Noctua has a reputation for making the best fans and air-coolers around. The only major issue putting off some buyers has been the beige/brown colour scheme. That is changing this year, as Noctua has just introduced its new ‘Chromax’ line of fans, cables and heatsink covers, allowing users to customise …
Read More »SteamVR Tracking 2.0 will support more sensors and larger spaces
While Oculus started off with a focus on seated virtual reality experiences, Valve has always focussed its efforts on ‘room scale’. At the moment, SteamVR supports two Base Stations for detecting 12×12 feet playspaces. With SteamVR Tracking 2.0, this will be upgraded to support four base stations and up to …
Read More »Star Citizen’s single player campaign won’t be at CitizenCon
Since its delay back in in 2016, Star Citizen fans have been awaiting news on the anticipated single-player campaign, with many expecting an update at this month’s CitizenCon. Unfortunately, the wait will be a little longer according to the developer as Cloud Imperium Games will focus on Squadron 42 later …
Read More »PUBG’s anti-cheat system is taking down as many as 13K players a day
It’s no secret that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the fastest growing game around at the moment. The game has sold tens of millions of copies and can even pull in more than two million players concurrently at peak times. As with any popular game though, cheaters are drawn into the equation, …
Read More »CD Projekt Red responds to negative comments from former employees
With the success of The Witcher franchise, CD Projekt Red has quickly grown into one of the most esteemed studios around. As work on Cyberpunk 2077 gets under way, the number of developers at the studio has also grown, hitting as high as 400. However, over the last few months …
Read More »Qualcomm reportedly files to block iPhone sales and manufacturing in China
Apple and Qualcomm have been embroiled in an ugly legal battle throughout the course of 2017. Apple has blasted Qualcomm’s practices as monopolistic, while Qualcomm has hit back at Apple for using patents without a license. Recently, Qualcomm has been taking things a step forward, following a move to ban …
Read More »Age of Empires: Definitive Edition pushed back to 2018
At Gamescom this year, Microsoft announced that it would be reviving the Age of Empires series exclusively for PC. This was set to kick off later this year with Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. Unfortunately, it seems that the developers need some more time to get everything prepared, so the …
Read More »IGN acquires Humble Bundle
Over the last few years, the Humble Bundle and Humble Store have grown to become very prominent in the PC space. Not only do monthly Humble Bundles give you an opportunity to support a good cause and get some cheap games, but the Humble Store has also taken off. While …
Read More »Apple granted patent for self-adjusting watch bands
The Apple Watch has just entered its third generation, bringing better health tracking and LTE capabilities to the table. However, it is already time to look to the future, which could involve self-adjusting watch bands to automatically find the perfect fit for your wrist. Last week, Apple was granted US …
Read More »Gigabyte launch ‘Have Your Say’ campaign, offering the chance to win Steam vouchers
Our good friends over at Gigabyte are currently running the “Have Your Say” promotion, in which UK & Ireland residents have the chance to win £100 Steam vouchers every month by reviewing their purchase of certain Z370 motherboards. Entries are made via registering the motherboard and the online review through …
Read More »Discord adds Verified Servers for official gaming bodies
Fresh off of rolling out video chat and screen sharing for all of its users, Discord is joining the ranks of Twitter and the likes by providing its own ‘verified’ status to game developers and publishers. These Verified Servers will grant perks to the game companies and allow the official …
Read More »Xbox boss Phil Spencer doesn’t like exclusives
It’s well known that each platform focuses heavily on exclusive games and their respective DLC, a delight to many of the system owners and a curse to those cut off from potentially enjoying what the game has to offer. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has spoken out against the idea …
Read More »Ubisoft detail South Park: The Fractured But Whole’s season pass
Ahead of South Park: The Fractured But Whole’s release, Ubisoft has detailed what is included its season pass. Purchasing into the pass will grant players access to three lots of major DLC, as well as smaller content available on release. Danger Deck is the title of the first post-launch DLC, …
Read More »Corsair launch new LL Series of RGB fans, sporting 16 LEDs each
Steadily increasing its RGB offering, Corsair introduced the world to its HD120 RGB fans last year followed by its HD140 RGB fans this April, both of which sported LEDs around the perimeter. Continuing this trend, the company is now introducing its entirely new LL Series with reworked lighting, combining perimeter …
Read More »Western Digital is working on microwave powered HDDs up to 40TB
Western Digital is looking to usher in the future of hard disk storage using microwave-assisted technologies.
Read More »G.Skill achieve fastest 32GB (4x8GB) kit, complete with RGB
In line with the launch of Coffee Lake processors and accompanying Z370 chipsets, G.Skill released memory kits optimised for Intel’s latest offering. While the standard versions are able to achieve astounding speeds, the RGB variants were unfortunately capped, which has since resulted in the company further fine-tuning its 32GB kit …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield Tablet won’t be getting the Android Oreo update
The Nvidia Shield tablet has had a long life at this point. Both the original 2014 tablet and the updated K1 from 2015 went on to become highly regarded in the Android tablet space and received plenty of timely updates but it is time to put them to rest. This …
Read More »Rumours point towards a OnePlus 5T launch in November
It looks like OnePlus may have one more smartphone to launch this year as rumours of the OnePlus 5T have begun heating up. According to reports this week, the OnePlus 5T will be heading our way in November and judging by render leaks, it will be a Galaxy S8 and …
Read More »DICE addresses Battlefront II loot boxes, aims to strike a fair balance
Over the last few months, there have been some growing concerns surrounding Star Wars: Battlefront and its in-game microtransaction system. This came to a head last weekend when the open beta kicked off. Fans didn't get the best impression of the loot crate system, so today, DICE has spoken out …
Read More »Apple may replace Touch ID with Face ID across the board next year
While the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are already out in the wild, Apple still has one more iPhone up its sleeve for 2017- the iPhone X. One of the big flagship features for the X is Face ID, which may replace Touch ID across the board next year. According …
Read More »Denuvo slips again with Shadow of War getting cracked in just 24 hours
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War launched earlier this week and while Warner Bros attempted to keep it locked down with Denuvo's DRM system, it seems crackers have managed to figure out a way around it. Over the last year, game cracking groups have gotten a lot quicker at removing Denuvo, with …
Read More »Caseking/OverclockersUK strike a distribution deal to bring Seasonic PSUs to the UK
Caseking UK this week has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Seasonic, bringing the esteemed power supply maker's entire range to the UK. This will be managed through Overclockers UK, which will now stock Seasonic's full range of power supplies for the UK market. Seasonic has been …
Read More »Microsoft killing off its Surface devices is just a rumour
Despite the endless rumours of new Surface devices, rumours arose last week claiming that Microsoft might potentially ditch its flagship range by 2019. Corporate vice president of devices Panos Panay has spoken out against this, claiming that it’s just a “tabloid rumour of the week.” Fans of the Surface line …
Read More »Blizzard’s unannounced project could be Overwatch related
Blizzard has worked hard on creating an entire world within Overwatch, comprised of a relatively simple good versus bad story full of intricate and unique characters. It’s no surprise that there’s a possibility that the developer might be looking towards expanding this universe and a recent job listing implies just …
Read More »Amazon’s Echo can now distinguish between voices
Earlier this year, Google implemented its newfound ability to recognise individual voices within its AI-powered devices, something of which was a focus during the Home portion of its Pixel conference. Amazon is not far behind, however, launching Voice Profiles for multiple users on its Echo smart speakers. Amazon’s Echo, Echo …
Read More »Loot crates don’t class as gambling to video game rating boards
Gaming at the moment is facing a loot box epidemic, in that any and every other release seems to contain the randomised content crates, causing quite the controversy for many reasons. One of the most severe concerns was that these loot boxes could be considered gambling and are accessible to …
Read More »MSI launches GTX 1080Ti Gaming TRIO
MSI is bringing its Tri-Frozr cooler to the GTX 1080Ti GAMING series.
Read More »Nintendo’s next Mini console hints at Game Boy Classic
Nintendo has been re-treading its retro consoles recently, re-releasing the popular systems that launched its success in the form of Classic Minis. With the Nintendo NES Classic releasing last year and the SNES Classic following suit in 2017, many would believe that the N64 Classic would be up next but …
Read More »The Pirate Bay now runs an in-browser cryptocurrency miner
A few weeks ago, The Pirate Bay began testing out a new cryptocurrency miner as a potential way to replace flash ads. The miner appeared in the website’s code and would borrow CPU resources from visitors of the site in order to obtain a currency known as ‘Monero coins’. The …
Read More »Netflix and Phish as another scam makes the rounds
Phishing scams are nothing new, with Netflix users having experienced plenty of attacks since the boom of the platform’s push into the digital market. It seems there is another one making the rounds, this time affecting both business and personal accounts. The attack comes in the form of an official …
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