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When the first Starfield leaks dropped and we got a look at the in-development version of the HUD, we figured that Starfield would ship with some survival elements. Those elements are still in place with some planets offering different hazardous effects. However, as Todd Howard confirms, these effects were dialled …

In recent years, Sony has been ramping up its development of ‘live service' games, in hopes of generating more recurring revenue through multiplayer hits, rather than consistently relying on single-player blockbusters. Sony reportedly has as many as ten live service games in development right now, but sources now claim that …

Next year's Graphics Technology Conference (GTC) will be held in the San Jose Convention Center, California. Nvidia's annual flagship GTC conference is scheduled for March 18th, 2024. While registrations have yet to open and information regarding Jensen Huang's keynote remains unknown, we now have a date to write on our …

AMD's FSR 3 upscaling technology has officially arrived. Late last week, two games were updated to showcase the feature - Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum. Both titles now have FSR 3, allowing users to jump back in and put it to the test. A key component of the FSR 3 launch is the introduction of Fluid Motion Frames, AMD's answer to Nvidia's Frame Generation tech, found in DLSS 3 supported titles. 

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Ever since Final Fantasy VII Remake was confirmed to be coming to the PlayStation 4, a great deal of speculation took place with regards to when/if the title would arrive on other systems. It was eventually ported to PCs however there is seemingly no sign of an Xbox/Nintendo version. According …

Earlier in 2023, Square Enix announced that their Marvel’s Avengers game would be delisted from digital stores after just two and a half years on the market, cementing the fact that the live-service title failed to capture fans in the way that the publisher was hoping. Just over 3 years …

In the past half a decade or so, the Monster Hunter franchise ballooned into becoming one of Capcom’s biggest, thanks primarily to the incredible success of Monster Hunter World – the first game in a long time to target home consoles. As such, the title never came to the Switch, …

Racing titles are notorious for having relatively short post-launch lives due to the fact that included vehicles and brands need to be licensed for the games. As such, while unfortunate, it comes as no surprise that 2017’s PlayStation exclusive Gran Turismo Sport will see its servers permanently go offline early …

Phanteks is expanding the D30 fan lineup with a range of D30–140 fans. These new 140mm fans with D-RGB lighting are based on the well-known T30 fans, which have been widely praised for their performance in different applications. Phanteks has devised bridge connections and screw cover plates that allow several …

be quiet! has added the Pure Loop 2 series to its line of AIO water cooling systems. Pure Loop 2 comes as an update to the original Pure Loop series, including significant enhancements such as a PWM-adjustable pump with ARGB LEDs and the new Pure Wings 3 PWM fans. The …

EK announced a one-of-a-kind cooling product for the PS5: a full-cover monoblock. The EK-QuantumX CoolingStation Monoblock for PS5 cools all of the key components of the PS5 while giving a unique look to your "console" with D-RGB lighting and a plexi cutout. It is attached using normal ATX motherboard stand-offs, making mATX enclosures ideal for a water-cooled PS5.

An apparent presentation leak has been shared online, seemingly detailing AMD's internal plans for its next two Zen architecture versions. This includes codenames, with Zen 5 referred to as Nirvana and Zen 6 referred to as Morpheus. The leak claims to show expected IPC uplift, new features and core counts.  …

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.0 dropped last week and this week brought in the launch of Phantom Liberty, the game's first and only major expansion. With all of the changes and new content added in this month, there were bound to be a few lingering issues. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red is off to a quick start, with the first Phantom Liberty patch arriving today...

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fan favourite title and we've been hoping for a return to the KOTOR series for a long time now. It looked like we were finally going to get exactly that when Knights of the Old Republic Remake was announced back in …

A recent report from a well-known Nvidia leaker suggests the upcoming GB202 GPU (Blackwell), which will presumably be used on the RTX 50 series flagship card, could be significantly faster than the AD102 GPU. According to kopite7kimi, the GB100 GPU (data centre use) will feature 8 GPC (graphics processing clusters), …

If you own a Gigabyte motherboard based on Intel 600 and 700 series chipsets, the newly released BIOS might be worth installing. The update brings a redesigned user interface, with changes made based on user feedback to make settings easier to navigate.   The new “Quick Access” feature simplifies access to …

It's a 4TB Gen4 SSD for under £200, but it does need some extra cooling to deal with the heat

With all the talk surrounding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a 3rd branch of the company is often forgotten about: King. Despite this, the mobile game publisher remains a huge part of the industry, with just one game – Candy Crush Saga – having raked in over $20 Billion since …

Back in August, we reported on the many different accessibility features which are set to be implemented into the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, including the ability to slow down the entire game at will (both for accessibility and to allow for cool photo mode opportunities). Now, the team at Insomniac …

As with the first game, the team at Techland have been adding a whole bunch of new stuff to Dying Light 2, from small changes and refinements, to entirely new gameplay styles. Techland seems to have no plans of stopping any time soon, as the studio has now released a …

Following the overwhelming success of Minecraft, we have seen the team at Mojang expand the IP outwards into other gaming genres. One such project was Minecraft Dungeons – a dungeon-crawling spin-off which released back in 2020. As the game sees its post-launch support ending, the team are celebrating Minecraft Dungeons’ …

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty has been a huge success so far, with the new content, combined with all of the gameplay changes found in Update 2.0, earning CD Projekt Red its redemption moment following the base game's rocky launch. However, as we heard previously, CD Projekt Red does not have …

A few months ago, Meta officially unveiled the new Quest 3 VR headset, with plans to launch later this year. Now just as promised at the most recent Meta Connect event this week, the launch date has officially been announced, with the newly upgraded standalone VR headset shipping on October …

This week brings about another GeForce Now library update. The headlining addition this week is obviously Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. If you have an RTX 4080 GFN subscription, you'll be able to run the game with all of its ray-tracing features switched on while also benefiting from RTX 40 exclusive …

Last night in a surprise move, Valve officially launched Counter-Strike 2. The new version of the shooter has replaced CS:GO and is now available to all for free on the Steam Store.  Counter-Strike 2 makes the jump to Valve's newer Source 2 engine. The game has had a graphical uplift, …

Yesterday we reported on a leak which outlined many details surrounding the upcoming – yet unannounced – Far Cry 7, stating that it will (among other things) feature a non-linear story with a hard 72 hour time limit. More details have since been released, with the upcoming open-world Ubisoft title …

Lies of P is the latest Souls-like to capture the hearts of fans, letting you play as the famous Pinocchio in a cruel, dark Belle Époque world. The team at NEOWIZ have been supporting the game greatly since its launch last week, with the title’s 1.2 patch now going live …

Alan Wake II is one of the most anticipated games of the year, with Remedy Entertainment’s upcoming survival horror title recently seeing previews go live from a bunch of different outlets. Said previews have all been pretty positive, and so to add to the good news, Remedy Entertainment confirmed that …

Over the past many years, Netflix has adapted a whole bunch of video games into anime, including Castlevania; Dragon’s Dogma; Tekken; and of course Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Now, the media giant has officially announced that they are working on an animated Tomb Raider series. Releasing a short ‘first look’ teaser trailer, …