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This month, Futuremark began rolling out the Cyan Room benchmark, its latest virtual reality focussed benchmark for the VRMark software. We've known for a while that AMD has been pushing for higher VR performance on its GPUs but it seems that Vega really shines in this particular benchmark. In an …

Back in 2014/2015, Oculus was the go-to company as far as virtual reality was concerned, then in 2016, things began snowballing downhill pretty quickly. One of the key reasons so many were turned away was pricing. This year, Oculus has taken steps to change that, bringing the cost of the …

Back in March 2016, Apple released the iPhone SE, a new 4-inch iPhone to take over from the iPhone 5S while providing a power boost. This was intended for those that didn't necessarily want to make the jump to the larger 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch sizes that came with the iPhone …

Today we reveal the winners of the 2017 European Hardware Community Awards! From nominations, to voting and final result – these awards are driven 100% by the huge community of technology enthusiasts who read the EHA member publications in 9 languages across the continent. With a combined audience of more than …

Overclockers UK kicked off its Black Friday sales with a bang this week in the run up to the 24th November, cutting the prices off of hardware and peripherals across the board. Of course, many of these deals are subject to availability as stock is sure to fly off the …

Earlier this week, we learned that Disney would be abruptly shutting down Marvel Heroes, the Diablo-style superhero action game. This news came at a surprising time, as the game just relaunched and landed on Xbox One and PS4. When the initial closure announcement took place, it was thought that the …

Last night, Valve kicked off its Steam Autumn Sale and so far, there are some excellent deals to be had on many PC games. There are even a few surprisingly high discounts for recently released titles, like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, and Middle Earth: Shadow of War. For starters, …

Just last week, Facebook announced that it will add ‘trust indicators’ to combat the spreading of false information. Further progressing on its plans to ‘combat fake news and propaganda’, the social media page is now adding a tool to allow users to identify whether or not they have interacted with …

When Square Enix parted ways with IO Interactive, it was surprising that it let the developer keep the rights to its Hitman franchise. CEO Yosuke Matsuda has now spoken up, revealing that the difficult decision was made for the continued success of both Square Enix and the Hitman series alike. …

When it was revealed that loot boxes would be bombarding the beaches of Normandy in Call of Duty: WWII, developer Sledgehammer Games was quickly to quell pay-to-win fears. Since then, dataminers have delved a little deeper, uncovering unreleased loot crates that are bound to cause controversy if implemented. Stating that …

Apple’s biggest manufacturing partner is now under investigation after it’s been uncovered that it is breaking local labor laws. The Chinese factory is housing student workers, who ‘voluntarily’ work up to 11 hours a day disguised as an internship program. The use of student ‘volunteers’ was employed by Hon Hai …

Yesterday, it came to light that Google had been tracking users of its Android operating systems regardless of whether or not location services had been turned off. The company has now firmly held its red hands high, stating that it will stop this data collection and find another way to …

Originally being shot down, Tencent never gave up its perusal of launching official Chinese servers for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. It seems that the ongoing battle between the publisher and Chinese watchdogs has come to an end, with Tencent securing the rights to officially launch PUBG in the country after all. The …

The inclusion of a GTX 1060 might make the Surface Book 2 a capable laptop for games, but it's power supply seems to hamper that.

Update (22/11/17): Earlier this week, it came to light that EA may have fired Plants VS Zombies creator, George Fan, after he objected to putting microtransactions and pay to win mechanics in the sequel. The claim was made by an indie developer, rather than anyone directly involved, but now, a …

There have been plenty of reports surrounding Apple's augmented reality plans over the last year. The most recent reports have indicated that Apple intends to have its own AR headset ready by 2020, now there seems to be a bit more evidence pointing towards that. This week, it has been …

It has been quite some time since Microsoft first unveiled the HoloLens, but it seems that legal troubles are finally starting to follow. A company called HoloTouch has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, claiming that the HoloLens headset infringes on two of its patents. The lawsuit alleges that Microsoft's augmented …

It looks like Uber is about to be subjected to even more scrutiny, as it has emerged that the online taxi app suffered a huge data breach more than a year ago. During this, hackers made off with the details of 57 million drivers and customers. In an effort to …

It seems that politicians in the US are also getting involved in the video game loot box debate. Earlier today, we learned that the Belgium Gaming Commission do consider loot boxes to be a form of gambling and now, politicians in Hawaii are calling out EA's “predatory practices” with Star …

Update (22/11/17): After announcing that it would be launching an investigation last week, the Belgium Gaming Commission has announced that it now deems video game loot boxes as a form of gambling. Initially, the Belgium Gaming Commission was investigating the crates obtained in games like Overwatch and Star Wars Battlefront …

While the current controversy surrounds loot boxes, the original debacle with microtransactions arose around free-to-play mobile games that employed an addictive design, ensnaring people into paying out the rear end. It turns out that developer Playsaurus feels pretty bad about the whole thing, dropping the free-to-play model for its upcoming …

Over the Summer, HBO was hit by a massive cyber attack, during which a ton of data was stolen. This included confidential information on employees, unfinished scripts, emails and full episodes for some of the network's biggest shows, including Game of Thrones. Now, after plenty of investigating, the US Department …

Rumours surrounding Samsung’s foldable Galaxy X smartphone have fluctuated, from the expected reveal in the third quarter this year to the reported maturity of the device expected closer to 2019. While we have yet to receive an official reveal, it seems that the company has inadvertently leaked a support page …

The world's first Ryzen powered laptop has arrived!

Although many changes have already made their way to Star Wars Battlefront II, the game has just received its “first official patch,” including fixes for known problems. Unfortunately, it also seemed to have created a lot more than intended, going as far as to break progression entirely. With Patch 0.2 …

While the OnePlus 5 may have only just launched in June this year, it looks like the OnePlus 5T will be promptly taking its place. This week, the company confirmed that once stock of the cheaper OnePlus 5 runs out, it will be discontinued, leaving just the 5T on the …

Valve has been tinkering with the Steam Store page regularly throughout the course of 2017. Previously, Valve has made changes to how Steam Reviews work but after some reflecting, the team has decided to make some additional improvements to make user reviews more helpful. Up until now, Steam's most helpful …

It looks like the latest update for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds isn't sitting well with players, as numerous complaints have come in. It seems that after the latest update, frame rates have taken a dive, particularly when trying to loot, or when opening and closing the map. Complaints first started appearing on …

Cooler Master has released some excellent keyboards over the years and today, it is strengthening its line-up with the all new MasterKeys MK750. This new mechanical gaming keyboard boasts a removable magnetic wrist rest, dedicated media keys, full RGB back lighting, an anodised aluminium frame and of course, Cherry MX …

Unless you’ve been isolated on Dagobah, you’ll have no doubt heard about the controversy surrounding Star Wars Battlefront II and its microtransaction system. According to one Wall Street firm, however, this outrage is unwarranted given that it’s still “one of the cheapest forms of entertainment.” Outcry from fans over Star …