This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. With the pandemic winding down and crypto mining all but dead, gamers thought it might once again be easy to buy a high-end GPU. And, maybe prices would be reasonable, too. As it turns out, we were wrong about both
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Audio player loading… In space, no one can hear you scream, but everyone aboard the Skeld 2 probably can when you’re brutally murdered by an Impostor in Among Us VR. While Innersloth, Schell Games, and Robot Teddy’s reimagining of the hit game doesn’t reinvent the wheel, Among Us VR doesn’t need to. Instead, the shift
Season 3 of Battlefield 2042 is only a few weeks away, and from the start of it, the game will be available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for EA Access subscribers. Season 3 comes with a new Assault Specialist, Battle Pass, new hardware, a new event, experiences, and more with Battlefield Portal, alongside more improvements,
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Nvidia’s RTX 4080 16GB will officially launch next week on Nov. 16. As the slightly more affordable 40-series GPU, there’s strong interest in its gaming chops. Now some preliminary benchmarks have been released showing it could indeed be a very
Xbox Wireless Headset: Two-minute review The Xbox Wireless Headset is a sensational option from Microsoft that’s a must-buy for any Xbox gamer. Boasting a flawless wireless connection, that’s backed up by seriously impressive audio and significant quality of life features. We’d normally expect to pay triple the price to experience this sort of sound quality,
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller surprised us when it was first announced. Both its price ($149.99/£119/AU$199.95 from the Microsoft Store) and its purpose seemed misaligned with the image Microsoft wanted to put out there, especially after the Xbox One’s slow start out of the gate. Since the first Elite has been succeeded by an upgraded pad,
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Jonny Guru)It’s now been several weeks since we first heard of RTX 4090 power adapters melting. Sadly, there’s still no word from Nvidia on why it’s happening. In light of this dearth of information, many have attempted to solve
Audio player loading… The long-rumored PS5 Slim is reportedly going to be released in 2023, making Sony’s console much more compact. However, even if these reports turn out to be true, we need to manage our expectations for the hardware. We’ve been hearing about a PS5 Slim since nearly as long as we’ve been able
Audio player loading… Microsoft is looking into additional Xbox Series X energy-saving modes which could impact performance on the console. Soon, you’ll be able to choose to lower your in-game resolutions and framerates to save on your energy bills. Microsoft has been sending Xbox Series X|S owners enrolled in the Xbox Insider program a questionnaire
Audio player loading… Nintendo has just confirmed that the Nintendo Switch won’t be getting a price increase anytime soon but hasn’t ruled one out altogether. During its quarterly earnings report, the Kyoto-based company was asked whether or not it saw a Nintendo Switch price increase in the console’s future. As Bloomberg’s Takashi Mochizuki reports, Nintendo
For those who like all things Viking, the city-builder survival sim Land of the Vikings might be right up your alley. Launched in Early Access today on Steam for $19.99, the developers describe the game as Frostpunk with Vikings, but if you ask me, it also has a bit of a Banished vibe to it.
Patch 1.61 for Cyberpunk 2077 is being rolled out and will soon be available on PC, consoles, and Stadia. Some of the changes include fixes to quests, gigs, and the open world. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty — Official Teaser With the update, spamming the Interact button to loot containers will no longer cause various NCPD
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Kamil S/Unsplash)Xbox and PC gamers might soon have the option to reduce their machines’ energy consumption—if they can handle the trade-off, that is. Based on a new Xbox Insider Program survey, Microsoft is eyeballing energy-saving game modes that would
There’s a Horizon MMO in the works with NCSoft, if a new report is accurate. According to South Korean financial news outlet MTN, Sony has partnered with the Guild Wars developer and publisher on the game’s creation. Horizon Forbidden West – Story Trailer – PS4, PS5 News of the reported MMO comes from sources familiar
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The end-of-year hardware flood continues with the impending release of the RTX 4080 16GB on Nov. 16. As you recall, Nvidia launched the flagship RTX 4090 a few weeks ago, and it sold out instantly. Your humble author played the
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. In the wake of yesterday’s AMD RDNA3 GPU reveal, the era of 8K gaming is suddenly upon us. Sure, it existed before, theoretically. But nobody was really gaming at 8K as you needed a television to do it. Plus, frame
Audio player loading… Now that Overwatch 2’s been in our twitchy hands for a month, Blizzard is ready to show off a brand-new hero. A sentient robot armed with a bucket of badassitude. This towering omnic is Terminator meets monk and makes his presence known on and off the battlefield. With his booming voice and
While Xbox head Phil Spencer can’t make any calls on older Activision Blizzard franchises, he has said “what could happen” with titles like StarCraft is exciting. Phil Spencer has previously expressed his excitement over the possibility of older Activision Blizzard IPs being revived under Microsoft, and in a recent interview with Wired, he once again