Razer has a pair of USB-C noise cancelling earphones - are they any good at £80?
Read More »Destiny 2 on Stadia will be separate to the PC version, so no cross-platform multiplayer
When Google first announced Stadia, I think many of us assumed that PC versions of major games would be hosted on the servers for all to play. As it turns out, Stadia versions of games are separate from other platforms, so some titles like Destiny 2 will have multiplayer limited …
Read More »Fallout 76 Collector’s Edition canvas bags are finally being delivered
Gameplay issues and poor critical reception aside, Fallout 76 caused headaches for Bethesda at launch in other areas. The hardcore fans that shelled out for the game’s collector’s edition were promised quality looking canvas bags as part of the package but what they ended up with was something that looked …
Read More »Amazon Game Studios reportedly hit with lay-offs as developers struggle on unannounced projects
For years now, Amazon has owned its own in-house games studio working on secretive projects with some big name talent involved. Amazon even went out and made a deal with Crytek to use CRYENGINE as the basis for its own engine. Now, the situation at Amazon Game Studios is starting …
Read More »CD Projekt Red will be showing off new Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay in August
One of the biggest announcements to come out of E3 last week was Cyberpunk 2077's release date. At the event itself, people had a chance to go and see a new gameplay demo, showing off new parts of the game compared to what we saw last year. This gameplay demo …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 2 could be launching in February
It has been a few years since Sony first announced The Last of Us Part II and while gameplay was shown at E3 2018, Sony didn't take part in the event this year, so we've had no official news on its release. While official announcements are being kept under wraps …
Read More »AMD Special Edition – Leo Says Episode 39
The last few weeks in the computing world have been dominated by AMD - the company stole the show at Computex with its Ryzen 3000 processors and accompanying X570 motherboards, while at E3 we got our first looking at the upcoming RX 5700 graphics cards. You can bet our grumpy hero, Mr Leo Waldock, has a lot to say on these two topics, so here he is with an AMD Special Edition of 'Leo Says'.
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Fold might not re-appear until after the Galaxy Note 10
After five years of rumours surrounding Samsung's foldable smartphone experiments, this year the Galaxy Fold was officially announced. The initial launch should have happened already but reviewers swiftly began experiencing display failures, forcing Samsung to push back its release. Things have been quiet since then, but Samsung has apparently found …
Read More »ASUS ROG Zephyrus G (GA502) Laptop Review
It's a thin-and-light gaming laptop from ROG - but it costs just £1249
Read More »The Witcher 3 won’t require extra downloads for physical edition on Switch, screenshots released
The Witcher 3 will be the first physical Switch game to launch on a 32GB cartridge in the west, cutting out the need for additional downloads.
Read More »Valve introduces Steam Remote Play for gaming away from your main PC
Back in March, the Steam Link Anywhere feature went into open beta, allowing users to stream their Steam games to a smartphone from outside of your home network. Now, that same functionality is also coming to Steam In-Home streaming, which is being renamed to Steam Remote Play. Steam Link hardware …
Read More »Xbox head doesn’t want Project xCloud to replace gaming consoles or PCs
Cloud gaming is a big topic of conversation within the industry once again. The concept went away for a while after OnLive went under but now heavy weights like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and more are all working on the technology. Google Stadia and Microsoft’s Project xCloud will be part of …
Read More »Valve releases Dota Underlords in open beta
Just a few weeks ago, Valve announced that it was working on its own version of Dota Auto Chess after having conversations with the original modders behind the game mode. As we expected, this new Dota spin-off is called Dota Underlords and surprisingly, Valve has the game ready and playable …
Read More »Facebook puts an end to SteamVR streaming to Oculus Quest
The Oculus Quest standalone VR headset launched a few weeks ago and one of the first apps available on the new platform was Virtual Desktop. This has been a popular VR app since the original Rift began shipping and for Quest users, a new feature allowed you to stream SteamVR …
Read More »Destiny 2 could get cross-platform multiplayer eventually
Over the last week, Bungie has announced plenty of major changes coming to Destiny 2. Not only is the game coming to new platforms with full cross-save functionality, but the base game and its year-one content will be made free to play and a new expansion is coming out in …
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix XG32VQR 32in 144Hz Curved Gaming Monitor Review
It's a curved 1440p gaming monitor from ROG, with 144Hz refresh-rate - is it worth £569?
Read More »Riot Games under investigation following discrimination allegations
In the last nine months, there has been plenty of discussion surrounding Riot Games and its internal practices. Recently, there have been lawsuits alleging discrimination and sexism, which Riot has moved to block due to a waiver found in most employee contracts. This led to a walkout protest, which didn’t …
Read More »Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 AMD50 Gold Edition and Gearbox eGPU giveaway! (closed)
To celebrate Computex and AMD's 50th anniversary, we are teaming up with Sapphire to give away a NITRO+ RX 590 AMD50 Gold Edition graphics card and a Gearbox Thunderbolt 3 eGPU dock to go with it!
Read More »Google begins teasing Pixel 4
Instead of ignoring the leaks, Google has embraced them.
Read More »Corsair M55 RGB Pro Mouse Review
It's a new ambidextrous mouse from Corsair, priced at £44.99 - is it worth buying?
Read More »Keanu Reeves is a ‘supporting protagonist’ in Cyberpunk 2077
Earlier this week, Cyberpunk 2077 made a big splash at E3 by revealing that Keanu Reeves would play a character in the game. At the time, we didn't know much about his role but much more has been revealed during gameplay demos at the show. Keanu Reeves will be playing …
Read More »Nintendo is making a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
When the Nintendo Switch first launched, the console arrived alongside one killer launch title- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This full open-world take on Zelda proved to be incredibly popular and now, Nintendo is officially working on a direct sequel. At the very end of Nintendo's E3 …
Read More »The Witcher 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch, will run at 720p docked and 540p handheld
This week, CD Projekt Red confirmed that The Witcher 3 will be coming to Nintendo Switch this year. There were rumours surrounding this over the course of 2019 and many doubted that the game could be adjusted to the point of running on a Switch. However, CD Projekt Red has …
Read More »Gigabyte MW32-SP0 Intel Xeon Motherboard Review
Could this be the foundation for your next workstation or server build?
Read More »Asus shows off new 43″ 4K/144Hz monitor with Display Stream Compression
While new GPUs and the new 16-core Ryzen 9 processor were the main stars of AMD’s Next Horizon event during E3 this week, there were some other announcements sprinkled in too. In particular, ASUS ROG announced a new monitor, delivering 43-inches of 4K, high refresh rate greatness. The monitor is …
Read More »Nintendo starts moving Switch production out of China to avoid US trade tariffs
There has been a lot of talk around the US trade war with China and its impact on the mobile market, but there has been less discussion surrounding how it is going to impact other areas of tech. Today, we are starting to see how other companies are planning to …
Read More »Steam library overhaul will launch very soon
We’ve known for a while now that Valve has been working on a UI overhaul for Steam. We saw the first part of this in last year’s Steam Chat update and next, the Steam library will be getting an overhaul. We had a preview of these changes a couple of …
Read More »Edifier S3000 Pro 2.0 Speaker Review
Edifier is back with its flagship 2.0 speaker system, the S3000 Pro
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 will launch with RTX ray-tracing
Cyberpunk 2077 is on the way and it will be coming out much sooner than anticipated. The game already looks incredible based on the early footage we saw last year but it is going to look even better at launch, with real-time ray-tracing being added to the PC version. CD …
Read More »Square Enix still being quiet on Final Fantasy 7 Remake episodes
At E3 this year, Square Enix gave us our first proper look at Final Fantasy VII Remake and its gameplay changes. At this point, we know that the first part of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is coming out in March but unfortunately, Square Enix isn’t sharing its plans beyond that, …
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