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Last month, one of the core creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and the ex-head of Sonic Team, Yuji Naka, took to Twitter in a surprise move, discussing the many problems with Naka’s most recent console release and placing much of the blame squarely on Square Enix. The publisher has now …

Intel announced the 12th Gen Core HX processors just yesterday, but laptops featuring these chips have already gotten into the hands of reviewers. The first HX chip to be tested was the Core i7-12800HX, which according to the review, seems like a Core i7-12700H with better multi-core performance. The author …

Computex is coming up in just a couple of weeks and it looks like Nvidia will be playing a big role in this year's event. This week, Nvidia announced its Computex 2022 keynote, during which, the company will reveal "the latest products and technologies for gamers and creators". 

For a couple of months now, we've been drip fed small updates on the status of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2. The sequel is set to be revealed later this month at Star Wars Celebration, but it will be dropping ‘Fallen Order' from the game's name. Instead, the game …

Last year after months of leaks, WB Games announced its own Smash Bros-style crossover fighting game – Multiversus. We've already seen some gameplay and know a bunch of confirmed characters. Now this month, the first playtest is taking place and invites for it are being sent right now.  Yesterday, WB …

Yesterday in an unexpected announcement, Bethesda delayed two of its major 2022 releases – Starfield, the next RPG from Bethesda Game Studios, and Redfall from Arkane Studios. While Bethesda has been ramping up marketing in recent months in anticipation for the game's release, one developer on the project claims the …

After years of waiting, Remedy announced Alan Wake 2 late last year, with plans to release the game in 2023. While usually that would mean we would see the game in action this year, Remedy has decided to not make any major reveals this summer to avoid taking resources away …

For months now, there have been persistent rumours that a new Silent Hill game is in development, possibly multiple. Now, new leaks have come to light showing concept art for a new Silent Hill game, and thanks to a swift DMCA claim from Konami, we know the leak was likely …

Just two weeks ago, Elon Musk secured a deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion. Now, following Twitter's most recent quarterly earnings report, the deal has been put ‘temporarily on hold' in order to investigate the true number of spam and fake accounts on the platform.  After the deal announcement, …

If you like anime or just know a thing or two about Japanese animation, there's a good chance you've heard about Evangelion. If you're one of the millions of fans worldwide, you might be pleased to know that MSI has partnered with the Khara and the EVA e: Project esports …

Earlier this week, EA unveiled its upcoming release schedule, which included an unnamed remake coming in early 2023. As it turns out, that game was indeed Dead Space, which has now been confirmed to be releasing in January. Beyond that, EA Motive has also given us a new look at …

Ubisoft held its earnings call this week, and with it being the first earnings report for the new financial year, Ubisoft also gave investors some much needed updates on the upcoming release schedule. For starters, Skull & Bones should finally release this year, and other anticipated titles, like Mario + Rabbids: …

Over the weekend, Xbox Live had a major outage, bringing to light some lesser known aspects of the Xbox DRM policy and locking many out of their games. Microsoft may already have a solution on the way to avoid this in the future, while also preserving the physical games market …

Back in April 2021, Wolfire Games filed an antitrust lawsuit against Valve, claiming that the company abuses its dominance of the PC gaming market and has formed a monopoly with Steam. Valve had initially managed to get the lawsuit dismissed late last year, but after reviewing Wolfire's appeal, a judge …

Last week, Nvidia announced 4K streaming over GeForce Now for PC and Mac, as well as 120Hz streaming for Android devices. Aside from that, we learned that 27 games will be coming to GeForce Now this month, with eight of them arriving today.  With the new games arriving today, GeForce …

We've known for a while now that Activision is developing a new Call of Duty Battle Royale game for mobile in order to better compete with other popular mobile shooters, like Fortnite, PUBG and soon, Apex Legends. Now, the game has a title of sorts – Project Aurora, and the …

Bethesda Game Studios' highly anticipated RPG, and first new IP in decades, Starfield, is no longer releasing in 2022. This afternoon, Bethesda announced that the game has now been pushed to 2023, and Redfall from Arkane Studios has also been pushed out of 2022. 

EA has been making plenty of headlines this week after officially breaking off its partnership with FIFA and then revealing its upcoming games release schedule during an earnings call. One of the games coming this year is a new Need for Speed game, and it seems that Codemasters will be …

In the current market, the easiest and quickest way to secure a fairly priced PC upgrade is by picking up a pre-built system. This week, OCUK is launching its new line of Spectra gaming PCs, all featuring Windows 11 and 3-year parts and labour warranty. Better yet, each system has …

Intel Vision has been taking place this week and Team Blue has had plenty to show. Earlier this week, we saw the launch of 12th Gen Core HX processors for the next generation of high-end laptops. Now, Intel has also shown off more of its upcoming chips, including two Meteor …

With the Radeon RX 6×50 XT series launch, AMD has also released its latest Preview Driver, bringing new optimisations and features, including performance improvements for games using the DX11 API. So far, the improvement seems promising, with some significant performance gains in certain titles.  Although DX12 is slowly becoming the …

EA doesn't have much going on outside of sports titles in the latter half of this year, but early 2023 is looking very crowded. During its recent earnings report, EA revealed plans to release five games between January and March 2023, including a remake and a ‘major IP'.  In the …

At this point, the Nintendo Switch will go down in history as one of the most popular consoles ever made, having recently surpassed the Wii in total sales. Due to the console's success, Nintendo has extended the Switch's lifecycle, and now, ensuring a smooth transition over to the next home …

Sony executives have always shared their doubts around the subscription gaming model and Microsoft's approach to Xbox Game Pass. However, with the recent PlayStation Plus revamp, there have been some calls for Sony to include first-party titles in one of its subscription tiers. As you might expect, that won't be …

Since the rise of the iPhone and iPad, Apple has slowly broken away from the iPod line-up. The iPod Classic was discontinued in 2014, followed by the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle in 2017. Now in 2022, we are saying goodbye to the iPod Touch.  In an announcement this week, …

BioWare confirmed some time ago that it has begun working on the next Mass Effect game. Many of us have been wondering if BioWare will return to Andromeda, or go back and pick the story up again after the events of Mass Effect 3. As it turns out, we may …

Yesterday as promised, WB showcased new Gotham Knights gameplay, giving us our first look at Red Hood and Nightwing in action. The stream also brought along a few important updates about the game – it is no longer coming to PS4 or Xbox One, and co-op is not being upgraded …

For a few years now, Microsoft has been pouring resources into peripheral design, with a keen focus on improving accessibility for those who may struggle to use a traditional controller, keyboard or mouse. Microsoft saw success in this area with the Xbox Adaptive Controller and now, the company is launching …

Over the weekend, the Xbox Live network saw repeated outages, leading to outcry from players across all supported platforms over DRM policies. Due to the outage, a lot of players were unable to access their digital games, including offline, single-player titles. Now, we have some clarification over how Xbox DRM …

Intel has pulled the curtain on the 12th Gen Core HX series mobile processors, revealing the next generation of CPUs aimed at high-end gaming laptops and mobile workstations. The line-up includes seven SKUs, all supporting DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0 and overclocking, delivering desktop-like performance in a portable format. Based on the …