Since its surprise launch in February 2019, Apex Legends has become one of the major players in the free-to-play Battle Royale genre of games. Though growth has slowed down substantially, EA reported that Apex Legends has now officially surpassed 100 million players. Making the announcement on Twitter, the Apex Legends …
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Update: Microsoft acquires Apple’s Siri partner for $19.7 billion
Update (12/04/21): While we only just heard about Microsoft's negotiations to acquire Nuance in the last 48 hours, things have moved quickly. This afternoon, Microsoft officially announced that it is acquiring Nuance in a deal worth $19.7 billion – the second largest acquisition in the company's history. As expected, this …
Read More »Epic Games estimated to have lost over $300 million on exclusive games
In an effort to take on Steam and bring more players and developers over to its own store, Epic Games has been spending a lot of money on weekly game giveaways and exclusive titles. Epic Games has never revealed how much money it spent on this venture, but that changed …
Read More »Borderlands 3 has been rated for the Switch
When Borderlands 3 first released in 2019, the game came to all modern systems, save for the Nintendo Switch. Being the first game in the series developed for the then-current gen systems, its target performance requirements were much greater than previous entries. Since then however, it would seem that optimisations …
Read More »Previously PlayStation exclusive Erica announced for PC
Following the success of story-focused adventure games such as Life is Strange and TellTale’s games, the FMV genre saw its return to gaming. Popular back in the 90s, FMV games such as Her Story and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch revitalised the genre. One of the most well known modern FMV games …
Read More »Personal data of 533 million Facebook users leaked online
It looks like Facebook is going to be making headlines for all the wrong reasons again this week, as personal data from 533 million accounts has leaked online. The leak sees accounts from users in 106 countries compromised, including 32 million users in the US and 11 million users from the UK.
Read More »Apex Legends to get more Titanfall content in next season
While Respawn was rumoured to be working on Titanfall 3 a few years ago, plans changed when Apex Legends released and became an immediate success. The game is continuing to do well in its eighth season but those who miss Titanfall will want to keep an eye on the game’s …
Read More »The FTC is dropping its case against Qualcomm after four-year legal battle
Back in 2017, Apple attempted to break away from Qualcomm, filing a $1 billion lawsuit and accusing the company of anti-competitive practices with its licensing agreements. Following Apple's lead, the FTC also filed a case against Qualcomm, alleging anti-competitive behaviour. Apple dropped its side of the legal battle in 2019 …
Read More »Gigabyte RX 6700 XT Gaming OC Review
This is the third RX 6700 XT we've reviewed, but can it compete with the Sapphire Nitro+?
Read More »MSI RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio Review
Would you buy a graphics card with hot spot temperatures over 100C?
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima has sold 6.5 million copies
Upon its launch in July of 2020, Ghost of Tsushima far exceeded sales expectations becoming PlayStation 4's fastest selling first-party original IP debut. It seems this sales success has continued into 2021, with it being confirmed that Ghost of Tsushima has sold 6.5 million copies in less than 9 months. …
Read More »Riot begins staffing up as League of Legends MMO development gets underway
Riot Games has been branching out into different genres recently and has placed a focus on expanding the League of Legends IP with new games and spin-offs. In late 2020, the studio revealed that it was indeed in the early stages of a League of Legends MMO, now, Riot is …
Read More »Back 4 Blood has been delayed
Back 4 Blood is a spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead series. Developed by Turtle Rock Studios, the game was poised to release on the 22nd of June 2021. The team have now officially announced however that Back 4 Blood will be seeing a rather significant delay, pushing the …
Read More »Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ Review
How good is the RX 6700 XT when given the Sapphire Nitro+ treatment?
Read More »Razer revenue soared by 48% during 2020, generating $1.2 billion in revenue
Over the course of 2020, we saw a huge rise in activity across the gaming market. As one of the most popular companies in gaming, Razer benefitted from this, leading to $1.2 billion in total revenues for the full year – a 48 percent rise over 2019. This week, Razer …
Read More »Halo Infinite is releasing in November 2021 according to actor
Ever since Microsoft delayed Halo Infinite last year, we've been wondering when the game might come out. So far, we've only had a tentative ‘Fall 2021' release window, but one of the game's voice actors may have just revealed a more specific release date. Last week, actor Verlon Roberts, who …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has been rated for next-gen consoles
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was well received by most Star Wars fans following its initial release in 2019. Since then, the game has gone on to sell over 10 million copies. While Respawn Entertainment released a next-gen patch for the game, Jedi Fallen Order may soon receive a bespoke …
Read More »AMD RX 6700 XT Review
AMD's RX 6700 XT is here - let's see how it compares to the RTX 3070/3060 Ti
Read More »Gothic Remake gets new screenshots and a new studio
Back in late 2019, THQ Nordic released a surprise demo for a Gothic remake. The demo quickly garnered interest and in early 2020, THQ Nordic committed to delivering a full version of the Gothic remake. Things have been quiet since then, but progress is being made, with new screenshots now …
Read More »8BitDo Pro 2 controller announced
Over the past few years, 8BitDo has garnered a strong reputation for creating high quality 3rd party video game controllers which harken back to many different retro consoles. The company has been branching out, creating more original designs, and now they have announced the 8BitDo Pro 2 controller, which includes …
Read More »Apple suing former employee for leaking trade secrets
Apple is one of those companies that just can't seem to avoid information leaking to news outlets. We regularly hear reports about Apple's plans, whether it is the next iPhone or far-future projects like Augmented Reality or the Apple Car. In a surprise turn, Apple seems to have caught one …
Read More »Little Nightmares II sold 1 million copies in one month
Little Nightmares offered a unique and visually disturbing horror platformer when it launched back in 2017. The game was enough of a success to warrant a sequel, with Little Nightmares II announced at Gamescom in 2019. Following its launch on the 11th of February, it has now been announced that …
Read More »Palit RTX 3060 StormX OC Review
This graphics card is barely longer than a PCIe slot - but can it cool an RTX 3060?
Read More »Intel Core i9 and Core i7 “Rocket Lake” line-up and gaming performance leaked
As we get closer to a major launch, there is a good chance that we'll see presentation leaks detailing upcoming tech early. This time around, two slides from Intel's Rocket Lake launch presentation have leaked, detailing the full Core i9 and Core i7 line-up in addition to some gaming performance …
Read More »Rumour claims new Mac Pro with custom Apple CPU coming in 2022
It has been a couple of years since Apple updated the Mac Pro, meaning some form of upgrade is likely in the works at this point. Thanks to new leaks this week, we know that the future Mac Pro could be moving to Apple's own custom processors. The current Mac …
Read More »MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Review
This graphics card is the same size as MSI's RTX 3090 - so how does it perform?
Read More »HTC teasing lip tracking module for VIVE VR headsets
Ever since launching the VIVE headset, HTC has been experimenting with additional VR accessories and modules. At this point, it is possible to turn the HTC VIVE into a wireless headset, add eye tracking and soon, a new module will seemingly bring lip tracking too. The HTC VIVE Twitter account …
Read More »Intel ordered to pay $2.2 billion over patent infringement, plans to appeal
This week, a federal jury in Texas has found Intel guilty of patent infringement. The jury found that Intel infringed on two patents held by a company known as VLSI and has ordered that over $2 billion should be paid in damages. The patent infringement lawsuit has been going on …
Read More »Valve cancels development on Artifact 2.0, makes game free on Steam
While a small team at Valve has been working to keep Artifact alive over the last couple of years, at this point, the player count has dropped too low. As a result, Valve is officially cancelling future development on Artifact 2.0. Valve announced back in March 2019 that it would …
Read More »AMD’s RX 6700 XT is official, launching March 18 for $479
Late 2020 saw the release of three RX 6800-series graphics cards, so it was only a matter of time until RDNA 2 trickled down to the mid-range. That's what AMD announced today, in the form of the new RX 6700 XT graphics card. Targeting 1440p gamers, this new GPU is set to launch on March 18 with an MSRP of $479. Here we go over everything we know so far...
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