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The first six months following Cyberpunk 2077’s release were filled with bug fixes. We’ve known for a while now that CD Projekt is planning new content and a next-gen console patch for the second half of the year, which we may hear more on soon as the studio has begun …

With each new generation, the files sizes for games have increased more and more, with the PS4 and Xbox One generation seeing games reach as big as 175GB.This led to fears that the latest generation of games would be even bigger. It seems this may not be the case, as …

About a year after Nvidia released the RTX 20 series, the company refresh the line-up with the RTX 20 Super variants. Based on this, Nvidia may do the same with the RTX 30 series, and according to a new rumour, that should happen early next year for the laptop GPUs. …

When Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were first announced, many fans were left disappointed by the initial reveal trailer due to the remake of the DS classic looking in many ways worse than the original game. In the months since, it seems studio ILCA has heard this feedback, as …

Being combat-focused games that require precise and calculated moves in order to ensure survival, the Dark Souls series benefits greatly from running at 60fps. Unlike on PlayStation however, which saw Dark Souls 3 get a PS4 Pro patch, the Xbox received no such thing – limiting the game to 30fps. …

Back in January 2020, EA announced that Respawn Entertainment founder, Vince Zampella, would be moving to DICE LA to oversee the studio. Now, the studio is rebranding, now known as Ripple Effect Studios and will begin working on its own non-Battlefield project. DICE LA was previously one of several studios …

It has been years since Amazon first debuted its game engine ‘Lumberyard’ but we may finally start to see more games utilising it in the years to come. This week, Amazon made its engine open source, rebranding it as the Open 3D Engine.  Writing about the transition to open source, …

Back when OnePlus first hit the smartphone scene, it aimed to offer the ‘flagship killer’, designing an affordable smartphone with competitive performance that undercuts larger brands on price. Eventually, OnePlus ended up making flagships of its own and prices creeped up, although the company may finally have a new device …

While Pokémon GO may have seemed like a temporary craze which took over the zeitgeist a couple years ago, the mobile game from The Pokémon Company and Niantic has continued to bring in hundreds of millions of Dollars, with the latest figures confirming that not only has the game surpassed …

While PlayStation has been leading the pack with regards to console sales for the past generation – and early numbers seem to suggest a similar lead with PS5 – the disparity between Xbox and PlayStation consoles is still rather competitive. It seems that Game Pass has had an effect on …

Assassin’s Creed was reinvented a few years back with Assassin’s Creed Origins, kicking off a new RPG era for the series. As it turns out, Ubisoft is already working on the next major change to the franchise, known as Assassin’s Creed Infinity.  According to sources familiar with the matter speaking …

Alongside the popular Humble Bundles, the service offers its own monthly subscription service. Humble Choice, as it is known, offers up to 12 games each month depending on your subscription tier. For July, the dozen games made available include Yakuza 3, DIRT 5 and more. For the month of July, …

According to a roadmap we shared a few days ago, we are still more than a year away from the release of consumer Intel Sapphire Rapids CPUs. However, considering there are already benchmarks of dual-socket systems equipped with Sapphire Rapids CPUs, the server-grade processors might be coming sooner rather than …

Nacon Connect 2021 allowed the company to show what its studios have been working on. During the conference, Nacon revealed multiple new games, detailed some others it had already announced, and introduced new gaming peripherals. The event started with a new trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong, a spin-off …

PlayStation Now subscribers are in for a treat this month. With titles such as Nioh 2, Red Dead Redemption 2, Moving Out, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and Nascar Heat, July’s games are already a touch above the average month. However, the cherry on top is the addition of Judgment and …

Shortly after Apple unveiled the first M1 powered Mac systems, rumours began swirling about the company’s next gen chip. According to reports this week, we’ll be seeing the Apple M2 relatively soon, with plans to introduce the chip in new Macs in the first half of next year.  According to …

Ahead of E3 last month, rumours had many believing that a Nintendo Switch Pro would be announced ahead of or during the event. The event came and went with no new Switch news, but that changed today, with Nintendo announcing the Nintendo Switch OLED Model.  Officially known as Nintendo Switch …

Recently, Sony announced two more PlayStation Studios acquisitions, nabbing Housemarque and Nixxes. It is widely believed that a third acquisition is also set to be announced, likely to be announced during an upcoming State of Play stream.  While Bluepoint Games recently updated its Twitter bio to point out that it …

Thermaltake is revamping its power supply offerings this month with the new ‘TT Premium Edition’ Toughpower GF1 1000W and 1200W PSUs. Both new units are 80Plus Gold certified and feature a hydraulic bearing fan with intelligent RPM controls. Like many modern power supplies, the Toughpower GF1 will stop the PSU …

Earlier this year, we learned that MSI was preparing its first line of storage devices. Now, the company has announced its new Spatium M.2 NVMe SSDs, including PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 3.0 options and capacities up to 2TB.  The MSI M480 SSD is a PCIe 4.0 using NVMe 1.4 technology, …

Back in 2012, the developers of Mount & Blade: Warband – Napoleonic Wars DLC announced a game called Battle Cry of Freedom. This game has been in development for nine years, with developers giving continuous updates along the way. This week, the game finally appeared on Steam, pointing to a …

Shortly after announcing the Oculus Quest 2 last year, Facebook confirmed that the new standalone VR headset would replace the original Quest and eventually, the Rift S too. We’ve now reached the end of the Oculus Rift S lifecycle, with stock finally running out on the Oculus Store.  Back in …

It has been almost eight years since Grand Theft Auto V released and it doesn’t look like the game is going to be usurped anytime soon. According to reports this week, Grand Theft Auto VI is still several years away.  Tom Henderson, an insider that recently rose to prominence after …

Cyberpunk 2077’s beta version has been hiding on console copies of the game since launch. By disconnecting a console from the internet and launching the game directly from the disc, an older September 2020 build of the game can be played, revealing cut content and other changes made in the …

Edifier is looking to shake up the earbud scene this year with its own AirPod competitors. The Edifier GM5 earbuds are aimed at the gaming market, packing aptX adaptive audio decoding and up to 32 hours of battery life. The Edifier GM5 earbuds feature the latest Bluetooth v5.2 wireless connectivity, …

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is not coming out this year, but spin-off title, Bloodhunt, likely is. The multiplayer game previously had pretty tame PC system requirements, but following a recent alpha playtest, the system requirements for this game have been updated with higher-end hardware.  Previously, the Steam listing for …

Mortal Kombat 11 has been receiving updates since launch in 2019, but after two years, the Aftermath DLC, and 12 additional characters, the developers are ending work on the game. Moving forward, NetherRealm Studios will be focusing its resources on its next game. The news was shared by the official …

Yesterday, Apex Legends was targeted by a hacker who had successfully hijacked the servers, making the game unplayable for some. As it seems, this hack was a form of protesting the current state of Titanfall 1, which is suffering from issues with cheaters.  This past Sunday, those interested in playing …

The MSI Bravo 15, an entry level gaming laptop, is now being updated with AMD’s Ryzen 5000H mobile processors. The laptop also comes equipped with an RX 5500M discrete GPU for mainstream gaming.  The Radeon RX 5500M may be a previous-gen GPU, but it can still offer decent gaming performance …

More details about the AMD 4700S processor desktop kit have come to light, and apparently, it’s actually based on the PlayStation 5 SoC, rather than the Xbox Series X/S chip. Moreover, additional benchmarks results have also been posted online and compared to an Intel Core i7-11700. Initially, it was thought …