At Computex this week, AMD revealed the RX 6000M series of GPUs for laptops. As it turns out, AMD may have more graphics cards to announce very soon, with the latest leaks pointing towards a new flagship Radeon PRO with a massive 32GB of memory. Leakbench, a Twitter account dedicated …
Read More »Switch exclusive ‘Shin Megami Tensei V’ to release in November
While Persona 5 never ended up coming to the Nintendo Switch, Atlus did have another JRPG lined up for the console – Shin Megami Tensei V, a return to the original series. Last year, the game was announced for 2022 and now, ahead of E3, the release date has leaked. …
Read More »CS:GO will no longer allow non-Prime players into ranked games
Back in 2018, Valve made the decision to stop charging for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, transitioning it into a free to play game. Now, the game is going through another major change, with free players losing access to ranked matches. When the original transition happened, free players had access to drops, …
Read More »CD Projekt Red source code and stolen assets reportedly leaking publicly
Back in February, CD Projekt Red suffered a major cyberattack, with hackers getting away with source code for all of the studio's major games, as well as copies of internal documents. Now, those stolen files appear to be leaking publicly. As reported by Data Breaches, CD Projekt Red's stolen assets …
Read More »Apple’s next iPad Pro may feature a glass back design for wireless charging
Apple has only just released a new iPad Pro with an updated display, but the rumour mill is already churning out information on what's next. According to reports this week, Apple's next iPad Pro will feature another design change, namely, the aluminium back will be replaced with glass for wireless …
Read More »Square Enix may announce Guardians of the Galaxy at E3
Back in 2017, Square Enix announced a deal with Marvel to produce two major video games based on the superhero franchise. The first was Marvel's Avengers, developed by Crystal Dynamics and released 2020. Now, it looks like the second game, developed by Eidos Montreal, is about to be announced. Today …
Read More »NZXT launches N7 Z590 motherboard for Intel 11th Gen Core processors
NZXT has been slowly expanding its N7 motherboard line-up this year. In March, we saw the launch of the company's N7 B550 motherboard and now, the NZXT N7 Z590 is launching for high-end Intel-based systems. The NZXT N7 Z590 retains the same sleek design as the company's other motherboards, simplifying …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver brings Reflex and DLSS to new games
With the RTX 3080 Ti now technically ‘available', it is time for a new Nvidia driver update. The latest GeForce driver brings day-one support for the RTX 3080 Ti, in addition to Nvidia DLSS and Reflex integration on several games. Aside from day-one support for the RTX 3080 Ti, which …
Read More »Upcoming PlayStation exclusives won’t come to PC near launch
Ever since Sony announced its plans to bring PlayStation games to PC, we've been wondering when we might start to see newer titles appear on the platform. While more PC ports are planned from Sony, it sounds like we're still a long way from getting release date parity. Over on …
Read More »Microsoft’s ‘next-generation’ version of Windows will be revealed this month
Last month during Microsoft Build 2021, CEO Satya Nadella announced that Microsoft would soon be unveiling ‘the next generation of Windows'. As it turns out, the event will be even sooner than expected, with an event now announced for later this month. For the last six years, Microsoft has continuously …
Read More »Nvidia and Valve working to get DLSS working on Linux via Steam Proton
Valve has been working to make PC gaming more accessible on Linux systems for a long time now, culminating in Steam Proton, a feature that allows almost any Windows game to run on Linux. Soon, Steam Proton may get an upgrade, as Nvidia is working with Valve to get DLSS …
Read More »Nintendo Direct announced for E3 2021, will focus on games releasing this year
We've known for a while now that Nintendo plans to participate in E3 this year but now, those plans are official. Nintendo Direct is returning to E3 this year, with a 40-minute showcase highlighting upcoming games for 2021. Last year was somewhat disappointing for new Nintendo Switch games, with many …
Read More »Valorant surpasses 14 million monthly players, coming to mobile
Last year, Riot officially launched its own competitive first-person shooter, Valorant. Now one year later, the game has surpassed 14 million active monthly players and a version of the game has been announced for mobile devices. As Valorant turns one year old, Riot has revealed that the game is now …
Read More »Kingston launches FURY brand for future gaming hardware
This week, Kingston is unveiling its new gaming hardware brand – Kingston FURY. Kingston will be using this new brand to deliver high performance memory for gaming PCs with speeds of up to 5333MHz. Kingston is rebranding its DRAM, flash and SSD gaming products under the Kingston FURY name. Previously, …
Read More »Seasonic showcases new power supplies and cases
Due to the global pandemic, Computex is staying virtual this year, with a number of companies announcing new tech through online events. Seasonic is now exception, with the company unveiling its own ‘virtual online web-show' and announcing new power supplies and even a new case. The Seasonic PRIME series of …
Read More »DICE to reveal new Battlefield next week
While there was a lot of buzz around the idea of a new Battlefield trailer dropping in May, DICE squashed those rumours with confirmation that its big reveal would be happening in June. Now, we know exactly when the next Battlefield will be announced, with a date set for the …
Read More »Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis launching next week
It has been close to a year since SEGA first announced Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. The new version of the MMO is a complete overhaul of the game and it will be playable very soon, with a launch now set for next week. Back in April, the Phantasy …
Read More »Crytek announces full Crysis Remastered trilogy
Crytek has been unsubtly teasing remasters for Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 over the last couple of weeks. Now, its all official, with a full Crysis Remastered Trilogy coming over the summer, although all three remasters will also be available to buy separately. Crysis Remastered first released in September 2020 …
Read More »G.Skill teams up with MSI for Trident Z Maverik DDR4 RGB memory
G.Skill is teaming up with MSI to deliver co-branded Trident Z Maverik DDR4 member kits as part of MSI's MPG Gaming Maverik bundle. Offering speeds up to 3600MHz and capacities up to 32GB, the Trident Z Maverik memory kits aim to be “the ideal companion” for high-end gaming on the …
Read More »Nintendo wins $2.1 million in lawsuit against popular Rom and emulator website
Over the last few years, Nintendo has been looking to take down a number of console emulator and ROM download websites. Two major ones were taken down in 2018 and this year, Nintendo has won a lawsuit against another. Nintendo of America first filed its lawsuit against RomUniverse in 2019, …
Read More »Nvidia RTX features coming to Doom Eternal, Red Dead Redemption 2 and more
Today at Computex, Nvidia announced the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti graphics cards. Alongside these new GPUs, the company also announced a number of games getting RTX feature support, including the likes of Doom Eternal, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Rainbow Six Siege. This follows on from rumours …
Read More »Nvidia announces GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti
Today at Computex 2021, Nvidia officially announced the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card, Nvidia's new gaming flagship. Up against the last generation RTX 2080 Ti, the 3080 Ti is said to be 1.5 times faster in games. The jump to the Ampere architecture brought about 2nd Gen RT Cores …
Read More »AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution promises up to 2.5X higher performance
AMD has been working on FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) for quite some time now. Now, Radeon's open source alternative to Nvidia's DLSS is ready to go, promising up to 2.5x higher performance in some titles...
Read More »AMD launches Radeon RX 6000M mobile GPUs
AMD is kicking off Computex with new GPU announcements. Today, AMD is launching the Radeon RX 6000M series of mobile GPUs, featuring RDNA 2 architecture, Infinity Cache and support for features like Smart Access Memory, SmartShift, Radeon Chill and the FidelityFX tool suite. This launch is part of a new …
Read More »LG reportedly ending Android smartphone production today
In April, LG officially announced that it is exiting the smartphone business and shutting down its smartphone division. While some devices will continue to be supported with software updates, Android smartphone production is reportedly ending today. According to Korean news site, Asiae, LG has ended smartphone production today as it …
Read More »Resident Evil producer joins Bungie
Following the success of Resident Evil Village, long-time producer at Capcom, Peter Fabiano, is stepping down from his role and heading over to a new studio. Moving forward, Fabiano will be working at Bungie, which is currently working on a new IP in addition to continued content for Destiny 2. …
Read More »Xiaomi’s 200W ‘HyperCharger’ can deliver 100% battery in eight minutes
Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, has been working on speeding up smartphone charging times for years now. A while ago, the company showed off a 100W system that could charge a 4,000mAh batter in 17 minutes. Now, the company has improved on this further, delivering a full phone charge in just …
Read More »Samsung begins producing LTPO 120Hz displays reportedly for iPhone 13
While Apple updated the iPad Pro to support higher display refresh rates quite some time ago, the process of bringing this to the iPhone has been painfully slow. The end could be in sight, however, as new reports coming from supply chain sources indicate that we may finally see a …
Read More »New Nintendo Switch Pro appears on Amazon
Last week, multiple sources claimed that Nintendo would be announcing the long-rumoured Nintendo Switch Pro console ahead of E3. Shortly after, new specification details began leaking online and now, the first listing for the console has appeared on Amazon. While the name ‘Super Nintendo Switch' has been thrown around quite …
Read More »Microsoft Flight Simulator download cut in half
As great as the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator is, the drawback is a massive 170GB download in order to get the game installed. Fortunately, the download is being chopped in half as part of a new update. As part of the latest patch for Microsoft Flight Simulator, the …
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