Arkane Austin had an unfortunate miss this year with Redfall, a game that many within the company apparently didn't want to make. On the brighter side, it looks like the studio is set to go back to its immersive sim roots with its next project. Arkane Austin is now hiring …
Read More »Diablo 4 is getting review-bombed on Metacritic
The excitement for Diablo 4's first season quickly took a downturn earlier this week after Blizzard rolled out the latest patch for the game, bringing major nerfs to classes across the board, as well as things like XP game to slow player progress down. Players have already voiced their frustration …
Read More »The Walking Dead is getting a new PC game
Skybound Entertainment has a new game coming out based on The Walking Dead. Titled The Walking Dead: Betrayal, the game will be a third-person action game with co-op gameplay for up to eight players. This upcoming The Walking Dead experience is currently in development for PC with Other Ocean Interactive, the team …
Read More »Metroid Prime 2 remaster coming out “relatively soonish” according to insider
Following years of rumours, Nintendo finally released the long-awaited remaster for Metroid Prime to the Nintendo Switch earlier this year. In the wake of its success, one industry insider is now claiming that the second game in the sub-series is set to be remastered “soonish.” Jeff Grubb has become one …
Read More »“Big” Capcom game to be announced later this year, claims leaker
Ever since around 2017, Capcom has seemed to be on quite a roll, releasing a whole bunch of major AAA successes including but not limited to Resident Evil VII, Village, RE2, 3 and 4 remakes, Monster Hunter: World, Street Fighter VI and so many more. According to a known Capcom …
Read More »GTA VI will reportedly cost $2 Billion to develop and market
With each passing generation we have seen AAA games becoming more and more expensive to develop. Just recently it was revealed that The Last of Us Part II and Horizon Forbidden West both cost over $200 million to make. According to one report, Rockstar Games is spending 10 times as …
Read More »PSVR2 FPS Firewall Ultra gets August release date
Firewall Zero Hour was a 1st-gen PlayStation VR title which managed to make the most of the substandard hardware to create a compelling and highly flexible multiplayer first-person shooter experience, Announced late last year, a sequel to Zero Hour is set to arrive on the latest and greatest PSVR2 – …
Read More »Insomniac Games discusses role of Venom in Spider-Man 2
Earlier this month Insomniac Games confirmed that they would be going to San Diego Comic-Con to share a bunch of new details regarding the upcoming and much-anticipated PS5 exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Ahead of the panel, the studio has taken part in an interview where they discussed the role of …
Read More »Blizzard games are finally coming to Steam
After spending years away from the platform, Activision finally announced that it would bring all future published titles to Steam. This began with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II late last year and since then we have seen a number of missing Activision titles added to the platform. Now, the other half of the publisher – Blizzard – is following suit, starting with Overwatch 2.
Read More »Activision confirms that COD MWII weapons and more will carry over to 2023 title
While it was initially believed that Call of Duty would be skipping 2023 in order to give Treyarch more time to work on their next game, the publisher later revealed that a new standalone Call of Duty title will be coming out this year. Now known to be Modern Warfare …
Read More »Intel LGA-1851 blueprints suggest new socket will need new cooler mounting kits
The LGA-1851 socket, as the name implies, has a different pin arrangement than the previous LGA-1700 socket used by Alder and Raptor Lake processors. However, recently leaked blueprints suggest that the two sockets are sized equally, meaning that CPU coolers for 12th and 13th Gen Core CPUs should be able …
Read More »Diablo 4 surpassed 10 million players in June
Back in June following Diablo 4's launch, Blizzard announced that it was the company's fastest selling game ever, without sharing specific sales numbers. Now six weeks on from launch, we know that the game brought in over 10 million players during its first month. Diablo 4 first launched on the …
Read More »Payday 3 will require an online connection to play
Payday 3 looks like a very promising sequel, with recent gameplay reveals showing nice upgrades, including improved stealth play and hostage scenarios. Unfortunately, one of the lesser-enjoyed aspects of modern gaming is also making its way to the sequel. Payday 3 will require an always-online connection to play. While Payday …
Read More »Asus is the first OEM to obtain Intel license to produce future NUC mini PCs
Earlier this month, it was reported that Intel had decided to end production of its NUC mini PCs, but left the door open for OEMs to make their own branded NUCs. Now, Intel has announced a new partnership with Asus to produce future NUC systems. Moving forward, Asus will manufacture …
Read More »Death Stranding x Fall Guys announced
As with many live service games nowadays, Fall Guys has had many crossovers in the past. From NieR Automata to Half Life, Sonic and more, Mediatonic have bean-ified many iconic video game characters. The latest crossover brings Sam Porter Bridges from Death Stranding into the battle royale game. Making the …
Read More »Pokemon Sleep finally launches globally
Announced all the way back in 2019, Pokemon Sleep is a hybrid sleep tracking app which rewards players with different Pokemon and items based on the quality of sleep achieved each night. Following years of silence, the game was re-revealed earlier this year with a Summer release window. Now, finally …
Read More »Summer’s Xbox Games Showcase breaks records for company
Summer Game Fest 2023 has come and gone, and to many, the standout showcase was Microsoft with its Xbox + Starfield Direct. The console manufacturer has now revealed that not only was the showcase well-received, but it was viewed by almost 100 million people. Sharing the news via the official …
Read More »Nearly a dozen games are leaving PS Plus next month
Sony’s revamped PlayStation Plus service seems to be somewhat of a success so far, with the console manufacturer in essence offering their own take on Xbox’s Game Pass. As with Game Pass however, Sony removes titles from the service on a semi-regular basis, with August set to see almost a …
Read More »Microsoft and Activision extend deadline to complete merger
While Microsoft could have completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard this week after winning its case against the FTC in the US, doing so would have meant closing over the UK's CMA, which did object to the deal back in April. Since then, the CMA has seemingly had a change …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Blizzard, please stop making your game worse
Taking the fun out of strong builds isn't suddenly going to make weak ones more attractive. Blizzard's pre-season Diablo 4 patch has soured the player base after a dramatic round of nerfs.
Read More »Intel 14th Gen Core K CPUs to be up to 200MHz faster than predecessors
The Intel 14th Gen Core series is expected to be available in a few months. However, its specifications are often known far sooner to insiders and OEM partners, who have no problem sharing this information with others, as seen by the data that has just recently been posted online. Benchlife …
Read More »Logitech acquires custom consoles creator Loupedeck
Logitech has purchased Loupedeck, maker of the popular editing consoles used by streamers and creative professionals. The acquisition is the latest effort from Logitech to enter the streaming market, which started with the acquisition of Mevo, a livestreaming camera hardware and software business, in 2021. The partnership between Logitech and …
Read More »Diablo 4 gets major patch in preparation for Season of the Malignant
Earlier this month, Blizzard officially announced plans for Diablo 4's first season, unveiling the new seasonal mechanic and sharing more details on what progress will carry over to seasonal characters. In order to ensure your progress carries over for the season, you'll want to log in from today. The Season …
Read More »Nvidia looks to bolster AI earnings with stake in Lambda Labs
Lambda Labs is a smaller cloud company with plenty of ambition, looking to carve out a space in the market with AI training services and powerful data centres. Back in March following an investment round that generated over $44 million, it was announced that Lambda would be adding thousands of Nvidia …
Read More »Western Digital and Kioxia reportedly planning merger
Back in 2019, Toshiba Memory spun off into its own company and rebranded as Kioxia. In 2021, rumours of a potential merger with Western Digital emerged but nothing ever came of it. Now, those same rumours are spinning up again. According to Japan Times, WD and Kioxia have been holding …
Read More »Serious Sam, Celeste and more join Game Pass this month
The next wave of titles for Xbox Game Pass subscribers has now been announced. Between now and the end of July, subscribers can expect nine more games, this time primarily focusing on popular indies. This month's earlier update included the day-one release of Capcom's Dinosaur shooter, Exoprimal, as well …
Read More »SEGA President praises Sonic Frontiers’ sales
Following many less-than-stellar entries in the series, Sonic Team seemed to have hit it out of the park with Sonic Frontiers. Since its release last year, the game has been increasingly praised by fans, selling millions of copies as a result. According to SEGA’s President and COO, the game has …
Read More »Intel Arrow Lake flagship CPU estimated to be up to 21% faster than Core i9-13900K
Intel's Arrow Lake-S flagship processor is already being sampled internally and to some of the company's closest industry partners. As such, Intel has shared the first performance projections of this chip, comparing it to the Core i9-13900K and the upcoming “Raptor Lake Refresh” flagship CPU (probably named i9-14900K). First, while …
Read More »NieR:Orchestra Concert world tour announced
Back in 2020 Square Enix announced that they would be conducting a world tour featuring orchestral performances of the award winning music from NieR and NieR: Automata. For those who missed it the first time round, “The live music experience of the NieR series lives on!” Making the announcement on …
Read More »Free-to-Play multiplayer One Punch Man game announced
While fans of the anime series One Punch Man eagerly await the show’s 3rd season, a number of games based in its universe have been released in the meantime. Adding on to this list is the newly announced free-to-play immersive online action game ‘One Punch Man: World.’ Making the announcement, …
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