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We've seen a lot of Grand Theft Auto 6 rumours recently, with many fans hoping for a reveal in October. Obviously, that never came to pass but a new report this week claims that Rockstar will indeed be releasing the first GTA 6 trailer soon, just in time for Rockstar's …

Discord recently received a bunch of important updates, including new safety and security features, as well as new bonuses for Discord Nitro subscribers. Now, Discord is looking to win people over to its subscription option with a new two-week free trial.  Starting from today and until the 13th of November, …

With MMOs becoming more popular on consoles over the last generation, and games like Final Fantasy 14 showing that a gamepad can be a capable tool for playing one, the idea of World of Warcraft on console has come up numerous times in recent years. As it turns out, it …

AMD's latest game bundle has arrived. If you are picking up a Ryzen processor or Radeon graphics card soon, you'll also get a free code for Ubisoft Massive's new open-world game, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.  While Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora didn't garner the best reception during recent media previews, the …

Capcom is at the forefront of Apple's renewed gaming efforts. We've already seen Resident Evil Village running on an iPhone 15 Pro and next month, Resident Evil 4 Remake will be joining a growing list of AAA games on iOS devices.  For now, games like Resident Evil Village and RE4 …

Noctua is expanding its line-up of all-black CPU coolers this month with the new chromax.black NH-D9L and NH-L9x65. Both coolers stay true to Noctua's successful formula of quiet fans paired with a sizable heatsink, while moving towards a more stealthy design over the traditional brown and beige colour scheme. The …

Nvidia has had quite the run of DLSS 3-supported titles in recent months, with Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty arriving in September, Alan Wake 2 in October and now, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the latest AAA game to sport the tech at launch. On the 10th of November, …

Fortnite's rise to success also led to a big rise in spending for Epic Games, with the company embarking on a number of acquisitions, investing heavily in securing content for its own store to compete with Steam and a few major lawsuits levied against the likes of Apple and Google. …

With the PlayStation 4, Sony’s controllers included a new share button, making it easier for players to capture videos and screenshots of their games to publish on various social media including Twitter. Though no particular reason was given as to why, Sony has now announced that they are removing all …

The recent adoption of AI has seen many game publishers look to the technology for assistance with game development. Following the likes of Ubisoft and their ‘AI Ghostwriter’, Microsoft is now partnering with Inworld AI to “allow developers to create AI-powered characters, stories, and quests.”

Epic Games’ Fortnite helped pave the way for the relatively recent trend in gaming which sees all manner of IPs crossover with various live-service titles. Despite not having characters per-se, Epic has now announced that Lightning McQueen from the Disney Pixar film ‘Cars’ is coming to Rocket League. Making the …

In order to compete with the likes of Steam, Epic Games has struck many deals with game publishers over the years, making a number of PC titles timed-exclusives to their Epic Games Store. The latest title set to be deshackled from the platform is The Expanse: A Telltale Series – …

Although AMD announced the Radeon RX 7900M months ago, we are only now seeing the first laptops featuring AMD's new mobile GPU. While we've seen ‘official' benchmarks already, we are now starting to see independent third-party benchmark results, putting the RX 7900M up against the competition.  Using an Alienware M18, …

Over the last couple of weeks, Embark Studios' The Finals was in open beta across all platforms. Judging by the Steam numbers alone, it looks like this game is set to be a hit, with millions playing during the beta and propelling the game to the number one most wish-listed …

In need of some new PC gaming peripherals to refresh your setup? This month, Cyberpower is teaming up with Corsair to give away a full peripheral bundle, including a new gaming chair, as well as a new keyboard, mouse and headset. Corsair makes some of the most popular gaming peripherals …

This year's BlizzCon was a little different, taking place just weeks after Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard King. While we didn't get any major Xbox-related announcements, Phil Spencer did make an appearance during the show's opening ceremony. Speaking during the BlizzCon Opening Ceremony, Microsoft Gaming lead, Phil Spencer, took to the …

Baldur's Gate 3 has made a great debut this year, being regarded as one of the best games released so far. To our surprise, at launch, Baldur's Gate 3 only had support for DLSS 2 and FSR 1.0. Fortunately, the developer is now addressing this issue, adding FSR 2.2 support …

The PlayStation 5 has recently been updated with a new design, commonly called the “Slim” version. This new version is smaller and lighter, and is gradually replacing the original version. The external differences between the new and older models are pretty obvious. However, it's unclear what has changed on the …

6 years ago, Fortnite Battle Royale launched to a surprising level of success, elevating Epic Games beyond their primary status as an engine developer and shifting the industry’s focus to live-service titles. The launch of Chapter 4 Season 5 (aka Fortnite OG) brings back the original map – alongside more …

The Call of Duty games have become increasingly difficult to keep installed on PCs and consoles due to growing file sizes. With this year's entry, it looks like file sizes are going to increase again, going up to well over 200GB.

Naughty Dog have been working on a standalone multiplayer project set in the world of The Last of Us for quite a few years now. That said, with minimal updates since the game’s announcement, reports were released claiming that the title has been put on ice. The game’s director has …

Back in 2019 Sony formed PlayStation Productions, a subsidiary focused on adapting the console manufacturer’s many video game IPs into other mediums. Since then, we have seen the successful releases of The Uncharted film; HBO’s The Last of Us; Twisted Metal and Gran Turismo. According to one insider, a Bloodborne …

The Black Friday deals are kicking off early at Cyberpower this year...

A new leak claims to show Intel's full line-up of upcoming W-2500 HEDT CPUs, otherwise known as the Sapphire Rapids Refresh. It looks like we'll be seeing seven new processors to start with, each with core count and cache upgrades over their predecessors.  As per the table shared by @yuuki_ans, …

The upcoming Galax RTX 4090 20th Anniversary Edition graphics card is one of a kind. Featuring an HDMI retimer chip, which enhances long-distance HDMI connections, it's the first desktop graphics card to feature such a component. HD retimer chips ensure that high-bandwidth connections can function properly by removing jitter and …

ViewSonic is expanding its Omni monitor lineup with three new models – the VX3219-2K-PRO-2, VX2758A-2K-PRO-2, and VX2779-HD-PRO. The three monitors are pretty different from each other, offering a spec to suit a range of budgets.  ViewSonic's new VX3219-2K-PRO-2 features a 31.5-inch SuperClear IPS QHD display with a static contrast ratio …

At BlizzCon this week, the Overwatch 2 team unveiled the game's latest hero. Mauga is a new tank hero who dual-wields chainguns and is designed to excel in close-quarters situations. We also get a teaser for what's to come in 2024. While a lot of people do have complaints about …

While recent Diablo 4 leaks were proven to be accurate at BlizzCon this year, recent World of Warcraft leaks were completely off. BlizzCon surprised WoW players at the event this year with the announcement of a trilogy of expansions, making up the Worldsoul Saga.  Chris Metzen, a fan-favourite WoW veteran, …

Diablo 4 had plenty of time to shine at BlizzCon this year. Aside from a teaser for the game's first expansion, the Blizzard developers revealed that there is still quite a bit of surprise content on the way for those participating in Season of Blood.  Diablo 4's first expansion will …

There's some new information about the supposedly upcoming Nvidia RTX 40 Super series GPUs. According to recent rumours about the RTX 40 Super series cards, the new models may not have the same power requirements as the standard models. Based on Kopite7kimi's claims, the power consumption figures for the RTX …