All the way back in Spring of 2019 it was announced that a live-action show based on the PlayStation franchise Twisted Metal was in production. Following the release of a brief clip last month, we have now gotten our first proper look at Peacock’s Twisted Metal. Available to stream from …

Asus has been releasing curved ultrawide displays for years, offering low response times and high refresh rates. This week, Asus is adding the new VG34VQL3A to its TUF Gaming monitor line-up.  The TUF Gaming VG34VQL3A ships with a 34-inch VA panel, incorporating AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Adaptive Sync to …

RTX 4060 is here and we check out the MSI Ventus 2X Black model. Is it as bad we feared?

The Initiative's Perfect Dark reboot was announced about three years ago, so you'd be forgiven for thinking we might get our first good look at it in the next year or so. Unfortunately, it sounds like development is making slow progress and is still quite a ways off.  A new …

 Mere weeks after the successful premiere of the Detective Pikachu film back in 2019, Nintendo announced that a new video game entry was in the works for the Switch. The console manufacturer has been radio silent on this project ever since – until now. Re-revealed during the recent Nintendo Direct, …

The Yakuza games have become very popular in the west over the last few years. Once considered a cult classic, the series now has a huge global fan base but it can be intimidating for a newcomer to jump in. If you want to pick up all the games in …

For many years, Spotify has offered a higher bit-rate option to premium subscribers, but it has not caught up to other streamers offering ‘lossless' audio streaming. That should change soon with Spotify HiFi, but it may mean paying extra. According to Bloomberg, Spotify is now planning a new, more expensive …

While those who forked out for the pricey Digital Deluxe or Ultimate editions of Diablo IV have been playing for a few days already, the standard edition release and official launch are happening today. Immediately upon release, Blizzard announced that Diablo 4 is now the company's fastest-selling game ever.  Blizzard …

The Metro series has never been a blockbuster franchise, with the games seeing a respectable amount of success relative to their popularity. That said, the latest entry in the series – Metro Exodus – seems to have broken free of this niche, as the game has sold over 8.5 million …

We put AMD's RX 7600 through its paces to find out what performance is on offer for £260

Nvidia's £389 RTX 4060 Ti has arrived - with 8GB VRAM, is this card DOA?

While Skull & Bones was finally due to release in November 2022, Ubisoft eventually pulled the plug, delaying the game once again. The new plan was to have the game released ‘early' in Ubisoft's current fiscal year, but as it turns out, the game was quietly pushed back further.  The …

Following a long string of leaks and rumours Sony finally made its much-anticipated PlayStation Showcase official. Set to go live this Wednesday the 24th of May, the console manufacturer has promised over an hour of announcements “focusing on PS5 and PS VR2 games in development from top studios from around the world”. Vague descriptors aside, we know next to nothing about this upcoming showcase – making for an exciting event indeed. With that, here’s my hopes and fears for the 2023 PlayStation Showcase.

We've known that 2K studio Cloud Chamber has been working away on a new BioShock game for a few years already, utilising the latest technologies, including Unreal Engine 5. Unfortunately, new leaks are claiming that the game is in a rough place right now.  Twitter leaker OopsLeaks, who has reported …

Blizzard hasn't had a chance to host a physical BlizzCon event since 2019. Back then, both Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 were announced and now in 2023, both of those games are set to release. Blizzard will have more to show and announce later in the year though, as the …

Back when Blizzard announced Overwatch 2 in 2019, many of us were confused as to why a sequel was necessary. Part of the reasoning on Blizzard's end was to include a PvE campaign, with hero talent trees and a whole new co-op narrative to play through. Now less than a …

The reboot of Modern Warfare back in 2019 was met with a great deal of praise, due to the game running on a highly updated engine and offering a solid campaign. Last year’s Modern Warfare II saw a drop in its critical reception for various reasons. Though it was previously announced that there would be no new COD game this year – instead being replaced by an expansion – this is no longer the case, with Call of Duty Modern Warfare III set to be officially announced later this year.

A number of GPU game bundles have leaked this year and it looks like that won't be slowing down anytime soon. The next Nvidia GeForce game bundle has now leaked, showing that the company will soon be giving away free copies of Diablo IV.  Diablo 4 was first announced back …

PixelOpus may not be one of Sony’s most well-known first-party PlayStation studios, but it was just as important – focusing on smaller scale and more arthouse-styled experiences. In a surprising move, despite the studio’s upward-trending trajectory, PixelOpus has unceremoniously been shut down. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official PixelOpus …

Someone is already testing Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake-P mobile platform. A CPU sample has been spotted on the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark database, showing what appears to be the upcoming Core Ultra 5 1003H. The CPU name shown on the listing found by Benchleaks has not been seen before …

All the way back in Spring of 2019 it was announced that a live-action show based on the PlayStation franchise Twisted Metal was in production. Since then, we have seen very little from it, but with Twisted Metal set to release in 3 months time we have finally gotten our …

The GMMK Pro keyboard from Glorious launched back in 2021. It has a serious amount of customisation options which means it can be tailored to almost any preference. Is it the perfect product to dip your toes in to the world of custom mechanical keyboards?

Blasphemous is a side-scrolling metroidvania which started its life as a Kickstarter project. The game ultimately proved to be successful both commercially and critically upon its release in 2019. During Gamescom 2021, it was announced that a sequel to Blasphemous is on its way. Following a year and a half …

Mortal Kombat is one of the biggest names in fighting games, with the 30-year old franchise continuing to be stronger than ever decades on from its initial release. Ahead of the expected official announcement of Mortal Kombat 12, it has been revealed that the most recent entry – MK11 – …

Recently, Capcom updated Resident Evil Village to remove Denuvo DRM from the game. It would seem that Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 also received updates recently, mysteriously removing ray-tracing features from both remakes.  While the removal of Denuvo from RE Village was a welcome change, the removal of …

343 Industries has gone through some major changes this year. A round of layoffs at Microsoft in early 2023 saw the majority of the campaign team let go and other major studio leads have also departed the studio in recent months. Now, Frank O'Connor, the franchise director for Halo, is …

While fans have been waiting for a new single player Elder Scrolls game since 2011, the series’ MMO entry – The Elder Scrolls Online – has been trucking along since 2014, seeing consistent support and updates from the team at Zenimax Online Studios. This has helped the MMO carve a …

The RTX 4070 is here and today we put it through its paces in a whole heap of games

Recently, we learned that Xbox-exclusive, Quantum Break, is due to leave Xbox Game Pass this month. At the time, it was theorised that this was due to licensing issues, or perhaps Remedy buying back the IP from Microsoft as it did with Alan Wake back in 2019. Now, Microsoft has …

Following the overwhelming success of FromSoftware’s SoulsBorne series of games we have seen a whole host of other developers tackle this relatively new subgenre with their own takes on the formula. One of the most prominent titles is Bandai Namco’s Code Vein. Released back in 2019, the anime Souls-like has …