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According to reports this week, new AMD EPYC processors are on the way and early leaks seem to indicate that they may not be the most friendly for your electricity bill. A well-known AMD datacentre product leaker is claiming that the upcoming EPYC “Turin” CPUs will come with a maximum …

Now that Intel has announced the 12th Gen Core CPUs, memory makers have started to introduce their DDR5 memory modules. Kingston is the latest to get in on the DDR5 generation, with new Fury Beast DDR5 memory modules clocked at up to 5200 MT/s. Featuring on-die ECC (ODECC), dual 32-bit subchannels …

As the tradition goes, Halloween is coming up, and with it, Steam's Halloween sale. This time around, you'll be able to snatch some new games for your library with up to a 90% price cut, including Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition, We Happy Few and Black Desert. However, more recent games …

While not viewed in the same echolon as services such as PlayStation Plus and Xbox Games with Gold, Twitch’s Prime Gaming service offers many titles for free each and every month to all those with a Twitch Prime subscription. November is looking to be the service’s best month yet, with …

Back in late 2020, it was announced that all those with an Oculus Quest would soon need to make a Facebook account in order to continue using the headset. This understandably sparked a great deal of backlash. It seems as though the company took this feedback seriously, as it has …

Hot off the heels of the successful launch of Resident Evil 4 VR, Facebook has now announced that another classic third person video game is being translated into VR for the Oculus Quest 2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has officially been announced to be coming exclusively to the Oculus …

Facebook recently held its latest annual ‘Facebook Connect’, where the company announced many new changes both internally and externally. Alongside the announcement that the Facebook umbrella company is now called Meta, it was also announced that the Oculus brand is being retired, with the Oculus Quest now being called the Meta Quest...

As the video games industry expands further and further, we have seen more and more records being broken every quarter. Once again, PlayStation has shattered records as it has again achieved the highest Q2 revenue ever for any platform holder in the video games industry. Sony recently released its Q2 …

There have been several attempts to capture the magic of Super Smash Bros. and apply that formula to other franchises. Recently, talk of a Warner Bros attempt at a Smash Bros. style fighting game hit the internet and well, those rumours now appear to be completely true, as more details …

Back in December 2020, Ubisoft Massive released Title Update 12 for The Division 2, which was set to be the game's final content update. A few weeks later in early 2021, the team confirmed that due to fan demand, it would be releasing more content this year. However, over time, …

While it may seem as though demos of games are a dying art, some companies will still release a demo or two on occasion. As a “Halloween treat” Switch users can now download a free demo for the recently released Metroid Dread. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official Nintendo …

Sony is slowly beginning to solidify its commitment to PC gaming. Not only are some of PlayStation's biggest franchises coming over to PC in 2022, but Sony has also introduced a new publishing unit specifically for PC games, known as PlayStation PC.  Sony first began releasing PlayStation exclusives on PC …

Vicarious Visions is best known for bringing back Crash Bandicoot via the N. Sane Trilogy – in many ways jumpstarting the current trend of remaking older games from the ground up. Unfortunately, the team was merged with Blizzard earlier this year, and now they are set to lose their identity …

In recent months, a number of regulators have begun taking an interest in Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm. The deal was announced in 2020 but has yet to be completed as the deal continues to go through regulatory checks. Recently, the UK's competition authority suggested the acquisition could …

Over the last couple of weeks, G.Skill has been unveiling its DDR5 memory kits, just in time for Intel's 12th Gen CPU launch. The first Trident Z5 DDR5 kits were supposed to top out at 6400MHz speeds, but G.Skill has already managed to up that by achieving a 6800Mhz overclock.  …

2021 represents the 30th anniversary for Sonic the Hedgehog. While the Blue Blur has had a rocky life, there is certainly plenty to enjoy when looking at his whole library of games. In celebration of the hedgehog’s 30th anniversary, Humble is now offering a Sonic bundle – giving almost 30 …

Intel has finally pulled the curtain on its 12th Gen Core series, unveiling its first desktop hybrid processors. During the launch event yesterday evening, professional overclocker “Splave” had the chance to tinker with the Core i9-12900K, pulling off a 6.8GHz overclock and breaking the world record on the Geekbench 5 …

One of the big benefits of cloud gaming is the instant access to games, without the need to wait for installs or downloads. It also paves the way for developers to offer limited-time access to titles in a controlled way, without needing to spend resources and development time creating a …

Last night alongside its new range of Z690 motherboards, ASUS also announced new ROG Thor II Platinum and Titanium power supplies. Interestingly, the announcement confirms a rumour we've covered previously. It would appear upcoming GPUs will indeed feature a 12-pin PCIe 5.0 power connector, and these new ASUS power supplies …

It's been a busy day for Leo, he has been working on a variety of launch day content for Intel's Z690 platform, before the full indepth reviews hit our front page in the not too distant future. Last, but certainly not least is a look at an array of cool …

The Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master is in the house, so we unbox it and give you a first look

MSI sent us a WARCHEST packed with Z690 goodies - let's dive in!

The big day has arrived – Intel has officially launched its 12th Gen “Alder Lake” desktop processors and the Z690 chipset. ASUS is already well prepared for this generational leap, with a full stack of Z690 motherboards ready to go, with ROG Maximus leading the way.  The ASUS ROG series …

We were invited to an Intel event in London and we walked away with a Core i9-12900K, i7-12700K and a i5-12600K, with benchmarking already underway ahead of the review next week. It's time to dive a bit deeper into the CPUs and Z690 chipset though, so buckle in...

Today, Intel is launching its 12th Gen Core desktop processors, alongside the new Z690 chipset. MSI is already well prepared for this next-gen Intel platform, with 18 Z690 motherboards ready to go, spread out across the Pro, MAG, MPG and MEG series and thus covering creators, gamers and enthusiasts looking …

With Intel 12th Gen Core processors announced, it's time for motherboard vendors to announce what they've been working on. In Gigabyte's case, its Z690 line-up will consist of 14 motherboards for different customers, ranging from a basic user up to a hardware enthusiast looking for the very best for their …

After months of leaks and rumours, today Intel is officially launching its 12th Gen Core series desktop processors, otherwise known as Alder Lake. With Alder Lake, Intel is making a major transition, introducing a hybrid architecture that combines performance and efficient cores to elevate performance across all major categories. Beyond …

Blizzard was planning on holding another BlizzCon in a few months time, but as you've surely heard, the studio is going through some rough times at the moment. Employee protests, lawsuits, leadership changes and harassment issues have dominated the Blizzard news cycle over the summer, so the team will be …

TSMC continues to make advancements in process node technology. Swiftly following on from the N5 and N4 process nodes is the N4P, bringing further performance and efficiency enhancements to the 5nm node.  The N4P will offer an 11% performance boost over the N5 and a 6% boost over the N4. …

A Quiet Place is one of the most successful new horror IPs, with the film now seeing two entries, with a third one on the way. In order to capitalise on this, it has now been announced that a video game based on the film is in the works, and …