After a very successful stint in closed beta and some brief server downtime over the last few days, Riot’s new shooter, Valorant, has officially launched. Starting now, anyone can register a Riot account, download the game and begin playing. Valorant is available in ‘most regions' and features a robust back-end …
Read More »Scorn’s Xbox Series X in-engine footage actually came from a high-end PC
It has been around a month since Microsoft began showing off the first third-party games confirmed for Xbox Series X. Unfortunately, the presentation featured a lot of ‘in-engine' footage instead of actual gameplay. Now we know why, as some of those in-engine demos were indeed captured on high-end PCs. Scorn, …
Read More »Prey VR may have leaked via retail listing
It has been a long time since Bethesda and Arkane Studios last discussed Prey. The game just turned three years old last month but it looks like we might be seeing a second resurgence, as ‘Prey VR' has appeared at an online retailer. Bethesda was one of the first major …
Read More »Square Enix remains tight lipped on Final Fantasy VII Remake for other platforms
We are nearly two months removed from Final Fantasy VII Remake's launch on PS4 and while we know that the game is only a timed exclusive, Square Enix is remaining tight-lipped on a possible release on other platforms for now. Final Fantasy VII Remake sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide …
Read More »Halo 3 PC public testing begins this month with campaign, multiplayer and forge modes
Just last week, 343 Industries began teasing that Halo 3 for PC would begin public testing at some point in June. Now, the latest Master Chief Collection development update confirms this, telling us to expect testing to begin soon and giving us an idea of what content will be included. …
Read More »The Outer Worlds ‘targets’ 720p in handheld and 1080 while docked on Switch
Last week, Virtuos spoke highly of its ability to get Xbox One and PS4 games working on the Nintendo Switch. We'll be getting a good look at exactly how much the team can squeeze out of Nintendo's home/handheld hybrid system later this week, as The Outer Worlds is coming to …
Read More »Xenoblade Chronicles: DE doubles original game’s launch sales
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition represents one of the three major first-party Switch titles that Nintendo has announced for 2020. Nintendo’s efforts to remaster its older titles appears to continue to pay off, as in the UK, the Definitive Edition managed to more than double the sales of the Wii original …
Read More »Raspbian changes name to “Raspberry Pi OS”
The official operating system for the Raspberry Pi has changed its name from Raspbian, to Raspberry Pi OS. However, the name isn't the only thing that has changed, as the Raspberry Pi OS now also comes in a 64-bit version. Raspbian was initially released back in June 2012 by its …
Read More »Take-Two CEO thinks Google over-promised with Stadia
Take-Two was one of the first major publishers to support Google's Stadia streaming service, bringing titles like NBA 2K20, Borderlands 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 to the platform. Now roughly a year on from Stadia's initial unveiling, Take-Two CEO, Stauss Zelnick, believes Google over-promised. As reported by Gamespot, Zelnick …
Read More »Long-rumoured Harry Potter RPG could come out next year
Back in 2018, footage leaked of what was claimed to be an upcoming Harry Potter RPG. What little footage was shown excited fans as the game was said to feature character creation, a morality system, and a fully explorable world set 100 years before the events of Harry Potter. Though …
Read More »AMD Renoir 4000-series APU 3DMark performance leaked
We've still had no official word on the release of AMD's Ryzen 7 4700G and Ryzen 5 4400G, but leaker Apisak has already released figures showing the 3DMark performance of the upcoming APUs. Earlier this year, AMD released the 4000-series Ryzen APUs for laptops. These accelerated processing units (APUs) combine the Zen …
Read More »The PlayStation 5 is allegedly “very fat”
Though Sony have already revealed a number of details regarding the PlayStation 5, one of its biggest omissions so far is what the console actually looks like. Now, according to “a specialist,” details on the physical box have been leaked, including the fact that it is allegedly almost twice as …
Read More »Samsung announces new NAND flash facility
Today Samsung announced its plans to expand its NAND flash production capacity in Pyeongtaek, Korea. Samsung said that the facility is being constructed to address upcoming data centre and mobile demands. Construction of the new facility started in May of this year and, if everything goes according to plan, it …
Read More »Sony’s PS5 event is as exciting as E3, says Jim Ryan
We are mere days away from finding out what PlayStation’s plan for the next half decade or so of gaming is. The “Future of Gaming” event, which is set to take place this Thursday, has until now remained very secretive. That being said, according to Jim Ryan, the upcoming livestream …
Read More »More details about Baldur’s Gate 3 expected on June 6
The highly-anticipated Baldur's Gate 3 was announced last year, and since then, Larian Studios has shared some additional details and gameplay footage. Fortunately, there will be more to come, as the developer has announced that starting June 6th and throughout the rest of the month, more details will be revealed. The announcements …
Read More »Decompiled app hints at possible Google Stadia features
After decompiling the Google Stadia 2.19 APK, the team at 9to5Google have discovered a number of possible new features coming to Stadia. Some of these features include wider smartphone compatibility, touch controls, free weekends, and more. For now, Stadia only works on a limited number of smartphones, but it appears …
Read More »A French retailer has listed the AMD Ryzen 3000XT processors
Product listings for the upcoming AMD Ryzen 3000XT processors have appeared on Materiel.net, suggesting these CPUs will bring a bump in base and boost clocks compared to the current Ryzen 3000 processors...
Read More »Asus reveal new budget friendly E210, E410 and E510 laptops
Asus has revealed a new value-packed laptop series this week, the E210, E410 and E510 are a range of 11.6-inch, 14-inch and 15.6-inch cost-effective laptops designed to meet the expectation of students looking for great value notebooks, capable of performing everyday computing tasks. The new E210, E410 and E510 series …
Read More »Gigabyte officially launch the Z490 Aorus Ultra G2 Edition motherboard
Just when we thought all the Intel Z490 motherboard launches were done and dusted, Gigabyte has added one more board to its Z490 line up which sees the Taiwan based company continue its partnership with G2 Esports in the form of the Aorus Z490 Ultra G2 Edition Gaming Motherboard. Gigabyte …
Read More »Eurocom announce Nightsky ARX15 Superlaptop
Eurocom has announced a new AMD Zen 2 powered Nightsky ARX15 Superlaptop, equipped with the extremely powerful Ryzen 9 16 core, 32 thread desktop processor and combined with the latest Nvidia RTX graphics, all packed inside a thin and light notebook form factor. The new Nightsky ARX15 Superlaptop from Eurocom …
Read More »Samsung launch the T7 Touch secure portable SSD
Samsung has announced the release of a new pocket-sized portable SSD series with lightning-fast speed and built-in security via a conveniently placed fingerprint sensor. All this comes wrapped in an elegant and sleek looking durable package. The new T7 Touch portable SSD series from Samsung combines the fastest transfer speed …
Read More »Registration to enter for the Logitech McLaren G Challenge 2020 is now open
Logitech G has once again teamed up with supercar manufacturer and Formula 1 racing team McLaren to bring the 3rd annual Logitech McLaren G Challenge 2020. The competition will take place across four regional divisions during the summer, with divisional winners going on to compete in the worldwide grand finals. …
Read More »Gigabyte reveal new Aorus laptops with Windforce cooling
Gigabyte has launched a new range of Aorus notebooks designed for pros on the go. The Aorus 5 vB and Aorus 7 vB are powerful, lightweight, easy to carry, durable devices equipped with new Windforce cooling systems. These two new members of the Aorus family are extremely portable and feature …
Read More »Samsung announces first Intel Lakefield powered notebook
A new range of Samsung Galaxy book S notebooks has been unveiled featuring Intel Lakefield processors. The new range of Galaxy book S devices are equipped with the latest dynamic Intel processors with Hybrid Technology. Samsung’s new Galaxy Book S is intended to provide a seamless experience across devices and …
Read More »Kingston begins shipping 7.68 TB data centre SSDs
Kingston has announced plans to begin shipping of its DC1000M 7.68TB U.2 NVMe in June, while the 7.68 TB 500R data centre and DC450R SATA SSDs are available now. Both new SSD series are designed to provide additional storage while implementing strict QoS to ensure predictable I/O and low latency …
Read More »Biostar unveil new H410 motherboards
While Z490 hit all the headlines in the enthusiast market, the lower-spec range of Intel 10th generation Comet Lake-S processors will no doubt find their way into more cost-effective motherboards such as the new H410 range recently announced by Biostar. The Biostar H410 series of motherboards offering support for Intel …
Read More »Pico Interactive announce standalone Neo 2 VR headsets
Pico Interactive has announced that new VR headsets from the Pico Neo line are now available. Both the Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye have been developed to deliver key VR solutions to the enterprise market and are built with business in mind. Standalone Neo 2 VR headsets from Pico …
Read More »GELID launch DRAM heatsinks with RGB
GELID has announced a new line of memory module heatsinks with RGB lighting effects. The new Lumen RGB RAM Cooler that was unveiled by GELID earlier this week offers PC builders an easy way of adding RGB lighting to the system. The new Lumen RGB RAM Cooler from GELID is …
Read More »Gigabyte B550 motherboard prices revealed
Hype for AMD’s B550 budget Ryzen 3000 platform has been building for some time now with a release expected maybe around mid-June. The big players in the motherboard market have been announcing B550 line ups but without any solid pricing info announced so far. However, that has changed now since …
Read More »Hideo Kojima recently had a ‘major project’ cancelled
Even the biggest names in the games industry have projects cancelled from time to time. This week, we learned that this very thing recently happened to Hideo Kojima, who wasn't too happy about the project being scrapped. In an interview with Japanese site, Livedoor, and translated to English by VGC, …
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