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Google has formally unveiled the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones today at their Made By Google event.

The Google Pixel 3 sports a 5.5-inch 2280x1080 OLED display. The Pixel 3 XL is a larger 6.3-inche 2960x1440 OLED display. A Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset with the Adreno 630 GPU power both phones along with 4GB of RAM, and 64GB/128GB storage. The phones will be running Google's Android 9.0 Pie.

The phones have dual speakers and dual cameras (8-megapixel sensor, an f/1.8 lens, auto-focus, one is wide-angle) on the front. A single-lens camera (12.2-megapixel sensor, with f/1.8 lens) and a fingerprint sensor can be found on the back of the devices. Unfortunately, neither model has a 3.5mm headphone jack, but Google includes a pair of USB-C Pixel earphones. The physical composition of of the phone is made from an aluminum body, and glass casing, which will support wireless charging.

Bethesda's decision not to release Fallout 76 on Steam isn't just about sales revenue, the company says.

A while back I predicted Bethesda.net would become a new sales platform similar to Ubisoft's uPlay or EA's Origin client launcher. Starting with Fallout 76, it actually will be: the game is exclusive to Bethesda.net on PC and won't launch on Steam. This means Bethesda won't have to pay Valve 30% of every game sale for hosting it on Steam, but it also gives the studio direct access to its playerbase--and direct access to stats. Both the financial and first-hand management incentives were major drivers for this decision.

Bethesda's Pete Hines adds more visibility to the decision to tie all versions of Fallout 76 to Bethesda.net:

On the heels of juggernauts like Fallout 4 and Skyrim, Borderlands 2 is the latest full game to get a PlayStation VR adaptation.

Gearbox's flavorful and grind-filled shoot-and-loot FPS sequel will soon be playable in VR, the devs today announced. The game, which was only announced on Sony's PS4-powered PlayStation VR, will be the full Borderlands 2 experience with a few nifty adjustments specifically tailored for virtual reality.

Borderlands 2 VR has a new slow-mo bullet-time ability called "BadAss Mega Fun Time" to even the odds up a bit when the action gets too frenetic. Gamers will also be able to teleport to various locations during battle.

Square Enix's new action-based mech shooter Left Alive releases on March 5, 2019 on PS4 and Steam.

As someone who grew up with games like Armored Core 2, Left Alive looks pretty rad and appeals to my mech sensibilities. I'll be the first to admit I've not delved deep into the well that is mech shooters outside of that aforementioned PS2 classic, but Square Enix's new game blends third-person boots-on-the-ground shooting action with mech warfare and tactical Metal Gear-style stealth. In 22nd century Novo Slava, a war breaks out against man and machine and players are forced into surviving against hulking behemoths designed for killing.

The new trailers show some snazzy mechanics straight out of an Armored Core game--and rightly so as Armored Core series director Toshifumi Nabeshima had a hand in Left Alive's development--and things look smooth and stylish. There's a very neo Cold War type of vibe going here as players take control of three different characters each with their own perspectives, stories, and combat proficiencies during the campaign.

Sony is indeed making a new PlayStation console successor--dubbed the PS5--but sources say the system may not be a huge step above the current PS4 platform.

Long ago I said that a traditional console reset with the PS5 could cause Sony lots of problems. Essentially my point was that the PS5 could alienate Sony's massive 82.2 million install base with the PS4 if it simply resets everything the way the SNES did with the NES. This blow will be severely lessened if the PS5 can play PS4 games via backward compatibility, which patents suggest may happen, but an iterative or synergistic approach would be most beneficial. Now sources say that the PS5 could indeed follow this path.

Publisher sources familiar with early concepts of Sony's next-gen PlayStation tell The Financial Times the system isn't a major step above the current PS4 family. The PS5, the sources say, could be closer to the current PS4 family insofar as architecture. Exact details remain unknown, but sources told TweakTown that the next-gen PlayStation 5 could be powered by AMD's new Navi graphics technology in a scaled form factor to enable advanced 4K gaming and performance.

Beloved RPG developer Obsidian may soon be part of Microsoft's growing first-party studios

Microsoft is planning to buy Obsidian Entertainment, and the deal is almost complete, multiple sources tell Kotaku's Jason Schreier. Obsidian, whose independence has been kept afloat thanks to big crowd-funded games like Pillars of Eternity, is currently developing an unannounced RPG to be published by Take-Two Interactive's Private Division. Sources tell TweakTown this RPG will be "Obsidian's answer to Fallout" but will instead be new IP with Fallout creator Tim Cain at the helm.

This buyout would be the latest in Microsoft's running string of acquisitions; at E3 2018 the company folded independent developers like Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, and Compulsion Games into its Microsoft Game Studios banner. Under Microsoft, Obsidian would enjoy strong funding for its projects, but previous bad blood over its cancelled Stormlands game could interfere with internal studio politics.

Treyarch has detailed the minimum and recommended specs of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on the PC, with some included "high refresh/competitive specs at 1080p" and "4K Ultra" specs. A nice touch, and something I want to see more of. This is a great start.

The developer has also detailed all of the pre-load times for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 through Battle.net, which is a great help so that you know how long to stay up at night when it launches. As for the specs, you won't need much to run the game with a minimum of an Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300 processor, 8GB off RAM and a low-end GeForce GTX 660/GTX 1050 or Radeon HD 7950 required.

The high refresh/competitive specs at 1080p is interesting, as Treyarch recommends an Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 16GB of RAM and either an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or Radeon RX Vega 64. The 4K Ultra specs for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 are much higher in the GPU department, with Treyarch recommending the higher-end GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics card.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is going to be a huge install for console gamers, with physical copies of the game requiring a massive 50GB day one update... something that digital versions won't have to do as it's all included in the pre-load.

Treyarch has confirmed that the day one update for Black Ops 4 will be around 50GB for the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game if you own the physical version, while all digital versions of the game across consoles and PC are included in the pre-load. There is no way that physical copies of COD: Black Ops 4 owners will be able to get away with the 50GB day one update, which really sucks.

The entire point of physical media is to stop these ridiculous download sizes, especially in places where gamers don't get high-speed internet access. 50GB is multiple days of all-day downloading. Trust me, I've been there and specifically moved away from that house so that I could get faster internet.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is set to be one of the biggest releases of 2018, and developer Treyarch is doing something simple to stop people leaking out its game before its October 12 release.

Treyarch will be pushing out a day one update to COD: Black Ops 4, a move that Sledgehammer pulled with Call of Duty: WW2 that stopped leakers. Retail copies always find their way into the hands of gamers either by accident or on purpose, and while there could be countless gamers with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 in their hands, it doesn't matter - they're useless until the day one update.

Twitter user @Ateam_ShAdoWw discovered that the retail version in-hand is useless as a message pops up on his version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 that says "An update is required to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4". The physical retail copies are the only ones that could leak early, as preloads of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 haven't gone live yet and are only hours away on Blizzard Battle.net.

Ubisoft will be bringing players that are keen to pick up Starlink: Battle for Atlas some different purchasing options, but for those players that aren't interested in the toys and just want the game and some goodies, the Digital Edition is now available for purchase on the Nintendo eShop.

Looking at the Ubisoft website we can see that the company will be debuting Starlink: Battle for Atlas with a PlayStation and Xbox One Starter Pack, a Nintendo Switch Starter Pack, a Digital Edition, Digital Edition Deluxe and a Digital Collection 1 Pack. Each of the packs will contain a different level of content, some including physical toys and others bringing more digital content to the game.

Strangely enough there isn't actually any information for the Digital Edition on the Nintendo eShop listing for Starlink: Battle for Atlas. Despite the lack of information the game is still available to pre--order and will be coming in at a cost of $59.99, giving 300 Nintendo Gold points in return for its purchase. Below you will find a break down of each of the packages and their contents for Starlink: Battle for Atlas. If you want to visit the Nintendo eShop listing, visit it here.

As you may already know the project that Bethesda has taken on with Fallout 76 is quite on the larger side, especially when it comes to map size. Curious to see how big the map is? Well, an image has been released which can give you a rough idea.

For those that didn't know, Fallout 76 will be Bethesda's biggest Fallout project yet. Taking the game from what was a single player experience, to now an always online-multiplayer game in a world four times bigger than that of Fallout 4. Players will more options that they can ever dream of in Fallout 76.

As you can imagine, players would not be able to feel the true size of the world until they are actually playing the game, or at least a coming beta. Luckily, GameSpot has gotten their hands-on the title at a recent event and has captured the in-game map and boy, does West Virginia look large. From the above image we can see the legend indicating major roadways, highways, railroads, rivers, structures, landmakrs and even enemies (alligator?). In other news about Fallout 76, if you haven't seen the online multiplayer gameplay footage, check that out here. If you also happened to miss the "Welcome to West Virginia" gameplay video, visit that here.

A new gameplay video has been released onto the official Resident Evil YouTube Channel and it showcases gameplay surrounding college student Claire Redfield.

This time round Capcom has showcased Claire Redfield attempting to figure out what is happening throughout Raccoon City. As Redfield ventures forward into the chaos she runs into a little girl who she attempts to help, Redfield is then ambushed by what seems to be quite a strong enemy. The fight takes quite some time and after watching the video I can say that this game does look absolutely fantastic graphics wise, the enemies are shockingly awesome.

I do suggest that if you are a Resident Evil fan and are keen for this Remake that maybe you should not watch these gameplay videos as it could ruin your shock towards the work that has been put into the graphical upgrade. In other news about the Resident Evil 2 Remake, did you know that Capcom considered a first-person point of view? Check that story out here. Back at the end of July the first gameplay video was released for the title, check that out here. If you own a Nintendo Switch and were hoping to see the Resident Evil 2 Remake come to the handheld console you could just be out of luck, as Capcom have said there are no plans for a Nintendo Switch release, check that story out here.

Jagex has rolled out the open beta for RuneScape mobile on Google Play, and now RuneScapers can continue their training anywhere they would like, making 'no experience waste' a reality.

Jagex has taken to their news section on their website to announce that RuneScapers will now have the option of downloading the RuneScape mobile beta app from the Google Play Store to play on Android devices. According to the post, only members will be able to use this mobile feature and at the moment the app will require Android 5.0 (lollipop) and above. The servers will also be capped to 25,000 players and there is no iOS version for the time being.

Throughout the news post, Jagex also say that there will be numerous problems throughout the mobile app, which is why the developer has limited the number of spaces to just 25,000. Jagex also warn players that since the iOS version has not been released yet to not download any app that claims to have access to RuneScape mobile through iOS, as they will be a scam or most likely account phishers. If you want to check out the full news post on the Jagex website, you can visit that here.

Is there actually a Borderlands 3? No one really knows for certain as Gearbox Software has kept information for the rumored title under-wraps for quite some time now. Recent rumors that have surfaced suggest the game is actually in its localization phase.

To get a good idea where the story is at for a new Borderlands game to be released we have to go back to the start of August where Take-Two Interactive CEO, Strauss Zelnick mentioned that throughout 2019 fans should expect a release of a "highly anticipated new title from one of 2K's biggest franchises." Most fans expect this title to be Borderlands 3 but with no word of the title even being in development we have no official confirmation its on the way.

Recent rumors from 'The Triple S League' have suggested that the title is actually in development and that Borderlands 3 is in its localization phase. Within the localization phase the games' dialogue and languages are being translated for non-english speaking countries, which usually only happens at the end of the titles development. These rumors supposedly come from two independent sources which have no knowledge of each other, but do not take the word for gospel as there has been no official announcement from Gearbox Software as of yet. I will be sure to update you if any information regarding Borderlands 3 is released.

AMD ripped up the multi-threaded CPU game with the original Threadripper 1950X and its 16C/32T of CPU power, but Team Red took it to the next level with Threadripper 2990WX by offering a huge 32C/64T and now Intel has finally caught up, but not beaten AMD.

Intel unveiled its new Xeon W-3175X processor, the new 28C/56T chip based on the Skylake-X architecture. The new 28C/56T beast has a base CPU clock of 3.1GHz and boost clock of 4.3GHz, while it has a whopping 255W TDP, and a huge 6-channel DDR4 support, among a plethora of features and supported technologies.

Intel is offering up to 68 PCIe 3.0 lanes on the server-class motherboards (Xeon W-3175X won't work on X299 motherboards). There is 512GB DDR4 support on the new Intel Xeon W-3175X, which is strange since there are 12 x DIMMs on the supported motherboards.

ASUS and Razer might have a stranglehold on the gaming smartphone market, but Chinese smartphone giant Huawei is rumored to enter the market with the new Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, and the huge Mate 20X.

Huawei's purported Mate 20X is expected to be absolutely huge with a 7.21-inch OLED display and a native resolution of 2240x1080. Inside, it should be powered with the Kirin 980 SoC, 8GB of RAM, and Huawei's own GPU Turbo technology.

The company is teasing that it is hosting an event in London on October 16 for the new Mate 20X smartphone with a tease of #HigherIntelligence (so expect AI technology of course) and the #UltimatePerformance. The tweet from the official Huawei page on Twitter shows someone holding the Mate 20X and its in ice.

As we get closer to the release of Fallout 76, developer Bethesda have detailed the new microtransactions system they're calling Atoms.

Bethesda boss Pete Hines recently spoke with Xbox boss Major Nelson, saying Atoms can be used on buying outfits and skins in Fallout 76, and you can boost up your Atoms with real money, but it's not required as you can complete in-game tasks to earn Atoms, too.

The developer has been dead quiet about the cost of Atoms, so we don't know how much money some gamers will be able to spend on in-game items just yet. But they won't be super hard to find or earn, as Hines told Major Nelson that Fallout 76 will "throw them at you all the time".

Now that Intel has made its next-gen Skylake-X processors official, the flagship Core i9-9980XE will find the perfect home in the beyond enthusiast motherboard from ASUS.

The new ASUS ROG Dominus Extreme is a one of the highest-end motherboards I've ever seen, with an unbelievable amount of power and features crammed into a huge Super ETX form factor motherboard. Not only does it support the 18C/36T processor from Intel, but even the new 28C/56T processor in the form of the new Xeon W-3175W processor.

ASUS' new ROG Dominus Extreme motherboard uses the same LGA 3647 socket, but it amps things up in every single other area. Here's what to expect:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be launching with 14 multiplayer maps, with 15 in total if you count the remake of Nuketown which will arrive in November.

Treyarch has revealed that there will be 14 maps that launch with the game, with the official Twitter account for Treyarch on point with the teases right through to now. Nuketown will launch in November, and is free for anyone who owns Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.

Here's a list of maps that will launch with the game, while Nuketown launches in November.

CD Projekt RED's massively ambitious new FPS Cyberpunk 2077 may get online multiplayer added in the future.

We've long suspected Cyberpunk 2077 would have some sort of online component. After all, the Polish government granted CDPR $7 million to help create things like "seamless multiplayer" in the sci-fi game. Now the studio announces they've teamed up the online game experts at Digital Scapes.

This isn't uncommon in the games industry. Big-name studios often collaborate with outside teams to help bring their visions to life, especially incredibly dynamic and massive open worlds like Cyberpunk 2077. Digital Scapes specializes in a number of fields and has a lot to offer CDPR, especially multiplayer gameplay programming and cloud services management, both of which the Polish devs may not be familiar with on such a grand scale as Cyberpunk demands.