent performance improvements. The latest Xe Graphics driver preps gamers for upcoming titles like Assassin's Creed Mirage and Forza Motorsport, while also providing performance improvements for a range of …
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