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ASRock is gradually transitioning its product portfolio to include dual-colour designs. With the Taichi and Steel Legend series already featuring white-coloured models, ASRock is now turning its attention to its Phantom Gaming products, starting with the newly announced Radeon RX 7900 XT Phantom Gaming White.  The new graphics card is …

The Xbox Series X is three years old now, which means we're finally starting to see meaningful holiday season sales for the system. For Black Friday this year, Microsoft has slashed the price of the Xbox Series X on Amazon, bringing it down from £480 to £359.  Unfortunately, you won't …

This month, Valve celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Half-Life with a pretty major update to the original game. The game now has better support for modern monitors, resolutions and PC hardware, as well as brand-new content in the form of new multiplayer maps. The update can be considered a success, …

Patriot Memory's gaming brand, Viper Gaming, has just introduced a new M.2 2230 SSD, the VP4000 Mini M.2 2230 SSD. Perfect for handheld gaming devices like the Steam Deck, this SSD is Patriot's first foray into the M.2 2230 form factor. With sequential read and write speeds reaching up to …

The Steam Autumn Sale has officially kicked off, running up to the 28th of November. If you have some Steam credit to use up, or want to pick up a few new games, then now is a great time to do exactly that. We've rounded up some of our favourite …

When the Xbox One launched in 2013, Microsoft brought back Killer Instinct. The game has since been made available across Xbox and PC and now in celebration of the game's 10th anniversary, Iron Galaxy is returning to the project.  Iron Galaxy announced plans for a new 10th Anniversary Edition of …

There has been some sudden drama in the phone case market this week. One of the most popular case makers, Casetify, is facing a lawsuit from Dbrand, after the company was found to have copied several of Dbrand's designs.  Like Casetify, Dbrand also regularly partners up with popular YouTubers with …

Launched all the way back in 2008 alongside GTA IV, the Rockstar Games Social Club offered “a new website that [extends] your experience of Grand Theft Auto IV and all future Rockstar Games titles”. It has since been used for the likes of GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. …

The Life is Strange series has captivated fans for years with its choice-based narrative structure – inspired by the likes of Telltale’s titles but expanded upon in a great number of ways both narratively and gameplay-wise. Since its release back in 2015, the first game in the series ‘Life is …

Black Friday has arrived - if you are looking around for some new PC upgrades, we've rounded up some of the best deals we've found for CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, RAM, AIO liquid coolers and M.2 SSDs.

In the wake of his departure from PlatinumGames, Hideki Kamiya has started up a YouTube channel where the co-founder has been hosting many Q&A sessions. In his latest video, Kamiya opened up on the future of the Bayonetta series and how it might proceed with or without him. In his …

One of the biggest surprises to come out of the announcement of The Last of Us Part II Remastered was the reveal of its No Return rogue-like mode. While little is known about this new addition, the LinkedIn profile of an ex-Naughty Dog dev seems to suggest that it will be a rather meaty affair...

While most gaming chairs are designed to resemble a racing bucket seat, Cougar's new Motorsport-inspired Hotrod series packs a few standout features. The most unique part of the Hotrod is its fibreglass-reinforced shell, providing more flex at the back of the chair compared to others on the market.  The Cougar …

We've covered a few stories on the theft of trade secrets in the tech industry in the past but usually, we don't see the culprits outing themselves to their former co-workers. Automotive technology company, Valeo, has filed a lawsuit against Nvidia alleging the theft of trade secrets after a former …

GeForce Now is bringing another 18 games to its cloud library this week, including a new round of Game Pass titles, furthering Nvidia's newly forged partnership with Microsoft on cloud gaming. Beyond that, Nvidia is giving away some freebies.  If you pick up a six-month subscription for GeForce Now Ultimate …

Future instalments in the Call of Duty franchise are often a terribly kept secret, with the next game typically leaking before, or around the time of release as the current title. In keeping with that tradition, Call of Duty 2024 has now leaked, shortly following the release of Modern Warfare …

We've known for a while now that there is a new South Park video game in the works, transitioning away from the 2D-style RPGs towards a fully 3D game. Last year, we learned that THQ Nordic was working on it and now, South Park: Snow Day has officially been announced with …

Back at Intel Innovation 2023, we had a sneak peek at the iGPU found in Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake processors, which will be released next month under the new Intel Core Ultra branding. Now, some leaks a giving us a better idea of what to expect, with one benchmark listing …

All the way back in 2009, Rockstar announced plans to develop a new exclusive game for PlayStation consoles, known as Agent. After the reveal, Rockstar never mentioned the project again. Now over a decade later, a former Rockstar North veteran has shared details on what went on with the game …

Bandai Namco has unveiled Tekken 8's PC system requirements through Steam. Overall, the game looks relatively easy on the system, with the minimum specs asking for an eight-year-old mid-range GPU and CPU. For running this upcoming fighting game, PC gamers will need at least an Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD …

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 was initially planned to be released this Winter but the game has since been delayed. Now, the developers plan to release the game in the second half of 2024, giving a chunk of extra development time for polishing and bug fixing.  Interestingly, Space Marine 2 …

2023 has been an interesting year for publisher Nacon, with the French company having launched arguably one of the worst games of the year in the form of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. That said, the publisher has also released their most successful game ever, with RoboCop: Rogue City …

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is the latest entry in the long-running combat flight simulation series. With the game nearing its 5th anniversary, the team at Bandai Namco have now revealed that the title has officially sold over 5 million copies – making it by far the best-selling entry in …

Last week, Larian Studios announced that they would be releasing a physical version of the universally acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3. Costing $79.99, the Deluxe Edition includes quite a lot for relatively little. Despite the high demand, Larian has now warned fans not to buy any copies from scalpers as “there …

Last week, Sony announced the full list of titles set to be added to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium. As always, Sony giveth and Sony taketh away – with nearly a dozen titles set to be removed from the service next month. With November’s PlayStation Plus additions now officially live …

The Philips Evnia range has impressed so far and the company is looking to continue that streak with its new 32-inch curved monitor. The Philips Evnia 32M2C5500W combines QHD resolution, HDR and a 240Hz refresh rate to deliver on all fronts for high-end PC gaming, while keeping prices at a …

Team Group's gaming brand, T-Force, has introduced its latest gaming SSD line, including the G70, G50, and respective Pro variants. These four M.2-2280 form factor SSDs are all PCIe Gen 4×4 interface-compatible and come equipped with InnoGrit controllers. To ensure optimum performance, the G70, G50, and respective Pro versions are …

While there was a ton of excitement for the Prince of Persia remake, much of that was squandered when we saw the reveal trailer. Since then, Ubisoft has moved the project to a different studio and has essentially started over from scratch. Earlier this year, the publisher confirmed that the …

OpenAI, the company behind the increasingly popular ChatGPT AI tool, really shot itself in the foot over the weekend. At the end of last week, the board of directors chose to fire CEO, Sam Altman, leading to Microsoft swiftly offering him a CEO role at their company, while also offering …

While Embracer appears to be in no rush to address the status of the highly anticipated Knights of the Old Republic Remake, other sources appear to be happy to speak up on the situation. We recently heard from industry reporter Jeff Grubb, who claimed that the remake was not in …