Gaming

Sega has conceded that its vague reveal of a new Sonic the Hedgehog game due to launch in 2022 was “a bit premature” in a new interview. Back in May, Sega announced that it is working on a new Sonic the Hedgehog game for release in 2022. There are no details – at all – about what this

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. EA announced it’s remaking the original Dead Space. I’ve actually been playing Dead Space 2 (again) in the last few weeks, so this unveil feels quite timely. The game is being developed by Motive Games, though information on the project

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Molly Flores)Laptops have fewer upgrade opportunities than desktops, so the question of whether your laptop’s built-in GPU can handle gaming makes a big difference as to how useful the system is. Our colleagues at PCMag have tested multiple laptops

By Dorrani Williams21 July 2021 17:01 GMT I recently got a chance to check out an indie game called Last Stop by developer Variable State. It’s a story-heavy supernatural adventure game set in present-day London. As the only person of the VG247 team who lives in London, I was the most qualified to give it

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Valve only just opened reservations for its Steam Deck to anyone over the weekend, and the wait times are already up to six months long in some cases. As of this writing, the Steam Deck 64GB and 256GB models have

When it’s crunch time and the final circle beckons, having the right equipment is vital to finishing the match on a high. Following Season 4 Reloaded, one of the biggest balance patches in Call of Duty history, here are the best Warzone loadouts to propel you to another victory! There are few more difficult challenges

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Ever since the pandemic and cryptocurrency markets teamed up to ambush Ampere in a dark alley, there have been concerns about what another long period of unaffordable hardware would do to the PC gaming industry. A new report from Jon

By Stephany Nunneley13 July 2021 16:53 GMT The second of five EA Play Live Spotlight panels leading up to EA Play Live will air today. Today’s EA Play Live Spotlight will focus on the role indies play in the industry. Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times will host the panel featuring Josef Fares of Hazelight

As you battle your way through the epic adventure of Monster Hunter Stories 2, you and your monstie allies face off against Monster Hunter’s whole roster of massive beasts and baddies. We’ve compiled a list of every monster attack type in Monster Hunter Stories 2, so you can start every battle off on the right

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. China takes fears of video game addiction among kids very, very seriously. It’s one of several countries that enforces a “gaming curfew” for those under 18, and now gaming heavyweight Tencent has implemented government-approved ID checks in dozens of popular

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The evidence that demand for cryptocurrency is finally cooling off isn’t just coming from reports on GPU MSRPs. There’s direct evidence from recent activities on the Bitcoin and Ethereum mining networks as well. China’s recent crackdowns have hit both networks

By Dom Peppiatt5 July 2021 16:35 GMT Ahead of Tales of Arise launching later this year, in September, Bandai Namco has released the opening animation for the game – and you can check it out here. The Tales of series has a pretty long history with impressive and over-the-top intro animations, and the latest game in

By Jessica Reyes1 July 2021 16:09 GMT It’s no secret that Microsoft has been pushing its Xbox Game Pass initiative, especially with the slate of upcoming titles announced for Game Pass at E3. If you’ve ever wanted to dive into this extensive library of games, now might be the time with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

An advertising platform named playerWON has announced it has signed deals with EA and Tencent’s Hi-Rez Studios to bring TV-like commercials in video games. PlayerWON is owned and operated by Simulmedia, which claims players will be able to watch ads in exchange for in-game perks. The system has reportedly been in testing for a year

By Dom Peppiatt27 June 2021 12:08 GMT We may be getting very close to taking a first proper look at the Halo TV series, but the latest news from the upcoming season isn’t particularly positive. After a leak in early June showed off an early look at the upcoming Halo TV series ahead of time,

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Earlier this week, AMD launched FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). FidelityFX is nominally AMD’s response to DLSS, and while it works on different principles than Nvidia’s upscaling network, both features are positioned as performance enhancers that can reduce the amount of

Microsoft has revealed a whole bunch of games coming to console and PC for Xbox Game Pass in the rest of June and into July. The Xbox Game Pass new releases for late June and early July kick off with Worms Rumble (which is out today on cloud, console, and PC) and acts as a sort-of

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. PC gamers have been suffering under the weight of the GPU shortage for the last year, but there’s some hope on the horizon. China has effectively banned cryptocurrency, and whether or not you think that’s good for Bitcoin, it’s great

By Stephany Nunneley19 June 2021 15:15 GMT The title of the Castlevania Advance Collection suggests the entry could be made up of Game Boy Advance offerings. Castlevania Advance Collection has been rated in Australia by the country’s classification board. Watch on YouTube Of course, Konami has yet to announce such a collection, and while we

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. After nine months of interminable drought in the GPU market, a drop of hope. Asrock has reported that it sees weakening GPU demand in China as cryptocurrency weakens. Like all manufacturers, Asrock is currently making money hand over first; the

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Ever since Ampere’s launch in September 2020, there’ve been questions about how much of the shortage was driven by semiconductors and how much was driven by cryptocurrency demand. Reports over the last 10 months have pointed to various additional causes,

By Josh Broadwell15 June 2021 14:56 GMT Rocket League codes are the best way to get free things in the game. There’s usually an impressive array of free things on offer, from decals to wheels, rocket boosts and more, plus they’re available on any platform. Staying up to date with the latest Rocket League codes

Phil Spencer has, in a rare occurrence, compared Xbox’s strategy with that of Sony’s. Xbox has significantly changed its approach to platform and content over the course of a few short years. Under Phil Spencer‘s leadership, Xbox went from losing to Sony’s PlayStation, to changing the game completely that this comparison no longer matters. Watch

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. When Nvidia’s RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti first appeared on radar, the persistent rumor was that these GPUs would feature much more memory than the base cards — 20GB and 16GB, respectively. Rumors of GPU memory shortages were

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. In news that will surprise no one, GPU sales soared in Q1 2021. Sales defied historic trends and the market’s overall momentum is expected to continue through the back half of the year. That’s the word from Jon Peddie Research,

By Dom Peppiatt7 June 2021 14:25 GMT Arc System Works is getting ready to launch Guilty Gear Strive on PS4, PS5 and Steam later this week. In preparation for the launch, the studio has released a new launch trailer and detailed what content will be coming to the fighting game, post-launch. If the 15 characters

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. According to Nvidia’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, streaming services like GeForce Now are the best way to deliver AAA game experiences to mobile players. Ray tracing mobile chips, he claims, are a less effective way to meet that goal. “Ray tracing

By Sherif Saed3 June 2021 13:26 GMT There are so many Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 games in the works that we have a showcase just for them. Warhammer Skulls, the event previously known as Skulls for the Skull Throne, returns today for a new edition to give us a look at upcoming Warhammer and Warhammer

By Stephany Nunneley28 May 2021 20:39 GMT Little Nightmares can be yours for nothing on Steam. The rather dark and whimsical Little Nightmares is currently 100% off on Steam for the next few days. Watch on YouTube It stars Six, a little girl trapped in a prison called The Maw where every room is a

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Five years ago, GPUs based on Nvidia’s Pascal microarchitecture went on sale to customers. The GTX 1080 and slightly later GTX 1070 were incredibly interesting products for enthusiasts, thanks to a mixture of excellent performance improvements, good power consumption, and