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Earlier this year, the group known as ‘LAPSUS$' was found to be responsible for cyber attacks on Microsoft, Nvidia and Samsung. After some investigation, a group of teenagers from the UK were arrested in connection with the attacks. Now, it appears that another UK member of this cyber group has …

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands released earlier this year to a warm reception from fans. Taking the Borderlands formula and giving it a fantasy twist seems to have worked out for developer Gearbox Software, as according to the studio, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is now its own franchise. Speaking during Embracer Group’s annual …

Earlier this week, Nvidia officially launched the first RTX 40 series graphics cards. We've seen board partners show off their custom-cooled solutions, and now Corsair is getting in on the action with new 12VHPWR cables for the RTX 4090, as well as new liquid cooling blocks.  The newly announced Nvidia …

EK is making headlines this week with its new unique pump-reservoir-block combo. This is effectively a 4-in-1 product, making it ideal for those looking to save space while putting together a small form-factor build with custom liquid cooling. The EK-Quantum Velocity² DDC 4.2 PWM D-RGB – 1700 is based around …

As a video game platform, Steam has been one of the most open in the industry, giving players a great deal of data thanks to open APIs and general sense of transparency. The platform holder has now taken this one step further, announcing the launch of real-time and weekly Steam …

We are just days away from the launch of AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series processors. The new chips have a new IHS, but coolers with support for Socket AM4 should work nicely with the new AM5 socket too. If you are using a Noctua cooler, you'll be able to get …

The Legend of Heroes series is one of the more underrated franchises, with the JRPG franchise seeing its roots date all the way back to the 1980s. Despite its longevity, the series has seen relatively modest success in the past. Fortunately, the past few years have been kind to the …

The 9th generation of video game systems has seen competing companies take wildly different approaches when it comes to the marketing and release of their systems, with Microsoft going for a “play anywhere” approach, while Sony remains slightly more hunkered down in that respect. In a recent interview with Gamesindustry.biz, …

Yacht Club Games have made a name for themselves over the years thanks to their retro throwback titles such as Shovel Knight and the upcoming Mina the Hollower. Despite the studio’s focus on 2D games, Yacht Club Games have now revealed that they have been working on an unannounced 3D …

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X may not have reached the hands of consumers, but professional overclockers have already started to play with them. That's according to recent posts on social media, where you can see a CPU running a single core at 7.2GHz and another with all cores clocked at …

MSI is launching two new M.2 SSDs to expand its storage solution portfolio further. Aimed at the mainstream segment, the MSI Spatium M460 M.2 SSD is the company's latest PCIe 4.0 SSD. The other is the Spatium M570, MSI's first PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD. Available with 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, and …

G.Skill is expanding its DDR5 memory line-up with new high-speed, low-latency kits. The new Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 kits support XMP 3.0, and offer speeds up to 6800MHz.  G.Skill's two new kits are the first from the company to run at these specifications. The fastest kit comes with 32GB (2x16GB) …

After the initial announcement made by Jensen Huang at GTC 2022, yesterday we got the low-down on Nvidia's new RTX 40 series via a series of press briefings. After getting a close look at the GPU specs, Ada architecture and much more, I sat down with Leo for a wide-ranging discussion on all things Nvidia RTX 40 series...

The Ryzen 9 7950X hasn't released yet, so there is still some work being done on the software side to optimise the chip's capabilities. We've already seen a few benchmarks for this processor, but a new BIOS update has seemingly boosted single and multi-threaded performance.  While AMD says that the …

In recent weeks, PlayStation head, Jim Ryan, has made several statements in an effort to sway regulators against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, claiming the deal would have “major negative implications” for the entire games industry. Now, Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, is getting involved with one simple message – “if …

When looking for gaming audio gear, most users look at headphones and headsets. Other solutions like gaming earbuds exist, but they're far from being the standard. However, Logitech G's new gaming earbuds may have the potential to change that thanks to its feature set. The new Logitech G Fits gaming …

There's no denying that Babylon's Fall was a flop. PlatinumGames and Square Enix's attempt to crack the live service market did not meet expectations and just a few months after launch, the game's shutdown has been announced. With the end nearing for Babylon's Fall, some retail stores have begun giving …

Microsoft keeps its game consoles up to date with consistent software patches. The September patch – officially available now – brings with it some long-requested Quality of Life improvements, including a full library revamp. Making the announcement on the Xbox Blog, Jonathan Hildebrandt, the Principal Group Program Manager at Xbox …

Earlier this summer, Logitech and Tencent announced plans to join forces to launch a new dedicated gaming handheld. However, unlike the Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch, which play games locally, the Logitech G Cloud would primarily focus on streaming services, like GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Following a leak …

Earlier this month, CD Projekt Red released the latest major patch for Cyberpunk 2077, and revealed the game's upcoming expansion. At the same time, the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime debuted on Netflix to rave reviews. Combined, this has led to a huge resurgence in players, to the point where over a …

Typically once YouTubers reach a certain audience size, they'll start getting invited to pre-release events for games to get early hands-on. These sessions tend to come with an NDA and we usually don't hear about them until an embargo lifts. Ubisoft is going to have to be a bit more …

Back in late 2021, Ubisoft officially announced Splinter Cell Remake, with plans to go back to the franchise's beginning and bring it forward into the modern era. The remake won't be entirely 1:1, as there will be changes made to the game's story.  This isn't entirely uncommon for remakes. Some …

For many, a console’s start-up sound can bring with it excitement and emotion as the jingle lets you know that it’s time to game. For some however, the noise is obtrusive and loud and serves no real purpose. For the latter kind, Microsoft has announced that you will be able …

Despite announcing and releasing their ‘final update’ years ago, the Terraria team have continued to update the game with new features and content. Going live on the 28th of September is the Labor of Love update, once again bringing with it major changes. Terraria’s update 1.4.4 will be going live …

For years, the video games industry suffered from a drought of new skateboarding games, with the late 90s and early 00s ‘fad’ fading out of the limelight. One game which helped to bring the genre back was Session: Skate Sim, and after 3 years in Early Access, the game has …

Videogamedunkey is one of the biggest and most consistently-enjoyed gaming YouTubers, with videos ranging from serious reviews to humorous gameplay videos among fresh experimental content. After more than 10 years on the platform, Dunkey has announced his direct involvement in game creation, announcing new publishing label BIGMODE. No games nor …

The Saints Row reboot finally released last month, though to an unfortunately poor reception – commercially, but especially crititcally. The founder and CEO of Embracer Group has now commented on the matter. As transcribed by Stephen Totilo, Lars Wingefors, the founder and CEO of Embracer Group (publisher Deep Silver’s parent …

We recently reported that EA will be publishing an Iron Man video game developed by Motive Studio. This is not the only Marvel project coming from EA however, with the publisher confirming it has multiple games in the works. As part of the Iron Man announcement press release, EA teased …

God of War Ragnarök is one of the most anticipated games still to release in 2022. Ahead of the game’s launch on the 9th of November, the file size for God of War Ragnarok has been revealed – and it’s a big step up from the last game. As reported …

Ever since its initial launch back in 2020, the team at Asobo Studio have continually improved all aspects of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator, with various tech and content updates making for a much more complete and bespoke experience. Content update 10 may be the biggest one yet, adding DLSS, DX12 improvements …