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When NieR first released in 2010, it was nothing more than a cult title enjoyed by a select number of fans. The game’s sequel, NieR: Automata however, which came out 7 years later pushed the series into new heights, far exceeded sales expectations and turned NieR into an important franchise …

Many titles released on the new generation of consoles have come with multiple graphics options, allowing players to prioritise certain aspects to the games. It would appear as though the upcoming PS5 exclusive Returnal may not need such options, as the game will reportedly run at 4K 60fps with ray-tracing …

Seagate is expanding its range of external storage solutions for PC gaming. There are two new external HDDs coming – the FireCuda Gaming Hard Drive and the FireCuda Gaming Hub, both designed to allow users to install their games and take them on the go. The FireCuda Hard Drive features …

This 850W power supply will set you back £95, making it a bit of a bargain in 2021

Back at CES 2021, ASUS unveiled a bunch of new gaming monitors for 2021. One of the more impressive showings was the Strix XG43UQ, the world's first HDMI 2.1 gaming monitor. Availability information wasn't available at the time of announcement, but now, ASUS has confirmed that this monitor will begin …

While the video game industry is often rather secretive when it comes to projects still in development, job listing can sometimes offer an insight into new and upcoming projects. Such is the case with Sony Santa Monica, who is hiring for a new project set in a “fantasy-based world.” Sony …

After a near 20-year long career at the studio, Jeff Kaplan has announced that he is leaving Blizzard, continuing a trend of long-term creative leads departing from the company. Most recently, Kaplan was in charge of Overwatch and had begun leading development on Overwatch 2. Kaplan joined Blizzard in 2002 …

Over the last few weeks, there has been a persistent rumour that Microsoft is in discussions to acquire popular chat app, Discord. The buyout offer is said to have been in the $10 billion to $12 billion range, but now, it reported that Discord is dropping negotiations and looking at …

Back when the Xbox Series X/S consoles were announced, we knew that Microsoft went for a fully-featured RDNA 2 GPU for the system, enabling compatibility with FidelityFX features. Now, AMD's additional graphics and performance enhancing features are officially coming to Xbox consoles, paving the way for these features to become …

Earlier this year, LucasFilm Games was officially revived and it was confirmed that the Star Wars games license will no longer be exclusive to EA. Around that same time, whispers about a Knights of the Old Republic remake began circulating once again and now, it is seemingly confirmed to be …

Acer is getting into memory and SSDs, teaming up with Biwin to produce Predator-branded RAM modules and M.2 SSDs. Through this partnership, we'll see Acer Predator Apollo and Talos memory modules, as well as the GM3500 M.2 SSD.  We'll start off with the SSD. The new Predator GM3500 uses a …

Earlier this year we saw AOC take its first steps beyond monitors and into the PC gaming peripherals market. AOC already has two headsets and now, there are two mechanical keyboards, two gaming mice and a new mousepad to add to that line-up.  In total, the new AOC Gaming series …

Apple's Spring Loaded event took place last night as planned and as expected, new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models were announced. However, the announcements didn't stop there, as Apple also unveiled a new Apple TV, new iMac models, AirTag and a new purple colourway for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini.

Microsoft's Edge browser picked up a lot of new users when it made the big jump to Chromium and soon, the browser will make some more big improvements. Microsoft is currently testing out a new performance mode for Edge, which aims to improve CPU, RAM and battery usage.  In a …

Yoko Taro was pushed into the limelight following the surprising critical and commercial success of 2017’s NieR: Automata. The creator has worked in the industry for 25 years, and appears to have no intention of stopping any time soon, announcing that he is working on a brand new title with …

Following on from some issues with its catalogue on Steam last night, Rockstar has pushed out updates for two older titles – LA Noire and Max Payne 3. The update now rolling out to owners of the games on PC unlocks all DLC for free. LA Noire is of course …

It looks like HTC will have a new standalone, wireless VR headset launching soon. Recently, an awards website leaked the HTC Vive Air, an unannounced VR headset.  The iF World Design Guide awards posted images for the HTC Vive Air this week ahead of an official announcement from HTC. As …

Earlier this month, the ESA finally began making some of its plans for E3 2021 official, announcing press conferences and appearances from a number of large publishers. At the time, Square Enix wasn't included in the list of participating publishers but as it turns out, they will be joining others …

As part of PlayStation’s Play at Home initiative, the console manufacturer announced that a number of games would be made available entirely for free, to thank fans and encourage social distancing. They previously revealed that Horizon Zero Dawn would be one of these titles – and all PlayStation players can …

Today AMD is releasing Radeon Software Adrenaline 21.4.1, complete with enhanced features including remote gaming functionality, customisation capabilities and better streaming and system monitoring tools. 

Many PlayStation fans were left disappointed when Sony announced that it would be closing its PS3 and PS Vita stores, meaning that players would no longer be able to purchase digital games on either device. The backlash from fans and the industry at large was swift and clear, and following …

We check out Intel's Tiger Lake H35 i7-11370H CPU inside this ASUS laptop

Just under two years after it was first announced that Apex Legends would eventually make its way to mobile, the first-person battle royale game is finally here – almost. The “specially designed for touchscreens” shooter will be entering beta this Spring, with a full release later on. Making the announcement, …

AUO has recently introduced ‘A.R.T.' (advanced reflectionless technology) for gaming and professional-oriented displays. During that same announcement, the manufacturer also introduced two new display panels, a 27-inch QHD with a 300Hz refresh rate and a 32-inch 8K4K for professionals. AUO developed A.R.T. to allow users to stay at the screen …

The Oculus Quest 2 has been a huge success for Facebook so far and it looks like it won't be replaced anytime soon. Recently, Oculus confirmed that there are tentative plans for a ‘Quest Pro' headset, but it won't be coming in 2021. During a Twitter Q&A session with Oculus …

The Windows 10 KB5001330 and KB5001337 cumulative updates released on April 13th are causing some problems for gamers. Users are reporting that following this update, performance in games has dropped, new error messages are appearing and there are issues with V-Sync and BSODs.  As reported by ComputerBase, it may be …

Xbox has had a relatively slow start to the generation. While PlayStation has already released multiple major first and second party titles, Xbox’s release schedule has looked much more bare, especially due to the delay of Halo: Infinite. The race has only just begun however, and it would appear that …

The UK government is intervening with Nvidia's planned acquisition of ARM. While Nvidia remains confident that the deal will close sometime in 2022, the UK government is claiming concerns over national security. UK Digital Secretary, Oliver Dowden, stated today that the government has officially issued an intervention notice. The UK's …

Over the last couple of weeks, we've seen two monitors listed at Chinese retail sites advertised with a ‘DisplayHDR 2000' logo. At the time, it was assumed that a higher tier was being added to the VESA HDR certification programme, but as it turns out, the logo is fake. In …

The DualSense controller represented a major evolution in the way video game haptics were implemented and used. Featuring a much greater level of precision than previous controllers, the DualSense uses all new voice coil actuators to much greater effect. Unfortunately PS4 games created without the DualSense in mind suffered from …