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It has been a long time since Bayonetta 3 was first announced for the Nintendo Switch. The first two games were swiftly brought to the console in 2018 but since then, news has been quiet, with very few updates on the status of the sequel. Some are worried the game …

While Konami has denied rumours that a Silent Hill reboot is in the works, discussion has continued, with various leakers claiming that it is still in fact happening. If Silent Hill really is coming back, then we may find out about it quite soon, as it is tipped to be …

Kerbal Space Program 2 was announced at Gamescom last year with an initial ‘early 2020' release date. Before the year came to an end, the game was pushed back to ‘Fiscal Year 2021', putting the release date in a April 2020 to March 2021 window. Now, things have taken another …

Earlier this week, Epic Games began giving away Civilization VI on its store as part of a series of bigger giveaways to promote the on-going ‘mega sale'. There are another two games set to be given away and thanks to a recent leak, we know what they are ahead of …

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Nowadays, Assassin's Creed is well known for its open-world structure, filled with side activities across the map. It turns out that these additional side missions weren't always planned for the series, as the original game was going to ship without any.  Charles Randall, a former Ubisoft Montreal developer, worked on …

We've known for a long time now that Apple is deep into development of its own augmented reality wearable, tentatively known as Apple Glass. There has been mixed messaging on when we might see a standalone AR product come to fruition, but the latest report suggests that we could see …

Prior to Valve scrapping the Half-Life 2: Episodes concept all those years ago, the team was planning and working on Half-Life 2: Episode 3. Beyond that though, Valve was also licensing out the IP to other studios for future Half-Life Episodes. One of those studios was Arkane, and soon, we …

As part of the game's 10th anniversary celebration, Alan Wake is officially joining Xbox Game Pass for PC and console this week, bringing the cult classic back to the forefront.  Alan Wake joining the library is just one part of a pretty big month for Game Pass, as Cities: Skylines …

EA earned itself some good PR last year with the release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and this year, it looks to continue that streak by bringing back the Command & Conquer series in the form of a remaster. The upcoming RTS re-release will also be very open to …

The Razer Blade 17 makes a big return this year with an all new model packing Nvidia RTX graphics, Intel 10th Gen CPUs and on top of all of that, a 300Hz display option for ultimate responsiveness in competitive gaming. There are three separate Razer Blade 17 models to choose …

The Gran Turismo series is one of PlayStation’s biggest. The sim-racing franchise has seen a release on every PlayStation home console since the PS1 back in 1997. That being said, the developers – Polyphony Digital – often take their time developing these titles, and so it is interesting that despite …

Serious Sam has been gearing up for a big return to the mainline series for a few years now. We've seen VR support added to a couple of older games and spin-offs but later this year, Serious Sam 4 will officially make its debut, the first new mainline game in …

Over the course of this console generation, platform holders have made more of an effort to introduce big seasonal digital game sales to match the likes of Steam and other digital stores on PC. For PlayStation fans, Days of Play is the equivalent of the ‘Steam Summer Sale', and it …

Just a few days ago, we learned that Ubisoft was suing Apple, Google and a game developer known as Ejoy over a mobile clone of Rainbow Six Siege. The similarities between Ubisoft's popular shooter and ‘Area F2' were not subtle and now, the mobile game has gone offline.  Ejoy was …

Take-Two is one of the industry’s most high-profile companies. With publishers such as Rockstar and 2K under its belt, the video game holding company is responsible for some of the biggest franchises available today. While that is the case, it was still surprising to hear that according to Take-Two, the …

Sabrent may not be the most well-known drive manufacturer in the world, but that could be about to change as it seems the company will be the first to release an 8TB M.2 SSD. The Rocket Q 8TB NVMe PCIe M.2 from Sabrent uses a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface is …

One of the most exciting VR games of 2020 is Marvel’s Iron Man VR. Developed by Camouflaj, this PSVR exclusive will let you take to the skies as Tony Stark in what has been described as a “full-length experience”. With the game finally releasing on the 3rd of July, fans …

Seagate has announced that it will make its patents available as part of the Open COVID Pledge. The pledge grants free access to all of Seagate's patented technologies to help diagnose, prevent, contain and treat COVID-19.  The Open COVID Pledge is a call for companies to make their “intellectual property available free …

Originally, the Google Pixel 4a was slated to be launching this month. The launch was later pushed to June, and now some sources say that the smartphone will be delayed even further, until July. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the tech industry has seen a wave of events and launches …

Designed for “hardcore gamers and professional visual content creators”, the Lexar Professional NM700 SSD offers high data transfer speeds via a PCIe Gen3 x4 interface. Compatible with laptops and desktops, the NM700 offers speeds up to 3500MB/s. The Lexar NM700 uses an M.2 2280 form factor and 3D-TLC NAND flash …

Following last week’s massive free game (GTA V), it looks as though the Epic Games Store is once again offering its fans another blockbuster title. This week, users with an Epic Games account can download Sid Meier’s Civilization VI completely for free. From now until the 28th of May, fans …

While Amazon’s ambitious MMO ‘New World’ has been delayed, one of Amazon’s other studios will have a game coming out this month- Crucible. The free-to-play multiplayer title has been known about for years now but this week, it finally released on Steam.  In a similar vein to Overwatch, or more …

Following Asus' announcement of its B550 motherboards, MSI has also shared information on its upcoming B550 models. As an alternative to the X570 chipset, the B550 motherboards are a more affordable option if you're planning to build a Ryzen-based system, while still keeping support for PCIe 4.0. The PCIe 4.0 …

Compatible with Ryzen 3000 series processors, Gigabyte's new B550 motherboards feature PCIe 4.0, improved thermal solutions and digital power design, making these boards the perfect alternatives to their X570 counterparts...

After a very successful stint in closed beta, Riot's new shooter, Valorant, is ready to launch. The character-based tactical shooter will be available to everyone for free on the 2nd of June. If you were waiting for an open beta, then you are also in luck, as Riot Games will …

ASUS introduces a range of motherboards for AMD's B550 chipset.

Over the last year, Microsoft has been making an effort to bring more of its games to Steam, leaving behind the Windows Store exclusive strategy. While games like Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Gears 5 were quick to make it over, others have taken a bit longer. Recently, State …

It's been a tough start to the year for smartphone manufacturers, but Xiaomi has announced that it has beaten the market trend by achieving a year-on-year growth of 13.6% for Q1 2020. The Chinese company also reported that major products sales have returned to pre-pandemic levels. In spite of the …

Samsung has announced that it plans to expand its foundry capacity with a new production line in Pyongtaek, Korea. Samsung said that the new line will become the “core manufacturing base” for the company's production of 5G, high performance computing and AI solutions with 5nm EUV.  Samsung said that construction of …