Gamers who prefer to avoid graphics software from AMD or Nvidia and its overlays might be using Steam's Performance Monitor, assuming they're playing games on the platform. Valve has just introduced an update, adding new metrics and frame generation detection. As first noted by SteamDB, the new Performance Monitor expands …
Read More »DOOM: The Dark Ages path tracing update adds seven in-game PC benchmarks
In a major update this week, id Software added Path Tracing technology to DOOM: The Dark Ages. This enhanced form of ray tracing allows for higher fidelity and more ray bounces. The update has also quietly added an array of new in-game benchmarks to the game for those looking to …
Read More »Gears of War Reloaded gets a second multiplayer playtest this weekend
Gears of War: Reloaded is launching very soon. To ensure the game's multiplayer servers and crossplay functionality are all working correctly, a playtest did take place last weekend, but many encountered issues. As a result, a second playtest weekend is now coming up. The Coalition and Microsoft have confirmed that …
Read More »EA’s Skate is just a few months away from release
EA's Skate games were a staple of the Xbox 360 era. A few years ago, EA announced its return after more than a decade. The game has been in open development since, with frequent playtests being held. Now, the latest version of Skate is just a few months away from …
Read More »Beat Saber announces surprise end of support for PSVR/2
In a surprising announcement, Beat Saber has officially ended support for PSVR and PSVR2 – with multiplayer being shut down early next year.
Read More »SEGA makes its ‘classics’ on mobile free ahead of delisting
Ahead of their official delisting, SEGA has made all of its classics on Android / iOS free, including Sonic; Crazy Taxi and more.
Read More »Return to Silent Hill film gets January 2026 premiere date
Following a lengthy bout of silence, the Return to Silent Hill film adaptation is officially set to come to cinemas in January of next year.
Read More »Devil May Cry 1-4 and a dozen more join GOG’s Game Preservation Program
GOG has added a bunch more titles to its Games Preservation Program, including Devil May Cry, Mortal Kombat and a dozen others.
Read More »Rumoured God of War spin-off reportedly pushed to 2026
The previously-rumoured 2.5D metroidvania God of War spin-off has reportedly been pushed back internally from this year to 2026.
Read More »Hades 2 Early Access development coming to an end
Supergiant has been hard at work on Hades 2 over the past year. The game's early access period is finally starting to wind down, with the studio putting the finishing touches on the game for PC players, opening the door for an eventual console release. In the latest Early Access …
Read More »Microsoft confirms ‘multi-year’ partnership with AMD for next-gen Xbox
At the Xbox Games Showcase last week, Microsoft announced its collaborative PC handheld, the ROG Xbox Ally. Now in a new video shared this week, Xbox president, Sarah Bond, teased the future via a continued partnership with AMD on chips. In an update video this week, Bond confirmed that Xbox …
Read More »The original 1997 Final Fantasy VII has officially sold over 15 million copies
In a surprising update, Square Enix offered new sales stats for the original 1997 Final Fantasy VII – having officially sold over 15 million units.
Read More »Dying Light 2, FFVII Reunion and more leaving PlayStation Plus
As they do each month, Sony has announced the line-up of titles set to leave PlayStation Plus in mid-July, including Dying Light 2, Crisis Core: FFVII and more.
Read More »ROG Xbox Ally’s leaked release date corroborated
Though yet to be officially confirmed, insiders are claiming that Microsoft plans to release their ROG Xbox Ally handhelds in late October.
Read More »AMD launches Ryzen 9000 Threadripper CPUs and Radeon AI Pro 9000 GPU
AMD has unveiled the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series and the Radeon AI Pro 9000 GPU series. These launches address a broad spectrum of use cases, from AI acceleration to professional applications. As seen on the slides shared by TechPowerUp, the new Threadripper 9000 series leverages the Zen 5 CPU architecture, …
Read More »Call of Duty: WWII, Warcraft Remastered and more coming to Game Pass
The second wave of titles for Game Pass in June 2025 has just been revealed. For the rest of this month, Game Pass subscribers can look forward to more Warcraft, Call of Duty and indie hits like Against the Storm. While announced previously, today marks the availability of Remedy's new …
Read More »Prime Gaming is offering free Tomb Raider trilogy, Saints Row and more
There are some great freebies to claim in June through Amazon Prime Gaming. From June 17th, those with an Amazon Prime subscription can claim DRM-free GOG codes for several classic games, including last year's Tomb Raider I-III Remaster. Today, six more free games are available to claim through Prime Gaming, …
Read More »BattleBit Remastered teases first update in over a year with ‘Operation Overhaul’
After more than a year of silence, the team behind BattleBit Remastered have announced Operation Overhaul – coming “soon.”
Read More »Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled surpasses 10 million copies sold
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled has hit a massive sales milestone, surpassing 10 million units since its launch back in 2019.
Read More »Stellar Blade sells 1 million units in 3 days on PC, pushing total to 3 million
In just 3 days, Stellar Blade sold over 1 million copies on Steam, pushing total units across both PC and PS5 to 3 million.
Read More »GTA 6 reportedly restarted development twice between 2016 and 2019
Grand Theft Auto 6 will be releasing almost 13 years after the previous game in the series, GTA V. In that time, Rockstar spent some time focusing its resources on Red Dead Redemption 2, and then underwent a huge change when company co-founder, Dan Houser, suddenly left the company. A …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 hits lows of 720p on Xbox Series X
Final Fantasy 16 had a surprise release on Xbox earlier this month. Now that gamers have had a chance to get a decent amount of playtime with the game, issues have arisen. The console benchmarking experts at Digital Foundry have published their test results for Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox …
Read More »Stellar Blade sets PlayStation record with highest single-player CCU on Steam
In the days following its PC release, Stellar Blade has broken records, becoming the biggest single player PlayStation title on PC with nearly 200,000 CCU.
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 actor teases “exciting news” this week
Despite reportedly being cancelled in 2022, it appears as though Rockstar is gearing up to announce current-gen versions of Red Dead Redemption 2 this week.
Read More »The Witcher 4 is being developed with a console-first mentality to hit 60fps
CDPR revealed that they are making The Witcher 4 with a console-first mentality. Even so, the Series S version hitting 60fps will be “extremely challenging.”
Read More »Summer Game Fest viewership nearly doubles to 50 million livestreams
2025’s Summer Game Fest has broken yet another personal record – with viewership figures increasing by 89% to 50 million viewers.
Read More »Microsoft reportedly working on “next generation” Xbox cloud servers
Microsoft is reportedly set to enhance its Xbox cloud game streaming servers with lower lag, improved bitrates, and higher resolution options.
Read More »PlayStation 5 monthly active users finally surpasses the PS4
The PlayStation 5 has finally surpassed the PS4 in terms of monthly users – with the current-gen system accounting for roughly 2/3rds of all active systems.
Read More »RX 9060 XT Roundup: ASRock, PowerColor and Sapphire Tested!
We put three 9060 XT 16GB partner cards through their paces today
Read More »PlayStation+ and Game Pass set to get price increases
The danger with subscription services is the ever looming threat of monthly price increases. As it turns out, both Sony and Microsoft may have price increases coming in the near future, for PlayStation+ and Game Pass. As part of Sony's annual business update this week, Hideaki Nishino, CEO of SIE, …
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