GSC Game World has had a rough time over the past year. The company has already had to move countries due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and after dealing with all of that, the studio has faced numerous cyberattacks. In the latest breach, a group of Russian fans of the …
Read More »Google no longer licensing Stadia tech to game publishers, service has completely shut down
Last year shortly before Google announced plans to shut down Stadia, we learned that the company had been approaching publishers in an effort to license out Stadia's streaming tech as part of a pivot away from direct-to-consumer game sales. Stadia has now shut down for good and it seems those …
Read More »Frontier-published shooter Lemnis Gate is shutting down
Lemnis Gate looked promising when it first burst onto the scene in 2021 but unfortunately, the game never quite found its footing. Now, Frontier and Ratloop Games have announced plans to shut down the game for good. On the 11th of April, Lemnis Gate will be pulled from sale and …
Read More »Gears of War 4 almost became a first person shooter
The Gears of War series is well known for its third-person gameplay. Prior to selling the IP off to Microsoft, Epic Games had its own ideas for Gears of War 4, including a dramatic shift to first-person gameplay. Before Microsoft acquired the IP and put together The Coalition studio, Gears …
Read More »Square Enix confirms Forspoken sales were ‘lacklustre’
Way back in 2021 when Square Enix first started raising its game prices to match the new $70 standard that Sony ushered in with the PS5, I talked a little bit about the negative impact this may have on Forspoken. While the game was highly anticipated at the time, the …
Read More »Resident Evil 4 Remake demo now available on all platforms
Last night during the Capcom Spotlight stream, the publisher officially unveiled the Resident Evil 4 Remake demo. The demo is already available for PC, Xbox and PlayStation, giving players a chance to play a portion of the game early. The Resident Evil 4 Remake demo, otherwise known as the Chainsaw …
Read More »G.Skill launches new 48GB DDR5-8000 Trident Z5 RGB memory kits
G.Skill has been at the forefront of the high-speed memory market for a while now. The company was amongst the first to offer DDR5-8000 speeds and now, 8000MHz kits are being made available in more capacity options, thanks to new 24GB DDR5 memory modules being made available. Today G.Skill is …
Read More »Capcom’s Exoprimal is releasing in July, open beta happening next week
Just as the leaks claimed, last night during the Capcom Spotlight stream the publisher announced a release date for Exoprimal, an upcoming co-operative shooter that pits humans up against dinosaurs. Exoprimal will be launching for previous and current-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles, and PC, on the 14th of July 2023. …
Read More »ECS unveils new range of Liva Q, Liva Z and Liva One mini PCs
ECSIPC is a relatively new company on the scene, having been founded in October 2022. This month, the company is unveiling its first wave of mini PCs, including the ultra-compact LIVA Q, the multi-functional LIVA Z and the high-performance LIVA One. We'll start off with the LIVA Q series, which …
Read More »Silverstone launches new RM51 5U rackmount chassis
Silverstone is expanding its lineup of rackmount chassis' this week with the new RM51. The new case adds some extra height compared to its predecessor, the RM44, providing more headroom for cooling with space for larger 180mm fans. The RM51 is SilverStone’s new take on the rackmount chassis, adding liquid …
Read More »Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is getting delayed to Q4
It has only been a couple of weeks since Rocksteady's gameplay reveal for Suicide Squad. That reveal drew plenty of criticism and now, it looks like Rocksteady is going to delay the game to later in the year. While Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was supposed to release on …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 1 PC system requirements announced
The Last of Us Part 1 is heading to PC in just a few weeks time. In preparation, today Sony has revealed detailed PC system requirements for those looking to play at 1080p, 1440p and 4K. Additionally, PC-specific features for the game have now been confirmed. We'll start off with …
Read More »Microsoft says Activision Blizzard merger won’t result in Game Pass price hike
Microsoft's latest filing with the UK's Competition & Markets Authority was published this week with the company responding to a few more of the CMA's concerns. One such concern the CMA laid out was the potential for Microsoft to raise Game Pass pricing following the Activision Blizzard acquisition, but Microsoft …
Read More »Almost 700 million free games were claimed on the Epic Games Store in 2022
Since launching in 2019, Epic Games has run free game giveaways on a regular basis. If you're wondering how many free games get claimed, the numbers are pretty staggering. It turns out in 2022 alone, Epic gave away nearly 700 million games. Over the course of 2022, Epic ran giveaways …
Read More »GeForce Now gets five brand new releases this week
Another eight games are landing on GeForce Now this week, five of which are new releases coming day-one to the service. Last week Nvidia announced plans to bring at least 19 titles to GeForce Now in March. Last week saw the additions of Monster Hunter Rise, Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire …
Read More »Capcom to announce Exoprimal release date and RE4 Remake demo today
The Capcom Spotlight won't go live until later this evening, but some of the upcoming announcements have already leaked. The first leak comes via Twitch, with some users reporting to have seen advertisements saying that the Resident Evil 4 Remake demo is now available. If accurate, it seems that Capcom …
Read More »Microsoft claims it could get Call of Duty and Warzone running natively on Switch
While Microsoft has signed a legal agreement with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty games to Nintendo consoles if the Activision Blizzard acquisition goes through, there has been doubt as to whether or not we'd see Call of Duty on the Switch. As it turns out, Microsoft is pretty confident that it could get a native version of the game working, even on the Switch's ageing hardware.
Read More »Xbox Games Showcase dated for June 11th
Microsoft has now confirmed when its big summer showcase will take place. Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda will be taking the stage together once again on the 11th of June. This announcement came alongside Starfield's delay and release date announcement earlier this afternoon. The Xbox Games Showcase will air on …
Read More »Starfield finally gets a release date
The day has finally come – Bethesda and Microsoft have now confirmed that Starfield has been delayed again. For months there have been questions as to whether or not the game will be ready for its pre-June release window. It turns out the answer is no, but it won't be …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet and Violet players encounter save-deleting bug
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched with their fair share of issues and Game Freak has been slowly trying to get the game into better shape. Unfortunately, a recent update to the game that introduced expanded functionality and new content also introduced a bug that seems to be deleting some player …
Read More »We will get a new look at S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 at GDC this month
It has been a while since we last had an update on Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl but that is set to change soon. The GDC 2023 schedule is starting to be unveiled, and Stalker 2 will indeed make an appearance. As spotted by TechPowerUp, Nvidia is holding a session …
Read More »Latest PS5 OS update brings Discord voice chat, improves 1440p support and more
In February, Sony began publicly testing Discord voice chat on PS5 consoles through its beta software program. Now just a few weeks later, the feature is ready and is now rolling out to everyone. Those who own a PS5 can now use Discord voice chat on the console, just as …
Read More »Escape from Tarkov devs name and shame cheaters caught in recent ban wave
We regularly see the studios behind large competitive games announcing massive ban waves, but we rarely see them publicly outing cheaters by name. This week, the team behind Escape from Tarkov not only banned almost 7,000 players, but it also published a series of spreadsheets to publicly name and shame …
Read More »Bethesda’s previously rumoured March event was for Redfall
Back in January, it was reported that Bethesda was planning a media event for March. At the time, this was rumoured to potentially be for Starfield, as Arkane had just shown a hefty amount of Redfall gameplay. Now it appears this line of thinking was indeed wrong as several media …
Read More »More evidence of Counter Strike’s impending Source 2 upgrade appears
It has been a big week for Valve leaks. A few days ago, an Nvidia driver update revealed the existence of CSGO2.exe and cs2.exe, pointing to a new version of Counter Strike being in development. Then, a reputable esports journalist revealed that Counter Strike 2 is indeed in testing and …
Read More »Microsoft claims just 3% of PlayStation users would switch to Xbox if COD was exclusive
During its investigation into Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, the CMA conducted various surveys, including one that found that roughly 15 percent of PlayStation users would switch to Xbox if Microsoft made Call of Duty exclusive. Microsoft conducted its own study on this, finding that the amount of users that would …
Read More »New Xbox Game Pass titles include Valheim, Civ 6 and more
The next batch of titles for Xbox Game Pass have now been announced. Six titles will be joining the library over the next couple of weeks, including Guilty Gear Strive, which was announced earlier this week. Survival hit Valheim is also joining the Game Pass library, at least for console …
Read More »Sharkoon unveils its first AIO liquid coolers
Sharkoon is expanding its portfolio beyond cases and peripherals and into CPU coolers for the first time. Today, the company unveiled a trio of AIO liquid coolers, including the S70 RGB, the S80 RGB and the S90 RGB. Each Sharkoon AIO liquid cooler offers addressable RGB PWM fans, a water …
Read More »You can get The Last of Us Part 1 for free with AMD GPUs until April 15th
Following on from a leak earlier today, AMD has now officially announced its latest GPU game bundle. Starting today and running through to the 15th of April, anyone who purchases select Radeon RX 7000 series or RX 6000 series graphics cards will get a free copy of The Last of Us Part 1.
Read More »Ambitious MMO ‘Pax Dei’ is being developed with Unreal Engine 5
We first heard about Pax Dei back in 2021. At the time, it was billed as a scalable cloud MMO and was supposedly being developed in partnership with Xbox, although it later shifted into a multiplatform project. Now, the studio behind the game, Mainframe, has officially unveiled its ambitious MMO. …
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