In September ahead of Call of Duty: Vanguard's open beta, the developers released an early set of PC system requirements. Now, a few days away from the official release, Vanguard's PC requirements have been revised and re-announced, with the recommended spec lowering the bar for entry compared to the beta.  …

Assassin’s Creed was reinvented a few years back with Assassin’s Creed Origins, kicking off a new RPG era for the series. In the next few years, Ubisoft will be reinventing the series once again with Assassin's Creed Infinity, which Ubisoft shared some more details on this week.  Back in July, …

Xbox Game Pass has continued to improve this year with the addition of more first-party games and major third-party deals. November is shaping up to be one of the biggest months of the year, with a strong line-up of headline worthy titles.  While last month's big Xbox Game Pass releases …

Over the last five years, id Software has been exclusively focussing on DOOM, bringing us the 2016 reboot and more recently, Doom Eternal. Now, it looks like the studio might be switching things up a bit, possibly with a new Quake game.  the last Quake title to be released was …

For a while, it looked like Battlefield 2042 would be launching without any RTX features, but as it turns out, the game will indeed be featuring a suite of Nvidia technologies at release. Today, DICE and Nvidia announced that Battlefield 2042 will include ray-tracing, DLSS and Nvidia Reflex.  In a …

After years of waiting, Age of Empires came back with a bang last week. Not only did Age of Empires IV launch to great reviews, but the game also quickly garnered a sizeable player count on Steam, with even more players getting the game through Xbox Game Pass.  On Steam …

Back in 2019, Microsoft and Sony formed a “strategic partnership”, with Sony agreeing to utilise Microsoft's cloud technology to develop next-gen streaming products. Now, Microsoft is forming a “strategic alliance” with another Japanese company – SEGA.  First things first, this is not an acquisition. Sega has long been rumoured to …

Not long ago, Age of Empires was a dormant franchise, forgotten and left behind as Microsoft shifted its focus to Xbox. The last mainline game, Age of Empires III, released back in 2005 and for well over a decade, it looked like we would never get a sequel. That changed back in 2017, with Microsoft partnering with Relic Entertainment to modernise the series and deliver Age of Empires IV. Now, this long-awaited sequel has finally arrived – was it worth the wait?

Since leaving Naughty Dog back in 2014, Amy Hennig has continued working on single-player, story-focused action games. Unfortunately, Hennig's attempt at a Star Wars title under EA didn't see the light of day, but now, her new studio, Skydance Media, will be teaming up with Marvel.  This week, Marvel and …

Unknown Worlds has made a name for itself in recent years with Subnautica, one of the best survival games around. After years of being independent, the studio is now being acquired, joining Krafton Inc, the parent company behind PUBG. Krafton, known for PUBG: Battlegrounds, The Callisto Protocol and a few …

Back in 2019, Microsoft became the third company ever to reach a $1 trillion market cap, coming in just behind Apple. A few months ago Microsoft began to catch up to Apple, crossing the $2 trillion mark and now as of today, Microsoft has overtaken Apple as the world's most …

As excited as we all were to hear that Ubisoft was remaking The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the initial reveal trailer left a lot to be desired graphically. Since then, the team has been quietly working on finishing the remake, but after multiple delays, the game may …

Over the years, Facebook has found itself at the centre of many controversies, from political scandals to privacy violations. Now, the company is hoping to shake off its bad reputation with a rebrand, transforming into ‘Meta'. Meta is the new name for the parent company behind Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Oculus …

Just recently, CD Projekt Red announced delays for the next-gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3. Now, the team has updated its roadmap for Cyberpunk 2077, pushing future patches and free DLCs into 2022.  After a bad launch in late 2020, CD Projekt Red has spent most of …

November is almost upon us, which means we are due a new round of free games for PlayStation+ subscribers. Sony typically announces its monthly PS+ games at the start of each month, but thanks to various leaks, we already know what games to expect.  According to Dealabs, in November, PS+ …

There have been several attempts to capture the magic of Super Smash Bros. and apply that formula to other franchises. Recently, talk of a Warner Bros attempt at a Smash Bros. style fighting game hit the internet and well, those rumours now appear to be completely true, as more details …

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 this year. However, over time, …

Sony is slowly beginning to solidify its commitment to PC gaming. Not only are some of PlayStation's biggest franchises coming over to PC in 2022, but Sony has also introduced a new publishing unit specifically for PC games, known as PlayStation PC.  Sony first began releasing PlayStation exclusives on PC …

In recent months, a number of regulators have begun taking an interest in Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm. The deal was announced in 2020 but has yet to be completed as the deal continues to go through regulatory checks. Recently, the UK's competition authority suggested the acquisition could …

Over the last couple of weeks, G.Skill has been unveiling its DDR5 memory kits, just in time for Intel's 12th Gen CPU launch. The first Trident Z5 DDR5 kits were supposed to top out at 6400MHz speeds, but G.Skill has already managed to up that by achieving a 6800Mhz overclock.  …

The big day has arrived – Intel has officially launched its 12th Gen “Alder Lake” desktop processors and the Z690 chipset. ASUS is already well prepared for this generational leap, with a full stack of Z690 motherboards ready to go, with ROG Maximus leading the way.  The ASUS ROG series …

In the build up to Intel's 12th Gen processors and the first DDR5-supported motherboards, we've seen many memory makers announcing their own DDR5 RAM kits. Corsair will be at the forefront of this new generation, with Vengeance and Dominator Platinum series DDR5 memory modules ready to go.

After months of leaks and rumours, today Intel is officially launching its 12th Gen Core series desktop processors, otherwise known as Alder Lake. With Alder Lake, Intel is making a major transition, introducing a hybrid architecture that combines performance and efficient cores to elevate performance across all major categories. Beyond …

Blizzard was planning on holding another BlizzCon in a few months time, but as you've surely heard, the studio is going through some rough times at the moment. Employee protests, lawsuits, leadership changes and harassment issues have dominated the Blizzard news cycle over the summer, so the team will be …

Earlier this month, fresh rumours of a new Splinter Cell game hit the web, claiming that Ubisoft recently greenlit a new game in the series. Since then, more details have come to light, and it seems that reviving Splinter Cell is something that Ubisoft has been working on for a …

Microsoft went through a lot of changes during the Xbox One generation, from leadership shakeups, to platform overhauls and major acquisitions. While the Xbox One launched with Twitch integration, allowing users to stream straight from their console dashboard, those features were removed and replaced by Mixer integration in 2017. Now, …

When Nvidia first launched the web version of GeForce Now, the service was accessible on Xbox consoles via the Edge browser. However, due to some contractual issues regarding PlayStation console exclusives, GeForce Now was eventually blocked on Xbox while Nvidia worked on a solution. As of this week, that ban …

We're just two days away from the long-awaited return of Age of Empires. Age of Empires 4 releases this Thursday straight to PC via Steam, the Windows Store and Xbox Game Pass, and as you might expect from the return of a classic RTS franchise, the PC system requirements set …

Microsoft has been slowly phasing out the Xbox 360 and closing down online services. Now with the Xbox Series X/S in the wild, and the older Halo games being replaced by the Master Chief Collection, it is time to take the Xbox 360 Halo titles offline, a process that will …

We're heading towards the last few months of the year, which means there are still a few seasonal Steam sales left on the calendar. Following on from leaks earlier this year, Valve has now publicly confirmed the dates for the Steam Autumn Sale and the Steam Winter Sale.  The final …