Earlier this week, Bethesda Game Studios became the very first team under the Xbox umbrella to unionise. Now, Blizzard has done the same thing, with the World of Warcraft team forming a union, known as the World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild. The WoW Game Makers Guild is going to …
Read More »Stalker 2 is finally launching on PC, Xbox and Game Pass in November
The team at GSC Game World has been through a lot over the past couple of years. While their new game, Stalker 2, was due to release in 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced the studio to move. Then, the studio became the target of cyberattacks, leading to more delays. …
Read More »Respawn responds to backlash over Apex Legends Battle Pass changes
Over the last couple of weeks, Apex Legends players have been flocking to the game's Steam Store page to update their reviews, bringing the game down to an overwhelmingly negative rating based on thousands of user reviews. The key complaint here was a change to the Battle Pass system, which …
Read More »Fallout: London releases today via GOG
After a couple of unexpected delays, the FOLON team is finally dropping Fallout: London today. Fans will be able to jump into the total conversion mod later today, turning Fallout 4 into an entirely new game with a full campaign set in a part of the world previously unexplored in …
Read More »AMD pushes back Ryzen 9000 launch to August
AMD has today announced that it is delaying the launch of its new Zen 5 powered Ryzen 9000 processors for desktop PCs. Due to an unspecified fault impacting current stock, the launch has now been pushed back to August.
Read More »Marvel Rivals’ closed beta nears 70,000 concurrent players on Steam
Gamers have been shocked by the low player numbers for Concord, Sony's next big live-service game, due to launch on PS5 and PC next month. During an open beta period, the game reached just 2,000 concurrent players, a far cry from the numbers we would expect from a first-party game …
Read More »One of our most-anticipated indies just launched on Steam Early Access
A few months ago, I put together a list of the most promising looking indie games hitting PC this year. Right near the top of that list, you'll find Cataclismo, the next game from the studio behind Moonlighter. Now, Digital Sun is ready to put the game into the spotlight, …
Read More »Ubisoft responds to the Assassin’s Creed: Shadows petition
While it is true that Yasuke is a Japanese legend, there is debate over whether or not he was actually a samurai. As a result, there has been a petition doing the rounds, calling out Assassin's Creed: Shadows for basing the new game on the character. Now, Ubisoft has officially …
Read More »Intel launches free open-source AI Playground tool
Intel has recently introduced the AI Playground, a new generative AI tool designed for Arc GPU and Core Ultra users. This free, open-source Windows software allows users to create images and text based on various LLMs, which can then be manually tuned to refine the results. The tool is user-friendly …
Read More »MSI MPG 271QRX Review (1440p/360Hz QD-OLED)
It's a 1440p 360Hz QD-OLED monitor - would you pay almost a grand for this?
Read More »The Nvidia RTX TITAN GPU will reportedly return with Blackwell
It has been years since we last saw a TITAN class GPU from Nvidia. However, it looks like it will be making a return with the upcoming Blackwell architecture, which is expected to power the next-generation RTX 50 graphics cards.
Read More »Skull & Bones is coming to Steam next month
Skull & Bones was touted by Ubisoft as being a AAAA experience, marking the first game to have released with such a moniker. Of course, we now know that this was far from the case, with sentiment surrounding the game being less-than-stellar. While the game failed to grab an audience …
Read More »Warframe boss explains why other live-services fail
While the adoption of live service as a model for gaming only began to gain heavy traction a few years ago, there have for over a decade been plenty of examples of fruitful live-service experiences. One such success story is Digital Extremes’ Warframe. More than 11 years on from the …
Read More »Fortnite to get cel-shaded Wolverine and Deadpool skins in upcoming crossover
A couple weeks ago, it was leaked that in alignment with the upcoming Deadpool and Wolverine film, the duo would be crossing over into the world of Fortnite. Though it has yet to be officially announced, images of the pair have now leaked online, all-but-confirming the impending announcement. As shared …
Read More »Gamescom’s ONL charges $125,000 for a 30 second trailer
Earlier in the Summer, it was revealed just how much developers/publishers had to pay in order to secure a spot on Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest stage, with prices being as high as $250,000 for a single minute. Not to be outdone by his own self, Keighley’s other Summer showcase – Gamescom’s Opening Night Live – will reportedly cost almost as much.
Read More »Microsoft confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for Game Pass
Following on from numerous leaks, Microsoft has officially confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will finally be added to the Game Pass library this week. After what I view to be a pretty low-ranking month for Game Pass, Microsoft is upping the ante a little bit during the …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 50 GPUs may not arrive until 2025
It seems we'll have to wait a little longer for the RTX 50 series. Initially expected to debut later this year with the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090, a new report claims that Nvidia might push the launch to early 2025. According to Kopite7kimi, it is unlikely that Nvidia will …
Read More »Helldivers 2: Escalation of Freedom is the game’s biggest update yet
The Helldivers team made the wise decision to slow down the release cadence for new War Bonds (battle pass) a while ago after shipping one every month since launch. Now thanks to that extra time, the studio has been able to put together their biggest update yet. Helldivers 2: Escalation …
Read More »Warner Bros. acquires MultiVersus studio ‘First Player Games’
The relaunch of MultiVersus earlier this year has not gone the way Warner Bros. were likely hoping, with general sentiment surrounding the game being that it is inferior to the pre-release beta version from prior years. Despite this, it seems the publisher has a great deal of faith in developer …
Read More »Intel confirms microcode patch to address 13th Gen and 14th Gen CPU stability issues
Intel has been investigating widespread stability issues with 13th Gen Core and 14th Gen Core CPUs for months now. Today, the company gave us a long-awaited update, pinning the issues on elevated operating voltage.
Read More »Corsair MP600 Mini 2TB SSD Review
It's a new mini SSD, perfect for Steam Deck or other handhelds, offering 2TB storage for about £230
Read More »Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is coming to GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was a mini phenomenon when the Netflix show released a couple years ago, bringing in a whole new audience to the world of Night City while also drawing old players back in. One of the show’s main protagonists, Lucy, is interestingly making her debut into the medium of …
Read More »Star Wars Outlaws is Ubisoft’s most marketed game ever
Star Wars is a big franchise and Ubisoft is a massive publisher. As such, the two pairing up for a big-budget open-world Star Wars game did not come as a surprise. What is surprising perhaps is just how much Ubisoft is banking on this game’s success, having put more money …
Read More »Game Pass price hike expected to bring Microsoft a lot more money
This generation has been a bit shaky for Microsoft, with the company selling far fewer consoles than its competition and Game Pass adoption being slower than hoped. That said, despite the negative sentiment surrounding the company’s decision to increase the price of Xbox Game Pass (while removing day-one games from its lower tiers), it seems this controversial move will likely pay off big time monetarily.
Read More »Valorant tipped to launch on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 this week
Riot Games has been working away on Valorant for a couple of years now, securing a top spot as one of the most-played competitive shooters. Soon, millions of console players will be able to access the game for the first time, as the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 version of …
Read More »Microsoft says FTC’s letter on Game Pass price increase is ‘misleading’
Last week, the FTC filed a letter with the court, claiming that Microsoft had begun abusing its market power by changing the way Game Pass works. Now, Microsoft has officially responded, stating that the FTC's argument is “misleading”. As spotted by The Verge, Microsoft's response has now been filed with …
Read More »Call of Duty is reportedly coming to Game Pass this week
Earlier this month, shortly following the announcement of the new Game Pass pricing and tier structure, rumours began claiming that Call of Duty would finally land on Game Pass this month. Now, a more specific date has been revealed by a number of known leakers. Insider Gaming is reporting that …
Read More »No Man’s Sky update adds new graphics settings for PS5 Pro
We've been hearing rumours about the PS5 Pro for some time already. The new console, reportedly codenamed ‘Trinity', has now been referenced in game files for the first time, confirming the codename. No Man's Sky recently had another massive update. After some datamining, it was discovered that a new graphics …
Read More »Marvel Rivals begin sending out beta invites
Marvel Rivals is an upcoming Hero shooter in the vein of Overwatch, Paladins and other contemporaries. Ahead of its release at some point in the hopefully not-too-distant future, the PvP shooter was promised to be getting a number of closed betas – the invites for which are going out right …
Read More »PCSpecialist Warp Nova R Prebuilt Review (7800X3D + 4070 Super)
The Warp Nova R gaming desktop from PC Specialist has a focus on aesthetics, as well as performance.
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