Last week, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry 6 would no longer be coming out in February 2021, pushing the release back to later in the year. It turns out there is one other big delay too, with Rainbow Six Quarantine being pushed back again. During Ubisoft's recent quarterly earnings report, …
Read More »Intel launches Iris Xe MAX graphics for laptops
Intel is expanding its Xe graphics line-up with Iris Xe MAX featuring Deep Link and PCIe Gen 4 support.
Read More »Gears Pop! is shutting down in 2021
A couple of years ago, Microsoft made a big push with the Gears of War IP, announcing three games in one year – Gears 5, Gears Tactics and Gears Pop. Now 18 months later, one of those experiments is coming to an end. Gears Pop! was developed by Media Tonic …
Read More »EA plans to appeal loot box case in The Netherlands
Earlier this week, the Dutch Gaming Authority announced plans to fine EA millions of dollars for its inclusion of “addictive gaming elements” in FIFA in The Netherlands. EA previously threw in the towel and removed the ability to buy FIFA points when it ran into this problem in Belgium, but …
Read More »Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is coming in early 2021
Last year, Riot Games announced Riot Forge, a new initiative to expand the League of Legends IP with a mix of new games, some of which will be single-player titles developed by third-party studios. The first single-player League of Legends game is now almost ready for prime time, with a …
Read More »Black Mesa is getting a big ‘Definitive Edition’ update
Black Mesa, the fan-made remake of Half-Life 1, launched to great reception earlier this year after an extensive period in Early Access. The folks at The Crowbar Collective aren't done improving the game yet though, as the team is already working on a big ‘Definitive Edition' update. This week, the …
Read More »Don’t expect PSVR 2 for PlayStation 5 anytime soon
Over the last couple of months, Sony has been much more open when it comes to the PlayStation 5 but the company has remained quiet on its plans for next-gen VR. Unfortunately, it sounds like we'll be waiting quite some time for a PSVR 2 on next-gen hardware. Speaking with …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War bundled with RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 GPUs
Nvidia is teaming up with Activision to include a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War with RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 graphics cards for a limited time. As one of the biggest RTX-supported games of the year, Black Ops Cold War should be a great showcase for …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will use up to 250GB of storage space on PC
We're closing in on the release date for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which means it is time to take a look at the game's PC system requirements. One thing immediately jumps out here – a requirement for up to 250GB of storage space. Call of Duty: Modern …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Shadowlands gets a new release date
Back at the start of the month, Blizzard officially delayed World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. We knew that the expansion would still be coming before the end of the year but an exact new date was not confirmed. That changes today, with Shadowlands now getting its new release date. World of …
Read More »Overclockers UK kicks off Black Friday early with new deals
The folks at Overclockers UK are getting into the Black Friday spirit early, with sales kicking off today. In the first round of deals, you'll find discounts on gaming monitors, laptops, SSDs and more. One of the most impressive deals here is the LG 27GL850-B, a 1440p IPS gaming monitor …
Read More »Watch Dogs Legion hotfix begins rolling out on PC to fix performance issues
The Watch Dogs Legion launch on consoles and PC wasn't as smooth as it should have been, but Ubisoft has been quick to patch things up. Today, a 1.44GB hotfix patch began rolling out on PC to fix performance issues. The hotfix patch already began rolling out on Xbox One …
Read More »Ubisoft delays Far Cry 6
Earlier this year, Ubisoft officially announced Far Cry 6 for PC and next-gen consoles. At the time, the game was also given a February 2021 release date. However, since then, the situation has changed, with Far Cry 6 now being officially delayed. Far Cry 6 was initially due to release …
Read More »Nvidia launches Game Ready driver for Watch Dogs Legion and more
This is a big week for GeForce gamers, as not only are there new games launching with RTX features, but the RTX 3070 is also about to begin shipping to buyers. With all of that in mind, it is time for a new GeForce driver update. Today, Nvidia began rolling …
Read More »Corsair acquires EpocCam app to turn smartphones into webcams
Corsair is continuing its recent acquisition spree, this time with the acquisition of EpocCam – an app that lets you use your smartphone as a webcam for video calls. EpocCam is currently an iPhone and iPad app with over 5 million downloads, allowing users to turn their iOS devices into …
Read More »GeForce Now adds Watch Dogs Legion, Ghostrunner and more this week
GeForce Now has been getting weekly library updates since its launch out of beta and this week is no exception. This time around, we have a small number of games joining the library, but each one is a pretty big hitter, including two RTX-supported games in Watch Dogs Legion and …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077’s latest delay is due to current-gen console struggles
Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077's release has been delayed again, pushing the game out of November and into December. In the days following, some more details about the delay have come to light, with current-generation consoles being the cause of last minute issues. When CD …
Read More »Xtrfy launches M42 gaming mouse weighing just 59g
Xtrfy has been working on ‘Project 4' for a while now, a codename for the company's fourth generation of gaming peripherals. Today, a new mouse is launching out of this – the Xtrfy M42, hoping to take on the lightweight mouse market. The Xtrfy M42 weighs just 59g, making it …
Read More »Dutch Gaming Authority takes action against EA for FIFA ‘loot boxes’
The Dutch Gaming Authority has officially fined EA and demanded that the publisher remove “addictive gaming elements” from its FIFA games. As you would expect, this concerns FIFA Ultimate Team and the expensive card packs/loot boxes EA sells for that mode. Over in The Netherlands, the Dutch Gaming Authority has …
Read More »Halo Infinite lead steps down following recent delay
It is no secret that Halo Infinite has had some turbulence during its long development cycle. The project has lost key employees in leadership roles along the way and after the game's most recent delay, more shake-ups are happening. Previously, Halo Infinite lost its Creative Director, Tim Longo, in 2019, …
Read More »AMD announces RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 GPUs
AMD's big RDNA 2 GPU reveal has finally arrived, bringing the announcements of the RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT and RX 6800, with prices starting at $579.
Read More »Bravely Default II is coming to Nintendo Switch in February 2021
We've been waiting on an official update on Bravely Default II for quite some time now. The demo released earlier this year and up until today, it also had a vague ‘2020' release window. Now, Square Enix has all of its ducks in a row, announcing a proper release date …
Read More »Nintendo is bringing ‘Cloud Versions’ of games to Switch, including Control and Hitman 3
Nintendo has experimented with cloud versions of games in Japan previously, with ‘cloud version' releases for both Resident Evil VII and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Now, cloud versions of new titles are starting to come to the Switch in other territories too, starting with Control and Hitman 3. Control: Ultimate Edition …
Read More »Watch Dogs: Legion mission bug is shutting down Xbox One X consoles
Watch Dogs: Legion is officially releasing tomorrow but unfortunately for those looking to play it on Xbox One X, there is a serious game-breaking bug to be aware of. During the mission ‘404', which takes place a few hours into the main campaign, Watch Dogs: Legion freezes when running on …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed again
For months now, Cyberpunk 2077's release date has been pencilled in for the 19th of November and with the game ‘going gold' just a few weeks ago, we all thought we were safe from further delays. We were wrong. Today, CD Projekt Red has announced another small delay for Cyberpunk …
Read More »Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition won’t have ray-tracing on Xbox Series S
While both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles support ray-tracing, the lower-end S console won't necessarily benefit from that as often as the higher-end Series X. We are already starting to see this be the case, as Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition will no longer have …
Read More »Ubisoft teams up with Netflix for live-action Assassin’s Creed series
Ubisoft trying its hand at a live-action adaptation of Assassin's Creed again. Instead of a Hollywood blockbuster, this time around we'll be getting a TV series, helmed by the folks at Netflix. The Assassin's Creed Netflix series was announced this afternoon with the following teaser: Netflix + Assassin's Creed pic.twitter.com/yI2sItnMgi …
Read More »AMD is acquiring Xilinx in deal worth $35 billion
A few weeks ago, we began hearing rumours of acquisition talks between AMD and Xilinx. Now, the deal is as good as done, with AMD announcing that it will be acquiring the company for $35 billion in an effort to create "the industry's high performance computing leader".
Read More »Far Cry 6, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Immortals will be 60fps on next-gen consoles
Back in 2014, Ubisoft became somewhat infamous for its defence of 30 frames per second gameplay limits on consoles. As we head towards the next generation of consoles though, the publisher is finally breaking beyond the 30fps barrier for several key titles. Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6 and Immortals …
Read More »Win £450 worth of Corsair hardware this month (closed)
We have teamed up with Corsair to give KitGuru readers the chance to win a component bundle worth £450! There is just one week left to enter so don't miss out!
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