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There has been a lot of talk surrounding real-time raytracing over the last year. Nvidia, Microsoft and AMD all announced plans to begin supporting the technology at GDC 2018. Now this year, Crytek is carving out its own piece of the pie, releasing a real-time raytracing demo for CRYENGINE. CRYENGINE …

As you might expect, last week's videogame charts were dominated by Ubisoft's latest release- The Division 2. The game has performed well in reviews, leading to it entering the UK charts in the number one spot. The Division 2 moves players from New York City to Washington DC. This time …

Last week, Microsoft announced that the Master Chief Collection would finally be coming to PC and more importantly, 343 Industries wants to make sure it gets the PC version right. With that in mind, the team has opened up sign-ups for Halo Insider, giving PC players a chance to sign up for beta access.

Positioned towards the upper end of the Z390 market, ASUS is targeting deep-pocketed enthusiast gamers with its most affordable ATX ROG Maximus offering. Sporting features you'd expect from a premium Z390 offering, including dual heatsink-cooled M.2 slots and an eye-catching design, ASUS takes the standard ROG Maximus XI Hero and …

Over the past few years, we’ve seen Microsoft improve its efforts across the PC platform. This has included its Xbox Play Anywhere scheme, allowing select digital titles to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC with a single purchase, to bringing its Xbox Game Pass to PC. There …

Rainbow Six Siege is home to many Ubisoft references, as we can already see Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell and The Division in the game. In a more obscure easter egg than usual, the developer has now placed the Rabbids invade the new Australian-based map, Outback. The Rabbids are …

A stunning 144Hz IPS display matched to an RTX 2070 and Core i7.

X-COM creator Julian Gollop has received overwhelming criticism for his decision to make his next title, Phoenix Point, an Epic Games Store exclusive, despite promising crowdfunding backers a Steam key. Gollop has since attempted to clear the air via a Reddit AMA, but that hasn’t stopped some from considering legal …

Storm plays through the new Devil May Cry 5 - is it worth picking up?

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Review bombing has grown in prominence over the years, giving players a much louder voice when issues arise. Unfortunately for developers, the complaints are not always relevant to the game itself, but controversies that breach outside of end product. Valve has taken these concerns into account and is now overhauling …

Several halls at London's Excel were crammed this week for Cloud Expo Europe 2019, which ran alongside Data Centre World, Blockchain Tech World, Smart IoT and DevOps Live. KitGuru hustled and bustled with the huge crowd to get a better look at the hardware that's underpinning the move back from …

Natalie McMorrow from MSI takes us through an overview of their new range of RTX laptops

It's a new BlackWidow mechanical keyboard from Razer, taking the family back to basics

Epic Games hasn’t had the easiest time with the launch of its Store, with many criticising its lack of features, poaching of exclusive titles and now, allegedly mining data from Steam without permission. The studio has since responded to the accusations, stating that while it does collect user data, it …

Halo is set to make a grand return to PC this year, with The Master Chief Collection launching on both Steam and Windows 10. Given Halo's deep roots in consoles, fixing everything up for a proper PC experience takes quite a bit of work, so 343 Industries has some extra …

Earlier this week, Spotify filed a new complaint with the European Union's antitrust regulators. The complaint was levied at Apple, calling out the company's App Store tax, limitations placed on iOS developers, app update approval process and more. Apple has since responded, stating that Spotify “wants all the benefits of …

Last year, Valve retired its Steam Link hardware and shifted focus to a software app, allowing users to enjoy the benefits of Steam in-home streaming on Android and even some smart TVs. Now, just ahead of GDC next week, Valve has announced ‘Steam Link Anywhere', which will allow you to …

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Last month, details of the next Xbox Live SDK leaked out, revealing new features for iOS, Android and Switch integration. Now, Microsoft has made two out of those three official, with Xbox Live coming to iOS and Android devices. As part of Microsoft's push for cross-platform gaming and the build-up …

The Android Q beta has arrived, bringing with it promises of better privacy controls, native support for foldable devices and greater connectivity. As usual, the annual preview is meant for developers only, initially rolling out on Google’s own Pixel devices before wider testing. Google introduced the new update on its …

Razer is back with another Kraken - Briony unboxes it and takes you through the key features

It's a cheaper version of the original Basilisk mouse - is it worth buying at £49.99?

GTX 1660 has launched and we look at MSI's flagship Gaming X model

It’s been known for quite some time that Facebook’s partnerships with companies such as Apple, Microsoft and Spotify granted “deep access” to data, allegedly without the user’s consent. Facebook maintains that this is not the case, and is now hoping that US authorities will come to the same conclusion in …

Yesterday was a wild one for rumours, with a market analysis firm claiming that Sony was in “advanced board level talks” to acquire Take-Two. This would be a massive deal and would put franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Bioshock and NBA 2K under Sony's umbrella. There is just one problem …

The ASUS ProArt series of monitors has always had a fantastic reputation for quality. This year, ASUS is releasing an ultra-wide version, packing a 3440×1440 34-inch display, HDR-10 and industry-leading colour accuracy. The ASUS ProArt PA34VC is a professional monitor. The panel is IPS and offers the popular 3440×1440 21:9 …

Glorious PC Gaming Race has been working on its own peripherals for a while now. We've already seen the launch of the fully customisable mechanical keyboard and now, the Model O Gaming Mouse is heading our way. The Model O is designed based off of suggestions from the PC gaming …

It's Cooler Master's flagship TKL offering, priced at £115.99

Since the launch of the DirectX 12 API, Microsoft has kept it exclusive to Windows 10. At this point, while there are 800 million Windows 10 devices out in the wild, there are still a good chunk of users running Windows 7. Now, those people will get access to DirectX …