BlizzCon is just a few days away now and if you happen to be in attendance, you'll find MSI monitors throughout the convention for showcasing the latest Blizzard game updates. MSI is the official monitor partner for BlizzCon, sending 1,500 monitors to be used throughout the Anaheim Convention Center during …
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The Resident Evil series is by far Capcom’s biggest, with the nearly 30-year-old franchise continuing to see new entries released at a regular cadence to great fanfare and commercial success. As part of the publisher’s most recent fiscal report, Capcom revealed that total sales for the Resident Evil franchise has …
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All signs are pointing to a new Nintendo console in 2024, widely expected to carry forward the hybrid console idea. A new Nintendo patent gives us a small peek at one idea its had, showing a new dual-screen device that splits in half.
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We already had one instance of players being mistakenly VAC banned in Counter-Strike 2 this month, with AMD's Radeon Anti-Lag+ feature found to be triggering anti-cheat to kick in. Now, players have found a reproducible bug that bans you for moving your mouse in a bot-like fashion. If you've ever …
Read More »Apex Legends is finally getting cross-progression
While we may be past the peak of the battle royale zeitgeist, Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends continues to go strong, with the free-to-play title set to see its 19th Season go live on the 31st of October. Alongside the many expected additions set to arrive with Apex Legends: Ignite, the …
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Insomniac's Spider-Man games contain plenty of easter eggs for the wider Marvel universe. Soon, Insomniac will expand its Marvel repertoire with a standalone game based on Wolverine. In a recent interview, Insomniac confirmed that while Wolverine doesn't get a nod in Spider-Man 2, Insomniac's version of the character will be …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Black Flag reached over 34 million players
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Read More »Latest Humble Bundle includes a dozen WB games for £12
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 Warner Bros. and celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary, you can get your hands on a dozen titles (including Gotham Knights, MK11, Batman Arkham …
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By now, you should be familiar with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE. Initially, this SKU was only available in China, with DIY sales restricted to the same market. However, system integrators from all over the world were able to offer these cards as part of a comprehensive system. This …
Read More »EA Sports WRC PC system requirements revealed
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Chiplet technology has been a success for AMD's Ryzen desktop processors. However, when it comes to laptops, the company is treading cautiously. During a recent media event in South Korea, AMD was asked about possibly incorporating chiplets into mainstream laptop APUs. As per AMD, that could happen someday, but only …
Read More »SK Hynix reportedly stops Kioxia and Western Digital merger
In recent months, we've heard persistent rumours that Western Digital and Kioxia were looking to merge, allowing both companies to join forces to challenge Samsung's position in the NAND market. However, according to a new report, SK Hynix, has opposed the merger and talks may have now come to an …
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake iGPU shown running Dying Light 2 with XeSS
At Intel Innovation last month, we had the chance to see an Intel Meteor Lake iGPU running Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Now in a more recent demo, Intel has showcased its new iGPU running a more recent and demanding game - Dying Light 2.
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Following the recent rumours about the Nvidia RTX 4080 Super, the upcoming graphics card has now been spotted on the PCI ID repository, a website where users can add new entries based on their knowledge and leaked information. The recently added RTX 4080 Super entry was added by T4CFantasy, a GPU …
Read More »Intel Core i7-14700HX mobile CPU spotted over at PugetBench
Intel recently launched its new Raptor Lake-S CPUs for desktops. While the company is gearing up to launch its mobile platform Meteor Lake in December, it is also working on high-end gaming “HX” laptop chips based on Raptor Lake Refresh. A recent leak from the PugetBench website revealed a new …
Read More »Thermaltake reveals new white and matcha-green AIO CPU coolers
Thermaltake has announced the availability of new white and green variants of their TH V2 and TH V2 Ultra AIO CPU coolers. The TH120/240/280/360/420 V2 ARGB Sync and TH240/280/360/420 V2 Ultra ARGB AIO liquid coolers will get a Snow edition, and the TH280 V2 ARGB AIO will get a Matcha …
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There was a time when people were generally looking forward to Skull and Bones but years of delays and reboots to the project have dampened that considerably. Still, Ubisoft is forging ahead with it, but it won't be releasing this year. After being swiftly delayed out of 2022 last year, …
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Discord has continued to grow in popularity over the years, expanding beyond being an app for gamers to meet up. Nowadays, Discord is used by all kinds of people, including young teenagers. In an effort to shore up security, Discord is now implementing new safety measures. Alongside this, the mobile …
Read More »Phanteks launches 420mm Glacier One D30 AIO liquid cooler
Earlier this year, Phanteks rolled out its new Glacier One D30 AIO liquid coolers, sporting a 240mm or 360mm radiator, along with Phanteks excellent D30 RGB fans. Now a couple of months later, the 420mm version of this cooler is now hitting the market. The Glacier One D30 AIO cooler …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 gets new 12v12 game mode for Dark Protocol event
Battlefield 2042 has had quite the comeback recently, with concurrent players surging passed the 100K mark on Steam in October. Now, DICE is looking to keep the momentum going with the launch of the Dark Protocol event. Battlefield 2042: Dark Protocol is a limited time event that will run for …
Read More »Thermaltake launches its first pair of gaming monitors
We all know Thermaltake well for their cases, coolers, memory and peripherals but now, the company is expanding into the gaming monitor market. This week, TT launched two new gaming monitors, one curved and one with a flat panel to suit both preferences, with high refresh rates and 1440p resolution. …
Read More »SteamVR 2.0 has finally arrived
Valve is finally turning its attention back to VR, starting with the long-awaited SteamVR 2.0 overhaul
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BlizzCon is finally returning this year with the big event set to kick off next month. If recent leaks are anything to go by, we can expect a new World of Warcraft expansion, set in the new continent of Avalon. In convincing images shared to Reddit, we get a look …
Read More »Sharkoon goes all-white for new REV300 chassis
Sharkoon has responded to customer demand by releasing a white version of their popular REV300 ATX chassis. This case features a 90-degree rotated mainboard design with a tempered glass panel on the right side. Additionally, the REV300 White comes equipped with seven pre-installed PWM RGB fans for good cooling and …
Read More »Star Wars Outlaws may have been delayed
Ubisoft has had a big release planned for early 2024 for quite some time. While not confirmed to be Star Wars Outlaws, it was widely believed that Ubisoft's Star Wars game would be releasing earlier than expected, especially after the 10-minute gameplay reveal this summer. However, the game may have …
Read More »Alan Wake 2 is a critical hit ahead of tomorrow’s launch
Alan Wake 2 officially launches tomorrow and it sounds like Remedy has cooked up an end-of-year hit. Reviews for the game went live today, the latest game to achieve a 90+ overall rating. 2023 was already a pretty stacked year for highly-rated games, with titles like The Legend of Zelda: …
Read More »Apple becomes latest company to hike up subscription prices
Apple's subscription prices have held firm over the last year but prices are now going up. Soon, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, Apple News Plus and the Apple One subscription bundle will all see substantial price increases. Starting with Apple TV Plus, the service is going from £6.99 per month …
Read More »Embark Studios high-octane FPS ‘The Finals’ enters open beta
Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we got a new trailer for The Finals, a new multiplayer game developed by Embark Studios, which was founded by former Battlefield developers. Now, you can dive into the game and try it for yourself thanks to the open beta. The Finals' …
Read More »Payday 3 patch delays caused by progression-wipe issue
Payday 3 has not had the best start, with the game suffering from a rocky launch with matchmaking issues. Starbreeze has been working on the game's first patch for well over a month now but delays have pushed things back. Now, Starbreeze is taking the time to explain the delays …
Read More »Ark: Survival Ascended is out on PC but performance is lacking
Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we finally got a good look at Ark: Survival Ascended gameplay. What wasn't mentioned on the stream was the fact that the PC version was releasing. The Unreal Engine 5 remake of the game is now officially available but you may want to hold off on picking it up for now.
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