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Square Enix has been a key pillar in the games industry for decades now with huge historical gaming franchises under its belt. A major change could be coming though, as sources claim that “multiple parties” are exploring an acquisition of the publisher. According to Bloomberg Japan in a report citing …

CoolerMaster is adding two new cases to its vast portfolio – the MasterBox 540 for RGB-lovers and the MasterBox MB600L V2 for those who prefer a minimalistic design.  The CoolerMaster MasterBox 540 has a unique ARGB ether front panel to create a dazzling display of colours. Users can choose to …

Samsung is back with another PCIe 4 SSD – the PM9A1. The latest SSD is aimed at OEMs, but Samsung's specifications suggest that it should offer very similar performance to the pre-existing 980 Pro SSD. Similar to the 980 Pro, the Samsung PM9A1 uses the Elpis controller, DRAM cache, and …

There is good news and bad news from TSMC this week. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has seen a rise in revenue and profits in Q1, but unfortunately, we are no closer to the current chip shortage being over. TSMC revealed this week that it saw a 19.4 percent rise …

In the past few years, Twitch has been unmatched when it comes to live streaming platforms, with many competitors coming and going, none of which have been able to compete with the sheer size of Twitch’s audience. This continues to be the case in 2021, with the service’s biggest competitors …

The ESA, who is responsible for the annual E3 gaming convention, recently confirmed that after skipping 2020, E3 would be coming back later this year. With the event being digital this year, and in order to “extend its reach to video game fans worldwide,” the ESA announced that it has …

Last month, Ubisoft announced Assassin's Creed Valhalla's first major expansion, “Wrath of the Druids”. While the expansion was originally due to release later this month, the development team needs an extra couple of weeks, pushing the expansion back into May. In a tweet last night, the Assassin's Creed Twitter account …

Since its surprise launch in February 2019, Apex Legends has become one of the major players in the free-to-play Battle Royale genre of games. Though growth has slowed down substantially, EA reported that Apex Legends has now officially surpassed 100 million players. Making the announcement on Twitter, the Apex Legends …

In November 2020, Capcom confirmed it had suffered a huge data breach, with attackers stealing hundreds of thousands of confidential records and other data, including personal information of employees and plans for future games. In an update this week, Capcom confirms that it has completed its investigation into the attack. …

Yesterday’s Nintendo Indie World showcased many new and interesting games coming to the Switch (and other platforms) throughout 2021 and beyond. The biggest announcement perhaps was the reveal right at the end that a sequel to the much-loved Oxenfree is in development and will be launching later this year. “Five …

Back in February ahead of the launch of the RTX 3060, Nvidia announced plans to limit mining performance on future GeForce graphics cards, starting with the RTX 3060. Unfortunately just a few weeks later, Nvidia accidentally shipped a beta driver without the limitations in place. Now, Nvidia looks to be …

This year is Antec's 35th Anniversary and to mark the ocassion, we have a new mid-tower case to look forward to – the Antec P82 Silent. As the name suggests, this case is designed to minimise noise, taking inspiration from the original P8 design and making improvements. The Antec P82 …

Earlier this week, AMD officially announced the Ryzen 5000G series of processors with integrated Radeon graphics. For now, these processors are only going to be available to OEMs making pre-built PCs, but later this year, the DIY market should be able to get their hands on them too. Following on …

Nvidia announced the CMP 30HX series in March and while we knew AiB partners would be working with Nvidia on this, partners didn't announce their cards straight away. That changed this week, with Gigabyte becoming the first AiB partner to introduce its own CMP 30HX mining processor officially. Based on the …

This week, G.Skill is launching a new series of DDR4 memory – Trident Z Royal Elite, which not only looks lavish but is also blazing fast with clock speeds up to 5333MHz. The Trident Z Royal Elite series updates the shroud design with a “uniquely sculpted crystaline pattern”. Available in …

Shortly after the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, a software update enabled Oculus Link, allowing the headset to be hooked up to a PC to play VR games. Now, Oculus Link is getting another upgrade, removing the need for a cable at all. Today Oculus has announced Air Link …

One of the toughest parts of making a competitive online game is ensuring that all players are acting fairly. This becomes exponentially harder the more popular the game is. Call of Duty: Warzone is currently one of the biggest active Battle Royale games, and so sees its fair share of …

Mortal Shell has been on Nvidia's list of upcoming ray-tracing and DLSS supported titles for quite some time now. This week, the game's RTX update is officially dropping and Nvidia has a new Game Ready driver in preparation for it. Aside from that, we also have some new upgrades to …

Nvidia opened the door for thousands of developers to take advantage of DLSS technology when it released an official plugin for the Unreal Engine. Now, Nvidia is bringing its DLSS plugin to another widely used engine – Unity. As part of Nvidia's GTC 2021 announcements, the company revealed today that …

With the PlayStation 5 almost halfway into its first year on the market, it was high time that the console received its first major software update. Such is now the case, with Sony announcing that the PS5 will be receiving its first major update later today. Making the announcement on …

Due to the state of Cyberpunk 2077 at launch and even now five months later, some have been questioning whether CD Projekt Red should go forward with its post-release plans for the game. While this idea has made the rounds on social media, CD Projekt CEO, Adam Kiciński, says that …

Resident Evil 7 on PlayStation VR proved that the franchise can translate really well into virtual reality. While RE7 only ever released for PlayStation’s VR headset, it would appear as though more Resident Evil titles could be coming to VR – and might be announced at tomorrow’s event. Capcom will …

On a semi-regular basis, Nintendo hosts its Indie World showcases, highlighting new and upcoming indie games for the Switch. The next showcase has now been announced, and will go live later today at 5pm UK time, and will be “focused on fresh and new indie games coming to #NintendoSwitch.” Making …

Nvidia always does well financially but it looks like Q1 2021 is going to be particularly big for the company. Previously, Nvidia told investors that it expects to make $5.3 billion during the first quarter, but due to an uptick in crypto-mining sales and the launch of CMP graphics cards, …

We learned back in February that Final Fantasy XIV would be getting a free update to take advantage of the PlayStation 5's more powerful hardware. Now, the PS5 version of the MMO is in open beta, complete with new visual enhancements and smoother frame rates. Over on the PlayStation Blog, …

Back at CES 2021, AMD confirmed that the Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 7 5800 (non-X) will be coming this year for OEMs. As it seems, PC makers are finally starting to receive those processors, with Alienware being one of the first to include them as a configuration option. The …

The Corsair ONE is getting an upgrade for 2021, with CPU upgrades to the latest processors from AMD and Intel. The Corsair One a200 is now available with a Ryzen 9 5900X while the Corsair One i200 is available with up to an Intel Core i9-11900K. Besides the powerful new …

We've seen plenty of leaks for Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4 over the last month. We can now put an end to those, as the Surface Laptop 4 has been officially announced, complete with options for Intel 11th Gen Core processors or Ryzen 4000 series processors. There will be two AMD …

While online gaming has allowed for new ideas and many different ways to play games, the issue with these is that servers will inevitably shut down. Such is the case with a number of legacy Ubisoft titles, all of which will have their servers taken offline soon. On PC, a …

Creative Assembly have been consistently making video games for over 30 years. During this time, the Horsham, England based studio has become known for a number of high profile franchises including Total War, and the much-loved Alien: Isolation. The studio has now announced its latest expansion, making Creative Assembly the …