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The Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics, known as Nikhef, is dedicating the computation power from its freshly built computer cluster to the fight against COVID-19. The computer cluster is based on the Lenovo SR655 and consists of more than 3800 AMD compute cores and 31 terabytes of memory. Nikhef usually …

Remedy Entertainment recently hosted a livestream celebration for Alan Wake’s 10th anniversary. The action-adventure psychological thriller game quickly became a cult classic upon its release back in 2010, thanks in part to its uniqueness in gameplay and its twin peaks-inspired story. As part of the game’s 10th anniversary, Remedy announced …

How good is this 8-bay SMB-focused NAS from QNAP?

Bethesda first found success in the smartphone gaming market with Fallout Shelter, which acted as a fun little spin-off to keep fans occupied during the wait for Fallout 4 in 2015. The Elder Scrolls Blades was more ambitious but fell flat when it came to monetisation methods. The game has …

Things change fast in the world of technology. On May 11 it was reported that the Trump administration had reached out to several semiconductor manufacturers to discuss the possibility of building a chip plant in the US. Now, just four days later, TSMC has announced that it's planning to build and …

Intel's Comet Lake desktop processors have not yet been released to the public, but its successors have already seen some key specifications leak. As per these leaks, Intel's Alder Lake processors are slated to support DDR5 memory, while Rocket Lake's thermal specifications have been detailed. It is expected that Intel's …

With the release of both Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey, Ubisoft offered players a ‘Discovery Tour’ mode. This mode allows players to roam the open world map free from any combat, replaced instead with educational commentaries on ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece respectively. Announced during the publisher’s most recent conference …

Asetek has just announced the first slot-in PCIe radiator card. The Rad Card is a GPU cooler and Asetek's solution to liquid-cooling GPUs in PC cases with limited space. The first PC to actually use a Rad Card will be the recently announced Alienware Aurora R11 PC. While many consumers …

There is little doubt that Ghost of Tsushima is set to be one of 2020’s biggest games. The stealth-action open world PlayStation exclusive recently received an 18-minute deep dive State of Play, where a number of interesting details about Sucker Punch’s ambitious and immersive new IP were revealed – including …

Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition is the latest free game offering from the Epic Games Store. After the initial announcement was accidentally posted early on Epic Games' Twitter account, offering GTA V for free temporarily downed the Epic Games Store website due to the excessive traffic. The game has just …

China has shown clear interest in minimising its reliance on foreign technology and as a part of that goal, the Chinese chip maker SMIC has started mass-producing the Huawei Kirin 710A chip.  As per Global Times, the Kirin 710A chip produced by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has reached an important …

A few weeks ago, Nvidia promised weekly library updates for its GeForce Now streaming service and so far, the company has been sticking to that. Today, the latest round of games were announced, including a number of indie hits, some zombie action and Battlestar Galactica.  Since there hasn't been a …

After a lengthy wait, Nvidia's next GPU architecture, Ampere, has been unveiled.

Epic Games has long been a supporter of cross-play. The overwhelming success of Fortnite likely helped pressure Sony into bringing cross-play with other consoles to the PlayStation 4, with the Battle Royale shooter being the first game to receive the functionality on the console. Alongside the reveal of Unreal Engine …

There’s no denying that PlayStation has performed admirably this generation. The console has broken a number of records, and despite being near the end of its life, is still performing incredibly well. Sony recently released its fiscal results for FY2019, showing that the PlayStation brand had its second best year …

When E3 was first cancelled, many publishers were quick to announce their plans, be it an internal replacement, or its association with other digital events. Square Enix remained mostly silent however. The publisher has now finally revealed its plans, confirming that it will not host an E3-style digital event, but …

ASUS is calling this the 'world's fastest gaming monitor'

There has already been a few game delays this year due to the coronavirus situation, some of which we don't yet know about. According to Xbox head, Phil Spencer, there is still more to come, as next year's titles are more likely to be impacted than what was scheduled for …

Gigabyte has updated the UD Pro series of SATA SSDs with better performance, increased capacity, and an extended warranty. Featuring 96-layer KIOXIA 3D TLC NAND flash memory, the updated UD Pro SSDs are designed to offer enhanced endurance, performance and reliability. Available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB models, the 2.5-inch …

Yesterday we saw the first demonstration of Unreal Engine 5 – Epic Games’ next generation game engine. Boasting impressive new features, the engine will be available to developers in 2021. Though it’ll likely be a few years before games developed on the engine are ready for release, Epic’s own franchises …

Edifier has just released the TWS6 earbuds in the UK. Featuring Bluetooth 5.0, IPX5 water and sweat resistance, and up to 32 hours of battery life, these earbuds come equipped with high-clarity balanced armature drivers from Knowles to deliver “outstanding sound quality”. Winners of an iF Design Award 2020 for …

AMD has unveiled its latest workstation graphics, the Radeon Pro VII. Designed for broadcast and engineering professionals, the Radeon Pro VII is capable of “delivering exceptional graphics and computational performance” while offering a number of unique features. The Radeon Pro VII was created to power broadcast and media projects, computer-aided engineering …

We have another Z490 motherboard to add to the growing list, this time from Supermicro's gaming sub-division- SUPERO. The SuperO Pro Gaming C9Z490-PGW launches this week alongside the new 10th generation of Intel Core-series desktop processors.  Supermicro is best known in the server motherboard space, but some of that expertise …

Following on from the paper launch two weeks ago, Intel's 10th Gen Core desktop CPUs have landed in the UK...

There has been plenty of talk around next-generation consoles, but we have heard less about the next-gen engine tech that will enable developers to push graphics further. That changes today, as Epic Games has announced Unreal Engine 5 and showcased what it is capable of in a real-time demo running …

Today, Dell is bringing new life to its XPS line of laptops, including the long-awaited return of the XPS 17 option. Today's launch sees details and pricing released for both the new 2020 XPS 15 and the new XPS 17. It has been a really long time since Dell last …

This week, we are teaming up with be quiet! to give away one of two excellent bundles to get your next PC build started. The bundle includes the new Pure Base 500DX chassis, a Pure Rock 2 CPU cooler, Pure Power 11 600W power supply and a goodie bag!

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the latest title in Ubisoft’s popular series. With the release of Assassin’s Creed Origins back in 2017 however, the franchise saw a shift in direction, focusing more heavily on RPG elements. Unfortunately this meant that the iconic insta-kill hidden blade was altered too. With the upcoming …

Marvel’s Iron Man VR has had a tumultuous release schedule. Originally set to release back in February, the game was delayed to the 15th of May. The PSVR exclusive later saw another delay, due to the effects of COVID-19. Alongside The Last of Us Part II, Iron Man VR was …

We first saw Gigabyte's RGB memory modules about two years ago, and now the company has updated its DDR4 series. Alongside the plentiful RGB lighting, the memory kits now sport frequencies of up to 3600 MHz. One of the main features of the AORUS RGB modules from Gigabyte is the …