The Elder Scrolls Online ‘isn’t going anywhere,’ new ZeniMax boss says: ‘The studio is continuing to work hard on new features, adventures, and improvements’

A month after Microsoft pulled the plug on an in-development MMO at ZeniMax Online Studios, new studio head Jo Burba has posted an update promising that The Elder Scrolls Online remains safe and secure. “Please allow me to assure you, the ESO community, that the game isn’t going anywhere, and the studio is continuing to … Read more

‘It has to be grounded’: Battlefield 6 devs say cosmetics won’t be as goofy as Call of Duty, but that sounds almost too good to be true

For a certain kind of FPS fan, Battlefield 6’s big multiplayer reveal is hitting at the perfect moment. Call of Duty is firmly in its slop era, leaving DICE and co. with an opening to be the only big-budget FPS around that doesn’t devolve into a clown show of ugly premium skins like CoD’s Beavis … Read more

We just got our first proper look at GPD’s battery-optional Strix Halo handheld gaming PC and I’m still unconvinced

GPD WIN5 Hands-on Demo & Thermal Performance Test: A 7-inch Handheld with RTX 4060-level Graphics – YouTube Watch On The GPD Win 5 is looking to be a strange device. An AMD Strix Halo-powered gaming handheld that lacks any internal battery, it doesn’t have the benefit of a keyboard like a laptop or the portability … Read more

How to get and use the Sizzling Key in Grounded 2

If you’ve managed to overcome the difficult final boss (at least at the launch of early access), you’ll likely have come across the Sizzling Key in Grounded 2. Or, perhaps you’ve stumbled upon the locked chest in Pine Hill that requires it. Either way, it’s not immediately clear what you actually need to do with … Read more

‘It’s not player friendly’: EA boss says making The Sims 5 is ‘not a good idea for our community’ because players have over 10 years of spiritual, mental, and financial investment

EA continues to be rather confusing about what the future of The Sims looks like, but one thing remains clear: The Sims 5 ain’t happening, and the series as we know it now is going to become something very different. As spotted by GamesRadar, EA president Laura Miele hammered home the point in an interview … Read more

The first gaming benchmarks for AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme show memory bandwidth is hobbling the full potential the new handheld chip

Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Z1 Extreme Hands On Testing With SHOCKING Results! – YouTube Watch On At the start of 2025, during the annual CES event, AMD launched the successors to its popular Ryzen Z1 and Z1 Extreme APUs. These all-in-one CPU+GPU chips have been powering the very best handheld gaming PCs since they first … Read more

The latest version of Intel’s XeSS 2 now lets other GPUs run its AI-based frame generation system, throwing RTX 30-series owners a Team Blue-shaped bone

For what seems like a very long time now, the combination of the words ‘Intel’, ‘news’, and ‘good’ has been rarer than finding a four-leaf clover in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Well, cover me in honey and call me Susan, because Intel has released XeSS 2.1, and it’s tremendous news, as AMD and … Read more