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Batman: Arkham City was one of the best open-world games to release in the Xbox 360/PS3 era. Less than half a year after the game's launch in 2012, the game had shipped six million copies. Now all these years later, we have a better idea of how well the game …

Activision has yet to announce this year's Call of Duty, making this the longest wait between new game announcements since the franchise turned to annual releases back in 2005. While Activision is keeping quiet on what's coming this year, leakers and promotional partners are not.  Each year, Call of Duty …

AMD continues to gain momentum as Intel announces delays to 10nm on desktop and delays to 7nm.

There have been plenty of leaks and rumours pointing towards a Mass Effect trilogy remaster. Reputable insiders have added to this and BioWare itself has also prodded fans a little with previously unseen concept art teasers. Now, our latest piece of the puzzle is an expanded edition of the Mass …

Red Dead Online is getting a long awaited content update next week but Rockstar won't be leaving GTA Online players behind. GTA Online is set to get its biggest ever update this Summer. In an update blog posted this week, Rockstar not only announced the next Red Dead Online update, …

Last week, Red Dead Online players began protesting the lack of updates from Rockstar by dressing up as clowns. As it turns out, this movement did catch the studio's attention, with the developers now announcing the next content update. In a blog post update this week, Rockstar announced that on …

Way back in 2002, G4 TV hit the air waves, putting out TV shows dedicated to video game news, reviews and competitive tournaments. The channel went offline back in 2014, in part due to the shift towards streaming, leaving few viewers left for a TV channel dedicated to games. As …

During the Xbox Game Studios showcase earlier this week, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis was announced, featuring a very impressive visual overhaul for the game. At the time, it was assumed that this was an expansion to the current PSO2, but as it turns out, Sega is giving the …

Google has come under fire plenty of times, particularly in Europe, for anti-competitive practices with Android. We may see another influx of complaints and investigations soon, as reports this week indicate that Google actively collects sensitive data about third-party apps on Android.  According to sources speaking with The Information, Google …

It is going to take a bit longer for Intel to catch up to 7nm.

AMD's Ryzen PRO desktop processors were released earlier this week and not long after, MSI announced that its 500-series motherboards support the new CPUs from AMD. In a recent announcement, MSI said that “of course, MSI 500-series motherboards including X570 and B550 platform are perfectly compatible for the Ryzen PRO …

Earlier this year, BioWare finally spoke out on its Anthem reinvention plans, confirming that a team is dedicated to building Anthem 2.0 and will be working on it for however long it takes. The studio has been very quiet since then, but we finally got an update this afternoon.  A …

Last night, we all got a good look at Halo Infinite, with roughly 10 minutes of campaign gameplay. The demo was shown being played with a controller but it was not running on Xbox Series X or Xbox One hardware, instead the demo was indeed played and captured on PC. …

Earlier this week, Kingston announced a new trio of secure, encrypted USB keys. Now, we are seeing more hardware-encryption security keys hitting the market, with the latest being the Aegis Secure Key 3NXC USB drive from Apricorn. The main selling point for this one is “on-the-fly 100% hardware-based encryption”.  One …

It has been a while since AMD and GlobalFoundries split up and now, new tech giants may be looking to get a piece of the Foundry. According to recent rumours, Samsung is looking to invest into GloFlo in an effort to gain a better foothold in the western semiconductor market.  …

GRID Autosport is one of the biggest “authentic” racing games on the Nintendo Switch. Releasing late last year for the hybrid console, the game lacked any multiplayer support. Now, Switch players will soon be able to compete online as GRID Autosport is set to receive its multiplayer update on the …

After a year of exclusivity to the Nintendo Switch, Square Enix is officially bringing Dragon Quest XI S Definitive Edition to other platforms. The much improved version of one of the best JRPGs of this console generation is officially coming to PC, Xbox and PS4.  Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes …

Yesterday evening, Microsoft held its much-anticipated Xbox Games Showcase, highlighting a number of games set to release on the Xbox platform in the coming years. The headlining title was unsurprisingly Halo Infinite, to which Microsoft showcased gameplay for the first time. Following this, more information on the upcoming sci-fi shooter …

The Outer Worlds is returning this year, with Obsidian Entertainment releasing the first of two ‘substantial' story DLC packs. The first is called Peril on Gorgon and will see players travelling to an asteroid to investigate the origins of Adrena-Time, one of the consumable drugs in the game.  Adrena-Time is a …

Recently we reported that Ghost of Tsushima was suffering from stock shortages in Japan due to the sheer amount of demand for the title in the country. Now, more specifics on the game’s success has been revealed, with Ghost of Tsushima officially scoring the biggest launch week of any first-party …

Each week, the Epic Games Store gifts its users a number of free games. For this week, those with an Epic account can get their hands on the Sci-Fi exploration focused ‘Tacoma’, as well as the hand-drawn dungeon crawler Next up Heroes. Both titles are available to purchase for free …

The big day finally arrived, bringing us announcements for new RPGs from Obsidian Entertainment and Playground Games, as well as our first look at campaign gameplay from Halo Infinite and more.

Razer is adding another gaming keyboard to its arsenal, this time around, we are greeted with the Cynosa V2, an entry-level, plug and play gaming keyboard. While this is a cheaper, entry-level gaming keyboard, you still get some of the thrills of higher-end keyboards, including full, per-key RGB backlighting.  The …

Ahead of the Xbox Game Studios showcase, Microsoft held its quarterly earnings report last night, covering the quarter that ended on June 30th. As it turns out, this was “a breakthrough quarter for gaming”, bringing a $1.3 billion boost to Microsoft.  Over the course of coronavirus lockdowns, many have turned …

Thursday has officially become GeForce Now’s library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week’s update includes nine more games coming to the service, including brand new releases like Rogue Company and Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break.  There are no previously removed games …

Zotac has another mini PC hitting the market this month. This latest tiny desktop is designed with creators in mind, featuring an Intel Core i7 CPU, 2TB HDD Storage, and a Zotac gaming GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER graphics card. The somewhat awkwardly named Inspire Studio SCF72060S comes equipped with an Intel Core i7-9700, …

Recently, there has been much discussion surrounding a potential increase in the price of AAA video games coinciding with the launch of the next generation of consoles. While some publishers have already announced a $10 price hike and others are considering it, Ubisoft has now announced that its upcoming next-generation …

The University of Florida and NVIDIA have announced a plan to build the “world’s fastest AI supercomputer in academia” – capable of delivering 700 petaflops of compute performance. The project is made possible by $25 million donation from alumnus and NVIDIA co-founder Chris Malachowsky, in addition to a $25 million …

Dreams serves as one of PlayStation’s most unique and interesting first-party releases. The game creation toolkit received high praise thanks to its creativity and encouragement of others’ creative endeavours. Though the tools available to ‘Dreamers’ was already wide in scope, both Dreams and PSVR are getting a significant boost, as …

This is a big day for Phanteks, with the case and cooling specialists launching the Enthoo Pro 2 chassis. This new full tower PC case is built for both professionals and enthusiasts alike, paving the way for users to build “a professional system with no compromise”. High airflow performance is …