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Back in August, we reported that the console release of indie hit Phasmophobia was being delayed to October due to an office fire suffered by the team at Kinetic Games. Unfortunately, the effects of the incident are still being felt, with the team now announcing a further delay of Phasmophobia …

Lies of P released last month to a wave of success, with many deeming the Souls-like to be one of the best in the genre (outside of FromSoftware’s own titles of course). Just under one month since its arrival, the game has managed to surpass 1 million copies sold. Making …

Second Extinction is a co-op focused dinosaur-shooting FPS which first released in Early Access back in October of 2020. Unfortunately, despite the team’s best efforts, the game seemingly failed to meet sales expectations – leading to the title being set to permanently go offline. Making the announcement via their blog, …

Earlier this year, Blizzard announced plans to bring its games over to Steam for the first time, starting off with Overwatch 2. Now today with the launch of Diablo IV's second season, the game is also becoming available on Steam and better yet, it is now officially Steam Deck certified …

AMD's Fluid Motion Frames technology is still in the preview phase. The new Frame Generation technique initially kicked off with support for a handful of titles but the latest Preview Driver expands things greatly, allowing the feature to be enabled for all DX11 and DX12 games.  The most significant change …

Cities Skylines II is exactly one week away, with the sequel to the much-loved city building simulator set to arrive on the 24th of October. While the game was previously delayed for consoles to Spring 2024, the PC version will still launch as intended next week. That said, the team …

Over the last week, there have been rumours that we would start to see the first Activision games hitting Game Pass this month now that the deal has closed. Unfortunately, this week's Game Pass update isn't quite that exciting, but there are some good games included.  There are no Activision …

Is the Cougar MX600 genuinely new or just another generic rebranded mid-tower? We find out today

While Epic Games has been doing seemingly all it can in order to cement itself as a viable alternative to Steam on PC, Valve’s platform has had a good 15 years to build up a massive library of titles. In order to entice publishers to bring more of their back …

Netflix has been expanding its gaming efforts over the past year, offering everything from casual games to licensed games based on Netflix IP and even full-on console titles ported for mobile. Apparently, Netflix is setting its sights on even bigger properties and is reportedly trying to get the Grand Theft Auto games onto its service. 

The ASUS Noctua RTX 4080 is no longer the only RTX 40 series card with Noctua fans. While the Noctua RTX 4080 was created in close cooperation with Noctua, Sycom took a different approach with its Noctua-cooled RTX 4070 and 4060 Ti graphics cards. Sycom, a Japanese OEM system builder, …

It would appear that Apple's new iPhone 15 Pro is selling extremely well. While in previous generations, we've seen reports of supply chain cuts, the opposite is taking place with the iPhone 15, with Apple reportedly ordering millions of additional OLED displays from Samsung.  According to South Korean news outlet, …

We're a few days away from the launch of Insomniac's next big PlayStation exclusive, Marvel's Spider-Man 2. The sequel to the 2018 game is set for a big launch, as the game has garnered rave reviews from critics.  Reviews went live for Spider-Man 2 today. Based on over 100 reviews …

Battlefield 2042 seems to be having a resurgence at the moment. While the game initially launched to negative reviews and quickly dropped off, with the game attracting fewer players than older Battlefield titles, a recent free weekend has pushed the game back to the top.  Battlefield 2042 has a new …

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Today is the big day – after months of rumours and various leaks, Intel is now officially announcing its new 14th Gen Core processors. Otherwise known as the Raptor Lake Refresh, new 14th Gen Core desktop processors will offer up to 6GHz speeds, accelerated AI performance and improved gaming performance. …

Nvidia is set to bump up the price for GeForce Now's subscription tiers throughout Europe and Canada. Prices will rise by as much as 40 percent as of November 1st. Nvidia claims the price hike comes down to increasing operational costs for its cloud gaming service.  While GeForce Now does …

For years, Minecraft has been the best-selling video game of all time, with the creativity-focused sandbox surpassing 200 million copies back in 2020. Its sales trajectory has not slowed down, with the team at Mojang now revealing that the title has officially sold more than 300 million copies. Making the …

One of the biggest mistakes that an inexperienced system builder will make is to place all their focus on the most powerful processor, motherboard and GPU while trying to save money on the power supply, often purchasing a no-name brand. But how do you know what to look out for? In this guide, we go over everything you need to know and give our top PSU recommendations for 2023...

After spending the past 15 years working on a variety of Souls and Souls-adjacent titles, FromSoftware finally returned to the Armored Core franchise, releasing Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon in late August of this year. Already, the game has proven to be a sales success, nearing 3 million copies …

The Epic Games Store was a bit late to the party when it came to offering their own PC storefront and platform – coming 15 years after the launch of Steam. That said, in order to stay competitive the store has been offering free games on a weekly basis since …

Following many years of less-than-stellar releases, Sonic the Hedgehog seems to have had a resurgence of sorts – with the likes of Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Superstars and the two theatrical releases putting the Blue Blur back on the map. SEGA seems to have more big plans for Sonic, as detailed …

TeamGroup recently announced the new T-Create Classic C40 PCIe 4.0 line of SSDs. The new series features three different models, each targeting a specific set of users, from the entry-level market up to the high-end segment. The T-Create Classic C40 series PCIe 4.0 SSD is available in three models: C47, …

The SpatialLabs View Pro 27 is Acer's new glasses-free stereoscopic 3D display. The display, designed as a 3D canvas for artists and developers, is powered by SpatialLabs' stereoscopic 3D solution and is complemented by the new Acer Immerse Audio system.  The Acer SpatialLabs View Pro 27 (ASV27-2P) combines passive 3D …

If you are playing Counter-Strike 2 and use an AMD graphics card, be sure to disable Anti-Lag+, as Valve has now confirmed that the feature is triggering VAC bans. 

Back in 2022, one of the more surprising video game remakes was announced. The James Gunn-written action game, Lollipop Chainsaw, is coming back. While initially, this project was planned as a full remake, it was recently delayed and now, the developers have confirmed that they have scaled back the ambition …

MSI is partnering up with SEGA to bundle digital copies of Total War: Pharaoh with select monitors and PC cases. If you don't have the cash to spend, then MSI is also now running a giveaway for a Special Edition version of the MPG Gungnir 300R Airflow PC case.  With …

As of today, Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has completed and as a result, Ubisoft now owns the cloud streaming rights to all Activision Blizzard games, including all previously released games and all new games released over the next 15 years. As a result, Ubisoft announced today that it plans …

While Bobby Kotick has managed to turn Activision into a hugely successful publisher over the last few decades, the CEO has had his fair share of controversies too. Just two years ago, employees were protesting and calling for his resignation. Now, following Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Kotick will indeed …