CD Projekt Red has had a very rough year, with the disappointing release of Cyberpunk 2077 tarnishing the studio's reputation. Earlier this year, some financial analysts did suggest that this launch could prime CD Projekt Red for a takeover or acquisition by a larger entity, but the studio this week …
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DICE head of design leaves studio following rough Battlefield 2042 launch
Fawzi Mesmar, head of design at DICE, is leaving the studio. Fawzi has been responsible for leading creatives on projects like Star Wars: Battlefront II, Battlefield V and Battlefield 2042 since 2019. As reported by VGC, Fawzi has been planning to exit DICE for some time and a successor is …
Read More »AMD driver code confirms RX 6500M and RX 6300M laptop GPUs
Earlier this week we learned about AMD's plans for entry-level RX 6000 GPUs for desktop and now, it seems we have new details on similar GPUs for the laptop segment. The latest Radeon driver code seems to contain references to two unannounced laptop GPUs – the RX 6500M and the …
Read More »Jump Force is being removed from sale next year, online features will be shut down
Despite only just finishing DLC development earlier this year, Bandai Namco has announced plans to shut down Jump Force's online services and remove the game from sale next year. In a surprising announcement today, Bandai Namco revealed that it will be shutting down all online services for Jump Force on …
Read More »Genshin Impact beats Fortnite with highest first year gaming revenue ever
Genshin Impact has had an interesting first year. From being viewed as a simple Breath of the Wild clone pre-launch, to its massive and continued success following its release, the game has managed to break a few records along the way too – managing to achieve the highest first year …
Read More »Stadia timed-demos expand to include Control and Riders Republic
One of the big benefits of cloud gaming is the instant access to games, without the need to wait for installs or downloads. It also paves the way for developers to offer limited-time access to titles in a controlled way, without needing to spend resources and development time creating a …
Read More »Microsoft and SEGA form ‘strategic partnership’
Back in 2019, Microsoft and Sony formed a “strategic partnership”, with Sony agreeing to utilise Microsoft's cloud technology to develop next-gen streaming products. Now, Microsoft is forming a “strategic alliance” with another Japanese company – SEGA. First things first, this is not an acquisition. Sega has long been rumoured to …
Read More »Stock surge pushes Microsoft ahead of Apple as world’s most valuable company
Back in 2019, Microsoft became the third company ever to reach a $1 trillion market cap, coming in just behind Apple. A few months ago Microsoft began to catch up to Apple, crossing the $2 trillion mark and now as of today, Microsoft has overtaken Apple as the world's most …
Read More »Control, Tomb Raider and more are free with Prime Gaming
While not viewed in the same echolon as services such as PlayStation Plus and Xbox Games with Gold, Twitch’s Prime Gaming service offers many titles for free each and every month to all those with a Twitch Prime subscription. November is looking to be the service’s best month yet, with …
Read More »God of War is officially the 2nd best selling PlayStation game ever
God of War’s 2018 soft reboot was created to inject new life into a classic PlayStation franchise which had started to feel stale. Evidently, it did just that, as the game went on to become a massive success, winning Game of the Year, selling millions of copies and putting Kratos …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 is the ‘most profitable’ Final Fantasy game ever
There have been many Final Fantasy games over the years, some more popular than others. At this point, the most profitable game in the series is none other than Final Fantasy XIV, which just recently surpassed the 24 million players milestone. Final Fantasy XIV had a rough start, but after …
Read More »AMD RX 6600 Review ft. ASUS and Gigabyte
We check out the latest GPU from AMD - the RX 6600
Read More »PlatinumGames drastically improve Babylon’s Fall’s graphics
Babylon’s Fall has had an interesting development. Originally announced all the way back in 2019, the game was initially met with excitement. Unfortunately, a more recent trailer was met with great skepticism due to what appeared to be ugly and unclear graphics. The team at PlatinumGames clearly took this to …
Read More »Randy Pitchford reportedly stepping down as Gearbox Software head
Update: In a statement sent shortly after publishing, a Gearbox representative sent over the following statement: “There is no validity to this claim, and Randy Pitchford will NOT be stepping down as the CEO of Gearbox Entertainment Company.” See our updated articled HERE. Back in February, Embracer Group acquired Gearbox …
Read More »X570Silence – ASUS and Gigabyte Motherboards Review
X570S is here and Luke checks out two options from ASUS and Gigabyte
Read More »Netflix acquires Oxenfree studio for push into gaming
Netflix is continuing its push into the video game market. Shortly after beginning public testing for game streaming, Netflix has now acquired its first video game studio – Night School Studio, best known for the indie game ‘Oxenfree'. Night School Studio made a name for itself back in 2016 with …
Read More »Valve’s Steam Deck APU could also be used for a standalone VR headset
This week, many outlets began posting new hands-on previews for Valve's upcoming handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck. Interestingly, one of these previews took an interesting turn, suggesting that the Steam Deck APU could also be repurposed to power a standalone VR headset. Valve launched its own high-end VR headset, …
Read More »Chernobylite Review
We check out Chernobylite - a game made possible by Kickstarter
Read More »KitGuru Games: Death Stranding is the BEST open world game EVER
With Death Stranding: Director’s Cut arriving today, I have decided to take a look back at the game, and will make the argument that Death Stranding is in fact one of the smartest and most involving games I have ever played in terms of the gameplay, making it in my opinion the best open world game, and one of the few that actually deserves to be an open world.
Read More »Eve Spectrum 4K/144Hz Monitor Review
The Eve Spectrum is here - but is it really as good as it's cracked up to be?
Read More »GFN database vulnerability may have leaked a ton of unannounced games
Over the weekend, Xbox first-party studio, Arkane, suffered a leak showcasing an in-development build of Redfall, due to release in 2022. Now this week, there seems to be more leaking from Xbox's first-party line-up, and thanks to an Nvidia database leak, we also have some hints towards other unannounced titles, …
Read More »Nvidia is reportedly refreshing the RTX 2060 with 12GB of VRAM
The on-going chip shortage could see some older GPUs pushed back into the spotlight. According to reports this week, the RTX 2060 will be reemerging in early 2022 with upgraded memory, pushing the VRAM from 6GB to 12GB of GDDR6. Nvidia had already relaunched the RTX 2060 with its original specs back …
Read More »Day’s Gone studio may be working on a Men in Black game
We're just one day away from Sony's PlayStation Showcase and rumours have begun swirling. According to one retail listing, Sony may have at least one big surprise – a new game from Bend Studio based on the Men in Black franchise. Retailer EB Games has listed a Men in Black …
Read More »Call of Duty: Warzone makes $5 million every day
While the Call of Duty remains one of the biggest franchises in gaming, the annual series has been in decline somewhat for the past few years. It seems that Activision struck gold however with its free-to-play Warzone Battle Royale mode. According to a recent study, Warzone makes over $5 million …
Read More »It’s real: Alan Wake Remastered is launching this autumn
We've known something new was going to happen with Alan Wake ever since Remedy Entertainment acquired the rights to the IP back in 2019, and we later learned that the events of Alan Wake and Control take place in the same universe. Today, Remedy Entertainment has officially announced Alan Wake Remastered, …
Read More »Endgame Gear XM1r Mouse Review
We check out the XM1r, a £50 gaming mouse with an awesome translucent design
Read More »Apple’s AR/VR headset may not be standalone after all
We've known for a long time now that Apple is working on its own virtual reality and augmented reality hardware. The first Apple headset is rumoured to be launching in the next year or two, boasting high-end features like eye-tracking technology, ultra high resolution displays and more. There may be …
Read More »AMD Zen+ and Zen 2 CPUs affected by new Meltdown-like vulnerability
It has been a couple of years since the Meltdown bug was first discovered in CPUs and since then, similar bugs have also been found to affect older processors. This week, news of another Meltdown-type vulnerability made its way online, seemingly impacting AMD Zen+ and Zen 2 processors. Dresden Technology …
Read More »KitGuru Games: A Delayed Game is Eventually Good
“A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad”. This is a quote that has echoed throughout the video games industry. First said by Nintendo veteran and the father of Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, the quote has been used and abused over the years when discussing the ever common practice of delaying games. But is it true?
Read More »Gamescom 2021: Blasphemous sequel confirmed for 2023
Blasphemous is a side-scrolling metroidvania which started its life as a Kickstarter project. The game ultimately proved to be successful both commercially and critically upon its release in 2019. Since then, the team at ‘The Game Kitchen’ have been releasing DLC for the game. Ahead of the final piece of …
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