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The virtual reality sector is in an odd position currently. While not yet fully embraced by the video games industry, companies have begun to experiment with the format. One of the biggest companies currently investing in VR software is Take-Two Interactive. Following the announcement of GTA: San Andreas VR, the …

At AMD Accelerated earlier this week, AMD announced its next generation EPYC processors. The next-gen data centre and cloud-oriented CPUs are codenamed "Genoa" and "Bergamo", boasting up to 96 cores and up to 128 cores respectively. 

Nvidia already released the RTX 3080 Ti for desktops a while ago, but we're still waiting for a laptop variant. That should soon change, as recent benchmark leaks appear to have leaked the RTX 3080 Ti laptop GPU, in addition to its specifications.  As found by @Benchleaks, a new Geekbench 5 …

It has been a while since the last major Sonic game released, but SEGA appears to have some big plans lined up for 2022. New trademark filings point to the next Sonic title being ‘Sonic Frontiers', and it might be an open-world game.  Sega has filed multiple trademarks recently in …

With Alder Lake-S, Intel introduced support for DDR5 memory, although some motherboards continue to offer DDR4 memory support as a cheaper alternative. It looks like this strategy will continue with Intel's 13th Gen Core processors too, with a prominent leaker claiming Raptor Lake will also support DDR4.  As reported by …

Hideki Kamiya is one of the industry’s most prolific game developers, known for his work on Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta and more. Even amongst all those, Okami stands out as one of his most revered works. A decade and a half after the release of the first …

Back 4 Blood has been out for around a month now, which means it is time to start talking about post-release content. Today, Turtle Rock shared its roadmap for upcoming content, including free updates, with the first paid expansions coming in 2022.  At launch, Back 4 Blood has one lengthy …

Today, AMD is making some noise in the professional graphics market with the introduction of the Instinct MI200 series accelerators. AMD claims the new Instinct MI250 and the MI250X boast up to 4.9x better performance than the competition in double precision (FP64) HPC applications and enable 380 TFLOPs of peak theoretical half-precision (FP16) performance for AI workloads...

As the video games industry matures, developers have been focusing on making games as accessible as possible. Forza Horizon 5 looks to be taking it to the next level as the upcoming racing game will offer full sign-language support in an update after launch. In a video detailing the accessibility …

Shortly following on from recent press previews, Square Enix has announced a delay for Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker. The new expansion was initially due to release on the 23rd of November, but has since been pushed back by a couple of weeks.  Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is now releasing on …

Call of Duty: Vanguard is now officially out and as you might expect, datamining has already begun as hardcore fans look to find hints regarding upcoming and unreleased content. As it turns out, there may be a major crossover planned, perhaps one that you would not expect from Call of …

For years now, Microsoft has offered early access to some of its games as part of a pre-order package for the more expensive special/ultimate editions. Forza Horizon 5 is no different, with Ultimate Edition pre-order customers getting access on Friday the 5th of November, cruising to over a million players …

The video games industry has always relied on retail shops to sell consoles, games, accessories and more. Of course, this comes with added costs and prices for consumers. PlayStation is now offering a way to cut out the middleman as their new ‘PlayStation Direct’ store is set to open in …

Intel's 4th Gen Core “Haswell” processors are around eight years old at this point but continue to receive updates. This time around, a security bug was discovered and unfortunately, this has led to Intel disabling support for the DirectX 12 API in most Haswell based processors for desktops and laptops.  …

Elden Ring is one of the most anticipated games of early 2022. After years of little to no information, Bandai Namco have finally started to give fans a more comprehensive look at the game. Ahead of its release on the 25th of February 2022, the publisher has released full spec …

We're still a few weeks away from Black Friday, but Razer is kicking the sales season off early with a round of early deals delivering big discounts for streaming and console gear, PC gaming peripherals and mobile accessories. 

Last week, Intel released the first 12th Gen Core processors, including “K” and “KF” SKUs. The line-up should expand with the non-K and “F” series processors in early 2022 and some retailers are already revealing details.  The listings spotted by @momomo_us show the Core i7-12700F, the Core i5-12400 and 12400F and …

After launching the M1 and M1 Pro chips based on the 5nm process node, it seems Apple is now moving to newer process nodes. According to sources, Apple will be making the jump to 3nm for its second and third generation M-series processors over the next two years...

Intel has yet to announce its non-K 12th Gen Core processors, but benchmarks are already starting to come through. The first early Core i5-12400F benchmarks point to Ryzen 5 5600X-level performance for gaming and productivity when paired with DDR5 memory.  The guys at Comptoir Hardware (via @davideneco25320) appear to have …

Xiaomi is trying to improve the cooling of its phones with a new system called Loop LiquidCool. Designed to succeed vapour chambers, Xiaomi claims the new cooling technology has “twice the cooling capabilities and ranks as the most efficient smartphone cooling solution” available today. As per Xiaomi, its new cooling …

World-renowned audio gear company, Shure, has finally launched its own set of true wireless earbuds – the Aonic Free. Shure's new earbuds aim to deliver the same quality you would expect from Aonic earphones in a new compact, cable-free design. Based on the Aonic 215 Gen 2, the Shure Aonic …

"The collaboration between Fortnite and fashion brand Balenciaga is an interesting case study showing how far Fortnite has fallen down the metaverse rabbit hole. Thanks to this collaboration, you could now spend real money to go to a digital shop to buy a digital Fortnite x Balenciaga hoodie, and then back in the real world spend real money on a real version of a digital hoodie which you already spent real money on. Don’t worry though, the hoodie only costs you $725."

The Nintendo Switch seems to have a magic effect on any first party game released on the system. In the case of many franchises, the Switch releases prove to be the series’ best selling. Such is the case with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which has now beaten Mario Kart Wii …

NFT and Blockchain technology have been mired in controversy ever since they were first introduced. Even so, adoption seems to be increasing, with the latest support coming from EA’s CEO, who claims that NFTs and Blockchain are “the future of our industry.” During EA’s most recent earnings call, the publisher’s …

When 2018’s God of War was officially announced for PC, it came alongside the confirmation that those with an RTX card would be able to utilise Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling. Unfortunately, this offered little hope to those with an AMD or older Nvidia GPU. Luckily, for those, it has …

Tesla's Plaid model cars have been available since June, but only now are we learning about the specific hardware powering its infotainment system. After taking one of these infotainment systems apart, it has been discovered that it is powered by an AMD Zen+ APU paired with a Navi 23 GPU.  …

There is a new AMD GPU launching today – the next-gen Radeon Pro V620. This GPU is aimed at the data centre market, aiming to tackle the increasing need for GPU acceleration for cloud applications, 3D workloads and immersive experiences.  Based on the RDNA 2 graphics architecture, the AMD Radeon …

MSI has two high-spec monitors launching this month, delivering Mini LED or OLED displays for high refresh rate PC gaming. The first monitor is the MEG341, an ultra-wide curved monitor sporting Mini LED technology. The second is the MEG551U, a much larger, 55-inch OLED gaming display.  The MSI MEG 341 …

Windows 11 has been out for a little over a month now and Microsoft now has a few updates under its belt. Unfortunately, an expiring certificate has come in to play, causing dome Windows 11 features to stop working correctly.  As Microsoft warned, starting on the 1st of November, a …

For months now, it has been suspected that Nintendo did intend to launch a Switch Pro this year, but had to pivot to the Switch OLED as an alternative due to the ongoing global chip and components shortage, which is impacting DIY PC hardware and games consoles across the board. …