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There are over 20 games joining GeForce Now in July but it looks like the bulk of those games are arriving later in the month. This week sees just four games joining the library, three of which are brand-new, day-one releases. The fourth is one of this year's big surprise …

The Red Dot Design Awards take place each year, recognising products that push the envelope of consumer product design. This year, Acer is one of the big winners, with nine products receiving the prestigious award. Acer's PC line-up serves a broad gamut of user needs. The TravelMate is ideal for …

In a market flooded with glass-panelled chassis, Chieftec is throwing its hat into the ring with its latest mid-tower case, the Vista (GT-01B-OP). The new enclosure aims to grab the attention of system builders who prioritise both thermal performance and showing off their components, combining panoramic glass with a thoughtful …

Following its success back in 2023, Season 2 of Twisted Metal is almost upon us – with Peacock having released a trailer ahead of its premiere later this month.

July’s PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium line-ups include Cyberpunk 2077; Twisted Metal 3+4; Risk of Rain 2 and the day-one addition of Abiotic Factor.

In just over a month, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has managed to become the second best-selling game of 2025 in the US.

In the past 5 years or so, Microsoft has swallowed up quite a significant chunk of the video games industry, with the two biggest examples being Zenimax Media in 2020 and of course Activision Blizzard. Given how many fingers it has across the metaphorical video game pie, it comes as little surprise that 4 of the top 5 best-selling games in May were all published by Microsoft.

If you've been waiting for the ultimate workstation CPU and have deep pockets, we have good news. AMD's monstrous 96-core, 192-thread Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX has been spotted on Geekbench 6, and as expected, the scores are very high. While AMD has kept the official launch date under wraps since …

Thermaltake first announced its Tower 600 PC case at Gamescom last year. We've been impressed by this case already and have featured it in builds on our YouTube channel. Now, The Tower 600 is getting a flavourful makeover, with three new colour options hitting the market. While most case manufacturers …

G.Skill has released some of the best memory kits of the DDR5 generation and they are showing no signs of slowing down. This week, G.Skill is debuting its new high-performance 64GB DDR5 modules, delivering speeds of up to 6400MT/s and up to 256GB capacity. There are two new G.Skill overclocked …

After a brief preview earlier in the year, Fractal Design is now ready to launch its latest case. The Fractal Epoch is launching today, combining the company's signature minimalist aesthetic with modern airflow engineering.  The Fractal Epoch features a mesh front and three powerful Momentum fans. The Momentum 12 fans …

For PC gamers, and especially Steam Deck owners, tweaking is part of the fun. We're all familiar with the endless quest to squeeze every last frame out of our hardware. On Windows, one of the most popular tools in a tweaker's arsenal has been Lossless Scaling, an application that can …

Stalker 2 has been a success so far, but it is time to expand. After releasing as an Xbox console exclusive, GSC Game World is now bringing Stalker 2 to PS5, opening the game up to millions of new gamers. Better yet, many of the bugs that were present at …

While the dust is still settling from the launch of Zen 5, it seems the software world is already bracing for what comes next. In a move that gives hardware enthusiasts a glimpse into the future, the latest AIDA64 update has added preliminary support for AMD's Zen 6 architecture and …

While we expected Bethesda Game Studios to grow into a multi-project studio after being acquired by Microsoft, for now, the flagship studio behind Fallout and The Elder Scrolls is remaining as-is. As a result of this, we're unlikely to see Fallout 5 until the 2030s, but it seems that spin-offs …

The long awaited announcement of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake is nearing. Following on from recent comments from a main cast voice actor, fans have begun spotting mysterious changes to the Black Flag Steam page, indicating that a major update is in the works. 

Following a teaser last month, Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Yōtei is getting a State of Play showcase tomorrow, featuring “nearly 20 minutes” of gameplay.

Dead by Daylight is set to get another major crossover, this time with the popular graphic novel / TV series The Walking Dead; going live later this month.

Ahead of its arrival in September, Tokyo Game Show has announced the full list of developers and publishers set to be present at this year’s expo:

In a surprise update, The Last of Us Part II has received a new mode allowing you to play through the whole game chronologically.

Intel isn't quite done with the Arrow Lake platform, even though it has released 22 SKUs since its debut. An update to the Arrow Lake-S desktop lineup is reportedly planned for release in the second half of 2025. 

One of the more surprising casualties from last week's Xbox layoffs was Romero Games. Founded by DOOM creator, John Romero, the studio was not owned by Microsoft, but its new game was being funded by them and when that funding was pulled, a number of employees made the claim that …

Last week, Amazon announced the next round of free games for Prime Gaming. Now, with the annual Prime week sale kicking off, Amazon has announced a few bonus games that are free to claim for a limited time.  Amazon Prime subscribers can currently claim free copies of Boxes: Lost Fragments …

Solo Levelling: Karma, a new action RPG for PC and mobile platforms based on the hugely popular Korean webcomic and anime series, was unveiled by developer Netmarble. Similar to Netmarble's Solo Levelling: Arise (Overdrive), Karma looks to be a fast-paced, isometric dungeon crawler that is reminiscent of Hades. Its anime …

Monster Hunter Wilds has been one of the biggest disappointments of 2025, in large part due to the game running poorly on both PC and consoles like the PS5. In fact, the performance issues are so prolific that shareholders are asking executives about it at meetings. With that in mind, …

To expedite the development of the top-down action-RPG, Vaultbreakers, Square Enix has made an undisclosed “major investment” in BetaDwarf, a Danish game development company. Square Enix will acquire a minority stake in BetaDwarf as part of this agreement. For BetaDwarf, the studio behind games like Forced and Minion Masters, this …

This week, DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation is multiplying performance in Mortal Online 2 and RuneScape: Dragonwilds. Additionally, Brickadia will enter Early Access on July 11th with day-one support for DLSS 4. Runescape: Dragonwilds launched with day-one support for DLSS 3 with Frame Generation, Nvidia Reflex and DLAA. Now, a new update brings DLSS …

Amazon Prime Week has arrived. We've had a look through some of the big tech deals on offer this week. Here, we break down some of the best gaming laptop and monitor deals from Acer. On the monitor front, there is an excellent deal available to those looking to make …

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 is almost upon us, with early reviews for the game painting a pretty positive picture overall.

LC-Power is debuting some very attractive options for the budget CPU cooler market. The latest DIGI cooler embraces new technologies, such as integrated displays in the heatsink and modern heat distribution methods, while keeping the price tag fairly low. LC-Power also has new black and white air coolers joining the …