It looks like Bungie is looking to rope some fresh players into Destiny 2 as this week, the game finally received its free trial version. Destiny 1 had a free trial period too some time after launch, though there are some changes this time around for the sequel. The Destiny …
Read More »Modder recreates The Witcher 1 prologue in The Witcher 3
While The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 3 were both big hitters that drove CD Projekt Red into the spotlight, the first game doesn't tend to receive quite as much love. The Witcher 1 hasn't aged well with time and some of its mechanics do feel quite dated. However, a …
Read More »Samsung’s new graphene battery can bring big boosts to charge speeds and capacity
Future smartphones from Samsung may charge much, much faster. This week, it was revealed that the engineers at Samsung have managed to create new battery technology using graphene to rapidly increase charging speeds by up to five times, while also increasing capacity. The folks at Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology …
Read More »Demon Souls will have its online services shut down in February 2018
From Software's Demon Souls went on to become a cult classic following its initial launch on the Playstation 3. Even now, people still go back and play it, often rating it as the hardest of the ‘Souls' games. Unfortunately, the game can't keep going forever, as today From Software announced …
Read More »GAME sells Multiplay Digital unit to Unity for £19 million
Just over two years after first acquiring the company, GAME has sold off part of Multiplay to Unity in a deal worth £19 million. The struggling high-street store initially bought Multiplay for £20 million back in March 2015 to help bolster its presence in the gaming world, which is moving …
Read More »Various leaks reveal details on Intel’s 9th Gen i7/i5/i3 CPUs and Core i9 for laptops
There has been a wealth of Intel news over the last few weeks and that doesn't seem to be slowing down just yet. This week, sources have come out with information on Intel's upcoming 9th Generation desktop processors, as well as details on what's next for Intel's mobile CPUs. We …
Read More »Razer’s CEO explains the benefits of removing the headphone jack
As great as some of this year's flagship smartphones are, one thing that has been concerning consumers is the removal of the headphone jack. The latest phone to ditch the traditional 3.5mm port is the Razer Phone. It's a move that not everyone is happy with, but according to Razer's …
Read More »Epic’s lawsuit against Fortnite cheaters just got more complicated
Back in October, we learned that Epic Games had filed a lawsuit against two specific Fortnite cheaters. This is something we have seen done before, with similar cases coming from the likes of Riot Games and Blizzard. However, this week some more details about the case came to light, including …
Read More »Imgur confirms 1.7 million users affected by 2014 data breach
Imgur, one of the world's most popular image sharing websites, has confirmed that it suffered a massive data breach affecting 1.7 million users. Back in 2014, Imgur was hacked, with the details of 1.7 million users stolen. For a long time, the breach went unnoticed, but over the last few …
Read More »Cyber Monday has kicked off at Overclockers UK
It's 'Cyber Monday', which means you have less than 24 hours to grab a deal before they disappear.
Read More »A petition to have EA’s Star Wars license revoked is catching on
EA has encountered plenty of backlash in the build-up to Star Wars Battlefront II's launch and even after turning microtransactions off, it seems that tensions are high. Aside from the game selling far fewer copies compared to 2015's Battlefront, some Star Wars fans are now petitioning to get EA's rights …
Read More »Bungie confirms and deactivates Destiny 2’s hidden XP scaling system
Last week, players discovered that a hidden XP scaling system was active in Destiny 2. The system essentially limited the number of Bright Engrams players could earn at once by ramping down how much each XP point was worth after playing for a period of time. Since then, Bungie has …
Read More »XFX is releasing two Radeon RX Vega ‘Double Edition’ GPUs
A few weeks after we first saw leaks of the card, XFX has officially announced the RX Vega 64 and RX Vega 56 Double Edition. Both cards come with a newly designed custom cooler and dual 8-pin power connectors, though out of the box clock speeds seem to match the …
Read More »Destiny 2 investigation reveals ‘hidden XP scaling’ system
It looks like Bungie may have a few questions to answer, as an investigation into Destiny 2's XP system has revealed some interesting tricks at play. This week, it has come to light that Destiny 2 may use a ‘dynamic XP' system, which means players may often be rewarded a …
Read More »Black Friday sales are live at Overclockers UK
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 …
Read More »AMD is bundling Prey, Wolfenstein II or Sniper Elite 4 with RX Vega GPUs
Its Black Friday today, which means plenty of people are going to be shopping around for deals on all sorts of things. This year, we have plenty of tech companies jumping on board. Overclockers UK has a new round of deals up today, ASUS has a bunch of sales going …
Read More »Firefox to roll out ‘Breach Alerts’ to warn users when a website has been hacked
Hot on the heels of its most recent Firefox Quantum update, Mozilla has teamed up with the folks over at ‘Have I Been Pwned' to implement a new ‘Breach Alerts' feature into the browser. The idea is to throw up a warning if a user is visiting a site that …
Read More »Sea of Thieves is having one more pre-release test, here’s how to get involved
Rare has been working away on Sea of Thieves for quite some time now. The game is perhaps one of the most highly anticipated on Microsoft's list of exclusives and soon, you'll get to try it out for yourself. This week, Rare announced that it would be having one last …
Read More »Dino PC has kicked off its own Black Friday sales in the UK
Black Friday takes place tomorrow but as we've seen, many companies are jumping on the sales early this year. If you are shopping around for a prebuilt system, then Dino PC has multiple offers available for UK customers running until the end of November. For those seeking an entry-level gaming …
Read More »AMD’s RX Vega scores big in virtual reality DX12 benchmark
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 …
Read More »The Oculus Rift and Touch bundle is on sale for £349 right now
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 …
Read More »Apple reportedly planning an iPhone SE 2 for Q1 2018
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 …
Read More »More Black Friday deals currently live at Overclockers UK
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 …
Read More »Marvel Heroes may shut down tomorrow, all studio employees have been let go
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 …
Read More »The Steam Autumn Sale has some excellent deals
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, …
Read More »Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 will drain battery while plugged in when gaming
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.
Read More »Plants VS Zombies developers deny that employee was fired over microtransaction objections
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 …
Read More »Apple has reportedly acquired an augmented reality headset maker for $30 million
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 …
Read More »Microsoft is being sued over the HoloLens
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 …
Read More »Uber paid hackers $100K to cover up a data breach that affected 57 million users
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 …
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