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G.Skill is expanding its DDR5 memory line-up with new high-speed, low-latency kits. The new Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 kits support XMP 3.0, and offer speeds up to 6800MHz.  G.Skill's two new kits are the first from the company to run at these specifications. The fastest kit comes with 32GB (2x16GB) …

After the initial announcement made by Jensen Huang at GTC 2022, yesterday we got the low-down on Nvidia's new RTX 40 series via a series of press briefings. After getting a close look at the GPU specs, Ada architecture and much more, I sat down with Leo for a wide-ranging discussion on all things Nvidia RTX 40 series...

The Ryzen 9 7950X hasn't released yet, so there is still some work being done on the software side to optimise the chip's capabilities. We've already seen a few benchmarks for this processor, but a new BIOS update has seemingly boosted single and multi-threaded performance.  While AMD says that the …

In recent weeks, PlayStation head, Jim Ryan, has made several statements in an effort to sway regulators against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, claiming the deal would have “major negative implications” for the entire games industry. Now, Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, is getting involved with one simple message – “if …

When looking for gaming audio gear, most users look at headphones and headsets. Other solutions like gaming earbuds exist, but they're far from being the standard. However, Logitech G's new gaming earbuds may have the potential to change that thanks to its feature set. The new Logitech G Fits gaming …

Microsoft keeps its game consoles up to date with consistent software patches. The September patch – officially available now – brings with it some long-requested Quality of Life improvements, including a full library revamp. Making the announcement on the Xbox Blog, Jonathan Hildebrandt, the Principal Group Program Manager at Xbox …

Earlier this summer, Logitech and Tencent announced plans to join forces to launch a new dedicated gaming handheld. However, unlike the Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch, which play games locally, the Logitech G Cloud would primarily focus on streaming services, like GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Following a leak …

Earlier this month, CD Projekt Red released the latest major patch for Cyberpunk 2077, and revealed the game's upcoming expansion. At the same time, the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime debuted on Netflix to rave reviews. Combined, this has led to a huge resurgence in players, to the point where over a …

Back in late 2021, Ubisoft officially announced Splinter Cell Remake, with plans to go back to the franchise's beginning and bring it forward into the modern era. The remake won't be entirely 1:1, as there will be changes made to the game's story.  This isn't entirely uncommon for remakes. Some …

For many, a console’s start-up sound can bring with it excitement and emotion as the jingle lets you know that it’s time to game. For some however, the noise is obtrusive and loud and serves no real purpose. For the latter kind, Microsoft has announced that you will be able …

Despite announcing and releasing their ‘final update’ years ago, the Terraria team have continued to update the game with new features and content. Going live on the 28th of September is the Labor of Love update, once again bringing with it major changes. Terraria’s update 1.4.4 will be going live …

For years, the video games industry suffered from a drought of new skateboarding games, with the late 90s and early 00s ‘fad’ fading out of the limelight. One game which helped to bring the genre back was Session: Skate Sim, and after 3 years in Early Access, the game has …

Videogamedunkey is one of the biggest and most consistently-enjoyed gaming YouTubers, with videos ranging from serious reviews to humorous gameplay videos among fresh experimental content. After more than 10 years on the platform, Dunkey has announced his direct involvement in game creation, announcing new publishing label BIGMODE. No games nor …

The Saints Row reboot finally released last month, though to an unfortunately poor reception – commercially, but especially crititcally. The founder and CEO of Embracer Group has now commented on the matter. As transcribed by Stephen Totilo, Lars Wingefors, the founder and CEO of Embracer Group (publisher Deep Silver’s parent …

While working on the final video for our huge AMD Frame custom build, we came across a problem that temporarily brought the project to a halt. Just a couple of days after filling the cooling system up with some new fluid, a very odd issue became apparent related to the pump and coolant. So we're reaching out to our readers and viewers to decipher if this is a common issue or not...

Back in February, PlatinumGames publicly stated that it wants to revive Scalebound and work with Microsoft once again. Microsoft had not responded to this at the time, but now in a Japanese interview, Xbox lead, Phil Spencer, has finally commented on the situation.  The cancellation of Scalebound was a huge …

Take-Two is having a rough week. One bad actor already managed to worm their way into Rockstar's network, leading to a massive GTA 6 leak. Now, one of Take-Two's other subsidiaries, 2K Games, is having security problems of its own. Someone managed to gain access to the company's help desk …

Blizzard has been making good progress with Diablo 4 this year. Not only did we finally get a gameplay trailer back at E3, but the development team has also been posting monthly updates on the game's progress. In the latest update, Blizzard set out plans for Diablo 4's beta.  We've …

Recently, Bungie has been handing out lawsuits against cheat sellers and cheat creators, looking to stamp out cheating in Destiny 2. For the most part, Bungie is winning these cases, but it ran into a wall earlier this year when a lawsuit against AimJunkies was dismissed by a judge. Now, …

In recent weeks, we have heard that EA is working on multiple Marvel projects – one focused on Black Panther, and another focused on Iron Man. In an announcement this week, EA confirmed that it is indeed working with Marvel, and the first game will be Iron Man.  Back in …

Today's Nvidia stream didn't just deliver the announcements for RTX 4090 and RTX 4080. We also saw a number of other announcements for Nvidia Omniverse, a software stack featuring AI and ray-tracing tools that can be used to generate new content. Nvidia used these tools to create the newly announced …

Announced earlier today at GTC 2022, the RTX 40-series is official, with Nvidia confirming the RTX 4090 as well as two versions of the RTX 4080, with slightly differing specs. Interestingly, it appears the RTX 4080 12GB will only be available through Nvidia's board partners (AIBs) and will not be …

Today, Nvidia officially announced its first next-gen GeForce graphics cards using the new Ada Lovelace architecture. So far, we're getting an RTX 4090, and two versions of the RTX 4080 with differing amounts of memory. Due to the current situation with Nvidia's RTX 30 series GPUs, older-gen graphics cards will …

Nvidia's in-house Lightspeed Studios has worked with several game developers in recent years to bring RTX features to various titles. During that time, this team has also created its own fully ray-traced remasters of games like Quake II and Minecraft. Today, alongside the RTX 40 launch, Nvidia announced Portal RTX.  …

The past few weeks has seen Microsoft’s desired acquisition of Activision Blizzard come into scrutiny, with Call of Duty being placed at the centre of it. In the wake of this, EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson has commented on the matter, claiming that Battlefield will take this opportunity to try and …

If you're a fan of Naruto, you might be interested in this. HyperX has just announced the release of limited edition Naruto: Shippuden gaming peripherals, including a mouse, a mousepad, a mechanical keyboard and a headset. One set is themed after Naruto himself, while another set is themed after Itachi …

Just hours ahead of Nvidia's planned RTX 40 GPU reveal, AMD has announced its plans for RDNA 3. We've known for sometime now that AMD's next-gen GPUs would debut in 2022, but we didn't know exactly when. That changed today with the announcement of a November launch event.  AMD's Senior …

After a slow start to the month, Microsoft has now revealed the next batch of titles for Xbox Game Pass, which will fill out the final two weeks of September. This time around, Microsoft is packing a lot more punch, with Deathloop finally debuting on Xbox, and Obsidian's excellent survival …

Deathloop was one of PlayStation’s biggest PS5 titles in 2021, offering fun powers in an immersive-sim like environment. Alongside it coming to other platforms, Deathloop has now received a free update adding all sorts of new content – including an extended ending. After almost exactly a year, Deathloop has left …

DeepCool is back with a new high-performance air cooler. Following on from the AK620, this month DeepCool is launching the AK500, a stylish CPU heatsink with a black shroud covering the top of the aluminium heatsink to help with aesthetics.  The DeepCool AK500 is a single-tower CPU cooler, with a …