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The largest deal in gaming history has now completed after 20 months of battling regulatory hurdles. Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard King and most importantly, employees at those studios are looking forward to the change.

Back in February of this year it was announced that Shinji Mikami – the founder of The Evil Within and Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks – would be leaving the company. Since then, we have heard very little regarding the creator’s future plans. It seems as though this was due …

A couple weeks ago, we reported that the co-founder of PlatinumGames – Hideki Kamiya – announced his departure from the studio after more than 15 years to the surprise of many. Now, the Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 2 and Bayonetta director has spoken a bit more on the situation, …

2023 has been an excellent year for fighting games, with two of the biggest franchises in the genre – Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter – both releasing their latest titles mere months from one another. Tekken 8 is now soon upon us, set to launch in January of next year. …

It's a 14in thin and light laptop with a UK price of £1200 - and Leo takes it to Malaysia!

Humble Bundles are a great way for video game fans to acquire a number of high-quality titles for a relatively low price. Right now, in collaboration with Bandai Namco, you can get your hands on a rather meaty bundle – featuring games such as Tekken 7; Code Vein; Katamari Damacy; …

Over a year and a half on from Microsoft's announcement of its $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, the company has cleared the final regulatory hurdle. The UK's Competition & Markets Authority has now approved the deal and Microsoft is set to complete the transaction. 

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Counter-Strike 2 has been out for a few weeks now but not everyone is on board with the changes. While you can no longer get to CS:GO through the Steam Store and it won't be listed directly in your Steam library, you can still play the game.  With Counter-Strike 2 …

The M75 Air is Corsair's lightest ever mouse, and we find out how it performs

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi, Logitech has teamed up with LucasFilm to launch new Star Wars themed peripherals.

With the past few Assassin's Creed games eschewing the series’ traditional formula in favour of a more RPG-like open-world action adventure experience, many old-school fans of the franchise have been yearning for a new AC title which harkens back to the series’ roots. Ubisoft seems to have finally delivered just …

The Dragon Ball series is undeniably one of the biggest franchises in anime, with its popularity translating to sales success on the video game front. One of the series’ most popular games in recent years has been Xenoverse 2. Despite being almost 7 years old at this point, the 3D …

The initial announcement for Counter-Strike 2 was at first met with a great deal of excitement, as many fans never expected to see a new entry in their beloved series – especially as CS:GO was released well over a decade ago. Unfortunately, CS2’s launch last month was met with quite …

Sony unveiled its first proper PS5 revision this week, with a new, slimmer model that shrinks the overall volume of the console by around 30 percent. The new version also moves to a modular disc-drive design, allowing Digital Edition buyers to save money on their initial purchase and pick up …

Earlier this month, reports claimed that Microsoft would obtain UK approval for its Activision Blizzard deal this week, with plans to close as soon as this coming Friday. However, given that the deal was tweaked after obtaining EU approval for the old deal, there have been questions as to whether …

Sony is on a bit of an announcement spree this week. After unveiling the PS5 Slim last night, today the company is officially announcing the launch of PS5 Game Streaming, finally allowing customers to stream PS5 titles without having to download them.  While on Xbox, Cloud Game Streaming is limited …

be quiet! announced two new air coolers, the Dark Rock Elite and Dark Rock Pro 5. The former is a new product, as opposed to Dark Rock Pro 5, which is the successor to the award-winning Dark Rock Pro 4. The Dark Rock Elite is designed for customers that want …

Corsair introduced its new flagship AIO liquid coolers. The new iCUE LINK LCD AIO cooler series is the latest addition to the iCUE LINK ecosystem, boasting a 2.1-inch customisable display, Corsair QX RGB fans, and a cableless appearance. The aesthetics are, according to Corsair, matched with strong cooling, which partly …

For as long as there have been video games, there have been titles released based on Disney’s many iconic properties. That said, the media giant has historically shied away from going all-in on game development, instead preferring to partner with other developers and publishers. According to one report however, Disney is looking to become the next gaming giant – perhaps even by acquiring EA.

One of the more interesting mechanics introduced in Rocket League was the ability for you to trade your acquired items with other players, allowing you to coordinate for specific items, or simply to pawn off any duplicates you’ve gained over the many hours of playing. Unfortunately, this feature is now …

As we inch our way closer to Halloween, many live service titles in particular are prepping their games for thematically-linked horror-based events. Being one of the biggest games in the space, Fortnite is of course getting in on the action, with a number of horror icons set to drop into …

Back in 2021, Nintendo announced and released Pac-Man 99, a Nintendo Switch Online exclusive Battle Royale which would see players take on 98 other competitors in a manner similar to that of other NSO titles such as Tetris 99 and the recently released F-Zero 99. While Pac-Man 99 has since …

Corsair is adding the K70 Core to their lineup of gaming keyboards with a £90 price tag

While previous rumours had indicated that a redesigned PS5 would be announced this year with a slimmer chassis, the lack of announcement over the summer led us to believe that perhaps this new console would slip into 2024. That is not the case, as Sony has, seemingly randomly, unveiled the new PS5 today...

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is set to close any day now and with that, we expect to see many games hitting Xbox Game Pass for the first time. However, in an effort to protect sales of games like Diablo 4 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Activision has …

Counter-Strike 2 has been out for a few weeks now and more players are returning to check out the changes from CS:GO. Now a few weeks in, players are starting to zero in on the game's issues, leading to a spike in negative reviews.  Counter-Strike 2 currently has an overall …

Nvidia has a lot of updates in the pipeline today. For starters, a new GeForce Game Ready driver has dropped, bringing support for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 beta, as well as new releases like Forza Motorsport and Lords of the Fallen. Beyond that, new DLSS games have …

The A580 has returned from the wilderness - is this Intel GPU worth buying?

A Starfield patch earlier this week aimed to improve the game's stability on Intel Arc graphics cards but Intel's latest driver update brings the biggest performance improvements yet. The new Intel Arc graphics driver delivers up to 149 percent more performance in Starfield at 1440p, and a 117 percent improvement …