The new HyperX SoloCast 2 looks like a return to gaming microphone simplicity, whereas its bigger brother is covered in all the bells and whistles you could think of

The new HyperX SoloCast 2 looks like a return to gaming microphone simplicity, whereas its bigger brother is covered in all the bells and whistles you could think of

A good microphone doesn’t need to have a million features to make an impact. Wrap a high-quality capsule in a sturdy frame, convert the output to a USB connection, and provide a stand. That’s about all you get with our current favourite budget gaming microphone, the Amazon Basics USB condenser mic, and it works brilliantly….

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FragPunk Season 2 Brings Transformative Updates, Including a New Lancer

Category: Games June 26, 2025 FragPunk Season 2 Brings Transformative Updates, Including a New Lancer Jeff HuMarketing Manager, Bad Guitar Studio Summary Introducing FragPunk Season 2: Rising Tempest, a transformative update surging into the free-to-play 5v5 hero shooter today. Season 2 includes a new Lancer, Hurricane, new maps, new Shard Cards, game mode and gameplay…

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Don’t call it a layoff: Ubisoft issues a full return-to-office order for all employees as it confirms more studio closures are coming

Stuffed away in a corner of Ubisoft’s latest high-speed skid off a cliff is a note for employees: “To support the effective implementation and operation of this new model, the Group also intends to return to five days per week on site for all teams.” Employees who have been working remotely in any capacity, in…

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Throwback strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is delayed to 2026, but a new demo on Steam means you can play some of it right now for free

It’s going to take a little longer than expected for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, the throwback turn-based strategy game announced in 2024, to be ready for its early access release. Instead of rolling out this year as planned, Unfrozen and Hooded Horse now say the game will arrive sometime in 2026. This…

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CD Projekt Red was considered the ‘ugly child’ of CD Projekt as a whole before the first Witcher became a hit: ‘They will never earn any money here’

CD Projekt is a game industry powerhouse. After 10 years we still can’t get enough of The Witcher 3, which reached 50 million copies sold in 2023 and it has the world on tenterhooks in anticipation for The Witcher 4. Getting to this point has not been entirely smooth sailing, to say nothing of Cyberpunk…

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After a ‘corporate mandate’ demanded they help with Call of Duty, Toys for Bob studio head says it took ‘many mini miracles’ to buy their independence from Activision

It’s been a bit of a journey for Toys for Bob, the studio behind the very good Spyro: Reignited Trilogy, that’s now making its own original Spyro game as an independent studio, as announced at the Xbox Games Showcase. Despite Reignited’s smashing success selling over 11 million copies, Toys for Bob was shifted to be…

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