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When AMD's CEO confirmed we would get Zen 4 processors later this year, most assumed they would arrive sometime in the fourth quarter. However, a new report suggests launches may come sooner than expected, with the first Ryzen Zen 4 desktop processors possibly debuting in Q3.  According to Greymon55, AMD …

Earlier this week, the early access launch for Lost Ark impressed us with its massive concurrent player numbers, peaking at over 500,000 active players. Last night, the game had its free to play launch, opening the game up to all players and as you might expect, player numbers jumped significantly, …

A good number of developers at Ubisoft have been just as confused as the rest of us by the publisher's recent push into the NFT market. Ubisoft recently attempted to change the minds of its employees by offering them a free NFT, but as you might expect, that didn't exactly do the trick, leading to another surge in complaints on Ubisoft's private company-wide feedback forum. 

Last night, Activision took the time to officially confirm a few recent leaks. Firstly, it is now confirmed that Infinity Ward is developing Modern Warfare 2 as this year's Call of Duty – a sequel to the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot, not to be confused with the original Modern Warfare …

Back in August, reports indicated that From Software's upcoming game, Elden Ring, would have pretty tame PC system requirements. At the time, the game was still six months away from release, so we warned that the requirements were likely to change and now this week, it appears the minimum system …

Lian Li's Digital Expo returns for 2022, with new prototypes and upcoming products to show. At the previous Digital Expo in 2021, we saw the Lancool III case, the V3000+ and the Uni Fan SL120 Infinity fans. For 2022, Lian Li has updates on these products, as well as new …

Minisforum is back with another mini PC, but this time around, there is a very interesting twist. The new Minisforum B550 system is an AMD-based mini PC, equipped with a Ryzen 5000 CPU or APU, as well as a docking station, so you can run an external GPU for additional …

Deep Rock Galactic is a first-person co-op mining game which has seen a great deal of success following its Early Access launch back in 2018 – and later bolstered by being a free PS+ title earlier this year. The IP is now going from video game to board game, as …

Obsidian Entertainment has proven itself to be a highly versatile studio, working on all manner of different genres, playstyles, perspectives and more. One of the team’s smaller projects is Grounded, a co-op multiplayer survival game. Despite its modest scope, the game has gone on to be a considerable success. In …

The SSD market could see a price spike over the coming months, as Western Digital and Kioxia have reportedly lost 6.5 exabytes of flash storage to contamination issues at its factories.  As reported by TrendForce, Western Digital (WDC) and Kioxia found a material contamination at NAND Flash production lines in …

Over the last year, Activision Blizzard has been dealing with a series of internal disasters, including a major lawsuit brought on by the state of California, alleging misconduct and management issues throughout the company. With Activision Blizzard now set to become part of Microsoft, the company is keeping a close …

Last year as part of a continued crackdown on piracy, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Gary Bowser, one of the leaders of Team Xecuter, a group responsible for Nintendo Switch hacking and piracy tools. Several months ago, Bowser plead guilty to charges, and now, he'll spend just over three years …

After years stuck in development hell, the Uncharted film adaptation was finally completed thanks in part to the contributions of director Ruben Fleischer. With Uncharted now behind him, the cogs have begun to turn on his next project – which might be a Jak and Daxter film. In an interview …

Many older first-party PS4 titles have been rejuvenated through sporadic PC releases by Sony, not only pushing successful games to new heights, but also giving less successful games a second chance. The director of Gravity Rush expressed his desires to see the series ported to PC…or even better. February 2022 …

Marty O'Donnell, best known for his work as a composer at Bungie in the days of Halo, and eventually, the early days of Destiny, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft. O'Donnell and fellow composer, Mike Salvatori, claim that Microsoft owes the pair royalties dating back 20 years.  As reported by …

It has been eight years since Dead Island 2 was first announced and several years since the last update on the game's development. That silence could be coming to an end soon though, as sources claim that the game is nearing the final stages of development and could even be …

It has been rumoured for some time now that Capcom is currently working on Resident Evil 4 Remake, developed by the same team behind the highly praised Resident Evil 2 Remake from 2019. According to reports this week, the game is set to be revealed this year and will include …

The Samsung Exynos 2200 is coming to smartphones soon, complete with AMD RDNA2 graphics. Unfortunately, preliminary tests show that the chip might not be as impressive as hoped, with just a 5% bump to CPU performance and a 17% bump to GPU performance compared to the Exynos 2100.  Samsung announced …

Many praised the Gigabyte M27Q gaming monitor for offering fantastic performance at an affordable price. Now, the monitor is back with a panel upgrade, switching from a BGR panel to SuperSpeed IPS.  The 27-inch SS IPS panel used in the Gigabyte M27Q P sports 2560×1440 resolution, 165Hz refresh rate (overclocks …

Back in 2020, AMD announced plans to acquire Xilinx in a deal worth roughly $35 billion. Like any major acquisition, the deal was subject to regulatory approval, which was finally granted this week.

Back in 2018, the financial situation at Telltale Games went south very swiftly and despite various cutbacks and management changes, the studio ultimately shut down. Since then, another company has acquired Telltale’s assets, leading to The Wolf Among Us 2 returning to development. The game has been back in development for a …

In January, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for a record-setting $70 billion. Upon regulatory approval, that will give Xbox full control over some of the biggest franchises in gaming. To avoid setting off alarm bells for regulators, this week Microsoft has made some public assurances, such as keeping Call of Duty multiplatform, even after Activision Blizzard's current contracts with rival console makers expire. 

Valve has worked on a few video game porting projects with Nvidia in the past, having previously brought Half-Life 2 to the Nvidia Shield. Now, Valve and Nvidia have teamed up once again – this time to bring the Portal games to Nintendo Switch.  For those who don't know, the …

Many fans were disappointed when Nintendo announced that it would cease its post-launch support for Splatoon 2 back in 2019. Fortunately, last summer Nintendo officially announced Splatoon 3, a sequel to the much loved paintball shooter. Last night during Nintendo Direct, we finally got an update on the game, including …

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are two of the biggest fantasy IP in the world, garnering millions of fans across books, movies and games. It has been a while since the last major Triple A video game based on LOTR, but we should get more games in …

Last week, Nvidia announced plans to bring 30 games to GeForce Now over the course of February. The headliner last week was none other than Dying Light 2: Stay Human. This week, Nvidia is adding ten more titles to the library, with five of those being brand new releases, including …

Towards the end of last year, we received some solid evidence that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was in the works and ready to be announced soon. Last night during a Nintendo Direct stream, the game was officially revealed and better yet, it will be out in just six months time.  Four …

Adobe has recently released a promising new version of Premiere Pro. Aside from new features, version 22.2 of the popular video editor also brings some major performance improvements to 10-bit HEVC encoding on Intel and Nvidia GPUs.  Thanks to the implementation of HEVC 10-bit 4:2:0 hardware encoding on Adobe Premiere …

One of the reasons why the Wii became so popular was its inclusion of the game Wii Sports with every console – effectively showcasing the Wii’s hardware while also just being a highly fun game. 5 years on from the release of the Nintendo Switch, the console-handheld hybrid is set …

For several months now we've been hearing rumours about a Chrono Cross remaster. The game was initially expected to be announced at The Game Awards in December but ultimately ended up being a no-show. Now just a couple of months later, the game has been made official, with Chrono Cross: …