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More details about the upcoming AMD Ryzen 5000 mobile processors have surfaced through a leaked presentation. Besides describing the improvements coming with the new architecture, this presentation also includes comparisons between the Ryzen 5000H APUs and the currently available mobile APUs and CPUs from AMD and Intel. Besides the leaked slides …

Ever since the delay for Halo: Infinite was announced from Holiday 2020 to Fall 2021, fans have expressed concern at the state of the game, and whether the situation is even worse than previously thought. In order to qualm these concerns somewhat, 343 Industries has promised that it will offer …

3DMark Time Spy scores of the upcoming RTX 3060 and 3070 Mobile GPUs have surfaced. These GPUs will be featured in multiple mid/high-range gaming laptops in February, but thanks to this leak, we get our first glimpse of their performance before their launch.

Each week the Epic Games Store offers at least one free game to all those with an Epic Games account. While the quality and popularity of the title varies from week to week, last week’s offering of Star Wars Battlefront II was perhaps one of the store’s biggest. It has …

Late last year, Apple began to put the ‘battery gate' scandal to rest by settling one of the more prominent class-action lawsuits over the issue in the US. In December though, it quickly became clear that Apple was still in trouble with consumer groups in Europe. Now, a consumer advocacy …

Thanks to a new leak, we now know even more about Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S series of CPUs. These processors aren't due out until the second half of 2021, but SiSoftware Sandra has been updated with support for the full stack of Alder Lake CPUs. In addition to this, the …

Once again, the Geekbench 5 database is giving us a glimpse of what to expect from Intel and AMD's upcoming processors. This time, the two CPUs spotted in the database were the Intel Core i7-11375H and the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS, with Intel coming out ahead in single-core and AMD's …

During CES 2021, Nvidia announced the RTX 3060 graphics card, scheduled for a late February release. While Nvidia set the MSRP of this GPU at $329, early listings for board partner cards indicate that pricing will be significantly higher than that at launch.  

It has been a couple of days since CD Projekt Red released Cyberpunk 2077's first major patch. In Update 1.1, a lot of issues were fixed and the foundation was set for future updates too. Unfortunately, while there were a lot of fixes, at least one game-breaking bug has been …

In late 2020, the Esports Integrity Commission began investigating and suspending a number of professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players for illegal betting and match fixing practices. As the investigation has gone on, a number of additional players have been caught out, bringing bans to another 35 players. Today, the commission …

The Rocket 4 Plus is the first PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD we've seen that uses the next-gen Phison E18 controller

Ghost of Tsushima surprised many when it released last year, becoming the PS4’s fastest selling original IP debut and selling over 5 million copies to date. Following this success, it was safe to assume that Sucker Punch Productions would work on a sequel, however this has yet to be confirmed. …

Earlier this month, LucasFilm Games was officially revived and it was confirmed that the Star Wars games license will no longer be exclusive to EA. We already know that EA is working on a Jedi Fallen Order sequel and Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment is working on an open-world Star Wars game …

Intel's upcoming Rocket Lake-S processors are beginning to appear in benchmark databases. This time around, the processors spotted were the Core i9-11900K and the Core i7-11700K, both in the Geekbench 5 database. Both the Intel Core i9-11900K and the Core i7-11700K are 8C/16T processors with a 125W TDP that are expected …

Late last night, CD Projekt Red officially pushed out Cyberpunk 2077's first major patch. Patch 1.1 for Cyberpunk 2077 is available across all platforms and focuses on “various stability improvements”.  Writing about Patch 1.1, CD Projekt Red said: “In this update we focused on various stability improvements, which you can …

Activision is making a surprising change this week. Vicarious Visions, the studio behind the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, is going to be merging into Blizzard.  Vicarious Visions will soon be a new division within Blizzard. From there, all of Vicarious Vision's employees …

Less than 24 hours after announcing Xbox Live Gold's price hike, Microsoft and the Xbox team have reversed the decision. Following the announcement, there was swift backlash and players were quick to point out other issues with Xbox Live Gold that have existed for quite some time. Following this, some …

Razer has long been known for its popular gaming mice, with one of the biggest being the MMO-focused Razer Naga. To kick off 2021, Razer has revamped the Naga, introducing the brand new Razer Naga X gaming mouse. The Razer Naga X is the latest addition to the acclaimed Naga …

Update (22/01/21): Earlier this week, Nvidia began changing some of the messaging around Max-Q, planning to drop the GPU differentiating moniker for the upcoming RTX 30 GPUs for laptops. Nvidia already got in touch with us once to explain this, stating that Max-Q has grown “beyond only GPU optimisations”. Now …

Sony has sneakily bagged itself an early 2021 exclusive this month with the launch of Hitman 3. While Hitman 3 itself is multi-platform, the VR version of the game is currently exclusive to PlayStation VR. That could change in the future though, as dataminers have discovered evidence of a PC …

The Valve Index first launched in June 2019 and ever since then, it has been in high demand. That demand only grew in 2020 with the release of Half-Life Alyx, which is said to be the best single-player VR game made to date. Unfortunately, supply has not been able to …

Capcom's Resident Evil Showcase aired last night and as expected, we got plenty of new information about Resident Evil Village. For starters, we have a new trailer to tease the story, a release date has been announced and we have details on the new multiplayer mode ‘Re:Verse'.  The new trailer …

Could this be the dock for you if your laptop has limited connectivity options?

Philips has announced a new monitor featuring a minimalistic design for the workspace. The Philips 288E2UAE monitor features a 4K resolution and enhanced connectivity options to improve productivity.  The Philips 288E2UAE monitor comes equipped with a 28-inch IPS panel with a 4K resolution, 4ms G2G response time, and a 60Hz refresh …

The PassMark CPU Mark ranking for laptop and portable CPUs has a new entry in the number one spot. The Ryzen 9 5900HX is the new number one laptop CPU in the PassMark CPU Mark benchmark rankings. 

Asus is readying up a successor to its ROG Ryujin AIO CPU cooler. The new ROG Ryujin II 240 is fairly similar to its predecessor with one key difference – a massive 3.5-inch LCD screen on top of the pump. Featuring a 240mm radiator and 2x 120mm fans, the upcoming …

We've known for quite some time now that Apple is working on its own Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality hardware behind the scenes. It looks like the company's first consumer product in this segment is starting to take shape – with reports indicating this week that Apple will be launching …

A Humble Bundle store page leak has given us some early details about Resident Evil Village. Interestingly, the leak also confirms that Capcom is planning to include a multiplayer mode, just as it did with the Resident Evil 3 remake last year.  The leak has been spreading across Twitter this …

Ghost Recon Breakpoint had a rough launch back in 2019 but after a year of additional development and several major updates, the game is in much better shape now. If you've yet to give the game a go, then this week is the perfect time as the game is free …

Corsair is adding to its extensive line-up of DDR4 memory this week with the new VENGEANCE RGB PRO SL series. The Vengeance RGB Pro SL DDR4 memory kits will initially be available in speeds of up to 3600MHz and in capacities ranging up to 128GB. The Vengeance RGB Pro SL …