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Overwatch 2's launch issues have been well-documented at this point. The game's initial days live were hampered by DDOS attacks, connectivity issues and long log-in queues. The past week has seen more issues, forcing some heroes to be taken offline for maintenance, and now, an errant PC bug is causing …

Humble Bundles are a great way for video game fans to get their hands on a number of high-quality games for a relatively low price. Available for the next two weeks is Humble’s Melee Mayhem bundle, including the likes of Mortal Kombat, River City Girls, and Chivalry II. The bundle, …

Each week, those with an Epic Games account are privy to a number of free games – available to add to your library and then keep forever. With this week’s games now available, Epic has revealed what free games are being given away next week – including the classic Fallout …

Back when noblechairs first started producing new designs based on gaming IP, one of the first chairs we saw took inspiration from Fallout. This year is Fallout's 25th anniversary, and noblechairs is back with a new Nuka-Cola Quantum Edition gaming chair, and a matching set of memory foam pillows.  The …

Update: Just as promised, the AMD Frame PC has been delivered by James! Here's the photo of Darren with the system:  With the AMD Frame PC now in a new home, we'll be turning our attention to other competitions, so keep an eye out for more giveaways soon! Just like …

After a good long break, Volition and Deep Silver returned to Saints Row this year with a new reboot. Unfortunately, the game was critically panned, averaging a low 62 overall score on Metacritic. Due to the reception to the initial release, the developers have revealed that future content plans are …

While it isn't surprising that Google is shutting Stadia down, the timing of the announcement did catch a lot of people off guard, including plenty of game developers. Employees and developers were not informed of the decision until it was announced to the world and now, many game devs are …

Spider-Man Miles Morales is heading to PC next month. The PC trailer already gave us a good look at what platform features to expect, and now, we also have a range of in-depth PC system requirements, ranging from the minimum spec targeting 720p/30FPS all the way up to the hardware …

Sega and Amplitude Studios' grand strategy title, Humankind, first launched on PC last year. The game was due to get a console release this year, but complications bringing the game to PlayStation and Xbox consoles have forced Sega to indefinitely delay the release.  As reported by VGC, the console versions …

Starfield had an excellent showing during the Xbox and Bethesda showcase back in June. The game is still a while off from launching, but this week, Bethesda gave us a new update, with Todd Howard discussing the game's classic RPG and hard sci-fi inspirations.  Bethesda has released a number of …

Two weeks ago, Sony reminded us that Spider-Man Miles Morales is also on the way to PC, very shortly after the successful launch of Spider-Man Remastered. Now, we have an exact date, and Sony has revealed some of the game's PC-specific features – including support for both DLSS 2 and …

Gotham Knights is just one week away, but it seems we aren't going to get a full set of PC system requirements. Recently, the game's Steam page was updated with the minimum required spec, but no recommended spec has been announced.  Gotham Knights is a new game separate from the …

Late last year, From Software revealed that it was planning to bring ray-tracing features to Elden Ring, but they wouldn't be there at launch. We haven't had an update since then, but that finally changed this week. The latest Elden Ring patch includes new strings for ray-tracing support.  As spotted …

Nvidia is continuing on with its weekly library updates for GeForce Now. This week, 11 new games are joining the service, the vast majority of which are brand-new releases.  The headliners here include PC Building Simulator 2, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (closed beta) and Scorn, an upcoming horror adventure that has …

While Sony isn't offering day-one titles, it has brought a very decent selection of games to PS+ Extra and Premium, and there have been consistent monthly updates. The next batch of titles for the new PS+ tiers has now been revealed, including older hits like Dragon Quest XI, Dragon Quest …

Earlier this week, the Meta Connect conference kicked off, bringing the Meta Quest Pro headset and some smaller pieces of news. During the event, former Oculus CTO and current Meta advisor, John Carmack, had the chance to speak, and he used that time to express a number of frustrations with …

This week's Nvidia graphics driver update not only adds support for the RTX 4090, but also makes some new optimisations, improving DX12 performance for RTX 30 series GPUs by up to 24 percent.  While a lot of games still offer a DX11 version, the majority of titles now support DX12. …

Nvidia shared official performance figures for the two upcoming RTX 4080 GPUs. As expected, the 16GB model will be considerably faster than the 12GB variant. However, the 24-30% performance gap is more than their names suggest. Based on Nvidia's official performance charts, the Nvidia RTX 4080 16GB is considerably faster …

Chromebooks are not particularly good as gaming platforms, but the evolution of cloud gaming has made it possible to play games almost anywhere, including on these laptops. With that in mind, Chromebook manufacturers like Acer, Lenovo and Asus have designed their first “gaming Chromebooks”. Unlike other laptops, “gaming Chromebooks” focus …

We've seen a number of companies comment on Microsoft's pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard in recent months. The loudest voice in the room has been Sony, but we've also seen quotes from companies like Ubisoft, WB, Riot and others. Recently in an interview, Take-Two CEO, Stauss Zelnick, added his take …

The Quest Pro wasn't the only major announcement to come out of Meta last night. The company has also invested in a new batch of gaming studios to build new content for Quest headsets. The company has also partnered with Microsoft to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to VR devices.  As …

After months of rumours and one particularly major leak, Meta officially announced the Quest Pro headset last night. As we previously thought, this is indeed a very high-end headset, hitting the market at $1,499.  At this price, the Meta Quest Pro is cheaper than a Microsoft Hololens, which is similarly …

After less than a year on the market, Square Enix has announced plans to shut down Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier. The live service mobile game attempt will go offline in early January.  In a notice posted this morning, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier …

DLSS 3 will debut this week alongside Nvidia's new flagship RTX 4090 graphics card. The rollout for DLSS 3 support will kick off swiftly too, with several games set to update this month, with many more to come in subsequent waves. This week, Nvidia announced the first titles to get …

The reviews are in and the wider verdict seems to be that the RTX 4090 is one hell of a graphics card, delivering significant gains compared to the previous flagship, the RTX 3090 Ti. As of today, the RTX 4090 is officially available for purchase, so we've had a browse …

Last week, sources claimed that Infinity Ward is planning a massive expansion for Modern Warfare II sometime after launch. We heard this would include many classic Call of Duty maps, but as it turns out, this expansion may also include new content for other modes, including the campaign.  Call of …

A Plague Tale: Innocence gained traction for its excellent storytelling and graphical fidelity back when it first came out and soon, the sequel, A Plague Tale: Requiem will look to raise the bar in both of those areas. Ahead of the game's launch next week, Asobo has now revealed the …

AMD's Ryzen 7000 series was released two weeks ago, but AMD hasn't yet abandoned its predecessor. The Ryzen 5000 series chips are still pretty decent, especially considering they are cheaper than ever. Now, AMD is adding more value to these CPUs by bundling them with the upcoming PC version of …

The Intel 13th Gen Core chips will soon be available for everyone, but that only includes the “K” and “KF models”. The non-K/KF SKUs should release in H1 2022. Leaks claim that we will get Core i9, i7, and i5 chips, but news has been quiet on the Core i3 …

Overwatch 2 has had its fair share of issues since its launch. Player demand on day one, in addition to a DDOS attack effectively locked thousands of players out of the game for long stretches during the first week. Now, Blizzard has had to take two heroes offline for emergency …