Although we have yet to see the first Exynos SoC featuring RDNA graphics, a new report claims that Samsung is already discussing the graphics unit successor with AMD. Moreover, some performance figures of the upcoming mobile GPU have also been shared, and as it seems, it's faster than the current …
Read More »Nvidia DLSS is now available for Unreal Engine 5 as a free plugin, support for Unity Engine 2021.2 coming soon
Nvidia keeps expanding the DLSS environment. With 57 games and counting, DLSS is now also supported on Unreal Engine 5 through a free plugin. Moreover, Nvidia will also introduce support for its upscaling technology on Unity 2021.2, but an exact date hasn't been set yet. As of today, DLSS is …
Read More »AMD and Nvidia graphics card pricing is improving as stock increases
The latest phase of overpriced graphics cards might be coming to an end. According to a 3DCenter investigation into GPU market prices for current-gen AMD Radeon RX 6000 series and Nvidia RTX 30 series cards, the pricing of these cards is slowly reducing and stock is beginning to improve too. …
Read More »Microsoft teams up with Philips, ASUS and Acer to launch ‘designed for Xbox’ displays
Over the last couple of years, there has been a massive increase in the number of console gamers using gaming monitors, rather than TVs. Now, Xbox is partnering with monitor makers across the industry to deliver “Designed for Xbox” displays. All certified ‘designed for Xbox' gaming displays will have to …
Read More »Tencent acquires majority stake in Yager, studio behind ‘The Cycle’
Yager Development, the studio behind Spec Ops: The Line, The Cycle and a cancelled version of Dead Island 2, is now the latest game developer to attract interest from Tencent. Following on from acquiring a minority stake in Remedy Entertainment last month, Tencent has now acquired a majority stake in …
Read More »GeForce driver update preps for Doom Eternal and Rust RTX updates
It is time for another GeForce Game Ready driver update. This time around, Nvidia is introducing RTX support for three titles – Lego Builder's Journey, DOOM Eternal and Rust. The driver also enables DLSS in Vulkan games using Proton to play on Linux-based systems. Starting off with our RTX games, …
Read More »Seagate launches Exos CORVAULT self-healing mass storage system
Seagate is looking to revamp mass-capacity storage this year with the launch of the Exos CORVAULT, a ‘self-healing', high-density storage system intended to streamline data management and reduce human intervention for macro edge and data centre environments. The Exos CORVAULT offers SAN-level performance using a breakthrough storage architecture that combines …
Read More »WB Montreal may be working on a Superman game
Despite being one of the most famous superheroes, Superman has struggled in the game industry, with many attempts failing to capture the market in the way that the Spider-Man or Arkham series have. In the wake of many failed attempts and even some cancelled projects, WB continues to be committed …
Read More »Portal designer joins Xbox Game Studios
Kim Swift, the lead designer behind Valve's Portal, is now joining Xbox Game Studios. In recent years, Swift has worked at Amazon, EA Motive and Google Stadia. Now, as part of the Xbox team, Swift will be working to further Microsoft's cloud gaming ambitions. Microsoft confirmed the hire in a …
Read More »AMD ends driver support for R9 Fury and older graphics cards
Earlier this month, we learned that driver support for Nvidia's Kepler based GPUs will be coming to an end soon. Now, AMD is announcing the end of driver support for some of its ageing graphics cards, including the Radeon HD 7000, Radeon 200, Radeon 300 and R9 Fury series.
Read More »EA is said to be working on a new Dead Space game
Dead Space is commonly seen as being one of EA’s best but forgotten franchises. The survival-horror sci-fi game saw a cult following, and while EA tried to capitalise on this success by making its sequels more and more mainstream, the franchise then started to lose what made it unique in …
Read More »Developer backtracks after agreeing to test Facebook’s VR ads
Earlier this month, Facebook announced plans to begin testing advertisements inside Oculus Quest apps. These new in-VR ads would be tested across a few different apps and games, leading to a wave of negative reviews for certain titles and forcing at least on developer to reconsider. Facebook's VR ads won't …
Read More »Sonic 2022 will lay the groundwork for the franchise’s future
Sonic the Hedgehog has had a tumultuous life. Once as big as Mario himself, SEGA’s mascot has ebbed and flowed when it comes to popularity both within and outside the video game medium. Following 2017’s disappointing Sonic Forces, SEGA seems to have gone back to the drawing board, with the …
Read More »E3’s most discussed games revealed
With E3 officially coming to an end, it’s time to see which games and conferences ‘won’ E3. One of the biggest hubs for discussing E3 was Twitter. The social media platform has now released its list for the most discussed games, and while some of these entrants are understandable, others …
Read More »New Intel DG2 SKU set to rival the RTX 3070 and Radeon RX 6700 XT
We've known that Intel is planning a number of ‘DG2' GPU SKUs, but recently, a brand new one popped up, featuring 448 Execution Units, a notch below the flagship model, which will have 512 Execution Units. This newly discovered SKU will reportedly offer similar performance to the RTX 3070 and …
Read More »Samsung launches trio of flat-panel Odyssey gaming monitors
Samsung is continuing to break into the gaming monitor market this year with the expansion of its Odyssey monitor line-up. Samsung is now adding several flat-panel monitors to its portfolio, all with a mix of resolutions and high refresh rates, joining the curved monitors that launched back in 2020. There …
Read More »Nintendo responds to latest ‘Switch Pro’ rumours following E3 no-show
During the lead-up to E3, there was a lot of chatter around the Nintendo Switch Pro, which was supposedly going to be revealed before the event so that new games that take advantage of the hardware upgrade can also be announced. This ultimately did not end up happening and now, …
Read More »Lian Li Odyssey X PC chassis boasts 3 ‘transformations’
The Lian Li Odyssey X is officially coming to the UK. This large form factor case is built around offering builders multiple configuration options, with the capability of being ‘transformed' into three different configurations – Dynamic, Dynamic-R (Rotate), and Performance. This case was designed in collaboration with renowned overclocker ‘Der8auer', …
Read More »EA to revive another fan favourite IP next month
Rather than hosting its own event during E3 week, this year, EA decided to hold EA Play Live a month later in July. EA's flagship holiday game, Battlefield 2042 has already been revealed, but according to reports, there is another big announcement on the way, which will see an old …
Read More »Bayonetta 3 ‘still exists’ and is ‘progressing well’
It has nearly been four years since Nintendo first announced Bayonetta 3 for the Nintendo Switch and each year, fans are left disappointed in the lack of any news around the game. Bayonetta 3 skipped E3 again this year, although the game is reportedly “progressing well”. During an interview with …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 returns to PlayStation store with a big warning
As of today, Cyberpunk 2077 is officially back on the PlayStation Store, six months after initially being removed. While the game has had some major patches since release, the game is returning to PSN with a big warning against playing it on a standard PS4 console. Both the PlayStation and …
Read More »EK blends wood with water cooling in the new Lignum line of components
EK is launching a unique line of water blocks and fittings this week. The EK Lignum line blends the modern aesthetics of water cooling components with wood finishes. Each block has its own wood pattern too, making each one different to the next. Based on the EK-Quantum Vector RE water …
Read More »Samsung SoC with AMD RDNA 2 graphics to be revealed next month
During Computex 2021, AMD confirmed that it has been working with Samsung to develop a new mobile SoC with integrated RDNA 2 graphics. We initially thought we would see this new chip later this month, but it looks like Samsung won't be unveiling its new flagship Exynos chip until July. …
Read More »Razer slashes prices for Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day is now officially upon us and Razer is not missing out on the action. For the next two days, Razer has discounts across its entire range, from ever popular peripherals to mobile accessories and gaming laptops...
Read More »E3 2021: The winners, losers and inbetweeners
E3 2021 has officially wrapped up after several days of virtual conferences from major publishers. Microsoft and Nintendo had particularly good showings, but the event as a whole felt somewhat disjointed and dare I say, lacked the magic of previous E3 events. Let’s take a look back at the winners and losers of this year’s E3.
Read More »Team Group launches world’s first consumer DDR5 memory
Back in December 2020, Team Group began validating the first consumer-grade DDR5 memory modules with its partners, well ahead of the competition. Now, Team Group is looking to be the first once again, with plans to release DDR5 memory to consumers by the end of June. In a press release …
Read More »Age of Empires IV will have four campaigns, eight civilisations
At Microsoft's first E3 showcase on Sunday evening, Age of Empires IV received a 28th of October release date alongside a new gameplay trailer. Last night, during the Xbox E3 extended showcase, Age of Empires IV popped up once again, giving us some more details about the final game, including …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled GPU revealed
Prior to the launch of AMD's RX 6000 series of graphics cards, rumours suggested that AMD was working on its own liquid-cooled version of the flagship RX 6900 XT. As time went on, it looked like the liquid-cooled model had been cancelled, but that changed this month.
Read More »George R. R. Martin wrapped up work on Elden Ring ‘years ago’
Last week during Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, we finally got the long-rumoured gameplay reveal for Elden Ring, as well as a release date. From Software has been working on this game for a long time now, with George R. R. Martin involved as a writer. Now thanks to a …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate 3 to leave early access in 2022
Despite a global pandemic, Larian Studios was still able to launch Baldur's Gate 3 into Early Access last year. The game has had updates big and small since the Early Access release, but we're still quite a way off from reaching version 1.0. During an interview with GameSpot this week, …
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