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In recent years we have seen a push by Sony to adapt many of its well-loved video game IPs into different mediums. Under the banner of PlayStation Productions we have seen the successful release of an Uncharted film as well as the HBO show adaptation of The Last of Us. …

The past many months has seen Ubisoft commit itself to bringing its previously Epic Games Store exclusive titles to Steam. We have seen the likes of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Roller Champions, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game and more added to the storefront slowly but surely. Thanks to a …

Unlike Microsoft with Xbox Game Pass, Sony does not bring its first-party titles to the console manufacturer’s PlayStation Plus subscription service at launch. Despite this, Sony has been rather good with adding partner titles day-one to PS Plus. Such is the case with the action-platforming and puzzle-strategy game Humanity from …

LG's UltraGear series has been popular among those looking for high-performance gaming monitors. The latest addition to this series is the LG 27GR75Q, which, based on its spec sheet, is a slightly cut-back version of the well-known 27GP83B-B. The LG 27GR75Q-B uses a 27-inch IPS panel with a 2560 x …

HI-Fi Rush might be the biggest surprise of 2023 so far, with the Xbox console exclusive game getting announced and released on the same day to great fanfare thanks to its unique gameplay mechanics and punchy art style. Unfortunately, despite its critical success, according to insiders the game did not …

Cooler Master unveiled its latest addition to the Hyper CPU cooler lineup – the Hyper 622 Halo. This CPU air cooler sets a new performance standard in the Hyper series, bringing the first dual-tower design. The Hyper 622 Halo has a list of new features and improvements, standing a touch …

EA has released a new trailer for Immortals of Aveum, showcasing the game's visuals and gameplay. In addition, it also revealed the minimum and recommended system requirements for the title, which, to our surprise, are probably the highest we've ever seen. In a blog post, Ascendant Studios, the developer of …

Asus's upcoming ROG Ally has been spotted on Geekbench. The recently found entries suggest the forthcoming portable console will have two custom AMD Ryzen “Phoenix” APU options with considerably different GPU specs: the Ryzen Z1 and the Z1 Extreme. Benchleaks was the first to share a Geekbench entry of the …

Thermaltake has announced the new CTE C750 full tower chassis,  designed to provide high-level thermal performance to critical components and equipped with three of the latest CT140 cooling fans pre-installed. The CTE C750 is also an excellent showcase for custom liquid cooling builds, as it comes equipped with a pre-installed …

Zotac has partnered with Sony Pictures to launch a new campaign called “Power the Hero in You” to celebrate the upcoming release of the highly-anticipated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is coming out in theatres on June 2nd, 2023. This campaign will give users a chance to get various items, …

Ready at Dawn became part of Oculus Studios back in 2020, officially joining Meta to work full-time on VR and AR games. Unfortunately, Meta's AR division has been extremely costly to run and layoffs are beginning to hit. According to reports this week, Ready at Dawn has been heavily impacted …

Street Fighter 6 is on the way this summer and Capcom is ramping up to launch with the surprise release of a new demo. The demo is out now on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, with plans for an Xbox and PC demo next week.  The Street Fighter 6 …

Sony has announced its latest acquisition. After completing its acquisition of Bungie earlier this year, Sony has now acquired Firewalk Studios, a company formed by ex-Bungie employees. Firewalk Studios hasn't released its first game yet, having formed in 2018, before announcing a publishing partnership with Sony for its first game, …

Last night during a development update stream for Diablo 4, Blizzard officially confirmed plans for another beta. Next month, there will be a “server slam” weekend, open to all players across all platforms to stress test the servers ahead of launch.  The beta weekend will be taking place from the …

Acer announced a major update to its gaming laptop lineup, refreshing with Intel 13th Gen Intel Core CPUs and Nvidia RTX 40 series laptop GPUs. The Predator Triton 17 X, Predator Helios Neo 16, Predator Triton 14, and Predator Helios 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition are among the new releases. The …

In recent years, the display industry has seen tremendous growth, with manufacturers racing to develop new technologies to cater to the diverse needs of consumers. One such technology that has been gaining traction in the mobile device space is IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide). The semiconducting material has been known …

The ASUS TUF system powered by the latest AMD Phoenix APU, Ryzen 9 7940HS, has been reviewed. The Phoenix APU was introduced by AMD at CES 2023, featuring the Zen 4 architecture and an RDNA3 iGPU. While we still don't know everything about the Ryzen 7040HS series, the review sheds …

MSI Afterburner has been a household name in the world of graphics card overclocking for years. Its easy-to-use interface has managed to attract both novice and advanced users alike. However, the tool faced a setback last year due to complications between MSI and the programmer, leading to uncertainty over the …

The CMA has set a 26th of April deadline to announce its final decision on Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The CMA has already changed its initial stance, finding that the deal would not harm competition in the console space. As it turns out, the Xbox team is also …

Blizzard recently shared the news that Diablo 4 has officially gone gold and the developers have already made a bunch of changes to the game based on feedback from the March beta weekends. Now, it appears Blizzard may be giving us another opportunity to play the game ahead of release.  …

We are just over a week on from the launch of the RTX 4070 and while the graphics card's launch price wasn't as high as once feared, it is still on the pricey side for an x70 GPU. Fortunately, we are already starting to see prices drop below Nvidia's target …

The next GeForce Now update has arrived, promising seven more cloud-supported games, including day-one support for Dead Island 2, which officially becomes available tomorrow.  Dead Island 2 has been in development for over a decade and has been passed around multiple studios at this point. The game is finally releasing …

Following on from the unplanned removal of ray tracing in Capcom's Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remakes on Steam, the publisher promised to restore RT features in a future update. It turns out, that update didn't take long, as it is now rolling out.  If you have the …

Cult of the Lamb released last year to a good deal of fanfare, due in part to the contrasting nature of the game’s narrative and themes mixed with the cutesiness of the art, characters and animation work. As promised last year, Cult of the Lamb was announced to be getting …

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. During Gamescom 2021, it was announced that a sequel to Blasphemous is on its way. Following a year and a half …

Oxenfree, the supernatural mystery horror adventure indie title saw a great deal of success following its launch back in 2016. The game’s sequel, originally planned for release back in 2021, was pushed to 2022 – with the title then seeing a further delay to 2023 in order to include additional …

Skate culture was huge back in the 90s and early 2000s, with the likes of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series expanding the phenomenon to gaming. One of the more notable franchises to spin out from this era was the inline skating; graffiti spraying and establishment-fighting Jet Set Radio. While the …

Last week, Seagate officially unveiled its latest Special Edition SSDs. This time around, we're getting Star Wars-themed M.2 SSDs with special faceplates with a glowing lightsaber right on the front. Now, we're giving away one of the 2TB models, as well as a few other prizes.

After a somewhat slow start due component supply issues, Sony announced at the beginning of the year that PS5 consoles should no longer be in short supply. We have seen this pan out, with the system’s sales skyrocketing over the past few months – and breaking records in the process. …

Dying Light 2 released last year to somewhat mixed reviews, with the game being praised for the expansion of its parkour and gameplay mechanics, though ultimately fell short due to story issues, some technical problems and an overall lack of revolution from the first game. That said, the Techland team …