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2024 is a big year for Sonic the Hedgehog, with the Blue Blur returning in remastered form via the upcoming Sonic x Shadow Generations alongside the 3rd entry in the Sonic film series – set to premiere this December. With the rest of 2024 being a known quantity, SEGA is …

TMNT Shredder’s Revenge successfully revived the much-loved franchise upon its release back in 2022, creating an arcade-like brawler which equally harkens back to days of old while simultaneously improving upon the genre’s formula. Though the game already got a ton of post-launch support and even surprise DLCs, the team at …

DON’T NOD hit it big with the release of the much loved choice-based adventure game Life is Strange back in 2015. Since leaving the IP behind however, the studio has struggled to replicate this success. Unfortunately, it seems their most recent projects have not done too much to help swing …

With decades worth of beloved franchises, Capcom have more IPs than they know what to do with. As such, many classic series have seemingly been long forgotten. However, with the uptick in remasters/remakes released recently, the publisher is asking fans what dormant franchises they would like to see return. As …

Concord marked the latest attempt by Sony to capitalise off of the hype and perceived popularity surrounding live-service games. Released on the 23rd of August, the Destiny x Overwatch like Hero Shooter lasted less than two weeks before being fully shut down by Sony – refunding all of the roughly 25,000 copies which were estimated to have sold during that time. In the immediacy following this monumental failure, there have been a variety of opinions on just why this game flopped so spectacularly. While certainly not the only reason, I believe that the primary cause of its failings is simple: Hero Shooters are boring.

ASRock has unveiled various new monitors to expand the Phantom Gaming monitor lineup. In total, ASRock will launch seven new monitors ranging from 25- to 34-inch with refresh rates going up to 280 Hz. At the forefront of this release are the PG34QRT3A and PG34QRT2B, both 34-inch gaming monitors with …

Intel has been making significant changes to its product roadmaps. As per the latest reports, the supposed refreshed architecture that Intel planned to launch after Arrow Lake-S was cut from the roadmap. Moreover, a new “Razer Lake-S” codename has appeared, but a release window is still unknown. The upcoming LGA …

The situation surrounding Sony's recently released, and quickly delisted game, Concord, continues to get more confusing. As it turns out, there really was a huge amount of positivity around the project internally at Sony, despite the total lack of public interest from fans. On top of that, it has been …

In recent weeks, there have been rumblings that Sony is planning a new State of Play stream for September, unveiling the next wave of titles for PS5 (and PC). Now, Sony has confirmed its plans, with the stream set to go live tomorrow evening.  Today Sony confirmed last week's leak, …

Final Fantasy 16 has got off to a great start on PC. The game has launched to a very positive reception from Steam gamers and has even risen up to be the fourth most concurrently played game in Square Enix's catalogue on Steam, beating out the likes of Kingdom Hearts, …

Back at Computex 2024, we got a sneak peek at Seasonic's most powerful PSU yet, the Seasonic Prime PX-2200, offering 2.2KhW of power for ultra high-end systems. Now, the PX-2200 is ready for the spotlight, with the first units becoming available this month. The Seasonic PRIME Series is the company's …

Building a custom liquid-cooled PC can be both a time consuming and a daunting task. CyberPowerPC is looking to make the process a bit easier for customers with its Hyper Liquid range, including a newly revamped configurator, so you can adjust the build to your needs.  The Hyper Liquid range …

One of the most popular entries in the Naruto video game sphere is 2008’s Ultimate Ninja Storm. Initially released exclusively on the PlayStation 3, the game is now making its way onto iOS and Android. For the uninitiated, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm is a 1v1 3D fighter with flashy combat …

While The Elder Scrolls Online doesn't make as many headlines as some other MMOs on the market, it has been a hugely successful venture for Zenimax Online. Back in April, we learned through a GDC talk that the game had earned around $2 billion in lifetime sales. Since then, other …

Back in July, we reported on a leak which claimed that Microsoft was planning to wind down its console sales in EMEA regions, instead wanting to push potential customers towards Game Pass. It seems Microsoft might also take a similar approach with the Middle East. As reported by known Saudi …

While there were some fears that Microsoft was preparing to bow out of the console race, instead focusing on its role as a 3rd-party publisher, the console maker confirmed on multiple accounts that they are working on the next generation of Xbox consoles. It seems Microsoft will once again release …

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of digital gaming media has ballooned, with no signs of things going back to the way they were. Case in point, 75% of all games sold in the UK last month were digital – a 10% increase year-on-year. As reported by Christopher Dring …

If you are looking to make the jump to a current-gen GPU, or a higher-end graphics card, then now is a good time to shop around. Here in the UK, prices across Nvidia's RTX 40 range have been slashed, with deals to be found from the RTX 4060, all the way up to the RTX 4080 Super. 

Steam has achieved a new record for concurrent players, surpassing 38 million concurrent users this past Sunday at around 3:00PM. That's an increase of one million players in just over a month since its previous record. Setting a new record with 38,367,277 concurrent players on the platform, the top most-played …

Valve's recent updates to a test app have unveiled someone at the company is testing various games with a new Proton compatibility layer for ARM64 devices. The introduction of an ARM64 version of Proton, labelled “proton-arm64ec-4” (via SteamDB), has led to some wondering where Valve is planning to make use …

Intel's highly anticipated Core Ultra 268V (Lunar Lake) CPU has been tested in third-party benchmarks by a YouTuber, comparing it against AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Z1 Extreme, and the Apple M3. The benchmarks chosen by the content creator were Cinebench R23 (single- and multi-core) and 3DMark Time …

A $40 'premium' PvP game with a cosmetics store and battle passes ... what could possibly go wrong?

Studio RGG has officially revealed the next Yakuza game for PC and consoles. This time around, we're leaving the urban organised crime life behind, swapping it out for a swashbuckling adventure starring fan-favourite character, Goro Majima.  Yakuza has had a few interesting spin-offs over the years. The previous, Like a …

As one of the most popular games on Steam, Valve was sure to get Grand Theft Auto V working on Steam Deck back in the early days of the system. Unfortunately, due to a recent game update that introduced anti-cheat, the game is now officially ‘unsupported' on the Deck.  After …

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair this week, claiming that the studio's game ‘Palworld' infringes on a patent held by the company. While Nintendo has yet to let anyone, including Pocketpair, know what patent is at issue here, it is looking incredibly likely that a patent …

AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI 300 lineup could feature a new addition with the introduction of the Max series, powered by the Strix Halo platform. According to recent leaks, AMD is said to be developing three SKUs with up to 16 Zen 5 cores and 40 CUs for graphics. According to …

Besides the Intel Core Ultra 200K desktop chips, the company also plans to launch a Core Ultra 200HX mobile CPU lineup led by the Core Ultra 9 285HX, featuring 24 cores with a 5.5GHz boost speed. Besides the flagship processor, the lineup should include five other models. Leaker Jaykihn has …

Raijintek has unveiled the Paean Ultra, a full-tower computer case featuring a semi-open frame design. Constructed with 1.5 mm thick SPCC steel main body and 1 mm thick steel side panels complemented by 4 mm tempered glass, the Paean Ultra is a high-end enclosure that stands out from other full-tower …

Back in 2020, Blizzard co-founder and former CEO, Mike Morhaime, returned to the games industry with a new company, Dreamhaven. With ambitions of being both a publisher and a game developer, Dreamhaven is now ready to reveal its first projects. Lynked: Banner of the Spark, a new co-op action game …

For years, Games for Windows Live (GFWL) was seen as a blight on PC gaming. Fortunately, Microsoft ditched it, but in the process, some games were left inaccessible. A number of major games have been updated since to remove all traces of GFWL, including titles like Fallout 3 and Grand …