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Motion capture suits have been increasingly used in the video games industry, in particular for developing high quality and realistic animations for video games and their cutscenes. One other way mocap suits have been used is from the consumer’s side – with many donning a suit in order to engage …

As with seemingly every month now, the list of free titles set to be given away to all those who have an Amazon Prime subscription has leaked ahead of time, with Prime subscribers set to get their hands on the likes of Quake, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and …

Each week, Epic offers a game or two for free to all through its Epic Games Store. Right now, those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on the fun and frenetic space shooter ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’. Available to add to your library for free from now until …

Gaming can be expensive, especially if you are wanting to go all-out with RGB lighting and the like. Black Friday presents an opportunity for you to get your hands on some good savings, with Razer’s Black Friday sale live right now. Live right now, over 100 Razer products have been …

Black Friday offers one of the best opportunities for you to get your hands on some gaming tech for much lower than RRP. Alongside all other hardware manufacturers, Corsair’s Black Friday deals are currently live: Corsair's full lineup of Black Friday deals is vast, and ranges from Elgato streaming gear …

Gaming can be an expensive hobby, and so it behoves us to find savings wherever we can in order to free up as much money as possible for purchasing video games themselves. Fortunately, as part of Black Friday, ASUS is discounting many of its most popular gaming peripherals. Gaming is …

Despite having the functionality since all the way back in the PS3 days, few games take advantage of the PlayStation controller’s gyroscope support. Fortunately, one of the biggest franchises in the world – Call of Duty – has now added the ability for both PlayStation and PC players. As discovered …

Last month, we reported that Netmarble F&C was bringing Epic Game’s cancelled MOBA ‘Paragon’ back in the form of Paragon: Overprime. Another game also built on Paragon’s assets is Predecessor, with the team at Omeda Studios now announcing the game’s Early Access launch date. Making the announcement, the team at …

After 5 years of waiting, a brand-new Sonic the Hedgehog game has finally come to fruition. Sonic Frontiers has taken the series in a rather new direction – and it seems to be paying off, with the Blue Blur amassing a concurrent player count on Steam nearly double that of …

Ever since its launch back in Autumn 2020, Microsoft Flight Simulator has continued to evolve with constant and consistent updates – not only improving performance and graphics over time, but also the amount of content. Now as part of the franchise’s 40th anniversary, Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting an update …

Leo checks out the latest PCSpecialist gaming system, powered by a Ryzen 7900X

Each week, those with an Epic Games account are able to get their hands on a number of titles for free via the Epic Games Store. With this week’s games now available, next week’s offerings have been revealed. Currently, you can get your hands on Alba – A Wildlife Adventure …

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is the latest Sony published game to find its way onto the PC platform. Unfortunately, not only has the game been met with mild commercial enthusiasm, but the PC port also suffered from some major performance woes, leading to a less-than-stellar experience. Fortunately, a new patch …

Since its release on the 28th of October, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II has continued to break records all over the place, with us having previously reported that the first-person shooter not only managed to achieve the biggest launch in PlayStation Store history, but also in the history of …

All the way back in early 2022, the PC servers for a number of Dark Souls titles were taken down due to a major exploit in the system which could allow for one’s PC to be remotely accessed by others. Following the return of the PC servers for Dark Souls …

Intel is launching its most powerful NUC mini-PC to date. The new NUC 13 Extreme Kit has been announced, powered by a 13th Gen Core K-series processor, and with enough space for a triple-slot graphics card.  Powered by up to a Core i9-13900K (other options include the Core i7-13700K and …

When AMD announced the Radeon R9 Fury GPUs in 2015, it also showcased an interesting-looking desktop system named Project Quantum. A quick look at it shows it's not your average PC, featuring a unique two-segment chassis powered by Radeon graphics and an Intel 4th Gen chip. Unfortunately, AMD never released …

Last week we reported on a data mine which suggested that Ubisoft could be bringing its games to Steam, at least in some capacity. At the time, we only knew of one game which is planned for release on the platform, but thanks to further data mining, more have been …

Grounded has had an interesting trajectory. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, the game first launched in Early Access as a fun yet content-light survival title with a unique aesthetic. After two years in Early Access, the game saw its full release in September 2022 – with the title now surpassing 13 …

With each passing year, it seems as though the PC gaming market continues to see a rather significant amount of growth. This is no more true than in the case of Japan, where the PC gaming market has reportedly doubled in just the past three years alone. According to Japanese …

Back in 2019, Ubisoft departed from Steam in order to focus on its own Ubisoft Connect launcher. While this launcher currently remains the only way to play modern Ubisoft titles (well, that and through the Epic Games Store), a new data mine suggests that the publisher might be heading back …

The PC gaming market has had a rather major resurgence in recent years, in particular when it comes to publishers supporting the platform with well-optimised and bespoke PC versions of their games. One company which has seen great success on PC is Capcom, with the publisher revealing that half of …

The mainline Persona games have historically been exclusive to Sony systems, though this has been slowly but surely changing. Following the release of Persona 5 Royal on all platforms, Persona 4 Golden is next, planned for release in January 2023. Ahead of this however, it seems the game’s already-released PC …

Microsoft has been going all in on the PC market with its Xbox Game Pass service. This service requires the use of the Xbox app for Windows. Unfortunately, it is not very feature-complete especially when compared to other PC clients. That being said, according to Phil Spencer, a “Big” update …

With the release of the Steam Deck saw Valve create a new user interface focused on controller navigation. Upon its reveal, it was announced that the new UI would come to Steam’s PC client in the future. While not yet fully released, the new Steam Deck UI is available for …

Call of Duty Modern Warfare II (2022) represents the first COD title in years to be released on the Steam platform. As such, we are able to see much more transparent data on how the game is performing. After half a decade away, COD’s return to Steam is record-breaking. Recently, …

Unlike consoles, PC players have many options to choose from when it comes to video game stores and clients. Two of the biggest are the Epic Games Store and CD Projekt’s GOG Galaxy. In an interesting move by both parties, GOG Galaxy is now available to download through the Epic …

First released back in 2016, Paragon was a 3rd-person MOBA developed by Epic Games which was eventually shut down following the overwhelming success of Fortnite. Nearly half a decade later, Paragon is coming back in an official capacity thanks to the efforts of a South Korean studio. Paragon: The Overprime …

All the way back in early 2022, the PC servers for a number of Dark Souls titles were taken down due to a major exploit in the system which could allow for one’s PC to be remotely accessed by others. Following the return of the PC servers for Dark Souls …

Each month, those who are subscribed to Amazon Prime are privy to a number of free games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. Ahead of its official announcement, November’s Prime Gaming titles have now leaked. As reported by Dealabs, beginning on the 1st of November, Prime subscribers will …