It has taken almost five years but Microsoft has officially reached its goal of bringing Windows 10 to 1 billion devices. Initially, Microsoft planned to hit this milestone by 2018, but the lack of success for Windows Mobile slowed that progress down significantly.  With mobile out of the equation, Microsoft's …

Over the last couple of weeks, Nvidia has been rapidly adjusting its plans for the Graphics Technology Conference this month. Initially, the event was going to shift to an entirely digital format but as the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, event plans have also needed to change. Last week, the …

In an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus, a lot of businesses all over the world are shifting to remote working, sending employees away to work from their homes. This includes game developers, which opens up the question of unforeseen delays for upcoming games. In the case of CD …

Control from Remedy Entertainment has been one of the highest rated games to release in the last year, but the journey isn’t over yet. In 2020, Remedy has two story expansions planned, bringing players back to The Oldest House once again to uncover new mysteries. The first expansion is called …

Just one week ago, Gamescom announced the first set of exhibitors for this year's events but with the coronavirus situation constantly evolving, a lot has also changed in the last week. E3 has officially been cancelled and other events have also been axed. For now though, Gamescom 2020 is still …

Microsoft has unleashed a ton of information on Xbox Series X hardware specifications and performance capabilities today but that's not all. Two demo videos have also been released, showing off the traditional performance boost enabled by the custom 1TB NVMe SSD, including much faster load times and near-instant suspension and …

Back when the Xbox One X was making its way on to the market, the folks at Digital Foundry were given an early look at the specs and capabilities of Microsoft's mid-gen refresh system. Now as we head towards the launch of Xbox Series X, history is repeating itself, with …

Halo: Combat Evolved returned to PC this month as part of the Master Chief Collection and soon, it looks like Halo 2 and Halo 2: Anniversary will be joining the club. Hot on the heels of Halo 1's release, 343 Industries is readying Halo 2 for testing on PC. Prior …

Following on from the Nintendo Switch's launch in 2017, a company called ‘Gamevice', known for the Wikipad, sued Nintendo claiming that the detachable Joy-Cons infringed on patents. Now almost three years later, the lawsuit appears to be over.  Gamevice has been making smartphone gaming controllers and its own ‘Wikipad' tablet …

So far, we’ve had a number of high-profile event cancellations in early 2020 due to growing concerns around the coronavirus. Nvidia's Graphics Technology Conference (GTC) is one of those events affected. The in-person event was previously cancelled, with plans to replace it with livestreams and the usual keynote address from …

Just as promised, yesterday the Valve Index returned to the Steam Store with new stock available, although it didn't take long for immediate availability to sell out. Around ten minutes after Valve began accepting orders again, the estimated shipping date began to slide.  If you were fortunate enough to get …

A couple of weeks ago, Apple admitted that it was no longer expecting to meet its Q2 revenue targets for the year due to the Coronavirus impacting the supply chain. Now, Foxconn's latest revenue report has indicated how big the impact can be, with the supplier experiencing its biggest year-on-year …

Gamescom is on track to take place once again this year, with plenty of publishers, developers and platform holders confirming plans to be there. Beyond that, Geoff Keighley will be hosting Opening Night Live to kick off the event again this year, so we can expect some surprise announcements from …

After spending some extra time in development, DOOM Eternal is officially releasing this month across consoles, cloud streaming platforms and of course, PC. With launch coming next week, it is time to take a look at the PC hardware requirements, which seem to be a notable jump over DOOM (2016). …

With GDC 2020 being cancelled, March was in danger of being a relatively quiet month for next-gen gaming news. Fortunately, Microsoft is opting to host all of the panels, talks and announcements it had lined up as part of its own livestream.  Today, Microsoft announced ‘Game Stack Live', which is …

Last week, we learned that Valve would be ending its long-running drought of VR headset stock, with the Valve Index due to return to the Steam store in limited quantities. Valve has since confirmed exactly when its VR kit will be available to purchase.  In an email sent out to …

Nvidia has been in an awkward position with GeForce Now since officially launching the service last month. Major publishers have begun pulling support including the likes of Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, Rockstar and now, 2K Games. In response to all of this, Epic Games CEO, Tim Sweeney, stepped in to …

Up to this point, the only way to stream Stadia games at the highest quality available has been through a Chromecast Ultra hooked up to a TV. That is changing starting this week, with the latest Stadia update bringing ‘up to 4K and 60fps' streaming to the web version.  Unfortunately, …

While we had our first apparent leak of the upcoming OnePlus 8 back in October 2019, news on the 2020 flagship has been slow since. That changed a little this week, as hardware specs and feature details have begun doing the rounds on the web.  As reported by 9to5Google, two …

Back at the start of the year, the ESA announced that it was making efforts to ‘revamp' E3 in order to provide a more engaging and improved show floor experience. We've already seen Geoff Keighley step back from the event this year and now this week, gaming collectables and memorabilia …

After a six month stint as an Epic Games Store exclusive, Borderlands 3 is coming to Steam on March 13th just in time for the latest story expansion. In preparation for the Steam launch, an FAQ has been published, revealing how to transfer save files to the Steam version, cross-play …

The Wonderful 101 Remastered is on the way this year, with PlatinumGames' Kickstarter campaign coming to a close as a success. Last night, the crowdfunding campaign crossed the $2 million mark, meaning the new version of the game will come with two new DLC missions, although not all of the …

The roadmaps cover the next two years, with AMD planning more RDNA based graphics cards, as well as Zen 3 and Zen 4 processors...

Last year, Nitro Concepts expanded beyond gaming chairs and into the gaming desk space, starting off with the height adjustable D16E and D16M  desks. Now, there is a more budget-friendly option available in the lineup, with the D12 desk launching today.  The Nitro Concepts D12 is smaller than the D16, …

As we approach the launch of Operation Void Edge and the addition of two new operators, Rainbow Six Siege is having another free weekend. Those who have yet to try, or have not bought Ubisoft's competitive shooter can download the game and play for free this week across all platforms.  …

Stadia is getting another big game this month, as Ubisoft is bringing The Division 2 to the platform in addition to the brand new Warlords of New York expansion. In a move that should be standard for pretty much all co-op, service-style games, The Division 2 on Stadia will also …

A few days ago, following the cancellation of GDC, the ESA reaffirmed that E3 2020 was still set to go ahead as planned. Since then though, the City of Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, putting the event in question once again.  Currently, the …

While OLED is still seen as the cream of the crop when it comes to displays, the last year has seen a surge of interest around Mini LED. There have been rumours of Apple switching to this new display technology in particular, with the latest reports indicating that the MacBook …

Just last week, reports indicated that while EA had cancelled an unannounced Star Wars game, the publisher has two more in the works. One of those is supposed to be a sequel to 2019's Jedi: Fallen Order, while the second game was described as a ‘smaller, more unusual' project. Now …

As companies continue to monitor the coronavirus situation, big annual events are cancelling, postponing or otherwise changing up in response. So far, MWC, GDC Facebook F8 and Nvidia's GTC have all been impacted and now, Google is also making the decision to scrap I/O 2020, its largest event of the …