It seems that the tides are turning in the tablet market these days as Apple's dominance with the iPad continues to slowly decline, meanwhile Microsoft's own efforts seem to be paying off, with Surface sales on the rise. It turns out that Microsoft tablet sales have risen by 38 percent …
Read More »Forza Horizon 3 PC players are getting their false bans reversed
Forza Horizon 3 has been relatively well received on the PC so far, though it has had a few issues here and there. One particularly concerning problem popped up this week, as a wave of players were permanently banned for cheating. This would normally be great news but it appears …
Read More »Ubisoft’s first VR game ‘Eagle Flight’ is now available on Rift
Earlier this year at E3, Ubisoft announced that it would soon be releasing a bunch of games for virtual reality headsets, including Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Eagle Flight. Star Trek isn't out just yet, but if you happen to own an Oculus Rift and would like to partake in …
Read More »Razer relaunches the Blade Pro, ‘the desktop in your laptop’
Razer has been teasing a reveal for a few days now, using an image that looked a lot like a gaming desktop and ultra-wide monitor. However, when it came to ‘unveil the shadow', Razer's Min-Liang Tan pulled back the curtain to reveal… another laptop. This one is a little different …
Read More »Nvidia Tegra powers the Nintendo Switch
Earlier today, Nintendo officially announced the Nintendo Switch (formerly known as the NX) and just as previous rumours predicted, it is a home console/handheld hybrid. While the three-minute trailer gave us a look at what sort of games to expect on the system and how it works, it didn't dive …
Read More »Firmware updates begin rolling out to fix GTX 1070 memory issues
It looks like some GTX 1070 buyers have run into memory issues as of late. Recently, add-in board partners began using Micron as another source of memory chips for the GTX 1070, which has resulted in flickering and poor memory overclocking results on some cards. GTX 1070 models running Samsung …
Read More »Rockstar offers brief look at Red Dead Redemption 2 in new trailer
Update: Just as promised, today Rockstar released its first trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. The short look lasts just over a minute, showing some greatly improved visuals with a short voice-over presumably from the main character. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmA6MrX81z4′] The trailer doesn't give us much information on story or gameplay …
Read More »Nintendo finally unveils the NX, now called ‘Nintendo Switch’
Over the last week or so there have been several sources claiming that Nintendo would finally reveal the NX console this month and fortunately enough, the information turned out to be accurate, as a preview trailer for the system went live this afternoon. This quick three-minute look at the system …
Read More »Apple’s next Mac event apparently has a date
The rumour mill has consistently been churning out new information on Apple's next batch of MacBooks for a few months now and while we have yet to hear anything official, it looks like Apple has set its next event date. According to sources this week, Apple will be unveiling its …
Read More »New Titanfall 2 video showcases campaign in 4K/60fps
Update: Titanfall 2 is just over a week from landing on PC and from what we've seen so far, the game looks pretty great. We may not have got a beta on PC, but Respawn Entertainment did provide a detailed breakdown of PC features, optimisations and system requirements and just …
Read More »The Asus ROG Claymore keyboard is finally almost ready
Way back in 2015, Asus first began showing off the Asus ROG Claymore mechanical keyboard, a premium keyboard that was set to take on the likes of the Corsair K70 RGB and Razer Black Widow. Time went by and things began to get quiet until January this year, when Asus …
Read More »Amazon may bundle internet access with Prime in Europe
Over the last couple of years, Amazon has been finding new ways to draw people over to its Prime subscription service. Right now, Amazon Prime packs in faster delivery, video streaming, Twitch benefits and eventually, Amazon may also offer its own Prime Internet service. According to reports this week, Amazon …
Read More »Watch Dogs 2 pushed back on PC, system requirements revealed
Watch Dogs 2 was announced earlier this year and one of the big focusses for the sequel is addressing the feedback that followed on from the original. However, in order to properly do that, the game is going to need a bit more time in development- well the PC version …
Read More »Apple may swap to USB Type-C and remove MagSafe on new MacBook Pro
Last year, Apple relaunched the standard ‘MacBook' as an ultra-thin laptop that relies purely on USB Type-C for charging and data transfer needs. Now, those changes may also be making the way over to the MacBook Pro, which may ditch the MagSafe charging and regular USB ports in favour of …
Read More »Razer wants to level up its audio, has acquired THX
THX was founded by George Lucas way back in 1983 and since then, the company has gone on to become one of the most recognisable and iconic audio specialists around. THX has had ownership changes over the years but now, the company has found a new home over at Razer. …
Read More »Nvidia officially launches GTX 1050 and GTX 1050Ti
Today, Nvidia officially announced the GTX 1050Ti and GTX 1050, both featuring the new Pascal architecture and hitting sub-£150 price points. These cards are built around the GP107 chip, with the promise of delivering solid performance to those who are perhaps new to PC gaming. Similarly to AMD's RX 460, …
Read More »The studio behind Sleeping Dogs has abruptly closed
Sleeping Dogs was a well-received title at launch but since then, Square Enix hasn't been particularly keen about pushing the franchise forward with new entries and eventually, United Front Games had to move on to other projects. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like those projects have helped the studio much as …
Read More »Samsung’s new Quantum Dot gaming monitors have launched
Samsung has been making good use of Quantum Dot technology on some of its SUHD TVs for some time now. The new display tech is designed to rival OLED by offering a much wider colour gamut and now, Quantum Dot is heading to gaming monitors. Back in September, Samsung announced …
Read More »GTX 1050Ti specs and pricing confirmed in presentation leak
As previous reports have indicated, Nvidia is apparently planning to unveil the GTX 1050 and GTX 1050Ti towards the end of this month. So far, we have seen specifications and even some benchmark performance numbers but we had yet to hear anything in regards to pricing- until this week, as …
Read More »The iPhone 4 and 2010 Macbook Air become obsolete next month
If for some reason you were still hanging on to an iPhone 4 or even a Macbook Air from late 2010, then it may finally be time to make the jump to something new as support for these products will be dropped at the end of next month. This means …
Read More »Sony wants to jump back into mobile gaming
When it comes to mobile gaming, Sony's efforts have been hit and miss. The PS Vita handheld rarely gets any attention these days and as far as smartphone games go, Sony actually shut down its PlayStation Mobile division last year to help cut costs. However, with Nintendo starting to succeed …
Read More »Nintendo may finally reveal the NX this week
When it comes to Nintendo NX news, things have been quite slow over the last couple of months and while rumours are still predicting that the console will launch before March 2017, Nintendo itself is really dragging its feet with official announcements. However, Nintendo may finally break its silence on …
Read More »Asus’s new ROG Swift offers massive 240Hz refresh rate
Asus has been steadily expanding its ROG Swift range of monitors over the last couple of years, with a big focus on pushing higher refresh rates. However, shortly, Asus will be releading its highest refresh rate monitor ever- the ROG Swift PG258Q, which boasts a massive 240Hz native refresh rate. …
Read More »Cheaters have already found exploits in Battlefield 1
Battlefield 1 hasn't fully launched yet but players can get a headstart in the multiplayer and campaign modes by signing up for EA/Origin Access, which includes ten hours of early game time. However, you may encounter some frustrations during pre-launch multiplayer as it looks like cheaters are already being encountered. …
Read More »Mafia 3 PC Game Analysis
The Mafia series has had a positive history on the PC platform. However, this year, a new team has picked up the series to deliver Mafia 3. Things didn't get off to a great start last Friday when the game's PC version launched with a hard 30 frames per second …
Read More »Report claims AMD has managed to boost Polaris performance per watt
While things are quiet at the moment on the Vega front, it looks like news is leaking out about Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 revisions from AMD. The new efficiency focussed GPUs launched earlier this year in the form of the RX 480, 470 and 460 but according to reports …
Read More »MSI pulls Kaby Lake BIOS update to fix mystery error
Just last week both MSI and Asus announced that they would be rolling out BIOS updates for their current Z100-series motherboards to introduce support for Intel's upcoming Kaby Lake processors. If you an MSI user and have already installed the Kaby Lake update, then you may want to keep an …
Read More »Windows 10 Redstone 2 update to release in March 2017
Now that most of the kinks with the recent Windows 10 Anniversary Update have been ironed out, it is time for Microsoft to focus on the next big update. We have heard some details about the Redstone 2 update in the past but according to reports this week, we now …
Read More »Xbox One has outsold PS4 for three months but PS4 Pro could change that
Since the start of this console generation, the Xbox One has consistently been outsold by the PlayStation 4. Microsoft's console did have brief stints of higher sales but the original box never really hit its stride. The Xbox One S is a different story however, as over the last three …
Read More »Dark Souls 3 is getting a dedicated PvP zone
Dark Souls 3 is getting its first DLC pack later this month titled ‘Ashes of Ariandel' and aside from taking players to an icy new world, it will also introduce a new dedicated PvP arena. While PvP is present in Dark Souls 3 already thanks to game invasions, there hasn't …
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