Corsair is aiming at ITX system builders with its new shrunk down SFX-series of power supplies. These are fully modular designs with 80Plus Gold certification, making them efficient in both energy and space saving, allowing you to remove any unnecessary cables from your rig. There are two units arriving, the …
Read More »Total War: Warhammer delayed, PC requirements announced
Total War: Warhammer has been pushed back from its previously scheduled release date this month. The RTS was set to come out on the PC late April but will now be coming out on the 24th of May instead in order to give the studio more time to wrap some …
Read More »Apple to pay out £315 million in eBook price fixing case
Apple has officially lost its appeal to get out of paying a £315 million fine for conspiring to fix the prices of eBooks in order to push out competitors. A US Supreme Court rejected Apple's appeal this week, sticking to the original ruling that Apple had violated antitrust laws by …
Read More »Microsoft’s list of game studios continues to shrink
Yesterday, Microsoft made the out of the blue announcement that it would be cancelling Fable Legends and proposed the closure of Lionhead Studios. On top of that, Press Play Studios was also shut down in the process. Following on from this, Microsoft has gone ahead and altered its list of …
Read More »Microsoft delays Windows 10 Redstone update again
Microsoft has had to delay the release of its long-rumoured Windows 10 Redstone update once again. This update was initially expected to come out in the summer and will be one of the first major updates to Microsoft's new OS. However, the timeline may have shifted to Spring next year …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda Senior Editor leaves Bioware
Bioware has been losing quite a few staff members linked to Mass Effect: Andromeda recently. Over the last couple of months, the game has lost its development director, its lead writer and now, Bioware's senior editor is leaving the studio and exiting the games industry entirely. While we don't know …
Read More »4Chan creator gets hired by Google
4Chan has often proven to be a controversial corner of the internet but it seems that the experience certainly put its creator, Chris Poole on the map. Poole announced that he would be selling 4Chan last year to the founder of Japanese message board, 2Channel, and now that the acquisition …
Read More »Mad Catz dropped as maker of Rock Band 4 peripherals
Last month, we learned that peripheral maker, Mad Catz, was facing tough financial times following on from lower than expected sales of Rock Band 4. Mad Catz created the controllers and co-published the game but now, Harmonix, the studio behind Rock Band 4 is apparently parting ways with Mad Catz …
Read More »SK Hynix to begin mass production of 4GB HBM2 in Q3, 8GB in Q4
Word on the street this week is that SK Hynix is currently preparing to begin mass producing its HBM2 4GB DRAM chips in Q3 this year. According to a report published this week, 4GB DRAM production will begin in Q3, which will be swiftly followed by 8GB HBM2 DRAM in …
Read More »Oculus Rift support will come to Mac if Apple “ever release a good computer”
The very first consumer-oriented Oculus Rift headsets are due to start shipping out at the end of this month to PC owners across the world and right now, the PC is the only supported platform for the headset. This leaves out a portion of the market, including Mac owners so …
Read More »Valve to show off a compilation of Portal VR experiments next week
The Games Developers Conference is set to kick off next week and Valve will once again have a presence there. This year, Valve will be holding a virtual reality demonstration that will bring us all back to the world of Portal and the labs of Aperture Science. Valve is going …
Read More »Overwatch release date and open beta confirmed
Earlier this morning, a leak pointed to open beta and a final release date for Overwatch and now less than 24 hours later, Blizzard has come out to make its official announcement. Overwatch will be launching on the 24th of May on the PC, Xbox One and PS4. However, those …
Read More »Intel to supply LTE chips for Apple’s iPhone 7
It looks like Apple is set to tap Intel for its LTE modem chips for the upcoming iPhone 7. According to reports surfacing this week, Intel will be supplying Apple with roughly 30 to 40 percent of the LTE modems it needs, which poses as a slight problem for Qualcomm, …
Read More »Fable Legends cancelled, Microsoft to close down Lionhead UK
Microsoft is making some big changes to its studios based in the UK and Denmark this week. The company just announced today that firstly, Lionhead Studios will be ceasing production on Fable Legends and the studio will likely shut down following on from that. Secondly, a studio in Denmark will …
Read More »Apple’s VP of software supports Tim Cook in FBI iPhone unlocking case
Apple's Vice President of Software engineering, Craig Federighi has spoken out in support of Tim Cook's decision to fight the FBI over a request to break the security protection of an iPhone. Over the last few weeks, quite a few major names have spoken out in support of Apple's decision and …
Read More »Hitman will have seven episodes releasing in 2016
After a few delays and a huge change in direction, IO Interactive and Square Enix will finally be launching Hitman this month in episodic form. While we already have some details on the first three episodes, we didn't know exactly how many we would be getting this year until now. …
Read More »The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine expansion may launch next month
Since the launch of the first expansion for The Witcher 3 back in October last year, CD Projekt Red has been silently working away on its second, larger expansion called ‘Blood and Wine'. While we haven't heard much about the new expansion officially, it looks like it may be getting …
Read More »Hitman will run on DirectX 12 at launch
The PC Gamer Weekender event is taking place right now and some interesting news has managed to slip out of it. According to the demo of Hitman being shown at the event, the game will support DirectX 12 fully at launch, a slide also lists the benefits of going with …
Read More »Far Cry: Primal PC game analysis
Ubisoft has been attempting to boost its efforts on the PC over the last year or so, even going as far as to push PC versions of certain titles back to give developers extra time to ensure it is up to standard. This was the case with Far Cry: Primal, …
Read More »No Man’s Sky PC system requirements revealed
No Man's Sky finally has a release date, with the long-hyped space game finally heading to the PC and PS4 in June. Fortunately for those of you looking to play it, the minimum system requirements to run the game are very reasonable. The game's minimum system requirements call for an …
Read More »Two leakers have shown off the HTC 10 ahead of announcement
HTC is preparing its flagship smartphone for 2016 at the moment and while we don't know when it will be announced, we do know what it looks like and what its specifications should be on launch thanks to two high-profile, trusted leakers on Twitter today. For starters, HTC is changing …
Read More »Microsoft to reveal universal Xbox apps later this month
Microsoft is all set to finally unveil which Windows 10 universal apps will be coming to the Xbox One this year. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, an announcement should be coming this month, with a number of apps set to debut alongside a new initiative to open up …
Read More »New Asus GTX 950 spotted, ditches the 6-pin power connector
We have been hearing for a while that Nvidia is working on a more power efficient version of its GTX 950 graphics card, one that would not necessarily require a 6-pin power adapter and now it looks like board partners already have access to it, with Asus set to be …
Read More »Razer Wildcat Gamepad Review
The Xbox One controller is a fantastic product, having taken the best parts of the 360 gamepad while improving key areas – but is there room for further tweaks? Today we are taking a look at Razer's spin on the Xbox One controller in the form of the Razer Wildcat, offering …
Read More »Apple calling on Samsung and LG to supply OLED displays for iPhone
It looks like Apple will be making a big change in 2017 for its iPhone line by making the switch from LCD displays to OLED screen technology. Talk of this happening has been floating around for a while but according to new reports this week coming out of Japan, it …
Read More »Samsung launches 15TB V-NAND SSD
Samsung has just launched the world's biggest SSD, packing in a massive 15TB of storage space into a 2.5-inch enclosure. The design was announced back in August last year but the 15TB drive is now actually available. This isn't a drive aimed at consumers though. For starters, a 15TB SSD …
Read More »Intel said to be working on a HoloLens rival
It looks like Microsoft could have some serious competition in the augmented reality space soon as reports are suggesting that Intel is developing its own competitor to the HoloLens. According to sources familiar with Intel's plans, the company's new Augmented Reality headset will use the firm's own RealSense 3D technology. …
Read More »Razer releases Cortex: Gamecaster streaming/recording tool
Razer is looking to make it easier for you to stream or record gameplay footage with Cortex: Gamecaster, its new lightweight software that allows for game and audio capture with a sleek, unobtrusive user interface. Using Cortex: Gamecaster, users can stream to Twitch, YouTube Gaming or even lesser known sites …
Read More »Valve finally sends emails to those affected by Steam Christmas error
Back over Christmas, Valve's Steam Store suffered from a bug that allowed users on the Steam Store to see the details of other user accounts. During this, those affected had their personal emails, names, addresses, phone numbers and more revealed to total strangers and now, months later, Valve has finally …
Read More »No Man’s Sky is finally coming out in June
We might not know a whole lot about No Man's Sky but it has certainly managed to generate quite a bit of buzz over the last couple of years. Now, the game is finally coming out, with a release date scheduled for June, it should also be launching on the …
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