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In an interesting move, Netflix has been amassing a decent collection of indie games which subscribers can play for no additional cost. Following the likes of OXENFREE, Moonlighter and Immortality, the latest game to join the service is the hit arcade-styled side-scroller TMNT Shredder’s Revenge. Available right now, TMNT Shredder’s …

AMD has been offering game bundles with previous-gen hardware for a while now. We've already seen Radeon RX 6000 series buyers able to get up to two games (The Callisto Protocol and Dead Island 2), while previous Ryzen 5000 purchases were eligible for a copy of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves. …

MSI introduced a fair few monitors at CES 2023, but there are already more coming. The company has just introduced the MAG321QR-QD, an IPS gaming monitor that takes advantage of quantum dot technology, as well as a cut-down version, dubbed the G321Q. Packing a 32-inch IPS panel with Quantum Dot …

Although the era of PCIe 5.0 SSDs is now upon us, Gen4 drives are not going anywhere just yet. Take Gigabyte, for example, who has just revealed the Aorus Gen4 7300 SSD, an enhanced PCIe 4.0 SSD with read performance of up to 7300MB/s. Powering the SSD, we find a …

One of the first studios to be acquired by Microsoft as part of this most recent string of gaming acquisitions was Compulsion Games – developers of the much-hyped though ultimately somewhat disappointing We Happy Few. Despite Microsoft now owning the studio, and it being on the service for over 4 …

Over the past couple years we have seen the adoption of digital games balloon into quickly becoming the leading way in which people choose to purchase the media. Over time the ratio has skewed further and further towards digital – with a new report revealing that almost 90% of all …

The remake of the much-loved sci-fi survival horror title Dead Space is mere weeks away, and those who remain unsure of whether they want to experience this journey have now been given a slight bit of enticement, as all those who pre-order the Dead Space Remake on Steam will get …

The Meta (then-Oculus) Quest was released all the way back in 2019 and in many ways served as one of the leading forces behind this modern re-interest in VR technology. It being a first-gen product, the Quest 1 is starting to show its age, and so Meta has announced that …

Microsoft and its respective game studios already have plenty in the works, but it seems is on the way as 2023 gets underway. The tech giant is reportedly planning to host a new Xbox Games Showcase event on January 25th, which will give us more details about some previously announced …

Final Fantasy XVI has been labelled as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, with no other version officially announced – not even a PC release. That said, certain marketing materials have suggested that the game might have a 6 month exclusivity window on PlayStation, with it then coming to PC. The game’s producer …

A practice common throughout the entire history of the industry, it is unfortunately far too often that a game will be released while not crediting the full staff of developers who worked on the title. One of the latest titles to reportedly not credit its developers properly is The Callisto …

For Apple, 2023 will reportedly be quite low-key in terms of new product launches, but we might finally get an official announcement for the long-rumoured Apple AR/VR headset. According to Bloomberg, Apple's mixed reality headset will be revealed this spring, with the launch coming a few months later...

MSI Afterburner is probably the most popular GPU overclocking tool out there, but according to its developer, it may soon be dead. MSI, however, says otherwise, as the company is trying to keep things going with the dev in question. In a comment on the Guru3D forum, Alexey “Unwinder” Nicolaychuk, …

After multiple delays, we're finally getting a new The Settlers game. The title, first announced in 2018 , had its original release date set to 2019, but had to be postponed for still undisclosed reasons. Fast-forward four years, the game is finally coming out next month, and Ubisoft has now …

Nvidia AD104-based graphics cards are already available with the release of the RTX 4070 Ti, but it seems there are a couple more coming in just a few months. It hasn't been confirmed which exactly SKUs these are, but the most likely scenario is that we're talking about RTX 4070 …

Back in December, we reported that the hit indie game PowerWash Simulator was having its update delayed, alongside a pushing back of the launch date for the game’s multi-platform release on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. Fortunately, this delay has turned out to be not too long, as the game will …

Let it Die was an interesting but ultimately failed experiment to create a free-to-play Souls-like all the way back in 2016 exclusively for PlayStation. In 2022 we saw the surprise release of its pseudo-sequel, with the battle royale game ‘Deathverse: Let it Die’. Unfortunately, it too has not been performing …

We have seen a decent number of indie developers bring their fully-fledged console/PC games to the mobile platform, with one of the biggest being the hit farming simulator Stardew Valley. Like with many mobile ports however, the game is lagging behind when it comes to updates. Fortunately, the game’s latest …

Luke checks out AMD's new 65W CPUs - the 7700 and 7900 (non-X)

Over the past few years, we have seen the Steam platform grow from strength to strength, surpassing its own concurrent user count on a semi-regular basis. Now, the platform has reached a new major milestone, seeing more than 33 million users online at the exact same time – with over …

SkyBox Labs isn't necessarily known for the specific games developed by the studio. However, it has helped develop world-renowned franchises such as Halo, Age of Empires and Minecraft. NetEase has now acquired SkyBox Labs, hoping to bring some of that expertise into its ranks. SkyBox Labs is a Canadian game …

It's always a nice surprise when a new GPU driver drops and offers an increase to your gaming performance. Nvidia is reportedly readying something even more significant however, as a recent report claims the company plans to launch graphics drivers with AI optimisations to areas such as "instructions, throughput, hardware utilisation, threading, [and] settings"...

We've been hearing about 7900 XTX reference cards with very high junction temperatures for a few weeks, and AMD has now responded. Speaking with PCWorld, Scott Herkelman, senior VP and GM at AMD Radeon, confirmed there is indeed a batch of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference graphics cards with …

At CES 2023 this week we checked in with Lexar to take a look at their new and upcoming storage and memory devices. For starters, there is new Ares RGB DDR5 memory on the way for new gaming PCs, but beyond that, there have also been a number of new …

We're continuing to do the rounds here at CES this week. Today, we swung by the be quiet! booth to check out the company's new ATX 3.0 power supplies, including the new Dark Power 13, which is rated with 80Plus Titanium Efficiency.  This year at CES, be quiet!'s big announcements …

Earlier this week, AMD held its CES 2023 keynote, announcing new Ryzen processors for laptops and desktops, new Radeon GPUs for laptops and even advancements in the AI and data centre space. Now today, Luke visits the AMD booth at CES to take a closer look and share his thoughts on all the new hardware. 

Today at CES 2023, Luke takes a walk through the DeepCool suite, taking a closer look at new coolers, fans and cases, including the recently launched Quadstellar Infinity chassis, and the new Assassin IV CPU cooler. 

Continuing its announcement spree, Thermaltake has unveiled the latest addition to the Ceres lineup, the new Ceres 500 TG ARGB chassis. Available in black and white, this new mid-tower was designed with cooling as its central pillar, offering broad cooling component compatibility with support for 420mm radiators. Packing four pre-installed …

We've already gone over many of Cooler Master's key announcements for CES 2023, but now we've had a chance to get up close with some of the more interesting products, including the new Synk X haptic feedback chair, which was surprisingly impressive.  Watch via YouTube below: Video Timestamps:  00:00 Intro …

Following the success of the Asus x Noctua RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 graphics cards, both companies have decided to work together once again to release an RTX 4080-based card. On the outside, the card looks a lot like the previous Noctua cards, but there are significant differences under the …