Bethesda had a surprise mobile hit on its hands when it launched Fallout Shelter back in 2015. The game still proves popular to this day and now, the publisher is applying that same formula to a new Elder Scrolls game. The Elder Scrolls: Castles randomly appeared on the Google Play …
Read More »Fall Guys studio Mediatonic hit by Epic Games lay-offs
Epic Games announced this week that it will be letting go of over 800 employees, cutting jobs across its businesses. One studio that seems to have been hit hard by the lay-offs is Mediatonic, the studio behind Fall Guys, which joined Epic Games back in 2021. Epic Games acquired Mediatonic …
Read More »The Knights of the Old Republic Remake may have been cancelled
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fan favourite title and we've been hoping for a return to the KOTOR series for a long time now. It looked like we were finally going to get exactly that when Knights of the Old Republic Remake was announced back in …
Read More »Gigabyte revamps BIOS UI on its Intel-based 600/700 series motherboards
If you own a Gigabyte motherboard based on Intel 600 and 700 series chipsets, the newly released BIOS might be worth installing. The update brings a redesigned user interface, with changes made based on user feedback to make settings easier to navigate. The new “Quick Access” feature simplifies access to …
Read More »Candy Crush Saga surpasses $20 Billion in revenue
With all the talk surrounding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a 3rd branch of the company is often forgotten about: King. Despite this, the mobile game publisher remains a huge part of the industry, with just one game – Candy Crush Saga – having raked in over $20 Billion since …
Read More »Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s new accessibility features detailed
Back in August, we reported on the many different accessibility features which are set to be implemented into the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, including the ability to slow down the entire game at will (both for accessibility and to allow for cool photo mode opportunities). Now, the team at Insomniac …
Read More »Dying Light 2 roadmap includes dozens of new features
As with the first game, the team at Techland have been adding a whole bunch of new stuff to Dying Light 2, from small changes and refinements, to entirely new gameplay styles. Techland seems to have no plans of stopping any time soon, as the studio has now released a …
Read More »Support for Minecraft Dungeons ends as game hits 25 million players
Following the overwhelming success of Minecraft, we have seen the team at Mojang expand the IP outwards into other gaming genres. One such project was Minecraft Dungeons – a dungeon-crawling spin-off which released back in 2020. As the game sees its post-launch support ending, the team are celebrating Minecraft Dungeons’ …
Read More »Cities: Skylines 2 delayed for consoles, still releasing this year for PC
Paradox's City Skylines impressed us back when it launched in 2015 and the game has only grown since then with expansions adding new features and more depth. Now, Cities: Skylines II is on the horizon but while the game will still be landing this year for PC players, console gamers …
Read More »Epic Games is laying off nearly 900 staff and raising Fortnite V-Bucks prices
Epic Games has always had a well-maintained position within the games industry thanks to the popularity of the Unreal Engine. However, the company has grown a huge amount over the last six years thanks to Fortnite. This has allowed Epic to rapidly spent large amounts of cash but the expenditures …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 director confirms 2.0 and Phantom Liberty are final major updates
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty has been a huge success so far, with the new content, combined with all of the gameplay changes found in Update 2.0, earning CD Projekt Red its redemption moment following the base game's rocky launch. However, as we heard previously, CD Projekt Red does not have …
Read More »Sega cancels Creative Assembly shooter ‘Hyenas’ and other projects
SEGA appears to be going through a bit of a shake-up, as the publisher has cancelled a number of projects. The biggest cancellation impacts Creative Assembly's upcoming shooter, Hyenas, but several unannounced projects have also been axed. In an investor note published this week, Sega warned shareholders that it expects …
Read More »The Meta Quest 3 launches on October 10th starting at £479.99
A few months ago, Meta officially unveiled the new Quest 3 VR headset, with plans to launch later this year. Now just as promised at the most recent Meta Connect event this week, the launch date has officially been announced, with the newly upgraded standalone VR headset shipping on October …
Read More »Gigabyte’s Giga Computing unveils new Compute Nodes powered by EPYC Genoa
Many of us know Gigabyte for their PC components, peripherals and monitors but the company's subsidiary, Giga Computing, is also big in the server world. In October, Gigabyte's Giga Computing is exhibiting at the OCP Global Summit, showcasing new EPYC OCP V3 Compute Nodes. The new GIGABYTE OCP ORv3 products …
Read More »GeForce Now adds Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and 25 other games
This week brings about another GeForce Now library update. The headlining addition this week is obviously Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. If you have an RTX 4080 GFN subscription, you'll be able to run the game with all of its ray-tracing features switched on while also benefiting from RTX 40 exclusive …
Read More »EA Sports delists older FIFA titles from digital stores
Electronic Arts has removed FIFA titles from digital retailers such as Steam and console stores, just before EA Sports FC 24 is about to officially release. According to MauroNL, none of EA's FIFA games, including last year's title, FIFA 23, are now available for purchase on those sites. Note that …
Read More »Jim Ryan is stepping down as head of PlayStation
Following the departure of Shaun Layden several years ago, Jim Ryan took on the head role at Sony Interactive Entertainment, leading PlayStation to some of its most profitable quarters and steering the launch of the PlayStation 5. With the PS5 now established and continuing to do well, Jim Ryan is …
Read More »Counter-Strike 2 has officially launched
Last night in a surprise move, Valve officially launched Counter-Strike 2. The new version of the shooter has replaced CS:GO and is now available to all for free on the Steam Store. Counter-Strike 2 makes the jump to Valve's newer Source 2 engine. The game has had a graphical uplift, …
Read More »Far Cry 7 reportedly coming to the next-gen Nintendo Switch
Yesterday we reported on a leak which outlined many details surrounding the upcoming – yet unannounced – Far Cry 7, stating that it will (among other things) feature a non-linear story with a hard 72 hour time limit. More details have since been released, with the upcoming open-world Ubisoft title …
Read More »Lies of P update adds DualSense support on PC and more
Lies of P is the latest Souls-like to capture the hearts of fans, letting you play as the famous Pinocchio in a cruel, dark Belle Époque world. The team at NEOWIZ have been supporting the game greatly since its launch last week, with the title’s 1.2 patch now going live …
Read More »Alan Wake II will feature a performance mode on PS5/XSX
Alan Wake II is one of the most anticipated games of the year, with Remedy Entertainment’s upcoming survival horror title recently seeing previews go live from a bunch of different outlets. Said previews have all been pretty positive, and so to add to the good news, Remedy Entertainment confirmed that …
Read More »Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft anime announced
Over the past many years, Netflix has adapted a whole bunch of video games into anime, including Castlevania; Dragon’s Dogma; Tekken; and of course Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Now, the media giant has officially announced that they are working on an animated Tomb Raider series. Releasing a short ‘first look’ teaser trailer, …
Read More »Sony confirms free PS+ games for October 2023
Just 24 hours on from the latest PS+ monthly games leak, Sony has now officially announced the line-up for October. As previously reported, The Callisto Protocol and Farming Simulator will be free to claim for PS+ Essential subscribers next month and there is a third game joining them. The Callisto …
Read More »MSI and Capcom team up for limited edition Monster Hunter-themed hardware
At the Tokyo Game Show this month, MSI had a surprising announcement. The company is teaming up with Capcom to produce new limited edition PC gaming gear for the 20th Anniversary of Monster Hunter. The Monster Hunter series has been popular in Japan for decades but it only recently became …
Read More »Far Cry 7 sounds like the most interesting Far Cry in years
Ubisoft's open-world games have become very formulaic over the years. Each Far Cry game plays pretty similarly. However, with Far Cry 7, it sounds like Ubisoft is actually trying something different and based on what we know so far, it could be a very interesting game. Insider Gaming has spoken …
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake processors are coming to desktops, sort of
Earlier this week following the publication of an interview with Intel's Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Executive VP and GM of the Client Computing Group, we learned that Meteor Lake processors would be coming to desktops. As it turns out, this statement was only partially true as Intel has now offered clarification. …
Read More »EU court upholds fine against Valve over PC game geo-blocking
Back in April 2019, we learned that the European Commission was launching an anti-trust investigation into content geo-blocking. The investigation looked into several huge game publishers including Valve, ZeniMax, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Focus Home Interactive and Koch Media. Ultimately, the EU fined the companies for geo-blocking practices in 2021. Valve …
Read More »Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition announced for PC and PS5
A couple of weeks ago, a reputable leaker claimed that Horizon Forbidden West would be coming to PC as part of a Complete Edition bundle containing the base game and its expansion. Now just two weeks later, Sony has officially announced this. Horizon Forbidden West is officially the next major …
Read More »Ubisoft reckons cloud gaming will see a Netflix-like rise in users over next decade
Ubisoft has been an early proponent of cloud gaming, having worked with Google in the early days of Stadia, before pivoting to services like GeForce Now and Amazon Luna. Game streaming is still niche, but Ubisoft believes it will eventually take over the games industry. Ubisoft is in the process …
Read More »Microsoft’s new CASO tech can deliver notable laptop GPU performance improvements
On hybrid laptop designs, the term "hybrid" refers to laptops that include both integrated and discrete GPUs. These two may collaborate to increase power efficiency by routing graphics jobs to either graphics subsystem, depending on their complexity. However, on many computers, this causes an issue that Microsoft hopes to solve with CASO (Cross Adapter Scan-Out).
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