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Many trepidatious fans were left surprised following the release of the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie. What was first mocked for its initial character design and tone following the original trailer eventually turned into a surprisingly funny family friendly film.Thanks to its commercial success, a sequel was all but confirmed. …

Massive Entertainment serves as one of Ubisoft’s primary development studios. Responsible for the development of Far Cry 3 and The Division, Massive Entertainment was recently announced to be working on an open-world Star Wars game. Unfortunately, it seems as though fans will be waiting for quite some time, as the …

It looks like Sony’s new DualSense controller is facing some issues. Recently, some users have been reporting stick drift issues, which has led to an investigation that could result in a class action lawsuit.  Both Nintendo and Microsoft are being sued for similar problems. Stick drift is an issue that …

As part of Nintendo’s online service – Nintendo Switch Online – subscribers are able to play a handful of classic NES and SNES titles. Periodically, Nintendo will refresh its offerings, adding more games to the service. Four new titles will be joining the service on the 17th of February, bringing …

The stock market is a fickle beast, and yet it continues to be widely recognised as one of the main determining factors of a company’s value. In that respect, Embracer Group, the holdings company for a number of game companies including Gearbox and THQ Nordic, has now overtaken Ubisoft to …

As we’ve known for months now, Microsoft is in the process of acquiring ZeniMax Media and all of its subsidiaries, including Bethesda. The acquisition is due for approval from the EU in the next few weeks. To gain this approval, Microsoft is setting up a new subsidiary called ‘Vault’, which …

Rainbow Six: Siege has undoubtedly become one of Ubisoft’s greatest success stories. Though the game initially launched to a modest response due in part to a lack of content, the game has seen continued support from both Ubisoft and the game’s fans. Almost 6 years after its initial release, Rainbow …

EVGA has announced a set of new gaming peripherals. Besides the new X20, X17, and X15 gaming mice, EVGA has also introduced the Z20 and Z15 mechanical gaming keyboards. The new EVGA X series gaming mice are the world’s first to feature a triple sensor, from which two are LOD sensors. …

As the launch of Alder Lake processors comes closer, there has been an increase in the number of benchmark database entries for these CPUs. The latest Alder Lake-S leak comes via Geekbench 4, showing the performance of a 16C/24T processor.  First of all, unlike SiSoftware Sandra, Geekbench 4 hasn’t yet received …

We’ve known that AMD has some new Ryzen PRO series SKUs planned and now, those are beginning to leak. This week, a new Ryzen 5000G Pro CPU was detailed online, complete with 8 cores and 16 threads.  Over on Chiphell (via @momomo_us), a CPU-Z screenshot for this upcoming CPU was shared. …

Crash Bandicoot 4 came out a little too early to be part of the next-gen console launch window, but PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game are on the way this year. In addition, the game is also coming to PC and Nintendo Switch for the first time.  …

In the wake of the cancellation of E3 2020, the Summer Game Fest was established, which attempted to bring all of the many various game showcases and announcements under one single unified banner. Unfortunately, the Summer Game Fest suffered somewhat due to taking place over the span of many months. …

Ever since its founding in 2014, Playtonic Games has established itself as a reliable video game developer with a focus on creating games which harken back to previous video game generations. Following the release of Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair in 2019, the studio has remained mostly silent on its …

Grand Theft Auto V is one of the best selling games of all time. Released in 2013, the game has continued to sell incredibly well every year since. During Take-Two’s most recent earnings call, the video game holding company revealed that Rockstar’s juggernaut has now shipped a total of 140 …

UK owners of Valve’s VR headset, the Valve Index, are having some issues to kick off 2021. Due to Brexit and all of the associated changes in policies, Valve’s UK RMA/returns system is having difficulties, leading to delays in repairs and replacements.  This was pointed out to VR enthusiasts over …

Last year, Obsidian returned to The Outer Worlds with a new expansion ‘Peril on Gorgon’. The adventure isn’t over yet though, as a second expansion is on the way and according to reports, it’ll be releasing before the end of March.  The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon initially released on …

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 …