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We got more AMD Ryzen 9 9950X benchmark results to share, this time using Blender. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7950X, testing suggests that the upcoming Ryzen 9000 series CPU is up to 22% faster in Blender, with both processors running at 230W PPT. AnandTech forum member Igor_Kavinski claims to …

Recent Geekbench 6 graphics test results show very promising results for Intel's upcoming Lunar Lake integrated graphics. The results suggest that the iGPU can offer performance comparable to entry-level GPUs like Intel's Arc A380 and other iGPU solutions like the AMD Radeon 780M. The benchmark results shared by Benchleaks were …

Phasmophobia hit it big back in 2020 when the game was released in Early Access, launching to near immediate success. In the years since, the team at Kinetic Games have continued to work diligently on the game, improving it across the board. Unfortunately, the game’s long-anticipated console release has been …

The Analogue Pocket proved to be a pretty popular portable following its release back in 2021, with the FPGA-powered handheld giving owners an authentic feel when playing various titles from the Game Boy series of systems – while also offering some modern niceties. Already a rather costly device, the company …

The First Descendant is a free-to-play 3rd person co-op shooter in a similar vein to the likes of Warframe or Outriders. Built on Unreal Engine 5, the game launched late last month to somewhat mixed reviews. Despite this, The First Descendant has attracted a great deal of interest – with …

Terraria is a quiet titan. Ever since it was first released back in 2011 the game has not only continued to sell millions of units every year, but has even entered the esteemed list of the top 10 best-selling games of all time – with over 58 million copies sold. …

GreedFall 2 will be an early access title to start off with. Following in the footsteps of hits like Baldur's Gate 3, GreedFall 2: The Dying World, will launch as an early playable alpha on Steam in September, allowing fans to get in early and provide feedback while the rest …

The Gigabyte Aorus Stealth Ice is the company's first AM5 motherboard to sport the new Reverse Connector design, which moves power connectors to the back of the motherboard. The end result is a sleek full-cover front design, with no PCB or power connectors to be seen 

ARM has introduced a new upscaling solution for mobile devices. Named Arm ASR (Adaptive Scalable Resolution), this technology aims to tackle a key challenge in mobile gaming – delivering top-notch graphics without draining battery life or causing devices to heat up. According to ARM, ASR is based on AMD's FidelityFX …

Hunt: Showdown is one of the more successful extraction shooters currently around, with the Crytek-developed PvPvE shooter continuing to see support years on from its initial release back in 2019. In a surprising move, the team have announced that the game is set to get a permanent price cut, reducing …

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Over the past year or so, we have seen the leading UK video games retailer GAME UK pull back on many of its previously-offered services, reducing the company’s scope drastically. Following the ending of its Reward program and trade-in services, GAME is now set to stop accepting pre-orders...

Concord is the latest major gamble from Sony Interactive Entertainment, with the upcoming live-service Hero Shooter having a lot to prove in a market which isn’t exactly begging for more games in the genre. Perhaps as a way to entice more players to try out the upcoming game, Sony has …

As a console platform, Xbox has historically focused on the US market, with Europe, Africa and Asia in particular being relatively weak markets for the US-based Microsoft. Following the recent announcement to changes with its Game Pass subscription service, Xbox is reportedly moving away from EMEA regions almost entirely. As …

Apple opened the door for emulators to appear on the iOS App Store, removing the need for any jailbreaking, or using something like the AltStore. Delta, one of the most popular Nintendo iOS emulators immediately took advantage of this opening, releasing an app for iPhones back in April, but iPad …

Sony has now announced the next batch of games for PS Plus subscribers. If you are on one of the higher Extra or Premium tiers, you can expect a new batch of titles available to download, including the likes of Remnant 2 and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. Following …

Fallout: London is finally dropping this month after a small delay. The ambitious mod will allow Fallout 4 players to explore an entirely new map, in a part of the world not explored in previous Fallout games. The mod will require players to uninstall Bethesda's recent ‘next-gen' update for the …

We finally have the first peek at the Ryzen 9 9950X. The upcoming CPU has recently been found on the Geekbench database, along with revised scores for the other Ryzen 9000 SKUs. The revised scores are overall lower than previous results shared, suggesting that the CPUs have been tested at …

Six months on from the launch of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, the game is now regularly appearing on sale for under £20 as Warner Bros tries to do whatever it can to boost the game's player numbers. If you've yet to buy the game but are curious enough …

The Liv Plus Wireless features a lightweight, honeycomb design, alongside a magnetic charging dock

Dota 2's massive ongoing event, Crownfall, as entered Act 3 this month. We've known that Valve has more surprises in store Crownfall but the studio caught us all off guard when it debuted a Street Fighter inspired fighting mode for the game.  In Dota 2 Crownfall, players can now participate …

Riot has been working on its own 2D League of Legends fighting game for years now, set to launch next year under the title '2XKO'. As it turns out, the company also had its own Smash Bros style fighting game in development under the codename 'Pool Party', but it was cancelled after seeing the reception to WB's MultiVersus. 

Over the last four years, 2K Games has separated the NBA 2K games, with an ‘old gen' version for Xbox One, PS4 and PC, and a ‘next gen' version, released only for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. PC gamers have been complaining about this disparity since the debut of NBA …

Earlier today, it came to light that Microsoft is planning a Game Pass business shake-up, which will see the service going up in price, and the removal of day-one games for the standard tier subscription. The big reason behind this is the addition of Call of Duty to the library, …

Following the Ryzen 9 9900X Geekbench results shared recently, the first Ryzen 5 9600X and the Ryzen 7 9700X Geekbench entries have now been found, giving us the first glimpse of what these two CPUs will offer. AMD is set to launch four desktop CPUs as part of the initial …

Earlier this year, Vertigo Games announced Metro Awakening, bringing the fantastic game and book franchise to VR for the first time. At the time, we knew the game would be launching in 2024 but an exact release date was yet to be confirmed. Fortunately, that changes today.  Metro Awakening is …

It looks like Xbox Game Pass is indeed finally in for a price increase. Higher prices won't be the only change though, it turns out Microsoft has plans to completely restructure Game Pass in September, ahead of the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, including the removal of day-one games for the standard tier. 

Last month, Amazon announced a partnership with Microsoft/Xbox to bring Game Pass to its Fire TV Sticks via cloud streaming. Said to be coming some time in July, the Xbox Game Pass app is now officially available. Following the announcement last month that the Xbox Game Pass app would be …

The Stax Spirit S5 feature planar magnetic drivers, Hi-Res wireless and up to 80 hours of battery

While virtual reality may not have blown up in the way some companies were hoping, VR still has a strong audience of dedicated users. With a decreasing number of VR games being represented in major video game showcases, a new dedicated VR Games showcase has now sprung up. Being organised …