It looks like Zenimax's $2 billion lawsuit against Oculus wasn't something that could easily be brushed off after all as today, a US jury ruled in Zenimax's favour. Following the ruling, Oculus must pay $500 million to Zenimax, with $50 million of it coming from Palmer Luckey himself and $150 …
Read More »It looks like Steam is set to get a major client overhaul
Steam has gone through various changes over the years, the version we have today is quite different from what we had back in 2005 for instance. However, it looks like we may see another major update to Steam's user interface in 2017, as this evening a new image appeared on …
Read More »Denuvo responds to Resident Evil 7’s speedy crack
Earlier this week, we learned that cracking groups had already managed to circumvent Denuvo's anti-tamper technology in Resident Evil 7, opening the game up to pirates less than a week after its final release. This was surprising as up until now, Denuvo has traditionally taken months to crack for new …
Read More »EVGA’s CLC 120 and 280 liquid coolers aim to offer better flowrate and low noise
EVGA is now a player in the CPU liquid cooling market thanks to the launch of two new All-In-One units, the CLC 120 and CLC 280, aiming to offer high performance, low noise and robust software controls. The former features a single fan 120mm radiator, while the latter is a …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV director wants a PC version with mod support
We have heard a few times that Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata would like to see the game running on PCs at some point after the console release. However, we had no idea how much ambition he had for a high-end PC version. It turns out that if green-lit, Final Fantasy …
Read More »Samsung is teasing a new tablet for MWC
Just yesterday we caught our first glimpse at Samsung's tablet plans for 2017 thanks to an FCC filing for what seems to be the Galaxy Tab S3. At the time, it was suggested that Samsung would be bringing its new flagship tablet to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later …
Read More »Bioware will be releasing a new IP before March 2018
Back in 2014, EA and Bioware began teasing a brand new IP known as ‘Shadow Realms', a creepy looking 4V1 multiplayer game. Unfortunately that title was promptly cancelled at the start of 2015 but since then, it looks like Bioware has been cooking up something new, as EA confirmed today …
Read More »AMD releases new driver for Ghost Recon Wildlands and Conan Exiles
AMD has been doing a great job at keeping up with recent game releases with its drivers ever since the launch of Radeon Software and it looks like things aren't going to be slowing down this year. Today we saw the launch of Conan Exiles and this weekend, the Ghost …
Read More »iOS 11 may be dropping support for 32-bit apps
Back when iOS 7 was first introduced, Apple brought 64-bit support to its mobile operating system and since then, all iPhones and iPads have come with 64-bit capable SoCs too. Since then, Apple has continued to support both 32-bit and 64-bit but it looks like that could be changing this …
Read More »Samsung’s flagship smartphone won’t be at MWC but its tablet might be
We have already had confirmation that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 would be a no show at the Mobile World Congress later next month but Samsung may still have something to show off at the show after all. Rather than its flagship smartphone, Samsung may make an appearance with its …
Read More »Fallout 4’s high-resolution texture pack for PC requires a really high-end rig
While Bethesda might be all done cranking out season pass DLC for Fallout 4, the studio isn't quite finished with the game entirely. Next week, not only with there be a PS4 Pro upgrade for this game, but PC players will finally be able to download the high-resolution texture pack, …
Read More »For Honor is getting an open ‘beta’ days before release
Update: For Honor's closed beta wrapped up over the weekend but it looks like we will get a second chance to try out the game prior to its launch on the 14th of February. Today it was announced that For Honor would be getting one more multiplayer test before release …
Read More »LG’s 5K display is having some major issues, particularly when near wireless routers
It has been several months since Apple first began showing off its flagship 5K display, built by LG and while people have been able to pre-order for months, finished units only started shipping out this week. Unfortunately, it looks like an unforeseen but major issue has come to light for owners …
Read More »Rumour: AMD won’t be releasing six-core Ryzen CPUs
Update: Some new reports have now come to light claiming that six core Ryzen CPUs are possible and may see release after all. The rumour mill can't make up its mind, you can find the updated information, HERE. Original Story: AMD is gearing up for the launch of its first …
Read More »Seagate to bring 16TB HDDs to market by 2018
This week, Seagate has revealed more about its plans for future hard drives, with plans to release 16TB HDDs by 2018 with some 12TB and 14TB models coming this year to keep things ticking over. Right now, Seagate offers 10TB drives but the company wants to fill up its drives …
Read More »DRAM prices to keep rising until the 2nd half of 2017
With Ryzen coming up very soon, Kaby Lake already on the market and Skylake-X coming over the summer, there will be a lot of people upgrading their PCs over the course of 2017. However, it is looking like you may want to budget a little extra for RAM as a …
Read More »Denuvo appears to be slipping as Resident Evil 7 cracked in record time
Over the last 18 months or so, Denuvo has been a huge help for game publishers and a huge headache for game crackers. However, it looks like the DRM's effectiveness is starting to slip as Resident Evil 7 has been cracked in record time, leaving pirates with access to the …
Read More »Motorola speaks out on why Google and LG’s modular smartphones failed
As many of you might know, the modular smartphone known as Project Ara initially began life at Motorola, back when the smartphone maker was still owned by Google. Since then, Motorola has been sold off to Lenovo and Google continued the project on its own. Unfortunately, things came to a …
Read More »Square Enix reportedly puts Deus Ex series on hiatus
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided may have received fairly positive reviews back when it launched but unfortunately, it looks like that didn't translate into enough sales for Square Enix executives as a report this week claims that the publisher has put the series on hiatus for the time being. Instead of …
Read More »Rainbow Six: Siege’s next DLC operator revealed
Update: Last week, Ubisoft officially announced Operation Velvet Shell, the first DLC for Rainbow Six: Siege's Year Two season pass. At the time, we got to take a look at the game's new map ‘Coastline', set in Ibiza. Now this week, Ubisoft has revealed the first new playable operator, Jackal, …
Read More »Dell is launching a 55-inch and an 86-inch 4K monitor
We have been aware of Microsoft's massive 84-inch Surface Hub for quite some time now, turning the Surface from a tiny tablet into a huge PC. Now, it looks like Dell is looking to do something similar as the company just recently unveiled two new huge 4K touchscreen monitors, sitting …
Read More »LeakedSource owner reportedly raided, servers seized
LeakedSource, a for-profit database of hacks and security breaches has been taken down this week, leading to reports of an FBI raid, during which all servers are said to have been seized. News of the raid first broke last night and while the US authorities have yet to confirm or …
Read More »Windows 10 now installed on more PCs than Windows 7 in UK
After around two years of convincing users to finally ditch Windows 7, it looks like Microsoft is making good progress, as Windows 10 market share has managed to surpass Windows 7 here in the UK, as well as in the US. So, while Microsoft may have finally admitted that its …
Read More »Ni No Kuni 2 won’t be PS4 exclusive, will also come to PC
It looks like PC gamers will soon be able to get their hands on another formerly console exclusive game this generation as this week it was announced that Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom will be heading to the PC platform on the same day as its PS4 release. The …
Read More »New Mass Effect: Andromeda trailer introduces the new squad
Mass Effect: Andromeda is coming out very soon but so far, we haven't actually seen that much of the game, or heard that much about its premise. Fortunately, it looks like Bioware is starting to open up a bit more when it comes to Andromeda, starting off with a new …
Read More »Buying an MSI motherboard? Get a free copy of For Honor
Have you bought an MSI motherboard recently? Well then you might just be eligible for a free copy of Ubisoft's upcoming medieval brawler, For Honor. This week, MSI announced that it would be bundling copies of For Honor with selected Z270, H270 and X99 motherboards and while this promotion only …
Read More »The 8Pack OrionX is a £24k monster of a rig
Back at Computex 2016, we got our first look at 8Pack's latest creation, the OrionX, a crazy upcoming build featuring two high-end systems in one chassis, cherry picked processors with guaranteed overclockers and a ton of water cooling, all hand-built by the champion overclocker himself. Now, this system ready for …
Read More »The Asus Designo MX34VQ brings QHD, superior sound and wireless charging
Asus is well known for its gaming monitors around here but the company also delivers some excellent professional-grade monitors too. Today, Asus is launching the Designo Curve MX34VQ, a 3440×1440 ultra-wide display with built in Qi wireless charging in the base and superior built-in sound co-developed by Harmon/Kardon. This is …
Read More »HTC aiming for ‘close to smartphone’ upgrade cycle for VR Headsets
If you are looking to jump into virtual reality at some point soon, then you may want to prepare for a fairly quick upgrade cycle. According to HTC's China Regional President of Vive, we can expect the VR Headset upgrade cycle to sit somewhere between the smartphone and console upgrade …
Read More »Qualcomm execs fire back at Apple’s $1 billion lawsuit
Last week, we learned that Apple had launched a huge $1 billion lawsuit against Qualcomm over what the company deemed to be unfair licensing agreements. The US Federal Trade Commission was also suing Qualcomm for similar reasons. Since then, Qualcomm had its third quarter earnings call, during which company executives …
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