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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era brings back the iconic strategy series

26-Aug-2024, 1:30 pm Fyra Frost Gaming News

Ubisoft resurrects the popular strategy series with a new installment full of exciting surprises, like a new graphic style.

Heroes of Might and Magic is one of the greatest turn-based strategy series of all time. Millions of fans have played as one of the iconic heroes in its games and embarked on an epic adventure combining exploration, exciting battles, resource management and building. Inspired by the popular RPG series Might and Magic but taking place in a different world, Heroes of Might and Magic has been present in the libraries of the genre's fans for almost 30 years with...

Black Myth: Wukong sells 10 million copies in just 3 days after launch

26-Aug-2024, 10:32 am Rine Ikarus Gaming News

With these 10 million global sales, Black Myth: Wukong is now one of the best-selling games in recent years.

In recent days, Game Science has been showered with praise, as their game, Black Myth: Wukong, has continuously broken record after record. Just recently, Black Myth: Wukong has shaken up the Steam charts by reaching a peak of 2,298,028 concurrent players within 24 hours, making it one of the games with the highest number of simultaneous players within 24 hours on Steam, and a major hit in the gaming industry. Today, Game Science announced that the total sales of Black...

Final Fantasy XVI director says future Final Fantasy titles may release on PC simultaneously with consoles

26-Aug-2024, 10:11 am Rine Ikarus Gaming News

The director of Final Fantasy XVI unexpectedly shared some exciting news for PC gamers.

The release date for the PC version of Final Fantasy XVI has finally been confirmed for September 17, 2024, after a long wait by gamers. The PC port will launch alongside the two DLCs, The Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide, which were previously released on PS5. The fact that Final Fantasy XVI is coming to PC after a long period of PS5 exclusivity is not surprising to gamers, given the precedent set by previous Square Enix titles like...

Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred shows its Mercenaries in action

23-Aug-2024, 12:00 pm Fyra Frost Gaming News

The new Mercenaries are far more complex and useful than the companions you had in previous installments of the series.

Leaving aside its struggles at launch, Diablo IV is finally shaping into a worthy successor of the other installments in the popular ARPG series from Blizzard. The developers seem to be finally finding the appropriate path with post-launch updates and additional content, and the upcoming release of the Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred expansion will be the culmination of that process. Like Reaper of Souls did with Diablo III, the expansion will introduce a plethora of novelties...

The Star Wars Outlaws launch trailer sets the mood for the upcoming release

23-Aug-2024, 10:00 am Fyra Frost Gaming News

One week ahead of the launch a spectacular launch trailer prepares the fans for Star Wars Outlaws.

Despite the initial doubts about the upcoming adventure set in the universe of Star Wars, Ubisoft has managed to convince many players about the huge potential of Star Wars Outlaws. The gameplay presented so far, alongside the exclusive features on PC, and many other details about the game have been enough to raise anticipation regarding Kay Vess and her upcoming adventure. Initially, there were concerns about Star Wars Outlaws being too much of a classic Ubisoft experience. However, the...

Next Windows 11 update promises to boost AMD Zen 5 CPU performance

23-Aug-2024, 9:00 am manhkbrady Gaming News

AMD, a US chipmaker, announced this week that it is collaborating with Microsoft to enhance the performance of its CPUs on Windows systems.

AMD has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to enhance the performance of its CPUs on Windows systems. AMD has stated that the upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2 update will bring improvements for its new Zen 5 CPUs. Despite the underperformance of the Ryzen 9000 series in recent reviews, AMD has confirmed that an optimization to the AMD-specific branch prediction code will be included in the Windows 11 version 24H2 update, which is expected to ship next month. AMD has provided performance...

NVIDIA launches new RTX 4070 with GDDR6 memory, promising similar performance to GDDR6X model

22-Aug-2024, 6:00 pm manhkbrady Gaming News

The company has slightly reduced the memory speed but assures that it won't affect performance.

It is now official that Nvidia has introduced a GDDR6-powered variant of the RTX 4070 model, which has been long-awaited. In a press release during Gamescom 2024, Nvidia confirmed the release of this new graphics card version, assuring gamers of "similar performance in games and applications" to the original GPU with GDDR6X. Nvidia asserts that the modification in specifications is intended to improve the availability of their RTX 4070 graphics card. This decision is attributed to a shortage of GDDR6X memory,...

World of Warcraft: The War Within is just the beginning

22-Aug-2024, 3:00 pm Fyra Frost Gaming News

Chris Metzen has revealed more details about the expansion's development process and its future.

Starting today, many players from all over the world will be immersed for the first time in the new content coming with the new World of Warcraft expansion. The early access period for World of Warcraft: The War Within kicks off today and there are millions of players who are eager to discover all that the expansion has to offer. There is a lot to discover in the expansion, including a new allied race, hero talents, new zones, a...

Can you discover all the secrets in Borderlands 4 teaser?

22-Aug-2024, 11:00 am Fyra Frost Gaming News

When it comes to Borderlands, a small teaser is enough to generate a gigantic wave of speculation, this time fueled by Gearbox itself.

The Gamescom opening event left us with many surprises. Perhaps the most unexpected one was a short video teasing Borderlands 4 a new installment in the popular first-person shooter franchise from Gearbox. The movie inspired by the series debuted in cinemas recently and unfortunately, its results are not as spectacular as its shooting scenes. Following the huge success of the first three Borderlands titles and their expansions, a new installment had to surface sooner or later, but this may not...

World of Warcraft: The War Within early access starts tomorrow

21-Aug-2024, 6:00 pm Murillo Zerbinatto Gaming News

Blizzard has also promised numerous events for World of Warcraft in celebration of the MMORPG's 20th anniversary.

Johanna Faries, President of Blizzard Entertainment, took the stage at Gamescom's Opening Night Live to celebrate 30 years of the Warcraft franchise, highlighting the upcoming Early Access release of World of Warcraft: The War Within, the MMORPG's latest expansion. According to Blizzard, The War Within is the most meaningful expansion for the famed MMORPG, both in terms of content and narrative. The War Within will kick off the Worldsoul Saga, which will span three expansions for World of Warcraft. Blizzard...

Capcom reveals the Scarlet Forest, one of the impressive environments in Monster Hunter Wilds

21-Aug-2024, 9:30 am Fyra Frost Gaming News

A gigantic spider has this beautiful forest covered in red-blood webs while it hunts for prey.

The Monster Hunter series has grown a lot over the years. With a significant increase in its popularity when Monster Hunter: World was released on PC, the once PlayStation-exclusive series is now available to play on several platforms. Monster Hunter: Rise and its Sunbreak expansion became big hits on Nintendo Switch for example. Monster Hunter Wilds will launch on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series to take advantage of their superior technology in order to offer the...

2K shows Civilization VII at Gamescom

21-Aug-2024, 8:00 am Fyra Frost Gaming News

The new installmen in the iconic strategy series will introduce changes to make gameplay more engaging and exciting than ever.

Following a small teaser that left millions of fans of the popular strategy franchise eager to know more, 2K Games has finally announced officially Civilization VII. The next installment in the series created by Sid Meier was shown yesterday at Gamescom 2024 and it didn't disappoint. A spectacular video offered a first look at the game which boasts impressive graphics, far more detailed than the ones in Civilization VI. Not only does the game feature more and better...