FromSoftware is known for their Souls games, but now they are making a story focused adventure game exclusively for PSVR called Déraciné. While FromSoftware is branching out into new territory, Team Ninja is sticking to its tried-and-tested ‘Soulslike’ genre with the surprise reveal of Nioh 2. Déraciné was first shown …
Read More »Netflix and YouTube accidentally leaked for Switch ahead of Nintendo’s E3 panel
Video applications are pretty much a standard on any modern device, from smartphones to consoles, making it a noticeable absence on last year’s Nintendo Switch. Luckily, owners of the hybrid handheld might not have to wait much longer as Best Buy accidentally launched listings for Netflix, YouTube and Hulu. Hulu …
Read More »Apple bans cryptocurrency mining on iOS devices
The App Store guidelines are constantly changing under Apple’s watch. Whether the changes are for the better remains to be seen but Apple has now stated in no uncertain terms that Cryptocurrency Mining is completely banned on iOS devices. Apple Insider first discovered the multiple guideline changes that affect the …
Read More »Valve announces the launch of Steam China
The Chinese market is notoriously difficult to break into, particularly when you have to adhere to strict government regulations. Over the years, more and more gaming companies have been focussing on trying to capture the Chinese market, and it looks like Valve is going to be joining them with the …
Read More »iPhone X 2 leaks hint at new features and pricing
Before all iPhones can switch to OLED displays in 2019, Apple has a trio of smartphones headed out later in the year, one of which still sports an LCD panel. Amidst reports of a delay concerning the LCD model, schematics have come to light giving us our potential first look …
Read More »The Yakuza series is finally heading to PC, starting with Yakuza 0 in August
Over the last couple of years, Sega has been making a big push for its Yakuza series in the west, and so far, it has been paying off nicely. Both Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 6 rated highly in sales charts on the PS4 and soon, all seven Yakuza titles will …
Read More »Hideo Kojima debuts Death Stranding gameplay at E3
Since its announcement back in 2016, Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding has seemed more like a dream with its weird and wonderful cinematics. Now, the game has come to life with a complete gameplay showcase during this year’s PlayStation’s E3 panel, as Death Stranding introduces more stars into its Hollywood line-up. …
Read More »Naturally, Bethesda’s most logical release is Skyrim for Amazon’s Alexa
Bethesda ended its E3 presentation by announcing the long-awaited Elder Scrolls VI. While many rejoiced at the title finally becoming a reality, countless more breathed a sigh of relief that this would likely be the end of Skyrim’s limitless re-releases. Unfortunately for that crowd, Bethesda has transcended the meme, announcing …
Read More »Computex 2018: Riotoro demos its resizeable case, Project Morpheus
With Computex 2018 now over, we have just a couple more stories to bring you from the show floor. One of these comes from Riotoro, as it showcased its very unique Project Morpheus case that can be resized from ATX to Micro ATX form-factors, and vice versa. In practice, this …
Read More »New GitHub CEO talks about the future of the service
It was announced recently that Microsoft would be buying GitHub, the repository sharing service, for an eye-watering $7.5 billion. A few days ago, the future GitHub CEO, Nat Freidman, did an AMA on Reddit answering the community’s burning questions about the acquisition. On Reddit, Nat Friedman decided to do an …
Read More »BlackBerry Key2 pre-orders are live in the UK ahead of June 26th launch
While original company BlackBerry Limited has begun its legal crusade against Facebook and Snap, TCL-owned BlackBerry Mobile is continuing to produce Android smartphones. Following on from the mildly successful KeyOne, the BlackBerry Key2 is available to pre-order in the UK before shipping later in the month. The BlackBerry Key2 was …
Read More »The US dethrones China for world’s fastest supercomputer, introducing AI-powered Summit
For the past five years, the title of ‘world’s fastest supercomputer’ belonged to China thanks to Sunway TaihuLight in Wuxi. Now, the United States has peaked once again with the introduction of Summit, an AI-powered supercomputer Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee. To put things in perspective, China’s TaihuLight has …
Read More »Apple botches iPhone batteries once again after its iOS 11.4 update
Apple doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to batteries, from reports of swelling in the iPhone 8 Plus to being caught red handed intentionally slowing performance in favour of extending battery life. In its latest debacle, iPhone users are complaining that iOS 11.4 botched their battery life, causing …
Read More »The first 1,000 Boring Company ‘Not a Flamethrowers’ are now in the hands of owners
Back in January, Tesla-founder Elon Musk debuted the Boring Company Flamethrower, selling all 20,000 in its first weekend. Now, the first 1,000 have made their way into the hands of owners who lived close enough to the SpaceX headquarters to manually pick theirs up. In an unsurprising, yet unfortunate turn …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield announced at Bethesda E3 conference
At Bethesda's E3 conference last night, not only did we get a good look at Fallout 76 and a few other games heading our way in the near future, but we were also treated to two major announcements. For starters, Bethesda has announced The Elder Scrolls VI, but the studio …
Read More »Forza Horizon 4 is set in Great Britain and will release in October 2018
Over the last six years, Playground Games has been helping to keep Microsoft's first-party efforts afloat with the Forza Horizon series. These huge open world racers tend to be crowd pleasers, but Forza Horizon 4 looks to be the best entry yet. The new game arrives in October and will …
Read More »Gears of War 5 and two spin-offs announced at Microsoft’s E3 conference
Two years ago, Gears of War made its big return with Gears 4. The game went on to garner plenty of praise amongst fans and critics, but we've all been left wondering what's next since then. Fortunately, the franchise made a huge splash at E3 this year, with three games …
Read More »Bethesda unveils Fallout 76, an online-only multiplayer survival experience out November
After dropping a new trailer during Microsoft’s E3 panel, Bethesda took to the stage for its own showcase, shedding light on Fallout 76. Approximately four times the size of Fallout 4, Fallout 76 will be an online-only survival game akin to Day Z and Rust, set just 25 years after …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077’s first full trailer revealed at E3
Cyberpunk 2077 was first teased all the way back at the start of 2013, and five years later we finally have our first look at what the game has in store for us. Last night during the Xbox E3 conference, CD Projekt Red finally unveiled the game, with a new …
Read More »9 of the most wanted sequels unlikely to appear this E3
E3 has arrived, and while there will be announcements aplenty, unfortunately not all series will get the same attention. Here are 9 of the most wanted sequels that likely won't appear at the event.
Read More »Computex 2018: Noctua’s latest prototypes and first all-black CPU cooler
At Computex this year, Noctua took the opportunity to show off some new prototype coolers currently in the works. Nothing here is quite ready for market yet, but it gives us a good look at what is coming up, and the key differences between current models and newer ones. Oh, …
Read More »Computex 2018: In Win gets artsy with curved aluminium, lots of tempered glass and a fully lit front panel
One of our final stops in Taipei this year was In-Win, who as always, had some very stylistic and visually pleasing cases to show off. Some are intended for the mass market, while one in particular can only be described as a showpiece, with a whopping £5,000 price tag. We'll …
Read More »Computex 2018: EKWB Cyrofuel, wooden waterblocks and unseen prototypes
Computex has officially come to an end, but we still have a few bits left to talk about from our week in Taipei. At the show, we had the chance to check out the EK Water Blocks suite at the Hyatt, giving us a good look at upcoming water cooling …
Read More »Computex 2018: KitGuru visits Cooler Master’s PSU design studio
Over the course of Computex, we reported on a number of new Cooler Master launches, including the new Extreme XG750 power supply. The Computex booth was actually our second time seeing this PSU, as a few days before, we were invited to visit Cooler Master's design studio in New Taipei …
Read More »Computex 2018: Lian-Li is going big on RGB with new cases and cable accessories
We're finally in the home stretch of Computex coverage. One of our last stops this year was Lian-Li, with a couple of good cases on show. The big takeaway from Lian-Li this year is that the company is finally moving into the RGB space, with its own case lighting and …
Read More »Computex 2018: Monsterlabo demos its passively cooled chassis
Earlier on in the week, Leo went to visit Seasonic, and while he was there he came across something quite interesting – an entirely passively cooled Mini ITX chassis from Monsterlabo. The chassis, inventively named ‘The First' because it is Monsterlabo's first case, may be of the Mini ITX form …
Read More »Computex 2018: G.Skill 5GHz memory, Trident Z Royal and more
While the centerpiece of G.Skill's Computex presence is the Overclocking World Championship, the ultra-fast memory maker had plenty of other interesting things to show off at their booth. For starters, there is a 5GHz DDR4 kit on the way for consumers, some very sleek mechanical keyboards on the way, and …
Read More »Computex 2018: Hands on with new Alphacool watercooling gear
If you saw Leo's recent video where he builds a mega £10,000 dual system rig, you will have noticed plenty of Alphacool gear. Naturally, Leo jumped at the chance to take a look some new liquid cooling hardware from the German company, including an all new lineup of radiators. The new …
Read More »Computex 2018: Thermaltake’s Level 20 range and auto adjustable RGB desk
While we already had a private run down of the new Level 20 case series from Thermaltake earlier this week, today at Computex LEO had the chance to swing by and check them out for himself, alongside some rather impressive modded PCs. Thermaltake's level 20 case series is arriving to …
Read More »Computex 2018: ASRock demos new B450 motherboards and more
On our last day at Computex 2018, Leo was able to visit ASRock to see a range of new B450 motherboards, ASRock's new family of graphics cards as well as some showcase systems. Starting with new B450 motherboards, the first model we saw was the B450 Gaming-ITX/AC. This continues ASRock's …
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