Bloober Team is quickly becoming a household name for first-person horror experiences. The Polish studio is responsible for a number of psychological horror games such as Layers of Fear, Observer, and Blair Witch. According to Stock exchange documents however, the developer is currently in talks for either an acquisition or …
Read More »Samsung’s Odyssey G9 is officially launching this month
Samsung unveiled its Odyssey G9 monitor back in January of this year at CES 2020. Almost six months on, after much anticipation, the South Korean electronics manufacturer has finally launched the world's “first dual QHD gaming monitor with 1000R curvature”, the Odyssey G9. Samsung's Odyssey G9 features an 49-inch screen …
Read More »ASUS unveils the ZenScreen MB14AC portable monitor
ASUS has introduced its latest portable monitor, the ZenScreen MB14AC, sporting a full HD 14-inch IPS panel that can be used vertically as well as horizontally. Portable monitors appear to be on the up, with more and more companies introducing their own portable screens to the market. HANNspree and ViewSonic both …
Read More »Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 has been announced
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon started its life as a stretch goal for BloodStained: Ritual of the Night’s Kickstarter campaign. The stretch goal was hit, and the 8-bit Castlevania-inspired platformer was released in 2018 to great success. Now, it’s been announced that Curse of the Moon is getting a sequel, …
Read More »EA is going to “double down” on Star Wars
When EA released its first Star Wars game back in 2015, many fans expressed concern at the publisher’s ability to do justice to the legacy of the games that came before it. Since then however, EA has seemingly managed to impress fans with its latest outings such as Star Wars …
Read More »EKWB launches pumpless Quantum TBE DDC pump-reservoir combos
EK has launched a new pumpless Quantum Kinetic TBE 160 DDC Body D-RGB pump-reservoir combo. As strange as that may sound, as a ‘pumpless' pump-reservoir combo, users can attach their own DDC pump, which EK claims allows “for a more affordable upgrade process from the previous generation of reservoirs.” The …
Read More »Deepcool releases new X-Frame MF120 GT A-RGB fans
Deepcool has just launched the new X-Frame MF120 GT A-RGB fans in packs of 3. Deepcool claims the translucent blades give these fans a unique aesthetic, allowing the twenty ARGB LEDs to easily shine through the blades, resulting in a “striking new look” for your system. Due to the translucent …
Read More »Team Group partners with ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance to launch two new SSDs
Team Group is launching two new SSDs in partnership with the ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance. The T-Force Delta TUF Gaming Alliance RGB SSD and the T-Force Cardea II TUF Gaming Alliance M.2 SSD add TUF-themed aesthetic elements to the original SSD models, while delivering the same level of performance the drives are …
Read More »Oculus gives a ‘fond farewell’ to the Oculus Go headset
It has been over two years since the Oculus Go first launched, aiming to deliver a media-focused, mass-market VR headset. Since then, Oculus has put more time into the Quest, a more successful but more expensive standalone VR gaming headset. As Oculus looks towards the future of its platform, it …
Read More »Stadia reveals next month’s free games for Pro subscribers
If you are still using your Stadia Pro trial, or have decided to stay subscribed, then there is some good news for you this week. Today, the Stadia team announced the free games that will be available for Pro subscribers in July. Crayta is perhaps the big one on this …
Read More »Developer reveals $1 million demo for cancelled game based on The Hobbit
For many years now, British studio ‘Traveller's Tales' has specialised in Lego video games based on movies and other IP. Once upon a time though, the studio pursued non-Lego versions of The Hobbit, spending $1 million on the demo that would be pitched to Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. Traveller's Tales …
Read More »Fujitsu’s Fugaku takes place as world’s fastest supercomputer
Fujitsu's Fugaku Supercomputer has taken the spot as the world's fastest supercomputer, with 415 TFLOPS of performance and 7.3 million ARM cores. After less than one year on the throne as the world's fastest supercomputer, IBM's Summit has been toppled. As of June 2020 the world's fastest supercomputer is Fujitsu's …
Read More »Epic Games Store has 61 million active monthly users
Steam has been around for 15 years now, with over 1 billion registered accounts and an estimated 95 million active monthly users throughout 2019. The Epic Games Store has been looking to supply some competition and it looks like the strategy is working, with EGS rising to an average of …
Read More »AMD EPYC processor is making its way into supercomputers
This week, AMD announced that its EPYC processors are starting to be adopted in many supercomputers, including “the seventh fastest supercomputer in the world and four of the 50 highest-performance systems”. Twice each year TOP500 releases a list ranking the top 500 supercomputers in the world. The latest update to the …
Read More »Apple is officially moving to ARM processors in Macs
While there wasn't much hardware news from Apple at WWDC last night, one particularly big announcement was made. Apple is indeed moving over to ARM processors, referred to as ‘Apple Silicon', for future Mac computers. The change will occur over the next two years, giving developers a ‘transition period' for …
Read More »More EA games revealed for Nintendo Switch
During the recent EA Play 2020 stream, Electronic Arts announced that it would be bringing a number of its games to the Nintendo Switch. Four of the games were announced during the stream, though we now know what the other titles set to arrive on the hybrid console are planned …
Read More »Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 goes into production at TSMC facility
TSMC is reported to have scaled up its production capacity of 5nm and is said to have started production of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 875 SoC as well as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X60 5G modem. According to the Chinese tech website 快科技 (meaning ‘fast technology') TSMC has officially started production of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 875. This means …
Read More »Apex Legends mobile planned for release “by the end of the year”
During Electronic Arts’ ‘EA Play 2020’ event, the publisher announced that it would be bringing its popular Battle Royale shooter Apex Legends to the Nintendo Switch. Now, in its most recent investor fireside chat, EA announced its intentions to bring Apex Legends to mobile platforms “by the end of the …
Read More »Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming
Despite years of heavy investment and even bringing in some huge streamers on multi-million dollar contracts, Microsoft's streaming platform, Mixer, has been unable to catch up and compete with the bigger sites like Twitch, YouTube and even Facebook gaming. Now, Mixer will be shutting down, with the service set to …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers will be upgraded for next-gen “at no additional cost”
With many big titles releasing later this year for current-gen systems, it begs the question as to how exactly each publisher will deal with the generation transition. Luckily, those who are planning to purchase Marvel’s Avengers at launch will be able to upgrade to the next-gen versions for free – …
Read More »AOC unveils its latest 4K IPS monitor, the U28P2U
AOC has listed a new 4K IPS monitor on the Chinese branch of its website. The AOC U28P2U features a sleek design, with wide colour gamut coverage, making it appealing to those needing a high resolution, colour-accurate display. Featuring a 28-inch IPS panel with 4K resolution, 4ms G2G response time, …
Read More »Studio behind The Order: 1886 is joining Facebook
With the recent announcement that Facebook is buying Mixer, it is becoming clear that the social media platform is looking to compete in the games industry in a major way. Now, the company has announced that it has acquired Ready At Dawn, the studio responsible for The Order: 1886 and …
Read More »Raijintek announces the Morpheus 8057 GPU cooler
Raijintek has unveiled its latest standalone Morpheus VGA cooler, designed to replace your graphics cards' current cooling solution. Capable of handling GPUs with a TDP of up to 360W, the Morpheus 8057 VGA cooler is compatible with most current-gen GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD. The Morpheus 8057 features 12x …
Read More »Ryzen 3600XT and 3900XT spotted in 3DMark database
The upcoming Ryzen 5 3600XT and Ryzen 9 3900XT processors have been spotted in the 3DMark database, reaching their advertised boost clocks. A 3DMark Time Spy score using the 3900XT was also found, giving us a glimpse of what we might expect from the 12-core processor...
Read More »CrossfireX beta comes to Xbox this week
At E3 last year, one of Microsoft's big announcements was that it would be bringing CrossfireX to the west. Remedy Entertainment has been working on a campaign for this new western release and starting today, the game will enter closed beta, with an open beta following later in the week. …
Read More »Additional sources confirm Suicide Squad as Rocksteady’s next game
Earlier today, keen-eyed DC fans noticed that Warner Bros had recently registered two new web domains, one referring to Gotham Knights and another referring to Suicide Squad. Now thanks to some additional reporting, we know that Rocksteady's next game is indeed based on Suicide Squad. As reported by Eurogamer's Tom …
Read More »Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is a sequel to the original trilogy
There have been many Crash Bandicoot games following the original trilogy but now, a couple of decades later, we are getting a proper sequel. Today, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was officially announced. We got our first hint of this last week, when box art for the game leaked. …
Read More »Bungie creates Black Lives Matter pin and Destiny 2 emblem
Ever since George Floyd was murdered by police officers on the 25th of May, there have been global protests for racial equality and justice, with many companies announcing and offering their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, Bungie has announced that it will be selling a collectible pin …
Read More »Samsung patents tilting cameras for smartphones
Samsung has a new patent that shows a smartphone equipped with an array of six camera lenses. What makes the patent special is that the cameras are capable of tilting to capture a scene or object with greater detail. Each year brings new innovations that further advances the functionalities available …
Read More »The Last of Us Part II is the biggest game of the year in the UK
For years, fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of The Last of Us Part II. Following on from Naughty Dog’s PlayStation 3 swan song, the game’s sequel was set to continue the story of Joel and Ellie. There was no doubt that Part II would be one of the …
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