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It’s been roughly a month since Microsoft’s next generation console was revealed – the Xbox Series X. Set to launch in “Holiday 2020,” the console will usher in the next generation of gaming, and all the improvements that come with it. For Microsoft however, the handover period from the Xbox …

Both DOOM re-releases, DOOM (1993) and DOOM II, have received an update that will enable 60 FPS gameplay, curated add-ons, quick save support, lots of fixes and optimisations, as well as quality of life adjustments and extra features. This update has been released on all platforms, for free.  The add-ons can be downloaded …

Valve has changed how customers can acquire a video game's soundtrack on Steam. This update was made with two main objectives in mind: fixing the customer experience issues with the currently used model, where soundtracks are categorised as DLC, and adding new features. Starting with the fixes, the soundtracks available to be purchased …

Microsoft is set to end update support for Windows 7 on 14th January 2020 and Nvidia will also discontinue Quadro driver support for the operating system soon too, along with Windows 8 and other selected operating systems. Nvidia is planning to end support for Quadro drivers on a selection of …

Esports gaming has turned into big business over the past few years and 2019 saw interest in eSports continue to rise. Sponsorship of eSports teams is becoming very competitive now and even big UK based brands are getting in on the act. BT has become the first major UK brand …

Micron, the parent company of Crucial memory has announced the next generation of Ballistix gaming memory. The new RAM leverages a performance-tuned Micron die to provide high-speed memory with low latency. A new portfolio of Crucial Ballistix gaming memory designed for gamers and extreme overclockers has been unveiled by Micron …

At CES this week we saw some innovative new products from MSI. A couple of interesting new things from MSI that didn’t appear in our feature videos from the MSI Suite was the new Creator 400 desktop chassis series and a new line of AIO coolers from the company. MSI …

Luke and Leo are now back in the UK, but before they left CES 2020 they sat down one last time to discuss which products they were most impressed with from this year's show in Las Vegas...

Huawei has announced it will extend the P30 smartphone series with the addition of the P30 Lite New Edition. The new handset features an increase in RAM capacity, larger internal storage and a new 32MP selfie camera. The Huawei P30 flagship smartphone series has sold over 10 million handsets since …

Just before leaving CES, Luke and Leo sat down to talk Intel Vs AMD

Leo takes a look at what we can expect from InWin in 2020

Luke and Leo share their views on the Intel NUC 9 Extreme at CES 2020

Purchasing digital copies of PC and console games has become the favoured way for gamers to get their hands on the latest releases, rather than obtaining a traditional physical copy. Retail stores have noticed a huge decline in sales over the past few years which has contributed to many high …

Vodafone and Sony have teamed up to bring a great new year special offer when purchasing a new Xperia 5 handset on a pay monthly contract with Vodafone. The Vodafone Big Winter Sale is running until 30th January and includes some great deals. Vodafone will offer customers who purchase a …

MSI has announced its eSports gaming monitor series is expanding with the introduction of the Optix MAG251RX. The company’s latest eSports gaming monitor will feature a 24.5-inch flat panel with a high refresh rate and low pixel response time for an ultra-smooth gaming experience. MSI has announced it will bolster …

While the VR market may not be the largest segment of the video game industry, there is still plenty of room for the platform, and its games, to be a success. Making the official announcement recently, Job Simulator, the ‘tongue-in-cheek’ simulation title developed and published by Owlchemy Labs, has now …

CHERRY has long been a market leader when it comes to mechanical switches, often being the number one choice. Today, not only did Cherry announce that its MX Switches now have twice as much durability and longevity, but there is also a brand new switch on the way called VIOLA.  …

NieR, and its sequel, NieR:Automata are placed in high regard by many, due in part to their award-winning soundtracks. Until now, listening to these soundtracks through any music streaming service, was impossible. Square Enix appears to be embracing these services recently however, as following the announcement that the Final Fantasy …

While the Epic Games Store previously only promised free weekly games until the end of 2019, it would appear as though the promotion has been extended through 2020, as once again, a new free game is available for all to purchase on the Epic Games Store. Sundered: Eldritch Edition, is …

CES 2020 has seen plenty of new mechanical gaming keyboards being launched and today Cherry, who supply the key switches for many of these new keyboards has announced an update to its MX mechanical key switch line. Since its introduction in 1983, Cherry has been constantly developing and optimising its …

Nintendo recently hosted its first Direct of the year. Focused on Pokémon, the Direct lasted for 20 minutes, and brought three new announcements: the reveal of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, a remake of the classic Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance titles; the announcement of an Expansion Pass …

Today at CES Luke and Leo visited Patriot, where we got a look at some new peripherals as well as a load of SSDs, which opened up an interesting discussion from Leo- what can we expect from next-gen SSD tech? Patriot has released plenty of decent gaming peripherals over the …

we look at the NUC 9 Extreme with an EVGA RTX 2060 KO GPU crammed inside

At EVGA's CES suite, we check out a cheaper RTX 2060 and a much more expensive motherboard. We also get a good look at some new power supplies and the upcoming Nu Audio 7.1 Pro sound card.

Earlier this week, Edifier launched a bunch of new audio products at CES 2020. Edifier has mainly focused on introducing new wireless headphones at the Las Vegas event with a range of earbuds and the G7 gaming headset. Our team at CES caught up with Jasmine from Edifier to take …

The Street Fighter V community has been showing its discontent regarding what seems to be a netcode bug that has been present since the game launched. After four years with no answer from Capcom, Redditor Altimor took the matter into his own hands and fixed the issue.  After two days …

The Nintendo Switch has become one of the company’s greatest success stories. With over 41 million consoles sold in less than 3 years, and the recent release of the Switch Lite, it appears as though the console has no intention of slowing down any time soon. This appears to be …

While the main hardware news this week has focused on what’s happening at CES, there are other hardware launches happening at the same time. Samsung has revealed a new line of external SSDs, the T7 Touch series. Samsung claims its new T7 Touch Portable SSD series delivers lightning-fast transfer speeds …

Today we paid a visit to Lian-Li here at CES 2020 to get a good look at all of the latest cases. In our coverage here, we go over the LANCOOL II Mesh, 315, O11D Mini and of course, the high-end Odyssey X.  Lian-Li had plenty of new cases to …

Leo took a trip to Phanteks where he got a first look at a bunch of new PC cases and RGB products