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Boulies have made some excellent gaming and office chairs over the years and we have reviewed quite a few of them. For the back to school season, the company has slashed prices on many of its best chairs both in the UK and the US. At the top of the …

Nvidia has benefitted hugely from the AI boom, with share prices going through the roof as a result of vast chip sales. Now, the US Department of Justice has raised some concerns around Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market. As reported by The Information, the DOJ is said to …

Intel's 13th Gen and 14th Gen processors have been causing plenty of headaches in recent months due to a growing instability issue. Intel has already announced plans to roll out a microcode update to help address this, but now Intel is also extending the warranty for these CPUs by an extra two years for all customers.

Cherry is well known in the keyboard world thanks to the company's highly popular MX mechanical switches, but Cherry also has its own line of gaming mice too. The Cherry XTRFY M64 and M68 wireless gaming mice have been designed in tandem with esports professionals to deliver reliable wireless performance. …

After much anticipation, the long-awaited conclusion to Destiny‘s Light and Darkness saga arrived in the form of The Final Shape. With this chapter of the story ended, it seemed as though Bungie were gearing up for a Destiny 3. Unfortunately, in the wake of recent mass lay-offs, the project has …

With Star Wars Outlaws set to release later this month, the team at Ubisoft have been ramping up their marketing and messaging. In discussing the game’s open world, the team revealed that Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima served as their “biggest reference.” During a preview event for Star Wars Outlaws, …

Microsoft has been present at quite a few events over the course of 2024 so far, and it seems they have no plans of slowing down, with the console maker confirming that Xbox will be present at the upcoming Gamescom convention. Set to go live on the 21st of August, Xbox’s plans for the event have now been detailed.

While the standardisation of cross-play has been a great thing for video game players of all types, it has led to some situations in which developers need to rebalance their game in order to accommodate both controller and M&K players. Running into this exact problem, Respawn Entertainment has announced that …

Thermaltake's most advanced power supply yet has now arrived. The new TT ToughPower TF3 Titanium series sports ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1, making it a great option for those looking for a highly efficient PSU that can stand the test of time. The Toughpower TF3 Titanium and ToughPower SFX Titanium …

Nvidia has big plans for GeForce Now in August. There are several major titles launching this month and many of them will have day-one support for Nvidia's cloud gaming service. There were around 22 more games added to GeForce Now in July. This month, we can expect another 20 games, …

It is back to school season – if you are shopping around for a new laptop or PC to aid you in your studies, and also get some gaming done in your downtime, then CyberpowerPC has some good deals at the moment. On the desktop side, for £699 you can …

EA is one of the few 3rd-party game publishers to still have their own PC launcher. Unfortunately, the app is rather barebones, with some major notable omissions. That said, EA appears to be getting with the times, as a wishlisting feature has finally been added to the publisher’s launcher. As …

The full PC system requirements for Star Wars Outlaws have now been announced. At first glance, these system requirements seem pretty high, but the game appears to be even more demanding when you take a look at the resolution settings. 

The Resident Evil series is by far Capcom’s biggest, with each entry selling millions upon millions of copies – especially in recent years. In late 2023 it was announced that the franchise had sold over 150 million copies. Despite no new releases since then, the series has already reached another …

While the future of Humble Games as a publisher is somewhat cagey, the company’s bread and butter – its Humble Bundles – remain a solid deal. In collaboration with LEGO, you can now get your hands on a massive library of LEGO games for less than £1 a pop. Available …

Each month, all those with a PlayStation Plus subscription are able to get their hands on a few select games which can be added to your library – and remain playable as long as you have an active subscription. For the month of August, Sony is giving away a couple …

While Evil Empire has begun Early Access development of its new Prince of Persia roguelike game, the studio is still working with Motion Twin on the hit game, Dead Cells. After 35 updates, a number of DLCs and free content additions too, Dead Cells development is coming to an end.  …

Bungie is undergoing another major round of lay-offs, just months on from the launch of its latest big release, Destiny 2: The Final Shape. This time around, over 200 employees are being let go, and others within Bungie will be shifted to other PlayStation Studios.  Bungie CEO, Pete Parsons, made …

Earlier this month, World of Warcraft's big expansion pre-patch for The War Within went live, bringing with it a new in-game event and several major system updates that transform certain aspects of the game. However, players have been having some issues with the way Blizzard has things set up.  The …

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, a classic shooter from the PS2-era, is returning this week. Following on from a series of classic Star Wars game remasters, Bounty Hunter arrives on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Switch. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter was available on the PS2 and GameCube back in the early 2000s. …

Earlier this week, sources claimed that Mafia: Definitive Edition would be one of next month's Xbox Game Pass additions. Since then, Microsoft has chosen to confirm the leak, adding that the game will be arriving in mid August.  The Xbox Game Pass X account shared the announcement, confirming that Mafia: …

In anticipation of the upcoming PC launch for Sony’s PlayStation VR2 headset, the company began offering a heavy discount on the peripheral – bringing it as low as £329.99. This strategy appears to already be paying off, as PSVR2 sales have since increased by over 2000%. As reported by The …

Since its inception, console video games have typically operated under one of two performance targets: 30fps and 60fps. That said, with the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, developers have been able to push both visuals and performance further than ever; as high as 120fps. Interestingly, this leap in GPU/CPU headroom has also allowed for the creation and implementation of a best-of-both-worlds scenario – making 30fps largely redundant in favour of the similar-yet-highly-superior 40 frames per second...

Earlier in the year, SEGA officially announced an expanded remaster of the much loved 2011 3D platformer Sonic Generations. With Sonic x Shadow Generations set to launch this October, the publisher appears to be delisting the original game from digital stores. As discovered by ResetEra user HockeyBird, the Xbox 360 …

Historically known for their work on the Forza Horizon series, Playground Games have been tasked with the development of the much-anticipated Fable reboot. Seemingly in order to assist with these expanded responsibilities, Playground Games have now opened up a 3rd studio location. Back in 2017, it was announced that Playground …

In alignment with pretty much every major Olympic event over the past decade plus, SEGA have released an entry in the crossover Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games series. After a dozen games over the past 17 years, it seems the long-running crossover series is officially over. As shared …

Each month, Sony updates its PlayStation Plus Extra library with a line-up of half a dozen or so titles, giving subscribers new games to try out and play. That said, despite some pretty decent additions in July, overall player counts have dropped by almost 50% since June.

This week, AMD has launched the latest AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Technical Preview, finally bringing AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 to the masses. AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) is AMD's answer to DLSS Frame Generation for Radeon GPUs. At this time, AFMF 2 is only officially supported on Radeon RX …

G.Skill's new low-latency Trident Z5 Royal Neo DDR5 RAM kits have arrived. Using AMD EXPO profiles, AM5 motherboard users can benefit from lower timings and fast speeds of up to 6000MHz. While 6000MHz doesn't rank amongst the fastest DDR5 memory kits on the market, these speeds are still nothing to …

Nvidia has revealed the next batch of DLSS titles, although two out of three had already been confirmed previously, with one of them being the new strategy game, Stormgate. Frost Giant Studios is finally launching Stormgate today, complete with DLSS 3 and Reflex support. With DLSS 3, those with an …