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As has been the case every year since 2018, we kicked off 2021 with renewed rumours of a Switch Pro launch coming. Nintendo has been quick to respond this time, telling us not to expect an announcement “anytime soon”.  During Nintendo's latest financial earnings call, the company's CEO, Shuntaro Furukawa, …

While virtual reality is still in its infancy, relatively speaking, the technology is quickly evolving and being picked up by more and more people. Late last year, Facebook released the Oculus Quest 2, a revised version of the much loved standalone VR headset. It would seem the device is off …

With the release of the new generation of consoles, developers and publishers have been going back to their previous works and updating these titles with enhancements to take advantage of the new consoles’ increased power. Perhaps one of the most requested games to receive such a patch was 2018’s God …

It has been just over one year since Google launched Stadia to the public, but the company's interest in funding its own games has already waned. Last night, Google shut down Stadia's internal game development studios. Stadia Games was being run by Jade Raymond, who previously held executive positions at …

Late last year, NZXT announced that it would be pausing sales and shipments of its Mini-ITX H1 case. This was due to a fire hazard caused by two screws included with the PCIe riser. New screws were sent out and the case went back on sale, but NZXT is pulling the case again...

Galax has unveiled the RTX 3090 ‘Hall of Fame' series, consisting of 3x graphics cards: the Galax RTX 3090 HOF, the RTX 3090 HOF Premium, and the RTX 3090 HOF Limited Edition. These three cards should be very similar in terms of performance, although the Limited Edition does come with …

Since launch, it has been difficult for most to get hold of a next-gen console. Late last year we heard warnings that stock shortages are likely keep occurring in early 2021, but continued issues mean that Microsoft likely won't be able to meet demand until much later in the year.  …

Microsoft partnered up with Blooper Team for one of its first big exclusives of the Xbox Series X/S generation. That partnership appears to be paying off, as The Medium, which released just a few days ago, has already become profitable for the studio.  Blooper Team is a small independent studio, …

One of the unique aspects to the Nintendo Switch is the console’s ability to be playable both as a home console or as a handheld device. Of course, when playing handheld, the power available to the device is limited, often resulting in a reduced resolution. Interestingly, with the soon to …

AMD has been working with TSMC for a number of years now, for both its Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs. The relationship has been fruitful for both sides, however, having a second source for chip manufacturing can be very handy, particularly when combatting stock shortages. According to new reports, AMD …

The Mario Kart series is one of Nintendo’s most well known and successful. Each entry of the kart racer is consistently one of the best selling games on that platform. With the success of the Switch, it was clear that Mario Kart 8 would be a major title. As of …

It has been rumoured for quite some time now that Netflix will be working with SEGA on a new TV adaptation for Sonic the Hedgehog. Now, those plans are official, with Netflix announcing Sonic Prime, a new series coming in 2022.  Sonic Prime will be coming to Netflix in 2022. …

Update: MLB: The Show 21 has now officially been announced and will indeed be coming to Xbox as well as PlayStation. One of the biggest surprise announcements in late 2019 was the reveal that MLB: The Show, a long-running PlayStation exclusive Baseball game, would no longer be exclusive to PlayStation …

With each new fiscal announcement from Nintendo, it is continually reaffirmed that the company’s latest console – the Switch – is an overwhelming success. Going from strength to strength, it has now been revealed that Nintendo’s console-handheld hybrid is on pace to become the best selling home console of all …

It has been several months since Microsoft announced its plans to acquire ZeniMax for a massive $7.5 billion USD. Of course, with any major acquisition, there are regulatory approvals that need to be obtained. Here in Europe, the EU Commission will make a decision on the acquisition by the 5th …

Gearbox missed the mark back in 2016 with Battleborn. While the game presented an interesting mix mechanics in both single-player and multiplayer form, it ultimately failed to garner much of a playerbase and as a result, Gearbox stopped working on it in 2017. Now, the game has officially shut down …

The whole line-up of AMD's EPYC “Milan” processors has leaked alongside the major specifications of each SKU. Moreover, the leaker also shared a slide explaining the nomenclature of the processors. As per the leak from ExecutableFix (via VideoCardz), the EPYC “Milan” processors featuring Zen 3 cores will offer about a 200MHz frequency …

The unreleased Intel Core i9-11900K has topped the PassMark single-core benchmark ranking thanks to benchmarks based on early samples.

Entries of the unreleased and unannounced 3rd-gen AMD EPYC processors have been spotted on the Geekbench benchmark database. There were three SKUs found – the EPYC 7643, 7543 and the 7513. As per the benches found by @TUM_APISAK, the AMD Epyc 7643 is a 48C/96T processor featuring a base frequency of …

Back in the days of the Xbox Live Arcade, a team at Rare was working on a remaster for GoldenEye 007. The game was ultimately cancelled, but remnants of it still exist. Now, one person has managed to reveal the remaster in its entirety.  Over on YouTube, user ‘Graslu00' uploaded …

Earlier this week, the Biomutant team came out of a long period of silence to announce the game's release date. The team had been quiet for a couple of years and now, we know why they stepped out of the spotlight for so long. After first being announced and shown …

Following the last two Hitman games, IO Interactive spent a year or so releasing additional DLC, adding in free new content in addition to paid levels. While no DLC has been revealed for Hitman 3 yet, IO Interactive will indeed be expanding upon the finale in the months to come. …

A video of a Chinese content creator allegedly testing an engineering sample of the RTX 3080 20G has been uploaded to Bilibili. As per the video, the card manufacturer is Colorful, but since the card itself is never shown during the video, it's better to take these test results with …

While Intel's CEO recently stated that he was confident that future CPUs would continue to be manufactured internally, a contradictory report has surfaced this week. Sources seem to be suggesting that Intel is planning on outsourcing 3nm CPU production to TSMC.  According to the report shared and translated by Retired …

Not long ago, AMD has announced its Ryzen 5000 Mobile processors, but it seems that there are a few SKUs that weren't revealed at that time. Now, thanks to a few HP laptop spec sheets and a mysterious benchmark entry, we know about the Ryzen 5 5650U and the Ryzen 7 5850U. 

Immortals Fenyx Rising has been a tad overshadowed by Ubisoft's other major holiday 2020 release, Assassin's Creed Valhalla. In an effort to get more players to try out the new IP, Ubisoft has decided to release a playable demo version of the game this week. Immortals Fenyx Rising previously had …

Back when Valve first released Left 4 Dead 2, the game faced issues being approved for sale in Australia and Germany. As a result, these versions of the game had to remove certain content while the rest of the world got the ‘uncut' edition. In 2014, Valve was able to …

In 2020, many events across the world were cancelled, including the majority of games industry events. To get around the lack of physical events, Valve introduced the Steam Game Festival, allowing game devs to advertise their work to millions of gamers worldwide. This year, the Steam Game Festival will return.  …

Since its PC launch in August of 2020, Asobo Studio has been consistently updating Microsoft Flight Simulator with “World Updates,” improving certain regions with much higher detailed and bespoke models more representative of these areas’ architecture. Set to go live in March, the game’s 4th World Update will focus on …

The Epic Games Store had a particularly big 2020. With so many people stuck at home due to the pandemic, the online gaming scene boomed last year, with many taking advantage of sales and game giveaways. Last year, Epic Games gave away almost 750 million free games.  As part of …