Snapchat is struggling to stay relevant against evolving competition from Instagram, Twitter and a range of other rivals, prompting the company to release a line-up of Original short-form scripted shows. In an equally daring move, the app has now unveiled Snap Games, a service which allows friends to play ad-supported …
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Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey are getting VR support
Last year, a hidden VR mode was discovered within the Nintendo Switch OS. For a while, we were all left wondering what Nintendo could have planned, or if this feature would ever be put to use publicly. That changed a few weeks ago with the announcement of Labo VR, a …
Read More »Prince Harry weighs in on video game addiction, thinks Fortnite should be banned
On the eve of the UK’s Gaming BAFTA awards, Prince Harry weighed in on the on-going debate surrounding video game addiction. In particular, the Duke of Sussex chastised Fortnite for being “more addictive than alcohol and drugs,” calling for a ban on the battle royale title. “That game shouldn't be …
Read More »Atlus is considering Persona 3 and 4 for PlayStation 4
Atlus is just weeks away from unveiling more about Persona 5: The Royal and Persona 5S, but that hasn’t satiated fan-demand to see Persona 3 and 4 come to modern platforms. Although the studio quite obviously has its roadmap filled for the time being, director Naoto Hiraoka has revealed that …
Read More »Gigabyte’s latest Aorus SSDs are RGB-clad and very fast
The Gigabyte Aorus lineup has been expanding over the last couple of years. In 2019, we'll be seeing the addition of two brand new Aorus PCIe SSDs, offering speeds leaps and bounds ahead of a traditional SATA drive. The Aorus RGB AIC NVMe 512GB and 1TB models both use the …
Read More »The Division 2 gets new content today, first raid coming later this month
The Division 2 has been out for a couple of weeks now and so far, there seems to be a lot of positive buzz surrounding both the main game and the end game content. Over the course of this year, Ubisoft will be working to keep players invested with a …
Read More »Remedy did start work on Alan Wake 2 but it didn’t pan out
It has been a while since we last had the chance to talk about Alan Wake. Since the game's initial release in 2010, there have been plenty of rumours surrounding a potential sequel. It turns out that Remedy was in-fact working on Alan Wake 2 at one point but unfortunately, …
Read More »Apple HomePod gets its first permanent price cut
It has been almost two years since Apple first launched the HomePod, its Siri-powered smart speaker. During that time, Apple hasn't really usurped Amazon or Google with their cheaper Echo and Home smart speakers. Things might start to pick up a little bit though, as an official price cut has …
Read More »Next major Windows 10 update to finally give users better control over updates
Since the launch of Windows 10, there have been several occasions where feature updates have caused major issues. This has caused a lot of distrust amongst PC owners and many have used workarounds to avoid updates entirely. In the next feature update for Windows 10, this will no longer be …
Read More »Intel’s new Xeon Platinum series boasts a 56-core, 112-thread CPU
Back in January, Intel quietly launched the Xeon W-3175X, a 28-core, 56-thread monster of a processor. Now, Intel is ready to kick things up a notch once again with the Xeon Platinum 9200 series. This new range will see a flagship 56C/112T Xeon come to market. Of course, gamers aren't …
Read More »Ubisoft axes future Starlink accessories amidst poor sales
Ubisoft has announced that it will no longer be producing additional toys for Starlink: Battle for Atlas due to underwhelming sales. Despite this, the developer has assured fans that it will continue to support the game itself with free content updates. The aim of the action-adventure game is for players …
Read More »Cyberpower Ultra 7 RTX System Review – Ryzen 2700X & RTX 2070
It's a new system from Cyberpower, with a Ryzen 2700X and RTX 2070. Is it worth £1349?
Read More »Over 540 million Facebook activity records have been exposed on a public server
Two large datasets were found on public servers yesterday, exposing hundreds of millions of Facebook records. The social network has launched an investigation to determine whether the data was used maliciously, after it was found to contain account names, Facebook IDs, comments, likes, reactions and, in a number of cases, …
Read More »BioWare GM responds to employee concerns
The last 24 hours or so have been a whirlwind for BioWare, as a huge investigation into Anthem's development brought to light many issues going on behind-the-scenes. At first, BioWare's response was largely seen as dismissive of the story but since then, the studio's leadership has had a chance to …
Read More »German court rules that parents can be liable for knowingly covering for their children’s piracy
Germany has been increasingly cracking down on piracy over the past decade, sending notices to those that have breached copyright and engaged in file sharing. Local law has continually protected parents from testifying against their children, who are sometimes known to be the perpetrators, but a landmark case has seen …
Read More »Lexar lays claim to the world’s fastest portable SSD with its new SL100 Pro 1TB
Lexar is gunning for the title of fastest 1TB portable SSD in the world with its newly unveiled SL100 Pro series. There is next to nothing on the market that can rival the theoretical read speeds up to 950MB/s and write speeds up to 900MB/s, but the SL100 Pro series …
Read More »Rage 2 includes some wacky and wonderful cheats that can be bought with in-game currency
As we continue to push into an age plagued with controversial loot boxes and DLC, Rage 2 promises to shine as a beacon to those that miss earning bonuses in the game rather than opening their wallet. To that end, players will be able to purchase old-school-style cheats with the …
Read More »Epic Games upsets Fortnite pros by locking stretched aspect ratios
For years, professional players across many different games have utilised abstract aspect ratios to stretch the resolution, claiming that it helps them to perform despite the obvious trade-offs. Epic Games sees this as an advantage that unbalances competitive play and has decided to make alterations to the aspect ratio within …
Read More »Antec Mercury RGB 240 Review
How does the Antec Mercury RGB 240 fare, priced at £95?
Read More »Dragon Age 4 was rebooted to save Anthem
Way back in 2017, we first began hearing about BioWare's plans for the next Dragon Age game. In fact, the company had plans set and had begun hiring up for full production, with series veteran, Mike Laidlaw, set to lead the way. What we didn't know at the time was …
Read More »Epic Games backtracks on GDC statement, will continue to poach games from Steam
Over the last few months, we have seen more and more games jump from Steam over to the Epic Games Store with timed-exclusivity attached. This tends to cause quite a bit of controversy, especially if a Steam version of a game has already been announced. At GDC this year, Epic …
Read More »MSI and HTC power next-gen 8K 360 degree VR cinema experience
Working in partnership with HTC and MSI, celebrated director Tsai Ming-Liang created The Deserted, which is a feature length VR film. As part of a celebration of the Taiwanese film industry, it is being shown at a special pop-up VR cinema that has been built in the basement of Asia House, …
Read More »PDP unveils the first controller to support integrated Nintendo Switch voice chat
Despite the fair annual price of Nintendo’s Switch Online service, the company has repeatedly been criticised for omitting integrated voice chat in favour of a smartphone application. Vivox is looking to end this by handing developers the tools to implement voice chat in the summer, while Performance Designed Products (PDP) …
Read More »Borderlands 3 September release date and Epic Games exclusivity confirmed
Last week, Gearbox Studios announced that not only would Borderlands 1, 2 and the Pre-Sequel be getting upgrades this year, but Borderlands 3 is also on the way. A leak earlier this week revealed that the game would be launching in September and that it would be an Epic Games …
Read More »QNAP to leverage Intel’s 2nd gen Xeon Scalable processors for network and storage device improvements
Feeding off the launch of Intel’s second-generation Xeon Scalable chips, QNAP has revealed that it has an array of new products in store to leverage the higher performance that comes with dual processors. The company assures that it will provide hardware-enhanced security across a range of network and storage solutions …
Read More »Sony set to layoff as many as 2,000 workers in its mobile shake-up
As a result of its perceived 95 billion yen (£655m/$863m) loss, Sony closed down its China-based smartphone factory last week. Now, reports are suggesting that Sony will make up to half of its mobile division redundant by next year, resulting in the loss of 2,000 jobs. Sony’s staggering losses from …
Read More »Alphacool Eisbaer Extreme 280mm Review
Alphacool's Eisbaer Extreme aims to bring custom liquid cooling to the masses, but is it worth £227?
Read More »Japan Display will reportedly receive a $1bn investment and supply Apple Watch OLEDs
As Apple’s largest LCD supplier, Japan Display has suffered at the industries switch to OLED panels and diminishing iPhone sales. Fortunately, an outside investment close to $1 billion is set to bolster the company’s OLED production capacity, reportedly helping to secure a deal to supply screens for the Apple Watch …
Read More »Is it time for BioWare to give up on the Frostbite engine?
Over the last eight years, BioWare has released three games- Dragon Age Inquisition, Mass Effect Andromeda and Anthem. Each launch has been followed by stories from developers talking about how difficult the development process was, in large part due to changing over to the Frostbite engine. On paper, having all …
Read More »Nearly 1000 games have been approved in China since the licence freeze
The State Administration of Press and Publications (SAPP) has continued its efforts to clear the backlog of video game approvals since China began handing out licences again last December, with its latest batch approving 97 new games. 30 of those titles were foreign IPs for the first time since the …
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