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Nintendo’s most recognisable mascot might not have received a voice until years after his 8-bit debut, but the distinct styling of Charles Martinet has been a staple in the Super Mario series for 28 years. Guinness World Records has now honoured Martinet with his own certificate, claiming the title of …

Today BoMenzzz takes us through the new entry in the Darksiders franchise - Darksiders III

Riot has been under a lot of scrutiny throughout 2018, following an exposé that highlighted discrimination in the workplace. Despite promising a “zero tolerance policy” against such behaviour, it wasn’t until dozens more victims came forward and a lawsuit reared its head that internal investigations began to produce results, now …

We've known for a few weeks now that Activision has started to take a bigger role in Blizzard's operations, with plans to cut costs and ship more games to boost profits. The first casualty appears to be Heroes of the Storm, which is having its development team downsized and future …

Metro fans haven’t had it easy lately, from reports of the movie adaptation failing to the upcoming video game sequel being delayed. Finally, in what seems like a turn of good fortune, publisher Deep Silver has revealed that Metro Exodus has now gone gold, bringing its release date forward by …

Scum aims to evolve the MMO survival scene with insane levels of customisation, where your knowledge of the environment and efficiency with survival will be the difference between life and death. So how long will you survive? Gamepires and Croteam are the studios behind Scum, released on 29th August 2018 …

Leo has a lot to say this week, and he bought an iPAD PRO, Gen 3. His first Apple product, ever !

Over the last few months, we've had a rather big list of games set to support Nvidia's new RTX 20-series features, including DLSS and real-time ray-tracing. One of the flagship titles for DLSS has been Final Fantasy XV, support for the technology has been available in benchmark form for a …

Nintendo has packed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to the brim, featuring every single fighter from the series' past and more. With the surprise reveal of Persona 5's Joker being the first DLC challenger to join the roster, all bets are off as to who the remaining four could be – …

Nintendo might be taking a more relaxed approach when it comes to content creators, but that doesn’t mean the company shies away from legal action when it needs to protect its intellectual properties. The Japanese video game firm is cracking down on hacked consoles that allow for pirated versions of …

Before the release of Street Fighter V, Capcom divided its fans by announcing that microtransactions would appear in the series despite being a fully-priced game. Now, optional in-game advertisements have made their way to the title and fans are not pleased. Capcom’s new “Sponsored Content” has enveloped the game in …

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 range has received a series of leaks in the run-up to its reveal early next year, but it seems as though the South Korean firm has managed to keep a lid on some details. That is until inside sources have revealed the rest in a …

ZeniMax might have settled its legal conflict with Doom co-creator John Carmack in October, but its battle with Oculus has raged on since. Fortunately, the feud with the Facebook-owned company has finally come to an end as ZeniMax and Oculus settle out of court. Way back in 2014, ZeniMax opened …

Google found itself probed by members of the House Judiciary committee yesterday, as the US government attempted to understand reported efforts to re-enter the Chinese market. CEO Sundar Pichai told the panel that the company had “no plans” at this time to relaunch its search engine after its removal in …

Reports of a new Nintendo Switch have been rampant as of late, with research firms suggesting it to be one of the only ways the company will get back on track to meet its lofty sales targets. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé disagrees with this analysis, stating that the …

It seems that almost every memory manufacturer has its own RGB offering these days, although prices set a pretty high barrier for entry if users want to spruce up their rig. Corsair has now come up with a temporary solution for those with extra DIMM slots spare, putting dummy RAM …

Rumours surrounding Microsoft’s second generation HoloLens peaked in July, suggesting that the company was switching from Intel to an ARM coprocessor in order improve battery life. A new report corroborates these rumblings, suggesting that the mixed-reality headset will feature Qualcomm's ‘Always Connected' Snapdragon 850 SoC. The current HoloLens seen on …

As part of KitGuru's visit to Edifier's speaker factory in Dongguan, China, we were treated to some early previews of products not yet available in the UK. Three of these were actually headphones – an area where Edifier is increasing its global presence at a rapid rate – as well …

Ubisoft delved into controversial territory earlier this year, highlighting keywords in chat that resulted in an automatic ban for the players that trigger them. After careful consideration, the developer is finally doing away with the system, continuing to quell toxicity with staff moderation and reviews. There are always casualties in …

The Qualcomm-Apple legal battle took an interesting turn yesterday as Qualcomm was granted a preliminary injunction to prevent Apple from selling some of its older iPhones in China. This includes popular models like the iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, iPhone 8 and iPhone X, all of which relied on Qualcomm modems …

It is no secret that Bethesda is trying to establish a foothold in the PC market with its own game launcher. Previously, most Bethesda games would launch on both Steam and Bethesda.net but that has started to change. Fallout 76 was the first game to skip Steam on PC and …

2019 is already shaping up to be another great year for Monster Hunter: World. Not only will the game be getting a Witcher 3 crossover, but Capcom has also announced the first full expansion, ‘Iceborne'. The Iceborne expansion will bring along new high-rank quests, new monsters, new map areas, new …

Qualcomm has been showing a lot of bravado when it comes to its legal battle against Apple, stating that it feels it is “near the end of this game” just last week. While the comment seemed unfounded at the time, Qualcomm has since scored a major victory, with the Chinese …

Back in September, Amazon began investigating employees after allegations emerged accusing employees of handing over user data in exchange for cash. The online retailer has since taken action against a number of staff expected to be involved in the distribution of insider information, dismissing them from the company. Several workers …

Capcom has had a great year, in large part thanks to the ongoing success of Monster Hunter World, which has kept players coming back thanks to special events, new hunts and crossovers. Monster Hunter World's last crossover saw us taking on the Rathalos from Final Fantasy XIV. Now this time …

Epic launched its own video game store last week, sporting an industry leading revenue split that significantly undercut its established rival. It seems as though this is causing waves among developers and publishers, as some have delayed and even outright cancelled their Steam launch in favour of the Epic Store. …

O2 has provided an update after last week’s major outage caused a nationwide loss of connection, compensating customers for their trouble. It’s understood that the UK mobile operator will be hunting for recompense itself, as reports suggest it could seek up to £100 million from supplier Ericsson. In an apology …

A new challenger has appeared for the title of Nintendo’s biggest UK launch on the Switch, and it seems as though nothing is slowing Super Smash Bros Ultimate down following last week's launch. Not only has Ultimate beat its predecessors to become the most successful launch in the series so …

The Walking Dead hasn’t fared well in the video game industry as of late, with publisher Starbreeze Studios suffering after developer Overkill’s efforts fail to grab the attention of the market. Fortuntely, Skybound Games is making headway with Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season, which now has a confirmed …

PC World occupies a huge block in the heart of London and, on Friday 7th December, that store was converted by MSI into a hands-on demonstration arena for the company's latest mobile and desktop gaming products. With the promise that we would also see something that no one has seen …