After Google introduced Video Super Resolution support to Chrome, it's time for Microsoft to do the same on the Edge browser. The Chromium-based browser can now increase image quality by removing artefacts and enhancing text sharpness on low-res videos, but only if you're using select AMD and Nvidia GPUs. If …
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MSI RadiX AXE6600 Wireless Router Review
We put MSI's new WiFi 6E router though its paces in today's review
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla wins world’s first Grammy award for video game soundtrack
This year's Grammy show was special to the video games industry. It was the first to include the Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media award, which was given to the composer of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök's original soundtrack. Various games have been nominated for a …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 1 sales jump almost 250% following HBO show premiere
Following the launch of Netflix’s The Witcher show, we saw the CDPR-developed RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt balloon in sales, pushing the game’s impressive sales even further. We are now witnessing a similar phenomenon with HBO’s The Last of Us, as game sales have now increased by over 300%. …
Read More »Ubisoft’s upcoming release schedule pins all hope on Avatar and Assassin’s Creed
Recently, Ubisoft revealed that it has cancelled a number of unannounced games internally and the publisher is bracing for difficult times amid slowing sales and a lacking release schedule. While Ubisoft's 2022 was largely empty, the publisher does still have around 11 projects planned to release in the next financial year.
Read More »Samsung introduces four new ground-breaking monitors at CES 2023
Samsung kicked off its CES announcements this week with the introduction of four new ground-breaking monitors, including the new Odyssey Neo G9, packing a massive 57-inch curved Dual UHD Mini LED panel with a 240Hz refresh rate and HDR. Starting with the Odyssey Neo G9, this monitor packs a curved …
Read More »Cuphead The Delicious Last Course has sold 2 million copies
After years of waiting, eager fans were finally able to play Cuphead’s much-anticipated DLC. Having released back in June, the team at Studio MDHR have now revealed that The Delicious Last Course has already sold over 2 million copies. Making the announcement on Twitter, Studio MDHR said “Much to our …
Read More »Patch notes for The Witcher 3’s next-gen update have arrived
The Witcher 3's next-gen update will be rolling out later this week and just as promised, CD Projekt Red has now revealed the full patch notes. We already knew about some of the marquee features arriving with this update, including ray-traced graphics and new performance options for consoles. Now, we …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 sales surge leads to CD Projekt Red’s best Q3 ever
Ahead of its launch, Cyberpunk 2077 had millions of pre-orders and within two week's of the game's launch, around 13 million copies had been sold. Of course, that was before we all learned how bad the launch version was. This caused Cyberpunk 2077 sales to slow quite a bit in …
Read More »God of War Ragnarök director wants to make a Castlevania game
God of War: Ragnarök has launched and earned great critical and fan acclaim so far. With this project now out of the way, Sony Santa Monica can turn its attention to other games. Interestingly, Ragnarök's director is pretty clear about what he'd like to do next – a Castlevania game, …
Read More »CD Projekt Red will give us our first look at The Witcher 3’s next-gen update tomorrow
This month, CD Projekt Red finally gave us a date for The Witcher 3's long-awaited ‘next gen' update. The update not only includes enhanced graphics for PC and consoles, but also new in-game content. We've yet to see what the game looks like with this new update, but that will …
Read More »The Witcher 3’s ‘next gen’ update is finally arriving in December
While initially CD Projekt Red had planned to release next-gen updates for The Witcher 3 in 2021, it was later pushed to 2022. The enhanced version of The Witcher 3 was being developed by Saber Interactive, but CD Projekt Red took over development earlier this year, planning for a Q4 …
Read More »Dragon Age: Absolution is coming in December
Back in June, Netflix, EA and BioWare announced that a Dragon Age animated series will be coming to Netflix. Now, that series has a release date, and it is very close. Dragon Age: Absolution, an animated series based on BioWare's fan-favourite fantasy RPG series, will be released on Netflix on …
Read More »The Gears of War franchise has sold over 40 million copies
The Gears of War franchise has long been one of Microsoft’s biggest, with the Xbox console exclusive dominating the zeitgeist during the Xbox 360 era. To this day, the franchise remains strong, and in the wake of the announcement that a Gears of War Netflix film and animated series are …
Read More »Henry Cavill is leaving The Witcher, Liam Hemsworth to play Geralt
Henry Cavill impressed many fans with his performance as Geralt of Rivia in the first seasons of The Witcher. Unfortunately, with Cavill now returning to his role as Superman in the DC movies, he is stepping away from The Witcher, and a replacement has already been chosen. Since The Witcher's …
Read More »Phil Spencer reveals Xbox streaming device codenamed ‘Keystone’
Phil Spencer has done it again, revealing an upcoming piece of Xbox hardware sitting on his famous office shelf. This time around, we get a direct look at the company's upcoming streaming device, codenamed ‘Xbox Keystone'. Microsoft confirmed that it is working on a cheap, dedicated streaming box for TVs …
Read More »Tencent is reportedly looking to acquire more game studios, particularly in Europe
For years, Tencent has grown its portfolio of gaming investments. The company owns minority stakes in many publishers and studios across the industry, but it doesn't have as many majority stakes, or wholly owned studios. That could change soon, as sources claim Tencent is now planning to be more aggressive …
Read More »Oxenfree II: Lost Signals delayed to 2023 to add more language support
Oxenfree, the supernatural mystery horror adventure indie title saw a great deal of success following its launch back in 2016. The game’s sequel, originally planned for release back in 2021, was later delayed to some time this year. With just a few months left in 2022 however, Night School Studios …
Read More »The Witcher returns for Season 3 next Summer
While Netflix's live-action Witcher series has been well received so far, but there was quite a lengthy gap between Season 1 and Season 2. Fortunately it looks like Season 3 will be coming a bit sooner, with Netflix announcing plans to air in Summer 2023. The Witcher Season 3 began …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 surpasses The Witcher 3 in all-time peak players
It has been roughly two weeks since Cyberpunk: Edgerunners debuted on Netflix and so far, the show has done wonders for the reputation of the game too. Following the success of the show, many have flocked back to Cyberpunk 2077, and now, the game has surpassed The Witcher 3 in …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 has had over 1 million daily players this week
Earlier this month, CD Projekt Red released the latest major patch for Cyberpunk 2077, and revealed the game's upcoming expansion. At the same time, the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime debuted on Netflix to rave reviews. Combined, this has led to a huge resurgence in players, to the point where over a …
Read More »Sonic Prime teaser trailer released
A Netflix Original Sonic the Hedgehog TV show was announced back in early 2021, with little seen from the show since. Finally, ahead of the series’ debut later this year in December, a teaser trailer has been released, giving us our best look at the show yet. Alongside the caption …
Read More »Cyberpunk Edgerunners update goes live with hundreds of changes and additions
Many fans still feel burned by the broken launch of Cyberpunk 2077 almost 3 years ago now. Fortunately, CDPR have not yet given up on the game, with patch 1.6 – the Edgerunners update – now going live, adding new weapons, a transmog system, cross progression and so much more. …
Read More »CD Projekt Red will reveal ‘what’s next’ for Cyberpunk 2077 in upcoming stream
We're not getting Cyberpunk 2077's expansion until 2023, but we may still get our first look at what's to come this year. After a lengthy quiet period, CD Projekt Red has announced the next Night City Wire stream, during which the studio will give us a look at what's next. …
Read More »Microsoft reveals surprisingly cheap Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family tier
Following on from a test phase last month, Microsoft has now officially announced the new Xbox Game Pass ‘friends and family' tier. While this was initially rumoured as a family plan, Microsoft is leaning into the fact that friend groups often share access to services too. The Xbox Game Pass …
Read More »Embracer completes acquisition of Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and studios behind them
It has only been a few months since Square Enix announced that it was selling off multiple western studios and their IP to Embracer Group in a deal worth $300M. While some larger deals take a year or more to complete, this one was wrapped up pretty quickly, with Embracer …
Read More »Cyberpunk: Edgerunners looks great in latest trailer
Back in 2020, CD Projekt Red announced that it had teamed up with Netflix and Japanese animation studio, Studio Trigger, to produce an anime set in the Cyberpunk universe. This week, a new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners dropped and so far, it is shaping up to be fantastic. After releasing …
Read More »Leaked casting script reveals details on next Tomb Raider game
Even prior to being sold to Embracer Group, Crystal Dynamics has been working on its next big Tomb Raider game. Nothing else is known officially, but a potential leak has revealed a few details. The Sacred Symbols Podcast (via VGC) claimed to have obtained leaked script pages from the new …
Read More »Cuphead’s DLC sells 1 million copies in less than two weeks
Cuphead’s Delicious Last Course DLC has been many years in the making, with it being announced all the way back in 2018. Originally planned for release in 2019, the Delicious Last Course ended up taking much more time than expected, only just launching at the end of June 2022. Fortunately, …
Read More »CD Projekt Red unveils first trailer for Studio Trigger’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime
Back in 2020 ahead of Cyberpunk's eventual release, CD Projekt Red announced that it had teamed up with Netflix and Studio Trigger to produce an anime series set in the Cyberpunk universe. Things have been quiet since then, but Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is finally on the way, and the first trailer …
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