The Razer Hammerhead ear buds have gone through a number of design changes and upgrades over the last few years, with the Hammerhead BT wireless launching in 2018 and the Hammerhead USB-C hitting shelves earlier this year. Now just in time to compete against Apple's AirPod Pro headphones, Razer is …
Read More »Sony is shutting down its PlayStation Vue streaming service as profitability slips further away
The PlayStation 4 has officially become the world's second highest selling home console to date, with more than 102.8 million units sold worldwide. Unfortunately, this level of popularity didn't translate to a best selling subscription service, with PlayStation Vue generating continuous losses for Sony. With that in mind, it shouldn't …
Read More »EA hits record high milestones and shares game release plans for 2020, 2021 and 2022
Yesterday was a rather big one for EA news. Not only did the publisher announce that it will be bringing its games back to Steam and offering EA Access through Valve's platform, but EA's quarterly earnings report also revealed a lot about the upcoming games lineup. We haven't entered the …
Read More »343 Industries begins sending out invites for the biggest Halo: Reach PC test to date
Last night, invitations for the latest beta test began going out to Halo Insiders, with the beta running until Tuesday next week
Read More »It’s official: EA and Valve have partnered up to bring EA games back to Steam
Last week, eagle-eyed PC gamers noticed that some of EA's published titles were being updated on the back end of Steam, seemingly in preparation for EA to return to Valve's platform after a lengthy absence. More evidence popped up over the weekend and EA itself even began teasing us with …
Read More »NVIDIA officially launches GTX 1660 SUPER & GTX 1650 SUPER
Today NVIDIA is officially launching the GTX 1660 SUPER and the GTX 1650 SUPER, revamping the GTX 16-series with better performance for the same cost. We have specs, pricing and availability info here, in addition to two launch-day reviews of GTX 1660 SUPER graphics cards and details on the new feature-packed Nvidia driver update!
Read More »The latest Overwatch leak gives us a look at the game’s next hero
With Blizzcon just a matter of days away, leaks for new game announcements are coming at a swift rate. In the last week, we have had two Diablo 4 related leaks and another two leaks for Overwatch 2. With any leak, it is usually best to remain sceptical until official …
Read More »TSMC and GlobalFoundries drop legal disputes and agree to share patents
Back in August, GlobalFoundries filed a lawsuit against TSMC claiming patent infringement on chips sold in some of the world’s most popular devices. At the time, GlobalFoundries claimed that 25 patents were being infringed on, but it didn’t take long for TSMC to fire back with a number of patent …
Read More »CS:GO crate keys can no longer be re-sold or traded on Steam due to fraudulent activity
Valve doesn't often tinker with the Steam Marketplace, with the company often preferring to sit back and let the community take the wheel on pricing, supply and demand. However, in the case of CS:GO, some changes had to be made this week as Valve came across evidence of fraudulent activity …
Read More »Apple rumoured to use 120Hz ‘Pro Motion’ displays for 2020 iPhone
Over the last few years, we have seen an increasing number of high refresh rate displays coming to smartphones. Razer and Asus kicked things off with 90Hz and 120Hz displays on their respective ‘gaming phones' and now mainstream devices are also recognising the benefits. Now in 2020, Apple will reportedly …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 590 prices slashed to under £200
With rumours of a new Nvidia graphics card looming, AMD is pushing forward with price cuts for the RX 590, which still maintains its position as an excellent 1080p gaming card one year later. Currently at UK retailers, the RX 590 can be found for as low as £175 and …
Read More »Nvidia launches upgraded Shield TV and Shield TV Pro
Last week, a couple of retail outlets in the US broke the street date for sales of two new NVIDIA Shield TV devices, neither of which had been officially announced yet. Now, the new streaming boxes are being formally revealed, with Nvidia announcing the new Shield TV and Shield TV …
Read More »Kojima Productions confirms Death Stranding for PC in 2020
Ever since leaving Konami behind and rebuilding Kojima Productions from the ground up, Hideo Kojima has been focused on delivering Death Stranding on PS4 in collaboration with Sony. There have been rumours of a PC release but we haven't had solid confirmation. That changed today, with Kojima Productions announcing that …
Read More »Get a Stormforce Onyx GTX 1650 gaming PC cheaper using our exclusive discount code
Just last week, Briony reviewed the Stormforce Onyx gaming PC, a very capable, budget-friendly system that can deliver high frame rates at 1080p in many popular esports/competitive games. Now just in case any of you happen to be in the market for a similar pre-built system, we have teamed up …
Read More »Windows 10X leak shows Microsoft’s dual-screen OS will also come to traditional laptops
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced Windows 10X, a lighter version of the OS designed for dual-screen devices, like the Surface Neo or other 2-in-1 tablets. The new OS isn't set to begin rolling out until 2020 but an internal document leak has shed some more light on Microsoft's plans. Two …
Read More »ESPN sources give more details on Overwatch 2
ESPN has been one of the biggest mainstream sports media outlets to support esports over the last few years, often covering Overwatch in particular. In the buildup to Blizzcon, ESPN has reported that they have obtained an official document for the event, which spills the beans on a few key …
Read More »More evidence of EA returning to Steam pops up
Earlier this week, some sleuths monitoring Steam database activity noticed that a number of EA games were receiving behind-the-scenes updates, leading to speculation that EA might return to Steam after a lengthy absence. Now, more evidence has popped up to point towards this and EA is also seemingly teasing the …
Read More »More Diablo 4 leaks tease a returning character and reimagined designs
Earlier this week, we got our first hint at Diablo 4’s upcoming Blizzcon announcement thanks to an artbook advertisement leak. Now, someone has been able to actually take a look at the book for themselves, leaking a legitimate page that shows Lilith the Queen of Succubi returning in reimagined form. …
Read More »Panzer Dragoon: Remake comes to PC this year
Earlier this year, Panzer Dragoon: Remake was announced for the Nintendo Switch, bringing back Sega’s mid 90s classic once again with improved graphics and controls to suit modern day gaming. The remake won’t only be coming to the Switch though, as a PC version has also been announced for Steam. …
Read More »Borderlands 2 VR gets off to a rough start on PC
After originally releasing as a PlayStation VR exclusive in late 2018, Borderlands 2 VR has now made its way over to PC. The game didn’t get off to a great start on Steam, with odd issues popping up depending on the headset being used. Fortunately, the developers have been quick …
Read More »Fallout 76 subscription launches with broken features
Earlier this week, Bethesda announced and launched Fallout 1st, an expensive premium subscription for Fallout 76 that grants access to useful in-game features and a private world for up to eight players. There was already plenty of scepticism around this latest money-making scheme but it got worse over the week …
Read More »Intel is investing to ‘recapture process leadership’
Could this mark a real push to see Intel's 10nm chips on the desktop platform?
Read More »Epic Games sues former tester over leaks
During the buildup to Fortnite’s black hole and chapter two reveal, there were several leaks indicating that a new map was coming. Now after some investigating, Epic Games is suing a former Fortnite User Experience Tester for leaking details about the big update. Polygon was able to get hold of …
Read More »New teaser images show off more of Netflix’s The Witcher
We are nearing the final two months of the year, which also means that Netflix will be announcing a release date for The Witcher any day now. The most recent leaks hint at a new trailer dropping soon and a December 17th release for the series. In the meantime though, …
Read More »Monster Hunter World: Iceborne coming to PC in January
Monster Hunter World was one of the most popular games to come out in 2018 and Capcom has been looking to keep that going in 2019 with the massive Iceborne expansion. Currently, the expansion is available on Xbox One and PS4, but PC players will have the opportunity to jump …
Read More »Payday 2 development resumes amid Starbreeze financial issues
Over the last year or so, Starbreeze has been in a rough financial position, leading to the loss of The Walking Dead video game license, a publisher restructuring and the dropping of StarVR. Prior to this, Payday 2 development had officially ended, but Overkill will be returning to the co-op …
Read More »The Outer Worlds could do with some extra graphics and accessibility settings
Obsidian’s return to modern, first-person RPGs seems to be off to a good start with The Outer Worlds garnering plenty of positive reviews this week. Unfortunately, it isn’t all great news. While this seems to be one of the least buggy Obsidian game launches to date, the game is a …
Read More »New AMD driver brings optimisations for The Outer Worlds and Modern Warfare
Earlier this week, Nvidia began rolling out a new GeForce driver with optimisations for this weekend's big game releases- The Outer Worlds and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Now, those equipped with a Radeon GPU also have a day-one driver available to install, which should grant some notable performance boosts. …
Read More »First Intel Core i9-10980XE review gives an early look at performance
Intel officially announced its new line of Cascade Lake-X HEDT CPUs a few weeks ago, with SKUs all the way up to 18 cores and more competitive pricing to combat the growing popularity of Ryzen. The full launch is coming in November with reviews set to drop around the same …
Read More »RED founder shuts down Hydrogen phone project and retires
RED generated plenty of buzz back in 2017 when it announced the Hydrogen One smartphone. The device was set to utilise a holographic display, feature modular add-ons and push the boundaries of smartphones in terms of specs, camera quality and build materials. The phone ended up falling short of the …
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