EA rebrands Frostbite with a cuddly new hand as it says its studios are now 'free to develop on any engine they choose'

It's been nearly three years since AMD launched its last desktop APU series, but now the all-in-one CPU+budget GPU chips are back with a bang in the form of the 8000G series. The new range covers four models, all of them using the Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU architectures. The best GPU is unfortunately only in the most expensive one, but for many gamers looking to build a compact PC this year, it may well be the perfect APU.

Modding team Second Face Software has finally released the long-awaited Portal: Revolution mod on Steam. This free Portal 2 mod features over eight hours of gameplay and over forty brand new puzzles.

Ahead of Granblue Fantasy: Relink's imminent launch, the JRPG's developer is reviving its anime adaptation by putting its first seven episodes on YouTube for free.

As revealed by last week's leak, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is the final free game on the Epic Games Store holiday list. Unlike previous freebies, though, users have a full week to redeem the game and permanently add it to their libraries.

The long awaited Xbox Series S toaster is finally here, with a listing for the new appliance inconspicuously appearing on the Walmart website.

AI chatbots such as Google Bard and ChatGPT can be used as resource hubs as well as to generate content. However, did you know that there is another one that offers endless hours of fun? This AI chatbot, called Character.ai, enables you to have conversations with Elon Musk about how he plans Mars missions or have a conversation with Superman about his Kryptonite weakness! Character.ai is a chatbot platform that lets you speak with digital versions of famous personalities, whether real or fictional and to converse with them freely with open-ended conversations. One of the more interesting features of this AI chatbot is that you can use it to even learn a new language! Here's how.

Most people know about the strongest meta strategies in The Finals right now, including Stun Gun and Invisibility for Lights and RPGs and C4 on throwables for Heavies. However, a new hilarious meta is rising in The Finals, and it’s the Goo Gun.

Ukrainian studio Frogwares is now the sole publisher of Lovecraft-inspired detective adventure The Sinking City. This follows the conclusion of a legal dispute with publisher Nacon, in which Frogwares accused the company of claiming copyright of The Sinking City after its release, withholding milestone payments, and owing the developer unpaid royalties.

Frogwares has announced that it is the sole publisher of The Sinking City on all platforms. This comes after Frogwares’ lengthy legal battle with the game’s original PC publisher, Nacon.

Slay the Princess is one of our favourite unexpected hits from this year. It's a choose-your-own adventure style narrative game about a dutiful mission to (you guessed it) slay a princess.

A large majority of handheld console makers are updating their designs with AMD's Ryzen 8040U "Hawk Point" APUs.

The original Dragon's Dogma from developer Capcom took some time to find its audience, but it eventually became a cult favorite in the years following its 2012 release. As Capcom's first attempt at an open-world action RPG, it blended a swords and sorcery high-fantasy conceit with the developer's pedigree for delivering fast and epic action from similar games like Monster Hunter and Devil May Cry.  But with the upcoming sequel, the developers are looking to up the ante in many ways -- even including ideas that wouldn't have worked for the first game. In a recent issue of Play magazine (issue 35), which is on sale now, game director Hideaki Itsuno took some time to reflect on the original game and what he hopes to achieve with the long-awaited sequel -- and how exactly he came up with the sequel's massively upgraded world.