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Last month, it was announced that Sony Japan would be discontinuing the PlayStation Vita very soon. That day has now arrived, with the final batch of the two SKUs of the Vita shipping out with no plans to create more stock. We already knew that the end was near for the …

There has been talk surrounding a shake up at Activision Blizzard for a few months now. All of that was confirmed in February, with the company announcing that despite a record financial year, 800 employees would be laid off. Now, Activision Blizzard is warning investors that this could negatively impact …

Last week, it was announced that Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars game, Jedi: Fallen Order, will be part of the Star Wars Celebration event in April. Beyond that, the game is set to release this year ahead of Episode IX. Over the weekend, we got more reason to be excited about …

Over the last few months, Rare has been working on improving Sea of Thieves with great success. The game had a resurgence to kick off 2019 and hopes to expand on that further soon with the release of the Arena update. If you are part of the Sea of Thieves …

It’s no secret that turning livestreaming from a hobby into a vocation is difficult, but fortunately Streamlabs has something special in store for those lucky enough to cross that barrier. Instead of burying official merchandise in the wealth of panels on a user’s profile page, a brand new extension allows …

Earlier this week, Activision Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick and EA’s Andrew Wilson were placed on a list of “most overpaid” CEOs in the US with salaries more than 300 times that of their employees. This is in stark contrast to Nintendo Japan, which has revealed that its average employee earns $80,000 …

During CES in January, Cooler Master gave us a sneak preview of the new keyboards set to come out this year. The MK850 is the most exciting of the bunch, featuring pressure sensitive ‘Aimpad' technology. Now, the MK850 is ready for its time in the spotlight, with the keyboard launching …

Nvidia’s first security patch of 2019 fixes eight security issues that were present in the GPU Display Driver software.

Back in March 2018, rumours began popping up surrounding a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remaster. Since then, there has been silence, particularly after the initial April window came and went. Now, those rumours are popping up again, with a PEGI rating listing essentially confirming the game for release …

Riotoro has been changing things up in the chassis market, having launched The World’s First Convertible PC Case. Now, the company has partnered with KitGuru to give one lucky reader a chance to win the Riotoro GPX-100 Morpheus for themselves.

After announcing The Division 2 in March last year, Ubisoft has been working away on getting the game up to scratch in time for launch. Last month, The Division 2 went through a closed beta test period and now today, we'll be getting a fully open beta. The Division 2's …

Last week, Samsung officially launched the Galaxy S10, complete with a newly designed infinity display and a fingerprint scanner embedded in the display. Since this fingerprint scanner won't be compatible with all screen protectors, buyers of the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ will find one pre-installed out of the box. …

At the start of the year, Riot Games outlined its new company values in an attempt to stomp out the discriminatory behaviour revealed in last year’s exposé. Moving forward, the studio continues to steer in a new direction by hiring Dropbox’s Angela Roseboro as its first ever chief diversity officer. …

Last week, Guild Wars developer ArenaNet informed employees that organisation-wide cost cutting would result in a number of layoffs. Now, it has been confirmed that 143 employees have lost their job at its Bellevue headquarters, which is over 35% of its estimated total staff. A spokesperson originally confirmed to GameDaily …

Over the last couple of years, Coinhive has appeared in the news multiple times. The service was used by a number of websites to use visitor's PCs to mine Monero coin. The Pirate Bay notably started using it to circumvent low advertising revenue, although other websites were less upfront about …

After a lengthy showing of Cyberpunk 2077 late last year, we've all been wondering when CD Projekt Red will show off the game once again. This week, the studio confirmed that the game will return this year, with a showing set to take place at E3 2019.

OnePlus often treads a fine line, balancing the latest smartphone features with an entry price that undercuts most flagship rivals. Unfortunately, the company has confirmed that this year’s OnePlus 7 will continue to forgo wireless charging despite the technology becoming more prominent in recent releases. Wireless charging has been around …

Obsidian Entertainment has been busy over the past couple of month, being scooped up by Microsoft and announcing its first RPG post-acquisition, The Outer Worlds. It seems as though things aren’t slowing down at the studio since the reveal, as the company’s CEO has revealed that it has multiple development …

While livestreaming is more accessible than it’s ever been before, many professionals continue to utilise a second PC in order to maximise performance. Nvidia is aiming to make this a thing of the past, as the latest version of OBS has improved support for the company’s proprietary NVENC hardware encoder, …

Foldable smartphone manufacturers are currently targeting a specific market; one that embraces the two-in-one functionality of both a handset and a tablet. VP of Global Product Dan Dery shared his enthusiasm for this approach, but suggested that Motorola’s impending effort will instead approach design very differently. “We started to work …

The Cambridge Analytica controversy shed a harsh light on Facebook’s data collection, prompting CEO Mark Zuckerberg to announce a myriad of privacy features on their way to the platform. Among these new options is a means to delete your own history, which will finally be arriving sometime later this year. …

The USB-IF group is gearing up for the launch of the USB 3.2 standard this year. The new and improved version was announced back in 2017, promising to double performance. Unfortunately, USB 3.2 is also going to cause some confusion thanks to weird branding changes. There are three USB 3.2 …

This week at the Broadcast Video Show in London, we had the chance to catch up with QNAP. We had a chat with their technical guru, Thomas Jepps, who walked us through the new NAS systems hitting the market, each targeting specific markets. If you're looking to work with huge …

EA has had a turbulent relationship with Star Wars fans over the last few years. Since acquiring the license in 2013, we have had two Battlefront games while more exciting projects were canceled. Still, there is time for things to turn around, with Respawn Entertainment set to release its own …

Since launch, there has been plenty of talk surrounding Anthem and the various improvements BioWare can make to the game post-launch. Diablo 3's former senior designer even weighed in on the discussion. It looks like BioWare is eager to address this feedback, as Anthem's next patch will make a few …

Yesterday, we learned that Skybound Entertainment had canceled its contract with Starbreeze, effectively killing off Overkill's The Walking Dead and putting an end to development on console versions for the game. The PC version has now been removed from Steam, with Starbreeze responding to the situation with its own statement. …

It’s not unusual for developers and publishers to hold Ask Me Anything (AMA) discussions with fans, often taking to Twitch or Reddit. It’s another thing entirely when THQ Nordic Gmbh PR and marketing director Philipp Brock instead chose to utilise controversial website 8chan, a place infamous for its affiliations with …

Celebrating Pokémon’s 23rd anniversary, Nintendo unveiled Game Freak’s two new mainline entries headed to the Switch later this year. Dubbed Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, the developer gave us a tour of the new Galar region and introduced us to the three new starters available to choose from. Ditching the …

After a year of planning and repeated legal clashes with Warner Music Group, Spotify has finally managed to launch its music distribution platform in India. The company has made a range of unprecedented changes to its service, redefining its free tier and premium payments in the country. Seeing India as …

Amazon has been combatting fake reviews for quite some time, even going as far as taking legal action against the sellers purchasing them. Merchants still don’t seem to take the hint, as the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its first successful case against fraudulent, paid Amazon reviews, fining …