Microsoft announces DirectX 12 Ultimate
AMD RDNA 2 and Nvidia RTX include full support.
Sony unveils PS5 hardware specs
Custom SSD sounds promising.
Xbox Series X hardware specs are announced
They're rather beefy.
Sony has confirmed that its new 40GB PlayStation 3 model still uses a 90nm Cell processor after rumours suggested that it might be using a 65nm chip.
Electronic Arts' acquisition of BioWare and Pandemic Studios has been approved by the anti-trust authorities. The deal is expected to close in January.
Nokia has announced that the re-launch of the N-Gage gaming platform has been delayed until December.
The ESRB has stood by the M rating given to the PSP version of Manhunt 2, despite the fact the uncensored content can be unlocked.
Turns out that one of the things which got cut from the retail version of Manhunt 2 is the credits sequence, leaving developers un-thanked.
A trilogy of books planned to explore the history behind Assassin's Creed has now been cancelled after pressure from the descendants of the real assassins...
A new study by the Casual Games Association shows that men and women play equal amounts of casual games, but that men are ashamed to admit it.
The Guinness Book of Records has now officially recognised the Folding@Home effort as the worlds most powerful distributing network.
The recent delay of Metal Gear Solid 4 until Q2 next year is bad news for everyone it seems - Konami's share price just dropped to a 4-year low.
Not only is there not an official comparison of the Manhunt and Manhunt 2 cut and uncut executions, but a group of Russian hackers has now managed to un-censor the PSP game.
New figures are in, placing Nintendo as the market leader in software sales, followed by Sony and Microsoft in that order according to iSuppli.
That's not a metaphor - John Carmack really has just blown up another rocket in an attempt to reach the moon. Shouldn't he be busy with Rage?
On the same day that Singstar PS3 is delayed in the US, Konami confirms that Metal Gear Solid 4 has been delayed too - putting Sony in a spot of bother.
The writers of the new The Simpsons game talk about GTA developer Rockstar and the complaints they've had from the company. Beware: smack talk within!
The winners of the Golden Joysticks have been announced and the results have proven as controversial and unusual as ever. Worse than the BAFTAs? You decide.
The new version of the GP2X handheld, the portable platform of choice for cheap gamers and coders, has been released with a few new features. Check out the specs inside.
Becta, the UK computer agency for the government, is advising schools to stay away from Microsoft software due to licensing problems with both Vista and Office 2007.
Lord Puttnam thinks so and said as much in a keynote speech given at the Virtual Worlds Forum where he was critical of worlds targeted as children.
Will Wright, master of all things sim, has confirmed that his new game Spore will definitely be coming to the Wii, which he thinks is the only next-gen system out at the moment.
Sony reckoned that the cards for the new Eye of Judgement PS3 card game were copy proof. Sony were wrong though and the cards apparently scan fine.
Did you think the Forza 2 downloadable content on Xbox Live was too expensive? Did you complain about it? Well then, here's your reward!
The controversial game which has been banned in the UK could be saved by a legal loophole it seems, which could see a downloadable version hitting consoles.
India will finally get its hands on Xbox Live next month and, to make up for the delay, Microsoft has dramatically enhanced the service with a new game rentals feature.
October 14 2021 | 15:04