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AOC is launching a new ultrawide monitor this month, complete with a 100Hz panel and 3440x1440p resolution. While this might be spec'd like a gaming monitor, it is actually geared towards multi-purpose users, including office work and enterprise. Aesthetically, the monitor would also fit right at home in that environment.  …

Ahead of Sony’s revamped PlayStation Plus launch, which will be absorbing PlayStation Now into one unified service, the console manufacturer is continuing to flesh out their PS Now library. May’s PlayStation Now games have been announced – the final list of games to be added under this soon-to-be-absorbed service. Making …

Avengers Endgame released in 2019 to global fanfare and billions of dollars in profit. Since then, Marvel has partnered with a number of studios in an attempt to replicate this success in video game form. Unfortunately, it seems that for Square Enix, all the Marvel games did was burn $200 …

Sonic the Hedgehog is on a bit of a hot streak at the moment. With the Blue Blur’s latest film breaking records at the box office and the potential of both Sonic Origins and Frontiers being good Sonic games, Sonic fans are eating well in 2022. Netflix has now given …

The first major update for Overwatch 2 has arrived. Blizzard launched the beta version of the game's multiplayer mode just one week ago and players were quick to discover a bug with Wrecking Ball, which can cause the game to crash for all players in the match.  The bug in …

Each month, Sony gives a number of PlayStation games away for ‘free’ to all those who are subscribed to the console manufacturer’s PS Plus service. For the month of May, you can now get your hands on a varied selection of quality titles – and FIFA. Available to add to …

Recently, Meta began talking about Project Cambria, a new VR headset building off of the success of the Quest line to offer a high-end, ‘pro-grade' mixed reality experience. That headset should be coming out later this year, and it seems three other VR headsets will follow in 2023 and 2024.  …

VESA, the Video Electronics Standards Association, has publicly announced the first open standards for variable refresh rate displays. There will be two standards, AdaptiveSync and MediaSync, which will help users make an informed choice when buying their next display. To be eligible for these certifications, displays will have to abide …

It's the first week of the month, which means we're getting a new wave of Xbox Game Pass titles announced today. Previous months were headlined by the likes of MLB: The Show 22, Weird West, Life is Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy. For May, we're getting a boost in …

Corsair's H-series AIO liquid coolers have been a favourite amongst PC builders for years now. This year, the company is revamping its line-up with compatibility for the latest Intel and AMD sockets, including LGA 1700 and the upcoming AM5 socket. From today, new H100i RGB Elite, H115i RGB Elite and …

Early rumours about RDNA 3 GPUs were quite ambitious, claiming the new GPUs would feature up to as many as 15,360 streaming processors. Since then, development has progressed and new information has come to light. With that in mind, a number of leakers have begun revising their previous claims with …

We’ve seen a focus on desktop DDR5 memory over the last six months, but availability of DDR5-equipped laptops is also improving. For those looking to get some extra performance, G.Skill is now launching DDR5 SODIMM modules.  G.Skill's new DDR5 “Ripjaws” SO-DIMM modules will soon be available for laptops and small …

Over the past two months, more than 100 of the world's top technology journalists have been looking at all of the hardware options available in the market - and voting for their favourite products. On Monday 23rd May 2022, the 8th European Hardware Awards will be presented to the world and that definitive list of the best hardware available in the market will be revealed...

It has been three years since Respawn Entertainment first talked about bringing Apex Legends to mobile. Now, six weeks on from the game's soft-launch in select regions, Apex Legends Mobile will be releasing worldwide this month.  Apex Legends Mobile Design Director, Jordan Patz, revealed the early release during a developer …

AMD Mero APUs are not particularly popular, but their use cases sure are interesting. Aimed at low-power mobile devices, the Mero chips were first mentioned over two years ago, but we are only now seeing them being used on an actual device. As discovered by _rogame in the BaseMark database, …

According to Intel's roadmap, Raptor Lake processors should be arriving later this year, followed by “Meteor Lake” processors in 2023. The tape-in process was finished almost a year ago, and now, Intel has announced the new architecture can already boot on multiple operating systems. During Intel's recent quarterly earnings call, CEO, …

Lately, professional overclockers have started to push beyond the 10K MHz mark on DDR5 memory. After MSI's team set the first +10,000MHz record, Gigabyte quickly followed, setting a new DDR5 memory speed record at 10,022MHz. According to HWBot, the new record was achieved by Gigabyte's professional overclocker, “HiCookie”. The overclocker …

During the early stages of the ongoing chip shortage, many claimed things would ease up in 2022. However, semiconductor companies are still struggling to increase capacity, leading Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, to expect the shortage to last into 2024. According to CNBC, Pat Gelsinger believes the chip shortage may last …

Back in 2018, shortly following the reveal for Diablo Immortal, we learned that Blizzard had multiple other mobile games in the works, including a couple based on Warcraft. At the time, we were told to expect a Pokémon Go style game, perhaps with Warcraft pet battles or something similar. Now, …

Microsoft Flight Simulator has been quietly receiving major updates ever since release, with each content patch making the world more life-like. The game has always been hardware-intensive, but soon, on PC at least, we'll finally have some performance saving features, including Nvidia's DLSS and AMD's FSR.  During a recent Q&A, …

It has been six months since The Initiative announced that Tomb Raider and Marvel's Avengers studio, Crystal Dynamics, would also be a development partner on Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot. Now, Crystal Dynamics is splitting off from Square Enix, having been sold to Embracer Group, along with the Tomb Raider IP. …

With the launch of Call of Duty: Vanguard, the development team also revamped its anti-cheat efforts, with a new system called Ricochet. Using this new system, over 50,000 cheaters have already been banned from this year's Warzone update, as well as Vanguard multiplayer, and the developers are continuing to find …

Square Enix is making headlines this week after selling off a good chunk of its western development studios and valuable IP, like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex. The Japanese publisher isn't pulling out of western games entirely though. From what we know so far, Square Enix will be holding on …

It has been just over a year since we first learned that Square Enix was shopping itself around and looking to sell. As it turns out, Square Enix will be sticking around, but the Japanese publisher is essentially pulling out of western game development for now, selling off its major studios and IP, like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex. 

Quantic Dream was involved in a major public lawsuit which began back in 2018 following an expose by multiple French media outlets claiming that the studio suffers from a hostile workplace environment. Though the studio adamantly denied these reports during the trials, Quantic Dream has now released a statement showing …

Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, launched back in late 2019 with a solid enough gameplay experience backed by an unfortunately subpar storefront, lacking many of the most basic functionalities expected. Over time, Google has slowly improved Stadia, with the latest update overhauling the store’s design. As reported by 9to5Google, the …

Yuji Naka is one of the more well known names in gaming, being the lead programmer for the original Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as previously heading up the entire Sonic Team studio. Unfortunately, Mr. Naka’s most recent console release – Balan Wonderworld –  received mixed-to-negative reviews across the board. …

With the Bethesda.net launcher shutting down soon, Bethesda is fully embracing Steam once again. This means some classic Bethesda titles are heading to Steam for the first time, with several of them being given away for free.  For starters, the game that kicked the entire franchise off, The Elder Scrolls: …

We've known for a long time now that Infinity Ward will be releasing a new Call of Duty this year, and that it will be a sequel to 2019's Modern Warfare reboot. Now this week, following Activision Blizzard's earnings call, Modern Warfare 2 (2022) has been officially announced.  Call of …

Just a few weeks ago, we heard that Meta was planning a new high-end Quest headset. Unlike the Quest 2, this new headset is geared towards the pro market, and is being developed under the codename “Project Cambria”.  During Meta's earnings call this week, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that a Quest …