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Back when the RTX 4090 first began making its way into the hands of consumers some found their 12VHPWR connectors melting on the side connected to the graphics card. Now, the first user report of a 12VHPWR cable melting on the PSU side has surfaced.  In photos shared to Reddit, …

In the wake of the Xbox Games Showcase, Xbox Game Studios chief Matt Booty took part in an interview where all manner of topics were discussed – from Redfall to Halo to Activision Blizzard and more. One of the more interesting tidbits from the interview saw Booty confirm that Microsoft are no longer developing any games for the last-gen Xbox One...

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Unfortunately, most ultrawide gaming monitors with a display size of over 38 inches are curved. Although there's a market for these, some people just prefer their displays flat. That's where the AOC Agon AG405UXC comes in, featuring a 40-inch flat ultrawide display with a 144Hz refresh rate. The AG405UXC features …

At the Xbox Games Showcase last week, Atlus unveiled a trio of new games, including Persona 5 Tactica, Persona 3 Reload and a brand new fantasy RPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio. We've already had confirmation that both Persona games will be coming to other platforms outside of Xbox and PC. Now, Metaphor: …

Back when Kingdom Hearts 3 came out, physical copies of the game ended up in the wild a couple of weeks before release. Now, the same thing is happening with Final Fantasy 16, so be wary of spoilers.  Physical copies of Final Fantasy 16 are already making their way into …

During the 2010s, Payday 2 dominated Steam charts, becoming a hugely popular game. Now almost ten years on, Payday 3 is finally set to release and it'll have plenty of gameplay upgrades to go along with the newly upgraded visuals.  Payday 3 has obviously had a graphical upgrade compared to …

Cyberpunk 2077's big expansion, Phantom Liberty, is heading our way in September. With this expansion, CD Projekt Red is officially dropping support for last-gen consoles, with new features and content aimed squarely at PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 users. As a result, the game's PC system requirements have also …

Valve recently released a new version of the Steam client for all users. This update includes new features that have undergone extensive testing and refinement in the beta branch. Some of these additions won't be noticeable immediately, but others certainly will. Much of the work put into this update was …

After shipping Red Dead Redemption 2, Dan Houser took an extended break from the games industry and ultimately left Rockstar Games in 2020, a little over two decades after co-founding the company. Now, Dan Houser is returning with a new company known as Absurd Ventures.  Houser's new company will focus …

In the wake of Microsoft’s recent Xbox Games Showcase, the console manufacturer has engaged in a host of interviews. Now, Xbox’s game studio chief has weighed in on a number of titles which we did not see at the event, including Halo, Redfall and Perfect Dark. In an interview conducted …

In the wake of the success of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, Sony revamped its own PlayStation Plus service, offering three tiers in total which included a Game Pass-like library of rotating titles. Unlike Microsoft however, Sony does not bring its first-party games to the service day-and-date with their retail release. …

Lara Croft is one of the earliest and most iconic video game mascots, with the character finding her way into many different creative mediums. Unfortunately, despite its popularity, no Lara Croft games have been released for the Nintendo Switch – until now with the aptly-named The Lara Croft Collection. First …

It's not everyday we see a company introduce a 38-inch gaming monitor, but Asus just did. The new ROG Swift PG38UQ monitor is almost alone in its segment, offering a big enough screen area for those who want something bigger than 32 inches, but might feel that anything over 40 …

People Can Fly didn't quite strike it big with Outriders. The studio recently confirmed that the project has still not turned a profit, but the company does now have funding for something new. People Can Fly has signed a publishing agreement with Xbox Game Studios for its next project.  People …

While Blizzard has been getting some good press recently thanks to the release of Diablo IV, the situation is very different on the Overwatch side of things. When the game was first announced, the justification for the sequel was the planned Hero PvE mode, but that was cancelled earlier this …

After years of expanding and buying up studios, Embracer Group has now hit a bump in the road, forcing the company to ‘restructure' in an effort to reduce costs and become more efficient. Embracer owns a lot of great IP at this point, but it seems to be planning to …

Earlier this week, Nvidia began rolling out its latest GeForce Game Ready driver for F1 23. Today, AMD is getting Radeon GPU users prepped for the launch too, with a new driver delivering Day-0 optimisations.  The latest version of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition is now available for Radeon graphics card …

Last month, Microsoft and Nvidia officially kicked off their new partnership with the first wave of Xbox titles heading to GeForce Now. This week, Age of Empires is the headlining addition to the GFN library.  As of today, owners of Age of Empires IV on Steam can now stream the …

Arctic makes plenty of fans to keep your PC components cool, but today this week they are launching something a little bit different. The new Summair and Summair Plus fans are tabletop desk fans to help you battle the summer heat. Both models have a modern design and are available …

In recent months we've heard rumours that Intel will be rebranding its Core i3/i5/i7/i9 series processors with its next-generation chips. Today, Intel is confirming exactly that, with plans to introduce Intel Core Ultra processors this year. Intel Core Ultra will be the new badge assigned to Intel's ‘most advanced client …

In the wake of the success of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, Sony revamped its own PlayStation Plus service, offering three tiers in total which included a Game Pass-like library of rotating titles. This PS Plus revamp seems to have been working out well for Sony, with the likes of STRAY …

One of the biggest surprises at Summer Game Fest was the announcement of Sonic Superstars – a brand new 2D entry not seen since 2016’s Sonic Mania. Speaking of, one of the biggest concerns regarding Sonic Superstars was whether the game would feature momentum and physics similar to the classics. …

After spending years in development hell, Dead Island 2 finally released earlier this year to a surprisingly high amount of fanfare. With well over 2 million copies sold, the team at Dambuster Studios have now announced the game’s first set of DLC as well as its two upcoming expansions. Making …

Back in march, the team at Coffee Stain Studios announced that they would eventually be upgrading their popular first-person open-world factory building game ‘Satisfactory’ to Unreal Engine 5 – including all of the many benefits that would come alongside it. Now, the UE5 update is finally available, massively overhauling the …

Dead Cells may have initially launched all the way back in 2018, but the rogue-lite metroidvania-inspired action platformer featuring fast and frantic combat (alongside a near endless number of unique weapons) has only gone from strength to strength with each new update and piece of DLC. following the reveal that …

Back in June of 2020 Star Citizen made headlines when it was revealed that the game had surpassed $300 million in funding, making the multiplayer space trading and combat simulator the most expensive game of all time. Star Citizen has since continued to outdo itself however, with the ever-growing title now surpassing the total budget of GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 combined.

AMD hasn't officially announced the Radeon RX 7800 series, but based on the rumoured specifications, it's possible to estimate how it will perform. In a test, Igor'sLab recently tweaked a Radeon Pro W7800 to create a close approximation of the RX 7800 XT based on its rumoured specs.  Running this …

Today, Sony has officially announced its next wave of games for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers. As an added upgrade, Sony is also now testing PS5 streaming. So far, Premium subscribers have only had cloud access to older titles in the library, so the addition of PS5 streaming support …

When Sony first showed off the PlayStation 5 at the company’s ‘Future of Gaming’ showcase, one of the most interesting games announced was Capcom’s PRAGMAMA: “a brand-new sci-fi action adventure game” which “will present players with a profound story and setting, as cutting edge visuals take full advantage of next-generation …