Nvidia is beginning to outline its plans for GeForce Now in April. This month, a new feature will be rolling out – Instant Demos, allowing players to test out certain titles over the cloud, on almost any device, before spending any money. This will be particularly useful for those looking …

It looks like the Oculus team is working on making the Quest 2 PCVR experience even better. At the moment, you can connect the Quest 2 to a PC with a USB-C cable, or via WiFi. Soon to improve quality over the wireless connection, Oculus/Meta may launch a dedicated wireless …

Earlier this week, Ubisoft announced that development on Ghost Recon Breakpoint has come to an end, meaning no more in-game content, or NFTs. This won't be the end of Ubisoft's NFT obsession though, as the publisher has already confirmed it will integrate NFTs with future games.  Ubisoft Quartz, an NFT …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

For a couple of months now, there have been rumours claiming that AMD will be launching new, refreshed RX 6000 series graphics cards in Q2 2022. Now thanks to new leaks, we know to expect three refreshed graphics cards in May.  Initial rumours pointed to an April launch for the …

In the months leading up to the Steam Deck launch, Valve has been going through the Steam catalogue to determine how well new and old titles run on the system. At launch in early March, over 1,000 games were ‘verified' for the Steam Deck and now, that number has surpassed …

Shueisha, the company behind Shonen Jump and publisher of some of the most famous and recognisable manga series in the world, is now setting up its own game development operations. Traditionally, Shueisha has licensed out its IP to other game studios and game publishers, but moving forward, the company will …

Sony has been ramping up its PlayStation VR2 announcements this year, revealing the new headset publicly and privately demoing it to developers at GDC in recent weeks. Now, it appears we could be in for a big PS VR2 showcase very soon.  Recently, Kinda Funny's Greg Miller, as well as …

PlayStation 3 backwards compatibility has been on the wishlist of PlayStation fans for ages and now, the PS5 should have the compute power needed to emulate the PS3's Cell architecture effectively. For the time being, Sony is only supplying PS3 backwards compatibility through cloud streaming, but that might change in …

A couple of weeks ago, Blizzard confirmed plans to announce the next major World of Warcraft expansion in April. Now, ahead of that announcement date, details have begun leaking.  Through datamining efforts, Wowhead has found details on the next WoW expansion, which appears to be named “Dragonflight”. As usual, the …

Xbox has faced plenty of criticism in the past for its heavy-handed approach to studio and project management, so when Xbox began acquiring and forming new studios in recent years, it chose to go with a more hands-off approach. Unfortunately, there are downsides that come with this, as we are …

After multiple delays, Ubisoft Massive has finally begun rolling out new content for The Division 2. This year's big content update is a brand new game mode, called ‘Countdown', although Ubisoft isn't openly talking about it due to current world events.  Ubisoft announced that the new update for The Division …

Just recently, Apple reportedly slashed production for new iPhone SE units by 20% following a disappointing launch. Now, iPhone chip maker, TSMC, has commented on the smartphone industry as a whole, predicting weakening demand.  TSMC is one of the biggest semiconductors in the world, providing chips for major companies across …

Netflix has been known to increase its subscription prices every few years. Recently, prices rose in the US and in May, prices will also be going up in the UK and other countries.  Netflix has begun sending out emails to subscribers, warning them of the upcoming price increase for each …

Sony isn't the only company looking to revamp its subscription services this week. Microsoft is reportedly working on a new tier for Xbox Game Pass – a family plan that would allow up to five accounts to use the service.  According to sources speaking with Windows Central, Xbox is planning …

Earlier this year, the ESA confirmed that E3 would not return as a physical event this year, but was planning for another digital showcase. Now just a few months later, E3 has been cancelled entirely for the year. Much like in 2020, E3 won't be happening this year in physical …

Back in 2020, Mojang and Nvidia teamed up to implement full path-traced ray-tracing in Minecraft, releasing a bespoke version of the game on PC called Minecraft RTX. Recently, ray tracing showed up in the preview version of Minecraft for Xbox Series X/S consoles, but Mojang has since removed this, claiming …