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We had a good look at gameplay for Marvel's Avengers a while back and later this month, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics will be inviting us back to the War Table to show off even more of the game. This time around, we are likely going to get details on …

Over the last few years, one of the biggest cases against Apple has been an EU ruling to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland. Since the beginning, Apple has had a firm stance on fighting this ruling and the Irish government was also on Apple's side. Now, …

Thermaltake is expanding its lineup of power supplies this week with the new Smart BM2 PSU series. These are 80Plus Bronze certified units, hitting wattages from 450W all the way up to 750W.  The new Smart BM2 line-up consists of four semi-modular PSUs – having a capacity of 450W, 550W, …

CD Projekt Red is continuing to release little teasers for Cyberpunk 2077 to tide us over until the game’s new release date in November. This week, the studio is returning to concept art again, this time giving us a view of Santo Domingo, one of Night City's oldest districts.  Concept …

During the early days of the COVID-19 global pandemic, many companies announced that production of their goods and services would be negatively impacted. One of these affected companies was Sony, who claimed at the time that it would be unlikely to match demand for the next-gen console’s launch, come its …

It has been quite some time since Rockstar last released a significant content update for Red Dead Online and it appears that players are starting to get restless. As part of a movement within the Red Dead Online community, players have begun dressing up as clowns to protest the lack …

Intel Hybrid Technology was officially introduced when the company announced its Lakefield processors. These processors were designed to be used on mobile devices, offering reduced power consumption without sacrificing  performance. This same hybrid technology has been rumoured to come to desktop processors too, and Alder Lake-S might be its gateway. …

Today, Google and AMD announced a new partnership, delivering beta availability of Confidential Virtual Machines for the Google Compute Engine platform. This platform is powered by 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors, taking advantage of the CPU's advanced security features.  Confidential VMs is the first product of Google Confidential Computing portfolio. …

Google recently held its Stadia Connect digital stream, announcing that a number of pre-existing third-party titles are set to arrive on the service over the next 6 months or so. Alongside these announcements however, Google revealed that it has signed a number of exclusivity deals with 5 separate studios – …

Razer's first ultra-compact, 60% keyboard has officially launched...

Since its launch, Google Stadia has struggled to gain a foothold within the video games industry. The online-only game streaming service has encountered a number of issues on many fronts, including but not limited to its lack of games. In its latest Stadia connect, the search giant tackled this issue …

AMD is back with another ‘Raise the Game' bundle for Radeon graphics cards. Recent months have seen titles like Resident Evil 3, Monster Hunter Iceborne and Xbox Game Pass memberships given away. In the latest update to the bundle, Radeon RX 5000 series GPU buyers will get access to Godfall …

While the original Galaxy Fold faced a myriad of issues in its original form, Samsung eventually managed to patch things up and has since been hard at work on a follow-up device. Unfortunately, we won't be seeing the new and improved Galaxy Fold 2 for quite some time if recent …

Nowadays, a lot of PC gamers are gravitating towards larger mouse pads that can cover their whole desk. This week, Thermaltake is looking to serve that exact market, with a new M900 XXL RGB mousepad, complete with colourful LEDs around the entire edge.  Thermaltake's new M900 XXL RGB mouse pad …

This week, Analog Devices, a leading data technology company, has announced that it will be acquiring one of its rivals, Maxim Integrated, for a whopping $21 billion USD.  Analog Devices (ADI) has a strong grip on the worldwide data converter market, with some analyst firms putting the company's market share at around …

ID-Cooling is back with a new 240mm all-in-one CPU liquid cooler- the IceFlow 240. This particular AIO comes with a patented pump design and addressable RGB lighting to bring an extra dash of colour to your gaming rig.  The ID-Cooling IceFlow 240's ARGB lighting is applied on both the frame …

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has officially surpassed 70 million copies sold and to celebrate that milestone, the developers are remastering the Sanhok map with a complete overhaul.  We don't hear as much about PUBG these days but the game has continued to sell well across PC, Xbox One, PS4 and most recently, …

The days of gaming keyboards with built-in LCD displays have been over for a while now but CORSAIR might have the next best thing. This week, Corsair announced the iCUE NEXUS Companion Touch Screen, a new display accessory with a fully customisable interface. The Corsair iCUE Nexus is compatible with …

Cooler Master's latest pair of PC cases aim to be the "ultimate gateway enclosure into the small form factor world".

Though Xbox has traditionally fallen behind PlayStation when it comes to Japanese-developed titles on their platform, the console manufacturer has made a concerted effort to bring a number of these previously PlayStation console-exclusive games to its own Xbox System. Now, almost two years after its western PS4 release, Yakuza Kiwami …

Silverstone has added two new ET-MG PSUs to its portfolio. The 500W ET500-MG and the 600W ET600-MG ATX power supplies are fully modular, offering multiple options to power your components, and are certified with 80PLUS Gold power efficiency. As 80 PLUS Gold power supplies, their efficiency can be as high …

Platinum Games currently has many titles cooking in the kitchen. One of these is Babylon’s Fall, a unique-looking seemingly lore-heavy hack ‘n slash. Announced back at E3 2018, the game has since seen very little in the way of development updates. Previously, Platinum Games promised that it would have more …

HyperX is revamping its lineup of Predator and Fury DDR4 RAM, this time with up to 256GB of memory and up to 4800MHz speeds. These new kits were designed to pass “rigorous certification test procedures” for both Intel and AMD based systems.  The Predator modules are available with 8GB, 16GB, …

Though Ubisoft is often known for its output consistency, the past few years have seen the French publisher face a number of setbacks. One of these setbacks is reportedly Skull & Bones – the PvP pirate ship combat title. Announced back in 2017, there has been very little heard from …

After a long, 13-year wait for PC gamers, Halo 3 is finally available on a non-Xbox platform. The grand finale to Bungie's original trilogy of Halo games is now downloadable as part of The Master Chief Collection on PC across Steam, Windows 10 and Xbox Game Pass for PC...

One of the more unexpected stories to come out during 2020 has been Nintendo’s collaboration with LEGO, the plastic toy brick company. Most recently, both companies announced the LEGO Mario set, which sees the iconic mascot plumber recreated in block form. It would appear as though LEGO and Nintendo aren’t …

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft is just how much they will cost. We seem to be caught in a scenario where neither company wants to announce their plans first, but Sony could be biting the bullet soon. Amid a slew of rumours, …

Microsoft is getting at least one big game announcement in early ahead of its July showcase. This week, we have an update on Microsoft Flight Simulator, which is now officially launching on PC in August.  The game ships on the 18th of August but can be pre-installed starting today using …

Just as expected, Ubisoft announced the Hyper Scape open beta, which is now live. Currently, the beta is only available on PC via uPlay, but if you don't have a capable PC, you can also access the beta via GeForce Now.  As we learned last week, Hyper Scape is Ubisoft's …

In preparation for Ubisoft Forward last weekend, the publisher announced that it would give away copies to all who tuned into the stream and linked their uPlay account. Unfortunately, Ubi's PC launcher couldn't quite handle the demand, so Ubisoft is making up for it with a more expansive giveaway. As …