At this point, most popular online games rely on a seasonal battle pass model for recurring income. Diablo 4 is no exception, but while other battle passes give players enough in-game currency to purchase the next season's battle pass, the Diablo 4 battle pass doesn't even give players enough currency …

A new security vulnerability has been discovered, impacting AMD Zen 2 processors. The bug, known as Zenbleed, can be used to steal sensitive data, but mitigations for the exploit are already on the way.

There have been several Call of Duty leaks recently. During the NBA Summer League, a number of players posted images of themselves playing a new preview build for Call of Duty 2023. Shortly after, a bunch of screenshots were posted online, only for Activision to issue DMCA takedowns, confirming Call …

Last year, Konami announced a slew of new Silent Hill projects in development. One of the more interesting projects came from Genvid Entertainment, which is building an “interactive series” using the Silent Hill IP. It looks like the studio has another similar project in the works for Borderlands.  Genvid Entertainment …

Earlier this year, Meta officially announced plans to launch the Quest 3 headset later this year. Since then, Meta has apparently rethought its strategy, scrapping plans for a Quest Pro 2 and other devices to focus all resources on the Quest 3. According to a report from The information, Meta …

Tencent is continuing its gaming investment and acquisition spree. This time around, Tencent has bought up a majority share in Techland, the studio behind the Dying Light games.  The news was announced today by Pawel Marchewka, who founded the studio decades ago. While Tencent is now the majority shareholder in …

While stock shortages have hampered the sales potential of the PS5 somewhat, the console has still sold a lot of units since launching in 2020 and this year, supply has greatly improved. We may see stocks sell out again later this year though, as Sony is reportedly planning a price …

Insomniac has been incredibly active since officially joining PlayStation Studios a few years ago. The developers have released Spider-Man Miles Morales, as well as Spider-Man Remastered, followed by Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and this year, Spider-Man 2 will release. In the middle of all this, Insomniac has also been …

While most streaming services have raised their prices in recent years, Spotify has remained firm on the price of its Premium subscription. That will finally change this year, with Spotify's subscription prices set to rise in a few countries.  In the US, the Spotify Premium price is increasing from $9.99 …

Last week's pre-season balance patch for Diablo 4 drew a lot of criticism. On Friday afternoon, the developer team held a stream to address the community, kicking things off by saying they won't be rolling out a patch like that again.  Patch 1.1.0 made pretty much everyone unhappy, with sweeping …

NetherRealm has had a difficult time keeping on top of leaks recently. Pretty much all of Mortal Kombat 1's announcement details were leaked months ago. Back in May, we even learned about plans for the first batch of DLC characters and now, an official reveal has confirmed that leak as …

The age of digital gaming has brought along plenty of benefits, mainly quicker access to new games as well as saving space in the home. However, it also means that in many cases, we are beholden to the digital platform provider and their terms of service. Ubisoft recently confirmed that it will delete user accounts, as well as their purchased games if a user doesn't log in for a period of time. 

It would seem that Sony is cooking up a mid-gen refresh console. The PS5 Pro has apparently been in development since 2022 under the codename ‘Trinity', in keeping with Sony's penchant for using Matrix-inspired codenames. You may recall that the PS4 Pro was codenamed Neo and the original PlayStation VR …

Square Enix has a reputation for very high sales targets for its biggest titles, so when we got word that Final Fantasy 16 sales had taken a dramatic week-two dip in Japan, many believed the game would also fall below Square Enix's usually lofty expectations. As it turns out, Square …

With the launch of The Witcher 3's next-gen update in late 2022, CD Projekt Red added new content inspired by the Netflix live-action series. This content has been available on most consoles and PCs since then, but Nintendo Switch users have been missing out. With this week's update, the Switch …

It looks like Samsung is set to take on Apple with its latest monitor. The new ViewFinity S9 is a 27-inch UHD monitor offering 5K resolution, with a focus on colour accuracy for professionals, similar to the Apple Pro display.  The launch of the ViewFinity S9 strengthens Samsung’s high-resolution monitor …

While the folks behind the Dolphin Emulator planned to bring their tool to Steam earlier this year, in May, Valve opted to block Dolphin from joining the Steam Store after conversations with Nintendo. At the time, the developers said they were reviewing their options and well, it turns out there …

When Netflix first began talking about cracking down on password sharing in 2022, many claimed that the service would lose subscribers. As it turns out, Netflix's grand plan to squeeze more money out of its customers has worked, with the service gaining more subscribers than cancellations in the months following …

The RTX 4060 Ti launched this month to very little fanfare, as review units of the updated GPU were not sampled out to press. MSI has shared some of its own benchmark results for the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, comparing it to the original 8GB model that was widely reviewed …

GeForce Now is updating its library again this week, bringing four more games to the service. Aside from the four extra games, three of which are brand-new releases, Nvidia has also announced a partnership with Guild Wars 2, granting GFN members with some in-game benefits.  One of the most interesting …

Each week Epic Games gives away free titles through its store, a strategy that has greatly helped Epic boost its user numbers for the store. This week's free titles are now available, including The Elder Scrolls Online and Murder by Numbers.  While it isn't always making headlines, The Elder Scrolls …

Arkane Austin had an unfortunate miss this year with Redfall, a game that many within the company apparently didn't want to make. On the brighter side, it looks like the studio is set to go back to its immersive sim roots with its next project.  Arkane Austin is now hiring …

The excitement for Diablo 4's first season quickly took a downturn earlier this week after Blizzard rolled out the latest patch for the game, bringing major nerfs to classes across the board, as well as things like XP game to slow player progress down. Players have already voiced their frustration …

Skybound Entertainment has a new game coming out based on The Walking Dead. Titled The Walking Dead: Betrayal, the game will be a third-person action game with co-op gameplay for up to eight players.  This upcoming The Walking Dead experience is currently in development for PC with Other Ocean Interactive, the team …

Back in June following Diablo 4's launch, Blizzard announced that it was the company's fastest selling game ever, without sharing specific sales numbers. Now six weeks on from launch, we know that the game brought in over 10 million players during its first month.  Diablo 4 first launched on the …

Payday 3 looks like a very promising sequel, with recent gameplay reveals showing nice upgrades, including improved stealth play and hostage scenarios. Unfortunately, one of the lesser-enjoyed aspects of modern gaming is also making its way to the sequel. Payday 3 will require an always-online connection to play.  While Payday …

Earlier this month, it was reported that Intel had decided to end production of its NUC mini PCs, but left the door open for OEMs to make their own branded NUCs. Now, Intel has announced a new partnership with Asus to produce future NUC systems.  Moving forward, Asus will manufacture …

While Microsoft could have completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard this week after winning its case against the FTC in the US, doing so would have meant closing over the UK's CMA, which did object to the deal back in April. Since then, the CMA has seemingly had a change …

Taking the fun out of strong builds isn't suddenly going to make weak ones more attractive. Blizzard's pre-season Diablo 4 patch has soured the player base after a dramatic round of nerfs.

Earlier this month, Blizzard officially announced plans for Diablo 4's first season, unveiling the new seasonal mechanic and sharing more details on what progress will carry over to seasonal characters. In order to ensure your progress carries over for the season, you'll want to log in from today.  The Season …