This week, Cooler Master is revamping its range of liquid coolers, fans and even thermal paste with the new MasterLiquid, MasterFan and MasterGel series of products. Later this month, the company will begin selling the MasterLiquid Pro 120 and 240, revamped all-in-one liquid coolers that optimise flow in order to …
Read More »The iPhone 7 Plus makes Apple’s camera bump even uglier
At this point, we pretty much know exactly what to expect from Apple when Tim Cook walks out on stage at the annual iPhone announcement event in September. However, while the iPhone 7 (4.7-inch) won't look much different from the iPhone 6 and 6S, the iPhone 7 Plus will have …
Read More »Megaupload will make its return in January
Kim Dotcom has not only confirmed his plans to bring back Megaupload after several years offline, but the new version of the site will launch in January 2017 on the fifth anniversary of the raid that took down the site originally. Megaupload will be returning in a “bigger, better way” …
Read More »Sharing your Netflix password probably won’t land you in jail
Sharing a Netflix account with friends or family is a very common practise these days but according to several judges in the US, this could actually be considered a criminal act and could be punishable by jail time under the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Obviously, that is a ridiculous …
Read More »FTC settles with WB over shady Shadow of Mordor marketing
Back in 2014, during the build up to Shadow of Mordor's launch, Warner Bros own marketing campaign almost completely backfired when it was discovered that prominent YouTubers were being paid large sums of money for positive coverage surrounding the game. While paying YouTubers for sponsored content isn't uncommon, the rules …
Read More »Vulkan API support now available for DOOM
If any of you were waiting on Vulkan support to start playing this year's Doom then you will be happy to hear that support has officially been implemented. Vulkan is a new graphics API created by Khronos Group and similarly to AMD's Mantle or DirectX 12, it gives developers lower …
Read More »Samsung’s new 4TB 850 Evo SSD has arrived
Samsung has been raising the bar when it comes to the amount of storage it can cram into its consumer SSDs. Last year the company began selling 2TB versions of its popular 850 Evo drive and now this year, the company has doubled up on storage again and will begin …
Read More »Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 has 10% speed boost over 820
It looks like mobile processor technology is continuing to move at a fast rate with Qualcomm announcing its latest flagship chip today, the Snapdragon 821, overthrowing the Snapdragon 820 chip currently found in most of the big Android flagship devices to have launched so far this year. The 821 isn't a massive …
Read More »Valve responds to Team Fortress 2 matchmaking update concerns
Back in April last year, Valve announced that matchmaking in Team Fortress 2 was a ‘high priority' feature and just last week, the update finally came to the game. Unfortunately though, a lot of Team Fortress 2 players aren't particularly happy with how things work right now and as a result, …
Read More »New iPhone 7 image gives best look at new design so far
The iPhone 7 isn't due to be officially revealed until September but as usual, there have been plenty of leaks hitting the web in the build up to that. This week, we got our best look at the iPhone 7's new design so far, showing off the new antenna lines and …
Read More »Pokemon Go has already added $7.5 billion to NIntendo’s value
Pokemon Go signalled Nintendo's first big step into mobile gaming and sure enough, the company is already dominating the market. Pokemon Go has only launched officially in a couple of countries so far but its massive success has already added $7.5 billion to Nintendo's market value, with share prices rising …
Read More »Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 winner announced
Last week, we teamed up with Overclockers UK to give away one of the first custom RX 480 boards available in the UK- the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480. We received thousands of entries for this competition but there can only be one winner, who we are announcing today. The winner is: …
Read More »Dell and OnePlus increasing UK prices following Brexit
Those in the UK who were planning on picking up the OnePlus 3 at its previously announced price will now have to pay out a little bit more due to the devaluation of the pound following on from the EU referendum. Dell has also taken steps by increasing its prices …
Read More »Just Cause 3 multiplayer mod cancelled, creator now works at Avalanche
The Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod went on to become very popular after its launch and many had hoped that this would push Avalanche Studios to work on a multiplayer mode of its own for Just Cause 3. The latter did not end up happening and unfortunately, the Just Cause 3 …
Read More »Mobile networks promise EU 5G by 2020 if net neutrality is weakened
A group of 20 major mobile network companies operating throughout Europe, including BT, Vodafone and Deuthsche Telekom have put forward a ‘5G manifesto', outlining the group's ability to bring faster 5G mobile networks to all countries within the European Union by 2020. However, there is a significant catch- net neutrality …
Read More »System Shock Remake has been fully funded on Kickstarter
Following on from the release of its free demo, it seems that enough people were convinced by the upcoming System Shock Remake, leading to the game hitting and surpassing the $900,000 funding goal for its Kickstarter campaign, with over two weeks to spare. This does mean that Nightdive Studios will …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 1060 UK recommended pricing revealed
This week we saw the official announcement of Nvidia's latest addition to the Pascal family, the GTX 1060. At the time of announcement we got the specifications and we learned a little more about Pascal's exclusive features but we did not get pricing information for those of us in the UK. …
Read More »A new Overwatch Hero is coming this month
If you have been playing Overwatch non-stop since its launch at the end of May, then you may be wondering when new content is coming. Last week we finally got the game's competitive mode and now it looks like even more content is on the way, this time in the …
Read More »Pokemon Go UK launch pushed back due to server troubles
There has been a lot of excitement surrounding Pokemon Go since its announcement last year but unfortunately, the app launch has been marred by server issues due to sheer demand. Initially, the app was due to launch here in the UK this weekend but due to server struggles the entire international …
Read More »AMD accidentally lists Radeon RX 490 on website
Right now, AMD is focusing on dominating the mid-range GPU market with the launch of the RX 480, with the RX 460 and RX 470 set to also hit the market soon. However, there will be higher-end cards on the way eventually and this week, AMD accidentally outed the RX …
Read More »Microsoft insider survey focuses on PC gaming, hints at VR plans
Companies do tend to seek the opinions of their customers from time to time, often in the form of a survey. This week, Microsoft began sending out its latest Windows Insider Program survey, which focuses on PC gaming and also makes plenty of mention of VR, hinting at the companies …
Read More »GAME and OCUK team up for in-store eSports zone
Last year, GAME and Overclockers UK teamed up to get more PC gaming hardware inside retail stores and visible on the high-street. Now this week, those PC gaming efforts are expanding, with plans to put an ‘eSports zone' inside of GAME stores that will host ten OCUK-built gaming rigs for …
Read More »G2A now requires three step ID verification for key sellers
Over the last month, there has been a lot of criticism surrounding G2A and how it conducts business, all stemming from indie developer, Tiny Build speaking out about it in a lengthy blog post. Since then, G2A has announced several changes it is going to make to its system to …
Read More »No Man’s Sky has gone gold, will launch next month
After years in development and a couple of delays, No Man's Sky has officially gone gold, meaning Hello Games' four year long project is finally ready for its final release. The game was initially due to come out on the 21st of June but a delay pushed it back to …
Read More »ASRock’s new Taichi and Fatal1ty X99 motherboards have launched
Intel's Broadwell-E processors are now out in the wild, which means this is also the perfect time for some exciting new motherboard launches. This week, ASRock has announced that its new Taichi and Fatal1ty Professional Gaming i7 motherboards are now available, both of which are stable and feature-rich offerings. The …
Read More »Google might be building its own Nexus Smartwatch
It seems that things in the Android Wear smartwatch world have slowed down a bit lately but this week, reports have begun circulating suggesting that Google is currently working on two of its own smartwatches, set to launch under the Nexus brand. This isn't the first time that we have …
Read More »Nvidia officially announces the GTX 1060
Nvidia is expanding its Pascal line-up of graphics cards today with the launch of the GTX 1060, promising GTX 980-level performance with doubled power efficiency for those on a tighter budget. We have been hearing quite a bit about the GTX 1060 through rumours in recent weeks but today, Nvidia …
Read More »Microsoft quietly makes huge change to Xbox Play Anywhere description
Since E3, there has been a lot of talk surrounding the future of Xbox exclusives thanks to the announcement of Xbox Play Anywhere, a new program that initially promised to bring all Microsoft-published titles to Xbox and Windows 10. Unfortunately since then, Microsoft has quietly edited its description for this …
Read More »Evolve is now a free to play game, devs speak out on troubled launch
Many of you will remember Evolve, it was a fairly promising looking game in the build-up to its launch but once word of Turtle Rock Studios' DLC plans started going around, a lot of people were put off entirely. These days only a handful of people ever launch the game but Turtle …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 1060 benchmark results appear online
Right now current rumours are pointing towards Nvidia launching the GTX 1060 very soon. We have seen some leaked images, we've had a look at some leaked specifications and now some benchmark results have also appeared on the web, giving us an early idea of how this GPU performs. The …
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