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AOC has had quite the year when it comes to gaming monitors, with new high refresh rate, HDR displays being announced consistently over the course of the year. As we enter the final months of 2019, AOC has another AGON series monitor to add to the roster, this time with …

Google has begun to enforce its rules regarding donation buttons in apps, and the specificities surrounding them. Until now, Google has been relatively laissez-faire with regards to its rules on donation buttons. While the terms and conditions for developers has always stated that in order to include a donation button in its …

THQ Nordic announced yesterday that it was expanding its operations to the Japanese market. The subsidiary, THQ Nordic Japan KK, will be responsible for distribution, PR and marketing of both THQ Nordic, and HandyGames’ line up of video game experiences in the Japanese market. This makes the newly founded entity …

We have two major game launches heading our way this Friday. Not only is Obsidian returning to first-person, New Vegas style RPGs with The Outer Worlds, but Infinity Ward is back in the saddle with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.  Both games are coming on the 25th of October and …

Another fantastic power supply, designed in collaboration with Seasonic.

EK Water Blocks has released a new monoblock for AMD AM4 based CPUs, as part of its Quantum line of products. The EK-Quantum Momentum ROG VIII Hero D-RGB will specifically fit the AMD X570-based Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero motherboard. The new monoblock features digital addressable RGB lighting and will …

Not only one, but three VPN providers had security breaches since 2017, but are only acknowledging it now. NordVPN seems to have been hit the hardest, but TorGuard and VikingVPN also admitted breaches. NordVPN, one of the most well-known VPN provider, had confirmed a security breach in early 2018. At fault, …

After bucketloads of rumours and leaks regarding Nvidia GTX 1660 Super graphics cards over the past few weeks, it looks like we finally have confirmation of specifications, even though we probably knew most of them already. Last week, we reported on some Nvidia GTX 1660 Super leaks from various manufacturers, including …

Last month, we learned that TSMC might be struggling to meet demand for 7nm chip production, which could have raised production lead times from two months to as high as six months. This would be a major bottleneck in the supply chain but fortunately, TSMC is already prepared to invest …

Intel's race to ship 10nm started a few months ago when the first Ice Lake chips for laptops were released. Now it's time for the low-end, mobile, and IoT devices to get Intel's 10nm… hopefully. Tremont, the name chosen by Intel for the next-gen SoCs built for low-end, IoT, and …

It's an expensive RX 5700, but what has ASUS done with the memory cooling?

It has been around one month since WB Montréal returned to Twitter to begin teasing a new Batman Arkham game. The studio has unfortunately been very quiet since then, meaning the full announcement is likely scheduled to take place at The Game Awards in December. In the meantime, more leaks are …

For quite some time now, Intel has had a stranglehold on the desktop CPU market, especially when it comes to gaming. A recent resurgence from AMD has seen a large chunk of that market being taken away, with AMD Ryzen offering performance benefits for productivity, streamers and content creators. Due to …

As if Razer's product portfolio wasn't big enough, back in January at CES, the Razer Raptor gaming monitor was announced. Now, it's available for purchase and looks as impressive as it did back then. The gaming peripherals market has some big players, and Razer is one of them, but up until …

A new trailer for Final Fantasy XIV’s 5.1 patch has been released, detailing all the new additions and changes. The patch, titled “Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty”, will be bringing with it an abundance of new content. The patch itself shares its name with the new story quests being …

Bungie has had to disable an exotic rifle in all activities, amid the discovery of a glitch that allowed you to instantly charge your super. The offending weapon, the “Telesto”, is a fusion rifle which was released with the first Destiny 2 expansion “Curse of Osiris” back in December of …

We have known for some time now that Apple has big plans for Augmented Reality technology. A good chunk of Apple's engineers are working on various projects and we have seen Apple buying up AR specialist companies to help pave the way for a wearable. Last month, a new Apple …

With an entry level price tag of £649.99 is the Onyx a good option for gamers on a budget? 

PlayStation is continuing its yearly tradition of offering deep discounts around Halloween time, ensuring that you get your spook on this October. The PlayStation store has maintained an ever evolving rotation of deals to reward its users who choose to purchase games digitally. The store is currently hosting a Halloween …

After the positive feedback that Planetside 2 received, Daybreak decided to expand the franchise with Planetside Arena, a battle-royale set in the Planetside universe. It seems that wasn't enough for Daybreak, with the company now announcing Planetside 3, with Planetside Arena as its “stepping stone”. Followed by a recent series …

The Steam Summer Sale has come and gone but as we enter the final months of the year, there will be three additional sales coming our way. This week, the dates for the Steam Halloween Sale, Autumn Sale and Winter Sale have leaked, so it is time to get that …

SK hynix Inc has announced it has developed new 1Znm 16Gb (Gigabits) DDR4 memory. 1Znm will offer the industry’s largest density and total capacity per wafer available in existing DDR4 DRAM modules. The company claims productivity of the new 1Znm memory modules has been improved by approximately 27% over the …

Over the last couple of years, Humble’s monthly bundle subscription has been a great way for PC gamers to build up their libraries at a low cost. This year though, the subscription will be changing, with new subscription tiers and price hikes, although you also get the benefit of choosing …

World of Warcraft's annual Halloween-inspired event, Hallow’s End, returned this weekend which brought early Halloween celebrations to both World of Warcraft and its older-looking sibling WOW Classic. The annual Hallow’s End event started in both titles on 18th October and is set to continue through to 1st November. According to …

Respawn Entertainment, the developer behind Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, has publicly announced on its official Twitter account that the game has gone “gold”, meaning it is ready to launch. Still a month away from its release, Star War Jedi: Fallen Order is ready to be played by the public. To celebrate …

It looks like the first consumer desktop motherboard from Gigabyte to support AMD Threadripper 3000 has been revealed after an image was posted online over the weekend. The dark and grainy image shows what is expected to be the first motherboard from Gigabyte’s Aorus gaming line to support the rumoured …

At this year's Paradox Interactive annual convention, PDXCON 2019 in Berlin, a lot of new games and expansions were announced, including the reveal for Crusader Kings III.

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X launch is just around the corner. The new 16-core, 32-thread monster will be arriving in November following a short delay. A small hint of the performance has been revealed via a Geekbench 5 test showing very positive results. An alleged Geekbench 5 result for the AMD …

Amid questions surrounding the upcoming Call of Duty’s post-launch loot box plans, Activision took to its blog to explain the situation. Call of Duty’s monetary structure has been relatively consistent for the last several years: at launch, the game contains no microtransactions or loot boxes; it gets reviewed well; then …

Over the last few months, rumours have been doing the rounds that Apple will be launching a new MacBook Pro 16-inch version. The device could be getting closer to release after a hidden image in the macOS Catalina beta was found. According to MacGeneration, a file in the macOS Catalina …