Microsoft has just shelled out another $250 million as part of the Activision Blizzard acquisition. The deal, which had already cost the company more than $70B to complete, drew in a lawsuit, which Microsoft has now paid a hefty fee to settle out of court.

Lian Li has introduced the HydroShift II OLED Curved 360, a new AIO liquid cooler built around a motorised 6.67‑inch curved 2K OLED display and offered in three configurations: the 360TL at $339.99 / €339.99, the 360P28 at $299.99 / €299.99, and a fanless version at $279.99 / €279.99.

Take-Two just held its end-of-year earnings report, confirming sales from the previous year and forecasting the next 12 months. As you would expect, Take-Two used the opportunity to reaffirm the November launch date for GTA 6, while also estimating a massive $8 billion in revenue for the year ahead. 

Earlier this month, Sega confirmed to investors that it is still moving ahead with its 'classic IP revival' effort. Now, just a couple of weeks later, Sega has begun teasing the return of Crazy Taxi. 

The Xbox Showcase is coming up early next month and Infinity Ward is preparing early. In an open letter shared on social media this week, the studio confirmed that it is working on this year's Call of Duty, teasing ‘a new chapter' for the studio.  Infinity Ward has primarily been …

When Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag first launched more than a decade ago, Ubisoft was still mixing in ‘modern day' story elements into the Assassin's Creed games. Since then, this portion of the series' storytelling has been dropped almost entirely. Now with the Black Flag Remake coming up, Ubisoft has …

With the latest Star Wars film, The Mandalorian and Grogu, finally hitting the box office this week, MSI has also rolled out its limited edition RTX 5080 graphics card. There are only 500 of these being made, exclusive to the European market, so if you want one, you'll have to act fast. 

Last night, Bungie officially announced that it is ending development of Destiny 2. Fans immediately began hoping that this would mean that Destiny 3 is entering development, but that turns out to not be the case.

We live in an age where we all need more storage than ever, especially if you like to back up your media libraries and other data locally. In an upcoming webinar, Seagate will deliver an easy-to-follow guide on building a dependable NAS set-up for home users and creators. The webinar, …

In a shocking announcement today, Bungie has confirmed that it is ending development on Destiny 2. Destiny has been Bungie's most successful game to date, but with player numbers dwindling, Bungie has decided to walk away and explore new projects. In its statement today, Bungie confirmed that on June 9th, …

Helldivers 2 has had a number of good crossovers during its time, including legendary warbonds for Halo and Killzone-themed gear. Now, the next crossover has been announced, bringing some Warhammer flavour to Arrowhead's shooter.  Helldivers 2 will be getting a Warhammer 40,000 legendary warbond later this year. This is one …

We already know that Insomniac's Wolverine game will be a big point of focus for Sony's State of Play showcase next week but now, we know of at least one other first-party game due to make an appearance. Sony has just trademarked a mysterious game called ‘Break In'.  As spotted …

Aside from plans to produce the first ‘Generative AI game', Ubisoft does have more traditional titles in the works for release over the next couple of years. In its latest earnings report, Ubisoft confirmed that it will be launching new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Ghost Recon games. As part …

Ubisoft has often jumped at the chance to embrace new technology, to varying degrees of success. Many of you will remember the Ghost Recon NFT saga from a few years back. Now that ‘blockchain gaming' hasn't really taken off, Ubisoft has shifted its efforts towards Generative AI. Ubisoft has confirmed …

This week's GeForce Now update has arrived, with eight new games joining the library, including new releases like Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, Luna Abyss and the latest Warhammer game. Aside from the new games joining GeForce Now this week, Nvidia has also announced another promotion with 007: First Light, …

Over the last few weeks we've been running our annual reader survey, offering up entrants the chance to win a high-end Acer laptop. The results are now in, and we are ready to share the winner! 

Sony has officially announced its Summer showcase plans for new PS5 titles. State of Play is returning in early June, offering an hour of new game announcements and other reveals. 

After a spree of playtests and an early access launch, Quantic Dream has cancelled development of its first 'live service' multiplayer game, Spellcasters Chronicles. The game failed to grab a large enough audience during its first few months in early access. 

Warhorse Studios has announced its next two projects. Yes, a third Kingdom Come game is being planned, but beyond that, the studio is also now working on a LOTR RPG. 

Embracer Group is going through yet another round of major organisational changes. The company hit dire financial straits a few years ago, leading to numerous layoffs and studio closures. Now that the dust has settled, Embracer is spinning off Middle-Earth Enterprises into a new company to house the group's largest …

One of the most disappointing things about Embracer's acquisition of Eidos Montreal has been the complete lack of interest in bringing back Deus Ex. Now after years of struggling to generate hit games, Embracer Group finally appears to be willing to give Deus Ex a chance at life.  Today, alongside an …

Stig Asmussen, the director behind Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, has had his next game project cancelled. Asmussen left EA shortly after finishing Jedi Survivor to form a new studio to work on a new D&D game, but Wizards of the Coast just scrapped it.  …

Lords of the Fallen 2 was going to release later this year as an Epic Games Store exclusive after CI Games signed a publishing deal with Epic. However, in a sudden change of plans, CI Games has now announced that it has cancelled the publishing deal. 

We haven't had an update on The Witcher spin-off Project Sirius in a long time but that changed this week, with a writer behind Destiny 2: The Final Shape joining the development team. 

The next wave of Game Pass titles has been announced. Over the next couple of weeks, 14 more games will be joining the Game Pass library, including Forza Horizon 6, Luna Abyss and more. 

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has impressed early players thanks to its massive Gotham map, combined with its Arkham-style combat. Now we know why the game shares so much DNA with the Arkham games - Rocksteady has been working on it. 

LC-Power continues to expand its OLED gaming monitor line-up. This week, the company is launching the LC-M27QO, offering a 1440p QD-OLED panel with an ultra-smooth 240Hz refresh rate, priced at a reasonable £499.

SAMA has introduced the S50, a compact ATX case that ships with four pre‑installed 120mm ARGB PWM fans, aiming to deliver strong airflow and lighting straight out of the box.

Back in March, CyberPowerPC entered the console market, offering up PS5s alongside its suite of gaming PCs. Now for a limited time, CyberPowerPC is bundling PS5 consoles with the purchase of select custom-built PCs.

Philips has introduced something quite unique to the market this week. The new 24B2D5300 is a 120Hz IPS monitor, but it actually houses two screens, one on the front and one on the back, designed for customer-facing environments and collaborative workspaces. The monitor uses two identical 23.8‑inch IPS panels, each …