When Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity released late last year, it was clear after playing the game that Nintendo had more content planned. At the recent Nintendo Direct, an expansion pass for the game was officially announced, offering two sets of DLC, the first of which will arrive in June. …

Cooler Master has a new accessory joining its MasterAccessory line-up this week. This time around, Cooler Master is launching its first ever tempered glass ARGB graphics card support bracket, giving heavier and bulkier GPUs the support they require while still looking nice in a system build.  The MasterAccessory ARGB GPU …

GeForce Now returned to its weekly library update schedule earlier this year, which means a new batch of games are being served up today. This time around, we have 11 games joining the library, including Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut, Rise of Industry and South Park the Stick of Truth.   Nvidia …

Sapphire Toxic is back - and this 6900 XT has a 360mm AIO built in

Ever since Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout arrived on PlayStation and PC, many fans of the game have been asking for a Switch version. Back in August 2020, the developers expressed their desire to bring the Battle Royale game to other systems, and now it is finally happening. Fall Guys will …

Starbreeze has been facing some difficult times over the last few years with layoffs and financial issues. Ultimately, the publisher decided to double down on Payday 2 DLC to get back on its feet and so far, that tactic appears to have worked. Starbreeze recently published its latest financial results, …

Pixio is about to launch a new 280Hz gaming monitor. The PX259 Prime gaming monitor is “designed for pro play” and features a low response time, anti-tearing technology and eye care features, allowing users to play comfortably during long sessions. The Pixio PX259 Prime features an IPS (AH-VA) panel with …

Many fans were disappointed when Nintendo announced that it would cease its post-launch support for Splatoon 2 back in 2019. Fortunately, the console manufacturer announced during the most recent Nintendo Direct that the third entry in the much loved series is on its way as Splatoon 3 is set to …

During a streaming event, MSI has shown the MSRP of the upcoming B560 and H510 motherboards. Aimed at  themid-range and entry-level markets, the new motherboards will support both Intel 10th Gen Core and 11th Gen Core processors.  According to what was shown on MSI Insider Show, the B560 motherboards will be …

Samsung has announced a new type of HBM. Named HBM-PIM, this is the world's first High Bandwidth Memory integrated with artificial intelligence processing power. Featuring a processing-in-memory design, HBM-PIM is aimed at data centre use, HPC systems, and AI-enabled mobile applications.

2021 is the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, and typically Nintendo likes to celebrate these milestone years with new games and more. While last night’s Nintendo direct didn’t include a blowout celebration as some may have hoped, it did bring some Zelda news nonetheless. Nintendo has announced …

One of the Xbox team's biggest strengths over the last six years has been backwards compatibility support. At launch, the Xbox Series X/S consoles shipped with enhanced backwards compatibility features, including Auto-HDR and resolution upgrades in many cases. Now, frame rates are also due to get a big boost on …

While the iPad Pro received an upgrade to a higher refresh rate display a couple of years ago, Apple has been slow to move beyond 60Hz on the iPhone. During that time, the Android smartphone market has almost entirely jumped over to 90Hz or 120Hz displays. This year, Apple may …

As we learned a few weeks ago, Google Stadia is no longer in the first-party game business, having shut down all of its internal studios and publishing outlet. While many doubted Google's commitment to Stadia, we weren't expecting studios to be shut down so soon and as it turns out, …

As we all know, Epic Games and Apple aren't on the best of terms at the moment. Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple in the US last year over the company's App Store policies, which subsequently ended in Fortnite being removed from iOS. Since then, Epic has been filing …

Nightdive Studios has been quietly working away on System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition for a couple of years now alongside a complete remake of the original System Shock. One of the big bonuses coming with System Shock 2's remaster is VR support, which the developers have now confirmed after initially …

Amazon has been attempting to break into the games industry for a long time now with its own internal game studios. Most projects have been cancelled, but New World, the company's ambitious MMO, has managed to avoid that fate. Development hasn't been completely without trouble though, as it has been …

If you're in need of a peripheral upgrade and want to find a good deal, then we'd like to point you in the right direction. This week, there are two decent Razer discounts to look out for – one for the Power Up bundle containing a keyboard, mouse and headset …

In a surprise announcement last night, Valve announced that it has partnered with Netflix to produce an animated series based on DOTA 2. Not only that, but it is releasing next month.  Dota: Dragon's Blood comes to Netflix on the 25th of March and is the latest in a string …

While Square Enix originally planned to release The Avengers for next-gen consoles closer to launch, the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 versions had to be pushed back to 2021 for extra polish. Now, we have an official launch date, with the newly enhanced versions of the game coming on the …

We are still quite far away from the launch of Intel Alder Lake CPUs, but early leaks keep coming. The latest leak comes from an alleged Intel presentation slide, detailing that Alder Lake CPU cores will feature a "20% single-threaded uplift" in performance compared to some previous architectures. Alder Lake also apparently boasts double the multi-thread performance of Tiger Lake-U. 

Microsoft has announced a new wireless headset for Xbox consoles, mobile, and PC. The Xbox Wireless Headset is set for release in March, bringing what the company calls the “future of gaming audio”. The Xbox Wireless Headset is a competitively priced audio solution packed with features, including low latency lossless audio, …

Anyone looking for a barebones system to build a highly integrated Windows 10 PC may find themselves considering the ASRock DeskMini H470W. For just over £200 you get a tiny STX chassis and motherboard along with an external power supply of the type used with a laptop. You need to …

New statistics show that SSDs outsold traditional hard drives for the first time in 2020. While SSDs may have sold more units though, HDDs still take the crown for total storage.  According to the statistics from Trendfocus (via Storage Newsletter), SSD sales have increased by almost 21% in 2020 (333.12M) …

It looks like the Oculus Quest 2 is due for another refresh rate upgrade. At launch, the new standalone VR headset was capable of 72Hz gameplay, which was later upgraded to 90Hz via an update. Now, it looks like 120Hz could be on the cards soon.  Andrew Bosworth, VP of …

Valorant is getting a big update today, introducing a new casual game mode to Riot's free to play shooter. The new mode is called Escalation and it is Valorant's equivalent of Gun Game, which is featured in other popular shooters like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Call of Duty. In Escalation, …

Over the course of each month, Microsoft adds a number of new titles to its Xbox Game Pass service. The console manufacturer has now announced its next batch of games, including titles such as Dirt 5, Elite Dangerous, Superhot and more. The titles set to join Game Pass over the …

Ever since acquiring Elgato back in 2018, Corsair has been expanding on its offerings for aspiring and professional content creators across Twitch, YouTube and other platforms. The latest acquisition by Corsair will help in this area, with Visuals by Impulse joining the Elgato family. Corsair announced today that it is …

While Asobo Studio had planned to ship Microsoft Flight Simulator’s UK and Ireland focused World Update last week, it was eventually delayed for some extra polish. Now, the massive World Update 3 is officially rolling out today.  Microsoft Flight Simulator has had two other major World Updates since launch, one …

Though Nintendo pioneered the online video game announcement format which many publishers now use, the console manufacturer has not hosted a general Nintendo Direct ever since September 2019. As we navigate through 2021 however, it would appear as though these Directs are back, as Nintendo has now announced a 50-minute …