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On Friday we published our review of the Stormforce Prism 1089 prebuilt gaming desktop. Unfortunately, we ran into issues with it pretty quickly in what can only be described as a quality control issue. A lack of care had been taken putting the system together. Now, Stormforce has acknowledged the issues and is looking to tighten things up before any more of these systems go out to paying customers.

After well over a decade, Minecraft is set to get its first major graphics overhaul with the Vibrant Visuals update; bringing new volumetrics and more.

Despite being an already solid upgrade, the PS5 Pro version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows will get further enhancements in a future update.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows launching day-one on Steam seems to be paying off, with the title having now broken a record for the franchise.

Capcom is gearing up to release its first Title Update for Monster Hunter Wilds – with a Showcase set to go live tomorrow.

Cherry has made a significant foray into the wireless audio segment with the launch of the Cherry Xtrfy H3 Wireless, its first multi-platform wireless gaming headset. This headset aims to bridge the gap between professional gaming audio and everyday versatility, offering a blend of gaming-optimised sound, customisable EQ settings, and …

Microsoft unveiled significant advancements in DirectX Raytracing (DXR) 1.2 at GDC 2025, addressing core performance bottlenecks that have traditionally hindered ray tracing adoption. Moreover, it announced that DirectX 12 will soon support neural rendering and cooperative vectors, but it should still take some time before we see them in action. …

Nightdive Studios' long awaited System Shock 2 remaster finally has a release date. The 25th Anniversary remaster of the beloved 90s RPG will be launching for PC and consoles in June.

Recent leaks have suggested that the next Xbox will be a more open system, like a living-room friendly PC. Now, a recently posted image from Microsoft itself seems to back that idea up. 

The relentless pursuit of memory overclocking records has witnessed another milestone. Renowned overclocker HiCookie achieved a new DDR5 world record, pushing the boundaries of memory speed to an astounding 12,752 MT/s (DDR5-12752). This feat was achieved using the Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Tachyon Ice motherboard, a 24 GB V-Color Manta XFinity …

Following some successes and notable failures, Xbox head Phil Spencer claims to have “learned” from past mistakes when it comes to video game adaptations.

The next game from Housemarque, Saros, will be the studio’s biggest title yet – though will still come in at well under $100 million to develop.

Fractal Design is bringing the popular North XL case to those with Reverse Connector motherboards.

Razer has unveiled Wyvrn, a comprehensive developer platform integrating AI to streamline game development and enhance player experiences.

For the first time in over a decade, Plants vs. Zombies is set to come to a suite of new and old devices, with PvZ Reloaded having now been rated in Brazil.

PowerColor's Red Devil is back and we review the new RX 9070 XT model

Sapphire's Nitro+ series is back and it is better looking than ever

A ton of excellent indie titles are leaving PlayStation Plus next month, including Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Animal Well.

After just 24 hours on sale, Monster Hunter Wilds rocketed to the top of 2025’s best-sellers list (in the US) - followed by Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

The unique handheld console from 2022 (PlayDate) is getting a permanent price increase next week - going from $199 to $229 USD.

Thrustmaster is making its debut in space simulation with its new SOL-R 1 flightstick and SOL-R 2 HOSAS Space Sim Duo. Both products will grant you a more immersive experience in titles like Elite Dangerous.

GSC Game World has been hard at work on patches for STALKER 2. The latest update, Patch 1.3, does not disappoint, packing another 1200 fixes and improvements.

Earlier on in the console generation, the Xbox Series X/S systems appeared to be doing fine, continuing sales at the same pace as the Xbox One generation, while Sony ate up the majority of marketshare with the PS5. Now, analysis shows that the Xbox Series X/S systems have fallen behind the Xbox One in sales. 

During GTC 2025, Nvidia unveiled its RTX Pro Blackwell series of workstation and server GPUs, a significant leap forward for professionals across AI, technical, creative, engineering, and design disciplines. 

Though it never came to be, Disney reportedly had plans at one point in the past to create a connected Marvel Gaming Universe.

Helldivers 2 is set to get perhaps its biggest Warbond yet, adding a hunting rifle, revolver and even a hover pack – going live tomorrow:

Following months of no news, Xbox has now teased the much-anticipated Hollow Knight Silksong – possibly hinting at a 2025 release.

To cap off the month of March we are getting Octopath Traveler 2, the Blizzard Arcade Collection and more on Xbox Game Pass for PC, Console and Cloud.

While Avowed has had a mostly positive reception, one of the criticisms of the game was the simple fact that character builds are quite restricted by the game's skill point cap. Obsidian is making up for that with its latest patch. 

Despite being announced five years ago, we have still yet to see the release of Ark 2. Studio Wildcard is now bridging the gap for fans once again, this time with the first new content expansion for Ark: Survival Ascended.