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Ryzen Threadripper launches in less than two weeks, so it’s time for motherboard makers to start showing off their new X399 designs. Today, ASUS has unveiled three X399 boards for Threadripper, the ROG Zenith Extreme, the ROG Strix X399-E Gaming and finally, the ASUS Prime X399-A. The ROG boards are …

Back in early July, camera company RED announced that it would be releasing its first smartphone. This isn’t set to be a standard flagship device though, RED’s phone can cost as much as $1500, is built out of titanium or aluminium and features a holographic display alongside a powerful camera …

While here in the UK it seems like the Summer is coming to an end, the season is still going strong elsewhere in the world. With that in mind, it is almost time for Blizzard to launch its annual Overwatch Summer event, which will be bringing back the Lucioball game …

Guild Wars 2 is still going strong and those still playing are about to be greeted with a ton of new content alongside a heavy dose of nostalgia. Today, ArenaNet announced Path of Fire, Guild Wars 2’s second expansion, which aside from adding all new content, will also bring back …

At this point, we already know that Samsung is planning to finally unveil the Galaxy Note 8 on the 23rd of August. However, announcement dates and retail availability dates rarely coincide in the tech world. Fortunately this week, some new reports have given us a good idea as to when …

PC gaming with a mouse and keyboard is great for many games. However, a lot of PC owners still like to use a controller from time to time and more often than not, Microsoft’s Xbox controller is the best way to go. Previously, the PC’s wireless adapter for Xbox One …

Unsung Story was funded on Kickstarter back in 2014, thanks in part due to the presence of Final Fantasy Tactics creator, Yasumi Matsuno on the development team. Unfortunately, Matsuno left, and Playdek, the studio behind the project also ran out of money, leaving the turn-based RPG ‘on hiatus’. Fortunately for …

Game Room Galore: Which Products and Gadgets are the Best? Video gaming is an experience that can transcend the game in itself. It engages multiple senses and can enable you to transport yourself to a different world for a certain brief time. Thus, any serious video gamer understands the necessity …

BioWare has announced that 9-year veteran Corey Gaspur has passed away. His credits extend across many titles from the company, including his lead designer role in the upcoming online shooter, Anthem. Gaspur served as a gameplay/level designer at BioWare for over 9 years, credited for many triple A titles such …

It’s been two years since the wonderful world of Hob was announced, with Torchlight developer at the helm. Runic Games has finally revealed the release date for the sci-fi puzzler along with new details about the game. Hob will land on PlayStation 4 and PC on 26th September, as shown …

Cooler Master launched its MasterBox 5 case last year, with the updated MasterBox 5t earning KitGuru’s worth buying score back in January. The case has seen yet another update, with the MasterBox Lite 5 RGB bringing customisable lighting and tempered glass in an affordable way. The MasterBox Lite 5 RGB …

Over the last few months, crypto-currency mining has had a massive resurgence, which has caused a lot of issues for those building gaming PCs. Not only have prices become inflated, particularly for mainstream GPUs like the RX 500 series, but stock levels have been very low in some countries. With …

Late last year, Microsoft announced that it would be launching mixed reality headsets built for Windows 10 at some point in 2017. We have already seen a few third-party companies show off their own Windows 10 mixed reality headsets and today, two of them are hitting retail, one from Acer …

As we have seen from the images, AMD’s Threadripper is a big CPU. It packs a lot of power but it is also much larger physically compared to Ryzen 7 or even Intel’s processors. With that in mind, CPU cooler compatibility could potentially be an issue. Fortunately, cooler makers are …

Nvidia aims to make the Titan Xp more appealing to professionals ahead of AMD's Radeon Pro Vega rollout.

Last month, it was revealed that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds would be receiving a CS:GO style crate system for cosmetic items. This caused quite a stir as previously the PUBG FAQ had stated that cosmetic microtransactions would only appear after the game leaves Early Access. Now, Brendan Greene, the lead on the …

Over the last few months, Samsung has found it impossible to plug the Galaxy Note 8 leaks. We already had a rough idea of what the Note 8 would look like thanks to artist renders, created based on rumours and spec leaks. However, today we get our first look at …

Following on from Mass Effect: Andromeda’s fairly disappointing launch, it was reported that sequel plans would be put in hiatus and that the studio behind the game, Bioware Montreal, would be disbanded and merged with other parts of Bioware. Now EA has officially confirmed that Bioware Montreal will merge, though …

Fresh off of AMD announcing a third Threadripper processor, MSI are preparing its X399 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard with an abundance of modern features. Alongside the X399, MSI are also releasing updated versions of its X370 and B350 boards. Built on the SocketTR4 platform and a massive 13 phase (10+) …

Star Citizen’s sizeable 3.0 update has unfortunately been delayed once again. Originally slated to arrive in June, the update was first pushed back to the end of August and is now expected to land, like the content it provides, at the start of September. Alongside performance improvements and design changes, …

League of Legends is set to come to screens in the form of a reality television series in which players will be pitted against one another to win a professional contract of a lifetime. Set in what seems like the same style as The Ultimate Fighter, it’s possible we might …

This week, Toshiba is launching the all new TR200 SSD series, using all new hardware. This drive will see the debut of Toshiba’s own 3D NAND Flash technology, which is based on 64-layer TLC BiCS memory. The TR200 series will replace the Trion 100 and Trion 150 SSDs that previously …

There has been a barrage of AMD news over the last 24 hours, ranging from Ryzen Threadripper to RX Vega. Now that AMD’s next graphics card has finally launched, third-party board partners are starting to show off their own versions. ASUS is the first to show off its own custom …

Earlier today, we first heard about Apple’s HomePod firmware update escaping in to the wild, giving software developers a chance to pick it apart to uncover hidden information. The update told us a lot about the HomePod itself but it also appears to have plenty of iPhone 8 details hidden …

Over the weekend, a mysterious, previously unseen Samsung smartphone appeared up for certification from the WiFi Alliance as well as Bluetooth SIG. Since the model number for this smartphone does not match Samsung’s traditional naming schemes for the Galaxy S or Note series, this has caused quite a stir, with …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been breaking a new milestone every couple of weeks since its launch. Not only has the game now surpassed five million copies sold but it has also gone on to become the most played non-Valve game on Steam, with just Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive sitting …

Towards the end of last week, EA held its quarterly financial report and as usual, some interesting facts were brought up in the conversation. One specific highlight is the fact that Battlefield 1 has now surpassed 21 million players, meaning around two million more people have picked up the game …

Later this year, Apple will be stepping in to the smart home/smart speaker arena with the HomePod. This wireless speaker will rival other heavy weights the market right now including the Amazon Echo and while the idea of taking on Alexa seems to have sent Samsung running for now, Apple …

Earlier this month, we saw Ark: Survival Evolved jump in price, from around £24.99 to £49.99, all in preparation for the game’s exit from Early Access and physical disc launch on the 8th of August. Unfortunately, Studio Wildcard will no longer be able to meet that date, so Ark will …

Fancy going to Insomnia i61 next month? Well then we have the competition for you! This week, we are teaming up with AOC to give away two pairs of Insomnia i61 BYOC Plus tickets including camping, worth around £235 each. AOC has even been kind enough to throw five runner-up …