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The Microsoft-ABK acquisition has turned into a political circus here in the UK and Microsoft is making sure to throw its weight around, going as far as to hint at the possibility of pulling products out of the UK and investing elsewhere.

Back in April, it was rumoured that Sony would be going live early with its PlayStation Showcase, aiming to make its big announcements ahead of Summer Game Fest in June. Now, Sony has made this official, with the next PlayStation Showcase being announced for next week.  The PlayStation Showcase will …

Ubisoft had a pretty quiet 2022 and so far, 2023 hasn't brought through any new game releases from the publisher. However, things should quickly begin turning around in the second half of the year, as Ubisoft claims to have a pretty packed release schedule for the next fiscal year, which …

Back when Blizzard announced Overwatch 2 in 2019, many of us were confused as to why a sequel was necessary. Part of the reasoning on Blizzard's end was to include a PvE campaign, with hero talent trees and a whole new co-op narrative to play through. Now less than a …

Due to GPU shortages and inflated prices, Nvidia chose not to discontinue its RTX 30 series GPUs once new RTX 40 series models arrived. That may change with the RTX 4060 Ti, which will reportedly replace the RTX 3060 Ti entirely.  Discussions at the Chinese board channels forum (via Benchlife …

As part of Nintendo Switch Online’s service, a number of exclusive games have been released to subscribers, including the highly popular Tetris 99. Following in its footsteps was PAC-MAN 99. Unfortunately, it seems to have not succeeded in the way Nintendo was hoping, as they have now announced that the …

AMD and Nvidia may soon compete against each other in a new market segment. Recently, AMD collaborated with Samsung to bring RDNA GPU technology to Samsung's mobile SoCs. Now, it is being reported that Nvidia is developing a mobile GPU architecture for future Mediatek SoCs. 

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With the launch of this latest generation of consoles, we have seen a wide reaching number of publishers increase the price of their current-gen titles to $70 – with them citing various reasons for its necessity. It seems as though SEGA might be the next publisher to embrace the $70 …

Sony’s revamped PlayStation Plus services seems to be somewhat of a success so far, with the console manufacturer in essence offering their own take on Xbox’s Game Pass. As with Game Pass however, Sony removes titles from the service on a semi-regular basis, with June set to see more than …

Steam has always been one of the most consumer-friendly platforms in gaming, with a relatively generous refund policy put in place for all potential purchases. That said, it seems as though Valve is testing out a new feature: free timed-trials for full releases. This can be seen with 2023’s Dead Space Remake – letting you now play the game for an hour and a half for free.

Recently, Asus has received a lot of negative feedback due to concerns about the warranty for AM5 motherboards. Due to the BIOS overvolting certain AMD processors, customers ended up with damaged hardware and an updated BIOS containing the fix for this issue carried a warning that installing it would void …

Last week, Blooper Team announced that it would be releasing a demo for Layers of Fear, the remake of the original game built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, making use of some of the engine's unique features like Nanite and Lumen technology. Now, that demo is freely …

Capcom has run a series of closed beta tests for Street Fighter 6 over the last few months. Now as we near the game's June release date, Capcom has announced dates for the game's open beta.  The Street Fighter 6 Open Beta will be available from the 19th to the …

Mountain has impressed us in recent years with its portfolio of peripherals, spearheaded by the Everest keyboard range and the Makalu mouse. Now, Mountain is introducing its best mouse yet, the Makalu Max. The mouse has an adjustable weight system and additional attachments so you can adjust the shape, enabling …

We're halfway through the month, which means it is time for another Xbox Game Pass update. Over the second half of May eight more titles will be coming to Game Pass, including the addition of FIFA 23 via EA Play (Game Pass PC and Game Pass Ultimate only).  There are …

Last summer, Logitech announced plans to launch a new dedicated gaming handheld. However, unlike the Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch, which play games locally, the Logitech G Cloud would primarily focus on streaming services, like GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming. The handheld has been available in the US for …

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Last week, CD Projekt announced that it has “a new framework” in place for its Witcher spin-off game, Project Sirius. The game was primarily in development at The Molasses Flood, but unfortunately, it looks like recent changes to the game's development plan have led to layoffs.  In total, 29 developers …

Long before Titanfall hit the scene, Hawken was the go-to mech shooter on PC. The game originally launched back in 2012 in beta form before rolling out as a free-to-play game on Steam in 2014. The game eventually shut down back in 2017, but it is now set to make …

We've all seen the ten-year deals Microsoft has signed with various cloud gaming companies to offer Activision titles like Call of Duty to rival cloud gaming providers. As it turns out, in order to get its acquisition of Activision Blizzard approved by the EU, Microsoft had to go a step …

Amazon has already been working with Embracer Group, having formed a deal that will see Amazon publishing the next Tomb Raider game. Now, Amazon has entered a new license agreement with Embracer, paving the way for Amazon to develop its own Lord of the Rings MMO.  Amazon and Embracer Group …

Apple's upcoming high-end MacBook and iPad models may feature the M3 Pro processor, which is set to offer significant improvements over its predecessor. The new chip is expected to have more CPU and GPU cores and more onboard memory.  According to Bloomberg, the M3 Pro may come with a 12-core …

Last week, it was reported that the European Commission would announce its decision on Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard this week. As it turns out, that report was indeed accurate, with the commission publishing its press release today, approving the deal. 

After six long years of waiting, the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is here – and it does not seem to be disappointing neither fans nor Nintendo, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s launch being almost 3x bigger than its predecessor. As …

Back in 2021 it was announced that ex-Call of Duty developers Jason Blundell and Dave Anthony‘s newly formed studio Deviation Games is partnering with PlayStation on a brand new AAA IP for the console manufacturer. Unfortunately, nothing has been shown from this game so far, and now to add a …

We have seen the video games industry as a whole expand to other mediums, with many publishers handing their IPs off to be adapted into films, TV and more. Sony is one of the biggest players in this space currently, having already released a number of successful adaptations. In the …

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The upcoming LEGO 2K Drive is gearing up for its release on PC, and Visual Concepts has now shared the official system requirements. Moreover, the developers confirmed the game would use every publisher's favourite DRM solution, Denuvo.  In terms of PC specs, gamers will need at least an Intel Core …