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Prodrive has just unveiled a $50,000 USD racing simulator. Made from the highest quality materials, the simulator sees 16 layers of birch steamed into a dynamic fluid shape and finished in lacquered gloss black, and the floating monocoque is made entirely from carbon fiber. Designed by CALLUM, the Prodrive Racing Simulator sees a 49-inch AOC Dual-QHD 5k resolution curved monitor (165Hz refresh rate), a mechanical pedal box, an electrically adjustable Cobra Nogaro Street seat, Bowers & Wilkins PX7 headphones, a Precision Sim Engineering LM Pro steering wheel (5 rotary dials, 12 push buttons & carbon fibre paddles), and is powered by a bespoke simulator computer with a 12GB GeForce RTX graphics card and 16GB memory. The simulator utilizes 35 years of accumulated racing knowledge and ...

Sony PlayStation Plus members will be receiving a handful of new titles to play on the console beginning tomorrow, August 16. The paid service, which functions similar to the Xbox Game Pass, offers a varied lineup of different online and multiplayer games, introducing new additions to its catalog each month. This month, the new games arriving on PS Plus include Bugsnax, an adventure game where players are challenged to explore an island and capture the titular creatures, and three titles from Sega’s Yakuza franchise. Inspired by classic yakuza films, the series brings together strategy, role-playing and action in an open-world format. Other games in the mix are Monopoly Madness, Monopoly Plus and UNO, PlayStation’s takes on the iconic real-life board and card games. There’s also the tactic...

Intel has long been a household name in the world of CPUs, but now as a new entrant into the world of graphics processing units (GPUs), many gamers are curious how its new offerings will fare when benchmarked against industry heavyweights like NVIDIA and AMD. Now, after a thorough benchmarking of the Intel® Arc™ A750 Limited Edition Graphics Card, testing over 50 titles, Intel has released its findings. In its recent report, the new GPU excelled when running on a modern API like DX12 and Vulkan, and was able to achieve a three to five percent advantage over the GeForce RTX 3060 in both 1080p Ultra and 1440p High settings. The video also teased a bit more of the cosmetic enhancements that the card receives like a matte black shroud with purple ARGB. Estimated to sell for $300 – $350 ...

The revival of NBA 2K23‘s Jordan Challenge is making a promise to fans that they will be able to authentically experience the GOAT’s 15 greatest moments in the league. The challenge is expected to receive a significant upgrade from 2K11, revealing that it will feature 15 key moments from Michael Jordan‘s career, including his 1982 NCAA National Championship, the “Flu Game,” as well as his game-winning shot at the 1998 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls. Eurogamer reported that the upgraded version will feature 15 “unique game experiences” that are sure to give fans an authentic experience ensured by the video filty system that is used to recreate the TV quality during that era, as well as voices of legendary coach and analyst Mike Fratello heard throughout the mode and in pre-game interview...

Though fans were delighted by SEGA‘s announcement of Sonic Frontiers back in December last year, the subsequent trailers have left many dissatisfied with how the game looks and plays, with many criticizing it for its lack of engaging gameplay and bland world design. Unfortunately, it now also appears that the studio has no intention to postpone the game’s 2022 release in order to make more improvements to address fans’ concerns. “We do not consider postponing the launch at this point,” the studio’s senior EVP Koichi Fukazawa replied in an official English translation of the Q&A. “Within the communication with users, we intend to reflect the parts that can be reflected within the development timeline and to build empathy with users. Sonic IP is a mainstay title we will sell over th...

With Breaking Bad‘s spin-off series Better Call Saul coming to end, the franchise’s creator Vince Gilligan has been reflecting on his time with the two projects, and he has now revealed that he actually wanted to make a Grand Theft Auto-styled video game based around Jesse Pinkman and Walter White. Appearing on a recent episode of Inside the Gilliverse, the writer and director said that at one point, he was in talks to adapt Breaking Bad into a game but the idea just never took off. “I’m not much of a video game player, but how can you not know Grand Theft Auto?” Gilligan said on the podcast. “I remember saying to the guys—[who are] off running Apple now…who said yes originally to Breaking Bad — ‘Who owns Grand Theft Auto? Can’t you have a module, can’t there be a&...

Epic Games appears to have granted fans’ wishes to bring Dragon Ball Z characters to Fortnite. The crossover has long been requested by fans for some time now and recent leaks have sent fans to wonder if the characters will be coming to battle royale games. Epic Games and Fortnite have confirmed the rumors on Twitter with a simple image of the Dragon Shenron with a caption, “Speak. Name your wish…8.16.2022.” The image and the Tweet both reference the titular Dragon Balls and announce that the crossover will hit the game starting next week. No additional details have been revealed thus far, however, it can be expected that similar to previous crossovers, Fortnite gamers might get a chance to include Shenron and can expect bundles as well as character items and skins in the Dragon Ball theme...

Activision has now removed the samoyed skin from Call of Duty: Warzone following allegations of plagiarism. The skin was first made available under the Floof Fury pack for in-game operator Kim Tae Young for the game’s fourth season, but Chinese artist Sail Lin quickly noticed the similarities with a design they created two years ago. Since the revelations, Activision received a large amount of backlash from the gaming community and has now issued a statement of apology on top of pulling the skin from the game. “We have the utmost respect for creativity and content creation,” said Activision. “We love the Loyal Samoyed, but regrettably we erred in our process and have removed this imagery from the game. We apologize for the misstep.” As Polygon points out, it’s not the first time ...

Every FIFA video game is special in its own way, but this upcoming edition is arguably the biggest in history. As the last title under the ‘FIFA’ name, EA Sports went all in on delivering a breathtaking experience that will continue its legacy for years to come. Last month, HYPEBEAST spoke with Sam Kerr as she made history becoming the first female footballer to grace the global cover alongside Paris Saint-Germain and France superstar, Kylian Mbappé. To add, FIFA 23 will also feature women’s club teams for the first time with the inclusion of the Barclays Women’s Super League and Division 1 Arkema at launch. In terms of gameplay, Hypermotion2 has revolutionized the experience by offering over 6,000 true-to-life animations made from millions of match capture frames — translating into t...

Video game streams have seen a decline in both viewership and hours streamed over the past quarter, according to new numbers from Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet. The drop in streamers and viewership could be attributed to the gradual passing of the pandemic, which is allowing people to spend more time outside than being stuck at home. Across Twitch, YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming, a combined 7.36 billion hours of livestreams was watched by viewers, marking a significant 18.1 percent drop year-over-year and an 8.4 percent decline compared to Q1 of 2022. Streamers were only live for 273 million hours as well, equating to a 19.4 percent plummet from the same period last year and 12 percent from last quarter. Twitch continues to perform the best in the industry, holding 76.7 percent of the ...