We've known for a while now that some investors were not pleased with how CD Projekt Red handled the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. This ended up spawning a few different lawsuits on behalf of shareholders, claiming that CD Projekt made misleading statements leading up to the game's release. Now, these …
Read More »Bethesda and Xbox will have a joint presentation at E3
While initially it was expected that Microsoft and Bethesda would continue to have their own separate conferences at E3, the two companies have since decided to join forces. There will be a joint conference at E3 this year, with Xbox Game Studios taking up one portion and Bethesda taking up …
Read More »Nvidia might announce the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti at Computex
Yesterday, Nvidia confirmed that it would be holding its own keynote at Computex 2021, which will cover everything “from gaming to the enterprise data centre”. Interestingly, this keynote is happening on the 31st of May – the same date that recent leaks have pointed to for the RTX 3080 Ti …
Read More »MSI launches its first lightweight wireless gaming mouse
Lightweight gaming mice are becoming increasingly popular amongst competitive shooter players. Back in February, we reviewed the MSI Clutch GM41 and now a few months later, MSI is back with an improved, wireless version. Today, MSI launches the Clutch GM41 Lightweight Wireless gaming mouse, aimed at first-person shooter players. The …
Read More »Microsoft is officially retiring Internet Explorer
Now that the Chromium version of Edge has shipped and Microsoft's new browser has built up a user base, it is time to finally say goodbye to Internet Explorer. IE has been around for more than 25 years, but this week, Microsoft announced plans to retire it. Internet Explorer 11 …
Read More »Starfield is coming ‘way later’ than anticipated
There has been a lot of rumour and leak chatter around Bethesda's upcoming game ‘Starfield' recently, leading to a general sentiment that the game is almost done and could release in 2021. Now, sources familiar with the matter are looking to reign in those expectations. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has been …
Read More »First pre-built system featuring Intel Iris Xe DG1 graphics card spotted at retailer
The Intel Iris Xe DG1 graphics card has made a surprising appearance. A US retailer began listing a CyberPowerPC listing, which appears to be the very first system to feature Intel's desktop graphics card. The system (via VideoCardz) is an entry-level gaming PC, priced at $750 and bundled with a …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5000 “refreshed” processors won’t come with a performance bump
Following the rumour about an incoming refresh of the Ryzen 5000 series, AMD made a statement confirming its existence and detailing a bit more about them. Unfortunately, it won't be the kind of refresh we hoped for, as it won't bring any performance improvement.
Read More »Free Radical Design is reforming to make a new TimeSplitters game
Cult classic shooter ‘TimeSplitters’ is finally making a comeback. Last night, Deep Silver confirmed that it is reforming Free Radical Design with its founders, once the team is in place, they will begin work on a new TimeSplitters game. TimeSplitters has been on hiatus since 2005 and while there are …
Read More »Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
Outriders may have had a questionable launch but the game still went on to be a significant success. This week, Square Enix revealed that the game garnered up 3.5 million players during its launch month and it could be the publisher’s next major franchise. This week, Square Enix finally revealed …
Read More »GeIL confirms DDR5 memory coming this year, promises speeds up to 7.2GHz
We've been hearing a lot about DDR5 memory in recent weeks, with several companies giving sneak peeks at what's to come. GeIL may have the fastest DDR5 memory out of the gate, as the company has already planned 7200MHz kits. GeIL announced its next-generation DDR5 memory this week. Polaris RGB …
Read More »Android surpasses 3 billion active devices milestone
Android has been around for over a decade at this point and has grown tremendously during that time. Google's mobile operating system has now set a new record, with Android being used on over 3 billion active devices. Since Android is open source, smartphone makers have been free to adopt …
Read More »Microsoft cancels Windows 10X
Earlier this month, we learned that Microsoft may have shelved its plans for Windows 10X, a lighter version of the OS that was intended to compete with ChromeOS. As it turns out, the project isn't just shelved – it won't be releasing at all. Today, Microsoft confirmed that it no …
Read More »Nvidia has no plans to update Founders Edition RTX 30 cards with LHR GPUs
Yesterday, Nvidia confirmed that it is releasing 'Lite Hash Rate' versions of the RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti with anti-mining measures in place. Some more information has since come to light - LHR versions of these GPUs will be shipping to third-party board partners only, meaning we won't be getting LHR 'Founders Edition' cards.
Read More »EA patents a season pass system that allows players to choose their rewards
Season passes are becoming the standard for every online game, but since its inception, most of them have followed the same logic. Generally speaking, all season passes demand that gamers have to grind for what they want, but EA might be about to change that according to its latest patent. …
Read More »AMD may release Ryzen ‘Vermeer’ refreshed processors with 5GHz clock speeds
There's a new rumour in town suggesting that AMD will refresh the Ryzen 5000 series with B2 stepping. Codenamed ‘Vermeer', this Zen 3 refresh would pave the way for improved clock speeds up to 5GHz. The post shared by Patrick Schur includes two SKUs and the respective specifications and OPN …
Read More »Intel is bringing hybrid Optane H20 memory to laptops
Intel is about to release Optane H20 memory for laptop systems. Announced late last year, Intel's Optane H20 memory aims to deliver the best of RAM and SSD storage in a single solution, accelerating loading times and data transfers. Available with 512GB and 1TB capacities, Intel Optane H20 memory packs …
Read More »EA CEO says Codemasters will ‘retain its identity’ just like Respawn
EA hasn't had the best history when it comes to acquiring new studios, with multiple talented teams having been shut down over the years. Things are starting to change though, with EA's acquisition of Respawn being a success so far. With Codemasters now under the EA umbrella too, the publisher …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 ‘Expanded and Enhanced’ coming in November 2021
Last year as part of Sony's PS5 games showcase, Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto V for next-gen systems. Very little has been revealed since, but that changed last night, with the studio announcing that the new and improved version of the game will be available in November. On the 11th …
Read More »Radeon RX 6600 leaks point to 8GB of GDDR6 and Navi 23 GPU
This month, leaks for AMD's upcoming RX 6600 series graphics cards began to surface and since then, the stream of new information has not stopped. In the latest leak, we get some new information about the GPU die size, memory configurations, PCIe interface and clock speeds. According to Igor'sLAB, the …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass is getting another 15 games this month
Xbox Game Pass has had a few good months so far this year and Microsoft is looking to continue that trend in May. The first batch of new Game Pass titles for May 2021 included big hitters like Just Cause 4 and Red Dead Online. For the second half of …
Read More »Nvidia DLSS comes to nine more games this month, Days Gone driver released
Nvidia has been ramping up support for its DLSS performance-saving technology this year, having shipped a plugin for Unreal Engine and announced similar treatment for developers working in Unity. We're starting to see the fruits of this labour, with nine more games updating with DLSS this month, including the very …
Read More »Nvidia confirms ‘Lite Hash Rate’ RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti
Back in February ahead of the launch of the RTX 3060, Nvidia announced its new anti-mining measures to make GeForce graphics cards less desirable to crypto mining farms. We've heard through leaks and rumours that this tech would eventually transition over to the rest of the RTX 30 series line-up and today, Nvidia is making that official.
Read More »Half a million Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters have been banned
One of the toughest parts of making a competitive online game is keeping cheaters at bay. Developers are constantly battling against cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone, and so far, Raven Software has managed to catch and ban over 500,000 cheaters. This follows on from a story in April, where …
Read More »Bringing HoloLens to consumer market still part of Microsoft’s AR plans
It has been over five years since Microsoft first announced the HoloLens and while the AR headset has had its updates and upgrades, it is still primarily reserved for developers, engineers and the US military. There has been very little discussion around whether or not the HoloLens will eventually become …
Read More »FTC warns of cryptocurrency scams as fake Elon Musk accounts rake in millions
If you are a Twitter user and keep up to date with cryptocurrency news, then chances are you've seen some fake Elon Musk accounts claiming to give away thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoin or offering huge investment returns for just a little bit of cryptocurrency. This is an obvious …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege Operation North Star announced, Thunderbird operator leaks
This week, Ubisoft confirmed the next season for Rainbow Six Siege, known as Operation North Star. Not only will this see the introduction of a new healer operator, but there will also be a rework to Favela. Ubisoft has revealed very little officially outside of artwork for the new operation …
Read More »Twitch is adjusting subscription pricing based on the user’s location
Up to now, viewers have been asked to pay $4.99/€4.99/£4.99 for a T1 subscription to their favourite Twitch streamers, regardless of where they live. For certain countries, this quantity may not seem much, but for others, it's more than the average hourly income. To prevent this from happening, Twitch announced …
Read More »WB Games studios to be broken up as AT&T spins off WarnerMedia
Yesterday AT&T announced plans to spin off WarnerMedia, sparking some concern for what would happen to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and all of its major game studios. As it turns out, WB's studios are likely going to be split up, with some going to the new company and others remaining …
Read More »Gigabyte updates its RTX 3060 lineup with Lite Hash Rate versions
Following Galax's announcement, Gigabyte is now the second AiB partner introducing its new RTX 30 series cards with LHR chips. Expect more manufacturers to join Gigabyte and Galax in the coming days and weeks. The new cards were initially spotted by @momomo_us, who also shared links of the rev 2.0 …
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