Capitalising on Fallout 3’s success, Bethesda contracted third-party developer Obsidian to make Fallout: New Vegas while it shifting its own focus towards the very first release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Although the spin-off arguably remains one of the most beloved games in the series, Bethesda boss Todd Howard …
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Steam Summer Sale 2018- Our recommendations
The Steam Summer Sale is here once again, so we've put together a list of games that we believe are well worth checking out.
Read More »Upgrading to high-end ultrawide- is it worth it?
The Acer Predator X34 is a highly recommended monitor, but it is also very expensive and comes with its own unique set of drawbacks. Today I'm sharing my experience in making the jump to 21:9. Was it worth the money?
Read More »E3 2018: Here is the complete schedule for each of the big conferences
E3 is consistently the most exciting time of the year for gamers everywhere and this year should be no different. The event kicks off this weekend, and all of the big publishers are prepared, with EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Nintendo and Sony all hosting press conferences. Similarly to last …
Read More »No Man’s Sky is finally set to introduce full multiplayer in July
No Man’s Sky’s Sean Murray made a lot of promises in the run up to its release in 2016, and it looks as though developer Hello Games is still working towards making some of them a reality. The next big update for the space explorer will introduce a proper multiplayer …
Read More »Process Doppelgänging avoids malware detection on all Windows platforms
With every Windows update, your PC gets strengthened against attacks that are both old and new. All versions, however, are vulnerable to a new fileless code injection technique dubbed Process Doppelgänging, as no antivirus can handle it. The process was discovered by Black Hat Europe, in which researchers Eugene Kogan …
Read More »Machine Games explains why Wolfenstein 2 won’t have multiplayer
In a world where companies such as EA are pushing into multiplayer-only experiences, developers like Machine Games are a dime a dozen. Its new title Wolfenstein 2 is an upcoming single player game, and Machine Games intends on keeping it that way so the storytelling isn’t diluted. Wolfenstein 2: The …
Read More »Loot crates don’t class as gambling to video game rating boards
Gaming at the moment is facing a loot box epidemic, in that any and every other release seems to contain the randomised content crates, causing quite the controversy for many reasons. One of the most severe concerns was that these loot boxes could be considered gambling and are accessible to …
Read More »AMD discusses better IPC, overclocks and optimisation with future Ryzen processors
AMD promises to "keep the pressure on" with future Ryzen CPUs.
Read More »Bethesda’s Fallout 4 Creation Club for paid mods isn’t off to a great start
Earlier this year, Bethesda announced plans to launch the ‘Creation Club’ for two of its biggest games- Fallout 4 and Skyrim. In essence, this was Bethesda’s second attempt at paid mods but this time around, some much needed changes were in place, the biggest of which was the requirement that …
Read More »Bethesda’s 2011 shooter ‘Brink’ is now free on Steam
Back in 2011, Splash Damage and Bethesda teamed up to launch a first-person shooter known as ‘Brink’. In the years following, the game was quickly forgotten with much of the player base on console and PC moving on to other titles. Now, it looks like Brink may be getting a …
Read More »AMD announces prices for RXVega64 and 56 graphics cards at SIGGRAPH
Yep, at last, we have them.
Read More »Radeon Vega Frontier Edition vs Titan Xp performance detailed
While the enthusiast gaming audience will need to wait a little longer to get their hands on the RX Vega, we will be getting our first taste of AMD's latest GPU architecture quite soon. The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is supposed to start shipping next week and while it isn't …
Read More »ASUS ROG is offering an impressive selection of free games with X299 motherboards
When you are looking to build a new PC or upgrade an older one, it is always best to shop around for deals. If any of you have set your sights on X299, then ASUS is looking to make sure you have a new game to enjoy on that system. …
Read More »Computex: AMD RX Vega Consumer Launch July 2017, Threadripper Summer 2017
At its press conference in Taipei, AMD has announced that the RX Vega consumer GPU will launch at SIGGRAPH 2017 which starts on July 30th. Also confirmed was the summer 2017 launch date for Threadripper and the X399 high-end platform, with further details being given. Vega: AMD will launch the Frontier …
Read More »Injustice 2 takes the number one spot in UK game sales
It looks like the fighting game genre has its first number one seller for the first time in two years. On Friday, Warner Bros and Mortal Kombat studio NetherRealm launched Injustice 2, which has swiftly become the No.1 selling game in the UK. Injustice 2 is the first fighting game …
Read More »Bethesda/Zenimax lawyers have forced an indie studio to change the title of their game
Bethesda and its parent company, Zenimax, have a history of going after studios over words being used in game titles. Previously, the company attempted to sue Mojang over its card game ‘Scrolls' and this week, the indie dev team behind crowd-funded game ‘Prey for the Gods' have been forced to …
Read More »AMD is collaborating with Bethesda to optimise games for Ryzen and Vega
While the GTX 1080Ti may have been the biggest news to come out of last night, AMD made a few impressive reveals of its own. Not only did AMD officially announce that its next high-end GPU would be the RX Vega, but the company also talked about some key new …
Read More »theHunter: Call of the Wild to drop controversial microtransactions
A new version of beautiful hunting game, the Hunter, has been announced and it will do away with the series' much hated micro-transaction model. Set to go on sale early in the new year, theHunter: Call of the Wild, will see gamers faced with just one payment and then in-game …
Read More »Ubisoft’s first VR game ‘Eagle Flight’ is now available on Rift
Earlier this year at E3, Ubisoft announced that it would soon be releasing a bunch of games for virtual reality headsets, including Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Eagle Flight. Star Trek isn't out just yet, but if you happen to own an Oculus Rift and would like to partake in …
Read More »Bethesda snuck a new Wolfenstein teaser into its E3 conference
Bethesda's E3 conference took place last night, bringing us news on Dishonoured 2, Prey and Quake Champions but despite rumours building up to the event, there was no Wolfenstein- at first glance that is. Closer inspection of the Bethesda E3 stream revealed a sneakily placed Wolfenstein teaser. During Bethesda's E3 …
Read More »Fallout 4 and DOOM are being ported over to Virtual Reality
Bethesda has announced at its pre-E3 show that it is currently developing versions of both DOOM and Fallout 4 for virtual reality. The plan is to first bring them to the HTC Vive, with support for other headsets like the Oculus Rift further down the line. The way the two …
Read More »Forget nets, police train eagles to take down drones
In an effort to combat the problem of drones flying into airspace that they shouldn't, Metropolitan police may be set to use a tactic from the Netherlands, where eagles have been trained to target the quad-copters. It's thought that such birds could be used to help protect landmarks or major events …
Read More »In drone wars of the future, we already have our Retiarius
It's not clear where drone development will eventually take us, but it seems inevitable that there will be drone on drone battles and if that happens, using a net like a Roman Retiarius gladiator may be the way forward. Shooting off webs of impeller tangling netting, the drone equipped with such …
Read More »Bethesda has concerns about Battlecry
Bethesda announced its first venture in to the free to play realm back in 2014 with Battlecry, which was set to be a team-based multiplayer game but it looks like the project is having some issues. According to Bethesda, the company has “concerns” regarding the project, noting that right now …
Read More »Frictional’s SOMA continues to confuse & creep us out
What exactly is going on in Frictional Games upcoming horror game, SOMA, has been rather hard to tell since its very first teasing and unveiling. It seems like it has something to do with the concept of being alive and what that might mean in the context of machines and AI, …
Read More »Troll killer breaks down how to slay the IP beast
Patent, copyright and IP infringement is a major problem in today's society, but abuse of the systems designed to protect against them is almost worse. While Samsung and Apple might love spending millions in legal fees just to rub each other's nose in the dirt for a few days, there are …
Read More »Long armed dinosaur mystery solved
If there was one joke that often gets brought up about many dinosaurs, it's that if they had arms, they were often short. Not all of them though, and one dinosaur in particular with exceptionally long arms for its kind has been puzzling palaeontologists for decades, but no longer. Deinocheirus mirificus …
Read More »Dishonored 2 rumored to be revealed at Gamescom 2014
It looks like we might get our first look at the sequel to Dishonored at Gamescom next month if recent rumors are to be believed. Bethesda has hinted at turning the hit game in to a franchise but we haven't had any concrete information as of yet. The sequel is …
Read More »Google signs up to go after torrent site advertising
Britain's relatively newly formed Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has been making modest waves since it first appeared on the scene, stating that one of the fresh tactics it was going to bring to the war on piracy, was to try and eliminate advertising from torrent sites. In its …
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