Ahead of Computex next month, today Western Digital is hosting its own ‘What's next' digital event, showcasing all-new SSDs and storage devices for 2022. The new line-up includes new WD_Black SSDs, new creator-oriented storage from San Disk and a new ultra-high capacity Ultrastar SSD aimed at enterprise and datacentres. We'll …
Read More »EA is making Lord of the Rings games once again
Back in the day, EA made some of the best games based on The Lord of the Rings franchise. The publisher hasn't held the license for quite some time, but that changed this week, with EA announcing a new agreement with Middle-Earth Enterprises. EA is making Lord of the Rings …
Read More »Concept art for Daybreak’s upcoming Marvel MMO may have leaked
Late last year, it was confirmed that Daybreak Games has begun working on a new Marvel MMO as one of several new projects currently in development. Now, the first concept art for the game has leaked, giving us a glimpse at some of the characters we can expect to appear. …
Read More »Does Razer owe you £200?
As Leo was wrapping up his Razer Blade 15 review this weekend, something peculiar was noticed. For some reason, the laptop was being sold at £200 more on Razer's own website compared to UK retail. We pointed this out to Razer, who then corrected the pricing, but were disappointed to learn that there will be no refunds for anyone that paid the original price...
Read More »Seasonic launches ARCH chassis with integrated power and cable management
Seasonic has made waves in the DIY PC building scene in recent years with its SYNCRO Q70 case and CONNECT power module, making cable management easier than ever. Now, Seasonic is launching the ARCH Series cases, combining both to create an excellent chassis for those looking for convenience, easy assembly and clean aesthetics...
Read More »Nvidia fined $5.5 million for hiding GPU sales to crypto miners
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Nvidia $5.5 million USD over claims that the company hid how many of its gaming graphics cards were sold to cryptocurrency miners. The SEC says that Nvidia misled investors by reporting revenue as "gaming" revenue, when in fact that money was coming from crypto-related sales.
Read More »Microsoft to make big push for ‘Xbox Everywhere’ this year with xCloud at the centre
Microsoft is making headlines this week after bringing Fortnite to Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing Fortnite to be played on an iPhone or iPad once again, complete with controller and touch-control support. As it turns out, this is part of a bigger play from Microsoft, as the company kicks off its …
Read More »Microsoft and Epic Games team up to sneak Fortnite back onto iOS
Fortnite has officially been unavailable on iPhones and iPads since the 2020 lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple. Epic has been fighting to get the game back onto iOS, but has been unsuccessful in persuading Apple to change its mind. Fortunately, there are other methods of getting Fortnite running on …
Read More »The FTC is launching an investigation into Sony’s $3.6 billion Bungie acquisition
Any major acquisition over a certain value faces regulatory scrutiny, although recent changes at the FTC have empowered the commission over fears that big tech corporations are getting too powerful. Just as Microsoft is facing an in-depth investigation over its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Sony is also facing an …
Read More »Corsair launches HS65 Surround with Sonarworks SoundID technology
The Corsair HS65 is getting a big upgrade this year. This week, Corsair is launching the HS65 Surround, adding in the company's new Sonarworks SoundID technology and surround sound audio in an updated, comfortable design. The HS65 SURROUND is built with a lightweight frame, an adjustable headband and plush leatherette …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 is ‘essentially complete’, new trailer coming soon
Last week during an interview with a Japanese magazine, Final Fantasy 16 producer, Naoki Yoshida, confirmed that the game is now in the final phase of development. Now on a recent stream, we've learned a bit more about the game, including the fact that a trailer is locked in and …
Read More »Hangar 13 is working on a new Mafia trilogy using Unreal Engine 5, sources claim
Hangar 13 is making headlines this week. The Mafia 3 studio has been working away on a number of projects over the last few years, and now, the studio seems to have a plan in place for a new trilogy of Mafia games built with Unreal Engine 5. This week, …
Read More »The Guillemot family reportedly wants to maintain control of Ubisoft
Just one week ago, reports claimed that Ubisoft was in the process of cleaning up its business in an effort to sell to new ownership. As it turns out, things aren't that simple. According to updated information, the Guillemot family wants to maintain control over Ubisoft, and they may partner …
Read More »NYC lawsuit claims Kotick was ‘unfit’ to negotiate Activision Blizzard sale to Microsoft
Activision Blizzard CEO, Bobby Kotick, has come under fire over the last year, with thousands of employees campaigning to oust him from the company. Instead of stepping down, Kotick decided to negotiate a lifeline deal from Microsoft, something that New York City politicians aren't too happy about. In a new …
Read More »New documentary shows gameplay from Arkane’s cancelled Half-Life game
Prior to Valve scrapping the Half-Life 2: Episodes concept all those years ago, the team was working on Half-Life 2: Episode 3. Beyond that though, Valve was also licensing out the IP to other studios for future Half-Life Episodes. One of those studios was Arkane. Prior to Dishonored, Prey and …
Read More »Datamine suggests GTA V will get a ray-tracing boost on PC
Grand Theft Auto V officially came to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 consoles in March, bringing along new graphical enhancements like ray-tracing. All signs are pointing towards this enhanced edition of the game coming to PC, and when it does, it will have even more ray-tracing features. A dataminer was …
Read More »GeForce Now is bringing 4K streaming to PC and Mac, 120Hz streaming to Android
Yesterday for May 4th, we learned that a handful of Star Wars games were coming to GeForce Now for the first time. Now right on schedule, the full list of then games coming to the service was revealed today, as well as a sneak preview of some of the other …
Read More »Blizzard details first Overwatch 2 beta patch
The Overwatch 2 beta has been online for just over a week now, and Blizzard already has plenty of feedback to take into account. As we head into week two of the beta, Blizzard has revealed some of the changes it is planning to make. This is the first in …
Read More »Warcraft Arclight Rumble is a strategy action game filled with digital miniatures
Just as promised, last night Blizzard officially revealed its next mobile game – Warcraft Arclight Rumble. This is a new game set in the Warcraft universe, offering a full PvE campaign, co-op gameplay and a PvP mode, aiming to offer “Blizzard quality gameplay on the go”. Warcraft Arclight Rumble is …
Read More »There are currently no plans to create Shenmue 4
The Shenmue III reveal will go down in history as one of the greatest on-stage moments at E3. Unfortunately, following a successful initial crowdfunding campaign, things started to go down hill. Now, it seems that Yu Suzuki isn't sure that we'll see a Shenmue 4. Shenmue 3 was kickstarted back …
Read More »ASUS slashes WiFi 6 router prices this month
WiFi 6 technology has been maturing in recent years, but many have yet to upgrade their routers. If you are currently looking to make the jump to a WiFi 6 home network, then now is a good time to shop around, as Asus has cut prices by up to 30% …
Read More »Hitman 3 director joins Crytek to lead Crysis 4 development
Back in January, Crytek surprisingly announced Crysis 4, the first new game in the FPS series in almost a decade. Since then, Crytek has been staffing up for its development push, which will be led by Hitman 3 game director, Mattis Engström. Crytek has now hired Engström to lead development …
Read More »G.Skill’s latest DDR5 memory modules make significant latency improvements
Just a few weeks ago, G.Skill revealed the lowest latency DDR5 kit to date, offering CL34 timings. Development on DDR5 has been moving fast and G.Skill has already managed to out-do itself, offering the first DDR5 XMP-spec modules with under CL30 latency. Today, G.Skill is launching the new DDR5-5600 CL28 …
Read More »noblechairs teams up with Lucasfilm for new Star Wars-themed gaming chairs
The team at noblechairs has been hard at work on custom designs and collaborations for years now. So far, we've seen chairs themed after Bethesda and Ubisoft games, Marvel superheroes and now on May 4th, the company is unveiling its first Star Wars themed chair. The noblechairs HERO Boba Fett …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Overwatch 2 – the sequel nobody asked for
Just as promised, the Overwatch 2 multiplayer beta went live last week. We're still a year or so away from release, but the game is in a playable state and there is a small amount of new content to boot, including new maps and a new hero. The game is now 5v5 instead of 6v6, removing one tank character from each team, the biggest balance change to Overwatch since its inception. With all of that in mind, is there enough here to justify a full sequel, or should this have been a revamp for the original Overwatch instead?
Read More »Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake moving studios as development hell continues
It has been almost two years since Ubisoft first announced Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. Due to the reaction to the initial reveal trailer, Ubisoft quickly delayed the game to address feedback. The game was then delayed again, and again, seemingly stuck in development hell. Now, the …
Read More »Blizzard disables Overwatch 2 hero for crashing the game
The first major update for Overwatch 2 has arrived. Blizzard launched the beta version of the game's multiplayer mode just one week ago and players were quick to discover a bug with Wrecking Ball, which can cause the game to crash for all players in the match. The bug in …
Read More »Quest 3 VR headset to launch next year according to roadmap
Recently, Meta began talking about Project Cambria, a new VR headset building off of the success of the Quest line to offer a high-end, ‘pro-grade' mixed reality experience. That headset should be coming out later this year, and it seems three other VR headsets will follow in 2023 and 2024. …
Read More »Danganronpa 2 and Loot River headline latest Xbox Game Pass update
It's the first week of the month, which means we're getting a new wave of Xbox Game Pass titles announced today. Previous months were headlined by the likes of MLB: The Show 22, Weird West, Life is Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy. For May, we're getting a boost in …
Read More »Corsair revamps RGB Elite Series AIO coolers with LGA 1700 and AM5 compatibility
Corsair's H-series AIO liquid coolers have been a favourite amongst PC builders for years now. This year, the company is revamping its line-up with compatibility for the latest Intel and AMD sockets, including LGA 1700 and the upcoming AM5 socket. From today, new H100i RGB Elite, H115i RGB Elite and …
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