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According to insiders, the Halo franchise could be seeing a full-on reboot as part of its recent move from Halo Studios to Activision.

Earlier this year, Microsoft kicked off the first part of its ‘Xbox Reset’ – aka a suite of mass firings and company consolidations. With part 2 of this reset having now officially commenced, the CEO of Microsoft was asked about the current happenings, with Satya Nadella claiming this ‘steamlining’ to be “great to see.”

Thermalright has introduced two new mid‑tower cases, the TR‑A30 ARGB and TR‑A30 Vision. Both models use a three‑panel glass layout and a stepped dual‑chamber interior, with integrated wraparound ARGB lighting. The Vision variant adds a magnetic ultrawide display. According to ITHome, the chassis measures 440×232×512mm, giving a volume of roughly …

Hell is Us has quietly found a much wider audience this month, with the game now available through Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus. That alone opens the doors for millions of new players to discover the game, but unfortunately, the planned Nintendo Switch 2 version won’t be arriving as …

Control Resonant launched this week and, having spent a few days with it myself, I’m already convinced Remedy has something special here. With launch now behind us, Remedy has now begun sharing details on what's next, including major feature updates like New Game+ and a Photo Mode. 

Console makers like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo often patent ideas for future features, though they don’t always make it to the consumer market. The latest console feature patent from Sony describes a system that would essentially turn your controller into a credit‑card reader.

Thermaltake has expanded its cooling lineup with the Swafan 240 Unify ARGB Sync and Swafan 360 Unify ARGB Sync. As the product name suggests, these are 240mm and 360mm unified fan frames, with multiple fans daisy‑chained together for easier installation and cable management. The Swafan Unify design mounts using four …

Noctua and Forced Physics DCT have announced a joint research partnership to investigate how JouleForce micro‑channel array cooling could be adapted for desktop PCs and workstations. JouleForce arrays use geometry‑driven molecular collisions along micro‑channel walls to prevent boundary layers from forming, allowing heat to be extracted along the full length …

Razer has introduced the Kiyo V2 Pro, a new 4K webcam aimed at streamers and content creators. The camera captures 4K video at 60FPS using a Sony Starvis 2 sensor, paired with an 86º wide‑angle lens and an auto‑framing system that tracks movement dynamically. The Sony Starvis 2 back‑illuminated sensor …

New GDDR7 memory packages could reach 32Gb and 48Gb densities between 2027 and 2028, according to a report from Golden Pig. These capacities would translate to 4GB and 6GB per chip, offering a notable increase over today’s 16Gb (2GB) and 24Gb (3GB) options. As spotted by VideoCardz Golden Pig’s post …

Turtle Beach has announced the Vulcan II XP Air wireless mechanical gaming keyboard alongside the wired Vulcan II XP. These are both low-profile keyboards, with hot-swappable switches and sound dampening materials to remove unwanted clicks and clacks.  The wireless Vulcan II XP Air offers tri‑mode connectivity with 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth …

Lian Li has introduced the Edge Hub Adv, an updated USB‑controlled fan and accessory hub that adds active thermal protection for 12V‑2×6 GPU power cables. Available in black or white, the unit combines internal USB expansion, fan control and hardware‑level temperature monitoring. Two sensor ports on the Edge Hub Adv …

A new open‑source project, AnyPS5, aims to run PlayStation 5 games natively on Windows and Linux without traditional emulation. Listed on GitHub, the tool relinks PS5 executables into native formats for the host OS and reimplements the console’s system libraries for dynamic linking. Since the PS5 uses standard x86‑64 Zen …

Rockstar Games has unveiled Grand Theft Auto VI: The Goodtime State – Vice City Collection, a $400 collector's edition that shockingly does not include a copy of the game. Pre-orders are now open in North America and Europe ahead of its November 19th launch, with availability in other regions set to follow.

LG has announced the launch and mass production of a 24.5-inch 720Hz Gaming OLED panel designed specifically for esports. The Full HD display delivers a 720Hz refresh rate alongside a 0.02ms response time, making it the highest refresh rate currently available in Full HD OLED displays. To achieve 720Hz at …

The team over at FRVR have had some very interesting interviews recently. Earlier this summer, the site spoke with former BioWare lead, Mark Darrah, learning a lot about the issues BioWare faces in the years ahead. Now, they've also spoken with a former Bethesda veteran, who made the bold prediction …

We've already heard some impressive stats around GTA 6 pre-orders, and the game has continued to climb up charts as we get closer to November. While we already expected the majority of copies sold to be on PlayStation, simply due to the PS5 being the market leader, Xbox has now …

While Hellraiser: Revival is heading towards its planned release date, another major film-tied horror game has been delayed. Saw Genesis will no longer be releasing into Early Access this year. 

Build a Rocket Boy, the studio founded by former Rockstar and Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies, was reported to be shutting down just last week. Now, the company has officially filed for administration. As spotted by gaming.net, the Companies House website, a public database of all registered companies in …

While there hasn't really been an official update on Beyond Good and Evil 2 in years, fans have been slowly piecing together evidence of progress for months. This time around, we are hearing directly from an active developer on the project. Following on from a string of new job listings …

In a surprise announcement, Call of Duty will finally be getting an operator skin toggle with the launch of MW4 Season 1.

The long-awaited Sekiro: No Defeat anime will officially premiere globally in January of 2027 – following its theatrical debut in Japan earlier this month.

After another successful year of updates, Saber Interactive have confirmed that Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 will be getting a 3rd year of post-launch support.

The Division 2’s long-awaited crossplay update will begin rolling out in November – albeit in somewhat of a staggered manner.

Our in‑house PC building expert, James, recently bought a new Samsung Galaxy smartphone on Amazon only to discover that he had unknowingly purchased an imported grey‑market device sold as a standard UK model. The situation left the phone without any manufacturer warranty and raised concerns that more UK buyers could be caught out by misleading phone listings on Amazon. 

According to hardware leaker Kepler_L2, early silicon for Sony’s PlayStation 6 and Microsoft’s next‑generation Xbox Project Helix may have reached the tape‑out stage. The claim was shared online this week, where the leaker also outlined initial compute targets for both systems.

Earlier this week, Microsoft revealed the next stage of its Xbox reset plan, which involves merging several studios and shuffling some IP around. Halo was moved to Activision, Turn 10 and Playground Games merged, and Obsidian Entertainment is now a Bethesda studio.

Logitech G used its G PLAY 2026 showcase to unveil fifteen new products across esports peripherals, creator tools and sim racing hardware, alongside several smaller updates across its wider lineup. Leading the announcement, Logitech expanded its competitive Pro Series range with four new additions. The PRO X3 Superstrike mouse advances …

Over the past few years, Capcom has been busy bringing all of the Ace Attorney games to modern consoles and PC, while also finally bringing some previously Japan-only games to the rest of the world. Now, Capcom is doing something a little different – a VR remake. Phoenix Wright Ace …

Quake Champions first launched way back in 2017, before going free-to-play in 2018. Now, eight years on, Quake Champions is no longer a free-to-play game.