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As the Epic Games Store continues to focus its efforts on maintaining a foothold within the PC gaming market, the digital storefront owner has now announced that it will be holding an Epic Games Store Spring Showcase, featuring “a curated collection of exciting new announcements, gameplay, developer insights and more.” …

We've known for a while now that the ESA is planning a digital version of E3 for 2021. Now, we know when the event will be taking place, although it still needs the backing of some major publishers.  The ESA is currently planning to hold a digital E3 between the …

It has been two years since BioWare first released Anthem and around 18 months since the studio decided to take the game back to the drawing board. Anthem's 2.0 update has been in the works for a long time now but we know very little about it. That could change …

CD Projekt Red has been hacked again, this time around though, it appears to be a much bigger deal. As confirmed by the company itself, an attacker has managed to breach CD Projekt's systems and obtain source code and other confidential files related to Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3.  …

Intel has confirmed that the entry-level H410 and B460 motherboards won't support 11th Gen Intel Core processors. The remaining Intel 400-series motherboards will support these processors when using an updated BIOS. This information came from Intel itself, on a support page to help people that may not be able to boot the system …

Later this week at the Tokyo International Forum Hall, fans will gather to experience a live orchestral performance of the music of Final Fantasy VII Remake. In a surprise announcement, it was revealed that the concert will include information on some new Final Fantasy VII Remake “content.” Making the announcement …

Historically, SEGA’s support for the PC platform has been underwhelming, especially when it comes to certain franchises. The publisher has slowly been improving on that front, bringing titles such as Persona 4 Golden to the platform. Next, it looks like a number of Sonic titles may also find their way …

We've been expecting Nvidia to launch the non-Ti variation of the RTX 3060 soon but now we seem to have a proper launch date. According to reports this week, the RTX 3060 will launch in just a couple of weeks.  According to sources cited by wccftech, Nvidia has begun telling …

As more and more people get their hands on the latest consoles, developers and publishers have begun to upgrade many of their live service titles to offer higher performance modes, taking advantage of this new hardware. The latest title to receive a PS5 patch announcement is Final Fantasy XIV, which …

Recently, EA officially confirmed that a new Battlefield entry would be revealed and released this year. Other than that however, the publisher has provided little to no information on the next entry in the first-person shooter franchise. One leaker has now offered some details on what fans can expect from …

At this point, Halo: The Master Chief Collection is complete on both Xbox consoles and PC. So what's next for the MCC development team? It looks like we'll be finding out quite soon, with 343 Industries teasing a ‘new place and way to play'.  In the latest Halo Waypoint developer …

It has been years since Shadow of Mordor introduced us to the Nemesis System, a dynamic in-game mechanic that turns NPCs into long-term rivals throughout the single-player campaign. Many of us expected to see similar systems appear in other games over the years but there have been very few attempts …

Last week, Square Enix officially announced ‘Endwalker', the next expansion for Final Fantasy 14. Now, the development team's pre-expansion patch plans are beginning to come to light, with the first arriving in April. Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5 is coming on the 13th of April, coinciding with the game's open …

As SSDs are getting closer to reaching the theoretical speed limit of PCIe 4.0 x4 interfaces, Silicon Motion has started to develop PCIe 5.0 SSD controllers for the next generation of NVMe M.2 SSDs. Currently, there are PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs capable of transferring data at over 7GB/s. Although PCIe 4.0 …

We've already had one Intel Core i9-11900K benchmark leak, but an updated test run this week shows improved performance. In a new Geekbench 5 run, the Core i9-11900K scored over 1,900 points in the single-core benchmark and 11,000 points in the multi-core benchmark.

It seems that Nvidia has changed the specifications of the RTX 3080 Ti graphics card. As per a new report, both the GPU and the memory configuration have been modified, with the latter being the most affected. Earlier reports and listings suggested that the RTX 3080 Ti would feature 10496 CUDA …

Razer is about to launch the Razer Thunderbolt 4 Dock Chroma, a universal dock with 10x ports and RGB lighting to greatly expand and centralise connectivity for your setup.  Featuring Thunderbolt 4 interfaces, the Razer Thunderbolt 4 Dock Chroma allows users to transfer data at blazing fast speeds, connect to multiple displays …

Shortly before the release of Hitman 3, IO Interactive announced that it was planning to support Hitman 2 level imports on PC after all. However, due to the game's Epic Games Store exclusivity, coming up with a solution for those who own the game on Steam is taking some time. …

Earlier this week, Cyberpunk 2077 modders noticed a security issue with the game, as there was a vulnerability that allowed crafted save files to execute rogue code. This would make downloading any modded save file for the game a risky move. Now two days later, CD Projekt Red has released …

This week, Square Enix announced the next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV. The new expansion will be called ‘Endwalker' and it is coming out later this year.  The Shadowbringers story was wrapped up in late 2020, leaving this year wide open for new content. The new Endwalker expansion will be …

Last September, Ubisoft announced that it would finally be returning to the Prince of Persia series, starting off with a remake of The Sands of Time, the first game in the series. The game initially targeted a January 2021 release date but was later pushed back. Now, the game has …

Apple's VR headset is starting to take shape, with a recent report claiming that it will feature two 8K displays and come in at a very high $3,000 price tag. We've heard recently that Apple is building a ‘niche' VR headset to launch in 2022. We also heard that it …

While each game publisher approaches its game sales differently, Capcom has historically been much more transparent than most when it comes to disclosing how well its games and franchises have been performing. The publisher has now updated its list of best-selling games and franchises, revealing some interesting details. Unlike most …

Last month, Antec began expanding on its FLUX series of cases with the airflow-focused DF700. Now this month, another case is joining the family – the Antec P10 FLUX mid-tower. Due to the rising cooling requirements of high-end CPUs, such as Intel’s 10th Gen Core series or AMD’s Ryzen 5000 …

Today, Razer is launching the Huntsman V2 Analog, a new keyboard with Razer's brand new Analog Optical keyboard switches. With the introduction of analogue input, true full-range directional motion can be achieved on PC. Users can also adjust and program each keystroke down to the millimetre.  These Analog Optical switches have …

The Silent Hill franchise is famous for many things. One of its most iconic facets however is its music. Composed by Akira Yamaoka, the identity of Silent Hill is tied to Yamaoka in many ways. As such, the composer caused many heads to turn when he claimed that his next …

While film adaptations of video game franchises have typically underwhelmed both critically and commercially, the Resident Evil series of films managed to be a major success in at least one of these fronts. As such, following the conclusion of the Milla Jovovich-starring series, it was announced that there would be …

World of Tanks is a hugely popular MMO with a focus on PvP encounters all taking place between historical tanks. Since its launch in 2010, the game has seen massive success across its many platforms, including PC. While PC players in the past would have to install and launch the …

Back in late 2019, Blizzard announced both Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2. Neither game has been given a release date yet, but many had hoped we'd see at least one of them in 2021. This week, Activision Blizzard confirmed that this won't be the case. During Activision Blizzard's quarterly earnings …

After teasing it in 2020, MSI has finally detailed the specifications of the MPG Artymis 343CQR. Aimed at gamers, this monitor features a curved ultrawide panel and 165Hz refresh rate.  The MSI MPG Artymis 343CQR comes with a curved (1000R) 10-bit (8-bit + FRC) VA panel with a UWQHD resolution (3440×1440), …