The Division 2 has been set to get its first full-fledged raid mission for a while now. The mission was originally supposed to drop in April alongside the Tidal Basin update but was pushed back a bit. Now, Ubisoft has given us our first look at the raid in action, …
Read More »Supreme Court rules ‘Apple Tax’ antitrust lawsuit can proceed
Apple is no stranger to lawsuits, whether they come from competing companies, former partners, or its very own customers. For a while now, one group of iOS users has been trying to push an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, on the grounds that Apple’s 30 percent App Store revenue cut results …
Read More »Gears of War 5 might be coming in September
It has almost been a full year since Microsoft first announced Gears of War 5 with an impressive looking gameplay trailer. E3 is coming up once again in just a few weeks and the leaks are already starting to come in. This time around, it looks like the release date …
Read More »AMD RX 640 spotted in new driver files
While much of this year’s focus will be on Navi, it looks like AMD might be squeezing a bit more life out of Polaris this year in addition to ushering in new architecture. Recent reports suggest that we’ll be getting a Radeon RX 640 at the low-end of the line-up, …
Read More »Vodafone will be the first UK carrier to offer 5G
The 5G revolution has been touted for years now, with plenty of large tech companies hedging their bets on the upcoming mobile networking standard. Devices with 5G support are starting to arrive for consumers this year and soon, carriers will be making their networks live. Here in the UK, Vodafone …
Read More »AMD 3rd Gen Ryzen rumours put Threadripper’s future in question
There is no doubt that so far, Ryzen has been a huge success for AMD. Not only has competition been restored to the mainstream and high-end gaming segments of the CPU market, but Threadripper also posed a huge challenge to Intel’s HEDT line up. We are closing in on the …
Read More »Next Apex Legends patch to address hit registration and XP farmers
Apex Legends might not be setting the gaming world on fire at the moment, but the game is still widely played and Respawn is looking to address key issues. Earlier this month, a huge ban wave cleared out hundreds of thousands of cheaters and now an upcoming patch will address …
Read More »SSD ‘price war’ set to drive down costs for higher-capacity drives
SSD adoption is on the rise and prices are set to fall, particularly for high-capacity drives.
Read More »WhatsApp urges users to update following dangerous Spyware discovery
There are 1.5 billion people in the world using WhatsApp and due to that, the messaging service has had to be very diligent when it comes to security. Unfortunately this week, a major security flaw was discovered in the app that allows spyware to be installed remotely on iOS and …
Read More »Rumours point to late December release for The Witcher on Netflix and season 2 in 2020
The production team behind the upcoming Witcher TV series has been hard at work filming over the course of 2019 and now, we have a rough idea of when we'll be able to finally sit down and watch it. Initially, The Witcher was scheduled to hit Netflix in 2020 but …
Read More »Detective Pikachu earned $161 million in its opening weekend
While Paramount is busy trying to fix Sonic The Hedgehog for his live action debut, the folks over at Warner Bros are sitting pretty on top of a $161m opening weekend for Detective Pikachu. The live-action Pokémon film is off to a great start, in large part thanks to the …
Read More »New leak points to OnePlus 7 Pro specs and pricing
We are just one day away from the launch of the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro. This time around, OnePlus is less concerned about pricing and will instead focus on offering a beefier device, with two distinct tiers. We’ve already heard OnePlus talk up the new display it …
Read More »Vivaldi is the first web browser to support Razer Chroma
While most are content using Chrome or Firefox for their browsing needs, there are plenty of lesser-known options available with interesting features. Vivaldi is one of them, building a name by being one of the most customisable web browsers around. In keeping with that theme, Vivaldi has now teamed up …
Read More »ASRock expands Z390 motherboard lineup with Steel Legend and Phantom Gaming 4S
ASRock has expanded its motherboard range over the last month with two new additions based on Intel’s Z390 chipset. The Z390 Phantom Gaming 4S takes aim at the mainstream gaming crowd and serves as an upgrade over the original Phantom Gaming 4. Meanwhile, the Steel Legend brings this familiar design …
Read More »Bethesda talks post-launch DLC for Rage 2
Rage 2 is coming out tomorrow, which is honestly quite hard to believe given how little noise there has been surrounding the game over the last few weeks. Either way though, Bethesda does have post-launch content plans for the game, which the publisher hopes will keep bringing players back throughout …
Read More »Nvidia faces patent infringement lawsuit
Over the last few years, a company known as ‘Xperi Corporation’ has been throwing patent infringement lawsuits at some of the biggest companies in tech. In 2017, Xperi won a settlement and license agreement with Broadcom and managed to achieve the same result against Samsung in December 2018. Now, Xperi …
Read More »Windows 10 now active on 825 million devices worldwide
Update (13.05.19): A couple of months ago, Microsoft revealed that Windows 10 had officially surpassed 800 million installs. This milestone was not brought up again during Microsoft's Build 2019 developer conference, but new reports suggest that the number of active users has already risen to 825 million. According to internal …
Read More »Apple’s A13 chip will be based on 7nm+, heading into production this month
While we usually get plenty of iPhone leaks well ahead of time, the rumour mill has been relatively quiet this year ahead of the iPhone 11. That is starting to change though, with reports this week indicating that production on the A13 processor has begun, which will be built by …
Read More »Final Fantasy 7 Remake will still have an episodic release
Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally resurfaced last week with a new teaser trailer debuting during a ‘State of Play’ live stream for PlayStation. At this point, the game was been through plenty of changes over the course of development and has even switched studios along the way. One thing has …
Read More »Researchers observe marketshare growth for AMD ahead of Zen 2 launch
AMD has been doing extremely well in the CPU market over the last couple of years, as the launch of the Zen architecture brought some much needed competition back to the forefront. We are currently awaiting the launch of Zen 2, which will push AMD CPUs over to the 7nm …
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix LC all-in-one liquid coolers are on the way
Last year, we saw ASUS enter the all-in-one liquid cooler market with the ROG Ryuo and ROG Ryujin CPU coolers. This year, the ROG Strix LC AIO will be joining the family, adding a lower cost option in 120mm and 240mm form factors. We had our first peek at the …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver focuses on improving Vulkan performance and optimising for Rage 2
The latest Nvidia GeForce driver has arrived, bringing performance improvements and day-one optimisations for some of the biggest game releases this month. Today's driver release focuses on optimisations for Rage 2 and Total War: Three Kingdoms but should also bring a hefty performance boost to World War Z. World War …
Read More »Ubisoft announces Ghost Recon Breakpoint ahead of E3
While a leak yesterday may have spoiled the surprise a bit, last night Ubisoft announced a brand new Ghost Recon game ahead of E3 next month. Ghost Recon Breakpoint is set to be a followup to Wildlands, focusing on co-op gameplay once again and taking players out of the cartel-infested …
Read More »Monster Hunter World’s Iceborne expansion arrives in September for consoles and later for PC
Late last year, following Monster Hunter World's win at The Game Awards, Capcom announced that a full expansion would be heading our way this year called ‘Iceborne'. At the time, very few details were given but that changed last night, with the publisher giving us more details on the new …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake is finally back in the spotlight
Way back in 2015, during one of Sony's best E3 presentations to date, Final Fantasy VII Remake was officially announced. This naturally drummed up a ton of excitement but immediately after, Square Enix went quiet on the project. That is changing this year, as during Sony's State of Play stream …
Read More »Apex Legends will be coming to iOS and Android
While Apex Legends did experience explosive growth following its launch in February, things did start to slow down over March and April. Respawn already has a competitive season plan in place to keep people coming back regularly, but there are other ideas in place. Similarly to PUBG and Fortnite, Apex …
Read More »Logitech’s legendary G502 mouse now has a wireless version
The Logitech G502 has gone on to become one of the most popular gaming mice of all time. Over the years, Logitech hasn't really got around to upgrading the mouse at all, but that is changing this month with the Logitech G502 Lightspeed wireless. Logitech's Lightspeed wireless technology first launched …
Read More »Thermaltake Level 20 RGB BattleStation is a costly height-adjustable desk
As PC enthusiasts, many of us here take pride in our overall setups and getting a nice desk is usually a big part of that. Over the last year, we have seen companies like Sharkoon and Aerocool showing off their own custom desk designs. Now, Thermaltake is joining the club …
Read More »Yakuza Kiwami 2 is now available on PC
SEGA's Yakuza series continues to expand on PC. Yakuza 0 kicked things off last year, followed by Yakuza Kiwami- an excellent modern remake of the classic PS2 game. Now Yakuza Kiwami 2 has officially made its way to Steam, with other games in the long running series set to follow. …
Read More »Crytek reveals more details on ray tracing in CRYENGINE
Back in March, Crytek debuted the ‘Neon Noir' demo at GDC, showing off real-time ray tracing in CRYENGINE for the first time, all running on an RX Vega 56. The demo does a good job of showing off ray-traced reflections specifically but now Crytek has shared an update diving deeper …
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