Samsung is revamping its commitment to security on Android devices. Moving forward, Galaxy devices will now receive regular security updates for a minimum of four years after release, with updates set to be delivered on a monthly or quarterly basis. Previously, Samsung offered up three years of security updates for …
Read More »Sony confirms more PS4 games coming to PC, Days Gone coming ‘this spring’
Last year, Sony began experimenting with bringing PlayStation exclusives to PC, starting off with Horizon Zero Dawn. While there were rumours that more PC games were on the way, things went quiet for a long time. That changes this week, with Sony confirming that Days Gone will be the next …
Read More »Sony announces next-gen PlayStation VR headset
Ever since the announcement of the PS5 console, we've been expecting an accompanying VR headset to follow. Today, Sony broke its silence on the future of VR, revealing a new PlayStation VR headset, which will offer “dramatic leaps in performance and interactivity”. The next PlayStation VR headset will work with …
Read More »Stadia struggles to fix game bug after firing its developers
It has been just a few weeks since Google shut down all of Stadia's game development and publishing activities. This impacted jobs, with many staff being let go and now, that move is starting to cause issues. Journey to the Savage Planet has a new game-breaking bug on Stadia and …
Read More »Souls-like ‘Pascal’s Wager: Definitive Edition’ is coming to Steam
When you think of AAA gaming experiences on mobile, many turn to Pascal’s Wager as a prime example. The Souls-like game garnered a moderate fan following thanks to its “console-grade production values”. Now, the developers have announced that Pascal’s Wager: Definitive Edition is coming to PC. Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition …
Read More »Epic Games settles class action lawsuit over randomised loot boxes
For a little while now, Epic Games has been facing a class-action lawsuit over loot boxes sold in Rocket League and Fortnite. This week, a settlement agreement was reached, which will see Epic Games providing in-game currency. The lawsuit was filed after Epic Games removed randomised loot boxes from Rocket …
Read More »Gears of War developers are reportedly helping with Halo: Infinite
Following the initial gameplay reveal of Halo: Infinite, fans expressed disappointment at the game as it was presented. This of course led to Microsoft delaying the releasing of Halo: Infinite by around a year. During this time, it would seem as though other studios are helping 343i make sure the …
Read More »Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 no longer coming in 2021, switching devs
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been going through development struggles for a while now. The game has already been delayed a couple of times and late last year, the project lost its lead writer and creative director. Now, the game is officially moving studios, with Hardsuit Labs no …
Read More »Microsoft claims cloud gaming will create previously-impossible experiences
While cloud gaming is currently in its infancy, many publishers and companies are betting on the technology being the future of the games industry. Though services such as Stadia have tried and failed to capture the market, Microsoft continues to bet on its own service, with the console manufacturer claiming …
Read More »HyperX launches the Alloy Origins 60 compact mechanical keyboard
HyperX is bolstering its gaming peripheral portfolio with a compact, 60% form factor mechanical keyboard. The new HyperX Alloy Origins 60 will feature HyperX's own Red switches, RGB backlit keys, and double-shot PBT keycaps. Measuring in at 296 x 105.5 x 36.9mm, the compact Alloy Origins 60 occupies considerably less …
Read More »Watch Dogs Legion: Online launching on the 9th of March
Watch Dogs: Legion launched at the end of October 2020 to mixed reviews from both critics and fans alike. Despite this, Ubisoft is hoping to draw players back in with a promised online mode. Though not available at launch, the online mode for Watch Dogs: Legion has now been announced …
Read More »Gameplay for Rare’s unreleased ‘Dinosaur Planet’ shown off
Ever since its founding in 1985, Rare has been the brains behind a number of classic video game titles and franchises, its most lucrative period of which was most likely during the Nintendo 64 era. One of the games which never made its way to the console however was Dinosaur …
Read More »Developers set to expand studio, following Valheim’s success
Valheim is the latest surprise success story, after the Early Access game quickly gained traction. Just a few weeks after launch, the game has sold over 3 million copies. The developers have now commented on this success, announcing their commitment to expanding the studio in order to keep supporting the …
Read More »Apple outsold Samsung in smartphone market last year
Samsung has dominated smartphone sales for four years in a row now, but it looks like 2020 may have seen a new number one smartphone company crowned. According to analysts, Apple managed to outsell Samsung overall in 2020. Market analyst firm, Gartner, says Apple saw year-on-year growth of 14.9 percent …
Read More »Valve will curate the next Steam Game Festival
The Steam Game Festival is an event which offers PC players the opportunity to try hundreds of different game demos all for free during a limited time window. Offering the chance to play unreleased games is exciting, however has been overwhelming in the past due to the sheer number of …
Read More »BenQ Mobiuz EX3415R packs a 34-inch IPS panel and 144Hz refresh rate
BenQ has briefly put the product page of the upcoming BenQ Mobiuz EX3415R online, but it has since been removed. Nonetheless, it was online long enough to be stored in Google's cache, giving us “early access” to its specifications. The BenQ Mobiuz features a 34-inch panel (21:9) with a 1900R curvature, …
Read More »Chun-Li and Ryu added to Fortnite
At this point, Fortnite has become a place where any character from nearly any franchise could make an appearance. The next set of guest characters have been announced. Available right now in the Fortnite store are two of the most recognisable characters in the fighting game community: Chun-Li and Ryu …
Read More »CD Projekt Red issuing DMCA notices to suppress Gwent source code leak
Earlier this month, CD Projekt Red was hit by a cyberattack, during which the attackers were able to steal confidential documents and the source code for several of the studio's games. The source code for GWENT was the first to leak, but CD Projekt Red is attempting to suppress its …
Read More »iFixit investigation shows PS5 DualSense controller ‘stick drift’ kicks in after 400 hours
Sony has been catching some criticism over the PS5 ‘DualSense' controller for a few weeks now, with some even participating in a class action lawsuit. In an investigation over the controller's ‘stick drift' issues, some experts pin the DualSense's lifespan at around 417 hours before stick drift issues start to …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege future operators will be part of Battle Pass, no more ‘year’ pass
Ever since launch, Rainbow Six Siege has remained supported by yearly operator passes, giving players access to new operator characters as they release. This year, in a major change for the game, these yearly passes will be going away. Instead, new operators will be obtained via the seasonal battle pass …
Read More »Diablo 2: Resurrected PC system requirements revealed
Diablo 2: Resurrected is officially coming out this year, with development handled by the excellent team at Vicarious Visions, previously responsible for the Crash Bandicoot N'Sane trilogy remake. Following on from the game's announcement at BlizzCon, the PC version's system requirements have been revealed. Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remaster …
Read More »Bethesda-focused event to follow acquisition approval in March
Microsoft is set to complete its acquisition of ZeniMax Media within the next couple of weeks. There have been a lot of questions around Microsoft's plans for ZeniMax and Bethesda and it sounds like we may finally get some answers, as reports indicate that there will be a small event …
Read More »AMD asks for feedback to resolve USB disconnection issues on 500-series motherboards
Some users are reporting that their USB devices are getting random disconnects when connected to 500-series motherboards. AMD has acknowledged these issues and is now looking for help from the community to solve them. The u/AMDOfficial post on AMD's subreddit has already been commented on by multiple users reporting their problems …
Read More »AMD is reportedly launching two variants of the Radeon RX 6700 XT
AMD is allegedly preparing to launch two variants of the Radeon RX 6700 XT. Expected to release at the same time, the two variants of the card will feature different TGPs and presumably clock speeds. An April launch date is also hinted at.
Read More »Synology launches SNV3000 series M.2 NVMe SSDs and 10/25GbE NICs
Synology has released two new enterprise-grade M.2 NVMe SSDs for data caching and two high-bandwidth NICs to increase the performance of its NAS storage solutions. Available with 800GB of storage capacity both the SNV3400-800G and the SNV3500-800G are used for caching large data sets, increasing the performance of HDD-based arrays …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060 hash rate reduction is ‘not just a driver thing’
Nvidia had a fairly big announcement this week, revealing plans to limit the mining hash rate of the RTX 3060 to discourage cryptominers from buying up GeForce GPUs intended for the gaming market. At the time, we knew that this limit would be introduced in the RTX 3060 drivers, but …
Read More »Intel Core i5-11600K surfaces on Geekbench 5 database
Until now, the only Rocket Lake-S processors spotted on benchmark databases have been Core i7 and i9 processors, but that has changed this week with the first Core i5 entry appearing on Geekbench 5. The new entry details the Intel Core i5-11600K, giving us some early performance numbers to compare against the competition.
Read More »Diablo IV includes return of the Rogue class
We were all awaiting new Diablo IV news at BlizzCon this weekend. Last night during the event's big opening ceremony, we got our latest look at the game, this time with a trailer focusing on the Rogue class. The Rogue is returning for Diablo IV, after not appearing in a …
Read More »Blizzard announces WoW: Burning Crusade Classic
There were a number of leaks ahead of BlizzCon's big announcement stream last night, one of which was The Burning Crusade expansion for WoW Classic. As expected, Blizzard officially announced the new update last night, which will be available later this year. Burning Crusade Classic is a new set of …
Read More »Blizzard announces Diablo 2: Resurrected
BlizzCon Online officially kicked off late last night and as previously rumoured, we did indeed get announcement for Diablo 2: Resurrected, a remaster of the fan-favourite ARPG for PC and consoles. Diablo 2: Resurrected will be releasing for PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and Nintendo Switch later …
Read More »