The folks at 343 Industries are still working away on the PC version of the Master Chief Collection. The latest developer update gives us a quick look at what the game looks like running on an ultrawide monitor and a breakdown of some of the bugs the team is currently …
Read More »The US President and other politicians pin recent mass shootings on violent video games
The violent video game debate has sprung up again this week, although notable members of the industry have been speaking out against recent comments from politicians.
Read More »Latest Nvidia drivers address five security vulnerabilities
The latest GeForce, Quadro and Telsa drivers address five security flaws, making now a good time ensure you are up to date.
Read More »Apple might bring back Touch ID with under-screen sensor
Over the last couple of years, Apple has phased out Touch ID and replaced it with Face ID. The change is partially driven by the new reduced bezel design, although there were also reports that Apple couldn't get an under-display version of Touch ID working properly. Now, it looks like …
Read More »Thermaltake WaterRAM gets a speed boost with new 32GB 3600MHz kit
Right back at the start of this year, Leo reviewed Thermaltake's WaterRAM memory kit, essentially delivering RAM pre-configured for water cooling enthusiasts with a full block that covers all four DDR4 dimms. At the time, the kit we had was 32GB running at 3200MHz but now, a faster version is …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note 10 images leak ahead launch, 5G model confirmed
Update (05.08.19): Samsung Unpacked 2019 is taking place in just a couple of days but as is often the case with smartphones, leaks have come ahead of time. Last month, we saw a few images pop up for the Galaxy Note 10, now a new leak confirms the Galaxy Note …
Read More »Rainbow Six Quarantine will be out before the end of March 2020
Back at E3, Ubisoft gave us a small teaser for the next Rainbow Six game, titled ‘Rainbow Six Quarantine'. This is essentially a fully fleshed out, standalone version of the limited time ‘Outbreak' mode from Rainbow Six Siege, focusing on PvE co-op in a fight for survival. At the time, …
Read More »ASUS’s 43-inch 4K, 120Hz, HDR display is officially launching this month
43-inches of 4K, high refresh rate, HDR goodness will be hitting store shelves in just a few weeks.
Read More »No Man’s Sky Beyond is coming out in less than two weeks
No Man's Sky has had quite the impressive turnaround over the years. While the game initially disappointed at launch, the team at Hello Games put their heads down and got to work on various improvements, leading to several huge free updates. At this point, No Man's Sky has better crafting/building, …
Read More »Apple suspends Siri grading program following privacy scandal
Within the last couple of weeks, Apple has found itself in the middle of another privacy and security misstep. A report surfaced stating that contractors were given access to Siri recordings and would often hear private conversations while trying to ‘grade' Siri commands in order to improve the service in …
Read More »Black Mesa’s Xen chapters now in full beta
Back in June we learned that Black Mesa, a remake of Half-Life 1, was going to be getting a public beta for the Xen section of the game very soon. A limited beta has been available for a few weeks now but today, the full Xen Chapters have been pushed …
Read More »Call of Duty Modern Warfare open beta coming in September
Modern Warfare returns this year for the Call of Duty franchise, bringing back classic multiplayer modes, a single-player campaign and as you might expect, Battle Royale. Previews of the game have now gone live across the web and Activision has announced the dates for the game's open and closed beta …
Read More »Bungie pushes back Destiny 2: Shadowkeep and free to play launch
It has been almost two months since Bungie first announced Destiny 2's next expansion and plans to make the base game and first-year DLCs all free to play. At the time, the new expansion and free to play transition were due to take place in September but a small delay …
Read More »Respawn Entertainment’s VR game will finally be revealed next month
We've known for a couple of years now that a team over at Respawn has been focusing on creating a first-person combat game for virtual reality. The title will be released in partnership with Oculus and while we haven't heard much about the project since its announcement, that will be …
Read More »Gamerstorm Castle 360 EX AIO liquid cooler competition winners announced!
Throughout July, we teamed up with the fine folks at Deepcool to run a competition for not just one, but TWO Castle 360 EX all-in-one liquid coolers, featuring Deepcool's new anti-leak technology. We had a lot of entries for this one but today we are pleased to announce our two …
Read More »EVGA RTX 2080Ti XC Hybrid GPU competition winner announced!
Earlier this month, we launched a huge competition to thank our loyal readers, giving one lucky winner an EVGA RTX 2080Ti XC Hybrid graphics card with all-in-one liquid cooling pre-installed. We had thousands of entries for this one but there can only be one winner, whom we are announcing today. …
Read More »More powerful AMD Navi GPUs said to be ‘on track’
High-end Navi appears to be on the way after all
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 re-imagined as a PlayStation 1 game
We are used to seeing a lot of video game remakes and remasters nowadays but what about De-makes? In an interesting video, one YouTuber recreated a section of Cyberpunk 2077 in the style of a PlayStation 1 game, giving us a look at what something like this would have looked …
Read More »G.Skill unleashes Ryzen optimised 3800MHz DDR4 RAM kits
With the jump to 3rd Gen Ryzen processors and the X570 chipset, RAM speeds have greatly improved on AMD's platform. As a result, we have already started seeing new ‘Ryzen optimised' memory kits hitting the market and today, G.Skill is launching its fastest yet. The new G.Skill Trident Z Neo …
Read More »OCUK Red Hot sale brings discounts to 3rd Gen Ryzen, gaming laptops, monitors and more
Amazon Prime Day may have passed but there are plenty of other tech deals floating around for those after a summer-time upgrade. Today, the Overclockers UK red hot sale has launched, with decent savings to be had across everything from pre-built PCs and laptops, to DIY PC components and peripherals. …
Read More »Win an EVGA RTX 2080Ti XC Hybrid water-cooled GPU! (closed)
There is just ONE DAY LEFT to enter our RTX 2080Ti giveaway!
Read More »Samsung to announce two new devices today ahead of Galaxy Unpacked
While we weren't expecting to see any new smartphone announcements from Samsung until next week, it looks like we'll be getting two surprises later today. Samsung Unpacked is taking place next Wednesday but the company has announced plans to reveal two devices today in a pre-event stream. The early stream …
Read More »Crash Team Racing update will add micro-transactions
In true Activision fashion, the publisher has announced that it will be sneaking micro-transactions into Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fuelled. This is a similar tactic to what Activision has been doing with Call of Duty recently, keeping micro-transactions out of the game at launch and introducing them later. While we normally …
Read More »Thermaltake’s new Pacific Hard Tube kit gives you everything you need to start water cooling
Back at Computex during our catch up with Thermaltake, we received word of a hard-tubing liquid cooling bundle, set up to give you everything you need to put together a water-cooling loop in one easy package. Now, the TT Pacific CL360 Max D5 water cooling kit has officially arrived. For …
Read More »EVO 2019 and The International set to be a Team Razer showcase
Razer has been a big supporter in the esports space for many years now, with roots going all the way back to 2005. At this point, Team Razer sponsors many top pro players, spread across 18 teams in 25 different countries. So far, 2019 is looking like a big showcase …
Read More »NVIDIA updates RTX Studio lineup with new laptops and 30-bit colour support on GeForce
Back at Computex, NVIDIA launched its new ‘RTX Studio' initiative, aiming to create professional drivers for creative desktop users and powerful workstation laptops for those who need to do design, editing, modelling work on the go. We saw a bunch of RTX Studio laptops announced then but a few more …
Read More »Cooler Master’s GS750 ‘desktop hub’ packs in wireless charging, 7.1 sound and more
We first saw Cooler Master's mew GS750 ‘desktop hub' back at Computex 2018. At the time, it seemed like a simple RGB headphone stand but it turns out that quite a few additional features have been packed in, warranting the ‘desktop hub' name. Briony has already reviewed the GS750, so …
Read More »SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive mini has 42 pre-installed games
Since Nintendo released the NES Mini a couple of years ago, there has been a huge boost in popularity for retro consoles coming back in miniature form. We've seen Nintendo continue the trend with the SNES Mini, Sony jumped on board with a miniature PS1 and now this year, SEGA …
Read More »Microsoft Flight Simulator public testing to begin next month
Microsoft Flight Simulator made a grand return to the spotlight earlier this year thanks to an impressive reveal at E3. Now, it won't be long for the first enthusiasts to get their hands on it, as the Flight Simulator Insider Program is taking on sign-ups, with the first playable preview …
Read More »PS4 surpasses 100 million units shipped, beating out PS2 and Nintendo Wii
It is well known that Sony has been doing incredibly well throughout this console generation but it looks like the PS4 still had one last record to break before we enter the PS5 generation in 2020. Sony has now shipped over 100 million PS4 consoles, becoming the fastest console to …
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