In 2022, the relationship between Activision Blizzard and its Chinese publishing partner, NetEase, began to rapidly deteriorate, leading to NetEase being dropped as the publisher for Blizzard titles in China and thus making those games inaccessible in the country. Now after acquiring Activision last year, Microsoft has mended fences. Microsoft …
Read More »Destiny 2: The Final Shape will get a new subclass and new enemy types
While Destiny 2 had a pretty awful 2023, Bungie is looking to turn things around with its next expansion, The Final Shape, which will also serve as the finale for the game's major story arc. The expansion was delayed to the Summer a while back but Bungie is now starting …
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The Edifier QR65 active desktop monitors aim to improve audio quality alongside a sleek design
Read More »A select number of Netflix Games can now be played on your TV
For the past few years, video streaming giant Netflix has been trying to get into the gaming space, having acquired certain studios alongside the signing of many deals with various publishers. Previously only available via the mobile version of Netflix, the company is now testing the ability to play its …
Read More »Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake’s development has been rebooted
After negative feedback from the initial reveal, Ubisoft took the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake back to the drawing board, starting from scratch to remake the remake...
Read More »PS5 exclusive ‘Stellar Blade’ has gone GOLD
Stellar Blade is an interesting looking fast paced spectacle fighter which feels like a cross between NieR Automata and Bayonetta. Set to launch exclusively for PS5 on the 26th of April, the game has now officially gone Gold – concluding a relatively long development period. Making the announcement on Twitter, …
Read More »Sea of Thieves to get closed PS5 beta ahead of launch
To the surprise of many, Microsoft announced earlier this year that they would be bringing 4 of their exclusive Xbox games to other platforms – namely PlayStation and Switch. The next Xbox title set to drop onto Sony’s system is Sea of Thieves. Ahead of the game’s 30th of April …
Read More »Star Wars Outlaws releasing this August, new trailer confirms
Just as promised, Ubisoft's new story trailer for Star Wars Outlaws is now live and better yet, it included a release date. The first open-world Star Wars game is now set to arrive in late August. We've had a few hints at this for a while now. Recently, the media …
Read More »DICE is moving on from Battlefield 2042 after Season 7
While Battlefield 2042 got off to a bad start, DICE managed to salvage things once again. After many updates and several post-launch seasons, fan sentiment around the game began to improve. However, it is now time to start looking towards the future, so Battlefield 2042 development will now begin winding …
Read More »Disney hires veterans to expand further into gaming
Earlier this year, Disney announced that it had agreed to acquire a minority stake in Epic Games for $1.5 billion USD. Alongside this investment, Disney and Epic Games are also teaming up on a new multiverse project, which will feature all of Disney's major IP, like Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, …
Read More »Gearbox Publishing rebrands to Arc Games
Embracer Group recently sold off Gearbox Entertainment, along with a few other studios, to Take-Two Interactive. However, Embracer did hang on to Gearbox Publishing. Now, Gearbox Publishing is rebranding, renaming to Arc Games. Gearbox Publishing partnered with a number of indie studios over the years to publish some very successful …
Read More »The Fallout TV series is getting an early release
The upcoming Fallout TV series has been getting a lot of good reception recently thanks to early fan preview events. Now, Amazon will be releasing the series earlier than planned. The Fallout TV series was set to air worldwide on Prime Video on the 11th of April. However, Amazon has …
Read More »Deepcool launches new CH360 Digital mATX case with integrated display
DeepCool has announced the latest addition to its PC case portfolio, the CH360 and CH360 Digital cases. Designed with airflow as its focal point, these mATX cases are perfect for those looking for good cooling performance and a good feature set in a more compact case. To make things more …
Read More »Nvidia partners reckon RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs are coming this year
Due to RTX 40 Super launching in early 2024, we were unsure if we would see new-gen gaming GPUs from Nvidia this year, and earlier rumours did point to an early 2025 launch, rather than the usual Q3/Q4 launch window. However, new reports citing board partner sources claim that Nvidia's first RTX 50 series GPUs will arrive later this year after all.
Read More »A new Prince of Persia game is set to be announced this week
Evil Empire has wrapped up its work on DLC content for Dead Cells and is now moving on to a new project. Recent reports have indicated that the studio has teamed up with Ubisoft to develop a rogue-like Prince of Persia game. Better yet, the official reveal and release dates …
Read More »Helldivers 2 hotfix will address new crashing issues
If you've been joining the fight against the Automatons in recent weeks, then you may have run into various crashing issues. A recent Helldivers 2 patch, which fixed crashes when players use Arc weapons, introduced a new random crash issue. Fortunately, a fix is on the way. In an update …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War to be revealed ahead of Xbox showcase
Over the weekend, it was claimed that the Xbox Games Showcase would be returning on the 9th of June and that the next Call of Duty would be shown at the event. Now, new sources are corroborating this, although Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War should be announced before …
Read More »Monolith’s cancelled Batman game featured an early version of the Nemesis system
Monolith Productions is well known for its Lord of the Rings games, including Shadow or Modor and Shadow of War. Prior to landing on the LOTR IP, Monolith was working on something entirely different, a Batman videogame using the same version of Batman that appeared in the film trilogy directed …
Read More »Nintendo shuts off online access for 3DS and Wii U today
Just as announced in the final months of 2023, the online services for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U consoles are shutting down. As of today, online services for both systems will be shut off for good. With online services coming to an end, Wii U and 3DS players will …
Read More »First AMD Granite Ridge (Zen 5) CPU samples begin to circulate
Recently, a new leak surfaced, revealing an engineering sample of an upcoming AMD Granite Ridge CPU. This chip is based on the Zen 5 architecture and is part of the next-generation Ryzen desktop lineup. The leaked photo shared by VallahExperte (via VideoCardz) features the same Integrated Heat Spreader (IHS) design …
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It's finally here! The 4K, 240Hz, QD-OLED monitor from MSI
Read More »Xbox has set up a team for game preservation and compatibility
It seems Xbox isn't abandoning backward compatibility anytime soon. In a recent internal communication, Xbox President Sarah Bond stated that Xbox has created a team focusing exclusively on game preservation and backward compatibility. Windows Central was the first to report on the leaked internal communication sent by Xbox's chief to …
Read More »FFXVI producer believes “it’s probably about time” for a new Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy has had a long and storied history, with the classic video game franchise spawning dozens of titles across a multitude of genres. One of the most popular spin-offs was Final Fantasy Tactics. Though the sub-series has not seen a new entry in ages, according to Square Enix “It’s …
Read More »Apple officially allows emulators on the iOS App Store
Over the past few months, new international laws and external pressure has forced Apple’s hand into relaxing many of its rules surrounding iOS and the Apple App Store. Between the addition of cloud streaming apps and the promised arrival of the Epic Games Store later this year, the iPhone creator has now started to allow game emulators to be added to the iOS App Store.
Read More »The ‘failed’ COD Vanguard reportedly sold over 30 million copies
The newest Call of Duty entry is consistently one of if not the best-selling game every single year. Though the quality has ebbed and flowed, the profits have not, with a decrease in critical reception seemingly doing little to impact sales. Even so, 2021’s Call of Duty Vanguard was deemed …
Read More »Parkour cyberpunk puzzler ‘Ghostrunner’ will be free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, Epic Games offers a title or two for free to all those with an Epic Games account. With The Outer Worlds and Thief currently free to acquire, the platform holder has revealed that come this Thursday, the first-person cyberpunk parkour puzzler Ghostrunner will be free to own. Available …
Read More »The Xbox Games Showcase will return in June, Gears 6, Avowed and Indiana Jones expected
There has been quite a bit of Xbox news this week. We recently learned a lot more about Hellblade 2, which lands on Xbox and PC next month, and we've also recently heard rumours that Gears of War 6 is due to be announced this Summer. Now to cap off …
Read More »Intel rebalances XeSS upscaling settings with version 1.3
Intel recently released an upgraded version of its XeSS upscaler, version 1.3. This version offers improved performance over the previous version, including changing the resolution scaling for the upscaling profiles and introducing new ones. While these profiles share the same title, Intel compares them with varying scaling, resulting in better …
Read More »DLSS 3.7 brings new image quality improvements
Nvidia's DLSS has been a game-changer for the last five years, boosting framerates on RTX-based systems with minimal image quality loss. With each update, DLSS continues improving, and the recent DLSS 3.7 upgrade is no exception.
Read More »TCL debuts impressive Fast HVA Mini LED displays with DisplayHDR 1400
TCL has recently launched two new gaming monitors, the TCL 27R83U and TCL 34R83Q. Based on TCL's proprietary Fast HVA display, both monitors feature 8-bit+FRC colour bit depth, Quantum Dot Color and Mini LED technology. Starting with the TCL 27R83U, this monitor has a 4K resolution, a 160Hz refresh rate, …
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