March ended up being a pretty strong month for Xbox Game Pass thanks to the addition of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. In April, the Xbox team will be following that up with MLB: The Show 22, and a few other confirmed titles.  Microsoft has not officially announced the titles …

For a couple of months now, there have been rumours claiming that AMD will be launching new, refreshed RX 6000 series graphics cards in Q2 2022. Now thanks to new leaks, we know to expect three refreshed graphics cards in May.  Initial rumours pointed to an April launch for the …

In the months leading up to the Steam Deck launch, Valve has been going through the Steam catalogue to determine how well new and old titles run on the system. At launch in early March, over 1,000 games were ‘verified' for the Steam Deck and now, that number has surpassed …

Shueisha, the company behind Shonen Jump and publisher of some of the most famous and recognisable manga series in the world, is now setting up its own game development operations. Traditionally, Shueisha has licensed out its IP to other game studios and game publishers, but moving forward, the company will …

Sony has been ramping up its PlayStation VR2 announcements this year, revealing the new headset publicly and privately demoing it to developers at GDC in recent weeks. Now, it appears we could be in for a big PS VR2 showcase very soon.  Recently, Kinda Funny's Greg Miller, as well as …

PlayStation 3 backwards compatibility has been on the wishlist of PlayStation fans for ages and now, the PS5 should have the compute power needed to emulate the PS3's Cell architecture effectively. For the time being, Sony is only supplying PS3 backwards compatibility through cloud streaming, but that might change in …

A couple of weeks ago, Blizzard confirmed plans to announce the next major World of Warcraft expansion in April. Now, ahead of that announcement date, details have begun leaking.  Through datamining efforts, Wowhead has found details on the next WoW expansion, which appears to be named “Dragonflight”. As usual, the …

Xbox has faced plenty of criticism in the past for its heavy-handed approach to studio and project management, so when Xbox began acquiring and forming new studios in recent years, it chose to go with a more hands-off approach. Unfortunately, there are downsides that come with this, as we are …

After multiple delays, Ubisoft Massive has finally begun rolling out new content for The Division 2. This year's big content update is a brand new game mode, called ‘Countdown', although Ubisoft isn't openly talking about it due to current world events.  Ubisoft announced that the new update for The Division …

Just recently, Apple reportedly slashed production for new iPhone SE units by 20% following a disappointing launch. Now, iPhone chip maker, TSMC, has commented on the smartphone industry as a whole, predicting weakening demand.  TSMC is one of the biggest semiconductors in the world, providing chips for major companies across …

Netflix has been known to increase its subscription prices every few years. Recently, prices rose in the US and in May, prices will also be going up in the UK and other countries.  Netflix has begun sending out emails to subscribers, warning them of the upcoming price increase for each …

Sony isn't the only company looking to revamp its subscription services this week. Microsoft is reportedly working on a new tier for Xbox Game Pass – a family plan that would allow up to five accounts to use the service.  According to sources speaking with Windows Central, Xbox is planning …

Earlier this year, the ESA confirmed that E3 would not return as a physical event this year, but was planning for another digital showcase. Now just a few months later, E3 has been cancelled entirely for the year. Much like in 2020, E3 won't be happening this year in physical …

Back in 2020, Mojang and Nvidia teamed up to implement full path-traced ray-tracing in Minecraft, releasing a bespoke version of the game on PC called Minecraft RTX. Recently, ray tracing showed up in the preview version of Minecraft for Xbox Series X/S consoles, but Mojang has since removed this, claiming …

Activision has a ton of studios under its wing but unfortunately over the last decade, many of them have been relegated to support studio status in an effort to keep the Call of Duty franchise afloat. Soon, Activision studio, Beenox, will be opening up a second studio specifically to work …

Just ahead of the PS5 launch in 2020, Sony revealed the PlayStation Plus Collection, a set of some of the best-selling PS4 titles free to claim for new PS5 owners with a PS+ subscription. The collection is still around and claimable today, but one of the biggest games is about …

Fatshark has had great success in recent years with Vermintide 1 & 2, both based on the Warhammer fantasy universe. For the last couple of years, the studio has been turning its attention towards the Warhammer 40,000 universe with Darktide. Following a reveal in 2020 and a delay in 2021, …

While last week's GeForce Now update was pretty low-key, this week, the streaming service is adding a few headlining titles. Not only is Weird West launching on day-one, but titles like Midnight Ghost Hunt, ELEX II and Martha is Dead are also on the way.  There are seven new games …

Following on from multiple leaks, Sony officially announced its PlayStation Plus revamp. Formerly known as Project Spartacus, this was set up to be Sony's answer to Xbox Game Pass, but initial impressions seem to be that the final product has fallen short of expectations.

Back in December 2020, Ubisoft Massive released Title Update 12 for The Division 2, which was set to be the game's final content update. A few weeks later in early 2021, the team confirmed that due to fan demand, it would be releasing more content, which was later delayed to …

Back in October 2013, developer ‘Galactic Café’ burst onto the scene with The Stanley Parable- a wonderfully humorous and intriguing game built on the source engine. At this point, all of the game’s original secrets and surprises have been uncovered, so Galactic Café announced a huge update back in 2018. …

Today, Intel officially unveiled the Arc A-Series of GPUs for laptops, promising Arc 3-powered laptops imminently, followed by Arc 5 and Arc 7-equipped laptops this Summer. Over the summer, Intel will also be rolling out the first Arc graphics cards for desktop PCs.  Alongside the mobile GPU launch, Intel has …

Apple dropped Touch ID from the iPhone in 2017 and 2018, choosing to go all-in on Face ID for biometric security. Still, Touch ID hasn't gone away completely, and is still in use on a few products. For a while now, we've been expecting Touch ID to return to the …

Today, Intel is officially launching its first Arc Alchemist graphics products, starting with the Arc 3, Arc 5 and Arc 7 series of GPUs for laptops. These are the first discrete GPUs from Intel's Arc A-series, which will expand to desktops and workstations later in the year. With this first …

If you've never picked up The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on sale, or played the game at all, then you'll want to keep an eye on Prime Gaming over the next month. In April 2022, Amazon Prime customers can log into Prime Gaming and claim a free copy of the …

Over the last year or so, Activision Blizzard has been hammered with multiple lawsuits, all alleging harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Two of these lawsuits were filed by US government agencies – the EEOC and DFEH. While the latter is still on-going, the former will soon be settled.  The …

There was a lot of optimism around Fast & Furious Crossroads leading up to its release, in part due to the fact that the game was developed by Slightly Mad Studios, the company behind Project Cars. Unfortunately, the game didn't turn out great and was critically panned at release. Now, …

Back in October 2021, G.Skill unveiled the Trident Z5 family of DDR5 memory, starting off with 6400MHz 32GB (2x 16GB) kits. Now, G.Skill has unveiled the fastest 64GB DDR5 memory kit to date, achieving speeds of 6000MHz in 2x 32GB configuration.  The latest dual-channel memory kit from G.Skill offers DDR5-6000 …

While Nintendo was initially planning to launch the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in late 2022, the developers need more time. As of today, Breath of the Wild 2 has been delayed to Spring 2023.  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild began development …

Overclockers UK and 8Pack are back at it again with another high-end, masterfully crafted PC. This time around, the team is launching the Cryocube, a fully water-cooled PC with plenty of visual flair and horsepower.  The Cryocube uses an ice-like, all-white aesthetic, combined with RGB lighting, to create a super …