Back in June, we learned that Call of Duty would be skipping E3 again this year, with Activision planning to reveal the next major game in the series through Warzone. Things have been quiet since then, but according to reports, we'll be getting the long-awaited reveal next week. According to …
Read More »Humankind is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC on day one
For the last couple of weeks, Humankind has been reaching the top most pre-ordered games on Steam. With a lot of buzz around the upcoming 4X strategy title, Microsoft has now announced that the game will be coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC on day one. Amplitude Studios and …
Read More »Nvidia announces RTX A2000 – its ‘most compact and power-efficient’ graphics card
Following on from rumours last week, Nvidia officially announced the RTX A2000 graphics card today. The new workstation GPU is much smaller than the rest of the line-up, allowing it to fit in almost any system with a dedicated graphics card slot.
Read More »Diablo 2: Resurrected will have an open beta this month
Given all the controversy surrounding Activision Blizzard at the moment, we weren't sure if Diablo 2: Resurrected would still have an open beta or even make its September release date. For now, it looks like everything will be going ahead as planned, with the remake's public beta beginning this week. …
Read More »Gamescom’s Future Games Show to feature over 40 titles
While video game announcements used to be centred around the Summer and E3, more and more video game events have been popping up in recent years. One such event is the Future Games Show. Taking place during Gamescom, 2021’s show is said to feature over 40 different games. Microsoft recently …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver preps for Back 4 Blood open beta, Naraka: Bladepoint and more
With the Back 4 Blood open beta set to kick off and RTX-supported title, Naraka: Bladepoint launching this week, it is time for a new GeForce driver update. The new driver is available today and aside from day-one optimisations for new titles, this driver also adds support for seven new …
Read More »Valve’s Steam Deck begins to get official support from game devs
One of the biggest advantages to the Steam Deck is the fact that it is essentially a mini PC, allowing owners to run their full Steam library with little to no incompatibility. That being said, for those who wish to treat the system as if it is a console, it …
Read More »Kolink’s new Unity and Adapt mid-tower cases have swappable front panels
Kolink is back with another set of mid-tower PC cases. The new Unity Nexus and Adapt cases set themselves apart from the crowd with swappable front panels, available in different designs for some additional user-customisation. Both cases offer similar levels of hardware support, with space for up to 420mm liquid …
Read More »The Epic Games Store won’t make a profit until 2027
For years, Steam has had a stranglehold on the PC gaming market. Whether for better or for worse, Valve’s client has become synonymous with PC gaming. For the past few years, Epic Games has been trying to break this monopoly, although it is seemingly much tougher than perhaps anticipated, with …
Read More »Elden Ring is coming to Steam, early PC system requirements revealed
Elden Ring isn't coming out for five more months, but it looks like we may already have a look at the PC system requirements that From Software is targeting, following on from the game's Steam Store page going live. This week, it was finally confirmed that Elden Ring won't be …
Read More »Overwatch 2 may not launch until 2023
While Overwatch represented one of the first and biggest live-service titles of the modern era, the 2015 hero shooter was announced to be getting a full sequel back in 2019, with a release year expected to be 2022. Since then however, very little news has come out regarding the game, …
Read More »AMD RX 6600 XT Review ft. Gigabyte Gaming OC Pro
AMD's RX 6600 XT is aimed squarely at 1080p gamers, but is it better than the RTX 3060?
Read More »Xenoblade Chronicles 3 reportedly in development
Ever since the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 back in 2017, we've been waiting to hear about a sequel with Monolith Soft back at the helm. According to reports this week, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 not only exists, but it is apparently nearly finished. Recently, voice actress Jenna Coleman, who played …
Read More »Samsung Display reportedly working on OLED tech for 2022 iPads
Ever since Apple first began using OLED displays on the iPhone in 2017, we’ve been hearing rumours about the first OLED display iPad. Apple went in a different direction with its 2021 iPad Pro refresh, adding a Mini-LED display. However, supply chain sources still claim that OLED equipped iPads are …
Read More »be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 CPU Cooler Review
be quiet! have just released the Dark Rock TF 2 £80 down-draft style air cooler.
Read More »Aya Neo 2021 Pro aims to take on Steam Deck with Ryzen 7 4800U APU
Following the successful campaign of the Aya Neo 2021, the company has decided to launch an upgraded model - the Aya Neo 2021 Pro. Priced a little higher than the original Aya Neo, the Pro models will start at $1215 ($1315 for the Retro Edition) and features a Ryzen 7 4800U.
Read More »Gamescom 2021 will include an Xbox event, Opening Night Live, and Future Games Show
Gamescom is right around the corner, and as usual we can expect to see numerous new games, trailers and other announcements. Three live shows have been confirmed for Gamescom so far – Opening Night Live, hosted by Geoff Keighley, an Xbox games showcase and the Future Games Show. The Xbox …
Read More »Back 4 Blood beta had 100,000 active players on Steam alone
There has been a lot of excitement building up around Back 4 Blood over the last year. On Steam alone, the game's closed beta for pre-order customers and select invitees has been a roaring success, amassing over 100,000 active players. Over the weekend, Back 4 Blood was able to garner …
Read More »Super Mario Bros. sealed copy sets new record after $2 million bid
Pristine copies of the original Super Mario Bros. have been popping up at auctions over the last couple of years, netting the owners huge sums of money. The last copy of the game sold for a record $660,000, only to be beaten out by a copy of Super Mario 64, …
Read More »A new South Park game is reportedly in development
We've had two excellent South Park games release in the last decade and it looks like creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, are now working on a third game. This time around, we'll be getting something markedly different, as this upcoming title is said to be 3D and it appears …
Read More »Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice gets ray-tracing upgrade on Xbox Series X/S
When Microsoft first announced the Xbox Series X console, it also announced Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 as the first major exclusive. We're still some ways off from Hellblade 2 releasing, but in the meantime, the original game, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, has been revamped for Xbox Series X/S, with new ray-tracing …
Read More »Xiaomi preparing to launch OLED TVs with Nvidia G-Sync modules
Xiaomi has started teasing its new generation of OLED TVs, and as it seems, they will feature Nvidia G-Sync modules. Scheduled to release on August 10th, Xiaomi's new-gen OLED TVs will allow gamers to enjoy a tear-free gaming experience when connected to a system using an Nvidia GPU. The announcement …
Read More »Google was planning to buy Epic Games according to court documents
It has been a couple of months since the Epic Games v Apple trial came to an end, but Epic's legal battles are not over yet. Epic is now taking on Google in court, giving us a fresh wave of new documents - revealing that Google considered acquiring Epic Games a while back, in part due to the competitive threat posed to the Play Store.
Read More »Take-Two has three unannounced remasters/remakes in the works
Take-Two recently held its quarterly investors meeting where the holdings company revealed that alongside the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto V: Expanded and Enhanced, between their many studios there exists three remasters/remakes of older titles which are currently in development. As part of their quarterly earnings report, Take-Two Interactive, …
Read More »Xbox gets a new Night Mode filter
While people play video games through different times of day, staring at bright screens in a dark room can lead to issues including reduced sleep, eye strain and more. Smartphones have offered night modes for years in order to tackle this issue. While it may seem like an odd decision, …
Read More »Razer announces Zephyr RGB mask and beta sign-ups
During CES 2021, Razer announced its own N95 mask under the name “Project Hazel”. Now, the mask is becoming a real product, named Razer Zephyr, and a beta test will also be taking place ahead of launch in Q4 2021. It's unclear when beta testers will receive their masks, but …
Read More »New RPCS3 update adds AMD FSR support
RPCS3 is the biggest PlayStation 3 emulator available, allowing players to go beyond the limits of Sony’s old console and reviving older titles through higher frame rates and greater resolutions. One step towards improving the emulator even further now sees AMD’s recently released FSR sharpening solution added to the software, …
Read More »PUBG redundantly changes name to PUBG: Battlegrounds
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one of the biggest games of all time, selling over 70 million copies and launching the battle royale genre to new heights. Created by Brendan Greene aka PlayerUnknown, the game took his artist name as part of the title. It seems the team now wishes to move …
Read More »AMD Radeon Pro W6800 Professional Graphics Card Review
Has AMD hit the spot? The 32GB Frame buffer certainly seems promising ...
Read More »PlayStation has best Q1 revenue in video game history
Recently we reported that Nintendo had reached the major milestone of selling 800 million consoles, with the Switch outselling the PS3. PlayStation isn't hurting for sales however, as the company just reported that it had achieved the best Q1 revenue in the history of video games, regardless of platform. Sony …
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