It has been a long time since we last had an update on Ghostwire: Tokyo from Tango Gameworks. The game was initially set to be releasing on PC and on PS5 as a timed-exclusive this year, but the game has since been pushed back. In an announcement today, Bethesda and …
Read More »Warner Bros denies claims it is selling off NetherRealm or TT Games
With WarnerMedia being spun off and merging with Discovery to form a new company, questions have been raised around the future of certain WB Games studios. Recently, it was suggested that NetherRealm and TT Games could be sold to another publisher, but WB has now denied these rumours. The rumour …
Read More »Bethesda’s Deathloop could come to Xbox after September 2022
Last week during a State of Play showcase, Sony focused on Deathloop, one of two upcoming PlayStation exclusives from Bethesda. The interesting thing is that now, Microsoft owns Bethesda, opening the door for this game to eventually come to Xbox...
Read More »AI-assisted Call of Duty cheat for PC and console targeted by Activision
Activision is no stranger to cheaters in its games, with Call of Duty being a target of cheat makers each year due to its popularity. Recently, a new kind of cheat was discovered, using machine learning and automatic input commands to allow aimbot on consoles. As you would expect, Activision …
Read More »Microsoft acquires cybersecurity firm ‘RiskIQ’ in deal worth over $500M
Microsoft is continuing its acquisition spree. This time, the tech giant has bolstered its cybersecurity offerings by acquiring RiskIQ in a deal said to be worth more than $500 million. According to Bloomberg, the acquisition will see Microsoft paying more than $500 million, although the company has not yet revealed …
Read More »Sega could scrap Judgement series due to actor’s agency blocking PC release
Earlier this year, SEGA announced that it would be returning to its Yakuza spin-off series, Judgement, with a brand new sequel known as ‘Lost Judgement'. Given that Sega has been bringing all of the Yakuza games over to PC recently, it was assumed that Judgement would also see a release …
Read More »Sealed copy of Super Mario 64 breaks world record, sells for $1.56 million
Back in April, a new and sealed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. sold for a record $660,000 at auction. Now, a perfect copy of Super Mario 64 has also been sold, setting a new record with a price tag of $1.56 million. As with the previous auctions, the …
Read More »Blooper Team responds to Silent Hill rumours
Blooper Team recently announced that it has signed a publishing deal with Konami, immediately reigniting rumours of a new Silent Hill game coming from the studio. Unfortunately, according to Blooper Team, while there may have been some truth to these rumours at one point, they are apparently based on outdated …
Read More »Cooler Master shows off new hardware, peripherals and streaming gear at Summer Summit
Cooler Master has more to show off over the summer. Today, the Cooler Master Summer Summit goes live, introducing new cooling gear, cases, peripherals, power supplies, streaming gear and more. During the Summer Summit, Cooler Master is announcing its new Hyper H6/H6DT ARGB CPU cooler, engineered with Xtra Dimensional Heat …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Resident Evil Village is a genre-bending rollercoaster
Welcome to KitGuru Games, a new weekly column going over the latest in gaming, from what we’ve been playing and impressions on the latest releases, to shining a light on interesting hidden gems. This week, I’ll be sharing my fresh thoughts on Resident Evil Village after finishing the game...
Read More »Codemasters CEO and CFO step down following EA acquisition
Back in February, EA officially closed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters, bringing the racing game specialists and all of its IP under the EA umbrella. Now that the acquisition process has finished, Codemasters' CEO and CFO have both announced that they are leaving the company. Frank Sagnier and Rashid …
Read More »GeForce Now adds ten more games this week
In Nvidia's first GeForce Now update for the month of July, the company revealed that 36 games will be joining the library over the next few weeks. The second batch of ten games lands on GFN today. We're currently in the middle of the summer lull, with less major game …
Read More »AOC C27 240Hz gaming monitor price slashed to under £215
Last year, we reviewed the AOC C27G27ZU 27-inch gaming monitor. At the time, the monitor won our 'Must Have' award, earning points for its 240Hz refresh rate and £300 price tag. This week, AOC appears to be having a sale on this monitor, cutting the price all the way down to less than £215.
Read More »CD Projekt Red acquires Digital Scapes to form new Vancouver studio
CD Projekt Red has previously revealed plans to expand its studios and begin working on multiple major projects at once. Part of that expansion has involved putting together a new studio in Vancouver, one of the bigger developer hub cities. CD Projekt Red Vancouver has now formed, following on from …
Read More »Google faces US anti-trust lawsuit over Play Store policies
Google has faced plenty of anti-trust complaints over the years, with most recent cases centring around the Google Play Store and its policies for app developers. Now, an antitrust lawsuit is being levied against Google, backed by 36 US states, including Washington DC. The lawsuit takes aim at Google's policy …
Read More »Dota 2’s The International 10 will now be held in Romania
While Valve's massive Dota 2 championship tournament, The International, was originally due to take place in Sweden this year, continued COVID-19 restrictions meant that the event needed to find a new host country. After months of searching, Valve has revealed that The International 10 will be taking place in Romania …
Read More »OnePlus 9 limits performance for popular apps to preserve battery life
Smartphone makers have come under scrutiny for various performance boosting and limiting methods in the past. OnePlus recently found itself in that boat when testing revealed that many popular apps were having their performance throttled. Anandtech recently tested the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones and found that the …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT reportedly launching in August
It looks like AMD's next graphics card launch is right around the corner. Multiple sources this week have claimed that the RX 6600 XT graphics card will release in August. According to Coreteks and Moore's Law is Dead (via Videocardz), The Radeon RX 6600 XT will launch in August and …
Read More »CD Projekt Red teases ‘biggest update yet’ for Cyberpunk 2077
The first six months following Cyberpunk 2077’s release were filled with bug fixes. We’ve known for a while now that CD Projekt is planning new content and a next-gen console patch for the second half of the year, which we may hear more on soon as the studio has begun …
Read More »DICE LA becomes Ripple Effect Studios, working on new project
Back in January 2020, EA announced that Respawn Entertainment founder, Vince Zampella, would be moving to DICE LA to oversee the studio. Now, the studio is rebranding, now known as Ripple Effect Studios and will begin working on its own non-Battlefield project. DICE LA was previously one of several studios …
Read More »Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine is going open source
It has been years since Amazon first debuted its game engine ‘Lumberyard' but we may finally start to see more games utilising it in the years to come. This week, Amazon made its engine open source, rebranding it as the Open 3D Engine. Writing about the transition to open source, …
Read More »OnePlus reveals next ‘flagship killer’ – OnePlus Nord 2
Back when OnePlus first hit the smartphone scene, it aimed to offer the ‘flagship killer', designing an affordable smartphone with competitive performance that undercuts larger brands on price. Eventually, OnePlus ended up making flagships of its own and prices creeped up, although the company may finally have a new device …
Read More »Nvidia DLSS coming to Red Dead Redemption 2 next week
Last month during Computex, Nvidia and Rockstar announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 would be getting support for DLSS on RTX graphics cards. No date was announced at the time, but as it turns out, the update will be arriving next week. Today, Rockstar announced the next content update for …
Read More »Bungie to show Destiny 2: Witch Queen expansion at upcoming event
While Destiny 2's next major expansion, The Witch Queen, won't be coming out until 2022, Bungie will be giving us a look at what to expect this year. Today, the studio confirmed that it will be hosting an event in August. Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is set to be …
Read More »Ubisoft building live service ‘Assassin’s Creed Infinity’
Assassin's Creed was reinvented a few years back with Assassin's Creed Origins, kicking off a new RPG era for the series. As it turns out, Ubisoft is already working on the next major change to the franchise, known as Assassin's Creed Infinity. According to sources familiar with the matter speaking …
Read More »PNY is giving away an XLR8 RTX 3060 and other hardware this month
Many of our regular readers will know that we love running our own competitions, but once in a while we'll spot a giveaway happening elsewhere that we think you'd be interested in. This week, PNY has launched its own giveaway, offering up three prizes, including an RTX 30 series graphics …
Read More »Apple to introduce M2 processor with new MacBook Air in early 2022
Shortly after Apple unveiled the first M1 powered Mac systems, rumours began swirling about the company's next gen chip. According to reports this week, we'll be seeing the Apple M2 relatively soon, with plans to introduce the chip in new Macs in the first half of next year. According to …
Read More »PlayStation ‘State of Play’ stream coming this week, will highlight Deathloop
Following on from Sony's two recent first party studio acquisitions, the company is now announcing its next State of Play stream. Rather than focussing on major first-party titles, this stream will highlight third-party titles and indies. The next State of Play stream is taking place on the 8th of July …
Read More »Microsoft reveals next batch of titles for Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass has been on a roll so far this year and as we learned during E3 last month, there is still a lot more to come. Today, Microsoft announced the titles hitting Xbox Game Pass in the first half of July. Most of the games announced today are …
Read More »Nintendo Switch OLED model announced, releasing in October
Ahead of E3 last month, rumours had many believing that a Nintendo Switch Pro would be announced ahead of or during the event. The event came and went with no new Switch news, but that changed today, with Nintendo announcing the Nintendo Switch OLED Model. Officially known as Nintendo Switch …
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