We've known for a while now that SEGA is working on a new 3D Sonic game, seemingly looking to take the series in an open-world direction. Last night during The Game Awards, not only did we get a trailer for the Sonic movie sequel, but we also got a new …
Read More »noblechairs teams up with Marvel for new gaming chairs, starting with Iron Man
Over the last couple of years, noblechairs has been expanding to themed gaming chairs, beginning with a long line of new chairs inspired by Bethesda games. Now ahead of 2022, noblechairs is teaming up with none other than Marvel for a new range of superhero inspired chairs, starting with one …
Read More »Microsoft debuts Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II gameplay
Two years ago, Microsoft took to the stage at The Game Awards to announce the Xbox Series X and its first major next-gen exclusive project, Hellblade 2. Now during The Game Awards 2021, Microsoft has returned to the show, armed with the first gameplay footage for Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. …
Read More »Star Wars Eclipse features ‘an intricately branching’ story set during the golden age of Jedi
Earlier this year, Quantic Dream revealed that it is now working on a Star Wars game as its next major project and now, that game has officially been revealed. Star Wars Eclipse has now been officially announced, set in the new ‘High Republic' era and promising plenty of lightsaber action. A …
Read More »Final Fantasy 7 Remake comes to PC next week
Earlier this year, dataminers discovered references to Final Fantasy 7 Remake buried within the Epic Games Store database. As predicted, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is coming to PC, and you don't have to wait much longer to get your hands on it either. Final Fantasy 7 Remake initially released as …
Read More »PowerColor partners with Ducky to launch its first keyboard
PowerColor is best known for its graphics cards, including the popular Red Devil series of AMD Radeon GPUs. Soon, the company will be expanding beyond components, starting with keyboards, thanks to a new partnership with Ducky. Featuring a black and red theme and lettering inspired by Taiwanese street artist, Seazk, the …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB GPU stock to improve later this year through early 2022
Earlier this month, the RTX 2060 12GB launched, bringing back the Turing GPU to help alleviate the current GPU shortage. Unfortunately, supply has been almost non-existent, but Nvidia says the situation will improve later this month and in early 2022. The Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB has been officially available since …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 10 – Win a Patriot 1TB M.2 SSD and 32GB of DDR4 RAM! (closed)
For day 10 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021, we are teaming up with Patriot to give one lucky reader a storage and memory upgrade! Not only are we giving away a 1TB M.2 SSD, but we are also throwing in 32GB of DDR4 memory!
Read More »AMD rumoured to be working on ‘RX 6000S’ GPU refresh
Recent reports have suggested that we may see a Radeon RX 6000 series refresh using the TSMC N6 node. According to reports, this won't impact desktop GPUs, and will instead focus on mobile GPUs, with a new series called ‘Radeon RX 6000S'. As reported by VideoCardz, not all Radeon RX …
Read More »GTA V’s Franklin returns in GTA Online ‘The Contract’ DLC
In the years following Grand Theft Auto V's release, we've seen a number of rumours regarding new story content, as some of the main voice actors from the game confirmed being invited back to record new dialogue. Now, we're finally going to see some of that new story content as …
Read More »Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad game to appear during The Game Awards
With The Game Awards coming up later this evening, some studios are forgoing the element of surprise and announcing their plans for the show. Rocksteady is amongst those studios, revealing plans to show off a new Suicide Squad trailer. Rocksteady first announced Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League with a …
Read More »New RTX 30 series GPUs tipped to launch throughout January
In recent months, there have been a ton of rumours around Nvidia's plans for early 2022, with sources claiming that we'll see several new RTX 30 series graphics cards. Now, we seem to have release dates for three of them, with the RTX 3050, RTX 3070 Ti 16GB, RTX 3090 …
Read More »Rising component costs lead to motherboard price surge
With the launch of Intel Z690 motherboards, many of us were taken aback by the price increases seen across all vendors. Now, we're starting to learn what led to the pricing surge – and the ongoing chip shortage isn't the only culprit, as there has also been a rising cost …
Read More »Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific faces buggy launch amid employee protests
While Halo Infinite's campaign launch stole the show yesterday, another major launch also occurred, with Activision dropping its Call of Duty: Warzone refresh with a new map based on Call of Duty: Vanguard. The launch hasn't exactly gone smoothly though, as it arrived with a number of performance issues and …
Read More »New trademark hints at expansion plans for Halo Infinite campaign
Yesterday marked the launch of Halo Infinite, the first mainline game in the series since 2015. Previously, 343 Industries has stated that Infinite is the beginning of ‘the next ten years of Halo' and today, we have our first sign of that being true, with Microsoft filing a trademark for …
Read More »CD Projekt Red in settlement talks with investors suing over Cyberpunk 2077 launch
Following on from Cyberpunk 2077's rough 2020 launch and subsequent reports of troubled development and mismanagement within the studio, CD Projekt Red found itself on the wrong end of a lawsuit. A group of shareholders were unhappy with the situation and opted to sue the company, citing misleading statements. Soon, …
Read More »Ubisoft reportedly working on ‘open world’ Splinter Cell game
In recent months, fresh rumours have been building around a new Splinter Cell game. Over the summer, Ubisoft reportedly greenlit a new game in the series, and this week, we learned that it is likely going to transform the series into an open world game. Back in October, we learned …
Read More »AMD might turn to Samsung to produce 4nm-based CPUs and GPUs
At the moment, AMD's main foundry is TSMC, but it seems the chipmaker is planning to outsource part of its chip production to another foundry. According to researchers at J. P. Morgan, AMD might turn to Samsung to produce 4nm chips to power Chromebooks. In addition, AMD might also use …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 9 – Win a 170Hz, QHD Gigabyte gaming monitor! (closed)
For day 9 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021, we are teaming up with Gigabyte to give one lucky reader a monitor upgrade! Today's prize is the Gigabyte M27Q, a 1440p gaming monitor with 170Hz refresh rate, making it an excellent choice for any PC gaming setup...
Read More »Huawei developing 5nm-based Kirin processor for laptops
It seems that AMD and Intel aren't the only ones preparing to launch new laptop processors. According to a recent report, Huawei is also developing new Kirin processors to power its new laptops. According to MyDrivers (via Tom's Hardware), Huawei will use a 5nm-based Kirin processor in the company's upcoming Dyna Cloud …
Read More »NZXT secures $100M investment to expand into new hardware categories
NZXT is about to make some major expansions to its PC hardware business thanks to a new $100 million investment. The massive cash influx comes from an investment group including the founders of a number of major companies, including the likes of Twitch, CrunchyRoll, Hypebeast and more. Francisco Partners has …
Read More »God of War on PC gets DLSS and Nvidia Reflex
Back in October, we learned that God of War will be making its way to PC in early 2022, bringing a host of improvements like unlocked frame rates and tweakable graphics options. Today, we learned about even more PC-specific features coming with this version of the game, including support for …
Read More »Sony showcases prototype VR headset with 8K display
We've known for some time now that Sony is planning a next-gen PSVR 2 headset and new controllers, but outside of that, very little has been officially revealed. That may have changed recently, as Sony has debuted a new VR headset prototype, boasting 8K resolution. The prototype headset uses OLED …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to get ‘massive God of War-style’ expansion
We've known for some time now that Ubisoft is working on a major expansion for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, but according to leaks, it could be way bigger than anyone expected. According to reports this week, the new expansion takes inspiration from God of War, and clocks in at around 40 …
Read More »Upcoming 10-core Intel Alder Lake laptop CPU benchmarked
We're still a little while away from the launch of Intel 12th Gen Core mobile processors, but benchmarks are beginning to pop up. This time around, we have some early performance numbers for the Core i7-12650H, which will be a 10-core CPU destined for new gaming laptops in 2022. According …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion pushed from December to February 2022
Back in June, Bioware announced the next major expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic – Legacy of the Sith, promising a return to Manaan, which first appeared in Knights of the Old Republic. The expansion initially had a mid-December release date, but just one week out from launch, BioWare …
Read More »Halo Infinite players will face 30GB+ download today due to lack of campaign pre-load
After plenty of delays and a lengthy development cycle, we have finally arrived at Halo Infinite launch day. The multiplayer will leave beta in a few hours time and the campaign will finally debut worldwide. Unfortunately, your chances of playing exactly when the campaign unlocks are pretty low, as there …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn PC patch adds DLSS and FSR support
We've known for a while now that it is possible to get DLSS working with the Decima Engine, as Death Stranding launched with Nvidia's machine-learning powered upscaling in place. Now in a surprise announcement, Guerrilla Games has revealed that it is bringing DLSS over to the PC version of Horizon …
Read More »Unannounced RTX 30 refresh GPUs and RX 6500 XT appear in EEC listings
Recent rumours have suggested that we are going to see refreshed versions of the RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 Ti with more VRAM in early 2022, and AMD is rumoured to be launching its entry-level RX 6000 GPUs in a similar timeframe. Now, signs are pointing towards this being true, …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 8 – Win one of TWO NZXT bundles! (closed)
For day 8 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021, we are teaming up with NZXT to give away TWO prize bundles! Two winners today will get a PC upgrade bundle featuring the NZXT H510 Flow chassis, a Z63 AIO liquid cooler and a C650W power supply...
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