Alongside AMD's Ryzen 5000 series CPU launch, G.Skill has also updated its Trident Z Neo memory series. The Trident Z Neo series was introduced to offer an optimised memory solution for AMD Ryzen systems. The latest kits are looking to be the best yet. G.Skill's new Trident Z Neo DDR4 …
Read More »Razer announces Razer Book 13 with 11th Gen Intel CPUs and Xe graphics
Today, Razer is launching the all-new Razer Book 13, a high-performance laptop for productivity in today's mobile world. The Razer Book 13 is also Intel Evo certified, a badge intended to indicate the best in thin-and-light laptops. Under the hood, you will find an 11th Gen Intel Core i5 or …
Read More »Ryzen 5000 series CPUs now available in UK
After a one month wait, AMD has officially released the first Ryzen 5000 series processors, starting at the top with the Ryzen 9 5950X and going down to the Ryzen 5 5600X. With retailers now able to list and ship the CPUs, we take a look at UK availability and …
Read More »GeForce Now adds Among Us, Endless Space and more this week
GeForce Now has been getting weekly library updates since its launch out of beta and this week is no exception. This time around, we have ten games joining the library, including Dungeons 3, which is free on the Epic Games Store for the next week. While last week had big …
Read More »Blizzard cracks down on multi-boxing ahead of WoW: Shadowlands launch
Ahead of WoW's next big expansion launch, Blizzard is making an effort to crack down on certain in-game practices. The most notable thing here is a renewed stance against multi-boxing and automated gameplay methods. This week, Blizzard issued a policy update for input broadcasting software. This allows a single keystroke …
Read More »Nintendo Switch sales surpass NES
The Nintendo Switch has performed excellently since its launch over three years ago. At this point, the console has surpassed the lifetime sales of the Wii U, GameCube, Nintendo 64 and SNES. This week, the console also surpassed the NES in lifetime sales. As part of Nintendo's recent earnings report, …
Read More »Valve rolls out Steam Playtest
Valve is making it easier for developers to allow playtesting for their games. A new feature is being added to Steam called ‘Steam Playtest', allowing interested players to sign up to beta tests at the click of a button. The feature is very simple. Developers can announce public playtests and …
Read More »Dataminers uncover Black Panther and War Machine in Marvel’s Avengers
At this point, Crystal Dynamics has put plans for future Avengers content on hold in order to further refine the base game. However, thanks to the efforts of dataminers, we do have a good idea as to which characters are coming next. We already know that Kate Bishop and Clint …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn PC patch finally removes lengthy shader optimisation process
It has been a while since we last checked in with the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn. Today, Guerrilla released the latest patch, which includes some pretty major upgrades, including a rewrite of the shader system and the ability to skip the lengthy shader optimisation process. Patch 1.07 for …
Read More »Ubisoft investigating possible Watch Dogs Legion source code leak
Last month, a hacking group claimed to have compromised Ubisoft's systems and got their hands on confidential files and documents. We haven't heard much since then, but now, it looks like the group has released Watch Dogs Legion's source code on the internet. According to some sources, there is a …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War update coming to Warzone in December
We've known for a while now that Call of Duty: Warzone will persist between annual Call of Duty games, but details on exactly how that will work have been slim. We are finally starting to get some answers this week though. Warzone will remain its own separate game, incorporating elements …
Read More »Mass Effect Trilogy voice actors are taking part in N7 Day this year
We've been hearing rumours about a Mass Effect remaster throughout most of 2020 at this point. More fuel has been added to the fire this week, as it has been confirmed that the original voice actors from the Mass Effect Trilogy will be taking part in N7 day this year. …
Read More »Friday The 13th: The Game is getting one final patch, dedicated servers shutting down
Just a few days after Halloween, the team behind Friday the 13th: The Game have an unfortunate update for players. The game's dedicated servers are being taken offline this month as part of the next patch. “All things must come to an end”, the game's lead community developer writes in …
Read More »Corsair announces HS70 Bluetooth gaming headset
Corsair is expanding its headset line-up again this month, this time with the new HS70 Bluetooth gaming headset, providing wired and wireless audio for a wide range of devices. The HS70 Bluetooth has three connection options, one for high-fidelity 24-bit/96KHz audio over USB and or 3.5mm jack, or wireless audio …
Read More »Todd Howard reveals new information on Starfield
During the Develop: Brighton conference this week, Todd Howard appeared as a guest speaker, giving us quite a few new details on Starfield. Some points are repeated, such as the revamped engine, but there is also some very interesting new information for long-time Bethesda fans. The conference was hosted by …
Read More »Godfall PC system requirements announced
Godfall is coming next week for both the PlayStation 5 and PC. Given that this is a PS5 console launch exclusive, we'd expect some beefy PC hardware requirements. Today, we get to see exactly how demanding the game will be on PC. This week, Gearbox and Counterplay announced the PC …
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Read More »Apple has ‘one more thing’ to announce at event next week
Apple has had two events over the last couple of months, announcing new iPads, iPhones and other accessories. The company isn't done yet though, as another ‘One More Thing' event has been announced for next week. Today, Apple began teasing that it has ‘one more thing' up its sleeve for …
Read More »3DMark DirectX Ray-Tracing benchmark released
UL Benchmarks is updating its PC benchmarking roster with a new addition. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing is now available, just in time for AMD's new RX 6000 series GPUs. With Radeon RX 6000, RDNA 2 equipped next-gen consoles and Nvidia's own RTX GPUs, there are plenty of ray-tracing capable graphics cards …
Read More »G.Skill launches CL14 low-latency memory kits with up to 64GB capacity
G.Skill has released plenty of super-fast memory kits over the DDR4 generation but this week, we are focusing on extreme low-latency. This week, G.Skill is announcing low-latency DDR4 kits with up to 64GB capacity. These kits will be DDR4-3600 CL14-15-15-35 and released in 32GB and 64GB kits under the Trident …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-orders higher than any other expansion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is finally releasing later this month after delays pushed it out of October and it is already looking to be the biggest expansion launch for the game so far. During a recent Activision Blizzard earnings call, the publisher boasted that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has the …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 Steam release delayed as ArenaNet focuses on next expansion
Back in August, ArenaNet announced that it would be bringing Guild Wars 2 to Steam ahead of the game's next major expansion. This Steam launch was originally planned to take place this month, but plans have since been pushed back. The Steam release was set to precede the game's next …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor’s online features are shutting down this year
It has been six years since Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor released and during that time, the game's online features have remained intact. That will be changing soon though, with online features set to be removed at the end of this year. Shadow of Mordor brought in the debut of the …
Read More »Ubisoft pushes back Rainbow Six Quarantine, Far Cry 6 and Avatar
Last week, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry 6 would no longer be coming out in February 2021, pushing the release back to later in the year. It turns out there is one other big delay too, with Rainbow Six Quarantine being pushed back again. During Ubisoft's recent quarterly earnings report, …
Read More »Intel launches Iris Xe MAX graphics for laptops
Intel is expanding its Xe graphics line-up with Iris Xe MAX featuring Deep Link and PCIe Gen 4 support.
Read More »Gears Pop! is shutting down in 2021
A couple of years ago, Microsoft made a big push with the Gears of War IP, announcing three games in one year – Gears 5, Gears Tactics and Gears Pop. Now 18 months later, one of those experiments is coming to an end. Gears Pop! was developed by Media Tonic …
Read More »EA plans to appeal loot box case in The Netherlands
Earlier this week, the Dutch Gaming Authority announced plans to fine EA millions of dollars for its inclusion of “addictive gaming elements” in FIFA in The Netherlands. EA previously threw in the towel and removed the ability to buy FIFA points when it ran into this problem in Belgium, but …
Read More »Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is coming in early 2021
Last year, Riot Games announced Riot Forge, a new initiative to expand the League of Legends IP with a mix of new games, some of which will be single-player titles developed by third-party studios. The first single-player League of Legends game is now almost ready for prime time, with a …
Read More »Black Mesa is getting a big ‘Definitive Edition’ update
Black Mesa, the fan-made remake of Half-Life 1, launched to great reception earlier this year after an extensive period in Early Access. The folks at The Crowbar Collective aren't done improving the game yet though, as the team is already working on a big ‘Definitive Edition' update. This week, the …
Read More »Don’t expect PSVR 2 for PlayStation 5 anytime soon
Over the last couple of months, Sony has been much more open when it comes to the PlayStation 5 but the company has remained quiet on its plans for next-gen VR. Unfortunately, it sounds like we'll be waiting quite some time for a PSVR 2 on next-gen hardware. Speaking with …
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