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CES 2021 is currently underway, and while the video games industry tends to stay away from the consumer electronics show, Sony often makes its presence known in order to showcase its many other products. Despite this, some PlayStation news did in fact come out of the show, as b-roll footage …

Following on from last night's announcement that Nvidia's RTX 30 series is coming to laptops, MSI has today unveiled its latest gaming notebooks, powered by Intel and Nvidia. As part of the MSIology event hosted today at CES 2021, the company exhibited its new range of laptops. There's some familiar …

Due to the nature of the Nintendo Switch and the ability for the console-handheld hybrid to swap out its joy-cons for other colours and designs, Nintendo has released far fewer limited edition Switch consoles when compared to its previous handhelds. This appears to be finally changing, as the console manufacturer …

Intel has announced that CEO Bob Swan is to step down on February 15. He will be replaced by Pat Gelsinger, current CEO of VMWare. The move comes almost exactly a year on from Bob Swan's appointment as CEO in January 2019, and Intel maintains the announcement is ‘unrelated' to …

Though there once was a time when licensed games were nothing more than cheaply made tie-ins created with the purpose of getting more money from fans of the property the game is based on, in recent years there has been a resurgence in high quality licensed video games from major …

Lenovo has unveiled several new Legion gaming laptops, as well as gaming headsets and a new Ideapad gaming laptop. Besides key updates to the internal hardware, Lenovo also introduced some new features to the Legion lineup, including the Coldfront 3.0 cooling system, TrueStrike keyboards, and the AI Engine auto-tuning software. On …

During this transitionary period between the new generation and the – now old – generation of consoles, many publishers have gone back to update their library of games to take greater advantage of these new consoles and their extra power. The latest game receiving a next-gen patch is Star Wars …

We've already covered the latest laptops to be announced by ASUS, but the company's component arm has been hard at work too. The PG32UQ is, according to ASUS, ‘the world’s first 32 -inch HDMI 2.1 gaming monitor', with a 4K IPS display running at 144Hz. HDMI 2.1 is becoming more …

Supermicro has announced its latest workstation, the AS -5014A-TT. Based on the Threadripper Pro 3000WX series, this machine offers up to 64 cores and 128 PCIe 4.0 lanes, delivering ‘the speed and features traditionally found in dual-processor workstations.' As part of AMD's keynote at CES 2021, it was announced that the …

At CES 2021, Gigabyte announced its latest gaming laptops featuring RTX 30 series laptop GPUs. Besides upgrading the existing Aorus and Aero series of gaming laptops, Gigabyte also introduced two new series of mid-range gaming notebooks: the G-series featuring Intel processors, and the A-series featuring AMD Ryzen 5000H processors. The …

With the launch of the RTX 30 series laptop GPUs and Ryzen 5000H mobile processors, ASUS is updating its laptop lineup with a few new additions, including the compact ROG Flow X13, 15-inch and 17-inch Strix Scar and G laptops, and the new Zephyrus Duo 15 SE. Based on the specifications …

After Nvidia officially unveiled RTX 3060 yesterday, many AIB partners have since announced their custom-cooled GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards. While we can expect more models to trickle through over the next few days, we've already seen quite a variety of RTX 3060 cards announced from the likes of MSI, …

Alongside the announcement of the RTX 3060 GPU, Nvidia today confirmed the RTX 30 series is coming to mobile. With prices starting at $999 for an RTX 3060 laptop, we can expect to see plenty of Ampere-based gaming notebooks in 2021. Cutting right to the chase, RTX 3070 and RTX …

Razer has launched the “next generation of Blade 15 and Blade Pro 17 gaming laptops” featuring faster display panels with higher resolutions, and the recently announced Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 Series mobile GPUs. Featuring up to Nvidia RTX 3080 with 16GB of VRAM, an Intel Core i7-10875H, 1TB PCIe NVMe …

As part of Nvidia's keynote at CES 2021, the company lifted the lid on the long-awaited RTX 3060. Shipping with 12GB GDDR6 memory – more than the RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070 – this GPU is expected to hit shelves (or at least, attempt to) in late February. While …

The biggest announcement from Lisa Su's keynote at CES 2021 was undoubtedly the reveal of the Ryzen 5000 mobile processors. However, we did also get confirmation of the rumoured non-X Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 7 5800 CPUs. We've been hearing about these non-X Ryzen desktop parts since the end …

After plenty of speculation, Lisa Su today officially announced AMD's Ryzen 5000 mobile processors at CES 2021. These new mobile parts are split between the more performant H-series and the lower-power U-series, scaling up to 8-core/16-thread parts that can push past a 45W TDP...

Though just a few years ago the idea of a digital-only console could have been considered a laughable prospect, both Sony and Microsoft now offer such a device. It would appear to be for good reason too, as in 2020 across the UK, 2/3rds of all games that were sold …

Over the years Edifier has earned a well deserved reputation for high-quality speakers and audio gear. At CES 2021, the company unveiled three new products – the D12 Bluetooth speakers, as well as two pairs of TWS earphones. Starting with the D12 speakers, these utilise Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity with a …

Both Google Stadia and Nvidia’s GeForce Now allow those with a strong internet connection to stream games to a multitude – though still somewhat limited – number of devices. The number of compatible machines which can use these services will soon expand however, as LG has promised that both Google Stadia …

The original Mass Effect trilogy remains one of the few set of games which are currently stuck on the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation of consoles. Almost 9 years after the conclusion of Shepard’s story, the Mass Effect Trilogy is making its way to new hardware. Announced in November, Mass …

Hot on the heels of the Intel 500-series chipset announcement, Gigabyte has unveiled its latest Aorus motherboards based on the Z590 chipset. Six boards have been announced, including the Aorus Master, Aorus Extreme and diminutive Aorus Ultra. Starting with the Z590 Aorus Extreme, this motherboard boasts a whopping 20+1 phase ‘true …

Many online multiplayer titles offer sporadical free weekends, allowing those who have yet to purchase a game to experience what they may be missing out on. Call of Duty is no stranger to offering free weekends. Interestingly however, this time it is the Zombies mode that will be made free – …

The latest 500-series chipsets from Intel are here, and that means a ton of new motherboards. MSI has entered the fray by announcing no less than thirty motherboards across the Z590, B560 and H510 chipsets. For its 500-series motherboard, MSI is doubling down on the four product ranges we have …

After Intel introduced its 500-series chipsets yesterday, ASUS has announced a swathe of Z590 motherboards across the ROG, TUF and Prime families. There's some familiar names but a number of new features on show from these boards. The first Z590 boards to be announced by ASUS include the ROG Maximus XIII …

The creator of CTR and DRAM Calculator for Ryzen has found that some Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800X processors feature a dual CCD design instead of a single CCD. For now, there isn't an easy way to check if one of these processors has one or two CCDs, …

Thermaltake is expanding its case portfolio with the new Divider TG case series. Consisting of four chassis of differing sizes, the new Divider cases are characterised by their tempered glass front panel, triangular tempered glass side panel with a vent, and patented PCIe expansion slot system. Ranging from ITX to ATX …

Besides expanding the availability of the Cloud II Wireless, Pulsefire Haste, and Cloud Revolver + 7.1, HyperX has announced two new peripherals for PC and consoles at CES 2021: the Alloy Origins 60 mechanical keyboard and the ChargePlay Duo controller charging station for Xbox. Starting with HyperX's first 60% gaming keyboard, the …

Intel announced its latest mobile processors at CES 2021, while the company also shed some light on both Rocket Lake-S and Alder Lake-s

Western Digital is a name that will be familiar to almost everyone with an interest in the PC hardware sector, and the company also owns SanDisk which it acquired back in 2016. Today, Western Digital has announced new 4TB models which have been added to four of the company's existing …