Back when the Halo: Master Chief Collection was first announced for PC, we heard that the first public tests wouldn't be too far off. At the time, the developers were targeting April and while at one point 343 Industries was confident that they would hit that goal, things didn't go …
Read More »Fractal Design Define S2 Vision arrives in RGB-clad and ‘blackout’ editions
Fractal Design makes some of the sleekest PC cases around and this week, the company is revamping one of its best offerings. The Define S2 Vision is a modified version of the popular S2 chassis with some key material and visual upgrades, including dark tempered glass. The Define S2 Vision …
Read More »AMD is celebrating its 50th anniversary with gold edition Ryzen 7 and Radeon VII
This year, AMD is celebrating its 50th year in business. To celebrate the milestone, AMD is releasing ‘Gold Edition' versions of the Ryzen 7 2700x CPU and Radeon VII graphics card. These Gold Edition releases don't appear to come with any particular performance benefits like higher clock speeds. Instead, AMD …
Read More »Samsung PlayGalaxy trademark hints at competition for Apple Arcade
Apple has dabbled in gaming over the years but has never really put much investment into helping developers or obtaining exclusive content. That is going to change later this year with the launch of Apple Arcade, a subscription service that aims to curate iOS titles into a library of impressive …
Read More »Almost one third of Switch owners are subscribed to Switch Online
While multiplayer access has been available on the Nintendo Switch since its launch, it only transitioned into a paid service around six months ago. During that time, nearly one third of Switch owners have subscribed, with 9.8 million active, non-trial accounts paying out. Nintendo hasn't had the best track record …
Read More »Sony confirms PS5 won’t launch before March 2020
Earlier this month, Sony began openly talking about its plans for the next-generation PlayStation console. We've heard some of the key specs and learned a surprising amount about the console well ahead of time. While there were rumours that Sony could have the PlayStation 5 ready to go in early …
Read More »Gigabyte’s latest Aero 15 and Aorus 15 laptops pack Intel 9th Gen CPUs and up to 240Hz displays
Earlier this week, Nvidia officially launched the GTX 1660Ti and GTX 1650 graphics chips for laptops. We've already seen several models sporting these new GPUs from the likes of MSI, ASUS and Acer. Now, GIGABYTE is joining the club with two new laptop launches, the AERO 15 Classic and the …
Read More »Sea of Thieves anniversary update brings story campaign, new PvP mode and more
Next week, Sea of Thieves' big one year anniversary update will set sail, bringing in a bunch of new features and most notably, a story campaign. Rare has been working on improving this game throughout its first year and brought players back in the form of timed event expansions. However, …
Read More »Brave now has opt-in ads that pay users back a 70% revenue cut
Brave made a name for itself by being one of the best web browsers with built-in ad blocking functionality across mobile and PC. Last year, the team behind Brave did begin testing its own advertising platform, but with a twist that would give users a 70 percent revenue cut for …
Read More »Corsair expands its gaming mouse lineup with Ironclaw RGB Wireless and Glaive RGB Pro
This week, CORSAIR is expanding on its range of gaming mice with two new additions, the Ironclaw RGB wireless and the Glaive RGB Pro. The Ironclaw wireless uses Corsair's new Slipstream technology to unlock new levels of wireless performance, meanwhile the Glaive RGB Pro focuses on customisability, with three interchangeable …
Read More »Anthem is getting a public test server on PC to gather feedback on future updates
Earlier this week we learned that BioWare was pushing back some of its bigger content/feature updates for Anthem in order to focus on other fixes. To better ensure that new updates are stable, the studio will be launching a public test server for PC players, a common tactic used by …
Read More »Future Titanfall projects pushed back to bring more developers to Apex Legends
Coming off of news surrounding Apex Legends and its waning popularity amongst streamers, Respawn has begun discussing its update rollout plans going forward. There is some good news, more of the studio is going to be working on Apex to keep it consistently fresh. The downside is that this does …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 is ‘quite different’ now compared to gameplay shown last year
We all got a good look at Cyberpunk 2077 last year when CD Projekt Red released a lengthy gameplay demo, showing off some of the different in-game mechanics across a full mission. As always though, game development involves a lot of experimentation and iteration, with that in mind, the version …
Read More »343 Industries is not planning a Battle Royale mode for Halo Infinite
Despite previously ruling out a battle royale mode for Halo Infinite, 343 Industries had to comment once again over the past week as new rumours began to surface. Previously, Microsoft's head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has said that he doesn't want to shoehorn battle royale modes into first party games …
Read More »Epic would ‘hastily retreat’ from store exclusives if Steam matched its revenue split
Over the last few months, Epic Games has been poaching plenty of games from Steam for its own store with timed exclusivity deals. In some examples, Epic Games has thrown so much money at developers that their games are profitable before they even launch. This strategy won't remain in place …
Read More »Nintendo Switch was the highest selling console in March, The Division 2 was the best selling game
Anthem may not have launched to positive reception but it still went on to be BioWare's biggest game launch ever. Since then though, the game has been slipping in the charts. Beyond that, the latest stats for March video game sales show Ubisoft's The Division 2 earning the top spot, …
Read More »Fortnite’s success has led to ‘endless crunch’ for developers at Epic Games
Epic Games has found great success over the last year with Fortnite's Battle Royale mode. The game has managed to keep players interested with frequent updates and in-game events but all of that content comes at a cost. This week, an investigative report came out surrounding Epic Games and its …
Read More »BioWare delays Anthem content updates to focus on other fixes
Following on from Anthem's latest update this week, BioWare took the time to let players know about the game's roadmap changes. Anthem launched with a bunch of issues that need to be addressed before focusing on future content and as a result, previously announced content updates are being delayed for …
Read More »Intel rolls out 9th Generation Core i9, Core i7 and Core i5 CPUs for laptops
Following on from CES earlier this year, we saw many new gaming laptops launch with new RTX graphics but the downside at the time was that they were packing Intel 8th Gen CPUs, with 9th Gen just around the corner. Now just a few short months later, Intel has updated …
Read More »NVIDIA launches GTX 1660Ti and GTX 1650 for laptops
Nvidia expands its laptop graphics offerings with the GTX 1660Ti and GTX 1650
Read More »Nvidia’s list of ‘G-Sync Compatible’ monitors expands
Nvidia's G-Sync Compatible certification push continues with more monitors joining the list.
Read More »Community tools open the door for more ambitious Witcher 3 mods
The Witcher 3 has been out for a few years now and while official modding tools paved the way for in-game tweaks and cosmetic additions, we haven't seen anything on the same level as Skyrim, where entire new quest lines can be created. That could change now though, as community …
Read More »Apex Legends sees steep decline in online viewership
Apex Legends exploded following its initial surprise launch, it looks like interest across has been trending down in the months following. When it comes to Battle Royale games, online viewership numbers are usually a good gauge of overall interest and since launch, numbers for Apex have dropped by around 75 …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Fold delayed following reports of screen failure
The Galaxy Fold has been delayed as early units suffer from screen failure
Read More »Sonic The Hedgehog 2006 now playable on PC thanks to fan-made Unity remake
While most of the console-bound Sonic games have also made it over to PC over the years, 2006's Sonic The Hedgehog has never made an appearance. There are likely many good reasons for that given the gripes many have against the game. Still, that isn't stopping one fan from recreating …
Read More »OnePlus CEO hypes up OnePlus 7 display, aims to ‘redefine’ fast and smooth
OnePlus will be releasing its next flagship smartphone very soon. As usual, we have had a bunch of leaks to verify certain things prior to the official announcement but now, OnePlus CEO, Pete Lau, is also speaking openly about plans for the OnePlus 7 and also the OnePlus 7 Pro, …
Read More »Rumour: WB to announce ‘Destiny-like’ DC game ‘Outlaws’ soon
Update: Following on from an apparent leak last week, Warner Bros is reportedly going to announce its next DC game on Friday. According to updated rumours, a teaser image for ‘Outlaws' is set to go live on social media within the next couple of days, we will then see a …
Read More »Leaked screenshots give us a look at what Left 4 Dead 3 could have been
Over the years, there have been plenty of leaks hinting towards the existence of Left 4 Dead 3. Various people at Valve have grouped together over the years to work on it but for one reason or another, nothing ever made it far enough for an announcement or release. If …
Read More »Hundreds of Fortnite players forced to forfeit World Cup prize money due to cheating
Cheating is always something that plagues online multiplayer games but the situation gets seedier when there is real-world money to be won through tournaments. This week, Epic addressed the first week of Fortnite World Cup Qualifier matches, with hundreds of players having to forfeit their earnings due to cheating. Cheating …
Read More »The PlayStation 5’s SSD jump is more impressive than you might think
Quicker loading times are the obvious benefit here but it would seem that there are other gameplay-affecting benefits that aren't getting as much attention.
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