Now that Starfield has been re-revealed with a brand new trailer at the Xbox and Bethesda E3 2021 showcase, Todd Howard is finally willing to share more details about the game. Bethesda's upcoming new IP will of course be an RPG, but Howard teases more “hardcore” roleplaying elements compared to …
Read More »Noctua launches its first passive CPU cooler
Back at Computex 2019, Noctua began teasing an upcoming passive CPU cooler with a custom designed heatsink targeted towards cooling 120W CPUs effectively. Now this week, Noctua is finally ready to unveil and launch the NH-P1, the company's first passive CPU cooler. The Noctua NH-P1 is a passive CPU cooler, …
Read More »Microsoft’s Flight Simulator on Xbox Series X will not have a 60fps mode
During Microsoft’s recent Xbox and Bethesda showcase, the console manufacturer officially announced that its Flight Simulator would be coming to the Xbox Series X|S on the 27th of July. The trailer was encoded at 30fps, and though many next-gen games have offered multiple graphics modes, it seems that Flight Simulator …
Read More »Early benchmarks of Radeon RX 6600M GPU surface
Although the Radeon RX 6600M hasn't been released yet, the first benchmarks of the laptop GPU have started to emerge. Considering the results, the laptop GPU seems to offer a performance level between an RTX 3050 Ti and an RTX 3060 in gaming and content creation. The performance results were …
Read More »Rare’s ‘Everwild’ reportedly rebooted, targeting 2024 release
Xbox really doubled down on new first-party game announcements during E3 this year, with new trailers for Starfield, Halo Infinite, Redfall, The Outer Worlds 2 and more. Curiously, Rare's next game, Everwild, was missing despite being announced back in 2019. As it turns out, it looks like Everwild has been …
Read More »Stalker 2 PC system requirements call for an RTX 2070 Super
Stalker 2 had a very impressive showing at Xbox's E3 showcase over the weekend. The official gameplay reveal gave us a truly next-gen looking game and now, we know what hardware it will take to run it on PC. Stalker 2 isn't coming out until April 2022 but it looks …
Read More »Halo: Infinite’s Battle Pass detailed
Microsoft recently re-revealed Halo: Infinite following last year’s disappointing gameplay showcase. Alongside a new look at single player, the game’s multiplayer mode was shown off. Now, more details have been revealed, including exactly how the title’s Battle Pass will work. Battle Passes have become an increasingly popular method of post-launch …
Read More »Razer’s new Blade 14 aims to be the ultimate AMD gaming laptop
This week during E3, Razer announced that it is finally bringing the Razer Blade 14 laptop back after a three-year hiatus. Beyond that, this will also be the first ever Razer laptop to be powered by an AMD processor, in this case, the Ryzen 9 5900HX. The new Razer Blade …
Read More »Microsoft announces Xbox Games Showcase: Extended
Following the most recent Xbox and Bethesda E3 game showcase, Microsoft has revealed that it will be hosting an ‘Xbox Games Showcase: Extended’ which will not only dive deeper into some of the games shown off at E3, but will also feature some games missing from its E3 showcase. Making …
Read More »Intel Core i9-11900KB benchmarks put it on par with the Core i9-11900
A couple of weeks ago, Intel surprisingly launched new Tiger Lake Core series desktop processors. Now, it looks like someone has managed to get their hands on a Core i9-11900KB and thanks to the 3DMark benchmark database, we can get a better look at what level of performance to expect …
Read More »AMD patent describes task relocation system in a hybrid processor architecture
We've known for a while now that AMD plans to switch to a big.LITTLE hybrid processor architecture in the future, but we've seen very little about how this architecture will work. That changed this week, as patent filings from AMD have been unearthed, giving us our first glimpse at the …
Read More »Nvidia reportedly reduces RTX 2060 production in favour of RTX 30 series cards
Earlier this year, some reports claimed Nvidia would be re-launching the RTX 2060 and RTX 2060 Super to meet the worldwide demand for graphics cards. However, a new rumour suggests that is no longer the case, as Nvidia will reduce RTX 2060 production to further increase production capacity for RTX …
Read More »S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl gameplay trailer revealed at E3 2021
It has been four years since GSC Game World revealed that it was working on Stalker 2 again. Now during E3, the game has finally had a proper reveal and better yet, it'll be coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one. Last night during the Xbox and Bethesda E3 …
Read More »Arkane Studios’ Redfall aims to blend single-player and co-op
While many of us expected Starfield or Halo Infinite to be the grand finale to the Xbox and Bethesda E3 showcase, Microsoft went in a surprising direction. At the end of the show, Redfall was announced, a new game by Prey and Dishonored developers Arkane Studios. Arkane Studios' next game …
Read More »Age of Empires IV is launching this October
Earlier this year, during a fan preview event, Microsoft began showing off brand new gameplay for Age of Empires IV and promised a 2021 release date. Now during E3, a late October release date was officially announced. Age of Empires IV is releasing on the 28th of October, complete with …
Read More »Square Enix unveils Guardians of the Galaxy, releasing later this year
Last night during E3, Square Enix officially unveiled its upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy game, just as promised. Surprisingly, the game is coming out this year and will be a single-player, story-driven action/adventure game. Guardians of the Galaxy has been in development at Eidos Montreal for several years now. Players …
Read More »Halo Infinite multiplayer showcased at E3 2021
Last night during the Xbox and Bethesda E3 showcase, 343 Industries returned to the spotlight to showcase more Halo Infinite. While last year's showing offered campaign gameplay, this year, the team decided to show off the game's multiplayer portion. Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free to play and will offer …
Read More »Forza Horizon 5 is set in Mexico, releasing this November
Just as leaks predicted, we are getting another Forza Horizon game this year. Playground Games took to the stage at E3 last night to announce Forza Horizon 5, launching on PC and Xbox later this year. While some leaks and rumours suggested that the next Forza Horizon would be set …
Read More »Diablo II: Resurrected is launching in September, beta in August
Last night during the Xbox E3 showcase, Blizzard made a surprise appearance to reveal the release date for Diablo II: Resurrected. We already knew that the remake would be releasing this year, but it'll be coming a bit earlier than expected, there is also going to be an open beta …
Read More »Last day to enter: Win a 16TB NAS system worth almost £900! (closed)
We have another competition for you all this week! This time around, we have teamed up with Seagate, QNAP and broadbandbuyer.com to give away a pro-grade storage setup worth close to £1,000...
Read More »Here is every title coming to Game Pass at launch
Microsoft recently held its E3 showcase, highlighting 30 upcoming games which are set to be coming to Xbox consoles. Of these games, 27 are coming to Game Pass. Here is the full list of games which are set to arrive on the service day-and-date. As expected, Microsoft is continuing to …
Read More »Xbox Series X gets box art overhaul
Microsoft recently held its Xbox and Bethesda E3 showcase. One of the biggest announcements saw the console manufacturer reveal the release date for Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox consoles. Alongside this, they revealed an overhauled box art design language. Part of what makes a console feel new are the game …
Read More »Dark Souls-inspired Final Fantasy officially announced
Recently, a leak suggested that Team Ninja, the studio behind Nioh, was working on a Dark Souls-inspired game set in the Final Fantasy Universe. At the recent Square Enix E3 conference, the game was officially confirmed – with a demo available to download right now. Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy …
Read More »Starfield is launching in November 2022 exclusively for Xbox
Microsoft recently held its Xbox and Bethesda E3 showcase. Opening the event was a much-anticipated trailer for Starfield, the RPG from Bethesda Game Studios, the team behind Fallout and Elder Scrolls. Though not much was shown, the team has confirmed a 2022 release date for the game – launching exactly …
Read More »A Plague Tale: Innocence sequel announced
A Plague Tale: Innocence was one of the biggest surprises of 2019. The stealth-horror game offered a unique world to navigate, an interesting and heartwarming/breaking story, and an excellent soundtrack. The team at Asobo Studio have now officially announced A Plague Tale: Requiem, a direct sequel coming in 2022. Announced …
Read More »Hades is coming to Xbox and PlayStation with a physical release
Hades took many people by surprise when it launched last year (following an early access period). The rogue-like ended up winning many awards, including over 50 game of the year accolades. Though currently the game is only available on Switch and PC, it will soon be coming to both Xbox …
Read More »DOOM Eternal’s free next-gen update detailed
As part of E3 2021, Microsoft revealed that the promised next-gen versions of DOOM Eternal would be coming later this month. Furthermore, the team at id Software provided multiple modes for each console (including PS5), allowing players to experience DOOM Eternal at up to 120fps. Making the announcement as part …
Read More »Microsoft Flight Simulator comes to Xbox next month
As part of the Microsoft and Bethesda E3 press conference, the console manufacturer finally revealed when Asobo’ Microsoft Flight Simulator would be heading to consoles. The game, which launched on PC in August 2020, will be coming to Xbox Series X|S just under one year after its initial launch. Microsoft …
Read More »The Outer Worlds 2 officially announced
The Outer Worlds was an open world-RPG in the vein of Fallout, developed by Obsidian Entertainment – the studio behind Fallout New Vegas. Despite Both Bethesda and Obsidian falling under the Xbox umbrella now, The Outer Worlds proved to offer a unique world in its own right, with the team …
Read More »Stylish melee-focused battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint gets release date
Naraka: Bladepoint is a stylish 60-player melee-focused battle royale which uniquely positions itself in a sea of third-person BR shooters. As part of E3, the game was announced to be getting a worldwide release later this year, with an open beta taking place imminently. Offering a lengthy gameplay trailer, the …
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