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Humble’s Choice subscription service is a great way to get a bunch of games each month for a relatively low cost – aided by the fact that you can freely pause and unpause your subscription at will. For the month of August, those subscribed to Humble Choice will be able …

At a regular cadence, Humble offers various bundles of games for a heavily discounted price – all the while giving a portion of the proceedings to charity. Available right now, the Capcom Summer 2024 bundle includes a mix of popular and more niche games from the much-loved publisher. Available for …

Back in 2020, Meta acquired the video game studio Ready at Dawn, tasking them with the development of future virtual reality games and experiences. Following job cuts at the studio last year, Ready at Dawn has now unfortunately been fully shut down. As reported by AndroidCentral, Ready at Dawn – …

The Ryzen 9000 series begins rolling out today. The 7th of August marks the launch of the Ryzen 7 9700X and the Ryzen 5 9600X, priced at £339.99 and £269.99, respectively, here in the UK.  The Ryzen 9000 series is the first to use AMD's new Zen 5 core architecture. …

Cooler Master has recently unveiled a massive curved monitor. The new GP57ZS is a 57-inch curved display with dual 4K resolution, giving you the same screen space you would expect from a two-monitor setup on a single screen.  Regarding aesthetics, the GP57ZS sports a sleek silver finish, an LED light …

As of today, the PlayStation VR2 headset can now be used on PCs. Sony's latest headset has impressive specs, but sales have been low, which has led to a downturn in the number of PS VR2 titles, especially first-party games, of which there have been very few of. Now, those …

While Bethesda has seemingly lost interest in the Dishonored series, there are still plenty of fans that would love to see another one. Arkane co-founder and former head, Raphael Colantonio is looking to deliver something similar with his new studio, WolfEye.  Colantonio has talked a bit about his new studio's …

Ryzen 5 9600X is here and Leo finds out what six desktop cores have to offer in 2024

Update: The Nvidia App is now out of beta and can be downloaded – HERE. Nvidia has been gradually updating the Nvidia App to replace the existing GeForce Experience. The new version promises a comprehensive range of features and settings, some drawn from the Control Panel. The latest version of the …

Nvidia rolled out its latest Game Ready driver this week, introducing additional game optimisation profiles, and bug fixes. It would seem that the most exciting addition was hidden from view, as the latest drivers contain a profile for the upcoming PC version of Final Fantasy 16. 

Another Intel Lunar Lake processor has been found on the Geekbench database. The latest is the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, which underwent Geekbench 6 testing. In the single-core test, it beat the Core Ultra 9 185H chip despite having a considerably lower TDP. The Geekbench listing shared by VideoCardz …

Thermalright is adding to its vast lineup of CPU coolers this week. The latest one is the Royal Knight SE, featuring a new dual-tower design and a slimmer fan at the front to prevent it from obstructing the RAM slots. The Thermalright Royal Knight SE measures 122x114x155mm (LxWxH) and features …

Microsoft has officially revealed the latest round of Game Pass titles for August. Unfortunately, there is very little ‘new' information here, as every game on the list had leaked weeks ago.  Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Mafia: Definitive Edition are indeed landing on Game Pass this month. While we …

HBO’s The Last of Us was a huge hit when it released back in early 2023, amassing 10s of millions of viewers and winning a ton of awards. With the show’s second season set to arrive some time in 2025, HBO have given us our first look at what will …

Enermax is bringing out the big guns with its Liqmaxflo 420mm but is it any good?

While the concept of an ever-present metaverse may have fallen out of popularity somewhat, a few games/platforms continue to push the concept’s possibilities. In collaboration with Warner Bros. you can now purchase real-life film tickets inside Roblox. As reported by Variety, Roblox is teaming up with WB to offer a …

Back in 2022, High on Life released to a solid reaction from players, with the comedy-focused first person shooter resonating with some, but not others. Despite the controversy surrounding one of the game’s ex-creators Justin Roiland, High on Life appears to have made enough of a splash to warrant an …

Star Wars Outlaws is almost here, with the open world title set to release at the end of the month. With mere weeks to go, publisher Ubisoft has now shared their plans for the game’s post-launch content. Making the announcement on their blog, Ubisoft detailed the next 6 months of …

Nvidia has reportedly told board partners about plans to phase out the RTX 3060, currently the most popular GPU amongst Steam users, according to the monthly Steam Hardware Survey.  The reports were first shared on the Board Channels forum (via VideoCardz). Even if the RTX 3060 series is officially discontinued, …

Capcom has surprised Monster Hunter fans today by dropping three new trailers for Monster Hunter Wilds. The next-generation Monster Hunter game is due out in 2025 and will be a big, high-fidelity game akin to Monster Hunter Worlds, rather than the more recent Monster Hunter: Rise.  The three trailers offer …

We've known about a few projects in development at Valve under various codenames. Alongside Half-Life: Alyx, dataminers discovered projects like ‘Citadel', now believed to be Valve's new game ‘Deadlock', as well as a new Half-Life game codenamed HLX. As it turns out, HLX might be a much bigger deal than …

Monolith Soft has done fantastic work over the course of the Nintendo Switch generation. The Xenoblade Chronicles Trilogy are some of the best RPGs available on the Switch and now, Monolith is gearing up for its next major project.  Monolith Soft's 1st production team, the same team behind Xenoblade Chronicles, …

Earlier this summer, the developers behind the Yakuza series confirmed plans to announce a new game at the Tokyo Game Show in September. Now thanks to a SEGA trademark filing, we know much more about this mystery game, which is set to be titled ‘Yakuza Wars'.  The trademark was filed …

Each month, those who are subscribed to Amazon Prime are privy to a number of free games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. For the month of August, players can get their hands on a strong line-up of games, including Deus Ex: Mankind Divided; Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced …

We may end up having to wait a bit longer to get our hands on Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPUs. According to sources, Blackwell is being delayed, potentially by several months, due to a design flaw spotted during the sampling phase. 

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Back in January of this year, the teams at Double Eleven and Paradox Interactive officially announced Prison Architect 2 – the sequel to 2015’s much-loved management simulator. Initially stated to arrive in March, the game was delayed to September, citing issues related to memory usage. Unfortunately, the game has gotten …

Life is Strange: Double Exposure is the next game in the much-loved Life is Strange series. Published by Square Enix, the Final Fantasy creator looks set to be doing some form of cross-promotion, as players will be able to get their hands on a ‘Final Fantasy VII Outfit Pack’ when …

Last week, it was announced that Bungie would be going through another major round of lay-offs, bringing to light scrutiny surrounding the studio’s upper management – in particular CEO Pete Parsons. In the wake of all this, former Bungie employees have claimed that Sony overpaid for the acquisition of Bungie. …

Kingston's NV2 NVMe SSD has been a common choice for budget-conscious consumers, delivering up to 4TB of storage and decent performance for an affordable price. Kingston recently unveiled its successor, the NV3, touting several upgrades over its predecessor. Kingston plans to launch 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB NV3 models initially, with …