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Raven Software has been banning tens of thousands of cheaters from Call of Duty: Warzone on a very regular basis lately. Just ahead of the new season, another 50,000 accounts were banned and better yet, new anti-cheat software is also being worked on.  As of March 2020, over 500,000 cheaters …

darkFlash is a relatively new brand creating some unusual designs. Following the DLH21 “Luxury” , the company has now released the Blade-X, an ATX open chassis supporting up to 420mm radiators that can be placed horizontally or vertically. Like most open chassis, the darkFlash Blade-X looks to be great for showcasing …

Phanteks has not one, but two big launches today. Not only are we seeing the release of the T30-120 cooling fans, aiming to be the best 120mm fans on the market, but Phanteks is also launching the new Glacier One 240 T30 AIO liquid cooler. Developed in collaboration with SUNON, …

Cyber Security giants Norton and Avast are merging into a single company. Valued at up to $8.6 billion, depending on Avast shareholders' decision, this deal will see Avast being absorbed by Norton. As both companies turn into one, NortonLifeLock and Avast shareholders believe the merger “has compelling strategic and financial …

Teabagging is as old as the Halo franchise itself, with the act of crouching and uncrouching upon your defeated enemy being seen as a gesture of victory and bragging in the world of multiplayer first-person shooters. While 343i has attempted to create AI enemies which follow human patterns in Halo: …

Super Monkey Ball offered a fun and unique multiplayer party experience during its heyday in the early 2000s. Over the years, the franchise has been forgotten somewhat. SEGA seems to be looking to revive the franchise with the upcoming Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, and here to help is SEGA’s …

Team Fortress 2 recently had a resurgence in players but Valve hasn't really capitalised on that with new content updates. As we've seen with other Source games over the years, the modding community is now taking things into its own hands, with a new project aiming to rebuild Team Fortress …

Tetris Effect: Connect is the enhanced version of the 2018 puzzle game, produced by Tetsuya Mizuguchi of Rez and Lumines fame. The original game proved to be a critical darling, crafting an emotional ride through the use of music and visuals. Tetris Effect: Connected adds new modes, including multiplayer, and …

Back in 2019, Apple filed a lawsuit against software company ‘Corellium’, for selling virtualisation software for iOS on the grounds of infringement. Now, rather than taking the case to trial, Apple has settled the lawsuit, possibly due to mounting pressure over the locked-down nature of iOS.  In Apple’s lawsuit filing, …

2021 continues to be the year of delays as more and more titles get pushed back to 2022. The latest game to get such a treatment is the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection, which has now moved from next month all the way to 2022. Making the announcement on Twitter, …

Sony has been investing heavily in anime over the past few years. Following the acquisition of FUNimation back in 2017, the company recently completed its acquisition of rivalling anime streaming service Crunchyroll for $1.175 Billion. It seems the company is looking to consolidate its products, including Crunchyroll with its PlayStation …

Back in February of this year, it was officially announced that EA had acquired the UK-based video game developer and publisher Codemasters for $1.2 billion. Known best for their multiple racing franchises, more than half a dozen of the studio’s previous titles have now been added to EA’s game subscription …

We've seen a rise in the number of ransomware attacks in recent years, with a number of large companies being caught out. This time, it appears that Gigabyte has been affected by a ransomware attack, which reportedly saw the hackers steal 112GB of confidential information.  The group behind the attack …

Grand Theft Auto V continues to be Rockstar Games’ cash cow, bringing in billions for the company, and selling over 150 million copies. Expect this number to keep rising, as the upcoming ‘expanded and enhanced’ version of GTA V will reportedly run at 4K and 60fps – a massive leap …

It has been months since Google shut down its internal Stadia game development studios and publishing branch. As time goes on, we're learning more about why Google threw in the towel so soon, and it looks like rising game development costs had a lot to do with it. In preparation …

Apple is expected to release new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros later this year. Coinciding with this, supply chain sources claim that both new laptops recently entered mass production, with up to 800,000 units being made per month leading up to November.  The report from DigiTimes gives some extra credibility to …

By default, the Steam Deck will run SteamOS 3.0, Valve's own custom version of Linux. However, since the Steam Deck is an unlocked PC, there is nothing stopping someone from installing Windows on it instead. With Windows 11 currently on the way, Valve and AMD are working to ensure that …

While the film’s initial reveal was rife with controversy, the final release of the Sonic the Hedgehog film in 2020 was met with a surprising amount of enthusiasm from both dedicated fans and casual observers. Ahead of its sequel's release next year, it has now been revealed that Sonic's friend …

Back in June, we learned that Call of Duty would be skipping E3 again this year, with Activision planning to reveal the next major game in the series through Warzone. Things have been quiet since then, but according to reports, we'll be getting the long-awaited reveal next week.  According to …

For the last couple of weeks, Humankind has been reaching the top most pre-ordered games on Steam. With a lot of buzz around the upcoming 4X strategy title, Microsoft has now announced that the game will be coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC on day one.  Amplitude Studios and …

Given all the controversy surrounding Activision Blizzard at the moment, we weren't sure if Diablo 2: Resurrected would still have an open beta or even make its September release date. For now, it looks like everything will be going ahead as planned, with the remake's public beta beginning this week.  …

While video game announcements used to be centred around the Summer and E3, more and more video game events have been popping up in recent years. One such event is the Future Games Show. Taking place during Gamescom, 2021’s show is said to feature over 40 different games. Microsoft recently …

With the Back 4 Blood open beta set to kick off and RTX-supported title, Naraka: Bladepoint launching this week, it is time for a new GeForce driver update. The new driver is available today and aside from day-one optimisations for new titles, this driver also adds support for seven new …

One of the biggest advantages to the Steam Deck is the fact that it is essentially a mini PC, allowing owners to run their full Steam library with little to no incompatibility. That being said, for those who wish to treat the system as if it is a console, it …

Kolink is back with another set of mid-tower PC cases. The new Unity Nexus and Adapt cases set themselves apart from the crowd with swappable front panels, available in different designs for some additional user-customisation. Both cases offer similar levels of hardware support, with space for up to 420mm liquid …

For years, Steam has had a stranglehold on the PC gaming market. Whether for better or for worse, Valve’s client has become synonymous with PC gaming. For the past few years, Epic Games has been trying to break this monopoly, although it is seemingly much tougher than perhaps anticipated, with …

Elden Ring isn't coming out for five more months, but it looks like we may already have a look at the PC system requirements that From Software is targeting, following on from the game's Steam Store page going live.  This week, it was finally confirmed that Elden Ring won't be …

While Overwatch represented one of the first and biggest live-service titles of the modern era, the 2015 hero shooter was announced to be getting a full sequel back in 2019, with a release year expected to be 2022. Since then however, very little news has come out regarding the game, …

Ever since the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 back in 2017, we've been waiting to hear about a sequel with Monolith Soft back at the helm. According to reports this week, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 not only exists, but it is apparently nearly finished.  Recently, voice actress Jenna Coleman, who played …

Ever since Apple first began using OLED displays on the iPhone in 2017,  we’ve been hearing rumours about the first OLED display iPad. Apple went in a different direction with its 2021 iPad Pro refresh, adding a Mini-LED display. However, supply chain sources still claim that OLED equipped iPads are …