With the PlayStation 5 just about a month away from release, so too is the much-anticipated Spider-Man: Miles Morales. While not too much information was known about this launch title, Game Informer recently announced that the PlayStation exclusive is their cover story for the month, revealing a great deal of …
Read More »Nvidia Ampere GPUs reportedly moving to TSMC’s 7nm process node in 2021
A new report suggests that Nvidia might move the production of Ampere GPUs from Samsung's 8nm to TSMC's 7nm process node. The same report claims that there should be a large volume moving to TSMC's 7nm, but it won't be the whole Ampere GPU consumer lineup.
Read More »Apex Legends has been rated for Switch
Since its launch back in February 2019, many fans of the Battle Royale game Apex Legends have been hoping to see a Switch version come to light. While it was later announced that a Switch port was on its way, we just received the clearest indication yet that the game …
Read More »Tales of Vesperia and Katana Zero come to Xbox Game Pass
On a bi-monthly basis, Microsoft updates its Xbox Game Pass library, adding new titles, and sometimes taking some away. For the second half of October, the console manufacturer is bringing a wide variety of games, ensuring that there is a little something for everyone – including JRPGs such as Tales …
Read More »Apple announces iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini
After a one month delay, today Apple officially announced the iPhone 12, featuring a 6.1-inch OLED display and a new design that takes inspiration from the iPhone 4 and the newer iPad Pro. The iPhone 12 is the first 5G iPhone, capable of gigabit download speeds and 200MB/s upload speeds …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare patch will finally let you reduce its install size on PC
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is almost a year old and during that time, the game has ballooned in file size, eating up as much as 250GB of storage space on PC. Soon, we'll be able to shrink the game though, as uninstall options are being rolled out. As part …
Read More »Rockstar quietly acquires Ruffian Games
The season of game industry acquisitions continues this week, this time with Rockstar picking up some new talent. The famed Grand Theft Auto developer has picked up Ruffian Games, known for working on Microsoft exclusives like Crackdown 3 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Ruffian Games is now known as …
Read More »Kingston slashes SSD prices for Amazon Prime Day
If you are in need of some extra storage, or just a new SSD entirely, then you'll want to shop around today. Amazon Prime Day is taking place and Kingston is amongst the list of tech/hardware companies delivering big discounts. You will find M.2 and traditional SATA SSDs on sale …
Read More »Devil May Cry 5 loads in 4 seconds on PS5
With the upcoming generation of consoles, both Sony and Microsoft have put an emphasis on speed. This is doubly the case for Sony, whose custom SSD is so central to the PlayStation 5, that a number of the console’s first-party game mechanics will revolve entirely around it. Though Sony has …
Read More »ASUS discounts laptops, monitors, peripherals and more for Prime Day
Our Amazon Prime Day coverage continues, this time our attention turns to ASUS, which has a lengthy line-up of deals on today. This ranges from peripherals to networking gear and even gaming monitors. There are also a few sneaky gaming laptop deals to be found too. We'll start off with …
Read More »Yakuza: Like a Dragon is as low as 900p on the Xbox Series S
The Xbox Series S is currently in an interesting position. While just yesterday we reported that some games will run at resolutions far greater than the advertised 1440p, it appears as though the lower-powered Xbox console will equally run at resolutions far lower. Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which is being …
Read More »Razer offers big discounts for Amazon Prime Day
If you've been meaning to pick up some new PC gaming gear, then Amazon Prime Day is the time to shop around. There are plenty of deals going around on Amazon UK today, including a lot of deep discounts from Razer. The deals here are all peripherals, so if you're …
Read More »David Cage calls Xbox Series S and X “confusing”
With the upcoming generation of consoles, Microsoft is focused on ensuring that as many people are able to play Xbox Games Studios titles as possible. As such, they have decided to offer two separate Xbox Models, the Series X, and lower cost Series S. While some have viewed this strategy …
Read More »A Sonic the Hedgehog skin is coming to Fall Guys
Since its launch, Fall Guys has collaborated with a number of well established and renowned franchises such as Portal and Team Fortress 2. Soon however, players will be able to represent one of the biggest mascots in the history of video games, as Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Fall …
Read More »Razer announces a plethora of new products on RazerCon 2020
This past weekend, Razer announced multiple new products during RazerCon 2020. Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan took the stage to introduce what Razer has been working to over 1M concurrent viewers, totalling over 250000 hours viewed and generating 175M impressions over social networks. Some new product include cases, a gaming chair, …
Read More »HyperX introduces new Wireless Cloud Buds
HyperX has announced the addition of the new wireless Cloud Buds to its portable audio gear portfolio. Featuring Bluetooth 5.0, the upcoming Cloud Buds are a “discrete and portable” set of earphones suitable for gaming, entertainment, voice calls and work meetings, making it a very good all-around audio solution for your daily …
Read More »AMD’s Project Quantum resurfaces in new patent listings
Back in 2015, AMD announced Project Quantum, an interesting mini PC utilising an all new form factor. Since then, there has been silence on the Project Quantum front, but that changed this week thanks to new patent listings. The patent spotted by @PeteB (via @_rogame) suggests that AMD hasn't abandoned …
Read More »Leo Says Ep.51 – Zen 3 makes Intel look cheap!
AMD is claiming enormous IPC increases of 19 percent with its Ryzen 5000 CPUs, and a win over Intel when it comes to 1080p gaming. Zen 3 looks very, very good but you can rely on Leo to find something that causes mild annoyance...
Read More »Overwatch’s Halloween event goes live tomorrow
Despite launching in 2015, Overwatch continues to be enjoyed by a large number of players. As such, each year, the team-based hero shooter celebrates Halloween with a limited time event. Dubbed the ‘Halloween Terror’, players will be able to play a number of limited time game modes, while also potentially …
Read More »The Xbox Series S can go beyond 1440p
When Microsoft first announced the Xbox Series S, the company positioned the lower priced console as a 1080p/1440p machine, when compared to the Series X’s 4K output. This limitation appears to not be restricted by hardware or software, but is merely an estimate, as it has been confirmed that some …
Read More »Apex Legends gains support for NVIDIA Reflex today
Today, Apex Legends officially implements NVIDIA Reflex, the new technology to reduce system latency/input lag in competitive games. So far, this has been implemented in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Valorant and a couple of other select titles. Apex Legends is the latest to join that growing list, implementing NVIDIA …
Read More »Watch Dogs Legion gets updated PC system requirements
Back in September, Ubisoft announced the PC system requirements for Watch Dogs: Legion on PC. Now that a new generation of RTX graphics cards have hit the market, those system requirements have been expanded to include hardware for ray-tracing effects. As a reminder, here are the base specs for those …
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima will run at 60fps on PlayStation 5
Sony recently released further details on its backwards compatibility for the PlayStation 5, revealing that over 99% of the PS4’s library will work on the company’s next-gen console. Unsurprisingly, Ghost of Tsushima will be supported on PlayStation 5. In a nice surprise however, the game’s developers have confirmed that Ghost …
Read More »Wasteland 3 patch dramatically improves load times
Wasteland 3 was well received at launch but many players encountered plenty of bugs along the way. Over the last six weeks, inXile has been working on patches, with the latest bringing a notable boost to load times. As part of Wasteland 3 patch 1.1.2, inXile has found a way …
Read More »Microsoft faces lawsuit over Xbox One controller ‘stick drift’
There have been well documented complaints against Nintendo for Joy-Con drift issues but Microsoft is also facing similar legal complaints. An ongoing class-action lawsuit this week has been updated to include complaints of ‘stick drift' on the Xbox Elite and Elite Series 2 controllers. The lawsuit was filed in April …
Read More »Bravely Default II development update coming soon
Just a few weeks ago, the first signs of Bravely Default II's near release began appearing, as the game began receiving rating classifications. Now, Square Enix is teasing that news is indeed coming soon. In a tweet translated by Gematsu celebrating the 8th anniversary of the original game, Square Enix …
Read More »Genshin Impact has grossed $100 million in under 2 weeks
Just a few days ago we reported that Genshin Impact, the newly released free-to-play open world, Breath of the Wild inspired action RPG, had grossed $50 million in just over a week. Now, in even less time, the game has doubled its revenue, bringing in over $100 million in under …
Read More »Facebook account requirement comes to Oculus headsets this week
Oculus's most controversial change to date is officially taking place this week. For the first time, a Facebook account will be required for first-timers to Oculus VR headsets. Since launch, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, GearVR and Oculus Go owners have been able to log in using their own separate Oculus …
Read More »The Outer Worlds comes to Steam this month
While The Outer Worlds found plenty of success on Xbox Game Pass for PC and also sold on the Epic Games Store, Steam-only PC gamers have been missing out on Obsidian's latest RPG since launch. That will change very soon, with The Outer Worlds heading to Steam later this month. …
Read More »Razer Blade Stealth 13 now features Intel Tiger Lake Core i7-1165G7 CPU
Razer has updated the Blade Stealth 13 gaming ultrabook with the new Intel Core i7-1165G7. The only parts that were updated in the 2020 refresh of the Blade Stealth 13 are the CPU and display options, but models with the Intel 10th Gen processors are still available for the time being. …
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