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Two years ago, XIII Remake launched and swiftly disappointed returning fans with major technical issues. Since then, the game has been handed over to a new studio to remake the remake.  XIII Remake launched with plenty of bugs, and fans also took issue with changes to art style and other …

The Fire Emblem franchise has remained a relatively niche series for most of its existence – especially when comparing it to other major Nintendo properties. That being said, Fire Emblem Heroes, the free-to-play mobile offering, is by far the publisher’s most successful game on the platform, making 3X more money …

Meta/Facebook has been pushing the VR market hard with its Quest 2 headset. The combination of its solid hardware and impressive software and algorithms, all packaged neatly into a relatively affordable product has now made it by far the most successful headset to date. IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo recently revealed via …

The success of the Sonic the Hedgehog film and its sequel seems to have lit a small semblance of a spark within SEGA regarding the adaption of the publisher’s many intellectual properties. One of SEGA’s most successful currently is the Persona franchise, and following an anime adaption, it seems a …

Last month, 343 confirmed that it is finally ready to publicly test Halo Infinite's long-awaited campaign co-op feature. Today, the studio announced that the co-op beta will be arriving on the 11th of July.  This is in line with the roadmap 343 published around the launch of Season 2. Aside …

Currently, Apple and Google have rules in place to force developers to use their own first-party App Store and Play Store payment systems. This is something that developers have been protesting in recent years, sparking further scrutiny from regulators. Last year, South Korea passed a bill to force Apple (and …

Call of Duty is officially heading back to Steam this year. The franchise left Valve's platform behind in favour of Blizzard's Battle.net service back in 2018, but now with this year's release of Modern Warfare 2, the series will be back on Steam and it may have more integration with …

It has been over a year since Ubisoft last showed us its upcoming Avatar game and we've heard very little since. Back in May during an earnings call, Ubisoft did claim that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is on track to release in the current fiscal year, and now according to …

Nvidia is wrapping up its weekly GeForce Now library updates for the month today with six new games joining the library. While new games are usually the highlight of these updates, this week there is significantly more to share, as GeForce Now is joining the Samsung Gaming Hub, and Shield …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of titles for free to all those with an Epic Games account. This week, three games are being given away for free, including the PvPvE medieval themed Hood: Outlaws and Legends. Available to add to your library for free from now …

Recently, all signs have been pointing towards new God of War: Ragnarök information being revealed this week. Following several leaks, we were anticipating a release date and possibly even a new trailer. Unfortunately, it seems plans have been delayed further. After weeks of anticipation building amongst fans, God of War …

Intel will be launching its 13th Gen Core processors later this year and engineering samples are starting to do the rounds. We've already seen some early Core i9 13900K performance results from ES1, which had limited performance. Recently, ES3 has appeared, bringing boost clock speeds up to 5.5GHz.  Chiphell user …

We've been expecting that 600 series motherboards will support Intel's upcoming 13th Gen ‘Raptor Lake' desktop processors, and now, it looks like vendors are preparing. ASRock appears to be the first motherboard vendor to roll out a BIOS with 13th Gen Core processor support for most of its 600-series line-up.  …

Niantic hit it big in 2016 with Pokemon GO, creating a Summer trend which saw the game reach millions of fans and in turn made billions in revenue. Unfortunately, the studio’s other projects have been much less successful, with 4 upcoming titles now being cancelled. In a report by Bloomberg …

Ever since the Nintendo Switch first released back in 2017, there have persisted rumours claiming a more powerful successor to be on its way. While Nintendo eventually released the Switch OLED Version, new financial figures seem to suggest a true Switch 2 might be coming soon. As reported by ResetEra …

Sony have been hyping up their upcoming PSVR 2 headset for quite a while now. Despite this, the lengthy marketing campaign has yet to include any third parties getting their hands on the system. It seems that hands-on impressions may be coming soon, as one individual let it slip, giving …

Valve has been ramping up production of the Steam Deck, with plans to double the amount of systems shipped in the weeks to come. As it turns out, the Deck has gone through a production revision already, swapping out the SSD for a cheaper model...

Subscriptions are seemingly the new hotness when it comes to ensuring recurrent user spending. Making someone pay monthly for what would previously have been a single lump sum makes for greater profits in the long term while also ensuring a stronger likelihood of them remaining within your company's ecosystem. It …

The Monkey Island franchise is a retro classic, personifying much of the early 90s era in which it was first released. Ahead of the upcoming sequel ‘Return to Monkey Island’ the team seemingly revealed that it will be the final game in the franchise. The Monkey Island franchise saw its …

Bayonetta 3 has been one of the most anticipated Switch games since the threequel was first announced all the way back in 2017. Unfortunately, we have seen very little from the game otherwise, aside from a trailer confirming its 2022 release year. Now, ahead of an official announcement, we know …

God of War Ragnarök is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated PlayStation games of the year. Initially intended to be released in 2021, the game was pushed to 2022 with very few additional details given. Fortunately, it seems Sony is gearing up for a major God of War Ragnarök announcement. Tom …

EA had plenty of issues adjusting to licensed game development with Star Wars over the last decade, but the publisher eventually won fans over with Jedi: Fallen Order. Soon, EA might be picking up another license, as the publisher reportedly has a Marvel game in the works.  According to Nick …

A few weeks ago, we heard that Sony is in the process of making a push into the PC gaming peripherals market. Now, the company has officially revealed its new Inzone monitors and headsets, designed for both PCs and the PS5.  Sony has always had a great reputation in the …

Ubisoft is perhaps the worst publisher in the industry at keeping secrets. Everything out of Ubisoft seems to leak, and we've been on quite the journey with Skull & Bones already. After its initial reveal back in 2017, the game has been internally rebooted a number of times and stories …

The troubles CD Projekt Red faced during the development of Cyberpunk 2077 are well documented, but we're still finding out new parts of the story 18 months on from the game's initial release. A few days ago, a report claimed that the external QA company working on Cyberpunk 2077 contributed …

While initially we thought Ubisoft would be holding its own major games showcase this summer, it seems those plans have changed. Ubisoft is now holding separate events for its upcoming titles like Skull & Bones and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, and will also be attending Gamescom in August.  …

We all know that Activision Blizzard is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft, but that isn't stopping the company from making acquisitions of its own. This week, Blizzard confirmed that it has acquired studio Proletariat, the company behind Spellbreak.  Spellbreak launched back in 2018, offering a new take …

Aside from mainstream and gaming graphics cards, Intel is also working on workstation-grade Arc Alchemist GPUs. These graphics cards have not been officially announced, but there is plenty of evidence that they exist, including new entries on benchmark databases specifically unmasking the Intel Arc Pro A40 and Arc Pro A50 …

The Ryzen 7000 mobile series is still months from release, but leaks are starting to come through, giving us an early look at what to expect in terms of hardware specs.  YouTuber, RedGamingTech, recently received new details on Dragon Range and Phoenix Point processors. The former will be AMD's high-end …

Following on from recent leaks, Nvidia has officially announced the GTX 1630. The new entry-level GPU is already available in numerous designs from board partners, but early pricing leaves a lot to be desired.  Nvidia's announcement confirmed most of the rumours we've been sharing. The new graphics cards will be …