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With newer games requiring larger amounts of memory to run at higher graphics settings, there has been concern around continued 8GB GPU launches. With the RTX 4060 series coming up, rumours have pointed to an 8GB model, but according to new rumours Nvidia might also be cooking up a 16GB version of the RTX 4060 Ti.

During the OCP Regional Summit, AMD revealed its plans to replace the AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture (AGESA) with an open-source solution called Open-Source Silicon Initialization Library (openSIL). This is expected to happen by 2026 and will gradually cover AMD's entire product stack, including Ryzen and EPYC processors. The first …

Street Fighter 6 has so far been met with a great deal of optimism. Whether it be thanks to the many details shared online by the publisher, or due to the multiple closed betas, excitement surrounding SF6 seems to be at an all-time high less than one month from the …

Star Wars Jedi Survivor was one of the most anticipated games of the year. Unfortunately, its launch was hampered by a great deal of issues across the board on both consoles and PCs. Bugs aside, the game seems to be a great improvement on all fronts, and so it is …

Noctua has updated its product roadmap for the rest of 2023, along with a sneak peek into some hardware scheduled for release in early 2024 and beyond. With Computex 2023 starting at the end of the month, Noctua is likely updating its release schedule in preparation for the event. Although …

SEGA may not be the industry juggernaut that it once was, but it has amassed a respectable reputation in recent years thanks to a renewed focus on releasing quality titles. As part of the company’s recent fiscal reports, SEGA offered total sales stats on its most popular franchises. SEGA (and …

Sperasoft Studios is a Silicon Valley-based co-development studio, having worked on all manner of major releases – including but not limited to Fallout 76; The Outer Worlds; Dead Space (2023); and Star Wars the Old Republic to name a few. Now, the team seems to be working on their own …

A number of GPU game bundles have leaked this year and it looks like that won't be slowing down anytime soon. The next Nvidia GeForce game bundle has now leaked, showing that the company will soon be giving away free copies of Diablo IV.  Diablo 4 was first announced back …

It has been a couple of weeks since the CMA first announced plans to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Since then, both Microsoft and Activision have made it clear that they plan to appeal, a process that should begin this week.  According to a report from The Telegraph, Microsoft …

Back in January, Starbreeze began teasing PAYDAY 3, reaffirming the upcoming 2023 release date. Now, a new teaser has been posted, with the promise of a gameplay reveal later this summer.  The new teaser doesn't give much away, showing what appears to be a brief cinematic snippet, or perhaps a …

PixelOpus may not be one of Sony’s most well-known first-party PlayStation studios, but it was just as important – focusing on smaller scale and more arthouse-styled experiences. In a surprising move, despite the studio’s upward-trending trajectory, PixelOpus has unceremoniously been shut down. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official PixelOpus …

Ghostwire: Tokyo was one of the more forgotten games of 2022. Originally pitched as a PlayStation exclusive, the game’s developers (Tango Gameworks) ended up being acquired by Microsoft midway through development. Following a year’s long exclusivity period, the game finally released on Xbox and Game Pass – helping to push …

During the Xbox 360 era, one of the console’s more notable exclusives was the Dead Rising series. While the game’s sequels never managed to quite hit the same as the 2006 original, fans of the franchise continue to hope for a new entry at some point. Fortunately, it seems as …

As the video game industry matures, it is only fair that a record of some of history’s most important titles is kept for the sake of posterity. As can be observed in other media industries, the world video game hall of fame inductees for 2023 have now been announced. Each …

The premiere of HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation earlier this year was met with an equal amount of critical and commercial success. During its airing, the show managed to break all manner of records. With its conclusion, this continues to be the case as the show has now become …

The success of CS:GO has ebbed and flowed over the years, with the game hitting a high of 1.3 million concurrent players back in April 2020. This remained the game’s peak up until earlier this year when CS:GO once again began to climb the ranks. Now, the free-to-play FPS is …

ASUS and AMD recently collaborated to create the ASUS ROG Ally handheld games console, which features two custom AMD system-on-chips (SoCs): the Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Some people have pointed out that the specifications of the Z1 series are similar to those of AMD's 7040U family of mobile …

Recent leaks have pointed to an impending RTX 4060 Ti launch. Recently, a number of Gigabyte RTX 4060 Ti cards were listed on the EEC database and now, several Palit RTX 4060 Ti graphics cards have been spotted in retail listings.  As per the image shared by @momomo_us, the clock …

Back in February just two weeks after the game's launch, WB announced that the game had sold 12 million copies so far. Now, just as the game is launching for Xbox One and PS4, the game has surpassed 15 million copies sold to date.  Hogwarts Legacy is WB's “biggest launch …

Back in February, Sony confirmed plans to remove the PlayStation Plus Collection from the PS5's PS Store this year. The PS Plus Collection is a set of 20 best-selling titles from the PS4 generation, all backwards compatible and playable on the PS5. If you have yet to claim these games, …

Back in late 2022 the Lian Li V3000 Plus full-tower PC case launched in the UK, but only in black. Now a few months later than expected, the white version has arrived.  Capable of holding EEB motherboards, up to three 480mm radiators, two systems, 16x storage drives, and 16x 120mm …

Cooler Master is expanding its line-up of useful accessories with the new Oracle Air, an aluminium SSD enclosure that gives quick and convenient on-the-go access to data.  The Oracle Air seamlessly transfers data at impressive speeds of up to 1000MB/s, utilising the advanced NVMe interface paired with USB 3.2 technology. …

Gigabyte has recently filed various RTX 4060 Ti and Radeon RX 7600 SKUs to the EEC database, hinting at the launch of the next-gen mid-range GPUs. However, it's important to keep in mind that not all SKUs that are filed end up being released.  Looking at the listings found by …

It has been a while since Apple last gave a substantial update to Apple Arcade's library. That is finally changing this week, with 20 new games heading to the service, including fan favourites like Limbo and Temple Run to completely new titles, including a sequel to What the Golf? and …

EA has made a big push into the racing scene after acquiring Codemasters. Now, the official F1 games are published under EA and the next one is right around the corner, with F1 23 set to release on the 16th of June. The game features every team, driver and circuit …

Those planning to build a new mid-range PC eagerly anticipate the release of the upcoming RTX 4060 Ti GPU. The rumours surrounding this GPU suggest that it will have 8GB of GDDR6 memory and a 128-bit memory bus, but now we may have confirmation of this.  According to a Russian …

In recent years, Bungie has been looking to hamper the Destiny 2 cheating scene by going after the creators and sellers of cheats directly. Bungie has already had a few successful cases, including a $13 million payout in 2022. Now, Bungie has won another case against a cheat maker, this …

During its latest earnings call, AMD's CEO gave a small update on new RX 7000 series graphics cards. Following strong sales of the Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs this quarter, AMD will expand its RX 7000 series lineup with new mid-range solutions later this quarter.  Although Lisa Su's statement (via …

We're just two days on from Redfall's launch and already, Xbox head, Phil Spencer, is doing the rounds with media interviews. In an interview with KindaFunny this week, Spencer admitted that internally, Microsoft's mock reviews projected that the game would score much higher than it did.  Redfall had a poor …

Tarsier Studios have historically been a rather small studio, focused primarily on assisting other studios with their games – having worked on DLC for the likes of Little Big Planet among others. Their breakout game came in the form of 2017’s Little Nightmares. The indie horror – and its sequel …