Last week, Bluehole studios bizarrely started publicly ragging on Epic Games, claiming that the studio created a ‘carbon copy' of PUBG with its new Battle Royale mode for Fortnite. At the time, it was said that Bluehole was contemplating “further action” and today, the studio clarified some of its comments …
Read More »Sharkoon launches AI7000 Silent case
At Computex earlier this year, we had a chance to swing by the Sharkoon booth to check out some new PC cases hitting the market. At the time, the Sharkoon AI7000 appeared to be the most premium model and this week, it finally launched in several versions- one silent and …
Read More »Report claims Intel’s 10nm Cannon Lake rollout may have been pushed back further
While Intel is still planning to roll out 14nm+ processors for the desktop market, the company has also been planning the jump to 10nm for quite some time now. Intel's Cannon Lake rollout has been pushed back a couple of times, though recently the company claimed that it would be …
Read More »The folks behind PUBG claim Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode is a ‘carbon copy’
It is no secret that PUBG is the biggest game in the world right now. In the last few months alone, the game has sold over 10 million copies and gone on to become the most played game on Steam. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege devs are reworking how weapon recoil works
Operation Health might finally be over but that doesn't mean the developers behind Rainbow Six: Siege are finished making big changes to the game. Quite recently, the dev team discovered an issue with weapon sights being misaligned with the camera. As a result, weapon recoil across all of the guns …
Read More »The Pixmax 8K virtual reality headset has surpassed its funding goal on Kickstarter
A couple of days ago, we got our first look at the world's first 8K VR headset– the Pixmax. It launched on Kickstarter and within its first day, the headset managed to raise almost $700,000, sitting just shy of its funding goal. Now, the project has surpassed its goal, with …
Read More »The UK’s average sale price for PCs has risen by 30% in the last year
We have seen plenty of companies raise their prices following Britain's EU referendum last year. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise to hear that the average trade price of PCs in the UK has shot up by almost a third in the year following. However, there …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Mario+Rabbids crossover is now the best-selling third-party release on Nintendo Switch
Ubisoft's Mario+Rabbids crossover may have been the most pleasant surprise of the year. In the months leading up to its announcement at E3, leaks and rumours didn't exactly paint the game in the best light. However, once it was finally shown in action, it didn't take long for people to …
Read More »The latest Radeon driver update focuses on improving multi-GPU performance for Vega
Multi-GPU users will find plenty to be pleased about with AMD's latest Radeon Software update. Version 17.9.2 will begin rolling out today and offers up some big performance gains when using a pair of RX Vega 56 or RX Vega 64 GPUs. Using Radeon Software version 17.9.2, the folks over …
Read More »The CCleaner hackers were trying to infiltrate major tech firms
Earlier this week, we learned that hackers had managed to infiltrate CCleaner, using a backdoor to infect hundreds of thousands. Since then more details about the attack have come to light, with researchers finding evidence that the attackers were using CCleaner to target some of the world's biggest tech companies, …
Read More »Need for Speed Payback system requirements and 4K gameplay footage released
EA is gearing up to launch Need for Speed Payback later this year, so it is time for the publisher to begin showing off more of the game. Payback is currently being supported by Nvidia on the PC side of things, so the GPU maker has had first dibs on …
Read More »The iPhone X may end up facing a delay due to short supply
We have already heard plenty of behind the scenes reports surrounding Apple's difficulties producing the iPhone X. These reports were essentially confirmed at Apple's launch event, when it was announced that the phone would start shipping in November, much later than the iPhone 8. Unfortunately, it seems that those looking …
Read More »Google is buying up HTC’s smartphone team for $1.1 billion
Google hasn't wholly acquired HTC, but the search giant has bought up HTC's smartphone team.
Read More »Valve won’t censor customers engaging in ‘review bombing’ but will add historical data to Steam
Whenever there is a major controversy surrounding a game or a developer, we often see fans resort to ‘review bombing'. This is essentially where players flood a game's Steam page with negative reviews as a way to get their point across. Sometimes these negative reviews aren't relevant to the game …
Read More »Square Enix is currently testing Final Fantasy XV on the Nintendo Switch
Earlier this month, Bethesda surprised us all by announcing that it would be bringing both DOOM and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus to the Nintendo Switch. Now, it seems other major publishers are also looking to bring their full-fat Triple A titles to the console, with Square Enix currently testing …
Read More »The first Intel Core i9-7980XE benchmarks have leaked
In a move meant to combat AMD's Ryzen Threadripper launch, earlier this year Intel announced a new line of Core i9 processors, ranging from a 10C/20T chip all the way up to an 18C/36T behemoth. We have already seen what the 10-core 7900X can do but we have seen very …
Read More »Google is about to acquire HTC according to emerging reports
All signs point towards a major deal going down between HTC and Google within the next 48 hours.
Read More »The standard Xbox One X is finally available for pre-order
Back at Gamescom in August, Microsoft kicked off Xbox One X pre-orders with the launch of the Scorpio Edition. Those sold out very quickly, meaning many were left waiting for the standard edition to become available. Now, that day has come, with retailers across the world now offering the Xbox …
Read More »Grado GH2 Heritage Series £650 headphone winner announced!
A few weeks back, we decided to continue our series of high-end audio giveaways by offering you guys the chance to win the incredible Grado GH2 Heritage Series headphones. These are a £650 headphone and very limited edition, with just 1,200 being made in the world. We've had a chance to …
Read More »Tim Cook reckons $999 is a value price for the iPhone X
So far, 2017 appears to be the year of expensive flagships. Back in August, Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 8 with a $930 price tag. Now this month, Apple has upped the ante further with the iPhone X, which will launch for a staggering $999. What is perhaps more staggering …
Read More »Nintendo Switch’s hidden NES game is a tribute to Satoru Iwata
Earlier this week, a fairly interesting discovery was made on the Nintendo Switch. Some users managed to unearth a hidden copy of NES Golf embedded in every console. At the time, we were unsure why this Easter egg existed but as it turns out, it is actually a tribute to …
Read More »Microsoft may hold off on the Surface Book 2 until 2018
The original Surface Book has been on store shelves for a long time at this point, so many are starting to hold off in hopes that the Surface Book 2 may appear soon. However, according to reports this week, Microsoft won't be pushing out a sequel laptop until 2018. This …
Read More »AMD’s James Prior clears up confusion surrounding Threadripper’s extra dies
This week, well-known overclocker and delidder, Der8auer, decided to take a look at what was going on under the hood of AMD's Threadripper processors. We already know that this particular CPU uses two dies containing eight cores each, connected via Infinity Fabric. This is how AMD managed to hit 16-cores. …
Read More »Custom RX Vega cards could still be a month away
RX Vega has been on the market for over a month now but custom GPUs are still nowhere to be found.
Read More »Apple will kick off the iOS 11 rollout later today, here are some of the changes coming
After several months of developer testing, IOS 11 is set to officially roll out to iPhones and iPads later today in a huge update that brings along Augmented Reality, improvements to Siri and more. The update was first showcased at WWDC earlier this year but is now ready to roll …
Read More »New Monster Hunter: World trailer shown off at TGS, will get a worldwide release in January
At E3 earlier this year, long-time fans of the series were pleased to see Monster Hunter: World presented live on the Sony stage. Now at TGS, more of the game has been revealed, with a world wide release date planned for the 26th of January 2018 for consoles, with PC …
Read More »Square Enix announces Left Alive, an action survival shooter for PC and PS4
The Tokyo Game Show kicked off over night and sure enough, there were plenty of reveals and announcements to be had. One of the most surprising announcements comes from Square Enix, which just announced a new IP called ‘Left Alive'. This is set to be a survival/action shooter, created by …
Read More »Epic says it turned on Xbox and PS4 cross-play by mistake
Over the weekend, plenty of Fortnite players on PS4 discovered that they were being matched up in games with Xbox One players. This was particularly strange as so far this generation, Sony has been a roadblock for developers looking to implement cross-play between PS4 and other consoles. Now, Epic Games …
Read More »Fortnite devs may have quietly switched on cross-platform play for PS4 and Xbox One
There has been a lot of debate surrounding Sony's stance on cross-platform play between the Xbox One and PS4. For a while now, Microsoft has been completely open to it, with Sony being the roadblock when it comes to Minecraft, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rocket League, Gwent and more. However, it …
Read More »LG’s upcoming SteamVR headset has been spotted in the wild
We have known for several months now that LG is planning to follow in HTC's footsteps by releasing its very own SteamVR headset. Now it seems we could be edging closer towards a launch, as the headset was recently spotted being shown off at an event in South Korea. The …
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