It has been a while since we last had the chance to talk about Alan Wake. Since the game's initial release in 2010, there have been plenty of rumours surrounding a potential sequel. It turns out that Remedy was in-fact working on Alan Wake 2 at one point but unfortunately, …
Read More »Next major Windows 10 update to finally give users better control over updates
Since the launch of Windows 10, there have been several occasions where feature updates have caused major issues. This has caused a lot of distrust amongst PC owners and many have used workarounds to avoid updates entirely. In the next feature update for Windows 10, this will no longer be …
Read More »Intel’s new Xeon Platinum series boasts a 56-core, 112-thread CPU
Back in January, Intel quietly launched the Xeon W-3175X, a 28-core, 56-thread monster of a processor. Now, Intel is ready to kick things up a notch once again with the Xeon Platinum 9200 series. This new range will see a flagship 56C/112T Xeon come to market. Of course, gamers aren't …
Read More »Cyberpower Ultra 7 RTX System Review – Ryzen 2700X & RTX 2070
It's a new system from Cyberpower, with a Ryzen 2700X and RTX 2070. Is it worth £1349?
Read More »BioWare GM responds to employee concerns
The last 24 hours or so have been a whirlwind for BioWare, as a huge investigation into Anthem's development brought to light many issues going on behind-the-scenes. At first, BioWare's response was largely seen as dismissive of the story but since then, the studio's leadership has had a chance to …
Read More »German court rules that parents can be liable for knowingly covering for their children’s piracy
Germany has been increasingly cracking down on piracy over the past decade, sending notices to those that have breached copyright and engaged in file sharing. Local law has continually protected parents from testifying against their children, who are sometimes known to be the perpetrators, but a landmark case has seen …
Read More »Lexar lays claim to the world’s fastest portable SSD with its new SL100 Pro 1TB
Lexar is gunning for the title of fastest 1TB portable SSD in the world with its newly unveiled SL100 Pro series. There is next to nothing on the market that can rival the theoretical read speeds up to 950MB/s and write speeds up to 900MB/s, but the SL100 Pro series …
Read More »Antec Mercury RGB 240 Review
How does the Antec Mercury RGB 240 fare, priced at £95?
Read More »Epic Games backtracks on GDC statement, will continue to poach games from Steam
Over the last few months, we have seen more and more games jump from Steam over to the Epic Games Store with timed-exclusivity attached. This tends to cause quite a bit of controversy, especially if a Steam version of a game has already been announced. At GDC this year, Epic …
Read More »MSI and HTC power next-gen 8K 360 degree VR cinema experience
Working in partnership with HTC and MSI, celebrated director Tsai Ming-Liang created The Deserted, which is a feature length VR film. As part of a celebration of the Taiwanese film industry, it is being shown at a special pop-up VR cinema that has been built in the basement of Asia House, …
Read More »Borderlands 3 September release date and Epic Games exclusivity confirmed
Last week, Gearbox Studios announced that not only would Borderlands 1, 2 and the Pre-Sequel be getting upgrades this year, but Borderlands 3 is also on the way. A leak earlier this week revealed that the game would be launching in September and that it would be an Epic Games …
Read More »QNAP to leverage Intel’s 2nd gen Xeon Scalable processors for network and storage device improvements
Feeding off the launch of Intel’s second-generation Xeon Scalable chips, QNAP has revealed that it has an array of new products in store to leverage the higher performance that comes with dual processors. The company assures that it will provide hardware-enhanced security across a range of network and storage solutions …
Read More »Alphacool Eisbaer Extreme 280mm Review
Alphacool's Eisbaer Extreme aims to bring custom liquid cooling to the masses, but is it worth £227?
Read More »Is it time for BioWare to give up on the Frostbite engine?
Over the last eight years, BioWare has released three games- Dragon Age Inquisition, Mass Effect Andromeda and Anthem. Each launch has been followed by stories from developers talking about how difficult the development process was, in large part due to changing over to the Frostbite engine. On paper, having all …
Read More »Halo: The Master Chief Collection to get its first PC beta test this month
Lately, there has been a lot of talk surrounding Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to PC and while we don't have any firm release dates yet, we do know that beta tests are planned. Last month, we were told that the first test would happen ‘sooner than we expect' …
Read More »Valve admits Index VR leaks were accurate, confirms full announcement on May 1st
A few days ago, Valve unveiled the first official teaser for its upcoming virtual reality headset, known as the Valve Index. The plan was to have a full announcement with more details in May. However, early versions of the Steam Store page for the headset went live beforehand. Valve has …
Read More »Intel confirms former Nvidia director and engineer has joined the Intel Graphics team
Intel has confirmed that former Nvidia technical marketing director and distinguished engineer, Tom Petersen, has joined the Intel Graphics team.
Read More »XFX RX 590 Fatboy Edition giveaway winner announced
Last month alongside the launch of our brand new Patreon, we launched an exclusive giveaway for our supporters, bringing an XFX RX 590 Fatboy Edition to the table. We saw great support for this first giveaway and today, we are excited to announce the winner. We still run hardware giveaways …
Read More »Razer Kraken (2019) Headset Review
Briony is back with her review of the new Razer Kraken - is it worth buying at £80?
Read More »Samsung commits to monthly security patches for Galaxy S10, S7 moves to quarterly
Over the last couple of years, Google has been pushing its Android partners to do a better job of keeping on top of security updates. As one of the largest Android phone makers around, Samsung has been one of the focus points here. This week, Samsung updated its security patch …
Read More »Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown’ Greene is done with battle royale for now
A few weeks ago, we learned that Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown' Greene would be moving away from PUBG development after five years on the project. The game will continue to be supported but in the meantime, PlayerUnknown himself will be heading up a new division called ‘PUBG Special Projects'. This week, Greene …
Read More »Valve Index details leak on Steam store
Over the weekend, Valve unveiled the first official teaser for its first-party virtual reality headset. At the time, the teaser promised more information in May 2019, but it looks like a leaked Steam page beat them to the punch a little bit.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 3 replaced by remaster on uPlay and Steam
This week, the Assassin's Creed 3 remaster began rolling out as a standalone game, in addition to being part of the Assassin's Creed Odyssey season pass. This game makes a number of graphical changes to the game, some of which will divide opinion. If you wanted to pick up the …
Read More »Borderlands 3 set to launch on Epic Games Store in September
Last week, Gearbox Studios announced that not only would Borderlands 1, 2 and the Pre-Sequel be getting upgrades this year, but Borderlands 3 is also on the way. However, while the rest of the series has launched on Steam, Borderlands 3 will instead be heading to the Epic Games Store, …
Read More »2019’s best April Fools’ Day jokes in the tech world
KitGuru explores the many high-quality April Fools’ Day jokes that the tech world has put out in 2019.
Read More »Corsair issues recall for leaking H100i RGB Platinum SE AIO coolers
CORSAIR has an excellent track-record when it comes to all-in-one liquid coolers but it looks like some faulty units managed to slip out into the wild this year. Late last week, Corsair announced that it was issuing a product recall on a select number of Hydro Series H100i RGB Platinum …
Read More »Scammer pleads guilty to accessing Apple accounts of famous artists and athletes
Many of you will remember the massive 2014 leak that saw private photos of various celebrities plastered all over the internet. Through a huge phishing scam, a group of people were able to gain access to the iCloud accounts of a bunch of celebrities and steal their private information. Most …
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg appeals to governments for more internet regulation
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg openly opposed the strict enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). More recently however, Zuckerberg has had a change of heart with aims of a more “privacy focused” Facebook, calling upon governments around the world to …
Read More »Intel confirms mass layoffs across its American facilities
Even before Intel’s Bob Swan officially cemented his role as CEO, the company has been on a hiring spree picking up notable industry experts, reportedly including Nvidia’s Tom Peterson. Unfortunately, a shake-up in how the company runs its business in the Americas has seen a substantial amount of information technology …
Read More »Gamerstorm Captain 240 PRO Review
At £119.99 does the DeepCool Captain 240 PRO include enough features to really be considered 'Pro'?
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