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Shortly after Final Fantasy XV was officially announced for the PC at Gamescom, some fake PC system requirements began doing the rounds, claiming that the game would take up 170GB of space while also recommending extremely high-end CPUs and GPUs just to run the game. It painted a worrying picture …

A lot has changed for Nintendo over the last year. During the Summer of 2016, the Wii U was struggling and there were plenty of concerns surrounding the publisher financially. Since then, the Nintendo Switch has launched suddenly, everything is heading back in the right direction. During the first six …

Its an RGB headset stand with a difference - Corsair have incorporated a sound card!

Back in 2014, online multiplayer service ‘GameSpy’ announced that it would be shutting down. This had a knock on effect for hundreds of games, which relied on the service for multiplayer. Most notably, a few of the older Battlefield titles would no longer be available to play online. This prompted …

Over the last week or so since the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL launch, Google has faced reports of numerous issues with both devices. While the standard sized Pixel 2 has faced some audio issues, the Pixel 2 XL has faced a different issue entirely, with users reporting screen …

Call of Duty: WWII is launching next week and after rounding up feedback from the beta, Sledgehammer Studios has made a few changes. Not only are the finalised PC system requirements now in place for the game, but the studio has chosen to make some changes to how it handles …

Over the last five years, Apple and Samsung have been going at it in court, arguing over patents that date back to the Galaxy S2 and the iPhone 3GS. At this point, it seems that everyone is sick of hearing about the case- including the judge, who remarked “I would …

Valve has been working on making big changes to Steam throughout 2017, with the goal of squashing asset flippers, making recommendations more useful and giving more options to curators. Yesterday, the company announced another big change making its way down the pipeline, allowing developers to send Steam games directly to …

It's another GTX 1080 Ti from MSI - could it be king of the crop?

Over the last few years, work on the PCIe 4.0 standard has been well under way. Last year, we saw the initial spec sheet that the PCI-SIG was aiming for and now today, the group announced that the PCIe 4.0 specification has been finalised. The new standard will allow devices to …

AMD is wrapping up its 2017 Ryzen line-up this week with the launch of the Ryzen Mobile Processor. Formerly known as ‘Raven Ridge’, these APUs combine Ryzen 7 or Ryzen 5 CPU cores with Radeon Vega graphics, paving the way for ultra-thin AMD powered gaming laptops. There are two Ryzen …

After weeks of rumours and leaks, today Nvidia officially announced the GTX 1070Ti. The reference edition from Nvidia begins shipping today but plenty of add-in board partners have unveiled their custom-cooled variants too. The GTX 1070Ti fills the gap between the GTX 1080 and the GTX 1070. It comes with …

MSI is bolstering its gaming laptop lineup today with the launch of the new GS63 Stealth notebook. The latest addition features an ultra-slim design and a more affordable GPU option- the GTX 1050. The new GS63 weighs in at just 1.8KG, so it is light enough to carry around daily. …

Operation Health might be over, but it seems that the folks behind Rainbow Six: Siege are still monitoring feedback and finding new ways to improve the game. This week, the ‘mid-season reinforcements’ update will begin rolling out, making balance changes to a few characters and improving the game’s netcode. Kapkan, …

Update: Bungie has responded to reports of players being unjustly banned in Destiny 2 on PC. In an updated blog post, the company outlined some of its policies when it comes to security in Destiny 2 and how the banning process works. However, the studio ultimately identified a group of …

This week, AMD released its quarterly earnings report, giving us a solid look at how Ryzen, Epyc and Vega have performed financially over the last few months. While in previous years AMD has suffered some losses, things seem to be turning around in 2017, with Q3 revenue up by 26 …

Back in 2010, Microsoft had a swing and a miss with the original Kinect sensor. The Xbox 360 add-on sold well at first but after the initial burst, things dwindled very quickly and software support was minimal at best. At the start of the Xbox One cycle, Microsoft tried again …

Today, Cooler Master is bolstering its air cooler line-up with two new ‘MasterAir’ series’ heatsinks- the MA610P and the MA410P, closing out the range. The MA610P is akin to the MasterAir Maker 8 but with six heatpipes rather than 8. Meanwhile, the MA410P is a little closer to the Hyper212 …

Over the past two years, the gaming chair market has become highly competitive, with several newcomers entering the market, posing a serious challenge to bigger brands. One such newcomer has been Nitro Concepts. Last year, we saw the company release its E200 and E220 gaming chairs and this year, they …

Over the last couple of weeks, there have been plenty of reports detailing the issues Apple is having behind the scenes getting the iPhone X ready. The main holdup appears to be the components required for Face ID, which were having serious yield issues. Now, in an effort to get …

It is no secret that Facebook has been putting publishers in a tough position over the last few years. Constant news algorithm changes make it difficult for publishers to get their content seen without ‘boosting’ specific posts and now, it seems that Facebook is testing a new way of displaying …

Last year, we learned that Microsoft would be suing the US government over its repeated attempts to force the company to hand over ‘cloud data’  and keep it quiet through ‘secrecy orders’. At the time, Microsoft said that the actions of the US Justice Department were “unconstitutional”, arguing that users …

The iPhone X goes up for pre-order in just a few days time and amid numerous reports of production issues, many are going to have a hard time getting their phone early. We have already heard that Apple will only have around three million units to sell on launch day …

When it comes to Google’s yearly Android updates, it is usually hard to predict how soon third-party phone makers will begin rolling it out for their respective flagships. This year, it looks like some phone makers are falling behind a bit, though Samsung has updated the status of its Galaxy …

Last year, Starbreeze teamed up with Acer to bring the ambitious StarVR headset to life. Both companies signed on to split a $25 million investment to get things off the ground, but it seems that now, Starbreeze has decided back off a bit, with Acer set to honour the remaining …

In the years following Grand Theft Auto V’s launch, there was plenty of buzz surrounding potential single-player DLC. One of the game’s voice actors even teased additional content. Unfortunately, over the last year, things on that front have gone completely silent and now, Rockstar has finally shed some light on …

Newegg has come under fire recently, being sued by four South Korean banks that claim the company has aided and abetted in a Ponzi scheme, defrauding each by millions of dollars.

ASRock's latest motherboard paves the way for tiny Skylake-X builds.

While most games get their PC system requirements in order a few weeks in advance, it has taken a short while longer to get things in order for Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. The game launches in just a few days and now, the PC system requirements have been unveiled, …

Over the last five years, Apple and Samsung have been embroiled in a huge patent lawsuit, with Samsung often ending up on the losing end. At first, Samsung was ordered to pay Apple as much as $1 billion but throughout many appeals, Samsung’s lawyers managed to cut that number down …