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With the Summer Game Fest showcase now out of the way, all eyes are turned to Gamescom for the next wave of game announcements. A number of major publishers have already announced their plans for the event, including the likes of Nintendo, Ubisoft and Capcom. 

This week’s free Epic Games Store title is the quirky and highly entertaining Two Point Hospital - available for the next week.

Celebrating its two year anniversary, Capcom announced that Street Fighter 6 has officially sold over 5 million copies so far.

This month’s PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium titles include a bunch of solid titles – alongside the day-one addition of FBC: Firebreak.

Resident Evil Requiem will allow players to freely switch between a 1st and 3rd person perspective at will – a first for the series.

Razer is taking a new step into the custom keyboard market by introducing its first-ever barebones keyboard kit, the Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones. This product offers a fully customisable chassis designed for keyboard modders and DIY enthusiasts. Available in both black and white, the BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones provides …

Earlier in the year when rumours of a Gears of War remake first surfaced, it was claimed that the game would feature no multiplayer. That turned out to be not true, with Gears of War: Reloaded set to include all the content and modes from the original game. Now, a …

Fans were excited for the return of Dragon Age last year. Unfortunately, Dragon Age: The Veilguard had stripped away much of what made the previous games great. It turns out the majority of those issues stemmed from a 2017 decision from EA executives, forcing BioWare to tap into the multiplayer …

Many of Sony's internal studios have been mismanaged in recent years, with many single-player focused studios being pushed into live-service projects. One such studio was Days Gone creator, Bend Studio, which has just had its next game cancelled.  According to sources speaking with Jason Schreier, Bend Studio had been working …

Frontier has officially released the PC system requirements for Jurassic World Evolution 3, giving prospective park managers a clear idea of what hardware they'll need to build their prehistoric theme parks.  Jurassic World Evolution 3 is set to feature over 80 ancient species, 75 of which are fully breedable and …

Nintendo has officially unveiled Splatoon Raiders, the first-ever spin-off title in the popular Splatoon franchise, confirmed as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive.  Splatoon Raiders will transport players to the enigmatic “Spirhalite Islands”, where they will assume the role of a mechanic. While the teaser offered a glimpse of gameplay, a …

Later this year Sony is bringing new functionality to its DualSense controllers via a software update, letting you pair them to multiple devices simultaneously.

In an effort to continue building upon its foundations, Hitman: World of Assassination will receive a new co-op mode in the future.

The latest patch for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 brings big changes to the game’s story mode difficulty, ultrawide support and more.

Ever since Microsoft began to bring its library of Xbox titles over to the PlayStation, we’ve seen two of the console’s ‘Big Three’ added – those being Forza Horizon 5 and the upcoming Gears of War: E-Day. It appears as though the 3rd pillar of the Xbox brand is set to branch out, with datamined APIs suggesting that Halo is coming to PlayStation “very soon.”

Last week, reports claimed that the unannounced RTX 5050 desktop graphics card may use GDDR7 memory, potentially due to high market demand for GDDR6 memory modules. Now, the rumours have reversed course, with claims that board partners are using GDDR6 memory for upcoming RTX 5050 graphics cards.  A new report …

Seagate has launched the first 4TB Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S. This new capacity option is designed to confront the ever-growing storage demands faced by Xbox console users globally and remove the need for users to delete titles to make way for new ones.  With AAA titles often …

SDC has just taken monitor refresh rates to the next level with its “Flash 540-Meta” OLED gaming panel. While the name seems to imply a 540Hz refresh rate, this screen is actually capable of refresh rates as high as 720Hz.  The “Flash 540-Meta” display uses a fourth-generation LG OLED panel …

Each week, Nvidia provides an update on the latest games launching with DLSS. This week is shaping up to be one of the biggest of the year, with eight titles being announced with DLSS support, including the newly launched survival hit, Dune Awakening.

MindsEye, the new game from former Rockstar producer, Leslie Benzies, is about to have a somewhat complicated launch. The game releases on PC and consoles today but will require a day-one patch to play ‘as intended'. Unfortunately, this patch will not be made available to those buying the game on …

The latest generation of be quiet! Pure Power M power supplies have arrived. The new Pure Power 13 M units make improvements to achieve the spec for the latest ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 standards,

At the Xbox Games Showcase this week, Microsoft officially announced this year's Call of Duty game – Black Ops 7. Microsoft has a legal agreement with Nintendo to release COD titles on Nintendo consoles for the next decade but so far, Black Ops 7 appears to a no-show. As part …

Back in 2023, following the box office success of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo officially announced its plans to make a Legend of Zelda movie. An early 2027 release date was confirmed previously but now with filming set to begin, Nintendo has revised the release date. Unlike the Super Mario Bros. …

Microsoft confirmed earlier in the year that it would be pricing some of its newest titles at $80 moving forward. Now, it turns out that The Outer Worlds 2 will be leading that charge as the first $80 Xbox game. 

The Nintendo Switch 2 had an impressive amount of stock for its launch weekend but ultimately, it did sell out in most places within the first 24 hours. Now, analysts are claiming record-breaking sales numbers for Nintendo's latest console.  The Nintendo Switch 2 has apparently sold as many as 3 …

AMD officially announced two new additions to its Ryzen Z2 line of APUs: the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme and the Ryzen Z2A. These are the same two APUs used in the recently announced Asus ROG Xbox Ally systems.

MSI Afterburner has long been a popular overclocking tool for PC enthusiasts. Currently, the software lacks support for AMD's latest generation RX 9000 series graphics cards, but that is set to change with an upcoming update.  Usually, the development of Afterburner's compatibility with new hardware hinges on MSI providing sample …

Ubisoft has officially announced Anno 117: Pax Romana, the next chapter in the long-running city-building strategy series. Gamers can mark their calendars for November 13th, when the game will drop for PC, PS5 and Xbox. To celebrate the announcement, a brand-new cinematic trailer has been released. Anno 117: Pax Romana …

Half a decade on from its initial announcement, Hollow Knight Silksong is finally almost here – set to release some time before Holiday 2025.

Super Meat Boy first released over 15 years ago and became an instant hit through the Xbox Live Arcade on Xbox 360. Now, the gore-filled platformer is making a grand return, this time in 3D.