Tomorrow is looking to be a big day for game announcements, as Nintendo has announced that they will be hosting a Nintendo Indie World presentation tomorrow,with 20 minutes worth of announcements and information concerning “some upcoming indie games”. The presentation will take place at 6pm UK time, and will be …
Read More »Cross-play is coming to Minecraft on the PlayStation 4, according to leaks [UPDATE]
UPDATE: Minecraft Bedrock Edition for PS4 has officially been announced. Minecraft is the best selling video game of all time, having sold over 180 million copies of the game since its full release back in 2011. The game has seen continued popularity, with the title releasing on a plethora of …
Read More »Akasa RGB products now include Razer Chroma certification
PC thermal solutions manufacturer Akasa has announced a new partnership with Razer, making the company’s RGB products officially Razer Chroma certified to bring the full spectrum of RGB colour to PC builds. Akasa and Razer will team up to enable an array of Addressable RGB products that take full advantage …
Read More »2K sets up new studio and confirms next Bioshock now in development
During the last console generation, Bioshock rose up to become one of the highest rated franchises in gaming. The series has been quiet since then but it won't be staying that way for long, as a new game is officially in development. 2K Games, the publisher behind Bioshock, announced this …
Read More »The Asus ROG Phone II has updated configurations available
Asus Republic of Gamers has announced two new versions of its powerful ROG Phone II just in time for Christmas. New additions to the range include ‘Ultimate’ and ‘Strix’ Editions, both new variants of the ROG Phone II are available to purchase now. The original Asus ROG Phone II was …
Read More »Halo: Reach mod brings back hundreds of custom maps and game modes
Halo: Reach has been out on PC for almost a week now and during that time, modders and custom game mode enthusiasts have been hard at work making tweaks and new content available. One of the biggest additions so far is the Halo Reach Forge Collection, packaging up hundreds of …
Read More »TSMC’s 5nm process node to be mass produced in 2020, 3nm to follow in 2022
TSMC has been in the news a fair bit recently, with updates regarding its process nodes advancements and financial investments. As reported by ChinaTimes, TSMC has over 50% yields on 5nm process node, outperforming the 7nm process back when it was at this stage. AMD, Apple and Huawei are expected to be …
Read More »Eizo launches two new frameless monitors, the EV2460 and the EV2360
The EV2460 and the EV2360 are the two latest additions to the EZIO's FlexScan lineup, the company's line of monitors aimed at business environments and for general-purpose usage. The FlexScan EV2360 is EIZO's smallest frameless model. Both these monitors come in black or white colour palette and use EcoView technologies. …
Read More »Creative has launched a USB DAC Amp for console gamers
Creative has added a new USB DAC Amp to its Sound Blaster range that is designed for console gamers and directly compatible with both the PS4 and Nintendo Switch, along with PC and MAC. Creative says its new Sound Blaster G3 offers a great balance of the Sound Blaster audio …
Read More »Apple’s ultra expensive Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR will be available starting next week
For this year's WWDC, Apple largely focused on its ‘Pro' user base with the announcement of the long-awaited redesigned Mac Pro desktop system, in addition to a new Apple-made monitor. We already know about specs and pricing but the actual launch dates for the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR …
Read More »Half-Life remake ‘Black Mesa’ enters complete beta with all content available
This has been an exciting year for Half-Life fans, not just because of Valve's return to the series with Half-Life: Alyx, but also thanks to Black Mesa, which officially began wrapping up content development over the summer. Black Mesa is a remake of Half-Life 1 with an extended section focusing …
Read More »The next Outlast game will experiment with co-op survival horror
The Outlast series has gone on to become one of the highest rated horror franchises over the last few years. While the first two games focused on single-player, the next Outlast game is going in a new direction, offering a new co-op survival horror experience. The Outlast Trials will put …
Read More »Thermaltake shows off new TOUGHRAM Z-ONE RGB memory kit
ThermalTake began showing off its new ToughRAM DDR4 modules at Computex earlier this year, with enhanced RGB lighting features, a 10-layer PCB and pre-binned memory ICs to ensure performance. Since then, the lineup has expanded to hit different speed/price points and today, another new kit is being added- the TOUGHRAM …
Read More »Google co-founders step down as CEO and President of parent company
Back in 2015, Google had a big shakeup, forming a new parent company called ‘Alphabet' and restructuring executive positions. At the time, Sundar Pichai took on the role of CEO at Google, while Google co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, took on new roles leading the Alphabet parent company. Now …
Read More »First gameplay footage shows off new Borderlands 3 expansion
Borderlands 3 has been out for a few months now and for those who have already finished the base game, there is more content just around the corner. The first campaign expansion, Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, is coming on the 19th of December and this week, Gearbox shared …
Read More »Ubisoft re-enables cross-team text chat in Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft has put many ideas to the test in an effort to combat toxicity in Rainbow Six Siege but not all of them are well received. The team's most recent attempt was to disable cross-team text chat from the game, removing the ability for opponents to trash talk each other. …
Read More »Control could be coming to Xbox Game Pass but not until next year
Xbox Game Pass has gone on to become one of the best value services in gaming today. Typically, which games are coming to the Game Pass library are kept under heavy wraps to avoid impacting sales but in the case of Remedy’s Control, it looks like Xbox head, Phil Spencer, …
Read More »Bethesda puts The Elder Scrolls: Legends development on hold
The success of Hearthstone spurred along a big card-game resurgence on PC and mobile, with many developers creating CCG spin-offs for various IP. Bethesda is one of the biggest examples, with The Elder Scrolls: Legends hitting the market three years ago and even undergoing a massive overhaul this year. Despite …
Read More »Humble Choice officially goes live with ten games to pick from
Earlier this year, Humble announced that its monthly subscription would be going through a big overhaul, changing to ‘Humble Choice’ with new tiers and giving subscribers the option to choose which games they wanted to redeem each month. The goal was to make Humble Choice live before the end of …
Read More »Apple could be looking to ditch the lightning port next and go ‘all in’ on wireless charging
Apple's disdain for ports on the iPhone became apparent back when the iPhone 7 launched without a 3.5mm headphone jack. At the time, Apple said that part of the reason for its removal was to reserve more space inside of the iPhone for other hardware. That same reasoning could be …
Read More »Google Stadia store finally available outside of the mobile app
When Google Stadia first launched, one of the grievances consumers had with the service was the inability to buy games from anywhere other than the Stadia mobile app. Google appears to have rectifed this issue, with users now being able to buy games from their desktop via the Chrome browser. …
Read More »Patriot Viper VPR100 NVMe SSDs promise 3300MB/s read speeds and RGB
We've been following Patriot's VIPER GAMING series of SSDs for a while now and this week, the new VPR100 M.2 SSD was added to the roster, bringing a dash of RGB colour to the lineup. This is a PCIe Gen 3 SSD, coming in capacities all the way up to …
Read More »SIE’s Head of Worldwide Studios’ favourite PlayStation game of all time is 2018’s God of War
In celebration of the Original PlayStation’s 25th anniversary, the company has been giving fans insight into various aspects of the console brand, including sales figures, trivia, and behind the scenes details. Today, the company spoke with 10 of Worldwide Studios’ creators, to ask them what their favourite PlayStation game of …
Read More »The Game Awards will feature 10 new game announcements; no Resident Evil 3 news
In the leadup to the 2019 Game Awards, the show’s creator and host Geoff Keighley took part in a Reddit AMA. In it, Keighley confirmed that the upcoming show will feature 10 new, previously unannounced titles, and that Resident Evil 3, the much-rumoured title from Capcom, won’t be making a …
Read More »Kingston DC500M 3.84TB SSD Review
The DC500M has been designed to meet the needs of mixed-use workload applications in data centres
Read More »Minecraft was watched over 100 billion times on YouTube in 2019
Despite officially releasing in 2011, it would appear that Minecraft is more popular than ever. The game overtook Tetris to become the best selling game of all time, earlier this year. During YouTube’s annual rewind video, which released yesterday, the company confirmed that Minecraft had been watched over 100 billion …
Read More »MSI is offering a free gaming chair with Optix ultrawide monitor purchases
We had some big MSI news back in July, not only thanks to the launch of the favourably reviewed Optix MPG341CQR gaming monitor, but also because of the launch of MSI's very own gaming chair. Now to celebrate the holiday season, MSI is bundling these together, gifting monitor buyers with …
Read More »Netgear launch new 24-port Gigabit Ethernet unmanaged POE+ switches
Netgear has announced a new range of unmanaged 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switches offering high PoE power budgets at 190W and 380W, with PoE Power Auto-Balance and Allocation to become the first on the market with these features. The Netgear GS324P provides a 24-port unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Switch with 190W …
Read More »MSI announce the Optix MAG161V portable gaming monitor
Mobile gamers looking for a larger, ultra-portable display that they can connect to smartphones, tablets and notebooks will be happy today since MSI has just launched a new product that perfectly fits these criteria. MSI has announced the launch of a brand-new portable gaming monitor added to its Optix series. …
Read More »Riot will team up with third-party developers for new League of Legends games
League of Legends has been around for a decade now and during that time, plenty of interesting character lore has been written but due to the competitive MOBA format, those stories haven't been fully explored. That is starting to change, with Riot today announcing a new publishing group working with …
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