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Battlefield 2042 Exodus Short Film intros plight of the No-Pats

13 August 2021, 11:11

BF4's Kimble 'Irish' Graves is a big wheel in the No-Pats forces and a playable specialist.

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TheA500 Mini licensed Amiga retro console announced

11 August 2021, 10:11

25 games pre-installed and WHDLoad images via USB are supported. Arrives in Q1 2022.

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Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Xbox App for Windows Insiders

10 August 2021, 10:11

And Microsoft has arranged a pre-Gamescom Xbox event for 24th August.

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HP releases seven 27-inch+, 1ms, 165Hz gaming monitors

6 August 2021, 12:11

HP X27c, X27qc and X32c have curved VA; and the X27, X27q, X32 and X34 flat IPS panels.

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Nintendo Switch is on track to eclipse the Wii and Game Boy

6 August 2021, 10:11

It has notched up 89m sales so far, but will it reach the PS2's level of success (155m)?

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Electronic Arts reports better-than-expected earnings

5 August 2021, 13:11

Looks forward to the launch of new sports titles and Battlefield 2042 later this year.

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AMD and Valve work on CPU frequency/power scaling

3 August 2021, 13:11

And Linux has reached the one per cent market share milestone in Steam.

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Windows 365 now available from US$20 to $162 per month

3 August 2021, 12:11

Meanwhile, Microsoft released KB5004296 to fix various Windows 10 gaming issues.

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Steam Client Beta update debuts Storage Manager

30 July 2021, 13:11

Users might also appreciate the new UI, Library updates, Steam Input optimisations.

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PlayStation 5 reaches 10 million sold milestone in record time

29 July 2021, 11:11

Outpaces PS4 sales, despite supply issues. Xbox Series X/S sales estimate is 6.5 million.

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Oculus Quest 2 minimum storage expanded to 128GB (same price)

28 July 2021, 11:11

Meanwhile, current owners can request a free silicone mask cover, in wake of allergy report.

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AUO and LG preparing 480Hz refresh display panels

26 July 2021, 11:11

Displays are scheduled for production in 2022, product launches expected in 2023.

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Competition: Win an AKRacing Onyx Chair from Scan Computers

26 July 2021, 09:01

Your chance to bag an Onyx Deluxe Leather Gaming Chair worth £599!

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EA announces the return of Dead Space with a modern Remake

23 July 2021, 10:11

At EA Play Live the gaming giant also showed Battlefield Portal for Battlefield 2042.

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Valve to replace Big Picture Mode with the Steam Deck UI

22 July 2021, 12:11

And it has announced a $1 million CS:GO art contest – with 10 skins to earn $100k each.

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Amazon's New World beta hit 190k concurrent users yesterday

22 July 2021, 10:11

However, there are reports that this popular new title is 'bricking' RTX 3090 GPUs.

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Capcom patch implements AMD FSR in Resident Evil Village

21 July 2021, 13:11

And it has "optimized the anti-piracy technology" to reduce performance issues.

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Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11 DirectStorage PC exclusivity

21 July 2021, 11:11

Dev blog says features work with Windows 10 but that Windows 11 is more optimised.

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Netflix confirms preparations for video gaming roll out

21 July 2021, 10:11

It won't raise price plans, even as it adds the games, but we don't have a launch date yet.

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Tom Clancy's XDefiant competitive shooter revealed

20 July 2021, 13:11

"Fast-paced firefights meet punk rock moshpits" in this new F2P multiplayer game.

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Valve boss confirms the Steam Deck SSD is upgradable

19 July 2021, 12:11

And the 64GB eMMC version can be upgraded to an M.2 NVME SSD too.

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Competition: Win an Asus ROG Chariot Gaming Chair

19 July 2021, 09:01

We're giving away a £450 gaming chair!

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Valve announces the Steam Deck handheld gaming PC

16 July 2021, 05:11

AMD APU powered device is built around a 7-inch screen and will ship this December.

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Netflix planning an expansion into video games

15 July 2021, 11:11

Facebook/EA veteran Mike Verdu has joined Netflix as the VP of Game Development.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online get DLSS boost

14 July 2021, 12:11

Nvidia says that DLSS can deliver a 45 per cent frame rate uplift when playing at 4K.

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Company of Heroes 3 announced by Relic Entertainment and Sega

14 July 2021, 10:11

A free Pre-Alpha Preview release is available to play for the next three weeks.

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Ubisoft reveals Assassin's Creed Infinity development plans

8 July 2021, 10:11

Insiders say Infinity will be a "massive online platform that evolves over time".

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Nintendo Switch OLED model will be released on 8th October

7 July 2021, 04:11

As well as the new 7-inch screen it boasts; Ethernet, new kickstand, 64GB on-board storage.

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Edge of Eternity developer shares thoughts on FSR, DLSS

6 July 2021, 12:11

The JRPG will be one of the first titles to feature a choice between these technologies.

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QOTW: Are you willing to use either DLSS or FSR?

2 July 2021, 16:31

Extra performance at the expense of absolute image quality. Yay or nay?

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Next Microsoft Flight Simulator update aims at performance

1 July 2021, 10:11

Live stream demo of 'Sim Update 5 build' in testing shows frame rates double.

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Windows 10 isn't going to get DirectStorage support

28 June 2021, 10:11

And, Microsoft confirms rollout of Windows 10 to 11 updates isn't due to start until 2022.

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Steam's Summer Sale begins, runs until 8th July

25 June 2021, 10:11

Over the next fortnight you can pick up "thousands of deeply-discounted games".

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