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As each year comes to a close, Valve likes to share details on what games performed best on Steam in a number of categories. This week, we have the top ten best selling games on Steam of 2020 in terms of revenue, and we have the top ten games based on user reviews.

Koei Tecmo, the publisher behind series like Dead or Alive, Dynasty Warriors and a number of popular licensed anime games, has suffered a security breach this month. The publisher suffered a cyberattack that forced it to take down both its US and European websites.  As reported by PCGamer, over 65,000 …

The January line-up of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers has been revealed. Starting on the 5th of January, there will be three games up for grabs – one for PS5 owners and two more for PS4 owners.  On the PS5 side, PS Plus subscribers will get access to the …

If you've been keeping up with Sony's state of play streams over the course of this year, then you may have had your eye on ANNO: Mutationem, an upcoming action-RPG set in a cyberpunk world, coming first to PlayStation consoles. Recently, players had the chance to check out a demo …

An early 2021 launch for the unannounced Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080Ti is looking more and more likely. Today, new entries for several Gigabyte-branded RTX 3080Ti models appeared on the EEC database, indicating several upcoming versions with custom-coolers.  The EEC listing (via Videocardz) shows Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme, Aorus Master, Vision, Gaming, …

EKWB is about to launch waterblocks for both the Nvidia RTX 3070 Founders Edition and Asus ROG Strix RTX 3070 graphics cards. These two waterblock models are part of EK's Quantum Vector line of water cooling components and will be available with plexi and acetal editions. Both waterblocks cool the …

The alleged specifications of the RTX 3080 Mobile, RTX 3070 Mobile, and RTX 3060 Mobile GPUs have emerged. Each GPU will be available in Max-Q and Max-P designs with varying TGPs and clock frequencies, totalling in 8 SKUs. The news comes from Notebookcheck, which has updated its database with the …

Earlier this month, users began finding that their Ryzen CPUs were running much hotter when the Epic Games Launcher was running on their systems. Epic Games has since confirmed that this is indeed an unintended bug and has begun putting fixes in place. 

Over the course of 2020, Bitcoin has been back on the rise, emulating the massive boom the cryptocurrency had back in late 2017. In early December, Bitcoin reached a new all-time high value of $20,000 and in the weeks following, things have only been going up.  As reported by The …

We already know that Bethesda is working with Amazon to produce a TV series based on Fallout, but now, it looks like The Elder Scrolls could be next. This time around though, Netflix will be the streaming service of choice.  According to known TV and film insider, Daniel Richtman, Bethesda …

If you've never had the chance to play Metro: Last Light Redux, then now is the perfect time as GOG is giving away DRM-free copies of the game over the next 48 hours.  Metro: Last Light Redux is a remastered version of the shooter with enhanced graphics and gameplay mechanics, …

Gigabyte Aorus has unveiled a new case this week – the C700 Glass. This full-tower chassis features extensive water and air cooling support, up to E-ATX motherboards, and 10x SSDs, allowing users to create a powerful system inside it. Featuring translucent black tempered glass panels on both sides, the case features …

The ASUS ProArt line of monitors has always carried a great reputation amongst creative professionals. As we head towards 2021, there is going to be a new ProArt monitor coming, this time with a QHD resolution, IPS panel and Calman verification.  According to DisplaySpecifications, the ProArt PA278CV monitor uses a 27-inch …

The Intel Alder Lake-S leaks keep rolling in. This time, another Geekbench database entry has been spotted, detailing an unannounced, upcoming Intel Alder-Lake S 16C/24T CPU. 

Ever since the launch of Apex Legends, Respawn Entertainment has been very quiet on the subject of Titanfall. While the battle royale game is loosely tied to the Titanfall franchise, there was still hope that we would see a Titanfall 3 someday, but it seems that the studio has other …

We've previously heard that Samsung is planning to launch its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21, in January. As we get closer to the start of 2021, this is looking more and more likely, with the latest leak giving us a detailed breakdown of the phone's features and specifications. According …

Rockstar is well known for games like Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto, but the studio has also dabbled in other IP in the past. One game with a particular cult following, Bully, has been rumoured to be getting a sequel for a long time now, but it seems …

ClockTuner for Ryzen is getting a 2.0 version, updating its GUI with a new dark theme and introducing interesting new features such as the Hybrid OC mode and support for Ryzen 5000 series processors. The slides from Yuri (aka as 1usmus) shared by Guru3D describe each new feature and come with …

A new entry for an Intel Core i7-11700K has been found in Geekbench 5 database. This time around, we have results for the upcoming processor up against the Ryzen 9 5950X while running at frequencies of up to 5GHz.  The Intel Core i7-11700K is an 8C/16T processor using the 14nm-based Rocket …

Recent rumours have indicated that following Ampere, Nvidia’s next GPU architecture will be named Lovelace. Now, more details about the upcoming flagship AD102 GPU are starting to surface, with new rumours indicating some of the specifications.

While sales of Sony’s brand new PS5 console have been hampered by significant chip supply issues, the Japanese giant is looking forward to a much better year in 2021 with PS5 shipments targeting 18 million units. As partners like TSMC make promises to allocate much more 7nm wafer capacity, the …

Dying Light 2 was first announced back in 2018 with an impressive gameplay showcase full of mechanical improvements. Bringing these ambitious ideas to life was taking longer than anticipated though, leading to an indefinite delay back at the start of 2020. We've heard little about the game since, but it …

Just over a week ago, we learned that a class action lawsuit against CD Projekt Red was in the works, alleging that the company made “false or misleading statements” in regards to Cyberpunk 2077 and its launch. Now, that lawsuit has officially been filed. New York based Rosen Law Firm …

We're approaching CES 2021, which means more information about Intel's plans for Rocket Lake-S desktop processors is making its way out ahead of time. This week, we have a new leak reporting that mass production for these processors will kick off in January. Meanwhile, two motherboard manufacturers have confirmed that …

Ryzen CPU users have found that the Epic Games Launcher is causing unusual CPU temperature spikes. In some cases, just having the app running idle can cause temperatures to jump by 20ºC

By now, most of you have noticed that the availability of Radeon RX 6800 graphics cards has been quite limited. Stock is low and most retailers don't even have an estimated date for their arrival. Given this situation, MSI has decided to focus solely on the Radeon RX 6000 Gaming series …

We've reached Day 27 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020! For our last competition of the season, we've teamed up with ASUS to give away a ZenBook Flip S UX371 laptop! 

For Day 26 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with AMD to give one lucky KitGuru reader a CPU upgrade! Our prize today is none other than the Ryzen 7 5800X! 

For Day 25 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with Palit to give one lucky KitGuru reader a GPU upgrade! Our prize today is none other than the Palit RTX 3070 Jetstream OC! 

CPU-Z screenshots with engineering samples of the Intel Core i9-11900K, i9-11900, and i7-11700 processors have leaked, alongside another screenshot with the results of the alleged Core i7-11700 on Cinebench R20. Additionally, a Core i7-11700KF has appeared on the Ashes of The Singularity database. Starting with the CPU-Z screenshots shared on Chiphell (via @harukaze5719), …