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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. What a difference a year can make. It wasn’t long ago that you would have been lucky to spot a high-end GPU in stock someplace, and it would have most likely been priced well above MSRP. Now, the latest Nvidia

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. After the turkey comes the tidal wave of Black Friday ads. But it looks like AMD is getting into the holiday spirit a few days early. US and European retailers are cutting prices on AMD’s entire Ryzen 7000 CPU family.

What do you call armor-piercing ammo that doesn’t pierce armor? That’s the question hot on the lips of the Call of Duty community right now as it comes to terms with a very strange update from the latest patch in Warzone 2. Have you seen Warzone 2 in action yet? We’ve already taken a look

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: TSA)Just because something is impressive doesn’t mean it’s right. Case in point (pun intended): this knife (above) that was “artfully” hidden inside of a gaming laptop, when the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted it last week. The discovery

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Triyansh Gill/Unsplash)From YouTube and Netflix to arcade games and virtual sketch pads, Teslas are known for their vast infotainment options. The luxury electric vehicle (EV) was among the first to introduce leisurely entertainment options to its central touch screen,

Since 1996, Pokémon has been an almost idyllic universe for catching and training ‘mons without any real trouble. Sure, there’s the chaos caused by “organised crime syndicates trying to start global apocalypses,” according to Reddit user TheFoochy, but Team Rocket are the least of your troubles here.Which starter did you choose? If it was actually

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Welp, we all knew this was coming. A class action lawsuit has been filed against Nvidia following numerous reports of melted RTX 4090 cables and cards. The company has yet to address the issue publicly, and so far investigations have

A recent bug that has given Tracer a major buff in Overwatch 2 was expected to have the character disabled, but Blizzard says that won’t be the case. The bug in question removes any damage drop-off when she shoots at an opponent player under 20 metres. Normally the amount of damage you do scales based

Sea of Thieves Season 8 is on the way, bringing with it a proper port town, proper PvP action, and will see you guiding your ship underwater on purpose. Developer Rare has attempted to do PvP in the past with the Arena mode, but it was ultimately shut down because hardly anyone played. But now,

You know those games that you boot up, spend about 20 minutes with, and then realise ‘ah crap. It’s got me’? That’s Vampire Survivors. I come at this compelling little sprite-based game as a creature that’s sunk over 1000 hours into The Binding of Isaac across the multiple platforms I own it on – the

^Stay tuned after the ads for our retrospective on the Assassin’s Creed phenomenon, and how it changed the entire gaming landscape. Assassin’s Creed is 15 years old this week. I can scarcely believe it. I could swear on a stack of bibles that it’s a “new” series, in the same way that my kids will

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Rumors percolated over the past year that Microsoft was set to release a streaming stick for its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, but then it didn’t. The canceled piece of hardware made an unexpected cameo in a photo posted by Xbox

Warzone 2.0 has a new looting system, thanks to an expanded backpack feature that offers greater space and as such looting options when you manage to kill someone or come across something tasty lying around Al Mazrah. The question on some players’ minds — is it too complicated? This comes only a day since the

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The RTX 4080 has finally arrived and as expected, it’s a seriously potent GPU. It’s officially the second most powerful GPU money can buy. That would normally be good news for gamers, but its $1,199 price puts it in an

God of War Ragnarok, as predicted, topped the UK charts its debut week and became the second biggest game launch of the year at retail behind FIFA 23. During its first week on the market, it sold more copies than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Elden Ring, and Pokemon Legends: Arceus. God of War: Ragnarok

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. This time around Nvidia has beaten AMD to market with its next-gen GPUs. It’s hard to say if this was happenstance or intentional by both parties. Regardless, with the RTX 4080 launching Wednesday, AMD is now trying to convince gamers

The nominations for this year’s The Game Awards are in, and unsurprisingly, both God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring have racked up a few of them. Important disclosure: Nominees are selected by a global jury of more than 100 media publications and influencer outlets – and that includes us here at VG247. Geoff Keighley

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: PCMag)Back in September, Microsoft began to send the first big Windows 11 update of the year to users via a slow rollout. Dubbed 22H2, it is sort of like the Service Packs of yore, offering a ton of patches

If you’re familiar with Hideo Kojima’s work, it probably won’t surprise you to hear that he’s pretty interested in actually making a movie one of these days. As reported by VGC, Kojima recently spoke at the Anan Awards in Japan (via Famitsu), as he one the top honours in the culture category for Death Stranding.

The next major update for Baldur’s Gate 3, Update 9, will land in December with new features, and it will be accompanied by the latest Panel From Hell live stream. The stream promises to give you a peek at what’s to come in 2023, and Larian said it will also go into detail about some

The Netflix series Dragon Age: Absolution will debut on the streaming series December 9. The series tells a new story set in Tevinter and features an ensemble of new characters inspired by Dragon Age lore. It includes elves, mages, knights, Qunari, Red Templars, demons, and other special surprises. Dragon Age: Absolution | Official Trailer |

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

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

343 Industries has released the winter update for Halo Infinite. This is the largest feature update to the game yet, bringing with it Campaign co-op, Mission Replay, the Forge Beta, and plenty of new, free content. Halo Infinite – Winter Update Trailer Campaign Network co-op supports crossplay across all Xbox devices and PC, and progress

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

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.

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

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

The second part of Ark: Survival Evolved’s Genesis expansion is dropping soon, and with it comes the voice talents of Doctor Who himself David Tennant. The new story content will also feature Madeleine Madden, best known for The Wheel of Time. Details are pretty slim on what this second part will actually entail, other than