Shortly after being acquired by Embracer Group, Square Enix Montreal changed its name to Studio Onoma and revealed that it was working on a new IP. Now just a few weeks later, Embracer Group has cancelled that project and shut down the studio. Onoma was a bit of an outlier …
Read More »Horizon Forbidden West writer joins Playground Games for Fable reboot
Playground Games' Fable reboot has been in the works for five years now, but there is still a long way to go before we finally see the game in action. Earlier this year, PlayGround Games appointed a new narrative lead for the project, and now, one of the senior writers …
Read More »Leak claims to show new AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT reference card design
AMD is set to unveil the first RDNA 3 graphics cards later this week, but we may already have a sneak peek at what's to come. New pictures claim to show the new AMD reference design cooler for the RX 7900 XT.
Read More »HBO’s The Last of Us TV series to premiere in January
We're just over a month removed from HBO's The Last of Us TV series trailer debut. At the time, a premiere date was not announced, but it seems the adaptation of Naughty Dog's beloved game will be airing very soon. Following on from rumours that the release date would be …
Read More »PS+ lost subscribers last quarter but revenue still grew
This year, Sony completely revamped its subscription service offering, introducing new higher tiers of PlayStation+ with access to a large library of games. In the months since then, Sony has lost subscribers year-on-year, but a higher percentage of customers have migrated over to the new tiers. As part of Sony's …
Read More »Leaked images reveal Galax HOF Edition RTX 4090
The Galax HOF graphics cards are often one of the most popular high-end overclocking-oriented models, and they will be returning for the new RTX 40 generation. According to a new leak, Galax is currently preparing its RTX 4090 HOF edition. The team at Nordic Hardware were sent two images of …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass November update headlined by Obsidian’s next game
We've hit the first Tuesday of the month, which means it is time for another Xbox Game Pass update. Over the first couple of weeks of November, we can expect ten more games to join the library, including the latest title from Obsidian Entertainment. While we've just passed Halloween, there …
Read More »ASUS RTX 4090 TUF Gaming OC Review
It's our latest RTX 4090, and we're checking out arguably the best-looking card yet
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake desktop CPUs to come with up to 22 Cores, Arrow Lake-S with up to 24 Cores
Intel is already working on the next two generations of desktop chips. Named Meteor Lake-S and Arrow Lake-S, the two new architectures promise to bring architectural changes to Intel's CPU design philosophy. These changes are being made to accommodate the new features they'll introduce, but it seems Intel had to …
Read More »Modern warfare II has biggest PlayStation launch in COD history
After years of substandard Call of Duty releases, the latest Modern Warfare II was expected to hit it big thanks to the success of 2019’s Modern Warfare. Early figures seem to back this up, with Modern Warfare II having the biggest launch ever for a COD on the PlayStation store. …
Read More »A “Big” update is coming to the Xbox app for PC
Microsoft has been going all in on the PC market with its Xbox Game Pass service. This service requires the use of the Xbox app for Windows. Unfortunately, it is not very feature-complete especially when compared to other PC clients. That being said, according to Phil Spencer, a “Big” update …
Read More »EA’s Iron Man game might come out sooner than expected
Back in September, EA announced that it would be partnering with Marvel in order to create an Iron Man game. Headed up by EA’s Motive studio, the title has reportedly entered playtesting, suggesting the game might come out sooner than expected. In a report by Insider-Gaming, it is claimed through …
Read More »EA’s new patent details system to change controls automatically based on skill
Each year, hundreds if not thousands of video game related patents are submitted by publishers and console manufacturers alike. While most of them are unlikely to come to fruition in any major manner, these patents do give us insight into the minds of those making games. EA has now patented …
Read More »Resident Evil Village VR may be heading to PC too
Resident Evil 7 was one of the few major releases to get PlayStationVR support back in the day. Unfortunately, the PC version of the game never received a VR update, but Capcom might be looking to make things right with Resident Evil Village. Resident Evil Village is getting a VR …
Read More »God of War: Ragnarök copies are being sold weeks ahead of release date
Sony sent out a lot of review codes for God of War: Ragnarok ahead of its launch in November. Unfortunately, some who got early access leaked huge spoilers for the campaign. Now, those spoilers are likely to get worse, as at least one retailer has broken the street date, selling …
Read More »EA is working on three Marvel games
Over the summer, we heard rumours that EA had signed a licensing deal with Marvel that will see the publisher working on multiple new games. At this point, EA Motive's Iron Man game has been officially announced, and there is a rumour that another EA studio is working on a …
Read More »Instagram outage sees millions of accounts suspended
Meta has been having a few issues with its services recently. Earlier this month, there was a major WhatsApp outage, stopping millions from being able to send and receive messages. Now, Instagram is facing some problems, with millions of accounts getting an unintended suspensions. The Instagram outage began this morning, …
Read More »Sonic Prime Netflix show gets release date and new voice actor
Sonic the Hedgehog has had many TV shows over the years, ranging greatly in tone, scope and quality. Though it has been a while since the last Sonic show, the Blue Blur is returning to the medium, with the Sonic Prime Netflix show announced to be coming in December. Back …
Read More »Xbox head acknowledges large gap between major first-party game releases
While 2022 initially looked very promising for Xbox, a number of high-profile delays have left a pretty big gap in major first-party releases. Halo Infinite struggled out the gate and with Starfield and Redfall now coming in 2023, there is no major holiday season exclusive this year, a fact that …
Read More »Phil Spencer says Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
In the wake of regulatory scrutiny over the Activision Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft has attempted to make its plans a bit clearer, confirming that Call of Duty will continue to be a multiplatform game. While some do doubt how true this is, Microsoft is continuing to reiterate this statement. In a …
Read More »Xbox Games with Gold has one of its worst months yet
Each month, those who are subscribed to Xbox Live Gold are able to get their hands on a number of free games. Ever since the launch of Game Pass however, the Games with Gold offerings have dwindled in value, with November’s games being rather paltry. Making the announcement on their …
Read More »The Steam Deck’s UI is now available on PC
With the release of the Steam Deck saw Valve create a new user interface focused on controller navigation. Upon its reveal, it was announced that the new UI would come to Steam’s PC client in the future. While not yet fully released, the new Steam Deck UI is available for …
Read More »Nearly half of all Persona game sales are from P5
As part of SEGA's recently released annual fiscal report, the publisher revealed the sales data for its franchises. The Persona series landed as SEGA’s 9th biggest with more than 15 million units sold. Interestingly, nearly half of these sales are related to Persona 5. In the same report which revealed …
Read More »UK retailers begin listing RTX 4080 graphics cards starting at £1,289
We're still over two weeks away from the release of the RTX 4080 graphics cards, but some UK retailers have begun listing the new graphics card, giving us an early look at pricing. As things currently stand, it looks like the cheapest RTX 4080 graphics card will hit the market at £1,289.
Read More »The Sonic franchise surpasses 1.5 Billion players
As part of SEGA's recently released financial reports, the company listed the sales data for its biggest franchises, revealing that the company’s mascot – Sonic the Hedgehog – has in total across its paid and free games been played by over 1.5 Billion people. Sonic the Hedgehog has been the …
Read More »The Final Fantasy franchise has sold almost 175 million units
Final Fantasy is one of the most recognisable names in gaming and as such, it is unsurprising to see it being by far the most successful franchise published by Square Enix. The company has now released its latest figures, revealing that the Final Fantasy franchise has sold almost 175 million …
Read More »Microsoft claims to subsidise up to $200 per Xbox console
Recently, we reported that the Head of Xbox Phil Spencer discussed the potential for its gaming products to increase in price. This statement has been met with some apprehension from fans and in the wake of this, Spencer has offered details on just how much the company is supposedly subsidising …
Read More »Modern Warfare II launches to 250,000 concurrent players on Steam
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II (2022) represents the first COD title in years to be released on the Steam platform. As such, we are able to see much more transparent data on how the game is performing. After half a decade away, COD’s return to Steam is record-breaking. Recently, …
Read More »Some AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPUs come with two chiplets
AMD Ryzen 7000 series processors come with up to two chiplets, each with eight Zen 4 cores. Depending on the SKU, the Zen 4 cores are enabled to match the specifications. For Ryzen 5 7600X CPUs, a single CCD would suffice. However, it seems that's not the case for every …
Read More »RTX 4080 12GB benchmark results show performance similar to an RTX 3090 Ti
A couple of weeks ago, Nvidia officially cancelled the RTX 4080 12GB model. The 12GB version used a further cutdown GPU core, offering considerably less performance compared to the 16GB version. The gap was big enough that grouping both together as RTX 4080s seemed misleading to the consumer. While the …
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