Earlier this week, it was revealed that Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment would start working on a new game based on the Avatar movie franchise. This was understandably alarming news for fans of The Division, as such a project could potentially impact support and future content. Fortunately, today Ubisoft clarified that this …
Read More »Seasonic is upgrading PRIME power supplies to an industry-leading 12 year warranty
Seasonic is highly regarded as one of the best power supply makers in the world, with the current PRIME series offering impressive efficiency levels excellent efficiency levels and quality components. In fact, many of Seasonic's power supplies will last more than a few CPU and GPU generations, with that in …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda’s multiplayer tech test has been cancelled
While Bioware is traditionally a single-player focussed studio, they have experimented with multiplayer in Dragon Age and Mass Effect games in the past. That's not changing with Mass Effect Andromeda this year, which will have its own multiplayer. Unfortunately though, we are no longer going to get the chance to …
Read More »Caseking Group expands with acquisition of GlobalData
This week, Caseking Group announced that it has acquired GlobalData, the ‘go-to' shop for hardware enthusiasts in Portugal, expanding the group's reach across Europe. The Caseking Group already consists of some other well known retailers, including Caseking itself, Overclockers UK, Kellytech (Hungary) and now GlobalData is joining the ranks, expanding reach …
Read More »Price drops are coming in for GTX 1080s and Intel CPUs at UK retailers
Earlier this week we heard that retailers in the US were starting to offer reduced pricing for Intel's desktop processors in the build up to AMD's Ryzen launch today and now it looks like UK retailers are joining in the fun. However, it's not just CPUs going on sale this week …
Read More »Microsoft’s Xbox Creators Program aims to get indies on to console faster
It looks like indie developers may soon have free reign on Xbox Live and Windows 10 as yesterday at GDC, Microsoft announces the new Xbox Live Creators Program. This new program targets indie developers and gives them the tools to “rapidly publish Xbox Live enabled games on Xbox One and …
Read More »Oculus has dropped prices just in time for Epic Games’ Robo Recall launch
Back in October when Oculus first announced the launch date for its new Touch Controllers, Epic Games briefly took the stage to announce Robo Recall, a full-blown VR game designed around the touch controllers. This was set to be one of virtual reality's first ‘killer apps' and after several months …
Read More »AMD is collaborating with Bethesda to optimise games for Ryzen and Vega
While the GTX 1080Ti may have been the biggest news to come out of last night, AMD made a few impressive reveals of its own. Not only did AMD officially announce that its next high-end GPU would be the RX Vega, but the company also talked about some key new …
Read More »It looks like Google may be ditching the Chromebook Pixel for good
It looks like Google might be done making its own laptops for the time being as it seems the company has no plans to produce any more Chromebook Pixel laptops. The Chromebook Pixel initially launched a few years back and received its last major hardware upgrade back in 2015, since …
Read More »Galaxy S8 fully revealed in new image leak
Samsung might not be planning on officially unveiling the Galaxy S8 until the end of March but at this point, it is clear that leakers have their own ideas in mind. So far we've had leaks for the display, release date and specifications for both the standard S8 and the S8+. …
Read More »Stardew Valley multiplayer will arrive on PC first but not in time for Summer
Stardew Valley may have released over a year ago but the developer behind it isn't done with updates just yet. Throughout 2016, Chucklefish updated the game a few times with interesting feature additions. However, perhaps the biggest feature being worked on right now is multiplayer, which is still in the …
Read More »The GTX 1080 is now $100 cheaper and comes with faster RAM
Last night, Nvidia finally announced the GTX 1080Ti, delivering up to 35 percent higher performance than a GTX 1080 with a $699 MSRP in the US. However, this new addition to the Pascal lineup has also prompted some reshuffling of other GPUs, which is why Nvidia is lowering the base …
Read More »Funcom reveals Conan Exiles roadmap, planned to leave early access in Q1 2018
Conan Exiles has been out on the PC for a little while now and during that time, the early access title has received a ton of support, generating tons of sales with the help of streamers and YouTubers. However, unlike quite a few other early access titles, Funcom appears to …
Read More »Corsair preps RAM, coolers and PSUs for AMD’s Ryzen launch
Unless you've been living under a rock, then you have probably heard that AMD's Ryzen processors are finally coming out this week. We have seen plenty of CPU cooler makers prep their product lines for Ryzen and the AM4 socket and now, Corsair is throwing itself into that arena, listing …
Read More »AMD announces RX Vega, shows off features of the new architecture
It looks like Vega is more than just a codename as today at AMD's Capsaicin event, the company announced that its next high-end GPU would be called the ‘RX Vega'. However, the presentation didn't stop at simply naming the GPU, AMD also began showing off some of the new features …
Read More »LG’s fixed 5K monitors should start shipping out next week
Around two weeks ago, Apple was forced to pull LG's UltraFine 5K monitor from the Apple Store after a barrage of customer complaints. LG's monitor began shipping without proper shielding, making it prone to electromagnetic interference, screen flicker and other issues, none of which you would expect from a $1300 …
Read More »Not all Nintendo Switch games will support TV Mode
The Nintendo Switch is based on a very interesting concept, with Nintendo attempting to use the console to bridge the gap between handheld and traditional console gaming. However, it turns out that not all Switch games will be required to support the console's TV mode, meaning there will be some …
Read More »Middle Earth: Shadow of War is an ‘Xbox Play Anywhere’ title, PC requirements confirmed
Yesterday we received the official announcement for Middle Earth: Shadow of War, a sequel to the highly rated 2014 game, Shadow of Mordor. We have already had an awesome looking trailer and confirmation of an August release date but now, we have a few more details about the game, including …
Read More »Ofcom wants to force BT to lower landline prices, claims millions are unfairly charged
It looks like Ofcom still has a score to settle with BT, with the regulator today revealing that it believes more than two million BT landline customers are getting a bad deal on their contracts, proposing that bills be lowered by at least five pounds per month for those affected. …
Read More »Soon you will be able to buy games directly through Twitch streamers
Twitch is often a platform used to not only stream games, but to promote them too. Many game publishers will pay for sponsored streams of their games to help drum up sales and soon, you will be able to buy those games directly through Twitch as well. Today, Twitch announced …
Read More »Kingston’s 2TB USB drive is ready to ship if you can afford it
Back at CES in January, Kingston first revealed its brand new DataTraveler Ultimate GT USB drives, packing a massive 2TB of storage into a well-built thumb drive. Now after a couple of months of finalising details, Kingston is finally ready to start shipping the world's highest capacity USB drive, though …
Read More »Sony’s new Xperia flagship is world’s first 4K/HDR smartphone
Sony has been pushing 4K resolution and High-Dynamic Range for a while now with TVs and consoles. However, today at MWC, Sony pushed the technology even further, adding a 5.5-inch 4K/HDR display to its new flagship smartphone- the Xperia XZ Premium. This is the world's first smartphone to sport both …
Read More »Middle Earth: Shadow of War announced, release date confirmed with new trailer
Update: Following the leak over the weekend, it looks like Warner Bros has pulled the trigger early on Shadow of Mordor's sequel announcement. As previously reported, the next game in the series is called ‘Middle Earth: Shadow of War' and there is already a trailer for it, confirming the story …
Read More »Intel CPU prices start to drop ahead of AMD’s Ryzen launch
Reviews for AMD's Ryzen 7 processors are still under embargo for a few more days but it looks like early performance reports have already put Intel on the defensive, with significant price cuts hitting the Core i7 and Core i5 series of desktop CPUs. These price cuts not only affect …
Read More »Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S8 on the 29th of March
It looks like previous reports surrounding the Galaxy S8 launch date were true as at the Mobile World Congress today, Samsung confirmed that it would be holding one of its Unpacked 2017 events at the end of March. At this event, we will finally be getting official details on the …
Read More »Reminder: Nvidia to announce the GTX 1080Ti tomorrow
Last week, Nvidia announced that it would be holding a livestreamed ‘Ultimate GeForce' event on the 28th of February. The announcement was accompanied by a countdown timer, leading us to tomorrow evening but on further investigation, we found multiple references to the GTX 1080Ti on the countdown's source code, alongside some …
Read More »Sony has sold close to 1 million PSVR headsets
It looks like Sony's efforts to bring virtual reality to consoles has been paying off as close to one million PlayStation VR headsets have been sold since launch back in October, despite bouts of stock shortages over the holiday season. In total, Sony has sold 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets as …
Read More »Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor sequel leaked, set to launch this year
It looks like we can expect a Shadow of Mordor sequel announcement this year as Monolith's next game appears to have leaked over the weekend. Rather than being titled ‘Shadow of Mordor 2', the game's sequel will instead be called ‘Middle Earth: Shadow of War' and will focus on Talion's …
Read More »Google’s sign-out bug caused by ‘routine maintenance’
Update: On Friday morning, many Google account users woke up to find themselves either mysteriously signed out, or with a notification claiming changes were made to their account. At the time, Google said this was not a security breach but had some more investigating to do. Now, there is a proper …
Read More »AMD said to launch Ryzen/Zen APUs in late 2017
We've now seen what AMD is bringing to the table in the high-end CPU market this year but there are still plenty of people waiting on cheaper options based on the Zen microarchitecture. Aside from Ryzen desktop CPUs, including the R7 8 Core, R5 6 Core and R3 4 Core …
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