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This week, a leaked PDF has given us some early details on Alienware's future gaming monitor plans. The document gives us most of the important details surrounding the AW2721D and AW3821DW, including talk of a ‘Fast IPS' panel, G-Sync and high refresh rates.  According to the leaked PDF, both monitors will …

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has quickly proven to be one of the biggest hits of the Summer. The Takeshi’s Castle styled Battle Royale game recently released to server-breaking levels of enthusiasm – selling over 2 million copies on PC alone in less than a week. Though Fall Guys is currently …

Featuring a Zero Bezel design, the new Philips 279C9 monitor offers an “expansive picture” perfect for multi-monitor setups. The monitor comes with a USB-hub, extensive ergonomic features, and a 27-inch 4K display that supports Freesync and DisplayHDR 400. The 4K IPS panel of the Philips 279C9 has a 60Hz refresh …

B550 and micro-ATX seem to go hand-in-hand, especially given the scarcity of quality X570 micro-ATX offerings. We are examining the ASUS TUF-Gaming B550M-Plus (Wi-Fi) motherboard that features dual M.2 connectors, 10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2, and 802.11AX WiFi. Built around a 4-layer PCB and 8+2 stage power delivery solution, the …

With the release of Intel Tiger Lake coming soon, more details about the new architecture have surfaced. Intel's latest mobile chips use an intranode architecture restructure by implementing both SuperFin and SuperMIM technologies, offering a performance improvement equivalent to a “node leap”. The name SuperFin comes from the use of redesigned …

The SiSoftware database is giving us plenty of juicy news this week. Not only has an entry detailing an Intel Tiger Lake CPU been spotted, but we also have an entry going over an AMD Ryzen 5000 “Cezanne” APU. This will be a successor to the Renoir series of CPUs, …

It has been quite some time since Microsoft announced its first Surface-branded smartphone. Now, in a surprise announcement, it would appear that the Surface Duo is now ready and will begin shipping in early September.  The Microsoft Surface Duo is an Android smartphone with a two displays joined by a …

Ahead of the launch of Control's second and final expansion later this month, Remedy Entertainment has announced Control: Ultimate Edition, which will be the game's debut on Steam and will also be available on next-gen consoles.  Control: Ultimate Edition includes ‘The Foundation' and ‘AWE', as well as the free updates …

There have been plenty of rumours recently around the future of ARM and its potential sale. We've already heard that the likes of Nvidia, Foxconn and TSMC are interested in acquiring Arm Holdings but owner SoftBank had yet to comment. That changed this week, with SoftBank confirming it is considering …

Team Group has recently launched the new T-Force Vulcan G SSD, available in 512GB and 1TB storage capacities. These 2.5-inch SSD drives are built for gaming PCs, offering “4 times faster read/write speed than traditional hard drives” and making your games load faster. Featuring a minimalist design and the T-Force logo …

One of the issues that many racing titles face is the fact that licenses with car companies only last so long, with the agreements put in place expiring after a certain amount of time. Such is the case with Forza Horizon 3, which is set to be delisted at the …

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Yesterday we reported that The Last of Us Part II was set to receive a new update adding both perma-death and Grounded difficulties. Naughty Dog have now officially announced the ‘Grounded Update’ which brings not only the aforementioned difficulty modes, but two dozen other changes and additions, including gyro-aiming and …

With Nvidia preparing for a GeForce Special Event in September, it would seem that new RTX graphics cards aren't far off from release. In recent years, Nvidia has released Founders Edition GPUs before the AiB partners start to launch their custom-designed cards, but with the Nvidia RTX 30xx series, the release of …

For months, both Sony and Microsoft have been drip feeding new information on the companies’ respective next generation video game consoles. One of the key details – being the console’s launch date – has until now remained a secret (aside form a vague ‘Holiday 2020’). Though Sony have yet to reveal when its PlayStation 5 will launch, Microsoft have officially announced that the Xbox Series X will come out this November.

Halo: Infinite was marketed from the offset as being THE Xbox launch exclusive for Microsoft’s upcoming next generation Series X console. It therefore comes as a great surprise that the game has now been delayed to 2021, with no firm release date. Making the announcement on Twitter, 343 Industries released …

We are just one month away from the official launch of xCloud, Microsoft's Xbox-powered cloud gaming service. In preparation for that day, all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in supported regions can play on xCloud in beta on Android starting right now.  As has been well documented at this point, …

It has been a few years since Amazon first introduced ‘Twitch Prime', a reward scheme for Amazon Prime subscribers that also happen to watch content on Twitch. Over time though, it became apparent that the Twitch Prime branding was out of place compared to other Amazon services and as a …

Back in late 2019 when EA announced that it would be bringing its games back to Steam, the publisher also announced plans to bring over the EA Access subscription service. Now all these months later, it looks like EA Access is due to go live on Steam any day now.  …

Following on from yesterday's teaser, Nvidia has today announced a 'GeForce Special Event', during which Jensen Huang will highlight the company's "latest innovations in gaming and graphics".

It looks like AMD has started to do some research on hybrid processor architectures. A new patent filed by AMD describes a technique used to transfer data in a heterogeneous processor that will feature both “high-feature” and “low-feature” processors, similar to ARM's big.LITTLE architecture and Intel Lakefield processors. The AMD …

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced its Xbox 20/20 initiative, in which the console manufacturer promised to release new Xbox information on a monthly basis for the entirety of 2020. Just one month into the initiative however, Microsoft appeared to forget about Xbox 20/20. Since then, Xbox news has been inconsistent, leading …

Asus is working on expanding its portfolio of power supplies with the new TUF gaming line of PSUs. Just like other TUF Gaming products, the core principle of this line of power supplies is to offer a value-oriented power solution without sacrificing quality. The first PSUs of the TUF Gaming …

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is quickly becoming one of the hottest games of the Summer. The Takeshi’s Castle styled Battle Royale title launched on the 4th of August to great enthusiasm. Though the game initially suffered from server capacity issues, it appears to have been for a good reason – …

Paradox Interactive opened up GDC 2019 with the huge announcement of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, a long awaited sequel to the cult classic RPG. Since that announcement, the game has had a tentative 2020 release window, but that is changing today, with Bloodlines 2 joining the growing list …

Over the years, Google has become notorious for cancelling its products and services if they fail to perform up to the tech giant’s standards. One of the company’s longer-running services, Google Play Music, is now ending, instead being replaced by YouTube Music. In an email sent to its users, Google …

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AOC is stepping up its curved gaming monitor offerings with the announcement of the CQ273G3S the first AOC gaming monitor to feature a 1000R curvature. This 27-inch monitor comes with all the bells and whistles that gamers enjoy on their gaming displays, including a high refresh rate, fast response times, and …

When the original The Last of Us first came out, the developers Naughty Dog opted to add a ‘Grounded Mode’ post-launch – significantly increasing the difficulty of the game. While the launch of its sequel saw no such difficulty, the developers are now not only bringing Grounded Mode to Part …

It has been a couple of months since B550 motherboards first hit the market and this week, there are some pretty good discounts to be had. If you are looking to pick up an AMD B550 motherboard, then it is worth taking a look at MSI's on-going flash sale. Until …