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Earlier this month a Nintendo Switch emulator called RyujiNX surfaced, and today according to a report on DSOGaming, it is already running some games. Right now the emulator can only run two titles, Binding Of Isaac and Cave Story+, and both have unplayable performance currently, however it is...

Bethesda Senior Vice President of Marketing Pete Hines has apparently hinted at an announcement for a sequel to 2016's DOOM. Gadgets360 is reporting that Hines stated that E3 is "hell on earth" for Bethesda, leading some to believe that this is a reference to the original Doom 2: Hell on Earth...

Gamasutra is reporting that Atomontage Inc. is now a thing that exists, and it's core team want to create scalable, interactive 3D environments using voxels instead of polygons. Co-founder of Atomontage, Branislav Siles, has been working on this project since at least 2011, and the company...

Starting off my week with some good news, DOSGaming is reporting that modder hoover1979 has released an UltraHD texture pack for Doom, Doom II, Plutonia Experiment and Evilution. The pack itself is still a demo, with not all textures being replaced as of yet, but it is 5 files weighing in at...

It's finally official, the Spyro series is getting a remake. Engadget is reporting that Activision and Toys for Bob have unveiled the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. The trilogy is an all new rework of Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage and Spyro: Year of the Dragon, with faithfully mapped...

This is not a late April Fools post. DSOG is reporting that Saber Interactive and Wired Productions revealed that Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will launch globally on June 5th. It is said the game will be priced at $19.99, with a physical edition (I can't believe that is an edition now), with yet...

cNet is reporting on a survey released by the research firm, The Extended Mind, and social VR platform Pluto VR. The survey of 600 people who play VR games at least twice a month state that 49% of female respondents have experienced sexual harassment, as well as 35% of male respondents. One...

Hi, I am looking to build a new PC. Right now debating between going ITX vs mITX. Current PC is Dell 8900 so I like the reasonable size. I am looking at Ryzen 7 1800x and B350 motherboards. I see many new MBs have RGB connector. My question is does having a RGB connector mean it's RGB sync...

Hi, Currently I have a dell XPS 8900 with mATX MB. I like the size of the Dell. New PC will have: - Ryzen 7 2700x - Compatible MB (either B350 or B450, 32GB RAM) - Vega 64 ( might replace it with 1080ti in future) - Seasonic 750W - 2x SSD PC will be used for light weekend gaming and video...

Last month we wrote that Skyrim VR was available for pre-order, and release day is finally upon us. In addition to the $60 you will need to hand over for the game, Bethesda has released the PC Requirements. Fairly hefty requirements for a 7 year old game, hopefully there is enough improvements...

First for sale thread, need to be an adult and pay down some debt. Next week these will be listed on the ebays. All prices include shipping. Intel i7 2700K LGA 1155, z68 etreme3 gen3 - 175 shipped This processor needs no introduction. It has been under water the whole time I have had it...

Humble Bundle has been killing it lately when it comes to giving away games, and today is no exception. Spec Ops: The Line is available for free for the next 2 days. I'm not going to give away any spoilers despite the game being 6 years old now. I'll just say this, if you have not played it, you...

Memory prices and impossible to find GPUs got you down? Well hear not because PC Building Simulator has been released in Early Access on Steam to help ease the symptoms of having no hardware to play with. In the game you can build your ultimate battle station in a free-build mode, learn how to...

The crew at Techspot has used the canned benchmark in Far Cry 5 to measure the performance of 50 different video cards. Testing was done at 1080p, 1440p, and 4k, as well as testing some older cards and VRAM usage. Looks like excellent performance for both teams, very impressive for day 1...

The Darkness II is available for free on HumbleBundle for the next 2 days. Originally released in 2012 by Digital Extremes and 2kGames, it has very positive reviews on steam, and is normally priced at $29.99. The trailer reminds me of Prototype, which I liked a lot. Even if it isn't great, you...

Earlier this month we covered how the original Tomb Raider games were getting a free remaster, courtesy of Realtech VR. Now I'm afraid I have some bad news. DSOGaming is reporting that Realtech VR is cancelling the project. It appears Square Enix didn't appreciate Realtech VRs ambition, sending...

IO Interactive has released the HITMAN Spring Pack. The Spring Pack is a completely free download for anyone, and gives the entire Sapienza location. The Spring Pack is available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One until April 3rd. Great deal for anyone who has yet to give HITMAN a try with them giving...

Electronic Arts has released the official PC system requirements, as well as a launch trailer for the upcoming A Way Out. A Way Out is a cinematic so-op only game, designed for playing in split screen, either locally or online, where you and a friend escape from prison. The system requirements...

Amazon has announced a new set of APIs built on the AWS cloud infrastructure. The new APIs gives tools for developers to allow players to compete for real-world prizes fulfilled by Amazon, or other in-game rewards. The API works on any operating system, and brings easy creation of competitions...

In its 429th re-release since launching 7 years ago, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is back again, this time in VR. Launching on April 3rd and available for pre-order now on Steam for $59.99, the game supports the HTC Vive, the Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. $59.99 is a big ask...

Ubisoft has treated us to a video of the newest DLC for Assassin's Creed: Origins called The Curse of the Pharaohs. The video shows 4k in game footage from the DLC, and I have to say it looks quite good. Black Flag was the last game in the series that I played because of the debacle that was...

DOTA has announced a new subscription program called "DOTA Plus." The subscription will cost you $3.99 per month and offers Hero Leveling, so as your progress with a hero you get Reward Shards and new chat wheel responses; Hero-specific challenges to get more XP for leveling up your hero; Hero...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was revealed today in a teaser trailer on the Call of Duty YouTube channel. The teaser shows what you would expect, and informs us that there will be a "community reveal event" on May 17th, and the Global Launch of October 12th. Also shown is the games slogan of "Forget...

If you haven't had enough of open world survival zombie killing, IGN is reporting that State of Decay 2 will release on May 22nd on PC and Xbox, for a price of $29.99 for the standard version, and $49.99 for the Ultimate Edition that will include the first 2 DLCs. The game is a Windows Store...

First person psychological horror game "Rise Of Insanity" has been released today on Steam with VR support after being released in August 2017 in Early Access. RedLimb Studio says the game "draws inspiration from greatest psychological horror movies such as The Shining, The Exorcist and Silent...

A game recently released on Steam called "Hunt Down The Freeman" is getting flooded with negative reviews, as well as accusations of sealing assets from other mods and games without permission. Another interesting bit in the Steam forums is the developer claiming that the reason there are so...

The South by Southwest gaming awards are coming on March 17th, and they have announced the nominees for the "Gamer's Voice Awards." These are the set of awards that are voted on by the public, with categories from Excellence in Musical Score to Video Game of the Year. You can check out the...

Phoronix is reporting that as of today, Vulkan is available on Apple's iOS and macOS platforms. While not officially supported by Apple, thanks to an arrangement with Valve, the MoltenVK library to run Vulkan on iOS/OSX is being open sourced under the Apache 2.0 license and available to all...

Until now VR didn't have a Discord-like social app to converse with friends. Pluto is looking to change that and is available now in Steam Early Access. Pluto runs as a background app alongside SteamVR. After you create an avatar, friends can start a call with you, if you toggle on your Pluto...

Just when we thought it was impossible for Konami to sink any lower, Kagemasa Kozuki says "hold my sake" and decides that extra save slots in Metal Gear: Survive should cost $10. Metal Gear Survive requires you to create an avatar, which is tied to both single and multiplayer saves/accounts, and...

Brass Tactics has come out for the Oculus Rift and UploadVR is giving it a glowing review. Fans of the genre will be happy with the classic RTS style gameplay set in a steampunk setting. The game's campaign has 4-6 hours of content, and the whole game features 20 different maps, multiple armies...

PC Gamer has teamed up with period accurate armor maker Craig Johnson to break down the dumbest armor in PC gaming. From cardboard armor in Killing Floor 2 to Mecha Hitler in Wolfenstein 3D, this list gives an amusing, and literal take on armor in video games. I'm quite amused by this, and...

The Steam Lunar New Year sale started yesterday, and is offering some decent deals for the gamers here. Who cares if you backlog of games goes all the way to Daikatana when Left 4 Dead 2 is only $1.99! To me the Steam Sales aren't what they used to be since they introduced refunds, but there...

I purchased a gaming PC from cyber power and It came with a scorpion K 1 mechanical clicky keyboard it was all blue LED. I am looking to buy a replacement I’m not looking for the multicolored LED one just the all blue one. I’m from the Connecticut willing to drive up to a reasonable distance...

ASUS ROG STRIX X399-E Gaming Motherboard Review The ROG STRIX X399-E Gaming promises to be a lower cost options for AMD’s Threadripper processors. This is a "less is more" approach to motherboard design than the exquisite and expensive ROG Zenith Extreme. The ROG brand has always been a premium...

AnandTech https://www.anandtech.com/show/12425/marrying-vega-and-zen-the-amd-ryzen-5-2400g-review If there was any doubt that AMD holds the integrated graphics crown, when we compare the new Ryzen APUs against Intel's latest graphics solutions, there is a clear winner. For almost all the 1080p...

ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-I Gaming Motherboard Review ASUS dominates the mini-ITX market with its various "I" series motherboards. It proved that going to a smaller form factor didn’t mean compromising on performance, only expandability. Even then, ASUS has mitigated a lot of those limitations as...

UPDATE: Deal expired. :( I thought this was kind of toasty... <EDIT: Way better deal at Newegg, post updated, thanks to user NovaCloud !> Newegg has the Thermaltake Core v21 Cube Chassis for $55 shipped and $35 after rebate card. That's a pretty goddamned hot deal...

If your K/D is lacking, The Yorkshire Post is reporting that you can now hire a Call of Duty coach to help you master your skills. Online services marketplace Bidvine is offering the UK’s first Professional Coaching gaming service, which the report says has seen "thousands of requests" for pro...

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/vr-sale/ Runs through Friday 1 PM ET. Some good titles on here.