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Corsair is kicking off 2021 strong with two new PCIe 4.0 SSDs. Today marks the launch of the Corsair MP600 CORE, MP600 PRO and the MP600 PRO Hydro X Edition for liquid-cooled setups. The MP600 CORE offers up to 4,950MB/sec sequential read and 3,950MB/sec sequential write speeds, while the MP600 …

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Over the weekend, shortly after CD Projekt Red began rolling out Patch 1.1 for Cyberpunk 2077, players noticed a progress-blocking bug that stopped you from getting further in the main quest. As promised, a hotfix to sort this out is now available.  Cyberpunk 2077 Hotfix 1.11 is now available across …

Nvidia is returning to its regularly scheduled GeForce Now updates in 2021, so we'll be getting a new batch of games added to the cloud gaming service each week. This week, The Medium – an RTX supported title, is the headlining game, but seven other games are joining it on …

In recent years, Netflix has shown support for a number of video game properties, expanding their worlds through anime adaptations. Though previous efforts have released to mixed responses, the streaming service is continuing to adapt more video games. Following on from the Resident Evil, Castlevania and Dragon's Dogma adaptations, Netflix …

Back in 2020, Asus and IKEA announced a partnership to design gaming furniture. Although the first piece of the gaming line of products is scheduled to be announced on January 29th, Ikea has uploaded the images of most products to the website, leaking the line-up early.  The pictures shared by …

Each month Sony offers a number of titles for free to all those who are subscribed to the console manufacturer’s PlayStation Plus service. For the month of february, subscribers can get their hands on a number of major titles, including Control Ultimate Edition and the brand new Destruction AllStars. With …

A chart from MSI confirming the specifications of the upcoming Rocket Lake-S processors has been leaked. The chart appears to be part of a 500-series motherboard presentation and contains the core configuration, operating frequencies, L3 cache, and TDP of Intel's 11th Gen Core “K” processors. As per the leaked chart …

Control tested the limits of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in many ways when it launched in 2019. With the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, console players can now experience the story of Jesse Faden in a way much closer to that of PC players. …

Cougar's Armor S Royal gaming chair costs less than £250, but is it any good?

Getting the latest graphics card from Nvidia and AMD at MSRP might get more difficult soon. According to a new rumour, the pricing of GDDR5 and GDDR6 memory will increase, affecting the retail price of most graphics cards starting next month. New generation graphics cards have faced tough times since …

The eight-core, sixteen-thread Ryzen 9 5980HS is a performance monster in its 35W TDP mode, but there are some quirky clock speed and throttling behaviours with the Flow X13 laptop. Let’s have a closer look...

Besides manufacturing the first DDR5 SO-DIMMs, TeamGroup also expects to be the “first to take Intel and AMD’s new platform validation tests”...

A Nashira Point GPU has been spotted in the Ashes Of The Singularity benchmark database. This isn't the first time we see the term “Nashira” being used in the codename of an AMD GPU, but it's not clear if it's the same as the one found in the USB certification …

Nintendo has faced plenty of criticism over the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. Shortly after the console's launch, it became clear that the Joy-Con controllers were prone to a ‘drifting' issue, which has gone unfixed to date. This has led to multiple class-action lawsuits over in the US and now, it …

It has been a while since IO Interactive split off from Square Enix and went independent. Since then, the team has been working hard on Hitman 3, which released to high critical acclaim last week. IO Interactive's bet on itself is already paying off too, with Hitman 3 already recouping …

While the situation surrounding COVID-19 greatly inhibited the output of both hardware and software manufacturers throughout 2020, the gaming industry seemingly continued to flourish. According to Microsoft, the Xbox Series X|S achieved the “most devices ever sold in a launch month” for Xbox. According to Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella, “the …

While special edition video game consoles are a relatively common occurrence, Nintendo has been more reserved than most when it comes to releasing special edition Switch consoles. While rumours of a Switch ‘Pro’ continue to circulate, Nintendo has now announced that it will be releasing a special edition Nintendo Switch …

We are back with another giveaway this month! We have teamed up with DeepCool to offer not one, but TWO hardware bundles, each consisting of a case, CPU cooler, PSU and a set of fans. What's more, this competition is open worldwide!

Intel has officially entered the dedicated desktop graphics market by partnering up with AiBs to produce discrete Iris Xe graphics cards for OEMs.  The Intel Iris Xe is based on the Xe-LP architecture, featuring 80 EUs (Execution Units), 4GB of LPDDR4X memory across a 128-bit memory bus, and PCIe 4.0 x4. With …

First popular back in the early to mid-2000s, we have begun to see a renewed interest in developers creating high quality AAA licensed games. One of the latest licensed games to be announced is that of IO Interactive’s James Bond game. While little is currently known, the studio has offered …

While Cyberpunk 2077 mods have been popping up since launch, these have all been made without any official modding tools. To help give the modding community a push, CD Projekt Red has now released some of the official mod creation tools for the game.  CD Projekt Red previously confirmed that …

The Elder Scrolls Online is about to enter a new year of content. Last year, the focus was on the ‘Dark Heart of Skyrim'. In 2021, players of ESO will be moving on to the Gates of Oblivion, a new year-long adventure.  Things will get started with a new DLC …

Lord of the Rings: Gollum is no longer coming out in 2021. This week, the developers at Daedalic announced that they'll be needing more time, so the game has been pushed back to 2022.  This game was first announced back in 2019, but we didn't really get a good look …

A prebuilt PC makes a lot of sense these days... but how good is the Vidar from PC Specialist?

Biomutant has been in the works for a number of years now and while it has seemingly come close to release a few times, delays have kept pushing it back. That changes this year though, as Biomutant is set to finally release in the first half of this year.  Today, …

We're used to seeing Cooler Master's name pop up when it comes to peripherals, cases and even power supplies but not in the monitor space. That is changing this year, with Cooler Master preparing four different gaming monitors for 2021.  Cooler Master first began its push into the gaming monitor …

Kolink has another new case prepared for early 2021. The new Kolink Void X aims to set itself apart from the competition with a striking front panel design with ARGB infinity mirror panels. The Void X also boasts impressive hardware support, including dual-radiators, vertical GPU mounting, up to E-ATX motherboards …

The Medium is coming out later this week and since this is an RTX-supported game, there is a new Nvidia GeForce graphics driver to go along with it. This week's driver update provides support for The Medium and its RTX features, GeForce RTX 30 series laptops and expands the number …

SilverStone is introducing a new model to the NightJar series of fanless PSUs. The new NJ700 is an 80 Plus Titanium certified power supply, featuring a modular design with a 700W capacity and 0dBA acoustics. Besides the 80 Plus Titanium certification, this PSU is also certified with Cybenetics Titanium and …