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GELID has announced a new line of memory module heatsinks with RGB lighting effects. The new Lumen RGB RAM Cooler that was unveiled by GELID earlier this week offers PC builders an easy way of adding RGB lighting to the system. The new Lumen RGB RAM Cooler from GELID is …

Hype for AMD’s B550 budget Ryzen 3000 platform has been building for some time now with a release expected maybe around mid-June. The big players in the motherboard market have been announcing B550 line ups but without any solid pricing info announced so far. However, that has changed now since …

Even the biggest names in the games industry have projects cancelled from time to time. This week, we learned that this very thing recently happened to Hideo Kojima, who wasn't too happy about the project being scrapped. In an interview with Japanese site, Livedoor, and translated to English by VGC, …

Earlier this week, it was reported that Sony would be holding its first PS5 games showcase digitally next week. The exact date given at the time was June 3rd but as it turns out, The PS5 presentation will be taking place on June 4th instead.  On Thursday, the 4th of …

In preparation for the European Hardware Awards 2020 on Thursday 25th June, over 100 specialist editors from EHA publications across the region have been deciding on a definitive list of the best hardware available in the market. Work on that list of nominations has now been completed and we’re ready to announce …

As previously predicted by leaks, this week's free game on the Epic Games Store is in-fact Borderlands: The Handsome Collection. Anyone with an Epic Games Store account can now claim the game for free until late next week.  Borderlands: The Handsome Collection contains all the games in the series prior …

After briefly teasing its next-gen headset back in March, today HP has officially unveiled the Reverb G2 VR headset, designed with input from the folks at Valve and Microsoft.

Sony has long since confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will have backwards compatibility with PS4 games but there have been questions surrounding how it will work and what developers will need to do to support it. Now, thanks to industry sources, we know a bit more about Sony's plans.  Eurogamer …

The first generation Raspberry Pi single board computers (SBC) were released back in February 2012, and featured just 512 MB RAM. Since then, SBCs have come a long way and now the Raspberry Pi 4 has been made available with 8GB of memory. 8GB is a lot of RAM for …

We review the ROG Strix GO - a wireless gaming headset enhanced by AI

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, CD Projekt Red delayed Cyberpunk 2077 from its original April 2020 release date to September 2020. Since then, there has been some concerns that the pandemic will cause further delays, but it looks like that won't be the case, as the game is in its …

In April this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FFC) set the standards for Wi-Fi 6E, and now Qualcomm has announced its FastConnect 6900 and 6700 chips that feature support for Wi-Fi 6E, with speeds of up to 3.6 Gbps. FastConnect 6900 is the faster of the two chips with speeds of up …

DONTNOD Entertainment has made quite the name for itself over the course of this console generation. To date, the studio has released successful titles including Life is Strange, Vampyr and Remember Me. Now, some of that money is being used to expand the studio.  Today, DONTNOD CEO, Oskar Guilbert, announced …

Earlier this month, we shared the news about ASRock's approach to enabling overclocking of non-K CPUs on non-Z motherboards. Now it seems that both MSI and Asus will also offer the same feature on their non-Z motherboards...

MSI is set to launch a new gaming monitor. The MSI Optix MAG274R is MSI's latest IPS esports monitor featuring a high refresh rate and fast response time, designed to deliver an enhanced viewing and gaming experience. Sporting a 27-inch IPS panel with 144Hz refresh rate, 1080p resolution, and 1ms …

Razer is bringing some upgrades to the Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition, bumping up hardware specs to include Intel's latest 10th Generation processors and the Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000.  The Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition is designed as a mobile workstation, with enough power to properly serve the professional creator …

Late last year, Steam was updated with references to cloud gaming within its code. Now, we know what those updates were for, as Steam Cloud Play has gone into beta.  Steam Cloud Play is starting off with “a limited amount of games” as the team continues to build features and …

Fast & Furious: Crossroads served as Geoff Keighley’s “one more thing” at the 2019 Game Awards. Originally announced to be releasing in May 2020, a new gameplay trailer has been released, showing off the game as well announcing its official delay to August 2020. The trailer showcases some of the …

At this point in time, Metro Exodus is essentially complete, with the base game now available across consoles and PC, in addition to two DLC expansions being released. With that in mind, there is not much sense in keeping Denuvo in the game for much longer, so 4A Games is …

We already knew that Microsoft was committed to maintaining backwards compatibility on next-gen console hardware, but the number of improvements in place run deeper than that. Today, Microsoft released some more details on the tech behind backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X, including the ability to improve frame rates and …

Apple has confirmed that it has acquired the tech startup Inductiv, an engineering team from Ontario that specialises in machine-learning. It's believed that Apple's underlying reason for the acquisition of Inductiv is to enhance its virtual assistant, Siri.  Apple confirmed the deal, saying it “buys smaller technology companies from time to …

Thursday has officially become GeForce Now’s library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week’s update sees Nvidia furthering its partnership with Ubisoft, as well as the addition of more ‘day and date' supported games for brand new releases.  In terms of brand new releases, …

Despite first being announced all the way back in January of 2017, there has been comparatively little shown off of Marvel’s Avengers – Square Enix’s take on the popular superhero team. With the game releasing this September, it would seem as though fans are finally set to see more from …

News about Apple's 2020 lineup of iPhones is continuing to ramp up, and we already know all the iPhones expected to launch later this year are likely to come equipped with OLED screens. Now it's reported that Samsung Display will deliver a majority of the screens for the upcoming iPhones. Apple …

Does the AH T600 chassis from Thermaltake take us to heights we have not reached before?

Video game sales offer everyone a chance to buy excellent titles at reduced prices. Summer sales especially often produce the highest number of offers at the greatest levels of reduction. Such is the case with GOG’s Summer Sale. From now until the 15th of June, fans can get their hands …

Last month, noblechairs announced a big partnership with Bethesda, which will result in the release of several special edition chairs based on some of the biggest franchises in gaming. The first one up is the noblechairs HERO Fallout Vault-Tec Edition, which is launching today. The Vault-Tec Edition by noblechairs takes …

Fans of Phantasy Star Online have been waiting close to a decade for PSO2 to arrive in the West. That wait is finally over, with the game coming to Xbox One and Windows 10, but the transition has not been without issues, mostly due to Microsoft's iffy Windows Store.  The …

Aqua Computer has just launched a new CPU water block with RGB lighting. The new Cuplex Kryos Next RGBpx water block is designed to provide a unique look for your system, even before the ARGB lighting has been turned on. Available in both plexiglass and white Delrin, the Cuplex Kryos Next RGBpx …

Last night, PlayStation hosted a roughly 25-minute long State of Play dedicated entirely to The Last of Us Part II. Narrated by Neil Druckmann, the showcase gave fans a deep dive into many of the new mechanics arriving with the much-anticipated sequel, as well showing off an extended gameplay sequence. …