At GTC 2024, Nvidia revealed its plans for the upcoming Blackwell GPU architecture, which will feature GDDR7 memory. The event also featured the latest offerings from memory manufacturers, with Samsung leading the way. The tech giant unveiled its 28Gbps and 32Gbps memory modules, specifically designed for next-generation gaming GPUs. However, …
Read More »Former Naughty Dog director’s new game takes us back to the early days of Marvel
Since the closure of Visceral Studios and the cancellation of Star Wars project 'Ragtag', former Naughty Dog director and writer, Amy Hennig, has been at Skydance Media bringing a new action-adventure game to life. We've known for a while that this would be a Marvel project, but the official announcement still caught us by surprise.
Read More »Baldur’s Gate 3 wins Game of The Year award at GDC
The 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced, recognising some of last year's best video games. Baldur's Gate 3 took home the coveted Game of the Year award and three other awards, including Best Narrative, Best Design, and the Audience Award. Competing head-to-head with Baldur's Gate 3 was The …
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It's a custom-cooled prebuilt from EKWB, packing a 14900KS and RTX 4090
Read More »Nearly a dozen games are leaving PS Plus next month
As they do every month, Sony is set to remove a handful of titles from its PlayStation Plus Extra game subscription service in April. Fortunately, the console maker offers plenty of heads-up, with subscribers having a solid three weeks to give these titles a whirl. Updating its ‘Last Chance to …
Read More »Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is finally live
Announced all the way back in 2022, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile has been a long time coming. Following a delay and 50 million pre-registrations, the full fat Warzone experience is now on mobile. Making the announcement on their blog, Call of Duty’s Valerie Lee said “It’s here! Call of …
Read More »FPS mode, Fall Guys and more coming to Fortnite
Back in 2022, we reported on a leak which seemed to suggest that Epic Games was working on a first-person mode for their ever-popular Fortnite Battle Royale. Finally the team have revealed that they will indeed be releasing a first-person perspective option later this year – but only in creative …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s 60FPS mode gets graphical improvements
Much like Final Fantasy 16, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launched exclusively on PS5 with a performance mode that included just a few too many visual trade-offs. Fortunately, Square Enix has been working on it since the game's launch last month and now, a new update aims to make the game's …
Read More »PlaytronOS is a new Linux-based gaming OS for handhelds
The Steam Deck has been a success since it launched. One of its main advantages is its lightweight operating system and the Proton DirectX translation layer, which lets users play Windows games on Linux. However, Playtron, a startup company, aims to take this further with its new gaming OS. Playtron …
Read More »Blizzard is finally turning things around for Diablo 4 with massive overhaul
Diablo 4's third season has been disappointing but the developers have been making it quite clear for months that Season 4 is the one to watch out for, with a bunch of overhauls planned to reinvigorate the game in time for its 1-year anniversary. Last night during a new Campfire …
Read More »Intel’s latest Arc graphics driver brings more impressive performance gains
Intel Arc drivers have come along way since the first discrete GPUs from Intel first hit the market. Since launch, we've seen massive performance gains for older DirectX titles, as well as improvements for other APIs like Vulkan. This week's update brings more impressive performance gains, as well as support …
Read More »FSR 3.1 update allows frame generation and upscaling to run independently
Nvidia isn't the only company making announcements at GDC this month. AMD has now unveiled the latest version of FidelityFX Super Resolution, bringing us up to FSR version 3.1, which brings further visual enhancements.
Read More »Inno3D RTX 4070 Super Twin X2 Review
It's a stripped-back graphics card without a ton of features - but is it worth buying?
Read More »Epic Games Store coming to Android/iOS later this year
After years of legal battles and all sorts of shenanigans, Epic Games’ relationship with Apple has come to a mutual standstill – thanks to the EU’s new Digital Markets Act. With the law now in effect, Epic Games have announced that its Epic Games Store is coming to mobile devices …
Read More »Sea of Thieves’ 12th, 13th and 14th Seasons all detailed
Sea of Thieves will be one of the first titles from Xbox Games Studios to come to PlayStation – following in the footsteps of Pentiment and most-recently Hi-Fi RUSH. Ahead of this, the team at Rare have shared some of their plans for the game’s next 3 Seasons worth of …
Read More »Dreams’ live curation to end as game officially loses all support
A little under a year ago, Media Molecule announced that they would be ceasing support for their inventive game-creation toolset known as Dreams, with no updates planned for the future. The game is now taking a further step into its grave, with live curation support soon set to end. In …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 gets surprise PC update with improved FSR, HDR and more
Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best selling games of all time, with over 60 million copies sold since its release in 2018. Despite this, Rockstar Games has shown relatively little post-launch support for the title. Fortunately, the team have released a surprise update with notable fixes and …
Read More »The Lexar SL500 supports Apple Pro Res recording with the iPhone 15 Pro
Lexar's latest portable SSD has arrived, bringing with it faster speeds, USB Type-C connectivity and wide compatibility for gaming PCs and consoles, as well as smartphones like the iPhone 15. The Lexar SL500 Portable SSD features a slim, aluminium unibody, making it small enough to fit in the palm of …
Read More »New gameplay and characters announced for new Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi game
It has been a few months since Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero was announced. The game is still some ways off but we're slowly getting more gameplay, including a new showcase trailer featuring 11 new confirmed characters. During the latest gameplay showcase, we get confirmation of fan favourite characters, as well …
Read More »Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection gets extensive first update but many issues remain
The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection did not launch in the best state last week, swiftly leading to a very negative rating of the game on Steam. Aspyr is now beginning the process of fixing up the game, starting with an extensive first patch. The new update is now available …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 1 update brings FSR 3
The FSR 3 update has finally rolled out, improving the adoption rate of AMD's latest FSR version. However, there are some mixed opinions floating around...
Read More »Cooler Master GP2711 Review (Budget Mini-LED)
Proper HDR with 576 dimming zones - for £380?! Surely there's a catch
Read More »Konami reveals new Metal Gear Solid details in video showcase
Since its official announcement back in May of last year, many fans of the Metal Gear Solid series have been eagerly awaiting for additional information on MGS Delta: Snake Eater. Bits and pieces of information have been released since – with Konami now sharing a 20-minute presentation on the franchise …
Read More »Rise of the Ronin includes a bunch of neat QoL features
As games have gotten increasingly complicated, we have seen certain aspects of gameplay become more of a bother than necessary. Rise of the Ronin by Team Ninja appears to be doing all it can to streamline the process of playing the game itself, adding a plethora of cool quality-of-life additions. …
Read More »Overwatch 2’s next Season overhauls hero unlocks, monetisation and more
Overwatch 2 has not had the best of times since its release, with many of the game’s promised features being altered or outright cancelled. That said, the team at Blizzard do seem to be making some pretty big changes, hopefully making Overwatch a much-improved overall experience. Last month, Blizzard revealed …
Read More »Nvidia unveils next-generation ‘Blackwell’ GPU
We've heard through rumours that Nvidia's next generation graphics architecture will be formally named as 'Blackwell'. This week at GTC, Nvidia officially announced exactly that, with the Blackwell platform promising to usher in "a new era" of computing.
Read More »Ark: Survival Ascended, Diablo 4 and The Quarry are heading to Game Pass
We've been eagerly awaiting the addition of Activision Blizzard titles on Xbox Game Pass ever since Microsoft completed its acquisition of the company in late 2023. This month, we're finally getting the ball rolling, with Diablo 4 coming to Game Pass, alongside a slew of other titles over the next …
Read More »New PS5 Pro leak reveals more on PlayStation’s Super Resolution feature
Recently, we've seen a few leaks pointing towards the existence of the PS5 Pro. Sony reportedly has the spec mapped out, with plans for a higher clocked CPU and a beefier GPU. This will enable a new PlayStation Super Resolution feature, similar to AMD's FSR, apparently with the hope of …
Read More »Seagate FireCuda 520N 1TB SSD Review
Designed for a handheld or ultra-thin laptop, we check out this tiny SSD from Seagate
Read More »Overwatch 2’s PvE Missions may also be cancelled
Overwatch 2 has not had the best trajectory since its launch, with the free-to-play title losing many of its promised features over time. Following the announcement last year that one of the game’s primary selling points – its PvE campaign – was cancelled, its replacement is now reportedly also on …
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