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Read More »Persona 4 Golden has sold 1 million copies on Steam
Last year, SEGA surprisingly brought Persona 4 Golden over to Steam, breaking the much-loved JRPG from its PS Vita prison. The game saw quick success, selling 500,000 copies in its first month. Just over a year after its initial launch, the game has now been confirmed to have sold over …
Read More »The first three Final Fantasy ‘Pixel Remasters’ will release this month
During E3 this year, Square Enix announced ‘pixel perfect' remasters for the first six Final Fantasy games for mobile and PC. Now, the first three remasters in the series are set to release later this month. Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III will all be re-released in …
Read More »New Ratchet & Clank patch runs game at 40fps
At launch, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart offered 3 graphics and performance modes. One which targets 4K at 30fps with ray-tracing, one which hits 60fps without ray-tracing, and one which offers both 60fps and raytracing, but at a lower resolution. In a new update however, displays which support 120hz can …
Read More »SuperO C9Z590-CGW Motherboard Review
We check out SuperO's Z590 offering, priced at over £400 - it's interesting to say the least
Read More »Asus ROG and Ubisoft team up for weekly giveaways to celebrate R6 Siege UK Ireland Nationals
To celebrate the upcoming Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege UK Ireland Nationals, Asus ROG has partnered up with Ubisoft to giveaway a peripheral bundle every week for the next four weeks. The grand prize will be an Asus PG259QN 360Hz gaming monitor. Ubisoft's has recently kicked off the Summer Season …
Read More »Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting an engine re-write to almost double performance
Microsoft Flight Simulator launched last year to critical success, offering a hugely ambitious world. With that however came a great level of requirement on hardware, with the simulator taxing even the most powerful PCs. It seems Asobo Studio have been working on making the game more accessible, as an engine rewrite is set to bring with it massive performance gains.
Read More »July’s PS Plus games announced
Each month, PlayStation offers a number of games for free to all those with a PS Plus account. Since the release of the PS5, Sony has offered 3 titles each month: 2 PS4 games and a PS5 title. This month’s new games have been announced, including a Call of Duty …
Read More »WD will offer data recovery to My Book Live and My Book Live Duo owners following security exploit
Last week, we learned that a vulnerability has begun affected Western Digital's My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices, leading to data loss for users when these devices are connected to the internet. Now, WD has discovered that there is also a second exploit affecting these drives. In …
Read More »Sources claim Apple will release iPad with OLED display in 2022
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 »Id Software ‘Project 2021A’ and ‘Project 2021B’ rated in Australia
Id Software appears to be up to something. This year, the studio has submitted two projects to the Australian Classification Board, one known as Project 2021A and another known as Project 2021B, with neither appearing to be tied to Doom. Id Software's Project 2021A was discovered earlier this year and …
Read More »Xbox head says studio acquisitions are a ‘healthy part’ of games industry
It is no secret that Microsoft is constantly in acquisition mode at this point and is always keeping an eye out for studios that can bring additional value to Xbox Game Pass. After the Bethesda acquisition, a lot of people questioned whether larger publishers buying up studios is a good …
Read More »Housemarque’s next game will “go beyond” Returnal
PlayStation recently announced that it had acquired Housemarque, the studio behind Returnal, Alienation, and Resogun – to name a few. While Returnal represented the company’s most ambitious title yet, the success of the game and the acquisition by Sony has seemingly allowed for their next project to be even bigger. …
Read More »Casey Hudson, the former General Manager at BioWare has announced a new studio
Over the past few years, many of the industry’s biggest and most well known names have left their positions at major studios in order to pursue their dreams of creating their own studios. Such was the case with Hideo Kojima, Jade Raymond, and now Casey Hudson, who has announced his …
Read More »Blooper Team teams up with Konami, could be working on Silent Hill
Back in February, Blooper Team, developers behind titles like Observer and The Medium, revealed that they were working on a new horror game with “a very famous publisher“. That mystery publisher has now been revealed to be none other than Konami, adding more legitimacy to recent Silent Hill revival rumours. …
Read More »Control will get a multiplayer spin-off
Control is the latest game from Finnish video game developer Remedy Entertainment. Known for cult titles such as Alan Wake, Control helped push the studio into new heights. While Remedy Entertainment currently have a lot on their plate – working on 5 different titles – the studio has now confirmed …
Read More »Magic: Legends is shutting down after just a few months of open beta
Earlier this year, Magic: Legends, an action RPG spin-off for Magic the Gathering, released in open beta on PC, with plans to expand to consoles later down the line. Unfortunately, the game did not get off to a good start and is now being cancelled. Magic: Legends entered open beta …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 will support DLSS and Nvidia Reflex
Nvidia’s DLSS technology has slowly been making its way to more and more PC games – and for good reason too. While only available on Nvidia cards, the technology allows for a massive boost in performance while maintaining a high picture quality. EA has now confirmed that Battlefield 2042 will …
Read More »WD Blackout Modded Build Project – Part 3
Distro Plate 2.0 is ready, let the WD_Blackout build commence!
Read More »Logitech expands its ‘Colour Collection’ with G335 gaming headset
Logitech has been diversifying its peripheral portfolio lately with new colourful combinations. The newly launched G335 gaming headset is no exception, coming in black, white and mint. The Logitech G335 is a lightweight gaming headset that takes some design cues from the company's G733 headset. Despite the obvious similarities, the …
Read More »Samsung Exynos with RDNA 2 graphics scores higher than any other phone in 3DMark Wild Life
As we learned recently, Samsung is currently building a new Exynos mobile processor with integrated RDNA 2 graphics in collaboration with AMD. The chip has yet to be officially unveiled, but a new 3DMark Wild Life benchmark has revealed high levels of performance, beating out any other phone on the market by a decent margin.
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6700M 3DMark benchmark results spotted
Although it was announced alongside the already available AMD Radeon RX 6800M and RX 6600M, the RX 6700M hasn't released yet. A launch could be happening soon though, as the 3DMark benchmark database now includes results for the upcoming laptop GPU. The benchmark results were shared by Twitter leaker, @ro_game. …
Read More »ESRB leaks Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut
Ghost of Tsushima launched last year to high praise and impressive sales, far exceeding developer Sucker Punch Productions' previous efforts commercially. Just under a year after its initial release, it seems as though Ghost of Tsushima may be getting new content, as the ESRB has now leaked what has been …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls 6 is in the ‘design phase’
Back at E3 2018, Bethesda Game Studios announced its next two major projects – Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6. We've known for a long time that Starfield will be releasing first, but rumours have persisted regarding the next Elder Scrolls' development. Now, Todd Howard has clarified just how far …
Read More »Jonsplus BO 100 Mini-ITX chassis arrives in UK
If you're looking for a truly compact and portable case to build a mini-ITX system, then Jonsbo has you covered. Today, the BO 100 mini-ITX case is launching, featuring a minimalist and compact form factor, there is even a handle for carrying the system around. The BO 100 from Jonsplus, …
Read More »Corsair iCUE 7000X RGB Review
We check out Corsair's latest case - and it's a BIG one
Read More »EVGA teases first AMD-based motherboard
It looks like EVGA won't just be making Intel-based motherboards anymore. This week, the company began teasing a new motherboard for Ryzen processors. The teaser is just nine seconds long, teasing a new EVGA DARK series motherboard. The Zen logo appears on screen behind the Dark logo, indicating that we'll …
Read More »Doom Eternal’s ray-tracing update is now live on PC and next-gen consoles
DOOM Eternal's long-awaited ray-tracing update has finally arrived. Support for ray-tracing was announced prior to the game's launch in 2020, although id Software explained at the time that it wouldn't roll out until after launch. Aside from ray-traced lighting features on PC and console, the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 …
Read More »Sony may have also acquired Bluepoint Games
Earlier today, Sony officially announced that it has acquired Housemarque, the studio behind PS5 exclusive ‘Returnal'. As it turns out, there may be another acquisition to announce, as Sony may have accidentally revealed that it is also buying Bluepoint Games. In a now deleted tweet, PlayStation Japan tweeted out a …
Read More »Upcoming Intel LGA socket 17xx pictured, more details emerge
In the last few days, new information regarding the upcoming Intel LGA socket 17xx came to light alongside the first photos of the socket itself. The socket is currently listed for sale on a Chinese retailer, and according to the photos on the listing, the socket's cover shows it's also …
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