We've been feeling the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak for weeks now, and in Southeast Asia this has led to slowdowns in the supply chain and a decrease in the production of notebooks. The decreased supply, combined with an increase in demand, is predicted to lead to a supply shortage …
Read More »World of Warcraft is getting ray-tracing
Some of the biggest games in the world have been implementing ray-tracing in the last year, including the likes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Minecraft. Now, World of Warcraft is going to be joining that group, as shown by a recent update to the alpha for the MMO’s …
Read More »GeForce Now gets support for DLSS 2.0
GeForce Now has had its fair share of ups and downs since its release in February. Now, Nvidia has updated its cloud streaming platform with DLSS 2.0 support – and as a bonus, the company has also added 21 new games to the library. Deep Learning Super Sampling – or DLSS …
Read More »Rocket Lake set to be compatible with 400 and 500-series chipsets
We've been hearing a lot about Z490 and potential forward compatibility with 11th Gen CPUs recently. Now, Intel has released a Linux Graphics Driver Patch and the update log reveals that upcoming Rocket Lake processors will be compatible with 400 and 500-series chipsets. Some investigation is required to understand how Rocket Lake's …
Read More »505 Games explains how Indivisible accidentally released on Nintendo Switch early
Something rather odd happened last week, as indie RPG, Indivisible, released on the Nintendo Switch without the developers even knowing. This is something that clearly shouldn't have happened, leading to publisher 505 Games investigating. 505 Games is the publisher for Indivisible, which is developed by Lab Zero Games. When the …
Read More »Summer Game Fest is a four-month event hosted by Geoff Keighley
Over the next four months, the Summer Game Fest will bring you news, interviews and announcements from multiple developers and publishers. Hosted and developed by The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley, the Summer Game Fest aims to be an “industry-wide celebration of gaming”. Following the cancellation of E3, and IGN's …
Read More »ASRock could support overclocking with non-Z motherboards & non-K CPUs
Intel recently announced its new 10th Gen Comet Lake desktop CPUs, and motherboard manufacturers have also unveiled a slew of accompanying Z490 motherboards. While there's still no official word about the B460 and H470 platforms, a leaked slide from ASRock shows a feature that allows non-K Intel CPUs to be overclocked …
Read More »Huawei introduce the FreeBuds 3i wireless earbuds
Wireless earbuds are becoming commonplace these days with all the big tech manufacturers launching their own versions. Huawei is the latest company to announce new wireless earbuds in the form of the FreeBuds 3i featuring a new aesthetic design and Active Noise Cancelling technology at an affordable price. FreeBuds 3i …
Read More »Philips announce the new B1 monitor series
Philips has announced a new B1 line of monitors aimed more towards the professional market with 24 and 27-inch models featuring Quad HD (2560 x 1440) resolution panels and an ergonomic and environmentally friendly design. Two of the new B1 series monitors from Philips are equipped with IPS panels to …
Read More »Thermaltake launches affordable TOUGHRAM Z-ONE memory kits
Thermaltake has launched a new cost-effective DDR4 memory series aimed at the savvy PC builder looking for high performance at a budget price. The new TOUGHRAM Z-ONE comes in 3200 MHz and 3600 MHz specifications without the addition of RGB lighting. New budget-friendly TOUGHRAM Z-ONE DDR4 memory modules from Thermaltake …
Read More »Phanteks Glacier Dual EVO GPU blocks are available at OcUK
Phanteks has announced the launch of a new graphics card water block series this week. The Glacier Dual EVO range is designed for Asus RTX Dual EVO cards including 2060, 2070, 2080 Super and is available to pre-order from Overclockers UK now. This new crop of premium GPU water blocks …
Read More »EKSA unveil the E900 gaming headset
EKSA has a history spanning ten years of developing and manufacturing headsets for other companies and has now announced a new gaming headset of its own. The EKSA E900 is an affordable multi-platform headset with wired connectivity and a noise-cancelling microphone. According to EKSA, the new E900 headset has been …
Read More »Z490 will support 11th gen Intel Rocket Lake-S
It's not often you hear the words Intel and support for multiple CPU generations on a single motherboard platform in the same sentence lately. Well, that is about to change since it has become apparent that new Z490 based motherboards will support 11th gen Intel Rocket Lake-S desktop processors. Ever …
Read More »QNAP introduce a new quad core NAS series
This week, QNAP launched its TS-x31K series high-performance quad-core NAS with an understated compact white appearance to seamlessly blend in with any home décor. The TS-x31K series is designed to provide centralised data management and backup, as well as easy access to files and simple file sharing. To provide the …
Read More »Thermaltake unveils the S100 TG compact PC case
Thermaltake has added a new member to its S series PC chassis range, the S100 TG is a new Micro Chassis available in black or white with a tempered glass side panel and a sleek, elegant appearance to suit rigs where space is limited. The S100 Tempered Glass Micro Chassis …
Read More »Samsung brings the Galaxy M31 handset to the UK
Samsung announced that it is has launched a new affordable smartphone in the UK this week. Galaxy M31 is the company’s latest addition to the Galaxy M series platform and is equipped with a 64MP Quad Camera with a powerful 6000mAh battery and a Super AMOLED display. Galaxy M31 is …
Read More »ID-Cooling adds RGB lighting to the SE-224-XT cooler
ID-Cooling has announced a refresh of one of its affordable CPU tower coolers, the SE-224-XT has been upgraded with RGB illumination and features two 12V RGB lighting zones now with the SE-224-XT RGB while remaining at roughly the same price as the previous Basic model. In terms of thermal performance …
Read More »Gigabyte launch a new mechanical gaming keyboard
Gigabyte has launched its latest foray into the gaming peripherals market, the Aorus K1 is the company’s new mechanical gaming keyboard equipped with a combination of high-quality switches, understated looks and RGB lighting of course. The Aorus K1 mechanical keyboard is designed with gamers in mind as it features Cherry …
Read More »2nd generation AMD EPYC processors set to power Oracle Cloud E3 platform
AMD is expanding its arsenal of EPYC powered data centre systems with a new venture in partnership with Oracle that equips the company’s latest Cloud Infrastructure Compute E3 platform with 2nd generation EPYC processors, to bring a new level of performance to Oracle Cloud. The Oracle Cloud “E3 Standard” leverages …
Read More »The next Battlefield game is coming next year
DICE has recently been winding down on-going development for Star Wars Battlefront II and Battlefield V, with those teams moving on to new projects. One such project will indeed be the next Battlefield, which should release next year. EA previously said that a new Battlefield would be coming in the …
Read More »Xbox Series X on schedule but games could slip
We have already seen a few game delays in the last couple of months due to the impact of COVID-19, but there could be more delays brewing behind the scenes for games that have yet to be announced. Xbox in particular is keeping an eye on this, as Phil Spencer …
Read More »GDC will be ‘fully digital’ in August
After cancelling the Game Developers Conference in March, the organisers behind the event turned their attention towards ‘GDC Summer’ instead, taking place in August. However, despite hopes of putting on an in-person event, GDC Summer will be shifting towards an ‘all digital’ approach. At this point, other events like Gamescom …
Read More »Burnout Paradise Remastered will be 60fps on Switch
When it comes to remastered games coming to Nintendo Switch, we are used to seeing sacrifices made in resolution, graphical settings and frame rate. However, that seemingly won’t be the case for Burnout Paradise Remastered, which manages to pack in plenty of the upgrades present on Xbox One and PS4. …
Read More »Global tablet shipments expected to grow 45% in Q2 2020
In the midst of the world feeling the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is a market that is predicted to see noticeable growth – the global market for tablets. It's predicted that the global shipments of tablets will see a 45% increase in Q2 2020. First of all, the …
Read More »Dota 2 The International tournament delayed
This year would have been Valve’s tenth annual The International tournament for Dota 2 but unfortunately, the COVID-19 situation has not subsided, meaning the summer tournament has now been put on hold and may not happen this year at all. “After extensive consideration of the global health emergency stemming from …
Read More »Smartphone production predicted to see a historical decline in Q2 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought a huge amount of disruption to global markets, including the technology sector. During Q1 2020, global smartphone production fell 10% on a year-on-year basis and that is now set to be followed by an even greater drop of around 16% in Q2 2020. The …
Read More »Microsoft will be showcasing Xbox Series X games next week
There has been plenty of discussion around the hardware inside of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 but we haven’t really had a chance to see what the games will look like. That will be changing starting next week, as Microsoft is going to be showing off the first …
Read More »AMD claims its high-end CPUs have ‘more than 50% share’ of global sales
AMD recently held an earnings call discussing its Q1 2020 financial results. During the call, Lisa Su – President and Chief Executive Officer of AMD – said that the company now has “more than 50% share of premium processor sales at many top global e-tailers”. It's no secret that AMD …
Read More »EK launches offset mounting brackets for pumps and pump combos
EK Water Blocks is introducing two new mounting brackets for pumps, reservoirs and pump/reservoir combos. These mounting brackets can be installed to either 120mm or 140mm fan mounting points and support an extensive set of custom cooling hardware. The EK-Loop UNI Pump Reservoir Bracket will be available in two models …
Read More »Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Crashlands are free on the Epic Games Store
Epic Games Store's free games of the week are available now. Last week, Epic gave out the rogue-like title For the King, and this week it's offering the horror game Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and the action-RPG Crashlands. Amnesia: The Dark Descent is an immersive first-person horror game where you play as …
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