One of the best features exclusive to the Xbox Series devices is the ability to use ‘Quick Resume’ which allows players to hotswap between two games without closing the previous title. While already an impressive feature, Microsoft has announced that it is making Quick Resume even more useful. As part …
Read More »AMD completes acquisition of Xilinx
Back in 2020, AMD announced plans to acquire Xilinx in an all-stock transaction. The deal finally obtained final approvals to go through last week and now, AMD has swiftly closed the deal, making Xilinx and official part of the company. At the time of the acquisition announcement, the deal was worth …
Read More »CD Projekt Red will reveal Cyberpunk 2077 next-gen and new patch tomorrow
In recent months, leaks have suggested that CD Projekt Red will announce the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Cyberpunk 2077, and the next major patch, in mid-February. Now, the studio has confirmed this, announcing a stream taking place tomorrow. In late January, new box-art leaked for the new …
Read More »AMD and Nvidia GPU prices continue to fall in Europe as availability improves
The final five months of 2021 saw continued GPU price increases across Europe. In January, the tides started to turn, with prices for both AMD and Nvidia GPUs beginning to drop, and that trend has continued into February.
Read More »Fortnite’s Uncharted crossover includes both film and game skins
As Fortnite continues to crossover with more and more franchises, Epic Games has had to make a number of decisions regarding design choices while attempting to find a balance between offering skins that players actually want, and skins which are simply used for marketing. In the case of the Uncharted …
Read More »Nvidia to update RTX 3050 graphics cards with more efficient GPU variant
Currently, the RTX 3050 graphics cards use a GA106 GPU, but we may get a new variant soon. A new report claims that Nvidia is planning to swap out the GA106 with the GA107 GPU soon – the same die used for RTX 3050 mobile graphics. Featuring 3840 CUDA cores, …
Read More »Box Cube Custom Built PC Review
It's a beautiful prebuilt PC from Box, but it is very expensive for the spec on offer
Read More »Intel Xeon ‘Sapphire Rapids’ CPUs with DDR5 memory tested
Intel has been quiet regarding its next generation of Xeon Scalable processors, but samples are beginning to float around. This week, one leaker got their hands on one of the upcoming processors and put it to the test in a range of benchmarks. Chinese leaker, @yuuki_ans, ran the engineering sample …
Read More »Valve publishes Steam Deck CAD files so anyone can create their own casings
We're just two weeks away from the Steam Deck launch, but Valve keeps surprising us with new things about its portable console. Recently, the game company made the CAD files of the Steam Deck publicly available, allowing anyone to create or 3D print the console's casing. The CAD files will …
Read More »Lost Ark becomes second most-played game of all time on Steam
Lost Ark continued to impress over its launch weekend. Last week, the game appeared on our radar after crossing 500,000 concurrent players on Steam during its early access launch. On Friday after servers opened up for F2P players, that record was broken, with over 980,000 concurrent players, but the game …
Read More »ASUS ROG Fusion II 500 Gaming Headset Review
It's priced at £200, but the microphone quality on this ASUS headset is just not good enough
Read More »007 GoldenEye remaster coming soon
It has been just over a year since Rare's 007 GoldenEye remaster resurfaced online with fresh leaks and even a playable build. Now a year later, it looks like GoldenEye will be re-releasing, and it could be dropping within the next few weeks. Rare originally began working on this remaster …
Read More »Next-gen AMD Ryzen processors could launch in Q3 2022
When AMD's CEO confirmed we would get Zen 4 processors later this year, most assumed they would arrive sometime in the fourth quarter. However, a new report suggests launches may come sooner than expected, with the first Ryzen Zen 4 desktop processors possibly debuting in Q3. According to Greymon55, AMD …
Read More »Lost Ark concurrent players double following free-to-play Steam launch
Earlier this week, the early access launch for Lost Ark impressed us with its massive concurrent player numbers, peaking at over 500,000 active players. Last night, the game had its free to play launch, opening the game up to all players and as you might expect, player numbers jumped significantly, …
Read More »Ubisoft employees ask ‘are we competing with EA for most hated company?’ as NFT push continues
A good number of developers at Ubisoft have been just as confused as the rest of us by the publisher's recent push into the NFT market. Ubisoft recently attempted to change the minds of its employees by offering them a free NFT, but as you might expect, that didn't exactly do the trick, leading to another surge in complaints on Ubisoft's private company-wide feedback forum.
Read More »Activision confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot sequel and next-gen Warzone
Last night, Activision took the time to officially confirm a few recent leaks. Firstly, it is now confirmed that Infinity Ward is developing Modern Warfare 2 as this year's Call of Duty – a sequel to the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot, not to be confused with the original Modern Warfare …
Read More »Elden Ring minimum PC system requirements are surprisingly high
Back in August, reports indicated that From Software's upcoming game, Elden Ring, would have pretty tame PC system requirements. At the time, the game was still six months away from release, so we warned that the requirements were likely to change and now this week, it appears the minimum system …
Read More »Deep Rock Galactic launches board game Kickstarter to overwhelming success
Deep Rock Galactic is a first-person co-op mining game which has seen a great deal of success following its Early Access launch back in 2018 – and later bolstered by being a free PS+ title earlier this year. The IP is now going from video game to board game, as …
Read More »Xbox exclusive Grounded hits new major milestone
Obsidian Entertainment has proven itself to be a highly versatile studio, working on all manner of different genres, playstyles, perspectives and more. One of the team’s smaller projects is Grounded, a co-op multiplayer survival game. Despite its modest scope, the game has gone on to be a considerable success. In …
Read More »NAND Flash contamination sees WD and Kioxia lose 6.5 exabytes of storage
The SSD market could see a price spike over the coming months, as Western Digital and Kioxia have reportedly lost 6.5 exabytes of flash storage to contamination issues at its factories. As reported by TrendForce, Western Digital (WDC) and Kioxia found a material contamination at NAND Flash production lines in …
Read More »Microsoft is evaluating Activision management and considering changes after buyout
Over the last year, Activision Blizzard has been dealing with a series of internal disasters, including a major lawsuit brought on by the state of California, alleging misconduct and management issues throughout the company. With Activision Blizzard now set to become part of Microsoft, the company is keeping a close …
Read More »Uncharted director now working on a Jak and Daxter film
After years stuck in development hell, the Uncharted film adaptation was finally completed thanks in part to the contributions of director Ruben Fleischer. With Uncharted now behind him, the cogs have begun to turn on his next project – which might be a Jak and Daxter film. In an interview …
Read More »Gravity Rush director wants to see franchise ported to PC
Many older first-party PS4 titles have been rejuvenated through sporadic PC releases by Sony, not only pushing successful games to new heights, but also giving less successful games a second chance. The director of Gravity Rush expressed his desires to see the series ported to PC…or even better. February 2022 …
Read More »Original Halo composers could block TV series release as Microsoft faces lawsuit
Marty O'Donnell, best known for his work as a composer at Bungie in the days of Halo, and eventually, the early days of Destiny, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft. O'Donnell and fellow composer, Mike Salvatori, claim that Microsoft owes the pair royalties dating back 20 years. As reported by …
Read More »Dead Island 2 reportedly on track for 2022 release after eight years in development
It has been eight years since Dead Island 2 was first announced and several years since the last update on the game's development. That silence could be coming to an end soon though, as sources claim that the game is nearing the final stages of development and could even be …
Read More »Dying Light 2 PC Performance Benchmark: 30+ GPUs Tested!
We check out PC performance in Dying Light 2, testing a massive range of GPUs
Read More »Resident Evil 4 Remake to feature story and setting changes, reveal planned for 2022
It has been rumoured for some time now that Capcom is currently working on Resident Evil 4 Remake, developed by the same team behind the highly praised Resident Evil 2 Remake from 2019. According to reports this week, the game is set to be revealed this year and will include …
Read More »Samsung Exynos 2200 is a minor upgrade compared to predecessor
The Samsung Exynos 2200 is coming to smartphones soon, complete with AMD RDNA2 graphics. Unfortunately, preliminary tests show that the chip might not be as impressive as hoped, with just a 5% bump to CPU performance and a 17% bump to GPU performance compared to the Exynos 2100. Samsung announced …
Read More »The M27Q P is Gigabyte’s latest SuperSpeed IPS gaming monitor
Many praised the Gigabyte M27Q gaming monitor for offering fantastic performance at an affordable price. Now, the monitor is back with a panel upgrade, switching from a BGR panel to SuperSpeed IPS. The 27-inch SS IPS panel used in the Gigabyte M27Q P sports 2560×1440 resolution, 165Hz refresh rate (overclocks …
Read More »AMD gains approval for $35 billion Xilinx acquisition
Back in 2020, AMD announced plans to acquire Xilinx in a deal worth roughly $35 billion. Like any major acquisition, the deal was subject to regulatory approval, which was finally granted this week.
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