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EK's AIO portfolio is expanding this week with the new all-white EK-Nucleus AIO Lux D-RGB AIO CPU cooler, arriving in 240mm or 360mm form.  Following the success of the EK-Nucleus AIO, the company launched the Dark version, aimed at those looking for a more optimized price-to-performance ratio. However, there's still …

In one of the weirder acquisitions we've seen, SEGA has reportedly negotiated a deal to acquire Rovio Entertainment for roughly $1 billion USD. Rovio Entertainment is a mobile-focused developer, best known for Angry Birds.  According to The Wall Street Journal, SEGA is close to completing the deal and it could …

Some juicy details have recently surfaced about AMD's upcoming Zen architectures, straight from the LinkedIn profile of one of their engineers. This content has since been removed, but as expected from the Internet, someone was fast enough to take a screenshot. According to the engineer's profile (via Wccftech), he was …

In recent months, the anti-cheat teams behind games like Rainbow Six Siege and Call of Duty have been cracking down on the use of XIM devices, allowing for mouse and keyboard controls on consoles, providing the benefit of swifter aiming with the aim assist traditionally reserved for controller users. Now, …

At The Game Awards last year, From Software announced its next big game, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, a long-awaited return to the studio's mecha series, which has been on the back burner recently with FromSoft focusing on its Souls games and newer titles like Elden Ring. We didn't …

The famous open-source media player just got even better. Like Chromium-based browsers, VLC now supports Nvidia's RTX Video Super Resolution (VSR) technology for enhancing video playback. This AI-based upscaling technology powered by RTX hardware can be used with Chromium-based browsers like Chrome or Edge. That means you can enjoy higher-quality …

Last night, Sony went live with its latest State of Play stream, focused entirely on Final Fantasy 16. Producer, Naoki Yoshida, presented the stream, giving us a great look at everything from combat and exploration to companion pets.  The stream is roughly 25 minutes long, so there are plenty of …

While it is pretty typical to see new games launching with Denuvo in place, we rarely see games adding the controversial DRM post-release. This week following Ghostwire: Tokyo's Game Pass release and big Spider Thread update, Bethesda has implemented Denuvo.  The new Spider Thread update for Ghostwire: Tokyo does indeed …

Shortly after the poorly received gameplay reveal for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, we heard rumours that the game was due to be delayed. Now, just six weeks ahead of the game's planned release date, Rocksteady has officially confirmed that the game has been pushed back.  While it was …

A few weeks ago we reported that the actor playing Venom in the upcoming Spider-Man 2 game by Insomniac claimed that the much-anticipated title would be arriving this September. Following this, an industry insider has corroborated the claims, stating that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will indeed be launching in September.

Each week, those with an Epic Games account are privy to a number of titles for free. This week, Epic is giving away the first-person co-op multiplayer dinosaur shooter ‘Second Extinction’ as well as medieval multiplayer slasher ‘Mordhau’. Available to add to your library from now until the 20th of …

While fans have been waiting for a new single player Elder Scrolls game since 2011, the series’ MMO entry – The Elder Scrolls Online – has been trucking along since 2014, seeing consistent support and updates from the team at Zenimax Online Studios. This has helped the MMO carve a …

LawBreakers was a promising Hero Shooter from Boss Key Productions and Cliff Blezinsky (of Gears of War fame). Released back in 2017, the game unfortunately struggled to find a foothold in the then-saturated market – leading it to ultimately be shut down just one year later. Half a decade later, …

AMD has just announced its latest workstation GPUs. The Navi 31-based W7900 and W7800 will represent the high-end segment of the Radeon Pro series, delivering a remarkable increase in performance compared to the previous generation. The W7900 is a powerhouse, packing 96 CUs and 48GB of GDDR6 ECC memory across …

There is no denying that the success of the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck has helped to inspire other manufacturers to get in on the handheld market. One company which seems to be tinkering with the idea is Microsoft – with a new video showcasing a Windows 11 UI designed …

Over the past few years we have seen Google hunker down and find its own unique yet refined look and feel for the Android operating system. That said, there is always more which can be improved or changed – and Google seems to be focusing on these elements for Android’s …

Ubisoft+ has launched on Xbox today, but not quite in the way we expected. While we anticipated a standalone version of Ubisoft+ for consoles, instead, Ubisoft is launching a new Multi Access plan, a slightly pricier subscription option that includes access to games on PC, cloud and console.  Ubisoft Multi …

A few weeks ago, Nintendo aired a Zelda-focused Direct, showcasing new gameplay for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Now, Nintendo has released the third and final trailer for the game ahead of its launch next month.  The trailer is roughly three and a half minutes long and …

Sony has been getting more and more into Esports in recent years, with the console manufacturer even going as far as to acquire the EVO Championship Series – the ultimate fighting game tournament. As part of this refocus on Esports, Sony has now launched an official PlayStation Esports Channel. So …

Ever since its launch last Summer, PowerWash Simulator has been able to keep fans captivated not only through its satisfying gameplay loop, but also thanks to a number of free updates which included a whole host of exciting crossover content. Now, the team at FuturLab have officially detailed their roadmap …

Nvidia has another GeForce Now update for us this week, which has more than a few surprises. As of today, Bandai Namco is partnering with Nvidia to bring its games to the cloud, including games like Get Even and the Little Nightmares series.  Aside from Little Nightmares and other Bandai …

Although AMD's Zen 5 architecture is not expected to debut anytime soon, it seems the company is already hard at work developing Zen 5 EPYC processors. In a recent report, an alleged engineering sample of a dual AMD Zen 5 CPU system has been spotted running the Cinebench R23 nT …

Dead Island 2 is finally coming out in just over one week. The game has been in development for a decade and has been handed to several studios along the way. The game officially went gold back in February and now, we have PC system requirements ahead of launch, with …

Ubisoft confirmed plans to bring its Ubisoft+ subscription service to Xbox consoles a long time ago and progress has been very slow. Last week, a prominent Xbox reporter claimed that the service would be heading to Xbox ‘imminently' and now, we have some evidence to back that claim up.  Ubisoft's …

The Trine series is getting a new entry into the franchise. Like all Trine games, Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is a 2.5D puzzle platformer developed by the Finnish developer Frozenbyte. Featuring Amadeus the Wizard, Zoya the Thief, and Pontius the Knight on a quest to save the kingdom from …

The next Xbox OS update is beginning to roll out and this time around, it looks like Microsoft has new search features available to make finding games less of a chore, as well as additional power-saving features, an area that Microsoft has been sharply focused on in recent months.  First …

Today, Sony has announced the next batch of titles for PlayStation Plus. In the April 2023 update, a few big games will be leaving the service, including Insomniac's Spider-Man, however, plenty of other titles are joining the library, including an early PS5 exclusive in Kena: Bridge of Spirits, as well …

Following the game’s console exclusivity period on PS5, Tango Gameworks’ Ghostwire: Tokyo is now available on Xbox (and PC) via Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service. Alongside this recent launch, a massive free update in the form of Ghostwire: Tokyo Spider’s Thread is now available, adding a new game mode, more …

Following the hugely successful run of HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation, many fans both old and new have been giving the recently-released remake of the first game a go.. While PC players still patiently wait for the many performance woes to be sorted out, The Last of Us Part …

With the jump to the Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft made big promises about shifting the gameplay standard to 60FPS and enabling more 120FPS games on console. This has mostly held up so far, but unfortunately, one of its big 2023 exclusives, Redfall, will be letting us down in this department.  …