Last week, Surgeon Simulator developers Bossa Studios left the fate of its then-in-development Decksplash in the hands of players. Unfortunately, it failed to grab the attention required to create “a thriving community of people,” meaning that the title is no more. “Like any proud parent, we love Decksplash, but unlike …
Read More »be quiet! shares details on its upcoming Dark Base 700 case
be quiet! has finally introduced a mid-tower into its Dark Base range, utilising its sleek, silent design while making a fair few noticeable improvements. Through integrating RGB lighting, USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 as well as room and accessibility for a variety of cooling designs, this case could be worth …
Read More »Samsung wins two CES awards for GDDR6 memory and next-gen SSD
In the build up to CES in January, a group of judges have been going over some upcoming products ahead of time and giving out Design and Innovation awards. Samsung managed to snap up 36 of them, two of which are of particular interest to PC enthusiasts. The first is …
Read More »Skate’s spiritual successor, Session, gets a free demo ahead of crowdfunding
It’s safe to say that the Skate games were unique, pushing a physics-based engine instead of the wildly popular arcade-like Tony Hawk’s games. EA might not be listening to fan demand for the series to make a return, but creā-ture Studios is, with a spiritual successor in the form of …
Read More »Corsair set new 32GB (4x8GB) record with 4,333MHz
Last month, G.Skill managed to achieve a record breaking 32GB (4x8GB) kit at a cool 4,266MHz. Just four weeks later, Corsair has managed to do one better, with its newest kit running a world-first 4,333MHz. The new Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4-4333MHz memory kit, codenamed CMK32GX4M4K4333C19, is built with the …
Read More »Re:scam the scammers with this new email bot
Chatbots have been a way to test steadily improving artificial intelligence for a while, probing it with questions to receive an incredibly human response. It turns out that this can be incredibly useful, as non-profit organisation Netsafe has launched its own Re:scam email bot to combat scammers. While some people …
Read More »The iPhone 8 Plus out-shipped the iPhone 8 in Q3, but the iPhone 7 beat them both
Throughout October, there were reports that iPhone 8 sales were down and that Apple would be cutting back on production in response. Now this week, analysts have been looking at the numbers and it looks like the iPhone 7 may be outselling the new iPhone 8. According to market analysts, …
Read More »Nvidia’s CEO has shared his thoughts on recent Intel and AMD news
Intel and AMD have been dominating the tech news cycle this week. Not only did the two companies announce a collaboration for new Intel laptop processors, but AMD's Radeon Technologies Group head, Raja Koduri, also announced that he would be jumping to Intel to help lead GPU development there. With …
Read More »Win an Alienware 15 R3 laptop with Core i7 and GTX 1070 worth over £2000!
It has an Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor, 16GB of DDR4 RAM running at 2667MHz, a 512GB PCIe SSD (boot), a 1TB HDD (storage) and a powerful Nvidia GTX 1070 with 8GB of GDDR5. It could be yours for nothing!
Read More »UK ISPs will automatically pay customers back when connections go down under new rules
Back in March, Ofcom proposed some new ideas to hold UK-based internet providers accountable for poor service. Under its proposal, ISPs would be required to give customers automatic compensation for loss of connection, slow repairs and missed engineering appointments. Now, it several major ISPs, including BT, Sky, Virgin Media and …
Read More »Logitech will replace all Harmony Links before they reach end of life next year
Earlier this week, Logitech caused a stir after emailing owners of the Harmony Link to let them know that their device would “cease to function” after March 2018. The Link released back in 2011 and acted as a way to connect all universal remote compatible devices to a smartphone or …
Read More »Destiny 2 will get Xbox One X and PS4 Pro enhancements next month
Destiny 2 has been out on consoles since September, but with the new expansion coming out in less than a month's time, Bungie has taken the time to include some general improvements to the base game. In December's Destiny 2 update, Xbox One X and PS4 Pro owners will be …
Read More »EA is acquiring Respawn Entertainment for more than $400 million
In a not so surprising move, today EA announced that it would be acquiring Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall and an upcoming Star Wars game. Since its inception, Respawn has partnered with EA as its publisher but now with this $450 million deal, Respawn will officially be part of …
Read More »PlayerUnknown shares four more shots of Battleground’s desert map
Bluehole and PUBG Corp. have a lot on their plate at the moment, as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is gearing up for its Xbox One release, but that hasn’t slowed progress on other features that were promised earlier in the year. PUBG’s desert map looks to be coming along nicely, as creator …
Read More »Nintendo Switch adds Hulu to its library in the US
There has been plenty of notable absences on the Switch since it launched back in March, such as Nintendo’s Virtual Console to mainstay media applications. While Netflix has yet to make its way to the console, the Switch has finally got its first video-streaming application outside of Japan, as Hulu …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront 2 trial does nothing to quell pay-to-win concerns
Star Wars Battlefront 2 became embroiled with a controversy around its not-so-subtle pay-to-win microtransactions during its Beta phase, prompting EA and DICE to change things up ahead of release. A 10-hour trial for the title is now available on EA Access and Origin Access for Xbox One and PC respectively, …
Read More »Discord wants to make it easier for users to join and spectate games with new feature
While Discord may have started out as a chat app, it is becoming clear that it aims to be much more. Today, the folks behind Discord announced a new tool for developers, allowing them to integrate Discord with their games. With this tool, users will be able to set up …
Read More »Nearly 2,500 websites are cryptojacking, draining your processor
Back in September, The Pirate Bay attempted to use its visitors’ processors to mine cryptocurrency, resulting in a trend that other websites began to adopt. It seems that this craze hasn’t slowed down, with almost 2,500 websites implementing the same tactic on unsuspecting web surfers. These figures come from Willem …
Read More »Yet another Pixel problem as users report that the 2 XL’s coating is already peeling
It’s safe to say that the Pixel 2 launch has been a complete disaster, with the two flagship models both subject to an excess of issues. While some of these issues have since been helped via software updates, it seems that Google isn’t out of the woods yet, as Pixel …
Read More »Windows 10’s latest Insider Build introduces ‘Near Share’
This week, a new Windows 10 preview build started rolling out to insiders, giving us an early look at some of the features arriving in the next big update. The next Windows 10 feature update is codenamed ‘Redstone 4' and one of its most notable features ‘Near Share' aims to …
Read More »Bluehole is returning to MMOs with Ascent: Infinite Realm
At this point, Bluehole has made quite a name for itself in the gaming space, particularly with the success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Since launching on Steam Early Access in March, PUBG has gone on to sell 20 million copies worldwide. Behind the scenes though, Bluehole has been working away on …
Read More »SteamVR support is coming to Windows 10 Mixed Reality headsets this month
Back in August, when Microsoft first began rolling out its wave of Windows 10 Mixed Reality headsets, Valve confirmed that it would be working with Microsoft to enable SteamVR support. With SteamVR enabled, these headsets will get access to a broad range of games and apps currently available to HTC …
Read More »Apple crosses $900 billion market cap, on its way to hit $1 trillion value
Back in 2015, analysts began predicting that Apple would go on to become the world's first $1 trillion company. Now, it seems to be a certainty, as Apple reached a $900 billion market capitalisation this month and is forecasting a record-breaking holiday season. Last night, Marketwatch reported that Apple had …
Read More »EA CEO talks about moving away from annual releases and the rise of ‘live service’
Over the years, we have come to expect annual sports game releases. We see titles like Madden and FIFA pushed out on a yearly basis and sell millions of copies each time. However, things might not always stay that way, as EA's CEO, Andrew Wilson envisions a time where these …
Read More »It’s official, Raja Koduri has moved to Intel to work on discrete graphics
Raja is heading to Intel to revive the company's discrete GPU ambitions.
Read More »Activision reveals that Call of Duty: WWII has doubled Infinite Warfare sales
Just two days ago, we learned that Call of Duty: WWII has become the series’ best launch in the last three years, beating its predecessor by over 50 percent. Now that Activision’s annual sales press release is in, it is confirmed that the title has now sold double that of …
Read More »EA is listening to fans regarding Star Wars: Battlefront 2 loot crate concerns
DICE’s upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront 2 was criticised during its beta phase for locking core progression behind loot crates, causing EA to revise its system before release. Producer Paul Keslin has since opened up more about the revisions ahead of its 17th November launch, going into more detail of what’s …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege celebrates 25 million players with trailer for new map
Ubisoft has been steadily improving Rainbow Six: Siege since it launched to underwhelming response back in 2015, hitting 20 million players back in August. Siege has gained another 5 million players throughout the course of Operation Blood Orchid, releasing a trailer for its Season 4 map in celebration. The rapid …
Read More »Over half of Apple’s devices now run iOS 11
While iOS 11 didn’t have the smoothest launch possible, it seems that Apple users are now happy with the update. The company has released new metrics on its App Store support page, showing that iOS 11 is now installed on 52 percent of total iPhones and iPads in use. Prompting …
Read More »Logitech causes a stir after telling customers their Harmony Link will ‘cease to function’ in 2018
Update (10/11/17): Logitech has reached out to provide an update on the Harmony Link situation. These devices will still cease to function as of March 2018, but the reasoning behind it seems solid. A security encryption certificate is expiring, so allowing the Link to continue operating would pose as a …
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