Rocksteady Studios, the developers behind the Batman Arkham series, have finally broken the silence about their next game, and it turns out that most of the leaks and rumours were true. Taking to their social media, the developer uploaded an image of the Suicide Squad logo in the shape of a target on Superman's head, confirming that their next game will be centered on the Suicide Squad. This comes ahead of the upcoming DC Fandome event, a 24-hour showcase of everything new and upcoming in the world of DC comics, movies, video games and more. READ MORE: The Pathless Reveals Breathtaking New PS5 Gameplay Footage Heading over to Rocksteady Studios' Twitter account, you'll find one of their latest posts finally unveiling the project. Suicide Squad will be their next endeavor, as many may have guessed judging by the wild leaks and speculation that ran rampant up until its announcement today. For the most part, we know little about the game other than what few details were provided in the leaks - which may or may not be true. However, we do know that Superman will be involved, and it seems like he's being hunted by the Suicide Squad. Target locked - #DCFanDome - August 22. #suicidesquadgame pic.twitter.com/HrXZNKwo0f— Rocksteady Studios (@RocksteadyGames) August 7, 2020 Ever since the release of David Ayer's Suicide Squad film in 2016 - which starred Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot, and Jared Leto as The Joker, among others - the crew of misfit villains/anti-heroes have exploded in popularity; so much so that the film is actually being rebooted by Warner Bros. under the title The Suicide Squad, with James Gunn directing the upcoming flick. Rocksteady have received plenty of critical and commercial success for their previous Batman games, so the franchise appears to be in assured hands. We'll certainly know more about the title when it's revealed at the DC Fandome event on August 22nd.

It's the fourth week ending, and that means it's time for more weekly news round-ups in the gaming and entertainment industry! This week packed a few cool surprises, one of which being the unprecedented success of a game involving bean people. Meanwhile, Keanu Reeves makes headlines again with the announcement of a fifth John Wick movie (spoiler, I'm assuming he lives in John Wick 4), and Horizon Zero Dawn escapes PlayStation's exclusivity shackles by making its way onto PC. Let's take a walk. READ MORE: Watch: Godfall - Gameplay Walkthrough Fall Guys is basically Takeshi's Castle: The Game Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, a subversive battle royale game revolving around bean people tackling obstacle courses in true Takeshi's Castle fashion, made its grand debut this past week - and we do mean grand. The game apparently acquired over 1.5 million players in just 24 hours of its release, and continues to grow strong - a feat I'm sure helped by being free to PlayStation Plus subscribers. This is a new battle royale that you don't want to miss (I can't believe I just said that). Breaking new dawn on PC Horizon Zero Dawn has left the confines of PlayStation 4's exclusivity and has now found another home on PC. Players were treated this week to its massive release outside of Sony's spectrum, though was plagued with a few technical hiccups. Thankfully, a day one patch may have remedied some of its issues, but for the most part, it's more Horizon Zero Dawn and that should be fine for fans and newcomers alike - that is until Forbidden West. Read our full review right here. We're gonna need more pencils... Keanu Reeves is still the talk of the town in the gaming world, but he's still making waves in the movie industry as well. With Bill & Ted Face The Music, The Matrix 4, and John Wick 4 on the horizon for this breathtaking actor, Lionsgate have confirmed that a fifth John Wick film will be shot back to back with the fourth movie, scheduled to release in 2022 and 2023, respectively. We're expecting a lot more deaths by pencils. Cyberpunk 2077 readies another Night City Wire Speaking of things the great Mr. Reeves is involved in, CD Projekt Red - the good kids on the gaming block - have announced the second episode of their Night City Wire event that will offer more deep dives into the upcoming RPG, Cyberpunk 2077. The last Night City Wire proved to be quite a success, so it's no surprise that another was planned. We still have a lot of game to unpack, so let's enjoy the ride when episode 2 airs on August 10th. State of Play brings the Bugsnax Yesterday, Sony held a bit of a small-scaled event compared to the PS5 reveal showcase. This State of Play hosted a number of indie reveals and third-party trailers, some of which were quite surprising. The biggest takeaways from the event were definitely The Pathless and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, but we're still holding out hope for Godfall to be a successful looter-slasher. On the other hand, Bugsnax gameplay finally debuted and will now haunt our dreams for the next few months.

AOC have recently released the G2 range of gaming orientated monitors. Each of the new models have their own unique selling points that differentiate them from their rather tough competition in 2020. We recently looked at the AOC 24G2, which had immaculate colour reproduction, and now it’s time for its bigger brother to get the rundown. The AOC CU34G2X is a 34 inch UltraWide QHD curved gaming monitor and one that certainly looks impressive. Does it deliver in terms of performance though? I’ll get to that in a bit. First up, the technical details: Monitor color - Black Red Monitor size - 34" inch Resolution - 3440x1440 Refresh rate - 144Hz Response time - 4 ms Response time (mprt) - 1 ms Panel type - VA Backlight - WLED Aspect ratio - 21.9 Brightness - 300 Contrast (dynamic) - 80M:1 Pixel pitch - 0.23175 Active Screen Area - 797.22 x 333.72 Viewing Angle (CR10) - 178/178 º Colors - 16.7 Million Bezel type - Frameless OSD languages - EN, FR , ES, PT, DE, IT, NL, SE, FI, PL ,CZ, RU, KR, CN (T), CN (S), JP Connections: Signal input - HDMI 2.0 x 2, DisplayPort 1.4 x 2 USB Input - USB 3.2 (Gen1) x 4 Audio output - Headphone out (3.5mm) Features: Curved screen - Curved Dimensions: Carton dimensions mm x mm x mm - 903x548x280 Gross weight incl package kg - 9.47 With that all out the way, let’s get into the nitty gritty of the monitor itself. First and foremost, the monitor has quite a striking design. It looks absolutely gorgeous. From the moment you open up the rather large packaging, you’ll be quite excited about it. The monitor’s stand in particular, if you’ll excuse the pun, really stands out and perfectly fits in with the rest of the monitor’s design. From the front, the screen panel itself looks great with an almost non-existent bezel framing it. In fact, with the screen switched off, you wouldn’t be able to tell there’s a bezel at all and that’s great. With the screen switched on, you’ll notice a framing region but this hardly detracts from it. The bottom part of the panel has a chunkier bezel but this is to be expected since it houses the control buttons which you’ll need to play around with its settings. The back of the screen panel looks great and it’s a bit of a shame that it’ll probably be facing a wall in most user’s homes. On the back, you’ll find the slot that the monitor stand clips into. This also doubles as the perfect spot for a VESA mount should you choose to mount the screen instead of having it on its default stand. Once the stand is clipped into place, it feels sturdy and you’ll be able to adjust the monitor’s height quite easily by sliding it up or down for a maximum of 130mm. You can also swivel the monitor 30 degrees either left or right from its default position and can tilt it up 23 degrees or tilt it down 5 degrees. The monitor, when on its stand, looks great with its 1500R curvature and a maximum viewing angle of 178/178º for the screen itself. This is noteworthy especially considering that this isn’t an IPS screen. When switching on the monitor, you’ll want to immediately adjust its colour settings to suit your needs. Thankfully the built-in menus allow quite a lot of customization with regards to this and users should be able to find the right combination to suit their tastes. The monitor does have 100% sRGB coverage and while its AdobeRGB coverage is reportedly slightly lower at 84% the colours just seemed quite washed out compared to my Asus VZ239HE IPS panel. The AOC CU34G2X features a VA panel and seeing it side by side with my IPS screen drove home the fact that even though the colour reproduction scores are pretty high, it just doesn’t have that extra bit of oomph that IPS panels can deliver. Quite a bit of a let down here if I’m completely honest. If you opt to use the included HDMI cable, you’ll be able to run the monitor at a maximum of 120hz at a lower resolution of 2560x1080. At any of the higher resolutions you’ll be dropped down to 100hz as the maximum refresh rate over HDMI. If you want to make use of the full 144Hz, you’ll have to use a Display Port 1.4 cable. Running the monitor with a Display Port cable will also allow you to output a maximum native recommended resolution of 3440x1440 with an optional upscaled 4K x 2K resolution at a lower refresh rate depending on your display settings. The AOC CU34G2X supports Freesync and this worked perfectly with my AMD RX590. The true test of the monitor’s mettle however obviously lies in actually using it for gaming and I’m happy to report that at 144Hz, playing a game like Counter Strike: Global Offensive was terrific. Mouse movement and gameplay just felt so smooth throughout and quite a step up over the default 60Hz I’ve become accustomed to. The monitor’s large size also allows for more peripheral vision in games which depending on your tastes, is something that may appeal to you. If you plan to use the AOC CU34G2X for work purposes as well as gaming, you’ll find the extra screen real estate quite welcome. Oh and it even has a headphone jack which is quite a useful add on for a screen to have. At 300 nits brightness, the AOC CU34G2X is not exactly blinding but thankfully it does feature a dimming mode to help save your eyes some strain. There also seems to be some HDR support with the monitor sporting an HDR Game mode that truly makes the image quality pop. Playing Resident Evil 2 with this enabled was quite a cinematic endeavour. It may not be HDR10 certified but the basic HDR support it has certainly does make a significant difference. Since most gamers these days play on more than just PC, I attempted to use the monitor for standard PS4 gaming and that was less than stellar. Playing a game like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was rather disappointing with the video being somewhat stretched at 1080p being displayed at 60hz. If you have a PS4 Pro, your results may differ but alas, I could not try this out. Overall, the AOC CU34G2X is a great 21:9 ultrawide panel that is ultimately bogged down by a couple of mediocre things. The fact that it’s not an IPS panel in 2020, can only display 144hz over display port and has less than stellar colour reproduction compared to a monitor that’s a fraction of its price, kneecaps it heavily. There’s also the fact that for some absolutely insane reason, the monitor is severely overpriced in South Africa coming in at a retail price of R14799. The screen should be $599 and at that price, it would be a great budget ultrawide display that gamers could consider if they don’t want a dual or tri-screen setup on their desks. However, with the local pricing being so exorbitantly high, I would rather suggest picking up the AOC 24G2 instead since you’ll be getting a far better product and far more value for your money.

PlayStation's recent State of Play event was host to a number of interesting and charming indie titles (and whatever unspeakable psychological horror Bugsnax is), but one indie title that stood out above the rest was developer Giant Squid's The Pathless. The game comes to us from the creators of ABZÛ, arguably one of the best indie games of the generation. We received a lengthy six minutes of gameplay at State of Play, showing the free-flowing, kinetic movement and energy of the strikingly gorgeous gameplay. READ MORE: Godfall - Gameplay Walkthrough The Pathless plays out like a speedrunners dream. Using marker points dotted across terrains and environments and targeting them with your archery skills, players can freely glide across the world, gaining more and more momentum as they do. What makes this concept incredibly unique is that it's not the only focus of the gameplay. There are plenty of sections that involve third-person melee combat and puzzle-solving as well. However, the highlight will definitely be encounters with boss-like giant dark spirits. Some stealth is involved as you avoid their field of detection, before the chase is on and you end off the encounter with a one-on-one battle. Developer Giant Squid provided the following description: From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world. Forge a connection with your eagle companion as you hunt corrupted spirits, but be careful to not become the hunted yourself. Explore misty forests full of secrets, solve puzzles in ancient ruins, and test your skill in epic battles. The bond with your eagle and the fate of the world hang in the balance. The Pathless launches later this year for PlayStation 5.