Ubisoft has had a big release planned for early 2024 for quite some time. While not confirmed to be Star Wars Outlaws, it was widely believed that Ubisoft's Star Wars game would be releasing earlier than expected, especially after the 10-minute gameplay reveal this summer. However, the game may have …

Alan Wake 2 officially launches tomorrow and it sounds like Remedy has cooked up an end-of-year hit. Reviews for the game went live today, the latest game to achieve a 90+ overall rating.  2023 was already a pretty stacked year for highly-rated games, with titles like The Legend of Zelda: …

Apple's subscription prices have held firm over the last year but prices are now going up. Soon, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, Apple News Plus and the Apple One subscription bundle will all see substantial price increases.  Starting with Apple TV Plus, the service is going from £6.99 per month …

Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we got a new trailer for The Finals, a new multiplayer game developed by Embark Studios, which was founded by former Battlefield developers. Now, you can dive into the game and try it for yourself thanks to the open beta.  The Finals' …

Payday 3 has not had the best start, with the game suffering from a rocky launch with matchmaking issues. Starbreeze has been working on the game's first patch for well over a month now but delays have pushed things back. Now, Starbreeze is taking the time to explain the delays …

Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we finally got a good look at Ark: Survival Ascended gameplay. What wasn't mentioned on the stream was the fact that the PC version was releasing. The Unreal Engine 5 remake of the game is now officially available but you may want to hold off on picking it up for now.

Intel Arrow Lake is set to be the next major desktop platform from Intel and a new socket is expected to come along with it. Fortunately for those with current-gen compatible coolers, it looks like there will be the option to bring your CPU cooler forward to the next generation.  …

Lexar has been expanding its PC component lineup. The latest additions are the Thoc OC DDR5 and DDR4 memory, offering a solution whether you have a new high-end system or an older one needing a RAM upgrade. As the name suggests, the Lexar Thor OC DDR5 memory was inspired by …

Microsoft has worked with the developers behind Ark: Survival Evolved a few times in recent years. Ark 2 was announced at an Xbox conference and Microsoft aided in funding with a day-one Game Pass deal. Before we get to the sequel though, Studio Wildcard has us returning to the original …

We're a month on from the launch of the latest iPhone but Apple isn't done for the year just yet. As usual, the September iPhone event is being followed up by an extra hardware event in October. This time around, Apple is teasing “scary fast” Macs.  The October Mac event …

The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 has arrived and fans are already datamining to discover what's next for the franchise. This year, Konami officially unveiled the new remaster collection, containing the first half of the Metal Gear series for modern platforms, as well as a remake for Metal …

Bethesda has been working on its own patches for Starfield in the weeks since its launch but as always, the community has patch plans of its own. Following on from the unofficial patches for Skyrim and Fallout 4, the Starfield Community Patch is now available for PC players.  This mod …

Blizzard has already confirmed plans for at least two Diablo IV expansions. The base game's campaign already gave us plenty of hints as to where the story will go next but now thanks to the efforts of dataminers, we have some confirmation.  Blizzard recently released a new technical alpha build …

The release of Payday 3 has not exactly gone to plan. While this was supposed to be a big return for the co-op heist series, the game launched with various issues and it seems players are quickly dropping it in favour of returning to Payday 2.  We're roughly one month …

I've never really put much thought into the idea of turning The Elder Scrolls into an RTS game but one modder certainly has and now with a Skyrim RTS mod on the cusp of release, the idea sure makes a lot of sense. Skyrim has had a very healthy modding …

Intel's marketing material suggested Application Optimization (APO) could be a game changer for the blue team. According to early reports, it seems that wasn't too far off. Although it's not officially available, enthusiasts could test Intel's new CPU usage optimisation tool and share their experience online. Intel APO is a …

We put Corsair's 240Hz OLED display through its paces - would you buy it at £1000?

Hyte has launched another unique case to join its portfolio. The Y70 Touch doesn't just stand out with its aesthetics, but the 14.1-inch touch screen display in the centre enables new possibilities for custom PC builds.  The latest addition to Hyte's trademark Y-Series cases is the new Hyte Y70 Touch, …

The be quiet! Pure Wings 3 fans have officially arrived. With a low minimum rpm and high top-end speed, and additional fan blades over the standard 7-blade fan design, the Pure Wings 3 looks to be a good choice for improving airflow.  The Pure Wings 3 fan is available in …

Since 2016, Qualcomm has worked with Microsoft, supplying laptop processors capable of running Windows. Today at the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon X Elite, a powerful new 12-core processor for PCs.

Back in November 2020, Capcom revealed that it had suffered a major security breach. Cyberattackers managed to infect Capcom's systems with ransomware and steal private data, leading to a number of leaks. Now almost three years later, the people behind the attack have been arrested. The ransomware group known as …

Ubisoft has been working away on its Avatar game for years but the release date is now swiftly approaching. While December release dates for AAA games are often viewed as tenuous due to regular delays, it sounds like Ubisoft will in fact hit its planned release date for Avatar: Frontiers …

Earlier this year, we began hearing about two Far Cry projects. One of these is obviously Far Cry 7, the next single-player game in the franchise. However, there is also a multiplayer spin-off being developed and now, it appears that the team has settled on it being an extraction-based shooter.  …

Alienware is expanding its roster of OLED gaming monitors soon. At TwitchCon last week, the Dell-owned brand unveiled two new QD-OLED displays, including its first 360Hz monitor.  According to Alienware (via TFTcentral), the spec sheets are still incomplete but we'll run with what we know so far. Starting with the …

Alan Wake 2 is just around the corner. We've already had a look at the demanding PC system requirements and now, we get to dive into exactly why the game requires such beefy hardware. The simple answer is ray-tracing, and lots of it. The team at Remedy began pushing graphical …

Nightdive has been working away on classic PC games for a while now, having shipped remasters for games like System Shock, Turok 1 & 2, and providing development for the recent re-releases of Quake and Doom 64. At Gamescom this year, the studio unveiled another new remaster, this time focusing …

Microsoft has been working on Windows for Arm for years at this point but for the most part, the PC industry still relies on x86 processors. Apple began to change this with the launch of Apple Silicon, its own specialised processors for Macs using Arm technology. Now, it looks like Nvidia and AMD might be preparing Arm processors of their own for Windows PCs.

The Souls-like Lords of the Fallen has already sold over one million copies in its first 10 days on the market. Considering the mild reception it got, that's quite an achievement. The milestone was shared on social media and via a press release, which was accompanied by a “thank you” …

This 2TB external SSD is priced just over £100 - is it worth it?

The AMD Ryzen 7045HX series (aka Dragon Range) is a CPU family that blends desktop and mobile characteristics, using Raphael chips in a mobile package. These CPUs bring up to 16 Zen4 cores to gaming laptops, providing a considerable increase in multi-threading performance over the previous generation. Contrary to the …