Following on from rumours and leaks, today, ASUS and Noctua made their collaboration official with the ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition. This is the world's first graphics card to use Noctua fans and a tailored heatsink co-engineered by the cooling experts at Noctua. With the Noctua cooling solution, noise …
Read More »Capcom wants PC to be its main platform by 2023
While the PC platform saw a dip in consumer interest during the height of console gaming, the platform has made a massive comeback in recent years, with it nearing that of the console market in terms of revenue. One publisher which has been keeping its eye on the PC market …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Is Alan Wake Remastered worth the upgrade?
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Read More »First Intel Arc Alchemist desktop GPU expected to be available in Q2 2022
Renders of the alleged reference design of Intel's upcoming Arc Alchemist graphics card have been leaked. The render shows the reference design card will feature a two-fan cooling design in a long silver shroud and a black backplate with screen cooling. As reported by Moore's Law is Dead, the design …
Read More »Leaked Intel mobile consumer CPU roadmap details the Alder Lake-P and M platforms
What seems to be a leaked roadmap referring to Intel mobile consumer CPUs has been posted online, corroborating some rumours. Moreover, the roadmap also shows when production of the Alder Lake mobile platforms will start, giving us an idea of when we will see the first devices equipped with them. …
Read More »Silent Hill will be a PlayStation-exclusive developed by Kojima
The discussion surrounding the revival of Silent Hill has been a long and arduous one, with many details contradicting one another. It seems we may have finally gotten some concrete details on what exactly is happening. According to the latest rumour, a Silent Hill game is in development at Kojima …
Read More »Genshin Impact has generated $2 Billion in one year on mobile alone
While the mobile market is often forgotten, it continues chug along as the single biggest video game sector. An example of this can be seen by none other than Genshin Impact, which has now officially made over $2 Billion within its first year – the kicker being that this was …
Read More »PlayStation will acquire even more studios
2021 has been a massive year for PlayStation when it comes to acquisitions. This year alone, the console manufacturer has purchased 4 different studios. Despite this rapid influx of new talent, PlayStation is not done yet, claiming that they will be acquiring even more studios. Sony recently announced that it …
Read More »Nintendo patents DLSS-like feature for Switch
While Nintendo continues to deny that a Switch Pro exists, mounting evidence says otherwise. Following on from reports that multiple studios were in possession of ‘4K Switch' development kits, a new patent filed by Nintendo in 2020 confirms a long-running rumour regarding the Switch Pro. Nintendo filed a patent in …
Read More »Konami is working on new Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania and Silent Hill games
There has been a lot of discussion around Konami in recent months, with many sources claiming that the publisher is going to revive some beloved franchises. According to new reports this week, we're set for new Metal Gear, Castlevania and Silent Hill games. Silent Hill has been at the centre …
Read More »The PS5 now has its first 8K/60FPS game
It turns out that ‘8K' badge displayed on the box of every PlayStation 5 console might actually mean something. This week, the first 8K/60FPS game on PS5 was discovered, although there is a catch. The Touryst, a game that originally launched on the Switch in 2019, and then on PC …
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper 5000 series reportedly delayed to 2022
While many expected new Ryzen Threadripper 5000 CPUs to launch this year, plans may have changed. According to reports this week, AMD's upcoming Threadripper “Chagall” processors may have been delayed to 2022. None of this has been confirmed by AMD, but @greymon55 believes we won't see the AMD Ryzen Threadripper …
Read More »Phison’s new E26 Gen5 SSD chip for PCIe 5.0 SSDs is coming out next year
PCIe 4.0 is currently the fastest standard we have for consumer SSDs, but with Intel Alder Lake-S coming later this year, we expect to see the first PCIe 5.0 SSDs hitting the market in the near future. This week, Phison revealed that its PCIe 5.0 SSD controller is coming next …
Read More »Intel Core i9-12900K aparrently supports DDR5-8000 memory
The same leaker that shared the first Cinebench R23 single-core benchmarks for the Intel core i9-12900K has recently posted CPU-Z screenshots of the upcoming processor paired with 32GB of DDR5-8000 memory. According to the CPU-Z screenshots shared by @hw_reveal, the system featured a Gigabyte Z690 Tachyon motherboard. The DDR5 memory …
Read More »There is another Tomb Raider game on the way
Crystal Dynamics had a lot of success with the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy and it looks like the studio won't be leaving Lara Croft behind anytime soon. Currently, the studio looks to be hiring for a new Tomb Raider game, calling for candidates that can match the cinematic style of …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 will use Easy Anti-Cheat and cross-platform bans
DICE has had its fair share of problems trying to keep cheaters out of Battlefield games, so with Battlefield 2042, the studio is implementing new tools to tackle the problem. Not only will Battlefield 2042 shift to Easy Anti-Cheat, the same system used by Apex Legends, but it will also …
Read More »Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin launches March 2022, new demo available
Earlier this year, Square Enix announced Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, an action-focused spin-off to the long-running JRPG franchise. Now at the Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix has shown the game off once again, while also announcing a release date and a new demo version coming this year. Stanger …
Read More »Bluepoint Games’ next title will not be a remake
Following the recent announcement that Bluepoint Games had been acquired by Sony, many fans were left wondering what this means for the studio. Having worked almost exclusively on remasters and remakes since their founding, fans might have expected their next project to likewise be a remake. This however will not …
Read More »Corsair launches its first gaming monitor – the Xeneon 32QHD165
In the last decade, Corsair has been expanding into multiple new markets, launching peripherals, water cooling components, custom PCs and streaming gear. Now, Corsair is getting into gaming monitors too, starting off with the Xeneon 32QHD165. As the name implies, the Xeneon 32QHD165 will come with a 32-inch panel with …
Read More »The Game Awards 2021 returns in December
As the year is slowly coming to its end, we are getting closer to a new Game Awards ceremony. Like in previous years, The Game Awards 2021 will be held in December, but there will be a big difference compared to last year's event — it will be in person. …
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Read More »Konami’s eFootball 2022 is the worst-rated game on Steam
The recently launched eFootball 2022 might not be as good as many hoped. Users have been sharing screenshots of weird animations with deformed bodies and gameplay bugs that are just not acceptable for a game in 2021. The game launched less than 48 hours ago and already is the worst-rated …
Read More »Back 4 Blood PC system requirements announced
Following on from a successful beta in August, Back 4 Blood is set to officially release in less than two weeks. With that in mind, Turtle Rock Studios has revealed the game's finalised minimum and recommended PC system requirements. While Back 4 Blood will be available to buy via Steam …
Read More »Intel unveils Loihi 2 as neuromorphic computing research ramps up
Intel has been quietly working away on neuromorphic computing for years now, resulting in the first dedicated silicon, Loihi, back in 2018. Now this year, Intel is introducing Loihi 2, which brings significant improvements to performance, efficiency and more importantly, software and programming support to really push what this processor …
Read More »Sony acquires Bluepoint Games
Thanks to an accidental early reveal by PlayStation Japan, it was already known that Sony had intentions to acquire Bluepoint Games. Now that the ink has dried however, the console manufacturer has finally officially announced that Bluepoint Games has been acquired, making the studio the latest in a quick succession …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass reportedly surpasses 30 million subscribers
It has been made quite clear that Microsoft is going all in on Xbox Game Pass, viewing it as the future of the Xbox brand (and gaming as a whole). The console manufacturer has seen great success, amassing millions of subscribers, however a new slip of the tongue may have …
Read More »The ASUS x Noctua graphics card sticks to brown and beige colour scheme
In recent months, we've been hearing about a new partnership between ASUS and Noctua, which will see Noctua cooling technology utilised on an ASUS graphics card. Now, the first images of this collaborative GPU have surfaced. On the ASUS ROG Vietnam Facebook page (via Videocardz), the first renders of the …
Read More »Destruction All-Stars studio is working on a Twisted Metal game
The Twisted Metal franchise has been dormant for quite some time, although it appears as though the classic PlayStation Destruction Derby series is making a major comeback. Alongside the announcement of the Twisted Metal TV show – Starring Anthony Mackie – Lucid Studio who worked on Destruction All-Stars is reportedly …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise PC demo coming in October, full release in January
Just as promised, today during the Tokyo Game Show, Capcom shared more on its future plans for Monster Hunter Rise. The game initially released on Nintendo Switch back in March, but in January 2022, the game will also land on PC, ahead of its first major expansion in the summer. …
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