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Overwatch 2 has in many ways failed to meet the expectations of Activision Blizzard, with the free-to-play sequel being continually criticised since its launch back in 2022. That said, those who do actively play and enjoy the game will now be able to access a Spotify-wrapped styled recap video featuring …

After launching Cyberpunk 2077 in late 2020, CD Projekt Red restructured its studios to reduce crunch and even swapped out its in-house development tools for Unreal Engine technology to smooth out development of future games. Since then, the studio has also been very open about its roadmap. In the latest …

CyberPowerPC is slashing prices in a flash sale over the next two days. If you are looking to splurge a bit on a new gaming PC this week, then CyberPower has two well-priced RTX 4070 powered systems on offer. There are two systems on sale today, the CyberPowerPC Infinity X145 …

With Xbox announcing plans to bring a select few first-party games to rival console platforms earlier this year, there have been rumours around bigger franchises like Halo and Gears of War also making the jump to multi-platform. The Coalition is currently deep into development on Gears of War: E-Day for …

Given that Microsoft just confirmed plans for a major Game Pass shake-up that will see prices going up, we were hoping for a bit more of a substantial list of games in the second half of July. While there are some decent games coming over the next two weeks, the …

Each week new games integrating NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex and advanced ray-traced effects are released or announced, and this week is no different, with Dungeonborne, Marvel Rivals, Black Myth Wukong, Flintlock, Throne & Liberty and Stormgate all being announced with GeForce features baked in. Stormgate is finally coming out, pitting …

OLED gaming monitors are finally starting to come down in price, with QHD and 4K options now readily available under £1000. During Prime Day this week, you can make the jump to OLED for even less, with AOC's QHD Agon Pro model dropping under £500 for a limited time.  Prime …

As they have done for years and years now, ahead of the upcoming Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Activision/Treyarch will be allowing players to get their hands on a slice of the game early, with early beta access being given to those who pre-order – ahead of an open …

Fallout London is easily one of the most anticipated Fallout Projects of all time, despite being an unofficial fan-made mod. The ambitions of this DLC-sized mod has amassed a great deal of interest and curiosity. This is even more so the case now following the reveal that the mod will …

Back in 2022, it came as a rather big shock when 1047 Games, the team behind the much-loved Splitgate, announced that they would be ceasing development on the Halo-like multiplayer FPS, stating at the time “We’re turning our attention away from iterative, smaller updates and going all-in to focus on …

Just last week, we reported on the unfortunate news that the leading UK video games retailer ‘GAME UK’ would no longer be accepting in-store pre-orders in what was the latest in a long string of downsizing strategies. It seems the retailer is set to further dismantle itself piece-by-piece, with the …

Last week, Leo flew over to the USA to meet with AMD and learn more about Zen 5, the new architecture powering the new Ryzen 9000 desktop processors and Strix Point laptop CPUs. After spending some time at demo stations, Leo is joined by YouTubers Paul's Hardware and Bitwit Kyle to discuss all-things AMD...

Leaks are often based on early silicon versions such as ES1 or ES2 (Engineering Samples), which may not accurately reflect the final silicon's performance. These versions usually have varying clock speeds and features activated or disabled. Enthusiasts often prefer QS (Qualification Sample) versions, which closely represent the retail product's performance. …

During the Zen 5 Tech Day, the AMD XOC (Extreme Overclocking) team wowed the audience with a live demonstration of Ryzen 9 9950X overclocking, pushing the upcoming 16-core CPU to 6.6GHz and breaking some records while at it.  In the video from Gamer Nexus, we see AMD's XOC team used …

AGON by AOC has unveiled two new displays designed for competitive gaming, the AGON Pro AG246FK and AG256FS. Both monitors have refresh rates of +390 Hz, giving you the advantage over everyone else playing on slower monitors. The AGON Pro AG246FK  features a 24.1-inch FHD Ultra-Fast TN esports panel with …

Asus ROG has shared more details on its upcoming Azoth Extreme, a 75% gaming keyboard first shown at Computex 2024. This keyboard has a precision-crafted aluminium alloy chassis and metal frame that exalt its premium-looking aesthetics above what you would expect from mainstream keyboard brands. Asus claim the aluminium alloy …

Razer is known for constantly updating its gaming mice. This past week, the company announced new features for its Viper V3 Pro and DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed peripherals. These upgrades introduce two new capabilities to enhance precision and increase customisation options for PC gamers. The first new feature, Mouse Rotation, allows …

Over the past few months, we've been hearing a lot of rumours around the next BioShock game. While the title has been confirmed publicly by 2K Games, it has not had an official reveal, but it has been claimed that an announcement is not far off. Now, the first image …

Disney is the latest massive corporation to suffer a major databreach. The group behind the hack claims to have gained access to internal files and systems by exploiting weak accounts on the company's Slack platform.  The breach, as reported by Hackread, was conducted by the group ‘NullBulge', and the leak …

The First Descendant may have launched to mixed reviews, but the game has still managed to find a sizeable player base. According to the developers, the game has already surpassed 10 million players, just one week on from launch.  The First Descendant, published by Nexon, has surpassed 10 million players …

Seasonic has recently updated its power calculator to include the yet-to-be-announced Nvidia RTX 50 series. Notably, the updated list provides TDP (thermal design power) levels, which have not been disclosed before. While the TDP data isn't immediately visible, as shown by Everest's screenshots, VideoCardz explains that users can download the …

Toys for Bob impressed fans around the world with the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane trilogy and Crash 4. However, under the old corporate overlords at Activision, the studio also had many projects cancelled and was slowly being turned into a Call of Duty support studio. As it turns out, one of …

AMD gathered up press from around the world last week to showcase its first Zen 5 processors. Leo flew over to get all the details during the Tech Day. If you're interested in making the jump to Zen 5, then read on!

With over 200 million copies sold in the past decade, Grand Theft Auto V is not only easily one of the best selling games of all time, but has cemented its successor ‘GTA VI’ as perhaps the most anticipated game ever. With quite a while to go until the game’s …

Despite PlayStation claiming a quitter year for first-party releases, the announcement of a full fledged Astro Bot game for the PS5 during the company’s last State of Play took many by surprise in the best way. While the upcoming 3D platformer is keeping things more traditional with a set of …

It's always been a bit of a trend for both 1st and 3rd party manufacturers to take an existing product and slather it in metal. Just last week the FPGA-powered Game Boy handheld Analogue Pocket was announced to be getting an all-metal edition. Now, controller manufacturer 8BitDo is doing the …

There’s been a lot of positive movements within the emulation scene as of late, with the most recent breakthrough seeing the PS4 emulator ShadPS4 being able to boot Bloodborne up to the character creator screen. Looking at much more mature emulation platforms, the popular PS2 emulator PCSX2 has now officially reached version 2.0

AMD has detailed its new compression technology to reduce the storage space required for installing games. This innovation, called Neural Texture Block Compression (NTBC), compresses high-quality textures while maintaining "reasonable quality". According to AMD, NTBC can decrease a game's storage footprint by up to 70%, reducing the installation size of titles like Call of Duty from 150GB to 45GB.

We got more AMD Ryzen 9 9950X benchmark results to share, this time using Blender. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7950X, testing suggests that the upcoming Ryzen 9000 series CPU is up to 22% faster in Blender, with both processors running at 230W PPT. AnandTech forum member Igor_Kavinski claims to …

Recent Geekbench 6 graphics test results show very promising results for Intel's upcoming Lunar Lake integrated graphics. The results suggest that the iGPU can offer performance comparable to entry-level GPUs like Intel's Arc A380 and other iGPU solutions like the AMD Radeon 780M. The benchmark results shared by Benchleaks were …