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After many years of rumours, speculation and anticipation, Nintendo finally confirmed back in May that they would be officially announcing the Switch’s successor at some point during the current fiscal year (ending 31st March 2025). While this may still be the case, it seems the system itself won’t be available to purchase until the following fiscal year.

While Sony’s PlayStation Portal remote play handheld was initially scrutinised for its relative simplicity and lack of features, the accessory appears to be doing very well for itself ever since its launch back in November of last year. In fact, the £199.99 Portal has become the number 1 best-selling accessory in the UK by revenue this year.

Following years of hype and a number of unfortunate and unforeseen delays, TeamFOLON’s Fallout London mod released late last month to high praise and a great deal of interest. It seems all the hard work by the team has paid off, as Fallout London managed to surpass 500,000 players in its first 24 hours.

Over the years, Epic Games has cultivated a strong relationship with Disney – seeing a ton of characters from across their many IPs brought into Fortnite. It seems the two companies are set to take their partnership further, with Disney rumoured to be getting its own bespoke Fortnite shop.

Dead by Daylight has easily become one of the games to feature the greatest number of crossovers – especially when it comes to implementing actual unique characters. Following the likes of Lara Croft, Freddy Krueger and even Nicolas Cage, Dead by Daylight is set to crossover with the classic video game series Castlevania.

Released in late 2022, The Callisto Protocol was a spiritual successor to the much-loved Dead Space series – hailing from the creator of the original survival horror trilogy, Glen Schofield. Unfortunately, The Callisto Protocol failed to live up to expectations upon its release. According to Schofield however, this was due to higher-ups forcing an early launch.

Nvidia rolled out its latest Game Ready driver this week, introducing additional game optimisation profiles, and bug fixes. It would seem that the most exciting addition was hidden from view, as the latest drivers contain a profile for the upcoming PC version of Final Fantasy 16. 

We may end up having to wait a bit longer to get our hands on Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPUs. According to sources, Blackwell is being delayed, potentially by several months, due to a design flaw spotted during the sampling phase. 

Xbox has offered gamers some more time to clear their backlogs heading into the final months of 2024 by delaying the release of Avowed until early 2025. The highly anticipated action RPG from Obsidian Entertainment is now slated for release on February 18th, 2025.

Intel's 13th Gen and 14th Gen processors have been causing plenty of headaches in recent months due to a growing instability issue. Intel has already announced plans to roll out a microcode update to help address this, but now Intel is also extending the warranty for these CPUs by an extra two years for all customers.

Microsoft has been present at quite a few events over the course of 2024 so far, and it seems they have no plans of slowing down, with the console maker confirming that Xbox will be present at the upcoming Gamescom convention. Set to go live on the 21st of August, Xbox’s plans for the event have now been detailed.

The full PC system requirements for Star Wars Outlaws have now been announced. At first glance, these system requirements seem pretty high, but the game appears to be even more demanding when you take a look at the resolution settings. 

Since its inception, console video games have typically operated under one of two performance targets: 30fps and 60fps. That said, with the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, developers have been able to push both visuals and performance further than ever; as high as 120fps. Interestingly, this leap in GPU/CPU headroom has also allowed for the creation and implementation of a best-of-both-worlds scenario – making 30fps largely redundant in favour of the similar-yet-highly-superior 40 frames per second...

Each month, Sony updates its PlayStation Plus Extra library with a line-up of half a dozen or so titles, giving subscribers new games to try out and play. That said, despite some pretty decent additions in July, overall player counts have dropped by almost 50% since June.

One of the biggest omissions from Portkey Games’ Hogwarts Legacy was a comprehensive Quidditch mode, despite the presence of brooms in the game. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is set to soon fill that hole, with the upcoming title getting a new gameplay trailer alongside details on its pre-orders...

When Valve first introduced the Steam Deck, one of its focuses was on pointing out just how user-repairable it is. Since then, we have seen a ton of hardware mods released for the system. Even so, Valve is set to make the whole process even easier.

After spending the past 15 years working on a variety of Souls and Souls-adjacent titles, FromSoftware finally returned to its roots, releasing Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon in late August of last year. While the game saw immediate success, its long-term sales have slowed down significantly...

Since its launch back in 2020, the PlayStation 5 has received a significant number of updates, adding brand new features alongside miscellaneous quality-of-life improvements. This latest beta update is part of the latter, though it does bring with it one potentially major addition.

AMD has today announced that it is delaying the launch of its new Zen 5 powered Ryzen 9000 processors for desktop PCs. Due to an unspecified fault impacting current stock, the launch has now been pushed back to August.

It has been years since we last saw a TITAN class GPU from Nvidia. However, it looks like it will be making a return with the upcoming Blackwell architecture, which is expected to power the next-generation RTX 50 graphics cards. 

Earlier in the Summer, it was revealed just how much developers/publishers had to pay in order to secure a spot on Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest stage, with prices being as high as $250,000 for a single minute. Not to be outdone by his own self, Keighley’s other Summer showcase – Gamescom’s Opening Night Live – will reportedly cost almost as much.

Intel has been investigating widespread stability issues with 13th Gen Core and 14th Gen Core CPUs for months now. Today, the company gave us a long-awaited update, pinning the issues on elevated operating voltage.

This generation has been a bit shaky for Microsoft, with the company selling far fewer consoles than its competition and Game Pass adoption being slower than hoped. That said, despite the negative sentiment surrounding the company’s decision to increase the price of Xbox Game Pass (while removing day-one games from its lower tiers), it seems this controversial move will likely pay off big time monetarily.

Today, I wish to look at one company which for many evokes an extreme sense of nostalgia, bittersweetness and formative memories – but for others, is a relic of a dying age. This is an ode to the UK’s most prominent – yet soon to be deceased – retailer of our collective favourite past-time: GAME...

While Sony claimed that 2024 would be a relatively quiet year for the console manufacturer video game-wise, PlayStation appears to be topping the charts still, with the two-best selling games of the year so far in the UK being Helldivers II and The Last of Us Part II Remastered.

While at a press event last week, Leo met up with Terrence, AKA 'DaPoets' to talk about the upcoming Ryzen 9000 processors. Naturally, the discussion soon turned to AMD vs Intel in the 2024 landscape with Arrow Lake coming up...

With Star Wars: Outlaws set to release in just over a month, much discussion has been had regarding the upcoming licensed game and its contemporaries. With that, industry analysts Circana have now released the list of best selling Star Wars games of all time (in the US).

Sony has been steadily growing its PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium service ever since its revamp a couple years ago. As with most subscription game services however, titles only stick around for a limited time. The console manufacturer has now announced which half-a-dozen-or-so games will be leaving next month.

Last week, Leo flew over to the USA to meet with AMD and learn more about Zen 5, the new architecture powering the new Ryzen 9000 desktop processors and Strix Point laptop CPUs. After spending some time at demo stations, Leo is joined by YouTubers Paul's Hardware and Bitwit Kyle to discuss all-things AMD...

AMD gathered up press from around the world last week to showcase its first Zen 5 processors. Leo flew over to get all the details during the Tech Day. If you're interested in making the jump to Zen 5, then read on!