Recent reports suggested that despite moderately successful sales, Sony refused to greenlight a sequel to 2019’s Days Gone. While this does not rule out a new entry in the future, the potential franchise appears to have been put on ice. The Creative Director for the game has claimed that part …
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Nvidia remains confident that ARM acquisition will complete in 2022
In September last year, Nvidia announced that it reached a deal to acquire ARM for $40 billion. A number of tech companies have raised concerns over this and regulators are investigating the deal, but Nvidia remains confident that approval will be gained and the deal will go through in 2022.
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 launch led to record financial year for CD Projekt Red
Despite technical issues and refunds for console players, Cyberpunk 2077 still sold millions of copies in 2020, leading to CD Projekt Red's most successful financial year ever. In fact, total revenues and profits for the launch tracked much higher than The Witcher 3. CD Projekt Red released its projected earnings …
Read More »Amazon Game Studios’ Lord of the Rings MMO has been cancelled
Amazon Game Studios and Athlon Games were co-developing a new MMO set in the Lord of the Rings universe, but it looks like those plans have now been scrapped due to a dispute between both parties. As reported by Bloomberg, Amazon has cancelled yet another video game. Following Breakaway and …
Read More »MSI discontinues RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio in favour of Gaming Z Trio
MSI has reportedly discontinued the RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio and cancelled a number of unfulfilled pre-orders of the graphics card. Currently, it looks like the graphics card will be replaced by the RTX 3080 Gaming Z Trio, which comes with a few small differences that should not impact performance. …
Read More »Acer planning a 49-inch Mini LED monitor to rival Samsung Odyssey G9
It looks like the Samsung Odyssey G9 already has some competition. A new curved gaming monitor from Acer has been listed at a Chinese retailer, and as per the product description, it will have specs to match Samsung's improved Odyssey G9 display. According to a Taobao listing (via TFT Central), the …
Read More »Leaked Intel roadmap points to new Alder Lake-S CPUs coming Q3 2021
A newly leaked Intel roadmap has given us a hint at what to expect from Intel in the coming months. As it turns out, Intel Alder Lake-S could be landing a bit sooner than anticipated, with this roadmap showing plans for a Q3 2021 release. The roadmap leaked by @9550pro …
Read More »Xbox controller ‘stick drift’ lawsuit will not go to trial
Last year, we learned that Nintendo isn’t the only company facing lawsuits over gaming controller issues – there was also a case brewing against Microsoft over Xbox One controller ‘stick drift’. Now this year, Microsoft has successfully managed to remove the case from the courtroom by compelling arbitration. The lawsuit …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 DLC quests datamined from Patch 1.2
It has been a couple of weeks since CD Projekt Red began rolling out Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077. It turns out, not all the changes made to the game were mentioned in the lengthy patch notes, as dataminers have begun uncovering new content in the game files. A modder …
Read More »IO Interactive confirms Hitman 3 sold 300% better than previous game
Earlier this year, IO Interactive released Hitman 3, the finale for the World of Assassination trilogy. This time around, IO Interactive released and published Hitman 3 fully independently and so far, this change appears to be paying off, with Hitman 3 outselling the previous game by 300%. IO Interactive CEO, …
Read More »Square Enix confirms it is not looking to be acquired
Earlier this week, a report citing “multiple banker sources” claimed that there were several parties exploring an acquisition of Japanese mega-publisher, Square Enix. Of course, while Square Enix might be in the sights of a number of companies, there was nothing to suggest Square Enix was in active talks to …
Read More »A Resident Evil villain is coming to Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight has successfully brought in many of the horror genre’s biggest killers, including Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pyramid Head and more. Now, it has been announced that the next villain to make its way to the multiplayer survival game will be from the Resident Evil franchise. Resident Evil …
Read More »Pickle Rick is coming to Rainbow Six Siege
If Fortnite has taught us anything, it’s that no crossovers are off the table. Even so, this latest crossover is certainly unexpected. Ubisoft has announced that its popular tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege will be crossing over with the Adult Swim cartoon Rick and Morty. Announced via a trailer, Rainbow …
Read More »Resident Evil Village runs at 45fps on some consoles
Following last night’s Resident Evil Showcase, Capcom released new technical details for the upcoming Resident Evil Village. As with many games, Village will offer multiple graphics modes. What is unusual however is the fact that some of these modes will lock the game to 45fps. Ahead of the release of …
Read More »Nvidia’s GANverse3D uses AI to create textured 3D models from 2D images
For the final day of GTC 2021, Nvidia revealed its latest AI developments. Utilising the Nvidia Omniverse platform and a new tool called GANverse3D, users can create 3D models, complete with mesh and textures, from a single 2D image, all using a trained AI. To showcase this tech in action, …
Read More »LG will offer Android upgrades for some devices up to Android 13
Earlier this month, LG officially announced that it is closing down its mobile division and will no longer produce smartphones. However, some pre-existing devices will continue to get updates, seemingly for the next couple of years. LG's South Korean team has said that up to three years of updates will …
Read More »Resident Evil Village will have a limited-time demo
Last night during Capcom's Resident Evil Showcase stream, the publisher announced that Resident Evil Village will indeed be getting a demo. Similarly to the RE 7 demo, players will get to play an hour of the game a few days before release. Capcom producer, Tsuyoshi Kanda announced the demo, which …
Read More »A first-person Resident Evil 4 VR officially announced
Resident Evil 4 is generally agreed to be one of the best titles in the franchise, with the game still standing the test of time. Just as how RE4 took advantage of fringe technologies at the time, the game is once again stepping into new territory, as a VR version …
Read More »Viper Gaming VP4300 NVMe SSD offers blazing fast PCIe Gen 4 speeds
Viper Gaming is back in the headlines this week with a new PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD. Boasting write speeds of up to 7,400MB/s and up to 2TB capacity, the Viper Gaming VP4300 SSD looks to be a significant upgrade over previous generations. This week, the Viper VP4300 M.2 SSD …
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Read More »MSI launches water-cooled RTX 3080 Sea Hawk X
Announced back at CES 2021, MSI has finally released the water-cooled RTX 3080 Sea Hawk X. Featuring a two-part cooling system, the RTX 3080 Sea Hawk X was designed to operate silently even at full load. The cooling system consists of a 240mm aluminium radiator cooled by 2x 120mm fans …
Read More »ASRock shows off massive Radeon RX 6900 XT OC Formula with 21-phase power design
ASRock has released its flagship Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card - the Radeon RX 6900 XT OC Formula, complete with a 21-phase power design for enhanced overclocking potential.
Read More »Bungie working on PvP-focused project for “a new franchise”
We've known for a while now that Bungie is preparing a new IP, which is due to launch sometime in the next four years. Now, Bungie has revealed a bit more about its plans for this game, with some new details revealed through job listings. There are several new job …
Read More »Ubisoft will host E3 showcase on 12th June
Last week, the ESA finally began making some of its plans for E3 2021 official announcing press conferences and appearances from a number of large publishers. Now, we are starting to get date and times for when to tune in, with Ubisoft being the first to announce its major E3 …
Read More »Multiple parties interested in acquiring Square Enix
Square Enix has been a key pillar in the games industry for decades now with huge historical gaming franchises under its belt. A major change could be coming though, as sources claim that “multiple parties” are exploring an acquisition of the publisher. According to Bloomberg Japan in a report citing …
Read More »CoolerMaster releases the MasterBox 540 and MasterBox MB600L V2
CoolerMaster is adding two new cases to its vast portfolio – the MasterBox 540 for RGB-lovers and the MasterBox MB600L V2 for those who prefer a minimalistic design. The CoolerMaster MasterBox 540 has a unique ARGB ether front panel to create a dazzling display of colours. Users can choose to …
Read More »Samsung’s new PM9A1 PCIe 4.0 SSD for OEMs is a 980 Pro in disguise
Samsung is back with another PCIe 4 SSD – the PM9A1. The latest SSD is aimed at OEMs, but Samsung's specifications suggest that it should offer very similar performance to the pre-existing 980 Pro SSD. Similar to the 980 Pro, the Samsung PM9A1 uses the Elpis controller, DRAM cache, and …
Read More »TSMC sees growth in Q1 but warns chip shortages could last into 2022
There is good news and bad news from TSMC this week. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has seen a rise in revenue and profits in Q1, but unfortunately, we are no closer to the current chip shortage being over. TSMC revealed this week that it saw a 19.4 percent rise …
Read More »Days Gone PC features and improvements announced, releasing on May 18th
We've known for a while now that Days Gone is the next major PS4 console exclusive to be coming to PC. Now, we have a date and our first look at the PC version in action ahead of launch next month. Days Gone is coming to PC on the 18th …
Read More »Twitch continues to dominate steaming, with almost 5 times the viewership of YouTube
In the past few years, Twitch has been unmatched when it comes to live streaming platforms, with many competitors coming and going, none of which have been able to compete with the sheer size of Twitch’s audience. This continues to be the case in 2021, with the service’s biggest competitors …
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