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Kingston is one of the biggest SSD and storage manufacturers in the world, but it may surprise you to learn the company is yet to release a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. That is set to change however, as Kingston's NVMe SSD roadmap was announced today at CES 2021. The biggest …

Ahead of CES 2021, LG has semi-unveiled its first 4K monitor with HDMI 2.1 support – the 27GP950. Product details are very sparse right now, but we can expect a full announcement from LG once this year's Virtual CES is underway. We said that LG has ‘semi-unveiled' the 27GP950, and …

Though many of SEGA’s Japan-focused games have historically seen staggered releases, with the Western release arriving months after its Japanese debut, the wait for Persona 5 Strikers’ localisation was longer than most. Though no specific reason was given at the time, one of the game’s voice actors has now confirmed …

At the beginning of each new year, it is always interesting to take a look back at the past 365 days and reflect upon the games that came out during that time. For the UK market, it has now been revealed which games managed to make it to the top …

Lenovo has announced a new version of its Yoga Slim 7i Pro laptop. While this notebook was first unveiled back in September 2020, this new model differentiates itself from the original thanks to the use of a 14-inch OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It also uses an 11th Gen Intel …

As the expected launch of Intel 500-series motherboards approaches, Z590 boards have been pictured ahead of their announcement. The latest set of leaks include four ASUS motherboards: the ASUS Z590 Maximus XIII Extreme Glacial, the ASUS Z590 Maximus XIII Hero, the ASUS Prime Z590-A, and the ASUS TUF Z590-Plus WiFi. The ASUS …

The first set of specifications for AMD's rumoured OEM CPUs have come to light...

Though Nintendo is often left out of the discussion when it comes to ‘console wars’ due to its power disparity and out-of-sync release schedule, the Nintendo Switch has silently been dominating the charts. For the entirety of 2020, the handheld hybrid outsold all other video games consoles combined in the …

Chinese case and cooler manufacturer, DeepCool, has today announced a company rebranding, including a new logo, website and ‘corporate brand identity.' DeepCool says its rebranding ‘reflects a continuous evolution of the organization, its products, and the computer hardware industry as a whole.' With a new logo that DeepCool claims is more …

Though shows such as Geoff Keighley’s annual Game Awards set the precedent for which games are considered to be the best of the year, there are hundreds of other awards presented by dozens of individual outlets. Though winning even just one Game of the Year award is a privilege, the …

We check out the latest mini-ITX case from Thermaltake

Apple could be bringing out its next-generation iPad Pro much sooner than expected. Reports this week indicate that the next 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be coming in March, complete with a mini-LED display.  According to MacOtakara's supply chain sources, the mini-LED iPad Pro will be 0.5mm thicker than the previous …

Competitive CS:GO underwent a fairly major change this week, with Valve removing bots from the game. Traditionally, if someone was kicked or disconnected from a competitive match, they would be replaced by an AI bot that another member of the team could take over after dying. This feature has now …

MSI is launching a smaller version of its RTX 3060Ti Ventus 2X OC. The OCV1 model will come with a different power delivery system and reduced dimensions, allowing it to fit into smaller cases.  The RTX 3060Ti Ventus 2X OCV1 graphics card will come with a single 8-pin power connector, instead …

Rocket Lake-S CPUs may not be officially out yet but overclockers seem to have their hands on them already. This week, two videos appeared online, showing an extreme overclock attempt with one of Intel's unreleased CPUs 11th Gen Core CPUs.  Given what we know about the Rocket Lake-S line-up, this …

Acer is about to expand its vast portfolio of gaming monitors with three new products. Each new Acer monitor offers fast response times, 4K or WQHD resolutions, and up to a 275Hz refresh rate.

A large chunk of Apple's annual income comes from the App Store, whether it be on iOS, iPadOS or Mac. In 2020, with many people stuck at home due to COVID-19 lockdowns, Apple's software storefront did better than ever, bringing in $64 billion.  According to analysts at CNBC, Apple's App …

During Microsoft’s 2019 iteration of its Xbox fan convention X019, the console manufacturer revealed that 10 mainline Final Fantasy games would be making their way onto the Xbox via its Game Pass subscription service. This served as a significant move on Microsoft’s part, due to the typical association of Final …

Nvidia has kicked off 2021 with a new GeForce GPU driver update. This time around, the driver isn't tied to a specific game release, but the update is recommended due to a number of security flaw and bug fixes. Nvidia's new GeForce 461.09 driver update began rolling out yesterday and …

For what feels like years now, rumours have circulated surrounding the existence of a potential Switch Pro, helping Nintendo’s now almost 4 year old console-handheld hybrid to remain competitive amongst the next generation Xbox Series X|S and PS5. Though yet to be confirmed by Nintendo, the rumours are now persisting …

Epic Games announced its latest acquisition today. This time around, the gaming giant is picking up Rad Game Tools, which will bring some new improvements to the Unreal Engine.  At the moment, Epic Games is working on Unreal Engine 5. The Rad Game Tools team will partner with Epic's “rendering, …

InXile has primarily been known for its high quality isometric RPGs over the years, particularly with Wasteland 2 and more recently, Wasteland 3. Looking ahead though, InXile will be trying its hand at first-person RPGs with one of its next projects.  Since being acquired by Microsoft, InXile has been staffing …

XPG has given us a glimpse at the new hardware it intends to launch during CES 2021 next week. Besides PC components and new software, one of XPG's main highlights will be an Intel Xe powered gaming ultrabook.  The XPG Xenia Xe is a gaming ultrabook designed in collaboration with …

Dying Light surprised many when it first launched in 2015, offering a fun zombie-filled open world to explore and parkour around. The sequel, which was announced at E3 2018, appears to be struggling to get out of the gate however. In its latest setback, Dying Light 2’s lead writer has …

Thermaltake is expanding its portfolio of cooling products with the addition of the ToughLiquid series of AIO CPU watercoolers. With Thermaltake's new line of high-performance AIO CPU watercoolers, the company will launch five models, with radiators ranging from 240mm to 360mm. The ToughLiquid series coolers will come in two different flavours: ToughLiquid …

CES is coming up in just a few days time and we're expecting some big announcements from AMD in particular. Thanks to a last-minute leak this week, we've got a new look at the die for an unreleased Ryzen 5000 "Cezanne" APU, which should be officially unveiled next week. 

Since its creation, Twitch has put great emphasis on trying to push its creators and users of its platform in an attempt to foster a sense of community. One of the ways they did this was through their emotes, many of which feature the faces of popular streamers during iconic …

Looking for a rugged external SSD? We check out the Extreme Pro from SanDisk

Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 back in January 2020 and while it looked like the ageing OS was in decline over the course of last year, Windows 7 installs had a slight uptick in the later months of last year. At this point, it appears that at least 100 …

With the Epic Games Store’s daily free game offerings having officially concluded with the end of the year, the digital storefront has now returned to free games being offered on a weekly basis. Following on from last week’s offering of Jurassic World Evolution, those with an Epic account can now …