The Game Awards have been and gone, turning the PC Gamer homepage into something like the deranged Instagram feed of someone obsessed with Sam Lake and Swen Vincke, but it’s left plenty to discuss—and criticise—in its wake. In particular, the show has come under fire for the short time allotted to acceptance speeches and celebrations…
You could say that Cyberpunk 2077 hasn’t had the easiest of rides. Perhaps after the years of hyperbole that was deserved, but what can’t be denied is that CD Projekt Red re-trenched after the initial reception, stuck by the game, and has delivered consistent improvements that all led up to this year’s major 2.0 update….
Windows 11’s 23H2 update has been out for a little while now, but some users have reported a noticeable drop in gaming performance since installation, which seems somewhat fitting for an update released on Halloween. If you’ve yet to install it, the good news is that Microsoft has currently placed the update on compatibility hold…
Alas, The Game Awards has come to an end—and while there’ve been plenty of exciting trailers and glitzy celeb appearances, it’s easy to get numb to the star factor. One returning guest, however, was far more welcome than any Hollywood name-drop: the man, the myth, the legend: Flute Guy. Arriving to the stage as part…
The Genshin Impact 4.3 livestream runs through what to expect in the next chapter of the Traveler’s journey through the watery region of Fontaine. As an added bonus, those who tune in can grab livestream codes that they can redeem for Primogems, to use when wishing for new characters and reruns of older ones. This…
And fans aren’t too happy. In case you missed it, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won Best Action/Adventure Game at this year’s Game Awards event in Los Angeles. Fans, however, are a bit miffed at the organisers of the show as it appears that during Eiji Aonuma’s acceptance speech, a teleprompter urged…
Going for gold. Once upon a time, Golden Axe was a key franchise for parent company Sega. It arrived in arcades in 1989 in the middle of an explosion of side-scrolling fighters, competing successfully with the likes of Double Dragon, Final Fight and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Alongside Altered Beast – which, coincidentally, shared the…
The meeting of minds. Artist Roger Dean’s work has sold over 150 million copies worldwide and has graced everything from album covers to art galleries. For gamers, however, he’s most famous for his contributions to the covers of various games published by Psygnosis, including Shadow of the Beast (1989), Barbarian (1987) and Brataccas (1986). He…
AMD’s launch event for its new MI300X AI platform was backed by some of the biggest names in the industry, including Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI and many more. Those big three all said they planned to use the chip. AMD’s CEO Lisa Su bigged up MI300X, describing it as the most complex chip the company has…
New era! New energy! Sega has officially revealed that it is bringing back a ton of its beloved video game series, including Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage. Sega announced the development of these titles at last night’s Game Awards, showing them off in a stylish reveal trailer that…