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In a presentation at IFA 2025 in Berlin, Acer has given us a glimpse into the future of thin-and-light laptops. The laptop manufacturer has revealed the new Swift 16 AI, the very first notebook to be powered by Intel's upcoming “Panther Lake” CPU architecture. The Acer Swift 16 AI is …

Following its announcement at Computex 2025, Intel has officially released the new Arc Pro B50. This is the first workstation card based on the “Battlemage” architecture, and it's aimed squarely at the compact, small-form-factor professional market, where power and size are key considerations. The Arc Pro B50 (via VideoCardz) is …

Acer is preparing to launch its own dual-mode OLED monitor with a 720Hz refresh rate. The new Predator X27U F8 is a 27-inch class QHD monitor built on the same next-generation panel technology as Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W, setting the stage for fierce competition at the very high end …

While we haven't had a new Batman Arkham game for PC and consoles in over a decade, the series has been living on in VR. Last year, Batman Arkham Shadow launched for Meta Quest VR headsets and now, it looks like a sequel is on the way.  Batman Arkham Shadow …

We've hit the first Thursday of the month, which means it is time for another mega-update for GeForce Now. This week. Nvidia revealed 17 new games joining the cloud gaming library over the next several weeks, including the long-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong. The game was originally planned as an expansion …

MindsEye had a lot going for it pre-launch. The game was a new open-world shooter produced by former Rockstar alumni but the game launched in a rough state and ultimately flopped. Now, IO Interactive has spoken up about the project, which may have killed the company's future plans for publishing …

Marvel Rivals is officially landing on the last-gen PS4 as part of Season 4’s launch – though there is currently no Xbox One version in sight.

IO Interactive’s 007 First Light has gotten its first proper gameplay showcase – alongside confirmation of the game’s release date.

Iiyama has three new gaming monitors hitting the market this month, all hitting incredibly competitive price points. Better yet, these are all large screens, offering 32″ to 43″ panels.  The Iiyama G-Master Gold Phoenix GB3290QSU-B1and Red Eagle GB3271QSU-B2 are at the top of the list. Both are 32″ monitors with …

After years of waiting, it appears Insomniac Games is gearing up to give us our first proper look at Marvel’s Wolverine – possibly as soon as this month.

Following its official announcement last year, the Amazon-produced live-action Tomb Raider show has now officially found its Lara Croft.

New details about Intel's next-generation desktop platform have just surfaced in a shipping manifest, giving us another glimpse at the upcoming “Nova Lake-S” architecture. The documentation mentions a 52-core CPU, likely the flagship of the series, as well as the 28-core variant that we previously reported on.  The NBD manifest …

Philips has announced the launch of its new Brilliance 27E3U7903 monitor, a 27-inch 5K display that looks to be a direct competitor to Apple's Studio Display. With a similar high-resolution panel and a robust feature set, Philips aims to tempt creative professionals with a more reasonable price tag. The new …

Alesh Slovak, the developer behind the popular HTPC gaming distribution ChimeraOS (a SteamOS-like operating system), has just unveiled a new project called Kazeta. It's a new, lightweight Linux-based operating system designed to replicate the simplicity of a classic games console by using SD cards as physical game cartridges. Brought to …

Last week, we reported on a new round of lay-offs taking place at Crystal Dynamics. At the time, I reported that this was likely impacting the Perfect Dark team, as Microsoft/Xbox opted to cancel the game this year. Now, we have confirmation on that and as it turns out, the reason for the delayed impact at Crystal Dynamics was due to a deal that was brewing between Microsoft, Embracer and Take-Two, which would have seen Take-Two taking over the game and funding it through to completion. 

A few months ago, a leak revealed a few new classic games due to join the Nintendo Switch Online library. Now, just ahead of next week's rumoured Nintendo Direct showcase, Nintendo appears to have confirmed this leak.  In an announcement this week, Nintendo confirmed that Forsaken 64 will be joining …

Dying Light: The Beast is just a few weeks away and now, Techland has revealed the PC system requirements. Despite this game spinning off from a Dying Light 2 DLC to its own standalone game, the PC system requirements have made a bit of a jump compared to Dying Light …

Earlier this year, we heard from a number of readers who had issues obtaining their paid-for product after pre-ordering RTX 5090 graphics cards from uwgamespecialist.nl, a tech retailer in the Netherlands. Following our initial report, the CEO of uwgamespecialist claimed that an internal investigation would be launched but by July of this year, we learned that the company was in fact still scamming customers. Now another couple of months later, the company appears to have shut down.

Unlike many other live-service titles, Marvel Rivals looks set to be coming to last-gen consoles with the launch of Season 4.

Humble has unveiled its line-up of titles for September as part of the company’s Choice subscription – including the likes of Destiny 2: Legacy Collection.

After 10 years of silence (and a couple cancelled projects) Ubisoft has now officially announced the grand return of the Rayman franchise.

Following rumours last week, Paramount/Skydance have officially announced that they are working on a live-action Call of Duty film.

The long-rumoured “Arrow Lake Refresh” for Intel's desktop platform has been a source of much debate, but a new leak may have finally shed some light on its official branding. A new processor, identified as the Core Ultra 7 365K, has recently appeared in the Geekbench database, suggesting that the …

For years, gamers seeking the high contrast and low response times of an OLED display have had to opt for larger and more expensive screens of 27 inches or above. That might finally be about to change, as a new report suggests that Samsung is planning to produce a 24.5-inch …

If you take a look at the Steam reviews for Monster Hunter Wilds, you will probably come to the conclusion that the game's dwindling sales are due to unaddressed performance issues and a lack of optimisation. Capcom's leads think differently though, pinning the blame on the cost of PS5 consoles.  …

Developer Chasing Carrots has just announced a massive slate of new content for its hugely popular horde-survival game, Halls of Torment. In a triple-whammy of news, the studio has revealed that the game is coming to PlayStation and Xbox and will be receiving both its first paid DLC and a …

The Xbox team is kicking off September with a stacked line-up of games. Naturally, the headliner is a game that many fans have been waiting on for years- Hollow Knight Silksong. Hollow Knight Silksong is a sequel to the 2017 platformer, Hollow Knight. In this sequel, you play as Hornet, …

It looks like there may be yet another surprise Cyberpunk 2077 update on the way, as CD Projekt Red has teased an announcement for later this week.  In a post this week, CD Projekt Red posted a “message for N.U.S.A. citizens”, dated September 4th 2025. The letter invites everyone to …

Hideo Kojima is getting ready to celebrate a major milestone for his independent studio. Kojima Productions has announced a special 10th-anniversary event called “Beyond The Strand”, set to take place in Tokyo on September 23rd, 2025. More than just a retrospective, the event promises to offer attendees “a glimpse into …

Just two years after announcing its creation, studio T-Minus Zero Entertainment has officially been shut down by NetEase.