Chiplet technology has been a success for AMD's Ryzen desktop processors. However, when it comes to laptops, the company is treading cautiously. During a recent media event in South Korea, AMD was asked about possibly incorporating chiplets into mainstream laptop APUs. As per AMD, that could happen someday, but only …
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Ark: Survival Ascended is out on PC but performance is lacking
Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we finally got a good look at Ark: Survival Ascended gameplay. What wasn't mentioned on the stream was the fact that the PC version was releasing. The Unreal Engine 5 remake of the game is now officially available but you may want to hold off on picking it up for now.
Read More »Lexar introduces new Thor OC DDR5 and DDR4 kits
Lexar has been expanding its PC component lineup. The latest additions are the Thoc OC DDR5 and DDR4 memory, offering a solution whether you have a new high-end system or an older one needing a RAM upgrade. As the name suggests, the Lexar Thor OC DDR5 memory was inspired by …
Read More »Alan Wake II looks to be demanding – PC system requirements revealed
Alan Wake II is on the cusp of release. We already know that the game will be ambitious from a technical standpoint, as Remedy has implemented a range of ray-tracing and Path Tracing settings. It is also the second game to support DLSS 3.5, which features ray-reconstruction technology. Now, the full PC system requirements have been announced and it looks like we are in for a pretty demanding game.
Read More »AMD launches the Radeon RX 7900M high-end mobile GPU
AMD has unveiled the Radeon RX 7900M, its new flagship GPU designed for gaming laptops, marking the debut of the Navi 31 GPU in the mobile market. The first laptop to feature AMD's new mobile GPU is the Alienware m18 R1, with more to come in the months ahead. The …
Read More »GTA+ subscribers now get free access to Liberty City Stories and Chinatown Wars
Last year, shortly following the launch of GTA V: Expanded and Enhanced Edition, Rockstar launched a new GTA+ subscription. Subscribers usually get bonuses for Grand Theft Auto Online, but Rockstar has now expanded the membership to include access to two other GTA games. Starting today, GTA+ subscribers now get access …
Read More »AMD unveils Threadripper and Threadripper PRO 7000 series processors
A few days on from Intel's announcement of its latest round of desktop processors, AMD is unveiling some new CPUs of its own. Today marks the launch of Ryzen Threadripper and Threadripper PRO 7000 series processors, packing Zen4 technology, up to 96 cores and higher clock speeds.
Read More »Lies of P sells 1 million copies in less than a month
Lies of P released last month to a wave of success, with many deeming the Souls-like to be one of the best in the genre (outside of FromSoftware’s own titles of course). Just under one month since its arrival, the game has managed to surpass 1 million copies sold. Making …
Read More »Intel unveils new 14th Gen Core desktop processors
Today is the big day – after months of rumours and various leaks, Intel is now officially announcing its new 14th Gen Core processors. Otherwise known as the Raptor Lake Refresh, new 14th Gen Core desktop processors will offer up to 6GHz speeds, accelerated AI performance and improved gaming performance. …
Read More »Microsoft now officially owns Activision Blizzard
The largest deal in gaming history has now completed after 20 months of battling regulatory hurdles. Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard King and most importantly, employees at those studios are looking forward to the change.
Read More »PCSpecialist Fusion 14 (13700H/RTX 3050) Laptop Review
It's a 14in thin and light laptop with a UK price of £1200 - and Leo takes it to Malaysia!
Read More »Alan Wake and Jack Skellington are coming to Fortnite
As we inch our way closer to Halloween, many live service titles in particular are prepping their games for thematically-linked horror-based events. Being one of the biggest games in the space, Fortnite is of course getting in on the action, with a number of horror icons set to drop into …
Read More »AMD announces acquisition of Nod.ai
The AI era is truly upon us, with all major tech companies investing heavily and trying to establish a position in the AI market. AMD is looking to shore up its AI expertise this year with the acquisition of Nod.ai. AMD today has announced plans to acquire Nod.ai, which has …
Read More »More than 6000 devs lost their jobs in 2023
2023 has both been one of the best years for gaming as well as one of the worst. While 2023’s output would easily make it an amazing year full of high quality titles, the industry itself has suffered dearly – with constant reports of industry lay-offs. In total, more than 6000 developers have been laid off this year – with it seemingly only set to get worse.
Read More »Intel “Meteor Lake” Core Ultra 9 CPUs might be pushed to 2024
The first Intel Core Ultra processors are on the way, with Intel planning to make the first SKUs available in mid-December. While we assumed that the high-end Core Ultra 9 chips would be made available at this time, new reports suggest that Intel's top-end Meteor Lake processors may not arrive until 2024.
Read More »WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD Review
A 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD for barely £50? Colour us intrigued
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Alan Wake 2 and Cities Skylines 2 join GeForce Now this month
October is set to be one of the biggest months for GeForce Now yet, with a total of 60 games joining the library over the next few weeks. In all, there are 21 day-and-date games launching this month, from publishers like Ubisoft, Paradox Interactive, Xbox and more. There will be …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 7900M and Threadripper Pro 7000 arriving October 19th
We may soon see AMD make some big announcements. As per the latest reports, the red team is planning to release its new Radeon RX 7900M flagship mobile GPU and the Threadripper Pro 7000 HEDT series in just two weeks, on October 19th. According to Wccftech, AMD is planning to …
Read More »Cooler Master MA824 Stealth vs DeepCool Assassin IV
It's a head to head battle between these two new big air coolers, but which one will win?
Read More »The Last of Us’ multiplayer project reportedly put ‘on ice’
Despite being known for its story, 2013’s The Last of Us featured a rather fun multiplayer mode known as Factions. Ahead of 2020’s The Last of Us Part II, Naughty Dog confirmed that the sequel would not include a Factions mode – with the team instead working on a standalone multiplayer project. Since then, the title has seemingly struggled to find an identity – with it reportedly now being put on ice.
Read More »Google launches Chromebook Plus for faster and more feature-rich laptops
Chromebooks debuted over ten years ago with the objective of offering simple PCs with dependable performance and security. Now, Google is building upon that foundation with the release of Chromebook Plus, a new category of Chromebooks designed to deliver more performance and various AI capabilities. Google has developed Chromebook Plus, a …
Read More »Indie publisher Team17 to lay-off a “significant” number of employees
In the past few weeks we have seen a whole host of different studios and publishers announce lay-offs, with thousands of developers in total losing their jobs. Unfortunately, it seems as though the trend is not slowing down any time soon, with indie publisher Team17 revealing that a restructuring of …
Read More »Corsair iCUE Link Showcase with Dominator Titanium DDR5
Leo checks out Corsair iCUE Link - does it offer any real-world benefit?
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.01 brings additional performance improvements
Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.0 dropped last week and this week brought in the launch of Phantom Liberty, the game's first and only major expansion. With all of the changes and new content added in this month, there were bound to be a few lingering issues. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red is off to a quick start, with the first Phantom Liberty patch arriving today...
Read More »Fall Guys studio Mediatonic hit by Epic Games lay-offs
Epic Games announced this week that it will be letting go of over 800 employees, cutting jobs across its businesses. One studio that seems to have been hit hard by the lay-offs is Mediatonic, the studio behind Fall Guys, which joined Epic Games back in 2021. Epic Games acquired Mediatonic …
Read More »Lexar NM790 4TB SSD Review
It's a 4TB Gen4 SSD for under £200, but it does need some extra cooling to deal with the heat
Read More »Lies of P update adds DualSense support on PC and more
Lies of P is the latest Souls-like to capture the hearts of fans, letting you play as the famous Pinocchio in a cruel, dark Belle Époque world. The team at NEOWIZ have been supporting the game greatly since its launch last week, with the title’s 1.2 patch now going live …
Read More »EU court upholds fine against Valve over PC game geo-blocking
Back in April 2019, we learned that the European Commission was launching an anti-trust investigation into content geo-blocking. The investigation looked into several huge game publishers including Valve, ZeniMax, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Focus Home Interactive and Koch Media. Ultimately, the EU fined the companies for geo-blocking practices in 2021. Valve …
Read More »Microsoft’s new CASO tech can deliver notable laptop GPU performance improvements
On hybrid laptop designs, the term "hybrid" refers to laptops that include both integrated and discrete GPUs. These two may collaborate to increase power efficiency by routing graphics jobs to either graphics subsystem, depending on their complexity. However, on many computers, this causes an issue that Microsoft hopes to solve with CASO (Cross Adapter Scan-Out).
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage will support DLSS and FSR after all
Last week when Ubisoft unveiled the PC system requirements and feature set for Assassin's Creed Mirage, the studio only revealed support for Intel's XeSS upscaling method, leaving out DLSS and FSR, which are often preferred by Nvidia and AMD GPU users respectively. Ubisoft has now cleared things up, confirming that …
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