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AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT GPU – Available Soon!

18Mar

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AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT GPU – Available Soon!

The latest from AMD Radeon™ is due to be in the wild soon... As of today at 13:00 the AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT will be available for you to buy! AMD have announced the below about the new incoming GPU: Get the ultimate 1440p gaming experience with rich immersion at max settings with the AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT graphics card. Powered by the breakthrough AMD RDNA™ 2 architecture, featuring up to 40 compute units, 12GB of GDDR6 memory, and 96MB of innovative AMD Infinity Cache, the Radeon RX 6700 XT is equipped to deliver all the performance needed for the latest games. The Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card is available on March 18 at 6am PST / 9am EST / 1pm GMT. As mentioned above, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has 12Gb of GDDR6. This card also sits somewhere inbetween the Nvidia RTX 3060t...

Steam Ubisoft Celebration Midweek Madness Sale Now On!

18Mar

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Steam Ubisoft Celebration Midweek Madness Sale Now On!

Hide your wallets! Steam is at it again, they are like sorcerers who make money disappear. This time around we have a Ubisoft celebration sale for midweek madness, with up to 80% off hit Ubisoft games. So now's your chance to grab that Assassins Creed game you've had your eye on for a while. Or maybe you fancy taking down a religious cult in Far Cry 5? Fancy something a bit more classic? Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2 have your back. The choice is yours and here are some of the options you have: Far Cry 5 - £9.99 (80% off) Watch Dogs 2 - £9.99 (80% off) Anno 2205 - £8.49 (75% off) For Honor - £4.99 (60% off) Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2 - £2.14 each (75% off each) Rainbow Six Siege - £6.79 (60% off) Assassins Creed Odyssey - £14.99 (70% off) Assassins Creed Origin...

40+ Games Now Using AMD FidelityFX Technology

17Mar

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40+ Games Now Using AMD FidelityFX Technology

AMD FidelityFX is an open-source collection of optimised visual technologies to make it easier for developers with high-quality effects in games from AMD. Think along the lines of Nvidia's ray tracing, DLSS and similar technologies. Some of the FidelityFX features are: HDR Mapper Denoiser Screen Space Reflections Contrast Adaptive Sharpening FidelityFX is now supported in over 40 games, helping those with AMD hardware to get the best out of their tech all whilst looking glorious. There's a whole platoon of developers taking these technologies on board and bringing them to their games. Some of those games are listed below: Dirt 5 Microsoft Flight Simulator Anno 1800 Evil Genius 2 Resident Evil Village (when it releases) Serious Sam 4 (check out Jasons...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Best First Year Sales In Europe

17Mar

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Best First Year Sales In Europe

Nintendo has reported that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has had the best first-year sales, of any Nintendo game in Europe. This news comes in reporting that over 7 million copies (physical and digital) have been sold since it's release on the Nintendo Switch in March 2020. Since it's launch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has received a good handful of free updates. Whilst there's been some controversy with these updates with fans of the older games saying some of this stuff should have been in the game at launch, I think it's a good idea to stagger features such as diving into a free content update after launch. Read the official press release below: 16th March, 2021 – One year after its launch on Nintendo Switch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become the fastest-selling Ninte...

FIRST – New Survival Game Announced By SurvGames

16Mar

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FIRST – New Survival Game Announced By SurvGames

FIRST, the new survival game has been announced by SurvGames. FIRST is a survival simulator set in the world after a global apocalypse. The player and his dog travel through ruined cities, radioactive deserts and the ashes of the remains of civilisation. As the player progresses they will discover the story of the last days of human life on the planet. Face dangerous creatures that appeared after the environment died. Your four-legged companion will warn you of dangers, provide support, help search for resources, join in battles when necessary and more! Details about this game are rather sparse at the moment, however, check out the announcement trailer below. The game will be running on the new Unreal Engine 5, so has the promise to be an absolutely stunning game, graphically. ...

Evercade & The Oliver Twins Raise £11k For National Videogame Museum

16Mar

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News & Updates, Retrogaming Corner

Evercade & The Oliver Twins Raise £11k For National Videogame Museum

Evercade has donated over £11,000 to the National Videogame Museum. This is with thanks to the sales of the Oliver twins collection cartridge on the Evercade handheld console. The Oliver twins collection cartridge is available for all to purchase from retails such as Amazon, Argos and more. All profits from this collection are being donated to the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield. The games in this collection are as follows: Treasure Island Dizzy BMX Simulator Go! Dizzy Go! The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy Dizzy The Adventurer Super Robin Hood Panic Dizzy Dreamworld Pogie Mystery World Dizzy Wonderland Dizzy Some brilliant games in there if you ask me. You can read the official press release below: Evercade, Codemasters, and The Oliver Twi...

2K And Tiger Woods Ink Long-Term Exclusive Deal!

16Mar

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2K And Tiger Woods Ink Long-Term Exclusive Deal!

Tiger Woods and publishers 2K have signed a deal to bring Tiger back to golf games. Alongside this news, 2K have also announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement with HB Studios Multimedia Ltd to acquire their studio. HB Studios are known for PGA Tour 2K21 as well as The Golf Club franchise. Read the official press release below: Windsor, United Kingdom – March 16, 2021 – 2K made a hole in one today by announcing the Company has agreed to an exclusive, long-term partnership with Tiger Woods, one of the most iconic and celebrated figures in golf history. In addition, 2K announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held HB Studios Multimedia Ltd., developers of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful PGA TOUR® 2K21, as well as ...

Undertale – Cult Classic Game Coming To Xbox One Today!

16Mar

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Undertale – Cult Classic Game Coming To Xbox One Today!

Today, Cult classic game, Undertale, is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S via Xbox Game Pass. In an Xbox Wire post, John Ricciardi tells us the below: At long last, Undertale is coming to Xbox! For the first time ever, players on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S will have the chance to experience one of indie gaming’s most beloved role-playing games when it launches on Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, March 16. As many of you know, Undertale isn’t exactly new to the gaming world. In fact, this past September, we celebrated the fifth anniversary of its original PC release with a free concert streamed on YouTube (which you should absolutely check out — after you’ve cleared the game, of course!). But the wonderful thing about Undertale is that despite its retro-inspired visuals — which are su...

Five Bethesda Titles Boosted On Series X|S Today!

16Mar

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Five Bethesda Titles Boosted On Series X|S Today!

Via Xbox Wire, Microsoft has announced that five "significant" Bethesda titles have had performance boosts on the Xbox Series X|S consoles. The titles with the FPS boosts are below: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Fallout 4 Fallout 76 Prey Dishonored: Definitive Edition According to the post, gamers can expect to see FPS increases from 30 fps to nearly 60 fps with FPS Boost for the above titles. Read more from the article below: Hot on the heels of officially welcoming Bethesda’s world-renowned studios to the Xbox family, we’re excited to announce that five of the biggest titles from their vast catalog of games – Dishonored: Definitive Edition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Prey – will all be updated today to enable...

Sir Lovelot Review – A Cheap Date With A Whole Lotta Love To Give!

16Mar

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Switch Reviews

Sir Lovelot Review – A Cheap Date With A Whole Lotta Love To Give!

Welcome to my latest review. For this review, I played through a game on the Nintendo Switch named Sir Lovelot. This game was published by Sometimes You and developed by pixel.lu and is available on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One. Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life, although this takes him many attempts to find his one true Princess. Join him in his journey in this tough, humorous, and very fun platformer. Sir Lovelot - A Cheap Date With A Whole Lotta Love To Give! Will Sir Lovelot last to tell the tale of his princess? Or will he dwindle away in the shadows like a mere peasant? Read on to find out more. Check out my previous article here. Gameplay So I got stuck right into Sir Lovelot. And my god am I glad I did. This is such a fun game to play. W...