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 »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 »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 »MSI launches GTX 1080Ti Gaming TRIO
MSI is bringing its Tri-Frozr cooler to the GTX 1080Ti GAMING series.
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 »Mandatory Windows 10 update causing blue screen errors
Since rolling out Windows 10, Microsoft has pushed out its fair share of buggy updates and unfortunately, it looks like the company still hasn’t fully ironed things out even two years after launch. This week, Microsoft began rolling out a Cumulative Update for Windows 10, preparing machines for the incoming …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda is heading to EA and Origin Access
If you were patient enough to hold off on Mass Effect Andromeda at launch, then that may pay off for you now. Not only has the game been patched up but now it is also heading to EA Access and Origin Access as part of the vault, meaning you can …
Read More »Titanfall devs are working on a virtual reality game
It seems that Respawn Entertainment is keeping itself very busy at the moment. Aside from continuing to support Titanfall 2, the studio is also working on a Star Wars game for EA and now, it has also taken on a secret virtual reality project for Oculus. The announcement was made …
Read More »Epic Games is suing Fortnite cheaters for copyright infringement
Update: There has been an update to this ongoing story. It turns out that one of the two defendants in this case is a 14 year-old boy who simply posted a video online showing the cheats in action. He did not create the cheats being shown as originally thought and …
Read More »Razer to unveil its own smartphone on November 1st
Update (12/10/17): Just last week, we spotted Razer CEO, Min-Liang Tan teasing Razer's upcoming smartphone, built by Nextbit, a company that Razer acquired earlier this year. Now, it seems that we know when the mysterious Razer Phone will be unveiled, with Razer planning to show it off on the 1st …
Read More »Oculus is launching a $199 standalone VR headset
Oculus Connect kicked off earlier this evening, leading to plenty of VR news. Not only has Facebook announced that the Oculus Rift CV1 and Touch bundle received a permanent price cut, but the company has also announced a brand new headset. It’s called ‘Oculus Go’ and it is indeed the …
Read More »The Oculus Rift and Touch bundle gets a permanent price cut to £399
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, the headset itself came in at £500 at launch, which was worsened by the …
Read More »AMD’s latest driver optimises for The Evil Within 2 and Shadow of War
Hot on the heels of Nvidia’s own driver launch, AMD has begun rolling out a new version of its Crimson ReLive driver, arming Radeon GPU owners with optimisations for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War and The Evil Within 2. With the Crimson ReLive driver version 17.10.01, Radeon graphics card users should …
Read More »PUBG surpasses 2 million concurrent players, online leaderboard reset delayed
Just three weeks ago, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds surpassed Dota 2 as the most played game on Steam, holding well over 1,300,000 players at once. Since then, the game has continued to grow, with PUBG surpassing two million concurrent players this week. Unfortunately, the sheer amount of players PUBG is receiving also …
Read More »Taiwan Fair Trade Commission fines Qualcomm over $700 million
Qualcomm has been fighting various antitrust charges over the last couple of years. At first, the company was fined $975 million in China, then in 2016 regulators in South Korea fined the company over $850 million. The European Union has ruled against Qualcomm in an antitrust case and now, the …
Read More »This is what CS:GO’s updated version of Dust2 looks like
Yesterday it came to light that Valve would be putting out an updated and refined version of Counter-Strike’s most iconic map- Dust2. At the time, we only had one screenshot to look at but now, Valve has released a full look at the new version of the map, which makes …
Read More »The world’s first dedicated DX12/4K benchmark is available starting from today
One of the most satisfying parts about building a new system is putting it through its paces and seeing how much more performance you are getting. If you are in need of a new benchmark to spice things up though, then Futuremark has you covered, as 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme is …
Read More »37,000 Chrome users affected by fake AdBlock Plus extension
It seems that a fake AdBlock Plus extension managed to sneak its way on to the Google Chrome webstore recently. A fraudulent developer managed to sneak the dodgy, adware filled extension past Google’s usual security checks, going on to affect 37,000 users. The extension would place adverts rather than remove …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Origins has loot boxes but you can only get them with in-game money
While titles like Middle-Earth: Shadow of War and Star Wars Battlefront II are coming under fire for their loot box microtransactions, Ubisoft is taking the safer route this year with Assassin’s Creed: Origins. There will be loot boxes present in the game, but before you roll your eyes too hard, …
Read More »Latest MSI Afterburner update improves Vega overclocking and hints at GTX 1070Ti
Over the last month, we have been hearing an increasing number of rumours surrounding a new Nvidia graphics card. It seems that a GTX 1070Ti is on the way, this time around it wasn’t just an anonymous source name dropping the card though, instead it appeared in the MSI Afterburner …
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