Prior to the Xbox One X's launch in November, Microsoft began talking up some of the console's upcoming features. Firstly, we learned that the Xbox One X will be the first console to support FreeSync variable refresh rate technology, in addition to also supporting native 1440p resolution. Native 1440p support …

Every three years, the US Copyright Office opens itself up to hearing out petitions on changes it can make to the DMCA system. Back in 2015, this opened the door for MADE to argue for exemptions to be made to allow libraries, archives and museums to emulate, jailbreak or circumvent …

It looks like Blizzard is preparing for a major Warcraft related announcement. Over the weekend, it came to light that major Warcraft 3 pro players were being invited to a secret offline event, with several Europe-based players applying for Visas to take part. This has led to several rumors doing …

Microsoft has been working on bringing Windows 10 to ARM chipsets for a couple of years now, with the first supported PCs set to go on sale this year. While Microsoft has demonstrated Windows running on ARM before, it has kept quiet about its various limitations. That changed this week …

Some early Ryzen 2000 series APU buyers are finding themselves stuck in a boot loop due to outdated motherboard BIOS versions. Fortunately, AMD has a solution, and it seems to involve sending out free processors.

While consoles don't tend to have official keyboard and mouse support, there are ways around that with adapters. This is something of a concern in multiplayer shooters, where a mouse provides a distinct advantage over a controller. Over the weekend, Xbox VP, Mike Ybarra, was asked if there were plans …

Atari is currently at a point where it is willing to try anything. We know that the company is releasing its first home console in decades, and now Atari is also looking to break in to the cryptocurrency market, with plans to launch the ‘Atari Token' based on Blockchain technology. …

The Google Pixel 2 suffered from its share of issues at launch but for the most part, things seemed to have smoothed out over the last couple of months. That was until the latest Android security patch began rolling out, which seems to be cutting battery life down and causing …

In May 2016, Nightdive studios took to Kickstarter to launch a System Shock remake, bringing the classic up to today's graphical standards while maintaining its beloved gameplay/story elements. The game ended up raising over $1.3 million in total but it looks like Nightdive has hit a bump in the road, …

If you woke up this morning and were confused by Google Images' sudden lack of ‘View Image' button, then you weren't alone. So far, critics have complained that the move is unfriendly to users and has degraded Google's image search functionality. Those statements might be true, but what was Google's …

While Intel's integrated GPUs have never been a particularly strong option for PC gaming, it is an option that many still use to this date. In fact, Steam's hardware survey will often show Intel iGPUs among the most used. To help those users, Intel is introducing a new feature to …

HTC has found great success in the virtual reality market, not just with the VIVE headset, but with the Viveport service too. The subscription-based service grants VIVE owners access to a bunch of virtual reality apps to dive in to each month. Unfortunately for current subscribers, in order to attract …

If you are currently in the middle of a phone contract here in the UK, then you should expect to see the price of your bill rise soon. This month, EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have all announced that contract price increases will be arriving in the coming months, falling …

Fans of Stardew Valley have been waiting for the game's coveted multiplayer mode for quite some time now. The multiplayer update was pushed back last year, planting it in a ‘Q1 2018' release window. Now, we finally have an update on that front, with Stardew Valley creator, Eric Barone, announcing …

Mafia III had a rough launch back in October 2016, the game didn't quite live up graphically and performance on PC at launch was abysmal, with a 30 frames per second cap right out of the gate. Now just over a year from launch, the studio behind the game has …

Ever since the Meltdown and Spectre revelations hit at the start of this year, security researchers have been working out the extent of the damage and the various ways it can be exploited in order to help with patch development. This week, experts from Nvidia and Princeton University managed to …

AOC is expanding on its 'frameless' G90 range of gaming monitors with three new additions- each sporting refresh rates higher than 60Hz.

In March last year, Corsair unleashed the Corsair One, an incredible looking small form factor gaming PC. The system is housed in a tiny cuboid chassis, while having enough room for high-end hardware. Now this year, Corsair is launching the One Elite, an updated version featuring Intel's new six-core Coffee …

If you are holding off on buying any games and saving your cash for the next Steam Sale, then we have good news for you. The next Steam sale is due to kick off later today, in the form of the Lunar New Year sale! Over the last few years, …

Back in 2015, Games Workshop found a hit on its hands with the launch of Warhammer: Vermintide. The left 4 Dead style co-op title ended up selling very well and even eventually spread to consoles. A sequel has been in the works for some time now, helmed by developer ‘Fatshark'. …

Last week, Samsung officially started rolling out its 487MB Android Oreo update to Galaxy S8 owners after several months of beta testing. Unfortunately, despite the lengthy testing period, the update didn't arrive without issues. Samsung has had to halt its Android Oreo update, as Galaxy S8 owners began experiencing random …

Chip makers and researchers have been circling around quantum computing for years now and while progress is being made, the industry is still “at mile one in a marathon” as Intel puts it. However, this week, a significant development was announced, with Intel unveiling that it has begun developing a …

It looks like the concerns raised by last year's video game loot box controversies are still prevalent in the minds of politicians over in the US. This week, Hawaii's representative outlined four bill proposals that would age-gate games considered to contain a ‘gambling element'. In addition, a US senator sent …

Earlier this week, we learned that Hawaii representative, Chris Lee, had made some progress on his crusade against loot boxes in video games. Lee first gained recognition for this last year after speaking out against Star Wars Battlefront II's loot box system. Now, the legislator has proposed four new bills …

The graphics card rumour mill has been spinning back up recently, with reports claiming that Nvidia's next gaming graphics cards will be here in less than two months time under the name ‘Ampere'. However, a wrench was thrown into the works today thanks to the folks at Reuters, who claim …

Since EA acquired the exclusive rights to make Star Wars video games back in 2013, the publisher hasn't done a lot of good with it. So far, we've had two questionable Battlefront games and one cancelled single-player project. Now it seems that the backlash to Battlefront II may have been …

A few months ago, Google announced that it would be acquiring a chunk of HTC's smartphone business for $1.1 billion. In the deal, most of HTC's smartphone design team moved over to Google. Now it looks HTC is going to be losing another member of its ranks, the company's president …

It looks like THQ Nordic is about to expand its roster of games. The publisher already has a new IP launching this year called ‘Biomutant', alongside Darksiders III. Now, THQ Nordic will be expanding further with the acquisition of Koch Media, the company that owns Deep Silver, and by extension, …

Back when Blizzard was still getting the Overwatch League up and running, we learned that the publisher had set a $20 million buy-in price for franchises wanting their team to have a spot on the league. Since then, the Overwatch League has officially kicked off and is already considered to …

Back in November, an AIDA64 update unveiled some new upcoming Intel processors, the most interesting of which was the Core i9-8950HK. This is set to be the first Core i9 processor for laptops and will apparently be based on the Coffee Lake architecture. This week, this particular CPU broke cover …