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Nintendo rarely makes acquisitions and when it does, it tends to pick up smaller studios that have previously worked on its own franchises. The case is no different here, with Nintendo announcing that it is acquiring Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. 

Acer has rolled out more Black Friday deals ahead of tomorrow's big day, slashing prices by up to £200. The new deals focus on gaming monitors, as well as fully built desktop PCs. The Nitro N20 desktop, equipped with an Intel Core i5 processor and 16GB of RAM, is now …

CD Projekt Red has been steadily growing out its teams in recent years as it expands into a true multi-project studio. Over the past few months, the company has hired around 50 more developers, growing out the teams for both Cyberpunk 2 and The Witcher 4.  CD Projekt Red's Q3 …

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 didn't exactly land well with fans of the original game. Now, publisher Paradox Interactive is taking responsibility after reporting weak sales numbers.  As part of its latest quarterly earnings report, Paradox CEO, Fredrik Wester, addressed the situation with Bloodlines 2, saying that while they …

GeForce Now is adding support for seven more games this week. The headliner is Of Ash and Steel, a brand new release this week that will launch straight onto the RTX 5080-powered servers.  Most of 2025's biggest titles are available via GeForce Now, complete with the RTX 5080 upgrade, which …

Thermaltake has unveiled the Minecube 360 Ultra ARGB Sync, a new all-in-one liquid cooler that takes the current trend of integrated LCDs to a new level. Available in both black and white editions, the cooler features a patented “Quad-LCD Cube Display” that sits atop the CPU block, turning the pump …

The original version of RGG Studios’ Yakuza 0 will be delisted early next month upon the arrival of the Director’s Cut remaster.

Grasshopper Manufacture has confirmed it will broadcast its third ‘Grasshopper Direct' next week, with the presentation set to focus primarily on its upcoming action title, Romeo Is a Dead Man. The broadcast is scheduled to air on the studio’s official YouTube channel on Friday, December 5th, at 10 AM JST …

Bloober Team’s new horror IP Cronos: The New Dawn appears to be an early success, having officially sold over 500,000 copies since its arrival in September.

In partnership with GMG, 2K is offering a charity bundle across its wide range of IPs, including Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands; Bioshock; Rollerdrome and much more.

In many people’s eyes, Cyberpunk 2077 represents an excellent story of redemption. While the game suffered from an infamous launch, years of updates and post-launch support has made CD Project Red’s latest effort into one of the most celebrated games in recent years. 5 years on and countless updates later, Cyberpunk 2077 has achieved a huge milestone.

Intel has not yet officially announced its next generation Core Ultra 300 series processors, but a recent benchmark database entry may have given us our first look at the performance for the high-end Core Ultra 9 386H CPU.  The chip featured in the Geekbench entry shared by Benchleaks appears to …

The next round of free to claim games for PlayStation Plus has been announced. Just in time for the one-year anniversary of Horizon spin-off, Lego Horizon Adventures, the game will be free to claim for all PlayStation Plus subscribers, alongside three other titles. Lego Horizon Adventures was a well-received spin-off …

The collaboration between Asus and Microsoft continues to deepen with a significant software update for the ROG Xbox Ally series of handhelds. The latest patch, which is available now in preview, introduces a feature designed to remove the guesswork from balancing performance and battery life. Dubbed Default Game Profiles, this …

Asetek, the company best known for pioneering the All-In-One liquid cooler for PCs, may soon have new ownership. The company has issued an update to shareholders that it has received a buyout offer, and the board of directors intends to recommend the sale. 

It has been more than five years since Rockstar co-founder, Dan Houser, left the company for good, leaving Red Dead Redemption 2 as his final game at the company. We've never known exactly why he left, but one insider now claims that it was due to a disagreement with his …

We are approaching a decade since Ubisoft re-revealed Beyond Good and Evil 2. Unfortunately, since then there have been absolutely no official updates and in 2025, the game appears to be no closer to release. Fans may have some room for optimism, however, as new job listings show that development …

After a lengthy acquisition spree, Embracer Group has been forced to sell off numerous studios and publishers under its wing in a multi-year restructuring effort to fix its financials. This week, Embracer announced plans to divest in two more of its companies, who will now be going independent. Embracer is …

Black Forest Labs has announced the release of FLUX.2, its latest family of visual generative AI models designed to push the boundaries of image fidelity. Developed in collaboration with NVIDIA and ComfyUI, the models launch with FP8 quantisation and RTX GPU performance optimisations, reducing VRAM requirements by up to 40 …

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has been out for just under six months now. During that time, the game has remained an exclusive for PS5 consoles but that should change very soon, as evidence of a PC version has now appeared. 

Destiny 2 has been in a tough spot throughout 2025. The most recent expansion, The Edge of Fate, failed to impress long-time players and didn't do much to bring new players on board. It is clear that Bungie's initial post-Final Shape plans aren't panning out, so now, we may finally …

PlayStation Plus is getting a day-one addition next month, with Skate Story launching on PS Plus Extra / Premium on the 8th of December.

Helldivers 2 is getting another ‘DLC’ with the Python Commandos Premium Warbond adding a minigun a flamethrower drone and more on the 2nd of December.

Bungie asked Destiny fans what they would like to see improved with the game from a lengthy list as part of a new exclusive player survey.

Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has had an unfortunate development. First announced in late 2020 alongside a January 2021 launch date, reactions to the announcement trailer were far from positive, leading the publisher to delay the title. Since then, the Sands of Time remake has been delayed, delayed again, switched developers, delayed, rebooted, and then finally re-revealed in 2024 (with a couple more delays sprinkled in). The journey may finally be over soon however, with the long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake said to be launching as soon as this January.

AMD has dominated CPU gaming performance benchmarks in recent years with its 3D V-Cache equipped models. We've been waiting for Intel's answer to this technology for quite some time and according to new reports, we will see it first in the next-generation Nova Lake-S desktop CPUs.  Starting with the cache, …

Black Friday has brought sweeping discounts across Nvidia’s range of RTX 50‑series graphics cards. If you are shopping around for your next gaming upgrade, we've compiled some of the best deals for you to check out.

Black Friday has once again brought deep discounts across PC hardware, and NZXT is among the brands making a strong showing this year. Known for its clean case designs and popular Kraken coolers, NZXT’s lineup sees prices cut across cases, PSUs, AIOs, and peripherals. On the case front, the popular …

ENDORFY has expanded its lineup of ATX 3.1‑ready power supplies with three new additions - the Vero L6 750W, Vero L6 650W, and Vero L6 550W. All three units are equipped with a fixed 12V‑2x6 cable to support current and future generation RTX graphics cards, a Stratus 120mm fan co‑developed with Synergy Cooling, and high‑quality capacitors rated for operation at up to 105°C.

The latest AOC Gaming monitors have been announced with some very impressive specs. The U27G4XM is a 27‑inch MiniLED display with Dual Hz mode, giving you the best of both worlds with a 4K/160Hz mode and a 1080p/320Hz mode for competitive gaming. If you want an even higher refresh rate, then the 25G4KUR boasts an impressive 420Hz refresh rate.