Last week, Samsung made the Galaxy Note 8 official and as we expected, many of the leaks proved to be accurate. The smartphone begins shipping on the 15th of September and while it might be Samsung’s most expensive smartphone ever, that isn’t holding back the company’s sales expectations, with the …
Read More »Dolby begins designing laptop speakers to stop thin and lights from having bad audio
If you are a TV enthusiast or even an audio enthusiast, then chances are you’ve come across Dolby before. The company is currently pushing its Dolby Vision HDR technology for TVs and bringing Dolby Atmos ‘cinema quality sound’ to homes. Now, Dolby is taking on a new endeavour, the company …
Read More »Updated: AMD’s RX Vega56 hits retail
AMD's GTX 1070 competitor has hit retail! Launch prices start at £380 in the UK.
Read More »Microsoft to stop selling the original Xbox One
With the Xbox One X on the horizon and the Xbox One S selling very well, the time has come for Microsoft to stop selling the original Xbox One. The original 2013 design is reportedly being phased out over the next couple of months, with Microsoft’s UK site listing the …
Read More »PUBG took the number one spot on Steam over the weekend
It seems that Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds is only going to keep growing as over the weekend, the game managed to take the number one spot on Steam. For a long time now, Dota 2 has managed to retain the most concurrent players of any game on Steam but that changed …
Read More »Bethesda might be working on a Game of Thrones project
Following on from Fallout 4, many have been wondering what Bethesda Game Studios’ next project will be. While fans of the Elder Scrolls series have been clamouring for a new game, Bethesda has previously confirmed that it has a couple of other big mystery projects to finish up first. Now …
Read More »Revo Supersystem giveaway winner announced!
Last week, we teamed up with Revo to give away one fantastic Revo Supersystem music player worth over £500. We received a lot of entries but today, we are proud to announce the winner. First, here's a quick refresh on the prize. The Revo SuperSystem is a deluxe stereo speaker …
Read More »Lazer3D’s highly-customisable LZ7 Mini-ITX Case has arrived
Up and coming UK-based PC case manufacturer, Lazer3D, is launching its new ultra-customisable small form factor chassis this week exclusively with Overclockers UK. The Lazer3D LZ7 is designed to be thermally efficient and provide user choice and freedom when it comes to installing hardware. The LZ7 measures in at just …
Read More »GeForce Driver update preps for Destiny 2 beta and more
Over the next few days not only will we be seeing the final launch of Ark: Survival Evolved but the Destiny 2 PC beta will also be kicking off. As a result, there is a new ‘Game Ready’ driver in town, ready to prepare Nvidia GPU owners with driver optimisations …
Read More »Overwatch update makes major changes to Mercy
Every so often, Blizzard likes to make subtle changes to help balance out characters in Overwatch. This month though, the studio is making some more sweeping and major changes to one of the characters- Mercy, giving her an ability overhaul. The biggest change here is that player resurrection will no …
Read More »Samsung’s heir found guilty of bribery and other charges
Earlier this year, Samsung’s former acting head and heir to the company, Jay Y. Lee, was arrested in South Korea, with special prosecutors charging him of bribery and embezzlement. The arrest occurred back in February and since then, the trial has been under way, with Lee being found guilty of …
Read More »Oculus’s Head of Video has left the company, no replacement planned
Over the last few months, some major changes have been occurring over at Oculus. There has been a change in CEO, Palmer Luckey is officially no longer there and one of the company’s in-house studios, the Oculus Story Studio, has shut down despite winning several awards for its work. Now, …
Read More »Report claims RX Vega shortages will last until October
While AMD initially planned to launch RX Vega in high volume, it seems that retailers in many countries have been struggling to get stock in. While we know that more stock is coming in, we could be stuck with a shortage until October according to a report this week. According …
Read More »HTC may spin-off or sell the Vive business
Over the last few years, HTC has struggled a bit in the smartphone market. However, the company has found renewed success in the virtual reality market. Right now, the HTC Vive is the most popular PC VR headset but as it turns out, HTC might not be entirely sure what …
Read More »One of Apple’s new iPhones could end up starting at $999
Earlier this week, Samsung launched its most expensive smartphone ever, the Galaxy Note 8, which came in with a $930 starting price. It looks this may be the start of a new wave of ultra-expensive smartphones as Apple is also reportedly planning a higher price for one of its new …
Read More »Half-Life’s lead writer just revealed the plot behind Half-Life 2: Episode 3
Ever wanted to know what was set to happen in Half-Life 2: Episode 3? Well Valve's former lead writer is happy to oblige...
Read More »Microsoft has patented an augmented reality wand
Microsoft has been experimenting with augmented and virtual reality headsets for a while now but it looks like the company is now starting to turn its attention to coming up with new input methods. While companies like Vive and Oculus are focussing on creating controllers that bring natural hand presence …
Read More »Report: Western Digital to offer $17.4 billion for Toshiba’s memory chip business
Yesterday it was reported that Western Digital is back in the running to buy Toshiba’s memory chip business after talks with the company’s preferred bidder fell through. So far, Toshiba’s asking price has been $18 billion but it looks like WD may try and get away with a lower offer. …
Read More »Elon Musk reveals first look at the SpaceX space suit
Elon Musk is another step closer to launching his own manned mission to space as the SpaceX founder has revealed the company’s official, fully working space suit. As you might expect, it looks like something pulled out of a futuristic sci-fi movie. Elon Musk posted the photo to Instagram, explaining …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved will be killing off servers ahead of final release
With Ark: Survival Evolved set to leave early access and ‘fully launch’ at the end of this month, new details are emerging about changes coming to the game. Over the course of Early Access, Ark has had hundreds of official servers for players and since many of them are low-population, …
Read More »Reminder: Win a Gaming PC Powered by MSI & In Win!
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Read More »EA exec confirms that Mass Effect will be returned to
Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Mass Effect: Andromeda would not be receiving any single-player DLC or further patches. This appears to be the end for Andromeda but it won’t be the end of Mass Effect as a whole, as EA’s Patrick Soderlund has spoken out, explaining that despite …
Read More »Bethesda’s 2011 shooter ‘Brink’ is now free on Steam
Back in 2011, Splash Damage and Bethesda teamed up to launch a first-person shooter known as ‘Brink’. In the years following, the game was quickly forgotten with much of the player base on console and PC moving on to other titles. Now, it looks like Brink may be getting a …
Read More »Shenmue III’s stiff facial animations are temporary
Earlier this week, Shenmue fans got their first look at in-game footage for Shenmue III. With the game still at least a year away, there were some areas where things lacked polish, in particular, fans noticed the stiff facial expressions of the characters. Fortunately, Yu Suzuki has explained that the …
Read More »Google to launch the Pixel 2 on October 5th
Earlier this week, Google announced that it had finished development on Android 8.0 (now Android Oreo) and was ready to start rolling it out. While Nexus phones and the original Pixel will be amongst the first to receive the update, traditionally, a new version of Android also means a new …
Read More »Western Digital may end up buying Toshiba’s memory chip business after all
It looks like Western Digital may end up buying Toshiba’s memory chip business after all as Toshiba was unable to solidify a deal with its preferred bidder. Toshiba has been in talks with various potential buyers for months now but a wrench was thrown into the works when WD filed …
Read More »Linksys new router takes aim at gamers, claims to reduce ping by 77% at peak times
Linksys is looking to tap into the growing PC gaming market with its new router
Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 to cost more than £850 SIM-free
Back in June, we first began hearing rumours surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Note 8’s price. At the time, we heard that the phone would cost as much as €999 at launch in Europe. Now, we have an even clearer look at pricing, as the Carphone Warehouse accidentally let its listing …
Read More »You can grab Shadow Warrior (2013) on Steam for free if you act fast (now over)
Update: This game is no longer being given away for free. It is still on sale for 80 percent off on Steam though, bringing the price down to around £5. If you never had the chance to check out 2013's Shadow Warrior, then you may want to correct that this …
Read More »Apple’s 2017 iPhones said to receive big storage upgrades
The 2017 iPhone launch is less than a month away at this point and we already have a very good idea of what to expect from Apple. However, there are still a few little tidbits of information getting out, including a big change to Apple’s iPhone storage lineup. Reports this …
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