Prior to Google Stadia shutting down all game development and publishing efforts, Hideo Kojima had approached the company in hopes of releasing an episodic horror game on the platform. Now, all signs indicate that Xbox will be working with Kojima Productions on this game instead. According to VentureBeat, Hideo Kojima …
Read More »EA Motive’s Dead Space reboot reportedly takes inspiration from Resident Evil 2 Remake
In recent weeks, rumours around EA Motive's next game have picked up steam. According to a new report this week, this upcoming game will be a Dead Space reboot, with a full remake of the original game, similar to the Recent Resident Evil remakes from Capcom. According to VentureBeat's sources, …
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut announced with Iki Island expansion
With the one year anniversary of Ghost of Tsushima coming up, Sony has announced a new Director's Cut for the game. This re-release, coming to PS4 and PS5, will include new upgrades to the game, as well as a brand new expansion. The expansion leaked late last month, revealing that …
Read More »Zadak’s DDR5 memory will deliver speeds up to 7200MHz
ZADAK is the latest PC gaming memory maker to announce its first DDR5 memory modules. With its new DDR5 memory line up, Zadak promises to deliver speeds from 4800MHz all the way up to 7200MHz. Zadak is a PC gaming components producer, operating under parent company ‘Apacer Technology', which is …
Read More »Sony acquires PC port specialists Nixxes Software
It looks like Sony may be getting more serious about bringing PlayStation games to PC. Following on from Sony's acquisition of Housemarque, today the company announced that it has also acquired Nixxes Software, a studio mostly known for bringing console titles to PC. Nixxes Software has been closely partnered with …
Read More »Mountain Everest Max Base Camp upgraded with OBS Studio integration
Mountain burst onto the peripheral scene last year with a Kickstarted keyboard, the Everest Max, which earned our Worth Buying award last year. Now today, the Everest Max is getting even better for content creators, thanks to integration with OBS Studio. Starting with version 1.0.36 of Mountain's Base Camp software, …
Read More »GeForce Now gets 36 games this month, 11 live today
In Nvidia's first GeForce Now update for the month of July, the company has revealed that 36 games will be joining the library over the next few weeks. The first batch consists of 11 games and lands on GFN today. Aside from a number of games joining GeForce Now today, …
Read More »The first three Final Fantasy ‘Pixel Remasters’ will release this month
During E3 this year, Square Enix announced ‘pixel perfect' remasters for the first six Final Fantasy games for mobile and PC. Now, the first three remasters in the series are set to release later this month. Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III will all be re-released in …
Read More »WD will offer data recovery to My Book Live and My Book Live Duo owners following security exploit
Last week, we learned that a vulnerability has begun affected Western Digital's My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices, leading to data loss for users when these devices are connected to the internet. Now, WD has discovered that there is also a second exploit affecting these drives. In …
Read More »Sources claim Apple will release iPad with OLED display in 2022
Ever since Apple first began using OLED displays on the iPhone in 2017, we've been hearing rumours about the first OLED display iPad. Apple went in a different direction with its 2021 iPad Pro refresh, adding a Mini-LED display. However, supply chain sources still claim that OLED equipped iPads are …
Read More »Id Software ‘Project 2021A’ and ‘Project 2021B’ rated in Australia
Id Software appears to be up to something. This year, the studio has submitted two projects to the Australian Classification Board, one known as Project 2021A and another known as Project 2021B, with neither appearing to be tied to Doom. Id Software's Project 2021A was discovered earlier this year and …
Read More »Xbox head says studio acquisitions are a ‘healthy part’ of games industry
It is no secret that Microsoft is constantly in acquisition mode at this point and is always keeping an eye out for studios that can bring additional value to Xbox Game Pass. After the Bethesda acquisition, a lot of people questioned whether larger publishers buying up studios is a good …
Read More »Blooper Team teams up with Konami, could be working on Silent Hill
Back in February, Blooper Team, developers behind titles like Observer and The Medium, revealed that they were working on a new horror game with “a very famous publisher“. That mystery publisher has now been revealed to be none other than Konami, adding more legitimacy to recent Silent Hill revival rumours. …
Read More »Magic: Legends is shutting down after just a few months of open beta
Earlier this year, Magic: Legends, an action RPG spin-off for Magic the Gathering, released in open beta on PC, with plans to expand to consoles later down the line. Unfortunately, the game did not get off to a good start and is now being cancelled. Magic: Legends entered open beta …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls 6 is in the ‘design phase’
Back at E3 2018, Bethesda Game Studios announced its next two major projects – Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6. We've known for a long time that Starfield will be releasing first, but rumours have persisted regarding the next Elder Scrolls' development. Now, Todd Howard has clarified just how far …
Read More »Jonsplus BO 100 Mini-ITX chassis arrives in UK
If you're looking for a truly compact and portable case to build a mini-ITX system, then Jonsbo has you covered. Today, the BO 100 mini-ITX case is launching, featuring a minimalist and compact form factor, there is even a handle for carrying the system around. The BO 100 from Jonsplus, …
Read More »EVGA teases first AMD-based motherboard
It looks like EVGA won't just be making Intel-based motherboards anymore. This week, the company began teasing a new motherboard for Ryzen processors. The teaser is just nine seconds long, teasing a new EVGA DARK series motherboard. The Zen logo appears on screen behind the Dark logo, indicating that we'll …
Read More »Doom Eternal’s ray-tracing update is now live on PC and next-gen consoles
DOOM Eternal's long-awaited ray-tracing update has finally arrived. Support for ray-tracing was announced prior to the game's launch in 2020, although id Software explained at the time that it wouldn't roll out until after launch. Aside from ray-traced lighting features on PC and console, the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 …
Read More »Sony may have also acquired Bluepoint Games
Earlier today, Sony officially announced that it has acquired Housemarque, the studio behind PS5 exclusive ‘Returnal'. As it turns out, there may be another acquisition to announce, as Sony may have accidentally revealed that it is also buying Bluepoint Games. In a now deleted tweet, PlayStation Japan tweeted out a …
Read More »Sony acquires studio behind PS5 exclusive ‘Returnal’
Following on from the success of PS5 exclusive, Returnal, Sony has announced that it has acquired Housemarque. Moving forward, Housemarque will officially be part of the PlayStation Studios family after years of collaboration. Housemarque was first founded in 1996 and has worked with Sony Interactive Entertainment on a number of …
Read More »Qualcomm to launch improved Snapdragon 888 Plus SoC
Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 888 chip only launched six months ago and has already been powering some of this year's best smartphones. Now, the Snapdragon 888 Plus has arrived, squeezing even more performance out of the CPU and upgrading the chip's AI Engine. At MWC 2021, Qualcomm will launch the Snapdragon …
Read More »EA ignored warnings of security vulnerabilities months before being hacked
A couple of weeks ago, EA confirmed that it had suffered a data breach, during which confidential source code for games and the Frostbite Engine were stolen. As it turns out, EA was warned of vulnerabilities in its systems months ago, but the publisher failed to tighten up its security. …
Read More »Tech companies voice support for Nvidia’s proposed Arm takeover
After Nvidia announced plans to acquire ARM in a $40 billion deal, a number of tech companies raised concerns, including the likes of Qualcomm, Google and Microsoft. Now, several companies that license ARM technology are speaking out in support of Nvidia's takeover, providing counter arguments. As reported by Bloomberg, this …
Read More »BioWare director explains why Mass Effect movie was dropped
Over the years, a number of high profile video games have been set to get film adaptations, only for the projects to be stuck in development hell and never move forward. Mass Effect is no exception, and at long last, we've finally learned why the Mass Effect movie never got …
Read More »Team Fortress 2 hits new all-time high player count
Team Fortress 2 has just hit a new all-time high player record on Steam. Valve's classic 2007 shooter has remained popular over the years, but the player base has dwindled due to various issues, the most significant being bot players. Valve finally tackled this problem and as a result, over …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla director joins EA Motive studio
Back when EA Motive was first founded, EA hired former Ubisoft executive, Jade Raymond, to lead the studio. Now, the studio is gaining another prominent former Ubisoft employee, with the director behind Assassin's Creed Valhalla joining the studio. As spotted by Axios, Assassin's Creed Director, Eric Baptizat, is leaving Ubisoft …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 stability has reached ‘a satisfactory level’
Earlier this month, Cyberpunk 2077 was finally welcomed back onto the PlayStation Store and Microsoft's extended refund policy for the game will soon be lifted. Now, CD Projekt Red has discussed the state of the game, which the studio now considers to have reached a “satisfactory level”. Speaking with Polish …
Read More »Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora looks incredible in new Snowdrop Engine showcase
One of the main highlights at Ubisoft's E3 showcase this year was the reveal of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Built for next-gen consoles and PC on an enhanced Snowdrop Engine, Ubisoft has now gone into a bit more detail on the technical side of the game.
Read More »Xbox wants to bring back Killer Instinct
At the start of the Xbox One generation, Microsoft brought back Killer Instinct as a free to play fighter with new character updates that rolled out for several years. The series has been dormant for a while now, but Xbox is looking to bring it back again. Speaking on Dropped …
Read More »Far Cry 5 GoldenEye 007 fan remake taken down
A few weeks ago, we learned that a Far Cry map maker had managed to completely recreate Rare's classic shooter, GoldenEye 007, within Far Cry 5's level editor. The project quickly garnered popularity but unfortunately, Ubisoft was forced to take the maps down after a DMCA notice from James Bond …
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