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Back in 2020, Nvidia set out on a mission to complete the largest deal in semiconductor history by acquiring ARM for $40 billion. While there have been regulatory hurdles in the way, Nvidia expressed confidence that the deal would be approved throughout 2021, but now as we enter 2022, that confidence has reportedly waned...

Following on from five straight months of price increases, it seems that GPU prices are finally on the decline again across Europe. According to new data gathered, the average sale price for AMD and Nvidia GPUs has dipped over the course of January, although we are still far from getting …

Since the launch of DDR5 in late 2021, G.Skill has been hard at work to push speeds to new heights. This week, the company revealed that in its latest overclocking collaboration with ASUS, a new DDR5 world record has been set.  Working with ASUS and extreme overclocker “lupin_no_musume”, G.Skill Trident …

Like most of Ubisoft’s open-world games nowadays, Watch Dogs Legion launched with an extensive post-launch roadmap in place, including free and paid DLCs rolling out over late 2020 and 2021. Now as we head into 2022, the Watch Dogs Legion team is moving on to new projects.  In a blog …

Apple has always had a minor interest in gaming, and even tried its hand at creating a console once before. Now, it seems Apple may be trying its hand at gaming hardware once again, as Apple has apparently begun poaching Xbox engineers. During the Xbox Two podcast last week, games …

Over the last month, a team of QA testers at Activision Blizzard studio, Raven, have been on strike due to a round of lay-offs announced just before the Pacific update to Call of Duty: Warzone shipped. Since then, the publisher’s board of directors has agreed to sell the company to …

Recently across Reddit, one lone developer has been posting clips of a private Pokemon first-person shooter fan game. These short videos showcased a Pokemon game built in Unreal Engine, where the player runs around the map and shoots at Pokemon with various guns. Some of these clips ended up going …

Over the weekend, Bandai Namco and From Software announced that all the servers for Dark Souls Remastered, 2, and 3 were temporarily shut down because of an “issue with online services.” While the publisher didn’t share more details, the bug is believed to grant Remote Code Execution privileges through the Souls’ …

Recently, Samsung unveiled its new Exynos 2200 chip with embedded RDNA 2 graphics thanks to a partnership with AMD. The company did not give us performance comparisons at the time, but the first benchmarks are now appearing, giving us a look at how it stands up to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 …

With Nvidia releasing the RTX 3050 graphics card later this week, it was only expected that we would soon see the first 3DMark results being leaked. In our first look at performance, the RTX 3050 is drawing comparisons to the GTX 1660 Ti. The benchmark scores were shared by VideoCardz, …

After promising to improve Halo Infinite's in-game store, Jerry Hook, the head of design at 343 Industries, has spoke out again to share some more details. Starting with the season 2 battle pass, players will finally be able to earn premium currency in-game, which can then be used for tier …

Following strong sales from all consoles in 2021, expectations for 2022 are sky-high, with analysts claiming manufacturers will sell about 48 million consoles in total. The best-selling unit is expected to be the Nintendo Switch, but its margin over PS5 is likely to decrease compared to last year. According to …

We all want to know exactly how well Intel's Arc Alchemist GPUs will perform, but right now the company is keeping its cards close to its chest. Still, rumours have suggested the Arc Alchemist SKU with 512 EUs will be roughly on par with the RTX 3070 Ti, and according to a leaked SiSoftware Sandra result, that appears to be accurate.

RTX 30 series graphics cards have seen their MSRP increased by at least €20 in Europe. In the UK, so far only the RTX 3070 Ti has seen an increase to its listed price. However, considering all other SKUs are now more expensive in Europe, we would not be surprised …

Call of Duty is one of the biggest franchises in gaming, selling 10s of millions of copies every single year despite launching a new game annually. Under the new management of Microsoft however, things are about to change. In a report by Bloomberg, Jason Schreier has claimed that the recent …

Each week, those with an Epic game account can get their hands on a number of titles for free. This week, you can ‘purchase' the first-person physics-based puzzler ‘Relicta’. Next week however, you’ll be able to “Pilot your fully customizable Arsenal mech and join your fellow mercenaries in defending humanity …

When Microsoft first announced that they were going to acquire Activision for 68.7 Billion, one of the first thoughts that crossed many’s minds was “what does this mean for Call of Duty?” Microsoft’s CEO of Gaming, Phil Spencer, has now answered this question. In a tweet, the CEO of Gaming …

Despite the many disappointing aspects to Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pak, one positive is the service’s consistency when it comes to adding new Nintendo 64 titles. With that, February’s addition has now been announced. Making the announcement, Nintendo said “Save Termina before it’s met with a terrible fate! The Legend …

The Life is Strange Remaster has had a seemingly troubled development, with the collection already being delayed from its original 2021 release to February 2022. Unfortunately, for Nintendo fans there has been another disappointing development. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official Life is Strange account first discussed the positives, …

Announced at CES 2022, the RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU is yet to hit the market, but an early benchmark result gives us a glimpse of what sort of performance we can expect. According to a leaked Geekbench result, the laptop GPU should perform similarly to an Nvidia Titan RTX …

After announcing a range of multiplier-locked (non-K) CPU SKUs at CES 2022, it didn't take long for these processors to hit the market. With German overclocker Der8auer already experimenting with base-clock (BCLK) overclocking methods for the likes of the i5-12400, Intel has now issued a statement regarding overclocking these non-K processors...

After showcasing how to overclock Alder Lake non-K desktop processors on Z690 motherboards, Der8auer has posted a new video, this time using a B660 motherboard to overclock the i5-12400 up to 5GHz. Based on der8auer findings, only B660 motherboards with DDR5 memory support can be used for BCLK overclocking. The …

Zalman has unveiled its latest line of AIO liquid coolers. Available in multiple sizes, the upcoming Alpha series packs some unique features that might help it to stand out from the competition. The new Zalman coolers come with a rotatable RGB water block cover that allows you to adjust the …

Prior to the announcement that Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion, the Call of Duty creator was in a great deal of hot water. Instead of tackling the root cause of the issue, Activision Blizzard’s CEO Bobby Kotick wanted to buy good press by acquiring a gaming publication. …

There was once a time when things such as video game release dates were simply shared with the world. Over time however, the video games industry has focused on amping up the excitement, and so now, PlatinumGames has announced a stream in which they will announce the release date for …

Microsoft recently dropped a bombshell when it announced that the Xbox creator will be acquiring Activision Blizzard for a staggering $68.7 Billion. What this means for the future of Activision Blizzard’s games is up in the air currently – though Sony has now officially responded to the announcement. In a …

The Steam Deck is one of the most exciting handhelds to be created due in part to its ability to play – in theory – your full Steam Library. Unfortunately, not every game will work, and the first list of unsupported games has been revealed – and it includes Persona …

One of the most exciting elements to a brand new year is being able to look back at the last 365 days and see what you have achieved. Though a little later than many other services, PlayStation’s 2021 wrap up is now available. Available to try out right now, the …

While most motherboard vendors have already launched multiple Z690 motherboards, EVGA has only just joined the party. Named the Z690 Classified, EVGA's motherboard is one of a kind, featuring fans built into the VRM heatsink. The Z690 Classified may be the only 600-series motherboard from EVGA, but it sure packs …

AMD has just introduced three new entry-level workstation graphics cards. We were already expecting the company to officially announce the Radeon Pro W6400, but we got a pleasant surprise in the form of the Radeon W6500M and W6300M mobile workstation GPUs. Aimed at professional users, such as CAD designers, engineers …