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Despite officially releasing in 2011, it would appear that Minecraft is more popular than ever. The game overtook Tetris to become the best selling game of all time, earlier this year. During YouTube’s annual rewind video, which released yesterday, the company confirmed that Minecraft had been watched over 100 billion …

We had some big MSI news back in July, not only thanks to the launch of the favourably reviewed Optix MPG341CQR gaming monitor, but also because of the launch of MSI's very own gaming chair. Now to celebrate the holiday season, MSI is bundling these together, gifting monitor buyers with …

Netgear has announced a new range of unmanaged 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switches offering high PoE power budgets at 190W and 380W, with PoE Power Auto-Balance and Allocation to become the first on the market with these features. The Netgear GS324P provides a 24-port unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Switch with 190W …

Mobile gamers looking for a larger, ultra-portable display that they can connect to smartphones, tablets and notebooks will be happy today since MSI has just launched a new product that perfectly fits these criteria. MSI has announced the launch of a brand-new portable gaming monitor added to its Optix series. …

League of Legends has been around for a decade now and during that time, plenty of interesting character lore has been written but due to the competitive MOBA format, those stories haven't been fully explored. That is starting to change, with Riot today announcing a new publishing group working with …

Gaming peripherals manufacturer Thrustmaster has been setting the standard for Flight sim enthusiasts for quite some time and to celebrate the release of the DCS: F-16C Viper module, the company has announced the launch of the HOTAS magnetic base and HOTAS Add-On Grip for the F-16C Viper. Both new additions …

Platinum Games has made some of the best action games of the last decade and it looks like early next year, we'll get to revisit two of the classics in remastered form. This week, listings for remasters of Vanquish and Bayonetta were found on the Xbox store, as well as …

The KitGuru Advent Calendar 2019 is back for day 6, where we give readers the chance to win prizes each day in the run up to Christmas. Today we are working with Palit to bring one reader a GPU upgrade with a new RTX 2060 SUPER JetStream!

Qualcomm has officially detailed its latest Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform that combines the world’s most advanced 5G Modem RF system and mobile platform, to deliver unrivalled performance for next-generation flagship smartphones and mobile devices. At the annual Snapdragon Summit this week, Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon 865 platform and …

There have been more than a few ‘miracle ports' on the Nintendo Switch since launch. DOOM, Skyrim and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus were at the top of the ranks until October, when The Witcher 3 and both of its major expansions came to the Switch on a single 32GB …

Samsung faced a number of issues bringing its first foldable smartphone to market this year but eventually, the Galaxy Fold did make its way out into the world fully working. Rumour has it that next year, we'll be seeing a new and improved Galaxy Fold 2, potentially with a much …

Replacing last week’s free Epic Games Store Game, Jotun: Valhalla Edition is now available to all those with an Epic account to purchase and download for free. The game will be available to purchase for free until the 12th of December, when it will be replaced by The Escapists. Last …

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Daemon X Machina, the third-person mech shooter, developed by Marvelous and published by Nintendo in the West, has received an interesting piece of DLC. The title has collaborated with CD Projekt Red, releasing skins inspired by the Witcher 3. Players in Daemon X Machina can now make their character look …

MMD the brand licensing partner for Philips has announced the launch of a new 27-inch QHD monitor. The Philips 276C8 LCD monitor features a bezel-free appearance, USB-C connectivity, an IPS panel and AMD FreeSync technology, to offer a great blend of design and performance. When it comes to aesthetics, the …

3 months after its last update, the Nintendo Switch Online’s NES and SNES service is finally receiving new games. Joining the service on the 12th of December will be Star Fox 2, Super Punch-Out!!, Kirby Super Star, and Breath of Fire II for the SNES. The NES meanwhile will receive …

DirectX 12 was recently updated with Variable-Rate Shading (VRS), giving developers the ability to improve performance by reducing the level of details in parts of a frame where you are unlikely to notice an impact on image quality. In August, UL Benchmarks added a VRS-specific test to 3DMark, utilising Tier-1 …

Antstream Arcade, a subscription-based retro game streaming service, has announced that it is partnering with SNK, publishers of some of the most well known classic retro titles, including Metal Slug, The King of Fighters, And Samurai Shodown. This partnership means that a number of SNK’s biggest retro titles will be …

After shipping The Witcher 3's final expansion, some of that development team decided to stay on the path, refining GWENT into its own standalone card game. The game has been out on PC for a long time now and spread to Xbox One and PS4 late last year. However, with …

noblechairs is releasing a brand-new addition to its range today. The Black Edition is the latest update to noblechairs EPIC, ICON and HERO series of high-quality PC gaming chairs and introduces all-new features to the brand. The Black Edition is branded with the slogan ‘Always Breathing’ which is a reference …

If you want a high quality gaming chair, the noblechairs Black Edition lineup could be for you

TeamGroup has established its T-force RAM as one of the most high-performance brands on the market, making it popular with gamers and enthusiasts who want to extract every ounce of performance from their rigs. The company has now launched the world’s first mirror design ARGB gaming memory. TeamGroup’s gaming division …

The KitGuru Advent Calendar 2019 is back for day 5, where we give readers the chance to win prizes each day in the run up to Christmas. Today we have teamed up with EKWB to give away the EK-Kit Classic RGB P360!

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been out on PC for a month already on other stores but today, Rockstar's wild west adventure officially comes to Steam. The Steam Store listing is now live for those looking to buy, although the game doesn't unlock until later today.  As expected, Red Dead …

EK Vardar has been one of the most popular PC case fans for quite a few years, with its excellent airflow and low noise levels. EK Water Blocks is taking the Vardar to the next level now by going digital with the EK-Vardar EVO. EK-Vardar EVO fans are available in …

Late last year as plans for next-gen consoles started to solidify, multiple reports claimed that Microsoft would be coming out with two devices, with ‘Anaconda' set to be the high-end, more powerful console and ‘Lockhart' set to be a cheaper, digital-only version. In June, plans for a cheaper ‘Lockhart' console …

While we haven't heard about any issues with Apple's newly launched 16-inch MacBook Pro yet, it turns out that users are having problems with the older 13-inch 2019 model. A number of users have begun reporting issues with the MacBook ‘randomly turning off' despite still having battery power left, an …

Following the launch of Halo Reach on Xbox Game Pass yesterday, The company has announced the full line-up of games that will be adorning the service in December for PC. The titles joining the service include Metro: Last Light Redux, Farming Simulator 17, and Human: Fall Flat – among others. …

Back in 2017, Atari announced a return to the console market with its own retro gaming system. The console has been through a lot since then, including a name change, a big crowdfunding campaign, content partnerships and internal hardware changes. Initially, the Atari VCS was due to ship out to backers before …

Apple recently hosted an event honouring the best games and apps of 2019. The company has since revealed which games were the most downloaded of the year. Nintendo’s ‘Mario Kart Tour’ took the top spot, despite only releasing in September. Other big winners include Minecraft and Stardew Valley. Mario Kart …