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Take-Two recently held its quarterly investors meeting where the holdings company revealed that alongside the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto V: Expanded and Enhanced, between their many studios there exists three remasters/remakes of older titles which are currently in development. As part of their quarterly earnings report, Take-Two Interactive, …

While people play video games through different times of day, staring at bright screens in a dark room can lead to issues including reduced sleep, eye strain and more. Smartphones have offered night modes for years in order to tackle this issue. While it may seem like an odd decision, …

During CES 2021, Razer announced its own N95 mask under the name “Project Hazel”. Now, the mask is becoming a real product, named Razer Zephyr, and a beta test will also be taking place ahead of launch in Q4 2021.  It's unclear when beta testers will receive their masks, but …

RPCS3 is the biggest PlayStation 3 emulator available, allowing players to go beyond the limits of Sony’s old console and reviving older titles through higher frame rates and greater resolutions. One step towards improving the emulator even further now sees AMD’s recently released FSR sharpening solution added to the software, …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one of the biggest games of all time, selling over 70 million copies and launching the battle royale genre to new heights. Created by Brendan Greene aka PlayerUnknown, the game took his artist name as part of the title. It seems the team now wishes to move …

Recently we reported that Nintendo had reached the major milestone of selling 800 million consoles, with the Switch outselling the PS3. PlayStation isn't hurting for sales however, as the company just reported that it had achieved the best Q1 revenue in the history of video games, regardless of platform. Sony …

The flagship NUC 11 has just been released, but we are already getting our first glimpse of the NUC 12 series. Powered by Alder Lake processors, the first model to be leaked is the NUC 12 Enthusiast, which will support Intel DG2 GPUs with up to 16GB of VRAM. The …

FormulaMod has designed a new AIO GPU water cooling kit that is compatible with nearly any RTX 3080/3090 card on the market. Instead of being locked to a single water block, the new FormuladMod Granzon GPU AIO kit can be paired with any Bykski TC block. The FormulaMod Granzon GPU AIO …

As the launch of Intel Alder Lake approaches, we keep learning more about the new platform through leaks, getting more details as the date comes closer. The latest leak details the CPU’s power recommendations based on their TDP, which have apparently increased significantly over the Rocket Lake-S platform. The information …

After a middling reception to campaign gameplay in 2020, 343 Industries came back with a bang this summer, revealing Halo Infinite Multiplayer for the first time. Better yet, the studio was ready to begin public playtesting right away, leading to a Technical Preview last weekend. I was fortunate enough to get an invite and after spending several hours in multiplayer matches, I’m pleased to say that so far, Halo Infinite is looking to be a winner.

During its “Xtreme Innovation” event this week, Adata unveiled a slew of upcoming PC hardware, including DDR5 memory, new SSDs, laptops and even gaming peripherals. The highlight of course is the new DDR5 memory module, which is capable of hitting speeds up to 12600MT/s.  During the event, Adata unveiled specifications …

While Call of Duty sees a new entry in the franchise release consistently every single year (even making compromises to do so), EA has been willing to give its Battlefield franchise more room to breathe. Ever since the release of Battlefield 3 in 2011, the franchise has seen a new …

Back in April, Nvidia announced its new line-up of workstation GPUs for laptops, starting with the RTX A2000. No desktop version of this GPU was announced at the time, but new leaks suggest that a desktop variant will be coming soon.  VideoCardz has obtained a photo showing the upcoming RTX …

Nintendo seems to have cracked the formula with the Nintendo Switch. The hybrid console continues to sell extremely well, pushing Nintendo as a whole to new heights, with all of its systems combined selling over 800 million units. Nintendo recently held its FY3/2021 Q1 earnings, revealing that the Nintendo Switch …

At this point, AMD has released three graphics cards based on the Navi 21 GPU: the Radeon RX 6800, the RX 6800 XT, and the RX 6900 XT. All of them use 16GB of GDDR6 memory, but surprisingly, a listing of a Navi 21-based graphics card with 8GB has recently …

Despite being a major console manufacturer, Xbox has worked well with independent developers in the past, pushing them into the spotlight through the company’s ID@Xbox brand. Following on from the last ID@Xbox showcase, Microsoft is partnering once again with Twitch to host a second showcase featuring many new and exciting …

A couple of months ago, Alienware m15 laptop owners discovered that their GPUs weren't performing up to par. Now, Dell has found itself in a similar situation with its XPS 9510 laptop, which was misconfigured, leading to poor performance for the RTX 3050 Ti GPU found inside.  The XPS 9510 …

When Microsoft announced Windows 11, it revealed that PCs would need to support TPM (Trusted Platform Module) in order to upgrade to the new OS. A lot of motherboards support this feature in the BIOS, but finding it can be a tricky task at times. Fortunately in the case of …

Saber Interactive did well for itself with World War Z a couple of years back and now, the studio is working on another licensed zombie shooter, Evil Dead: The Game. While the game was initially planned for a 2021 release, it has now been pushed back to 2022.  This week, …

Last year, we saw the grand return of Streets of Rage, with an official follow-up to the 90s beat 'em up series. As it turns out, Streets of Rage 4 impressed some larger publishers, leading to Focus Home Interactive acquiring Dotemu. Dotemu, publisher for Streets of Rage 4, is being …

Jeff Grubb has become one of the most prolific contemporary video game industry insiders when it comes to reporting on game announcements and companies’ internal plans. According to Grubb, the much-anticipated Dead Space remake will be released in late 2022 – if everything goes according to plan. Dead Space finally …

Just a couple of weeks ago, Nvidia and Turtle Rock Studios announced that upcoming co-op zombie shooter, Back 4 Blood, will support DLSS at launch for RTX-series graphics cards. As it turns out, we'll be getting an early look at the performance gains DLSS brings during the beta, which kicked …

We weren't sure if Deathloop was really going to make it out this year just a few months ago, but after last month's State of Play stream, all doubts were put to rest. Bethesda's first PS5 console exclusive has now gone gold ahead of its September release date.  Deathloop was …

HP has been revamping its line-up of gaming monitors recently, with the new understated HP X34 and HP X32 displays. Now, following the game theme, HP is also launching the X27q, using the same simple design, while packing gaming-oriented features, like QHD resolution and 165Hz refresh rate.  Ignoring the display …

Asus has recently listed a new batch of graphics cards on the EEC database, giving us a look at new RTX 30, GTX 1660 Ti and GT 730 graphics cards in the works. One model in particular stood out to us - the ASUS RTX3070-8G-NOCTUA, suggesting a collaboration with the cooling experts at Noctua.

Harry Potter and Star Wars actor, Warwick Davis, and his son, Harrison Davis, recently swung by the Overclockers UK HQ to put together a stunning water-cooled gaming PC. With help from the OCUK experts, a customised Infin8 Nebula system was put together, complete with personal touches, such as etching on …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of games for free. This week represents an exciting one for EGS users, as A Plague Tale: Innocence is now available to purchase and download entirely for free. Alongside this is the 2D “combat racer” Speed Brawl. Update: Speed Brawl has …

While Microsoft has promised to bring all of its first-party titles to the PC platform as well as Xbox, Sony has been much more apprehensive, only recently testing the waters. It seems the limited releases seen so far (Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone) have proven to be successful, prompting …

It's the first week of the month, which means it is time to take a sneak peek at the games coming to GeForce Now over the next few weeks. There will be 34 new titles added to the library this month, 13 of which are are being added today.  This …

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends started its life as a free multiplayer addition to the single-player focused action-adventure title. Since then, the game mode has expanded further and further, offering raids and more. Now it seems the team at Sucker Punch are going all in on this mode, as Ghost of …