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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. AMD has finally announced the next RDNA2 GPU in its 2021 product stack. The Radeon RX 6600 XT is expected to slot in below the Radeon RX 6700 XT and to compete more effectively against cards like the RTX 3060.

By Stephany Nunneley29 July 2021 17:14 GMT The Marvel’s Avengers expansion Black Panther – War for Wakanda has a firm release date. Coming August 17, the free update to Marvel’s Avengers will add Black Panther, the third new playable Super Hero. Watch on YouTube The War for Wakanda expansion also brings with it two new

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. We don’t know how many Steam Decks have been preordered from Valve, but it’s safe to say the total is “lots.” Valve has continued to shuffle overall delivery expectations as the situation has evolved. When we last checked in a

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. When we covered the news that Alienware will no longer sell most of its desktops in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and the State of Washington, we noted that there had to be more to the story. Alienware might be

As you traverse New World, it pays to keep your trusty musket loaded with cartridges. But to keep your bullet reserves high, you need a steady supply of Gunpowder, and for that, you need the raw material Saltpeter. Saltpeter is a mined resource in New World, meaning that you’ll need a least a flint pickaxe

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. New regulations have gone into effect in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington that prevent Alienware from continuing to ship high-end desktops to customers that live in these locations, the company said. While Alienware is the only manufacturer we’ve

Nintendo spoiled Sinnoh fans this year with two remakes and a new open-world adventure in the same region. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl revamp their classic DS counterparts into graphically enhanced remakes with new and returning features. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl appeal to those who want to re-experience the games and those

The DS classic’s sequel is every bit the charmer the original was – and in many ways, the long wait has only helped. Watch on YouTube Is being tasked with a revival sequel a blessing or a curse? I suppose it depends on how you look at it. When a video game sequel arrives a

Pokemon Unite is a barnstormer right out of the gate. Watch on YouTube The world of Pokemon has been applied to many genres of video game, but I think it’s pretty fair to say that only a handful of them have been runaway successes. There’s the original turn-based RPGs, of course. There’s the photography simulation

The August PlayStation Plus line-up has been revealed by Sony, and a bit early too it seems. Apparently, Sony accidentally posted what’s coming to PlayStation Plus in August earlier than planned. Watch on YouTube The list of games has since been removed, but as always, the Internet was faster than anyone’s finger is able to

As we’ve already said multiple times here on VG247, Xbox Game Pass is definitely the best value in video gaming right now. But… it could be better. Watch on YouTube One of the greatest elements of Xbox Game Pass is that the first-party games are, broadly speaking, there to stay. They crop up on launch

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. EA announced it’s remaking the original Dead Space. I’ve actually been playing Dead Space 2 (again) in the last few weeks, so this unveil feels quite timely. The game is being developed by Motive Games, though information on the project

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Warcraft 3 was hailed as a smashing success when it launched way back in 2002. It was one of the first truly modern real-time strategy titles, and it made meaningful improvements over Warcraft 1 and 2. It was also easy

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Molly Flores)Laptops have fewer upgrade opportunities than desktops, so the question of whether your laptop’s built-in GPU can handle gaming makes a big difference as to how useful the system is. Our colleagues at PCMag have tested multiple laptops

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Valve’s Steam Deck announcement earlier this week has made waves, but underneath lies a second story: the company plans to replace Steam’s Big Picture UI with the Steam Deck interface. In response to a Steam forum post calling Valve’s Big

By Stephany Nunneley22 July 2021 15:23 GMT EA Play Live 2021 takes place today and you can watch it here with us. During the EA Play Live 2021 stream, we expect to hear more about Battlefield 2042, what’s next for Apex Legends, and more. We’ll likely also hear what EA has in store with its

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The beta for Amazon’s MMO, New World, dropped yesterday. It was quite popular, with reports of up to 187,000 simultaneous players at times. But if New Worlds was in the news for its popularity yesterday, it’s making waves today for

By Tom Orry21 July 2021 15:20 GMT In space, no one can see you replay the whole level and pretend that you’re playing it for the first time so as to appear better at games than you really are. Watch on YouTube That video you see above is me, Dorrani, and Sherif playing through the

A bumper release schedule shows how good this service has become, and that’s without AAA. Watch on YouTube I’ve said it before, and will no doubt say it again in the future, but Game Pass is a bit good, isn’t it? The line-up of games coming to the service, especially on console, in the next

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft appears to be bending a bit in terms of which Windows 11 features will actually be supported in Windows 10. When it announced its upcoming operating system, the company told users that Windows 11 would be required if gamers

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Earlier this month, it seemed GPU prices might fall back to normal more quickly than anticipated. Once China cracked down on cryptocurrency mining, the price of GPUs plunged worldwide. Unfortunately, the decline has stalled out at least in Europe. Things

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Nvidia has showcased RTX graphics running on ARM CPUs as a way of highlighting the potential performance non-x86 processors can offer to consumers — and to make the point that gaming does not require an x86 microprocessor. There are a

By Dom Peppiatt19 July 2021 14:56 GMT Nintendo has denied that the Switch OLED model will be more profitable than other consoles in the console family. In a fairly uncommon move for the company, Nintendo has responded to a Bloomberg article – though without naming it directly – suggesting the company will make more money

By Dom Peppiatt18 July 2021 13:28 GMT The Coalition, the Xbox Games Studio known for developing the modern Gears of War titles, appears to be working on a new IP, a LinkedIn page has suggested. The LinkedIn profile of one of the studio’s level designers seems to reveal that the company has been working on

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Valve’s new Steam Deck has already attracted a great deal of attention. The company’s servers aren’t responding particularly well today, because they’re getting slammed with preorders. Would-be buyers should keep in mind a caveat that Valve didn’t prominently disclose when

When it’s crunch time and the final circle beckons, having the right equipment is vital to finishing the match on a high. Following Season 4 Reloaded, one of the biggest balance patches in Call of Duty history, here are the best Warzone loadouts to propel you to another victory! There are few more difficult challenges

By Sherif Saed16 July 2021 13:21 GMT For Honor is getting a new hero in Season 2. The next update in For Honor will introduce a new hero to the game, as promised. On Thursday, Ubisoft revealed their identity for the first time, and sharing more details about them. Watch on YouTube The Kyoshin arrive

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Valve has announced its Steam Deck, a gaming handheld device shipping in December. The device is intended as a Switch-style competitor and would draw attention in this context no matter what. Various companies have attempted to launch a console-style PC

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Ever since the pandemic and cryptocurrency markets teamed up to ambush Ampere in a dark alley, there have been concerns about what another long period of unaffordable hardware would do to the PC gaming industry. A new report from Jon

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. JoyCon drift has been a problem for the Switch ever since the device launched. While it’s done absolutely nothing to dent the hardware’s meteoric popularity, it’s been an annoyance and an unwanted additional cost for an unknown number of players