E3 is going to be kicking off in just a week but it looks like we are already getting some idea of what to expect in terms of announcements at the conference. Today, reports began circulating, saying that Bethesda is set to announce a Skyrim Remaster, Prey 2, a new …
Read More »Computex: Final wrap-up
Computex is now over and our team have arrived back in the UK. However, given the sheer amount of news coming out of the show last week, a few smaller bits here and there did slip through the cracks- so we are going to go over those now in a small …
Read More »Mad Catz profit turns into $11 million loss following Rock Band 4
Last year's re-launch of the Rock Band franchise didn't turn out to be as successful as first hoped and it seems to have had quite the knock-on effect on peripheral maker, Mad Catz as the company has reported an $11 million loss following on from low sales of the game …
Read More »Google DeepMind wants a kill switch for AI
Google's Artificial Intelligence researchers at DeepMind have proposed that a ‘kill switch' be built for AI to prevent machines from outsmarting us and taking over. The idea is to create a way to “repeatedly safely interrupt” an algorithm, according to a new paper created in association with the University of Oxford …
Read More »The Division’s first paid expansion arrives this month
The Division has been out for a little while now and at this point, veteran players are likely looking forward to the first of the paid DLCs that come with the game's season pass. Fortunately for them, it looks like the wait won't be too long as according to an …
Read More »An unlicensed remake of cancelled Battlefront III to land on Steam
Earlier this year, a Russian developer by the name of FrontWire announced that it would be remaking Star Wars Battlefront III- the cancelled game that was initially in development at studio ‘Free Radical Design'. The remake is now titled ‘Galaxy in Turmoil' and apparently, even though it is a totally …
Read More »Titanfall 2 to launch in the middle of Battlefield and Call of Duty
As popular as Titanfall was when the series first launched in 2014, it hasn't proven to have the staying power of a big franchise like Battlefield or Call of Duty. However, that isn't going to deter EA this winter as Titanfall 2 will be launching within three weeks of Battlefield …
Read More »Someone figured out the drop rates for Overwatch loot
If you have been wondering how lucky you need to be to grab a legendary skin from a loot box in Overwatch then now you can see the drop rate percentages as someone went through the trouble of working it all out. Reddit user, Ourobouros went through several videos that …
Read More »Student arrested for live streaming a movie to Facebook
A student in Chicago managed to get himself arrested after going into a cinema and live streaming the film to Facebook. As you might expect, a smartphone was used to handle the streaming but the guy only got caught because an anti-piracy outfit in India saw the stream and reported …
Read More »Nvidia said to skip GTX 1080M, will use desktop 1080 for notebooks
Earlier this week, reports began circulating suggesting that Nvidia may skip a high-end mobile graphics chip this year and just cut straight to implementing the desktop GTX 1080 into notebooks. Nvidia did something similar last year, when it successfully began putting desktop GTX 980 chips into gaming notebooks. The initial …
Read More »Overwatch already has over seven million players
It seems that quite a few of the 9.6 million people that tried out the Overwatch open beta have gone on to buy the game in its first week as right now, over seven million people are playing Blizzard's new shooter. “Over the months and weeks leading up to release …
Read More »Computex: Aerocool introduces new ‘Project 7’ range
Aerocool introduced us to a brand new line of products at Computex this year known as ‘Project 7', which spans across new power supplies, fans and all in one liquid coolers. Aerocool has some new watercooling parts in, including the P7-W240 Pro (pump on reservoir mounted on the radiator) …
Read More »Computex: SilverStone focuses on silence with new chassis
SilverStone had quite a bit to show off at Computex this year, including some new prototype cases, power supplies and even a Virtual Reality demo using the HTC Vive. As far as cases go, we got a look at the PM-01 ATX chassis as well as a PM-01 RGB prototype. Then …
Read More »Computex: FSP introduces new Dagger and home server PSUs
FSP arrived at Computex this week armed with a new range of power supplies falling under the ‘Dagger' name. There is also a new line known as ‘Twins' which is a new concept of power supply that packs two PSUs into a single ATX chassis, aimed at home servers. …
Read More »Computex: Super Micro taps in to the force with modded gaming chassis
We managed to spot Super Micro at Computex this year showing off a brand new computer chassis. This case is known as the Super Micro S5 and is the company's second attempt, putting a new emphasis on modding and liquid cooling options. There was just one S5 on show …
Read More »Computex: Deepcool launches new cases, AIO units and lots of RGB
Deepcool had quite a bit to show at Computex this year, including some new cases, one of which is Republic of Gamers certified, along with a new RGB air cooler and all-in-one liquid cooling units. Deepcool is showing a variant on Genome called New Ark, which now has support for …
Read More »Computex: Gigabyte pushes Broadwell-E, Pascal and Thunderbolt
We managed to catch up with Gigabyte at Computex today to check out their entire floor. Gigabyte's focus for 2016 so far is laptops with Skylake, new Nvidia Pascal graphics cards, new X99 motherboards for Broadwell-E, a brand new BRIX PC built for gaming and Thunderbolt. In order to …
Read More »Amazon is suing sellers for buying fake reviews
Amazon has begun taking legal action against sellers that pay for positive reviews on their products. In part of its effort to stop sellers from using these shady tactics on the Amazon marketplace, the company has launched lawsuits at three separate companies, using fake Amazon accounts for positive reviews. In …
Read More »Valve has sold over 500,000 Steam Controllers
Valve's journey into producing its own hardware started all the way back in 2013, when it first revealed the Steam Machines and Steam Controller. The controller itself went through many changes in the two years leading up to release but it seems that quite a few were interested enough to …
Read More »Computex: Ozone readies new gaming mice and RGB Cherry MX keyboard
We had a chance to catch up with Ozone this week at Computex, taking a look at their new range of peripherals, including colourful new headsets, some new gaming mice and a brand new RGB keyboard that makes use of Cherry MX switches. First up is the new Rage …
Read More »noblechairs Epic Real Leather gaming chair review
We are back with another gaming chair review! This time around we are taking a look at the Epic Real Leather Gaming Chair from noblechairs. This is pitched as the first gaming chair in the world to use real leather but is it worth its considerable £450 asking price? Let's …
Read More »Computex: 8Pack shows off new Orion X PC build
Over at the Asus Republic of Gamers booth at Computex this year, we ran into 8Pack, showing off a stunning new system known as Orion X, featuring brand new Broadwell-E hardware, along with triple GTX 1080s and an impressive liquid cooling set up to boot. In this £18,000 build you …
Read More »Computex: Phanteks Enthoo Elite and liquid cooling hardware on the way
Phanteks brought quite a lot with it to Computex this year, including a few new cases and even some of its own liquid cooling blocks for CPUs and GPUs. Kicking things off is the Phanteks Enthoo Elite, a big budget case for big budget builds. The Elite comes priced …
Read More »GOG Connect grants DRM-free access to games you own on Steam
While a lot of people continue to use Steam on a day to day basis, there are those out there that would prefer DRM-free access to their games. GOG has offered DRM-Free games for some time now but it would often require you to re-buy your Steam games on the …
Read More »Overwatch competitive mode update pushed back a bit
Update: It looks like Blizzard has had to push back its estimate for Overwatch's Competitive Mode content update. Around the time of Overwatch's release, the game's director, Jeff Kaplan speculated that the update would be ready for the last week or so of June. However, he did not give a …
Read More »Computex: EVGA has new GPUs, PSUs, motherboards and laptops
Our Computex coverage continues today, with Leo stopping by the EVGA booth, where we got a good look at a new laptop, some new graphics cards as well as new motherboards and power supplies. First up is the SC17 gaming laptop, which comes with a 17-inch screen, which we …
Read More »AMD launches 7th gen ‘Bristol Ridge’ APUs
Today, AMD arrived at Computex armed with its brand new 7th generation ‘Bristol Ridge' APUs, featuring up to a 50 percent compute performance improvement over 2014's Kaveri offerings and up to a 37 percent GPU performance improvement over last year's Carrizo APUs. These new Bristol Ridge APUs feature four Excavator …
Read More »Overwatch dev explains how the Play of the Game system works
As great as Overwatch is, the ‘Play of the Game' system can often seem a bit hit or miss and now we know why, as one of the game's developers has explained how this particular system actually works. The idea behind Play of the Game is to capture moments that …
Read More »Computex: G.Skill is showing off extremely fast DDR4 RAM
Computex is under way right now and tech companies from all over the world are showing off what they have in the works for the future. This year, G.Skill has been showing off just how far you can push its DDR4 RAM modules on X99 and Z170, with extremely high …
Read More »Computex: Cooler Master shows off new ‘Master’ products for 2016
Last year at Computex, Cooler Master launched its new Master series products, aiming to bring brand new designs and innovation to its line-up. This year, Cooler Master has truly embraced the Maker spirit, showing off a whole new range of products set to arrive this year. First up is the …
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