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Metroid Prime fans haven’t had it easy, with their 12-year wait for a true sequel extended even further thanks to Metroid Prime 4 being scrapped and restarted. Nintendo might have something in store for fans in the meantime, as reports suggest that Metroid Prime Trilogy for Switch has already been …

Last weekend was particularly important for Bioware, as it was the first time that the public at large would get a taste of Anthem. Unfortunately, the game's ‘VIP demo' got off to a rocky start, with connectivity issues and bugs hurting the experience across multiple platforms. The VIP demo was …

One of Nintendo's big surprises at E3 two years ago was the announcement of Metroid Prime 4. We knew at the time that development was in the early stages as the trailer was a simple logo reveal. Unfortunately since then, work on the game hasn't gone particularly smoothly, so Nintendo …

Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered. Our winner this week is Hasan Kiyany with his caption: “Have you ever imagined your worst case scenario? Do you know what to do if you were stuck in a zombie apocalypse? Using my survival skills and instincts, I'll …

Sea of Thieves may have launched to middling reviews but Rare has been keeping the game alive over the months with free expansions and content updates. Last year, we saw two big updates to the game and now, thanks to the third expansion, the game appears to be having a …

Rainbow Six Siege has come a long way in its anti-cheat efforts, but it seems as though Ubisoft still can’t prevent false positive bans.

Over the last few years, Samsung has taken to announcing its flagship Galaxy S phones in February rather than March. This year, Samsung will be announcing the Galaxy S10 and S10+ on the 20th of February, with the devices being less than one month away, we are starting to get …

The Department of Defense (DoD) develops a lot of neat gizmos, gadgets, and software to be used in the defense of our nation. They’re responsible for the invention of many safety and tactical technologies that are used daily to protect us. Some of these technologies might surprise you, like the …

Although the road to self-driving cars is still a long way off, competition between Tesla, Google, Samsung, Intel and more has kept the technology steadily moving forward. In an unexpected move, Apple seems to be taking a step back from its efforts, cutting more than 200 employees from its very …

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players have just one more week to claim the first DLC character for free, before Piranha Plant enters the fray at some point next month. After this, that Mario alumnus will not be included in the Fighters Pass, instead available as a standalone purchase. Those who …

It's a new, cheaper DeathAdder mouse - is it competitive at the £50 price point?

CD Projekt Red has been hard at work on Cyberpunk 2077 ever since The Witcher 3’s final expansion shipped. We are used to developers coming and going over the course of a long running project. Sebastian Stepien served as the Creative Director on The Witcher 3 and was the lead …

Although PlayStation Now has been around much longer than its cloud competitors, Sony hasn’t done much with the service, allowing it to stagnate. It’s taken a swift nudge from Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass to push the company in the right direction once again, as PS Now is set to finally …

It's a budget air cooler for £30 - but how does it fare against the competition?

Apple’s MacBook Pro is no stranger to controversies, experiencing keyboard, speaker and throttling issues since its 2016 overhaul. It turns out that it doesn’t end there, as a new hardware problem dubbed “flexgate” is causing a spotted effect on displays, and in some cases complete failure. Breakdown experts at iFixit …

At CES earlier this month, Intel finally demonstrated its first 10nm processor for desktops. The Ice Lake CPU is supposed to arrive by the end of 2019 after plenty of delays. Unfortunately, there may still be unforeseen complications, as industry rumours claim that Intel is struggling with implementing PCIe 4.0 support in the chipset.

This is a heck of an interesting case from Riotoro, but does it hit the mark ?

A few years ago, the folks behind Google's Deepmind project became interested in training the AI to tackle StarCraft 2. Blizzard helped out by releasing bot creation tools and giving Google access to tens of thousands of recorded StarCraft 2 matches to help train the AI. Significant progress has been …

MSI's legendary flagship ‘Lightning' series of graphics cards is returning this month, with the RTX 2080Ti Lightning Z set to launch. MSI's flagship graphics card returns with a reworked cooler and an enhanced power design for better overclocking. The RTX 2080Ti Lightning Z changes things up in a number of …

Lengthy isometric RPGs have been making a comeback over the last few years, with Divinity Original Sin, Wasteland and Pillars of Eternity all doing extremely well. Developers have also been finding ways to make these games accessible to a wider range of players than ever before. Pillars of Eternity 2: …

It is no secret that Fallout 76 has had its fair share of struggles since launch, with a general poor reception of the game leading to poor sales. Usually when this happens with a multiplayer game, the ‘free to play' discussion comes up. A rumour that Fallout 76 would make …

AMD has assured fans that its upcoming Radeon VII GPU will support Linux from day one.

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been very focussed on community feedback- particularly where gaming and Xbox are concerned. Right now, Phil Spencer and the Microsoft gaming team are looking into improving Windows 10 for games. In order to assist these efforts, a community feedback page has been set …

Despite multiple countries scrutinising loot boxes for their supposed link to gambling, the United Kingdom has taken a rather reserved approach by dismissing the connection on numerous occasions. Fortunately, further investigations from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee into “addictive technologies” is allowing the public to have their say …

Capcom had a stellar year in 2018 thanks to Monster Hunter World. The PC version of the game launched back in August and has consistently been amongst the top played games on Steam. The game will continue to get updates this year, with the next patch set to add in …

We’re so used to hearing of profit warnings and losses, that it’s a nice change of pace when a technology company beats its own expectations. Thanks to an impressive third-quarter turnover, Logitech International SA has now re-evaluated its full-year profit, increasing between $5 – 20 million. Logitech’s success has been …

With launch just one month away, Bioware is preparing to gear up for Anthem's first public demo. The first demo phase takes place this weekend for pre-orderers, with a fully public demo set to go live next week on the 1st of February until the 3rd. This demo won't fully …

Intel rate the endurance of the 8TB drive at up to 13.88PBW and back the drive with a 5 year warranty.

Samsung’s tentatively titled Galaxy S10 range is about a month away, with leaks and rumours suggesting that the range of devices will provide quite the upgrade over the current generation. One of the flagship features is supposedly a fingerprint sensor located beneath the screen, which new reports suggest won’t work …

Ubisoft has long been stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to Tachanka, with the Rainbow Six Siege community hailing the “Lord” as a meme despite the operator being largely useless in the game’s meta. Fortunately, a throwaway comment teases that the developer might have plans …