Just as promised, Xbox appeared at the Tokyo Game Show today armed with a few new announcements from its partnerships in Japan. A number of beloved JRPGs are heading to Xbox for the first time, in addition to a few of Japan's best fighting games.  The show started off with …

We've seen a number of officially licensed SD cards for the Nintendo Switch over the years, and now the roster is expanding with new Fortnite designs from WD's SanDisk.  This week, Western Digital announced a new partnership with Epic Games and Nintendo to deliver the first officially licensed Fortnite SanDisk …

It has barely been one month since Marvel's Midnight Suns was delayed from late 2022 to early 2023, and in just a matter of weeks, plans have changed again. Now, following the D23 expo, the game is scheduled to launch in early December.  Marvel's Midnight Suns is now releasing on …

Prior to Microsoft acquiring Bethesda, Sony had actually set up a partnership with the company, which would see two Bethesda games turn into PS5 console exclusives. The first game, Deathloop, launched in 2021 to great critical acclaim and soon, it looks like the PS5 exclusivity period will come to an …

This week, Leo has been in Israel with Intel for a big technology tour. So far, we've learned quite a bit about Intel's production and development cycle, and how it plans to deliver on its busy five-year roadmap. Now today, we have our first look at an Intel Raptor Lake …

Ahead of the PS5's launch, Sony announced plans to increase the cost of its first-party titles from $60 at launch to $70, pointing to the "rising cost of game development" as the primary reason. We've seen a few publishers jump on this new price standard already, including the likes of Take-Two and Square Enix. Now, Ubisoft is joining that growing list. 

Earlier this year as part of Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Anniversary celebration, we learned that not only is Final Fantasy 7 Remake now a trilogy of games, but we're also getting a remake of the 2007 prequel, Crisis Core. Now after a few extra months working on the Crisis …

Back in 2021, we learned that Sega was looking to bring its Yakuza spin-off series, Judgement, to the PC platform. However, due to the game using the likeness of a Japanese celebrity, there were seemingly issues getting all parties to agree to a PC version. Now a year later, it …

Two years ago, XIII Remake launched and swiftly disappointed fans due to technical issues and unwelcomed art-style changes. Back in June, publisher Microids announced that the game had been handed over to a new studio for a thorough reworking and now, we get our first look at the remake of …

Since its original release back in 2016, Overwatch has always been backed by free content updates, giving buyers access to new heroes and maps without the need for additional grinding or expense. That will unfortunately be changing in Overwatch 2 – new heroes will still be free, but you'll have …

It has been a couple of years since Nintendo first announced that it is working on a sequel to Breath of the Wild. Since then, we've all referred to this game as Breath of the Wild 2, but from today that changes. To close out today's Nintendo Direct, we got …

Octopath Traveler kicked off a new HD-2D era for Square Enix RPGs. Now after an extended break, a full sequel is now officially on the way, and Square Enix will be releasing it across multiple platforms right from launch.  This afternoon during a Nintendo Direct stream, Nintendo and Square Enix …

The Nintendo Direct opened up with the announcement of the next Fire Emblem game – Fire Emblem Engage. This is the mainline Fire Emblem game that leaked through screenshots earlier this year, but unfortunately it won't quite make it into 2022.  Fire Emblem Engage is not a direct sequel to …

The ever popular Corsair gaming keyboard line-up is getting some new additions this week. Today, Corsair is launching its new OPX key switches, which are debuting in the new K60 Pro TKL and K70 Pro OPX keyboards.  The new OPX optical-mechanical switches offer 1.0mm actuation distance and a linear motion, …

Ahead of the Tokyo Games Show, EA has announced a surprising new partnership. EA is teaming up with Japan's Koei Tecmo and Omega Force to create a brand new fantasy IP, aiming to take on Capcom's Monster Hunter series.  Omega Force is primarily known for the Warriors series of games, …

While Babylon's Fall was supposed to represent PlatinumGames' big step towards a ‘live service' future, the game ultimately fell flat at launch. The team had originally planned for multiple years of content updates, but due to dwindling sales, the game is shutting down less than one year after release. Babylon's …

Long before the announcements of God of War and Spider-Man Remastered for PC, Sony had announced Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. The PC release was announced in late 2021, but has seemingly faced multiple delays throughout the year. Fortunately, the team seems to finally have the game on track for …

Today is shaping up to be a big one for video game news. Not only is Nintendo holding a big Direct showcase this afternoon, but Sony has also announced plans to air the next State of Play stream today.  The day will be kicking off with Nintendo Direct, which goes …

The Intel Technology Tour kicked off this week and Leo has boots on the ground at Intel's Israel facilities to learn all about Intel's CPU development process. During the Technology Tour, Intel Corporate VP and GM of Validation, Engineering and IDC, Karin Eibschitz, and Intel Corporate VP and GM of …

Nintendo has had a few major releases this year already, thanks to first-party hits like Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Splatoon 3. Now, it is time to find out what Nintendo has planned for the holiday season, as Nintendo has announced a new 40-minute long Direct stream.  Nintendo didn't hold a …

Earlier this year, CD Projekt Red stopped its partnership with Saber Interactive, bringing The Witcher 3's impending ‘next gen' update in-house. A small team has been working on finishing up the update ever since, which is on track to release before the end of the year. Unfortunately, the update was …

Back in October 2021, following the shuttering of his own independent studio, Halo co-creator, Marcus Lehto, joined EA to form a brand new studio. Now, under Lehto's leadership, Ridgeline Games (formerly EA Seattle) will now be tasked with developing future single-player Battlefield titles.  Battlefield used to be well known for …

It is looking extremely likely that the RTX 4090 will be launching this month. Numerous leaks have surfaced in the days following Nvidia's GeForce Special Event announcement, and now, we have our first look at an RTX 4090 in the flesh.  A Baidu user has posted new images of a …

While Meta will continue to support the Quest 2 as its primary gaming VR headset for the foreseeable future, the company is also working on a new pro-level headset codenamed Project Cambria. In a recent podcast, Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, confirmed that this headset would launch in October, and now, …

Over the weekend at D23, Disney and Marvel held their very first games showcase, announcing a number of new titles. The biggest announcement of the bunch was a first look at the upcoming title from former Naughty Dog director, Amy Hennig.  While EA is rumoured to have its own Black …

We're not getting Cyberpunk 2077's expansion until 2023, but we may still get our first look at what's to come this year. After a lengthy quiet period, CD Projekt Red has announced the next Night City Wire stream, during which the studio will give us a look at what's next. …

MSI has already announced and shown a few of its planned AM5 motherboards. This week at IFA, we got to have our first look at one in person – the MEG X670E Ace.  MSI has a booth here at IFA this week, showcasing a number of products, from laptops, PCs …

Nvidia has revealed its plans for GeForce Now in September. Over the next few weeks, 22 games will be joining the GFN library, 19 of which are brand new releases.  This month, we can expect to see the new action-RPG, Steelrising, launching on GeForce Now on day-one. This is also …

Following on from a test phase last month, Microsoft has now officially announced the new Xbox Game Pass ‘friends and family' tier. While this was initially rumoured as a family plan, Microsoft is leaning into the fact that friend groups often share access to services too.  The Xbox Game Pass …

The Steam Deck has been a huge success for Valve so far, and the company recently revealed plans for future generations of the handheld. Now, one of Valve's designers has revealed a little bit more about what the future looks like for the Steam Deck.  The Steam Deck recently became …