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After a long, 13-year wait for PC gamers, Halo 3 is finally available on a non-Xbox platform. The grand finale to Bungie's original trilogy of Halo games is now downloadable as part of The Master Chief Collection on PC across Steam, Windows 10 and Xbox Game Pass for PC...

One of the more unexpected stories to come out during 2020 has been Nintendo’s collaboration with LEGO, the plastic toy brick company. Most recently, both companies announced the LEGO Mario set, which sees the iconic mascot plumber recreated in block form. It would appear as though LEGO and Nintendo aren’t …

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft is just how much they will cost. We seem to be caught in a scenario where neither company wants to announce their plans first, but Sony could be biting the bullet soon. Amid a slew of rumours, …

Microsoft is getting at least one big game announcement in early ahead of its July showcase. This week, we have an update on Microsoft Flight Simulator, which is now officially launching on PC in August.  The game ships on the 18th of August but can be pre-installed starting today using …

Just as expected, Ubisoft announced the Hyper Scape open beta, which is now live. Currently, the beta is only available on PC via uPlay, but if you don't have a capable PC, you can also access the beta via GeForce Now.  As we learned last week, Hyper Scape is Ubisoft's …

In preparation for Ubisoft Forward last weekend, the publisher announced that it would give away copies to all who tuned into the stream and linked their uPlay account. Unfortunately, Ubi's PC launcher couldn't quite handle the demand, so Ubisoft is making up for it with a more expansive giveaway. As …

For a while now, World of Warcraft players have been able to play around with new builds thanks to a ‘Corruption' system for weapons and armour. This system first arrived with Patch 8.3 ‘Visions of N'Zoth' but soon, it will be removed from the game to avoid overpowered and broken …

While there have been plenty of reports of doom and gloom in the PC market over the years, time and again, these have been countered with reports of growth. This time around, two analytic firms have observed growth in the PC market, with shipments rising by more than 10 percent …

Recently Apple has been expanding its supply chain to include more factories outside of China. As one of Apple's biggest partners, Foxconn is looking to also expand to suit those needs, with the company expected to invest around $1 billion to expand its presence in southern India.  According to a …

A big area of focus for China in recent years has been growing the semiconductor industry, with a goal to be able to develop and manufacture CPUs and GPUs within the country without needing to rely on companies from other regions of the world. We've seen plenty of progress here …

In the past week, we shared with you a photo showing an AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX, which raised the possibility of a complete Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 series. According to the latest leak, it seems that AMD will indeed launch it, and it will consist of 4 processors with up to …

Biostar is about to launch a couple of Radeon RX 5000 series graphics cards. Both the Biostar Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB and the Biostar Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB feature reference clock speeds and a custom cooling solution for improved GPU cooling. As per the packaging, these graphics cards belong to Biostar's …

The Tomb Raider series is one of gaming’s most iconic. Since 1996, the series has released almost two-dozen games, spanning across almost any gaming platform available. Though the franchise has had its ups and down, Square Enix now appears to be preparing to release what it is calling “T.R.U.E. Tomb …

Samsung has expanded its portfolio of gaming displays with the addition of two new monitors: the C27G55T and the C32G55T. Both monitors have similar specifications but differ in screen size, with the C27G55T having a 27-inch panel while the C32G55T is equipped with a 32-inch panel. Unlike the Odyssey G7 …

Late last month, Apple’s WWDC ‘Worldwide Developers Conference’ took place, announcing the next major software versions for its wide range of smart devices. Following the conference, iOS 14 was made available to developers, allowing them to begin prepping their applications for optimisation. Now, more casual users, who like to be …

We are back with another competition, and this month we have partnered with Seagate to offer you the chance to win a FireCuda 520 PCIe Gen4 SSD, a Ryzen 5 3600 processor, ASUS ROG's B550-F motherboard, and a 4TB IronWolf Pro hard drive!

Missed Ubisoft Forward? Here's everything that was announced...

A couple of weeks ago, Ubisoft put several staff members on leave following a wave of misconduct allegations. Since then, Ubisoft has been investigating these claims and now, a number of high-profile employees are being let go.  Serge Hascoët, Chief Creative Officer at Ubisoft, is stepping down and will be replaced …

Back in June, the EK-Expo was held, bringing us a ton of announcements for new water cooling gear. Now, these new products are starting to hit the market, starting off with the EK-Quantum flow indicators. The EK-Quantum Flow Indicator comes in three flavours depending on your needs. One is just …

Towards the end of 2019, Lian-Li launched the LANCOOL II series of PC cases. While the original had some mesh sections on the case, the front panel was not full mesh, so there was still some room for improvement. Now, The LANCOOL II Mesh has officially launched, providing even better …

SUPERHOT has been amongst the very best indie games of the last few years and the universe has grown more intriguing over time. After shipping the original game and its VR counterpart, the team began working on ‘Mind Control Delete', intended as a small free DLC. However, three years on, …

The first trailer focuses entirely on gameplay, with new weapons, free movement and a new sidekick for Lo Wang to bounce one-liners off of.

Microsoft has managed to secure a few major Xbox Game Pass releases, but according to the rumour mill, the biggest was yet to come. There have been consistent rumours that Microsoft was going to shell out a chunk of cash to get Cyberpunk 2077 on Game Pass at release. However, …

As we delve into Half-Life: Alyx – Final Hours more and more, new details about Valve are continuing to come to light. At this point, Alyx is widely excepted as an incredible entry to the series, but many players still hope to see a non-VR Half-Life some day. It turns …

Last night in an unexpected turn of events, the PlayStation Network Store leaked listings for Far Cry 6, just days ahead of Ubisoft's official unveiling. Ubisoft is facing the leak head-on, responding on Twitter with a small teaser for the announcement on Sunday. The Far Cry twitter account responded to …

The original Super Mario Bros. is one of the most historically significant video games of all time. With that in mind, it is no surprise that a sealed copy of the NES game often fetches a high price at auction. Recently, we've seen one copy of the game sell for …

Last month, Atlus brought Persona 4 Golden to PC, officially bringing the highly rated JRPG to a non-PlayStation platform for the first time. Now, we know just how well the game has performed on PC, with Atlus announcing that the game has hit 500,000 players on PC.  The milestone was …

Last week, it was announced that Crysis Remastered would be delayed, in large part due to fan reaction from gameplay trailer leaks. Now, the developers will spend some extra time polishing up the PC, Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game, which will now be released at a later …

Amazon Game Studios has been working on its first MMO, New World, for years now. There have been plenty of closed alpha and beta tests during that time and it looks like the game will remain in a pre-release state for a bit longer. While the game was supposed to …

CD Projekt Red is continuing to release little teasers for Cyberpunk 2077 to tide us over until the game's new release date in November. Last month we were treated to new gameplay and this week in a smaller update, CD Projekt Red is sharing new shots of Night City. The …