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Back in 2022, one of the more surprising video game remakes was announced. The James Gunn-written action game, Lollipop Chainsaw, is coming back with a full remake. While initially, the new version was planned to release in 2023, it has now been pushed back to 2024.  As reported by IGN, …

Back in 2021, Bethesda surprised us all with the release of Quake Remastered at QuakeCon, including a few new maps created by the team at Machine Games. At this year's QuakeCon, Bethesda ran it back, launching Quake 2 Remastered for all platforms.  As of yesterday, Quake 2 Remastered is now …

Intel moved towards a hybrid architecture in recent years, offering desktop processors with a mix of performance and efficiency cores. Rumours have claimed that AMD will eventually do the same and now, we have our first piece of evidence of that. New CPU-Z screenshots appear to show an AMD Strix …

Nvidia has been teaming up with Blizzard quite often for its latest RTX game bundles. Earlier this year, Nvidia was offering a Battle Pass and content bundle for Overwatch 2 with purchases of RTX GPUs. That bundle was eventually replaced with free copies of Diablo IV. Now, the Overwatch 2 …

Each week Epic Games gives away free titles through its store, a strategy that has greatly helped Epic boost its user numbers for the store. This week's free titles are now available, including Paradox's 2021 grand strategy game, Europa Universalis IV.  Paradox is well known for its strategy games and …

In a surprise announcement this summer, Blizzard revealed plans to bring some of its games to Valve's Steam platform for the very first time, starting with Overwatch 2. As of yesterday, Overwatch 2 is available on Steam, just in time for the new Invasion content update. However, the user reviews …

GTA Online has been a huge success for Rockstar and has arguably been a bigger draw to GTA V than the excellent single-player portion of the game. Role Playing servers have been a huge thing for GTA Online too, with many of them flocking to mods like FiveM to enable …

Back in February, Polyphony Digital teamed up with Sony’s AI branch to introduce a “revolutionary superhuman racing AI racing agent” known as SophyAI. The racer was added to Gran Turismo 7, bringing a new level of challenge for players – though only for a week. Following Sophy’s successful debut, Polyphony …

One of the most interesting games to be released by Capcom this year is Exoprimal – a co-op shooter which sees you take on hordes of dinosaurs. The publisher has already revealed that the game is set to get a number of crossovers including a Street Fighter VI and Monster …

As part of Sony’s pivot to adapting its many original video game IPs into other mediums, we have seen the likes of HBO’s The Last of Us, an Uncharted film, and the recently-released Gran Turismo movie come to fruition. While these projects have had varying levels of success, one adaptation …

Humble Bundles are a great way for video game fans to get their hands on a number of high-quality titles for a relatively low price. Celebrating “decades of horror” Capcom is offering a Resident Evil-focused bundle, including pretty much every mainline entry in the survival horror series. The bundle, which …

On the 17th of March 2023, Lance Reddick unfortunately passed away at the age of 60 due to a heart disease. The actor has featured in many iconic video game roles including as Sylens in Horizon Zero Dawn / Forbidden West and Commander Zavala in Destiny. With the prominence of …

Baldur’s Gate III has quickly become the new hotness, with the Larian Studios-developed RPG amassing a concurrent player count of over 800,000 upon its launch – almost 10x more than the studio expected. The wins don’t stop there however, as it has now been revealed that almost a 3rd of …

At QuakeCon this evening, not only has Bethesda dropped a remaster for Quake II, but the publisher has also revealed the next step in its partnership with AMD for Starfield. AMD is the ‘official PC partner' for Starfield, which means support for features like FSR 2 at launch, as well …

Back in 2021 during QuakeCon, a remastered version of the original Quake launched for all modern platforms. Now two years on, Bethesda is looking to do the same thing with Quake 2.  The Quake 2 remaster first became public knowledge a couple of months ago, when South Korea's Game Rating …

AGON by AOC has recently introduced the PRO AG276QZD, a new high-end gaming monitor boasting a QHD OLED panel with a super fast 240Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms response time, making it an ideal companion for PC gaming.  Aside from the fast OLED panel, the AGON Pro AG276QZD also features …

SK Hynix has taken centre stage at the Flash Memory Summit (FMS) 2023, unveiling a remarkable milestone in NAND technology. The company showcased its cutting-edge 321-layer 4D NAND memory, marking a significant stride towards the industry's first NAND solution boasting over 300 layers. In a presentation at FMS 2023, SK …

If you are after a new PC with a bit more of a custom touch then Zotac has you covered. This week, the company has unveiled a trio of Special Edition PCs, each offering a different take on the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse theme.  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse released earlier …

Last week, Nvidia announced plans to bring 41 more games to GeForce Now in August. Today, the next wave of games has been announced, with a whopping 21 games joining the service today.  Typically, we see a handful of games added to GFN on a weekly basis, with the number …

For a while, it seemed as though Call of Duty would be skipping a year, with 2023 set to introduce an expansion-like experience into last year’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare II. Since then, Activision confirmed that we would be seeing a brand new full-blown COD entry this year. Following a number of brief teasers, the team have now officially confirmed that Call of Duty Modern Warfare III’s ‘Worldwide Reveal’ will take place next week.

A few weeks ago following the launch of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for PC, we learned that ray-tracing features were disabled for AMD graphics cards. At the time, Insomniac said it was working with AMD to bring support as soon as possible but no timeline was given. We finally …

While we have gotten a decent chunk of information on Bethesda Game Studios’ upcoming Sci-Fi RPG Starfield, many lingering questions still remain ahead of the game’s launch on the 6th of September. As such, the team at BGS will be offering “a Constellation exclusive Dev Q&A” directly addressing fan questions. …

With the PlayStation 5 well into its 3rd year on the market, rumours and leaks have begun to spring up claiming that a PS5 Slim is in the works. Even Microsoft themselves spoke on its existence during the FTC hearings. While yet to be officially announced, a number of details …

Each month, those subscribed to Sony’s PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium service are privy to an evolving library of titles. Available from next week, subscribers will be able to get their hands on over a dozen games including Destiny 2: The Witch Queen and Lost Judgment. Making the announcement on the PlayStation …

When the PlayStation 5 first launched, it was met with a great deal of scarcity due in part to incredibly high demand, but also as a consequence of deep supply issues. Over the years, the console has become more and more accessible, with 2023 said to be the best year …

10 years on from its initial release and GTA V is still selling like hotcakes, with millions of new players purchasing the game every single Quarter. Take-Two Interactive have now shared their latest fiscal report, revealing that – as expected – GTA V has shifted another 5 million copies, bringing …

After confirmation of key specs for the upcoming Intel Core i9-14900K and i7-14700K, it's now time to learn more about the Core i5-14600K. The latest leak gives us a look at the new-gen unlocked Core i5, with 14 CPU cores, alongside a 5.3GHz clock speed.  As per the picture shared …

Nvidia is finally updating more of its RTX workstation graphics cards with Ada GPUs. Following the RTX 6000 ADA, Nvidia's lineup of workstation graphics cards now includes three new models: the RTX 5000 ADA, the RTX 4500 ADA, and the RTX 4000 ADA. Starting with the RTX 5000 ADA, the …

Following on from the MSI x Diablo IV bundle in June, the company has announced its latest bundle. Now, MSI is partnering with Capcom, offering up free copies of the new shooter Exoprimal with purchases of select gaming monitors.  Exoprimal launched in July, offering a new mashup shooter with mechs …

While Grounded is a great survival game, many fans of Obsidian Entertainment became fans through single-player RPGs. At one point, Avowed was going to be more multiplayer-focused as part of an internal effort to entice publishers into helping with the project.  Prior to being acquired by Microsoft, Obsidian had spent …