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Last month, we teamed up with PNY to give away a £4000 workstation PC packed with high-end hardware. That competition ended a few days ago, and now, we are pleased to announce the winner.  As a refresher, we are giving away a Scan 3XS Workstation PC powered by a PNY …

While Forza Horizon 5 did ship with ray-tracing, it was only present in the Forza Vista mode and not while actually playing the game. That will be changing soon. Alongside Forza Horizon 5's second expansion, Playground Games will also be adding ray-tracing support for races and free roam.  So far, …

Back in 2021, many Kojima fans were convinced that the game creator’s next title was this seemingly innocuous indie horror game known as Abandoned. Announced as being developed by an entirely different studio and team, the game’s marketing drew many comparisons to previous Kojima games, sparking the rumour that Abandoned …

There was once a time when physical media reigned supreme. Over the years however, we have seen the physical space give way to digital media – with the latter seeing its adoption increase year-on-year. One company which has seen a near-complete shift to digital media is Capcom, announcing that 95% …

In recent years we have seen all manner of publishers engage in acquisition sprees, with companies small and large splashing their cash in order to absorb other developers and publishers. One company which seemingly cannot be bought is Kojima Productions, with the man himself revealing that he has turned down …

Last month CD Projekt Red revealed its upcoming roadmap, including multiple Witcher games. Aside from a complete remake of The Witcher 1, CD Projekt Red has also formed a new team to work on a brand new Witcher trilogy. Now, the new Witcher saga officially has a director.  Sebastian Kalemba …

Recent leaks have shown that Galax is working on an RTX 4090 HOF edition graphics card. Now ahead of launch, this very graphics card has been used to break a world record, with overclocker 'OGS' pushing the GPU to 3.7GHz. 

Back in 2019, Ubisoft departed from Steam in order to focus on its own Ubisoft Connect launcher. While this launcher currently remains the only way to play modern Ubisoft titles (well, that and through the Epic Games Store), a new data mine suggests that the publisher might be heading back …

While the announcement of the RX 7000 series and new RDNA 3 architecture stole the show during AMD's presentation, the company also announced the latest updates to FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). FSR 3 is set to debut next year, while FSR 2.2 is the latest update for the existing algorithm, …

AMD has today announced its new RDNA 3 architecture and the Radeon RX 7000 series at an event in Las Vegas. Featuring the world's first chiplet-based gaming GPU, the company is launching two new graphics cards on December 13th - the RX 7900 XT at $899, alongside the flagship RX 7900 XTX at $999...

Valve has really ramped up its efforts to support alternative operating systems lately. With the Steam Deck, Valve brought Linux-based gaming to the masses and now, Valve is expanding these efforts with Steam support for ChromeOS.  ChromeOS is the operating system installed on Chromebooks, which often make for decent, cheap …

Apple has been working on VR and AR technology behind the scenes for years at this point. Patent filings and various leaks have already helped paint a picture of a more productivity-focused device. However, Apple will be investing a little into the gaming side, as it has reportedly begun hiring …

Sony Santa Monica had a GOTY hit on its hands with God of War (2018), now four years later, it looks like the team will repeat that success. The embargo has now lifted on God of War: Ragnarök reviews, painting a vastly positive outlook for the game, which launches next …

Octopath Traveler kicked off a new HD-2D era for Square Enix RPGs. Now after an extended break, a full sequel is officially on the way, and Square Enix will be releasing it across multiple platforms right from the get-go.  During Nintendo Direct in September, Octopath Traveler 2 was officially announced …

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Square Enix has been talking about experimenting with blockchain technology and NFTs for quite some time and now, the publisher has announced its first 'Web3' game - Symbiogenesis, described as a 'collectable art project', which sounds ... not fun.

Back in mid-October, the much anticipated ‘A Plague Tale: Requiem’ finally released across PlayStation, Xbox and PC (with a cloud version available on Switch). Two weeks on from the game’s release, publisher Focus Entertainment have revealed that the game has surpassed 1 million players. Making the announcement on Twitter, the …

With AMD RDNA 3-based graphics cards right around the corner, AIB partners are already working on their own custom models. PowerColor is one such manufacturer, and proof of that can be found in a new teaser for an upcoming Devil-series graphics card. The picture posted on Twitter by PowerColor shows …

Today we look at the new Zen 4 AMD Ryzen 5 7600X to see how it holds up against tough competition

Remedy Entertainment has spent most of its existence developing unique yet rather niche games, with the studio’s standout titles being Max Payne, Control and Alan Wake. Speaking of Alan Wake, the game was remastered for modern systems around this time last year – but unfortunately, it seems to have not …

The PC gaming market has had a rather major resurgence in recent years, in particular when it comes to publishers supporting the platform with well-optimised and bespoke PC versions of their games. One company which has seen great success on PC is Capcom, with the publisher revealing that half of …

While SEGA no longer makes its own video game consoles, the company has released a large number of systems throughout its history. Since 2019, SEGA has released a number of mini consoles containing some of the system’s most iconic games. Following the release of the SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2, …

A couple of weeks ago, G.Skill teased that its first 8GHz DDR5 memory kits were almost ready for launch. Today, that exact kit is launching, pushing the high-end of consumer DDR5 memory to new heights. Following on from G.Skill's new 7800MHz kits, the company has now unveiled its Trident Z5 …

Back in May, it was announced that Embracer Group was set to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Square Enix Montréal as well as a litany of IPs. While it has now been revealed that Square Enix Montréal is being shut down, Eidos Montréal is fortunately still kicking, with the studio reportedly …

WD is back with their latest M.2 SSD, and it's faster than ever

Sony has been slowly drip-feeding us details on the PlayStation VR2 since the start of the year. Over the summer, we finally got a step closer to launch with the announcement of the first PS VR2 games. Now, Sony has announced that the new headset will be available as of February 2023, but it will cost more than a PlayStation 5. 

The mainline Persona games have historically been exclusive to Sony systems, though this has been slowly but surely changing. Following the release of Persona 5 Royal on all platforms, Persona 4 Golden is next, planned for release in January 2023. Ahead of this however, it seems the game’s already-released PC …

Over the past few days, we have seen a number of sales figures released for Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, with the game breaking concurrent user records on Steam as well as being the fastest-selling Call of Duty on the PlayStation Store. Now, Activision themselves have revealed that Call …

God of War Ragnarök is just a few short days away, and ahead of the game’s release, Sony has released some stats on the previous title, revealing that 2018's God of War has now sold over 23 million units. Around this time last year, Sony Santa Monica revealed that 2018’s …

We're a month into Q3 of the fiscal year and as a result, many companies are now releasing their earnings reports for the previous quarter and giving updates on upcoming products. EA is no different, teasing a ‘major IP' launch for early next year.  As part of EA's recent earnings …