Black Friday PC deals 2021 - SSDs, monitors, keyboards, headsets and more

 Posted on October 27, 2022  |  9 minutes  |  1819 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

With the mega-sales event now on, it's time to take a good look at all the best Black Friday PC deals we've found on peripherals and components. Here at Digital Foundry, we've gathered up some of our top picks for monitors, storage, headsets, mice, keyboards, graphics cards and much more on this page. We've also got separate recommendations for the best Black Friday 4K TV deals if you're looking to upgrade for the PS5 or Xbox Series X. [Read More]

Black Ops: Cold War, Warzone Season 5 release time, and what's new in Season 5 explained

 Posted on October 27, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  817 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

From brand new modes to upcoming weapons, here's everything you should know about Season 5 in Black Ops - Cold War and Warzone.Season 5 in Black Ops - Cold War: Warzone is almost here - and with it an array of new game modes, maps and unique additions to Zombies as well. Packed with a new mode reminiscent to Among Us, unique playlists, weapons and many additions to Zombies, there is tonnes to be excited for, whether you're a Black Ops: Cold War or Warzone player. [Read More]

Capcom changed Nemesis for the Resident Evil 3 remake to reference Resident Evil 4

 Posted on October 27, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  652 words  |  Patria Henriques

Capcom has revealed it changed the way Nemesis works for the Resident Evil 3 remake in order for it to reference Resident Evil 4. THERE MAY BE RESIDENT EVIL 3 AND RESIDENT EVIL 4 SPOILERS AHEAD. In a PlayStation Blog post to announce Nemesis' arrival in multiplayer experience Resident Evil Resistance, the Resident Evil 3 remake development team explained why the new Nemesis can infect zombies with parasites - something it could not do in the 1999 PSone original. [Read More]

Chernobylite ray tracing analysis: gorgeous on PC, but what about PS5?

 Posted on October 27, 2022  |  7 minutes  |  1375 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Chernobylite is a game with a lot of things I love - an eerie atmosphere, incredible art direction and a whole suite of ray tracing effects. It's this last one I want to focus on today, to check out how RT is used on the PC release and the trade-offs made to bring RT to consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X. There's the potential for Chernobylite to become another RT showcase, like Control or Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, but does it deliver? [Read More]

Final Fantasy 14's next expansion is Endwalker, takes players to the moon

 Posted on October 27, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  297 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Square Enix has announced Endwalker, the next expansion for MMO Final Fantasy 14. It's due out autumn 2021 for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Mac. The teaser trailer is below: Endwalker includes the climax of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story arc that began with A Realm Reborn in 2013. Players travel to the far reaches of Hydaelyn and even to the moon. Square Enix called Endwalker a "new beginning" for Final Fantasy 14, setting the stage for a new era. [Read More]

Fortnite doorbells explained: The easiest way to ring a doorbell in different named locations

 Posted on October 27, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  669 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Finding the doorbell locations - and then managing to actually ring a doorbell in different named locations in a single match is the objective of one of Fortnite's many Weekly Challenges. Completing it will give you additional XP to help go towards your many Season 7 rewards. Note you'll need to be a Battle Pass holder in order to undertake this challenge. Note this particular challenge is no longer able to be completed. [Read More]

Ghostrunner review - an exhilarating display of acrobatic first-person platforming

 Posted on October 27, 2022  |  8 minutes  |  1539 words  |  Trudie Dory

Ghostrunner never loses sight of being about speed and agility, making it a constant joy to play. Ghostrunner is a game about the joy of movement, and I love how it never loses sight of that. You're a cyborg ninja and your weapons are speed and agility; everything you do, and everything the game throws at you, revolves around it. There are many enemies and boss encounters and special abilities, but they all centre on the fundamental idea of momentum. [Read More]

Halo developer acknowledges Infinite player frustrations

 Posted on October 27, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  403 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

343 Industries has acknowledged the frustrations of its Halo Infinite community, however the team hopes the upcoming arrival of Season Two will fix some of the ongoing issues. 343 community director Brian Jarrard took to Reddit over the weekend, where he revealed the Halo Infinite team is "certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations". He also admitted, "it's a difficult situation that's going to take the team time to work through" [Read More]

Radeon HD 7970M Review | Eurogamer.net

 Posted on October 27, 2022  |  16 minutes  |  3252 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

While NVIDIA's new Kepler architecture takes possession of the performance crown in the desktop arena, the outlook is somewhat different in laptop territory. Here, AMD currently rules supreme with its Radeon HD 7970M mobile graphics core - a piece of technology important for a number of reasons. Firstly, it's powerful enough to handle some of the most advanced DirectX 11 titles at high frame-rates and extreme resolutions. Secondly, the size of the silicon and the power it requires potentially makes the 7970M a viable contender for a next-gen console graphics solution. [Read More]