Elgato's original Stream Deck has been around for a while now, and proved so popular it spawned a Mini version as well. Today Elgato is expanding the family further, with a new Stream Deck XL launching alongside Srteam Deck Mobile. Where the original Stream Deck gives you 15 on-screen keys, …
Read More »Computex 2019: Corsair’s Hydro X custom liquid cooling range has officially launched
We've been hearing about Hydro X – Corsair's line of custom liquid cooling components – for a while now, but today marks the official launch for the watercooling hardware. There's a range of parts, from CPU and GPU blocks, to radiators, fittings and tubing, meaning you will be able to …
Read More »Leo reacts to AMD Ryzen 3000 series launch and shares first impressions
After a long day at Computex, Leo is sharing his first impressions and reactions to AMD's 3rd Gen Ryzen launch.
Read More »Computex 2019: ASUS unveils new dual-screen ZenBook laptops
While Computex officially kicked off today, ASUS was keen to get ahead of the game and held a ‘Sneak Peek' event on Sunday evening. There was a range of new products on show, but undoubtedly the dual-screen ZenBook Duo and ZenBook Pro Duo laptops were the main attraction. Leo was on …
Read More »Computex 2019: New cases and power supplies unveiled by Cooler Master
Cooler Master usually has a lot to announce come Computex, and this year has proved no different with a range of new cases and power supplies announced. These include new Silencio chassis, a mini-ITX H-series case and Cooler Master's new Thermal Enhanced Platform for its PSUs. Cases S400 (above) Starting …
Read More »Computex 2019: Cooler Master announces its first wireless mouse and headset
It's only the first day of Computex but the announcements are already flooding in. Cooler Master has unveiled several new additions to its peripheral family, with the highlights being a new wireless gaming mouse as well as a new wireless gaming headset. Starting with the new mouse, the MM831 is the …
Read More »PCSPECIALIST come to the rescue – competition winner happy!
Earlier this month we announced a competition to win an Alienware Area 51M Gaming laptop featuring an Intel Core i9 9900k, RTX 2080 with a 144hz gaming panel. We announced the winner for this competition last week but unfortunately we ran into some serious issues behind the scenes. We got …
Read More »Computex 2019: Corsair launches world’s first PCIe 4.0 SSD with speeds up to 4950MB/s
Now that AMD's 3rd Gen Ryzen processors are officially here, accompanied by the new x570 motherboard chipset, the PCIe 4.0 generation can get started. During AMD's keynote this morning, we heard about a few SSD makers planning to make the jump to PCIe 4.0 and now it looks like CORSAIR …
Read More »Computex 2019: AMD announces RDNA GPU architecture, shows RX 5700-series beating RTX 2070
AMD has already had two major announcements for us today in the form of 3rd Gen Ryzen and the x570 chipset. However, Team Red isn't done just yet, as AMD has also announced the upcoming RX 5700-series of graphics cards, based on the new RDNA architecture to deliver up to …
Read More »Computex 2019: AMD’s 3rd Gen Ryzen processors are officially here
3rd Gen Ryzen is officially here. The Zen 2 architecture has paved the way for 7nm, IPC improvements, higher core counts and more, all at sensible prices.
Read More »Computex 2019: Quake II and Wolfenstein: Youngblood get RTX support
To kick off Computex 2019, NVIDIA has had two big announcements so far. The first was the launch of the RTX Studio laptop initiative, aimed at bringing more workstation-grade laptops to market for creators. The second announcement is geared more towards the gaming audience, with two new games getting RTX …
Read More »Computex 2019: Nvidia launches ‘RTX Studio’ laptop program aimed at creators
Amongst Nvidia's various announcements at Computex this morning, the company also launched the ‘RTX Studio' program, a new certification for laptops aimed at the ‘prosumer' or content creation markets. The idea is to essentially give OEMs a blueprint for the hardware spec someone in this consumer category would be after. …
Read More »Computex 2019: MSI Titan and Raider laptop preview (Core i9, RTX graphics and up to 240Hz!)
Today just ahead of Computex 2019, KitGuru visits MSI's HQ in Taiwan to get a preview on the brand new MSI Titan and Raider gaming laptops.
Read More »Google will be answering some of the biggest questions surrounding Stadia soon
Back in March, Google announced Stadia, a wide-reaching cloud gaming platform that will integrate with YouTube and other forms of social media to provide instant access to games, in addition to reaching a wider potential customer base. A lot of the technical details sound impressive but information on pricing, real-world …
Read More »The US charges WikiLeaks founder under the Espionage Act
Back in April, WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, was pulled out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London and arrested by British police. Since 2012, the UK has had a warrant for Assange’s arrest due to breaking bail conditions. At this point, Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in Jail but …
Read More »Several Telltale games are going to be removed from sale but some might be saved
Telltale Games unfortunately closed down last year after failing to recover from financial issues and shrinking sales. At the time, multiple Telltale series began to disappear from sale on digital storefronts but eventually, issues were resolved and some fan favourite games managed to remain on sale. Now, that situation is …
Read More »Dead Island 2 is still happening
Dead Island 2 was announced right at the start of the current console generation and has been missing in action ever since. The game has been passed to multiple studios at this point and official announcements have been few and far between. Apparently, Dead Island 2 is still coming and …
Read More »Hands on with the new Razer Blade Pro 17 (2019)
We had the chance to catch up with Razer this week and get an early hands-on with the new Razer Blade Pro 17, complete with Intel 9th Gen CPUs and Nvidia RTX graphics.
Read More »Knights of the Old Republic is apparently getting turned into a movie
While EA seems to be opposed to the idea of letting BioWare return to Knights of the Old Republic, Lucasfilm might have other plans of its own. According to reports this week, BioWare's treasured Star Wars title is being turned into a movie. Lucasfilm has been drawing inspiration from the …
Read More »Alienware gaming laptop competition winner announced
This month, we wanted to give back to some of our loyal readers, so we picked up a brand new Alienware Area-51m gaming laptop to give away. We had thousands of entries for this one but as always, there can only be one winner. In total, this laptop is worth …
Read More »Newly uncovered Gears 5 details point to a more ambitious campaign
We are gearing up for E3 and one of the big focuses for Microsoft this year will undoubtedly be Gears of War 5. The game was initially announced in 2018 with a cinematic trailer giving us hints for what is to come. This year, we'll be getting much more information …
Read More »Nvidia is teasing something new for GeForce
We have Computex and E3 coming up fast, making the next few weeks a hugely busy time in the gaming software and hardware worlds. We already know what to expect from AMD, and we have a rough idea of Intel's plans. However, we have heard very little from NVIDIA. That …
Read More »US judge says Qualcomm’s licensing terms are anti-competitive
Apple and Qualcomm just recently settled their lawsuits against each other and forged a new licensing deal for the years ahead. However, the US FTC’s case against Qualcomm is still on-going and this week, a US Judge ruled that Qualcomm’s licensing terms are indeed anti-competitive. Qualcomm has been fined for …
Read More »TalkTalk misinformed almost 4,500 customers affected by 2015 hack
It has been almost four years since TalkTalk was hacked, but we are still hearing about the fallout.
Read More »CD Projekt Red will show new Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay demo at E3
There are still a lot of questions surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 and exactly how far into development it is. We already knew that the game would reappear at E3 this year but now we have some clarification on exactly what CD Projekt Red’s plan is. In short, we will be getting …
Read More »Oculus co-founder says he was fired from Facebook
After co-founding Oculus and building it up into the VR force it is today, Palmer Luckey left the company back in 2017. At the time, the official word was that Luckey made the choice to step down himself. However, that story changed this week, as he was apparently fired by …
Read More »THQ Nordic acquires studio behind Gothic, Risen and ELEX RPGs
Since 2016, THQ Nordic has been on an acquisition spree, buying up studios and cult-classic IPs left and right. Last year, we learned that THQ Nordic had plans to use around $168 million on future studio acquisitions. The publisher picked up the Kingdoms of Amalur IP last year. Now, THQ …
Read More »Razer is shutting down Ouya
A few years ago, there was a big push to bring Android into the living room as a competitive console offering. This resulted in a few different products, including Ouya, the MadCatz Mojo (which used the Ouya store) and the Razer Forge TV. Razer acquired Ouya back in 2015 and …
Read More »Apple announces repair program for MacBook Pro ‘flexgate’ issue
Earlier this year, we began hearing about ‘flexgate', an issue with some of Apple's 2016 to 2017 MacBook Pros. The issue sees display backlighting damaged over time, causing a dark spots to appear along the bottom of the screen. As usual, Apple stayed relatively quiet on the issue for months, …
Read More »Halo: Master Chief Collection PC beta tests unlikely to begin before E3
Back in March following the announcement of Halo: The Master Chief Collection for PC, there was a lot of optimism surrounding a swift release. Halo Reach, the first game in the collection to land on PC, was due to have its first public testing in April, but development roadblocks got …
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