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According to insiders, the Halo franchise could be seeing a full-on reboot as part of its recent move from Halo Studios to Activision.

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Earlier this year, Microsoft kicked off the first part of its ‘Xbox Reset’ – aka a suite of mass firings and company consolidations. With part 2 of this reset having now officially commenced, the CEO of Microsoft was asked about the current happenings, with Satya Nadella claiming this ‘steamlining’ to be “great to see.”

Control Resonant launched this week and, having spent a few days with it myself, I’m already convinced Remedy has something special here. With launch now behind us, Remedy has now begun sharing details on what's next, including major feature updates like New Game+ and a Photo Mode. 

Console makers like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo often patent ideas for future features, though they don’t always make it to the consumer market. The latest console feature patent from Sony describes a system that would essentially turn your controller into a credit‑card reader.

Noctua and Forced Physics DCT have announced a joint research partnership to investigate how JouleForce micro‑channel array cooling could be adapted for desktop PCs and workstations. JouleForce arrays use geometry‑driven molecular collisions along micro‑channel walls to prevent boundary layers from forming, allowing heat to be extracted along the full length …

New GDDR7 memory packages could reach 32Gb and 48Gb densities between 2027 and 2028, according to a report from Golden Pig. These capacities would translate to 4GB and 6GB per chip, offering a notable increase over today’s 16Gb (2GB) and 24Gb (3GB) options. As spotted by VideoCardz Golden Pig’s post …

A new open‑source project, AnyPS5, aims to run PlayStation 5 games natively on Windows and Linux without traditional emulation. Listed on GitHub, the tool relinks PS5 executables into native formats for the host OS and reimplements the console’s system libraries for dynamic linking. Since the PS5 uses standard x86‑64 Zen …

LG has announced the launch and mass production of a 24.5-inch 720Hz Gaming OLED panel designed specifically for esports. The Full HD display delivers a 720Hz refresh rate alongside a 0.02ms response time, making it the highest refresh rate currently available in Full HD OLED displays. To achieve 720Hz at …

We've already heard some impressive stats around GTA 6 pre-orders, and the game has continued to climb up charts as we get closer to November. While we already expected the majority of copies sold to be on PlayStation, simply due to the PS5 being the market leader, Xbox has now …

While Hellraiser: Revival is heading towards its planned release date, another major film-tied horror game has been delayed. Saw Genesis will no longer be releasing into Early Access this year. 

In a surprise announcement, Call of Duty will finally be getting an operator skin toggle with the launch of MW4 Season 1.

The long-awaited Sekiro: No Defeat anime will officially premiere globally in January of 2027 – following its theatrical debut in Japan earlier this month.

After another successful year of updates, Saber Interactive have confirmed that Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 will be getting a 3rd year of post-launch support.

The Division 2’s long-awaited crossplay update will begin rolling out in November – albeit in somewhat of a staggered manner.

Our in‑house PC building expert, James, recently bought a new Samsung Galaxy smartphone on Amazon only to discover that he had unknowingly purchased an imported grey‑market device sold as a standard UK model. The situation left the phone without any manufacturer warranty and raised concerns that more UK buyers could be caught out by misleading phone listings on Amazon. 

Earlier this week, Microsoft revealed the next stage of its Xbox reset plan, which involves merging several studios and shuffling some IP around. Halo was moved to Activision, Turn 10 and Playground Games merged, and Obsidian Entertainment is now a Bethesda studio.

Quake Champions first launched way back in 2017, before going free-to-play in 2018. Now, eight years on, Quake Champions is no longer a free-to-play game. 

GeForce Now has a big week, thanks to the launch of Control Resonant, which launches today and will be available to play through GFN from day-one.

Following fan feedback, studio ShiftUp has announced that Stellar Blade on Switch 2 will now make its frame-generation an optional toggle.

Microsoft’s upcoming ‘Mythic’ Achievement has leaked early, giving insight into its visuals, sounds and how Xbox users can earn the Platinum Trophy equivalent.

Following the announcement of its ‘revival’, one insider has offered new details on how Destiny 2’s unvaulting will be handled by Bungie.

Representing the game’s biggest content drop yet, Arc Raiders’ Frozen Trail update has been officially detailed ahead of its arrival on the 8th of October.

Acer chairman Jason Chen has outlined his expectations for PC pricing over the next year, saying average selling prices may reach their peak around mid‑2027 before easing in the second half of the year.

It would seem that Asus recently suffered a security breach through its online store. In an email sent out to registered Asus eshop customers, the company confirms that it recently became aware of "unauthorised access" to customer order information, but no financial information was touched.

Almost two decades since the game was first officially announced, Ubisoft have reiterated the fact that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still in development.

The newly-independent Undead Labs has unfortunately had to part ways with a “significant” number of its developers following their split from Xbox.

In a surprise announcement, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and its sequel are set to come to Nintendo Switch 2 next week.

Despite being one of the most recognisable names in gaming, SEGA at one point wanted to outright cancel Sonic the Hedgehog as a franchise.

Xbox has announced that Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios, the teams behind Forza Horizon and Forza Motorsport, will merge into a single studio as part of the company’s ongoing restructuring.