Apple unveiled a plethora of devices at their recent live event, including brand new iPhones as well as a rugged Apple Watch Ultra. For some, the most exciting announcement however came in the form of the 2nd-generation AirPods Pro, which is bringing with it significantly better active noise-cancelling; improved controls; …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4090 FE looks just like the 3090 FE with bigger fans
Up until now, most rumours have suggested that the RTX 40 series Founders Edition would retain the same cooler design that we saw with the RTX 30 series. However, newly shared renders suggest the new cards will feature bigger fans, likely due to the increased power draw of the upcoming …
Read More »Apple unveils new rugged ‘Apple Watch Ultra’
Apple’s recent iPhone 14 event featured much more than just the unveiling of the tech giant’s latest smartphone devices. The company also showed off its 2nd-generation AirPods Pro wireless earphones as well as three new Apple Watch devices – including a brand new rugged Ultra model. As mentioned, Apple announced …
Read More »iPhone 14 Pro announced with ‘Dynamic Island’ camera cut-out
For months we have heard various leaks and rumours surrounding Apple’s iPhone 14/Pro, but the Cupertino-based company has now officially announced their latest and greatest generation of iPhones. While the 14 serves as a modest upgrade over last year’s model, the iPhone 14 Pro comes with a whole host of improvements and changes, including what Apple is calling ‘Dynamic Island’...
Read More »Ubisoft Forward will reportedly feature 4 new Assassin’s Creed games
On the 10th of September, Ubisoft will be going live with its ‘Ubisoft Forward’ games showcase, where the publisher has confirmed it will include “a special Assassin's Creed showcase offering a peek at the future of the franchise”. It was already known that the recently announced Assassin’s Creed Mirage would …
Read More »Meta Connect VR showcase announced for October
Meta/Facebook is one of the biggest players in the virtual reality market, both due to its highly successful Quest 2 VR headset as well as the company’s continued investment into the technology. In just over a month, the company will be hosting its annual Meta Connect showcase, where the company …
Read More »September’s first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles announced
Throughout each month, Microsoft adds a number of titles to its Xbox Game Pass library, allowing subscribers to experience a wide variety of games across all types of genres. The console manufacturer has now announced which titles will be dropping onto the service throughout the first half of September. Making …
Read More »Sequel to Firewall: Zero Hour announced exclusively for PSVR2
We still do not have a launch date for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset. This has not stopped the console manufacturer from announcing a plethora of PSVR2 titles ahead of time however. The latest title announced to be coming exclusively to Sony’s headset is a sequel to 2018’s VR first-person …
Read More »Intel to bundle over £300 of games and software with select Alder Lake and Alchemist systems
If you're considering buying a new prebuilt system or laptop for yourself, you may be interested to know that Intel is preparing a software and game bundle worth over £300. Only select laptops and prebuilt desktops equipped with Alder Lake CPUs and Arc Alchemist GPUs will be eligible however. The …
Read More »Nvidia is giving away Spider-Man Remastered with RTX GPUs
Spider-Man Remastered on PC took one of the best looking PlayStation exclusives and improved upon it further by adding high resolution and crisp ray-traced reflections. Being a showpiece for just how transformative RT reflections can be to a game, Nvidia has now announced that they will be giving away free …
Read More »Future Cyberpunk updates will overhaul police system, add vehicle combat and more
CD Projekt RED’s Night City Wire stream recently concluded, with the developer announcing and releasing patch 1.6 (the Edgerunners update) as well as giving fans their first look at the upcoming Phantom Liberty expansion. CDPR is not yet done with Cyberpunk however, as the game’s director has confirmed that future …
Read More »No New Game+ for Cyberpunk 2077 yet as it is “an incredibly complex feature to make”
CD Projekt RED have announced and released Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.6 (the Edgerunners update) which brings with it hundreds of changes, improvements, and additions, including a transmog system; new weapons; cross progression; customisation outside of the initial character creation and so much more. Unfortunately, one of the most requested features …
Read More »SteelSeries launches Apex 9 Mini and TKL keyboards with OptiPoint switches
SteelSeries has just released two new compact gaming keyboards, further increasing its vast peripheral portfolio. These are the Apex 9 Mini and Apex 9 TKL, both featuring OptiPoint optical switches, vibrant RGB lighting, and an adjustable keystroke actuation point of 1mm or 1.5mm. The custom-built OptiPoint optical switches of the …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion announced; not coming to last-gen
CD Projekt RED recently held their latest Night City Wire stream, where the studio announced and released a major update in the form of patch 1.6. Perhaps even more exciting however was the official unveiling of the game’s upcoming expansion, named ‘Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.’ Ahead of its release some …
Read More »Thermaltake’s new ATX 3.0 and PCIe Gen5 Toughpower GF3 PSUs deliver up to 1650W
With the imminent launch of the RTX 40-series graphics cards expected to use PCIe 5.0 power connectors, various PSU manufacturers have started to release their first ATX 3.0-ready units supporting such connectors. Thermaltake has now joined the party with the Toughpower GF3 series. Available with 750W, 850W, 1000W, 1200W, 1350W, and …
Read More »Cyberpunk Edgerunners update goes live with hundreds of changes and additions
Many fans still feel burned by the broken launch of Cyberpunk 2077 almost 3 years ago now. Fortunately, CDPR have not yet given up on the game, with patch 1.6 – the Edgerunners update – now going live, adding new weapons, a transmog system, cross progression and so much more. …
Read More »NieR: Re[in]carnation is crossing over with Persona 5
It seems as though any live-service title released nowadays must inevitably include some form of crossover with other video game IPs. Such is the case with the command-action RPG NieR: Re[in]carnation, which will see a number of Persona 5 characters added to the game. Making the announcement on Twitter, the …
Read More »Is It Cake or GeForce? Nvidia Deals Week at OCUK
Nvidia approached us last week and posed the question - if they hired one of the UK's finest bakers, could we tell their cakes apart from the GeForce RTX 30 series? Today we put that theory to the test, and find out if it is cake, or if it is GeForce.
Read More »Gears of War studio is helping develop State of Decay 3
State of Decay 3 was announced all the way back in 2020 with a teaser trailer and little else. While we still have yet to get a proper look at the upcoming open-world zombie survival game, Matt Booty, the Head of Xbox Game Studios, has now offered some insights into …
Read More »More evidence of a PC port for Returnal discovered
Returnal is a highly unique, fun and impressive 3rd-person roguelite bullet-hell shooter which was released exclusively for the PlayStation 5 back in 2021. Following its launch, rumours popped up suggesting that the title would be making its way to PC platforms at some point in the future. While we have …
Read More »RTX 4090 Ti allegedly pictured, shows triple-fan cooler
With the alleged release of the RTX 40-series approaching, AIB partners have already started work designing custom coolers. A new photo suggests vendors are well into the prototype stage, with a leaked image reportedly of an RTX 4090 Ti showing a large triple-fan cooler. The photo shared by Greymon55 is …
Read More »NBA 2K23 will take up over 150GB
The past few years has seen video game sizes balloon to extreme heights, with some of the worst offenders easily taking up north of 100GB of precious hard drive space. While the current generation of consoles and their SSDs have helped to bring this number down for quite a few …
Read More »The RTX 4080 may have both 16GB and 12GB variants at launch
Just when we thought the specifications for the RTX 4080 were finally set in stone, a new rumour has appeared, suggesting the exact opposite. It seems the RTX 4080 GPUs may come in two variants, one with 16GB of memory and the other with 12GB. According to MEGAsizeGPU, the RTX …
Read More »Over 100 Crystal Dynamics devs are helping ‘The Initiative’ with Perfect Dark reboot
It is quite common nowadays for video games to be worked on by multiple teams across different studios. That being said, these collaborations typically occur between studios which fall under the same corporate umbrella. It is therefore interesting to see that over 100 Crystal Dynamics devs are assisting Xbox studio …
Read More »Intel Arc A770 and A750 hitting shelves ‘very soon’, but limited in quantity
Intel representatives have recently held interviews with the press, where they shared a few more details about the upcoming A700 series graphics cards. Plenty has been discussed, however the most important detail is that we should be able to get hands-on with the new Intel graphics cards ‘very soon'. Intel …
Read More »NZXT Signal HD60 Review
We check out a capture card from NZXT - yes, they really do make everything now!
Read More »Ubisoft teases what fans can expect at upcoming game showcase
In just a few short days, Ubisoft will be going live with its autumn edition of ‘Ubisoft Forward’ – a video game showcase where the publisher will give fans a deeper look into some previously announced games, as well as potential reveals for as-of-yet unknown titles. Ahead of this stream …
Read More »Nickelodeon set to release AAA TMNT game next year
2022 has been a good year for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with a brand new game having been released in the form of TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge as well as a re-release of the turtles’ classic arcade adventures as part of the ‘Cowabunga Collection’. Following these two successes, it has …
Read More »Valve has “a lot of games in development”
Over the past decade or so we have seen video game developer and publisher Valve move away from making games, instead focusing on other endeavours such as manufacturing video game hardware while prioritising the continued success of their Steam platform. That being said, Valve is not done making games, with …
Read More »River City Girls 2 will feature 4-play co-op
In recent years we have seen the arcade-style beat ‘em up genre revived, with many franchises (old and new) tackling the genre. One of the newest breakout hits was 2019’s River City Girls. Ahead of the release of its sequel, the team at WayFroward has now revealed that River City …
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