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EA Motive has been doing some excellent work in recent years, having impressed fans with Star Wars Squadrons and the Dead Space Remake. The studio is also expanding now to aid in development on the next Battlefield game, a project that will run alongside others, like the Iron Man project. …

While Battlefield 2042 got off to a bad start, DICE managed to salvage things once again. After many updates and several post-launch seasons, fan sentiment around the game began to improve. However, it is now time to start looking towards the future, so Battlefield 2042 development will now begin winding …

Earlier this year, Disney announced that it had agreed to acquire a minority stake in Epic Games for $1.5 billion USD. Alongside this investment, Disney and Epic Games are also teaming up on a new multiverse project, which will feature all of Disney's major IP, like Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, …

Embracer Group recently sold off Gearbox Entertainment, along with a few other studios, to Take-Two Interactive. However, Embracer did hang on to Gearbox Publishing. Now, Gearbox Publishing is rebranding, renaming to Arc Games. Gearbox Publishing partnered with a number of indie studios over the years to publish some very successful …

The upcoming Fallout TV series has been getting a lot of good reception recently thanks to early fan preview events. Now, Amazon will be releasing the series earlier than planned.  The Fallout TV series was set to air worldwide on Prime Video on the 11th of April. However, Amazon has …

Seagate has recently added a new SSD to its portfolio, the BarraCuda 530 (not to be confused with the FireCuda 530). This PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD is expected to considerably improve over the BarraCuda 520, enough to let it stand toe-to-toe with other top-performing PCIe 4.0 SSDs currently available. Although …

DeepCool has announced the latest addition to its PC case portfolio, the CH360 and CH360 Digital cases. Designed with airflow as its focal point, these mATX cases are perfect for those looking for good cooling performance and a good feature set in a more compact case. To make things more …

Due to RTX 40 Super launching in early 2024, we were unsure if we would see new-gen gaming GPUs from Nvidia this year, and earlier rumours did point to an early 2025 launch, rather than the usual Q3/Q4 launch window. However, new reports citing board partner sources claim that Nvidia's first RTX 50 series GPUs will arrive later this year after all.

Evil Empire has wrapped up its work on DLC content for Dead Cells and is now moving on to a new project. Recent reports have indicated that the studio has teamed up with Ubisoft to develop a rogue-like Prince of Persia game. Better yet, the official reveal and release dates …

We recently learned that Star Wars Outlaws has begun getting ratings from classification boards in various countries, a process that typically takes place within months of a game's planned release. Official news on the game's impending launch will be with us soon, as a new trailer is due to drop …

If you've been joining the fight against the Automatons in recent weeks, then you may have run into various crashing issues. A recent Helldivers 2 patch, which fixed crashes when players use Arc weapons, introduced a new random crash issue. Fortunately, a fix is on the way.  In an update …

Over the weekend, it was claimed that the Xbox Games Showcase would be returning on the 9th of June and that the next Call of Duty would be shown at the event. Now, new sources are corroborating this, although Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War should be announced before …

Monolith Productions is well known for its Lord of the Rings games, including Shadow or Modor and Shadow of War. Prior to landing on the LOTR IP, Monolith was working on something entirely different, a Batman videogame using the same version of Batman that appeared in the film trilogy directed …

Just as announced in the final months of 2023, the online services for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U consoles are shutting down. As of today, online services for both systems will be shut off for good.  With online services coming to an end, Wii U and 3DS players will …

Recently, a new leak surfaced, revealing an engineering sample of an upcoming AMD Granite Ridge CPU. This chip is based on the Zen 5 architecture and is part of the next-generation Ryzen desktop lineup.  The leaked photo shared by VallahExperte (via VideoCardz) features the same Integrated Heat Spreader (IHS) design …

Furmark has long been used by tech reviewers, enthusiasts and testers. This month, the software updates to Version 2.2, an upgrade that brings along new features, including the ability to monitor hotspot temperatures on Nvidia graphics cards.  Earlier this year, FurMark received a significant update with the release of version …

It seems Xbox isn't abandoning backward compatibility anytime soon. In a recent internal communication, Xbox President Sarah Bond stated that Xbox has created a team focusing exclusively on game preservation and backward compatibility. Windows Central was the first to report on the leaked internal communication sent by Xbox's chief to …

Final Fantasy has had a long and storied history, with the classic video game franchise spawning dozens of titles across a multitude of genres. One of the most popular spin-offs was Final Fantasy Tactics. Though the sub-series has not seen a new entry in ages, according to Square Enix “It’s …

Over the past few months, new international laws and external pressure has forced Apple’s hand into relaxing many of its rules surrounding iOS and the Apple App Store. Between the addition of cloud streaming apps and the promised arrival of the Epic Games Store later this year, the iPhone creator has now started to allow game emulators to be added to the iOS App Store.

The newest Call of Duty entry is consistently one of if not the best-selling game every single year. Though the quality has ebbed and flowed, the profits have not, with a decrease in critical reception seemingly doing little to impact sales. Even so, 2021’s Call of Duty Vanguard was deemed …

Each week, Epic Games offers a title or two for free to all those with an Epic Games account. With The Outer Worlds and Thief currently free to acquire, the platform holder has revealed that come this Thursday, the first-person cyberpunk parkour puzzler Ghostrunner will be free to own. Available …

There has been quite a bit of Xbox news this week. We recently learned a lot more about Hellblade 2, which lands on Xbox and PC next month, and we've also recently heard rumours that Gears of War 6 is due to be announced this Summer. Now to cap off …

Intel recently released an upgraded version of its XeSS upscaler, version 1.3. This version offers improved performance over the previous version, including changing the resolution scaling for the upscaling profiles and introducing new ones. While these profiles share the same title, Intel compares them with varying scaling, resulting in better …

Nvidia's DLSS has been a game-changer for the last five years, boosting framerates on RTX-based systems with minimal image quality loss. With each update, DLSS continues improving, and the recent DLSS 3.7 upgrade is no exception.

TCL has recently launched two new gaming monitors, the TCL 27R83U and TCL 34R83Q. Based on TCL's proprietary Fast HVA display, both monitors feature 8-bit+FRC colour bit depth, Quantum Dot Color and Mini LED technology. Starting with the TCL 27R83U, this monitor has a 4K resolution, a 160Hz refresh rate, …

Recently, several complaints have been made about MSI motherboards, particularly the Z790 Tomahawk WiFi model, failing to turn on or experiencing frequent issues during POST. A tech YouTuber initially brought this issue to our attention, and MSI has now confirmed it, stating it was a manufacturing problem.  YouTuber Joshi Repair …

Just last week, SEGA underwent some structural changes, selling off Relic Entertainment, which is now an independent studio, and laying off workers across its various other divisions. While Relic Entertainment may have gotten away from any potential publisher-led lay-offs, unfortunately, the studio still needs to undergo some cuts to survive …

Helldivers 2 has continued to do very well in the weeks following launch and the team at Arrowhead has been swiftly delivering on new content updates, with weekly operations pushing the campaign forward and introducing new threats. The next Warbond has now been announced for the game, bringing a new …

EK announced the release of the EK-Loop Thermal Paste NGP (5g), a thermal interface material designed for high-end components. This paste uses nano-grade particles to ensure efficient heat transmission between CPUs, GPUs, and other chipsets and their cooling solutions, such as water blocks and heatsinks. Built on Nano-Grade Particles (NGP) …

The Elder Scrolls Online is turning ten years old and Zenimax plans on celebrating the milestone. Ahead of the game's next major expansion in June, Bethesda has now revealed the 10th Anniversary roadmap, giving us a peak at all future ESO updates coming over the next year.  There will be …