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I’ve long been a fan of NZXT’s AiO liquid coolers – in fact, I’m building a PC with one tomorrow. You might be joining me on that, as today NZXT’s Kraken 240mm AiO is down to £90 at Scan UK after a £40 discount. That’s an excellent price for an all-in-one liquid cooler that sports

Earlier this month, developer Bethesda Game Studios revealed on the Starfield subreddit that it was working on new ways to travel, mod support, and more for the game. Now, the company has expanded on its 2024 plans for Starfield in a new end-of-year update, including additional ship customization.  “We’ll be adding new ways to travel

Bethesda has shared a few facts and figures about Starfield to round off the year, as well as provided an insight into what we can expect from the game in 2024. Yesterday, Bethesda shared a blog post about Starfield that updated the player count to 13 million, a few more than the last update it

Image: Nintendo As we get closer to the end of 2023, a lot of sites are starting to compile all sorts of data to illustrate the year in games. The team at GamesIndustry.biz has put together its own “year in numbers” infographic, and one game that features throughout is the award-winning title, The Legend of

As Christmas draws ever nearer, if you’re low on funds, consider checking out these delightful Pikmin-themed Christmas cards and decorations on the official Nintendo site. Three Pikmin Christmas cards are available for download and print, along with two sets of Pikmin-themed decorations that you can hang or display on your Christmas tree. All you need

The Rumble Fish + is on Xbox It’s the holiday season and once again The Rumble Fish looks to throw your Boxing Day punches. For 2023, it’s Rumble Fish + that comes to the Xbox masses.  Some tweleve months back Xbox players were treated to the launch of The Rumble Fish 2. We found it

One of the aviation world’s most legendary light civil utility models is now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator pilots. ONE OF CESSNA’S BRIGHTEST STARS: The single-engine T207A Turbo Stationair is one of the brightest stars in the history of Cessna, an American aviation producer. It is a turbocharged variant of the model 207, a proven

Despite rumors that started spreading earlier this week, Sony is not making new plans for banning the resale of physical and digital PS5 games. After the PlayStation Software Usage Terms were updated, focus mistakenly fell upon a clause that had been part of the terms of service for several years. Sony has always asked players

Voting for the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2023 is now open. All 18 categories reflect the best of PlayStation through this past year, which not only celebrate captivating new characters, sublime soundtracks, fantastic art direction, and much more, but also allow us a chance to acknowledge and thank creatives worldwide whose exceptional

AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a phenomenal gaming CPU thanks to its Zen 4 architecture and added 3D V-Cache which boosts gaming performance far beyond standard Ryzen 7000 processors. That performance – and extremely modest power draw and a reasonable price – has caused the 7800X3D to become the best selling CPU by a huge

James McCaffrey, actor best known to video game fans as the voice of Max Payne, among other characters, has passed away. He was 65. TMZ reports that McCaffrey died on Sunday after a battle with multiple myeloma, a form of cancer. A rep for McCaffrey tells the outlet that the actor died surrounded by friends

One Piece fans will seemingly never have to worry about the series ending, as Netflix is now working on an anime remake starting from the very beginning. Netflix is clearly getting serious about media from Japan, as following the absolute hit that was its live-action adaptation of the most popular manga of all time, One

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The DS survival horror game Dementium: The Ward made its debut on the Switch earlier this year and now to celebrate the holiday season, developer Atooi has rolled out a free HD update. Players can now pause the title during gameplay, head to the options menu and swap

The beautifully animated Super Mario Bros. Movie was a huge smash hit for Nintendo and Illumination, and everyone is waiting with bated breath for news on the sequel. Variety recently had the chance to speak to the excellent Jack Black, who plays the mighty Bowser in the movie. He said he’s ready and raring to

Remnant II managed to improve upon the original in almost every way. If this wasn’t the year 2023, it would have featured on many more Game of the Year lists, as it fully deserves the accolades. As the year was so strong for releases though, it has sadly been overlooked. Can this first DLC add-on

To celebrate the holidays, The Callisto Protocol is giving away previously exclusive skins to all current and future owners starting December 21 – and we wanted to debut the news with our Xbox community. First, by popular community demand, everyone will receive the Gore Skin Collection, previously a Twitch exclusive, for free. So, if you

Continuing its impressive trend of year-over-year growth, it’s been revealed that The Game Awards 2023 set a new viewership record for the annual streaming ceremony. This year’s The Game Awards, which took place on December 7, received roughly 118 million streaming views across the various platforms the show was available on. The Game Awards 2023

The end of 2023 is upon us, and as we look back on all the amazing gaming moments we’ve shared, the PlayStation.Blog team wants to thank you for making the past year a special one.  To help close out another chapter in the wonderful world of games, our talented friends and colleagues from across the

Microsoft’s phenomenal Elite Series 2 controller is down to £100 after a £60 discount at Amazon UK. That’s a great price for, in my opinion, one of the very best gamepads for PC and Xbox – and well worth picking up for the holidays. If you want just the core controller without its accessory bag

More than two months after leaving Platinum Games, co-founder and The Wonderful 101 and Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya has revealed why he left the studio. In a new interview with IGN, Kamiya told the publication he decided to leave “because I felt that the direction the company was heading in was different from my beliefs as

Electronic Arts has released some interesting figures about some of its games. The figures highlight the publisher’s 2023 and cover games such as EA Sports FC 2024, Madden NFL 24, The Sims 4, and others. Some interesting stats from FC 2024 include 1.7 billion total cross-play matches, and FC Mobile saw 45.1 billion games played

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) What is The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero? That was probably the question on most players’ lips after the Expansion Pass for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet was revealed. Part one, The Teal Mask, was just an appetizer, taking players to a new land in Kitakami and introducing new characters who

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Palia – Explore a breathtaking world where you can build the life and home of your dreams. Unravel the mysteries of this always-evolving, free-to-play adventure and meet new friends along the way, from in-game villagers to players from all over the world. Create

There is a worry among certain people in the creative industry about toys coming to life and killing us all. A sort of X-rated Toy Story.  But films have dealt with this before; what with the likes of Chucky and, more recently, Megan. The gaming world focuses on it too – Five Nights at Freddy’s

Summary Players with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can now enjoy hundreds of games with their Meta Quest headset with the Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) app. Award-winning titles like Forza Motorsport and Hi-Fi Rush can be experienced anywhere, anytime with a Meta Quest headset. Get started by downloading the Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) app from the

A senior writer at Santa Monica Studio has teased that there’s more to God of War Ragnarok‘s story even after the Valhalla DLC. The tweet has sparked all sorts of speculations about what’s being hinted at. God of War Ragnarok Valhalla DLC serves as an epilogue to the story As previously mentioned, the Valhalla DLC

Fortnite has evolved from a tower-defense survival game to the world’s most popular battle royale, virtual concert host, and developer playground. Now Epic Games is introducing a new title into the groundbreaking Fortnite ecosystem: LEGO Fortnite. We had the opportunity to get an early hands-on experience to get a small, yet very promising taste of

I’m not normally in a rush to post marketing videos in which developers talk about how great their new game is, but I need all the help I can get in understanding Metaphor: ReFantazio. The new RPG from the makers of Persona looks stylish, dense, exciting, and almost entirely baffling in its trailers, so 14

The Entertainment Software Association has announced that its long-running Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is officially dead, as reported by The Washington Post. The last in-person E3 conference happened in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic and other complications prevented it from coming back in full form since. Despite struggles, the ESA attempted to bring E3 back

“Modding starts as a hobby and mods are passion projects for most people when they get started,” modder Emmi Junkkari, whom you may know by the handle Elianora, tells me. “I doubt most people started making content for these games thinking they’ll make mad bucks with Patreon. When Oblivion and Morrowind modding started (and earlier