With E3 out of the picture for 2022, some publishers have decided to host their own announcement events. We've heard that Xbox and Ubisoft will hold their own game announcement streams over the Summer, and THQ Nordic is joining that list.  THQ Nordic has announced it will be hosting its …

If you've been waiting for a remake of the first two Max Payne games, we have some good news. Remedy and Rockstar Games have come to a development agreement to remake the original Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne for Xbox Series X|S, Playstation 5, and PC.

Google has struggled to maintain a healthy user base for its Stadia game streaming service. One of the service’s most useful elements are the free trials offered on a regular basis. Google has now added three more free trials, bringing the total up to nine. Originally pitched as a replacement …

This week, Ubisoft announced that it is ending development on Ghost Recon Breakpoint, putting an end to two-years of post-launch updates. Right now, Ubisoft only has one other Ghost Recon game announced – a free-to-play multiplayer shooter. Fortunately for core fans of the series, the publisher does have a bit …

Given the continued lack of retail availability and astronomically high prices of graphics cards, it might be hard to believe that GPU shipments actually grew in 2021. Still, it appears this was indeed the case, with researchers finding that there was a 30% gain in the number of GPUs shipped …

We're still a couple of months away from Bethesda's full Starfield gameplay reveal. In the meantime, the studio is releasing small developer diaries, with snippets of gameplay and lore details sprinkled in. This week's video introduces us to the first announced companion in the game – Vasco.  Vasco is a …

While Nintendo and Sony have both held game announcement streams this year already, the Xbox team has been very quiet on that front. Fortunately, that silence will be coming to an end soon, with Microsoft set to hold its own E3-style games showcase in June.  With E3 now officially cancelled …

While The Division 2 is getting new content this year, Ubisoft's other on-going service game, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, won't be getting the same treatment. Just a few months on from the game's NFT experiment, development is coming to an end.  This week, Ubisoft revealed that Ghost Recon Breakpoint will be …

Lenovo first announced the Legion Y25-30 gaming monitor at CES in January. Now, the 25-inch, 280Hz gaming monitor is finally heading towards release, starting with availability in the US in May.  According to DisplaySpecifications, the upcoming Lenovo Y25-30 features a 25-inch IPS panel with FHD resolution, 1ms G2G response time …

Ahead of GDC last month, CD Projekt Red announced that it has partnered with Epic Games and will use Unreal Engine 5 to develop a new saga of Witcher games. Now alongside Unreal Engine 5's official launch, CD Projekt Red has expanded on this decision, noting that this change will …

Jeff Ross is an industry veteran known best for having worked on 2019’s Days Gone. Following his public departure from the company in late 2020, Ross has now announced that he is joining Square Enix’s Crystal Dynamics. Making the announcement on Twitter, Jeff Ross said “I'm excited to announce I …

March ended up being a pretty strong month for Xbox Game Pass thanks to the addition of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In April, the Xbox team will be following that up with MLB: The Show 22, and a few other newly confirmed titles. EA Play also brings a decent …

To ease the process of building your own custom liquid loop, Corsair is launching two new CPU custom cooling kits featuring RGB Pro components. Additionally, Corsair is also launching the XM2 M.2 SSD white water block, the same featured on the MP600 Pro XT Hydro X Edition SSD. The two …

You may know by now that Intel's mobile discrete GPU offerings are based on two distinct units: the ACM-G10 with 32 Xe-cores and ACM-G11 with 8 Xe-cores. However, it seems there will be a third unit, presumably called ACM-G12, with 16 Xe-cores.

If you were looking for a compact dual-tower CPU cooler, Noctua might have the perfect solution. The NH-D12L, Noctua's new 145mm tall cooler, was designed to offer the same performance as other 120mm coolers while improving case compatibility. The Noctua NH-D12L will feature the new NF-A12x25r round-frame 120mm fan, making …

Ubisoft is one of the most successful gaming companies in the industry. Despite this, the publisher has struggled to create an enticing new IP in quite a few years – with many of their most successful games being of the ‘Tom Clancy’ variety. Despite this, Ubisoft is trying to come …

There are many services which video game enthusiasts can subscribe to, from Xbox Game Pass to PS Plus and beyond. Humble Bundles have been supplying gamers with good deals for over a decade. On top of this, they offer a monthly subscription service in the form of ‘Humble Choice’ – …

Many major companies are positioning the metaverse as being the future of the internet but in its current iteration the concept is mostly being used to advertise to people. One of the latest examples sees Coca-Cola releasing a new limited edition drink in Fortnite. As reported by GamesBeat, Coca-Cola announced …

Over the course of 2021, there were several indications that Crystal Dynamics has begun pre-production on the next major Tomb Raider game. Today, the studio has officially confirmed this, announcing that a new Tomb Raider game is in development using Unreal Engine 5.  A few studios have revealed plans to …

It has been a while since Epic Games first revealed Unreal Engine 5 and several major studios have already begun building games with the new engine. Up to this point, the engine has been in ‘early access’ but now, the engine is officially launching.  This afternoon during ‘The State of …

The Steam Deck is finally shipping, but there is a long waiting list for pre-order customers, with some not expecting to get their units until much later this year. If you are on the waiting list for Q2 shipping, then you'll want to keep an eye out, as Valve plans …

There has been a rise in crypto heists over the last few months. According to security researchers, cybercriminals have been very active over Q1, stealing nearly $1.3 billion USD worth of crypto assets. According to Atlas VPN and Slowmist Hacked, a company that collects information about disclosed attacks targeting blockchain …

Naughty Dog released The Last of Us Part II in 2020 to universal acclaim and ultimately hundreds of awards. The team at Naughty Dog have been radio silent on what they have been working on, though one insider has now reportedly given insight into the studio’s developments. This rumour comes …

We got the chance to speak to AMD's Director of Technical Marketing on a variety of topics relating to the recently launched Ryzen 6000 Mobile Series of processors. Robert Hallock discusses the advantages for AMD's high-performance core design versus Intel's hybrid architecture, power efficiency, and there's discussion on the advantages brought about by RDNA 2 graphics...

A couple of weeks ago, we learned that Ubisoft was working on a mobile version of Rainbow Six Siege. Now, those rumours have been confirmed, with Ubisoft officially announcing Rainbow Six Mobile for iOS and Android.  We first heard of this game a couple of weeks ago, although the leak …

We check out the latest external capture card from Elgato - the HD60X

Unlike other popular multiplayer shooters, Overwatch never had a battle pass system, with Blizzard sticking to cosmetic crates as the game's form of monetisation. That might be changing with Overwatch 2 though, with a recent leak pointing to a battle pass menu in the sequel.  As spotted by Attack of …

March ended up being a pretty strong month for Xbox Game Pass thanks to the addition of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. In April, the Xbox team will be following that up with MLB: The Show 22, and a few other confirmed titles.  Microsoft has not officially announced the titles …

Samsung foundries have produced most, if not all, Nvidia current-gen graphics cards, but that may change soon. As per a new report, Nvidia will opt for TSMC as the foundry for its chips in 2022, meaning the RTX 40 series and H100 GPUs will be based on TSMC's nodes. According …

Steam's March hardware and software survey has been released, showing some interesting changes in the rankings. Besides the increasing momentum of the Nvidia RTX 2060, now in third place in the GPU ranking, 4-core CPUs were outclassed by the 6-core chips for the first time. As expected, Steam released the …