The Soulcalibur series was one of the most important in the early 3D fighting game space, with the 1998 console release of the second game in particular blowing up to become the 2nd-highest rated game of all time. In the years since, the franchise’s popularity has ebbed and flowed, with …
Read More »Arctic announces M2 Pro cooler for 2280 M.2 SSDs
M.2 SSDs are getting seriously fast these days, but often hit high temperatures under heavy loads. To counteract that, the controller restricts performance to prevent overheating and any possible damage to the device – a suboptimal compromise. That's where the new M2 Pro from Arctic comes in… Created for single- …
Read More »Majority of game devs believe the industry’s in a ‘bad’ state
It’s safe to say that 2024 has been a terrible year for the games industry. While from the outside, things might seem relatively okay – with new and great games coming out at a regular cadence – internally things are much more dire. In the wake of 10s of thousands …
Read More »LCD Steam Decks get discounted ahead of discontinuation
The Steam Deck has been a mini-phenomenon, reintroducing many to portable gaming (Nintendo Switch aside) for the first time in a long time. With the introduction of the Steam Deck OLED late last year, Valve deprioritised its LCD counterpart. Now, with both the 64GB and 256GB LCD variants set to be discontinued, Valve is putting them on sale...
Read More »The Tesla Cybertruck is coming to Fortnite
The Tesla Cybertruck is an iconic vehicle for all the wrong reasons – being deemed unsightly, difficult to maintain and poorly made – so much so that all vehicles produced have since been recalled. While the Cybertruck’s legacy remains to be seen, the car is seemingly set to be immortalised …
Read More »New details leak surrounding Resident Evil film and Netflix show
Despite their often poor critical reception, Capcom is continuing to pump out more live action Resident Evil projects. According to a new report, the publisher is going all-out, producing both a new theatrical film as well as a Netflix series. As reported by GeekVibesNation, Constantin Film is currently working on …
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Read More »Iqunix introduces new EZ gaming keyboard series with magnetic switches
Iqunix, a keyboard and accessories manufacturer, has recently unveiled its latest offerings: the EZ60 and EZ63 Magnetic Switch gaming keyboards. The EZ Series keyboards aim to offer some distinctive features that could help set them apart from most other keyboards on the market. The EZ Series keyboards boast an ultra-high …
Read More »Obsidian reveal a bunch of new Avowed details
Following the most recent showing at Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase, we have seen and heard a great deal more about Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming RPG Avowed – including discussions on the game’s tone, length, companions and more. In an interview with GameInformer, Carrie Patel – the game director for Avowed – …
Read More »The Steam Summer Sale is back for 2024 and kicks off this Thursday
Get ready to loosen the grip on your wallets as Valve has just announced that the Steam Summer Sale is coming. The annual event is a PC gamer's dream, offering a plethora of titles at impressively low prices. Scheduled to kick off on Thursday, June 27th at 6 pm, the two-week sale will run until Thursday, July 11th at 6pm...
Read More »Lara Croft is coming to Dead By Daylight
From its humble beginnings as an homage to classic horror films and icons, Dead by Daylight has become a franchise in and of itself – seeing a ton of famous horror IPs collab with the asymmetrical multiplayer title. That said, there have been an equal number of odd inclusions – …
Read More »Kingston details new Fury Renegade RGB Limited Edition DDR5-8000 memory
Kingston has just introduced the Fury Renegade RGB Limited Edition DDR5 desktop memory, a kit that the company claims is a true performance standout inspired by racing car design and aesthetics. This special edition memory features a striking red colour scheme and an aerodynamic look, so if you're after a …
Read More »Upcoming MWIII update to add voxel-inspired ‘Bit Party’ mode
As a Call of Duty title enters the latter half of its life, we typically see the developers having more fun with content drops – moving away from realism in favour of unique or weird modes, maps and more. As part of the upcoming Season 4 Reloaded, MWIII is set …
Read More »Sony reportedly working on PS3 emulator
In recent generations Sony has fallen behind Microsoft when it comes to backwards compatibility. This has slowly been changing with the console manufacturer recently launching revamped PS2/PSP emulators for the PS5. Though it seemed like it would never happen, according to one insider Sony is working on a PS3 emulator...
Read More »Intel Lunar Lake reportedly set for September launch, followed by Arrow Lake-S in October
The Intel Core Ultra 200 series seems to be right around the corner. According to the latest rumours, the upcoming Core Ultra 200V “Lunar Lake” laptop CPUs are expected to be released in September, with the Core Ultra 200K “Arrow Lake-S” desktop processors following in October. Benchlife (via VideoCardz) is …
Read More »Embracer scrapped plans for a new Red Faction game in 2023
Over the past 18 months, Embracer Group has been scrambling to to fix its financial situation by shutting down studios, selling off others and cancelling various projects in a quest to find more commercially viable games. TimeSplitters, which has a cult following, was cancelled, and a similarly popular IP, Red …
Read More »Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition finally releases this week
Ubisoft announced plans to re-release Beyond Good & Evil again with a new 20th Anniversary Edition that includes some hints at what's to come in the long awaited sequel, Beyond Good & Evil 2. Now after much waiting for a release date announcement, Ubisoft has finally confirmed that the new …
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Read More »Elden Ring expansion sees player numbers soar, but Steam user reviews drop to mixed
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree finally dropped last week after a lengthy waiting period for fans. The expansion has already received a ton of praise from critics, in part due to its sheer scope, and in part due to the inventive new bosses. Elden Ring soared in player numbers …
Read More »Capcom celebrates new Resident Evil 2 Remake sales milestone
For many, Resident Evil 2’s 2019 release represents one of the best remakes around, as despite making a whole host of gameplay changes, the vibes remain just as eerie as the 1998 original. It therefore comes as little surprise that the game has now become the highest selling entry in …
Read More »Microsoft Flight Simulator surpasses 15 million players
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator released back in 2020 to a wave of success, with fans and critics alike giving the unique title its flowers. In the years since, the team at Asobo Studio have continually updated the game with new features, improvements, optimisations and more. With its successor mere months away, …
Read More »PS5 version of Minecraft finally launches (in preview)
Despite being by far the best selling game of all time, Mojang had shown a surprising lack of interest in bringing current-gen versions of Minecraft to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Finally, after years of waiting, the current-gen Xboxes got a 4k patch late last year. Now, a …
Read More »Crash Bandicoot N’Sane Trilogy has sold over 20 million copies
Crash Bandicoot is an iconic classic video game mascot, being closely associated with the PS1 back in the day, and helping to put developers Naughty Dog on the map at the time. In the decades since, Crash’s cache had fallen out of relevance – until the release of the much-loved …
Read More »Linux 6.11 is getting support for discrete Intel Battlemage GPUs
Intel's open-source Linux graphics driver developers are making significant strides in preparing for the release of Xe2-based Battlemage discrete GPUs. Set to replace the DG2/Alchemist architecture, the enabling work is underway for the upcoming Linux 6.11 kernel, with the latest drm-intel-next patches for Linux 6.11 revealing the addition of Battlemage …
Read More »EVGA’s former overclocker KINGPIN is now working at PNY
Renowned overclocker Vince "KINGPIN" Lucido has partnered with PNY to develop next-generation GPUs for extreme overclocking. The news comes as a welcome development for fans waiting for KINGPIN's next project following EVGA's departure from the high-end GPU market, which created a noticeable void.
Read More »AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 APU tests show ~14% IPC uplift from Zen 4 to Zen 5
A recent review has revealed exciting details about AMD's upcoming Strix Point APUs. Although an official launch date has not been announced, AMD and its partners are expected to release the first laptops next month, with some suggesting that some models could be available as early as July 15th. David …
Read More »Shinji Mikami’s departure partly led to Xbox’s decision to shutdown Tango Gameworks
Last year, Shinji Mikami left Tango Gameworks, more than a decade on from founding the studio. Less than one year on from his departure, Microsoft announced that it was shutting the studio down. Now, it seams that Mikami's departure may have had more to do with the shut down than …
Read More »Sony has reportedly cut funding for first-party PS VR2 game development
We had hoped that when Sony announced the PlayStation VR2, it would use some of its first-party development resources to deliver more impressive VR games. Instead, we got Horizon: Call of the Mountain, which was… not great. Now, it seems Sony has ‘scaled back' its VR efforts, according to a …
Read More »Black Myth Wukong appears to now be a PlayStation launch exclusive
Despite Black Myth Wukong being announced for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC since its initial reveal, this month, we learned that the game would not actually be available on Xbox at launch. This immediately kicked off rumours that the developers were struggling to get the game running on Xbox …
Read More »Banana devs push back against claims game is a scam
In recent weeks, a game simply titled ‘Banana’ has been topping the Steam charts and accruing hundreds of thousands of concurrent players. The game is simple, it shows a banana on the screen and all you do is click it as many times as you feel like. The game is …
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