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Riot Games has always had a high ranking on Twitch thanks to League of Legends but it would seem that the buzz surrounding its new shooter, Valorant, is pushing things even further. During the launch yesterday, 1.7 million concurrent viewers were watching various streamers playing the game on Twitch, rivalling …

We test all three of the new Celsius+ coolers from Fractal Design

It seems as though the world currently can’t go a day without more news related to COVID-19. The effects of the virus have been global and have affected nearly every single industry. Though a number of games have already been delayed by studios due to COVID-19, it looks like many …

Intel, Apple, Nvidia, AMD – just to mention a few companies – all have one thing in common, they all strive to reach smaller node sizes in their chips. The are numerous benefits, ranging from less power consumption, better performance, less heat and cheaper production costs. Much of the worlds …

Disco Elysium was one of 2019’s breakout hits. As the debut title from Ukraine-based studio ZA/UM, the PC RPG went on to win a plethora of awards, including receiving the most awards from any game at the 2019 Game Awards. While it was already known that the developers were intending …

Crytek rendering engineer Ali Salehi stated in an interview that PS5 was the best next-gen console out of both Microsoft's and Sony's platforms. After Salehi's comments about PS5, the interview was removed and the Crytek engineer retracted his previous statement. During an interview made by Vigiato with Ali Salehi, the …

After the iPad launch earlier this year, it's now time for the iPhone and Android to receive Company of Heroes. Feral Interactive, the developer responsible for porting Company of Heroes to the iPad, has announced that the award-winning strategy war game will be released to these new platforms later this …

Ever since PlayStation Now received its soft-relaunch back in October 2019, the game subscription service has focused much more heavily on giving its users higher quality titles. Previous months have seen PS4 juggernauts such as God of War and Persona 5 join the line-up. The stand out title for the …

After a rough launch, Donkey Crew decided to pull the plug on Last Oasis' servers for seven days and offered refunds to consumers regardless of the number of hours played. This past weekend, the game was relaunched and currently seems stable. The game had multiple bugs and stability problems at …

Folding@Home is making headlines through its rapid growth – going from 30 petaflops to over 1.5 exaflops in the matter of weeks. The software is aimed at those who have an idle desktop or laptop and are willing to donate their computing power. Now Vodafone Foundation and Imperial College London …

Sony has officially shown off its first piece of PlayStation 5 hardware – the DualSense – replacing its DualShock moniker and making it clear that Sony is taking a new step into what they deem to be the future of gaming...

The first ‘Inside Xbox' episode of 2020 aired today and while we're a little too close to the summer for announcements of secret projects or Halo Infinite gameplay, Microsoft still had plenty to show. The episode brings updates for Obsidian's Grounded, the upcoming Gears Tactics, Xbox Game Pass, Sea of …

Back in 2019, Microsoft officially began work on a Chromium-based version of its Edge browser, bringing full compatibility with Google Chrome extensions and other new features. The browser spent many months in beta testing before launching earlier this year and already, Edge is beginning to give Firefox some competition.  For …

Back in 2018, AMD launched its 2nd Gen Ryzen processors and also introduced new features for AM4 motherboards. One such feature was ‘StoreMI', which allowed you to set up a fast cache on an SSD to help boost loading times on a HDD. Now, StoreMI is being discontinued, although a …

There’s no denying that COVID-19 has had a monumental effect on the gaming industry. Aside from the obvious negative side effects of the virus itself, its widespread nature has led to a near standstill when it comes to future gaming events and conferences. Though it is unknown when it may …

No Man's Sky has been on quite the journey since its initial release. What was once an overhyped disaster has transformed into a positively received space sim with a ton to do. This year, the game is getting another solid update, with Exo Mech suits being added to the game.  …

At this point, we are all well aware that The Last of Us Part II is not coming out in May, as Sony has issued an indefinite delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now due to this, Sony is doing something that is quite rare for the company- it is …

COVID-19 is a word that can be found in almost every news article as of late. Most news regarding the virus is bad. However, it's important to note that some news is good and some news is even encouraging. But there is some news out there that is just plain odd …

Microsoft’s Project xCloud is the console manufacturer’s online game streaming platform. Announced back in 2018, the service is in its preview testing phase. Currently available only to users in a small number of countries including the US, UK, Canada and South Korea, the service is set to expand greatly, adding …

The Dark Core RGB Pro from Corsair has "Hyper-Polling"?!

The Call of Duty series is always consistently one of the best selling games each year. Though critical reception varies from title to title, the games prove to be lucrative for Activision time and time again. It seems however that 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot may have been particularly successful, as …

We are back with another giveaway! This time around, we are teaming up with Philips to give you the chance to win a 32-inch 4K monitor with FreeSync support, making it a great display for both work and play. 

The Mafia series is arguably one of 2K's lesser appreciated franchises. First released in 2002, the series has seen three entries so far. Though the first two games are held in high regard, the third entry was considered a step down. According to Korean and Taiwanese games rating boards, fans …

Chromebooks have been available on the market for almost 10 years. It was initially speculated that device would prove a great success with its convenient design and functionality. However, to date Chromebooks only make up about 1% of the market for laptops and tablets. This is something that Samsung is looking to …

EVGA has announced its revised GeForce GTX 1650 with GDDR6 memory. Joining Inno3D, Gigabyte and MSI, the new GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 from EVGA is targeted at delivering the best gaming performance at a low cost. The new EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6, like the original GeForce GTX 1650, features Turing shaders capable …

SteelSeries has announced the acquisition of A-Volute, a developer of 3D sound software for enhanced gaming experiences, including the Nahimic software. With this acquisition, SteelSeries aims to improve its audio software and hardware with the expertise of A-Volute. SteelSeries has been at the forefront of gaming peripherals for almost 20 …

Back in 2011, Saints Row: The Third was released to the public. Yesterday, nine years since the game's original release, Deep Silver has announced that it will release the remaster of Saints Row: The Third for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on 22 May, 2020. In this remaster, every …

Rob Wyatt, co-designer for the original Xbox and a co-founder for Tin Giant, a design company, is suing Atari over the upcoming VCS console. Atari had hired Wyatt and his company earlier on in the Atari VCS development cycle, but apparently over $260,000 has gone unpaid for the work. Tin …

The Resident Evil series of games is by far Capcom’s biggest. With almost 100 million copies sold across the franchise’s 20+ year history, Resident Evil has certainly received special treatment from Capcom – especially when it comes to remaking old titles. With Resident Evil 2 Remake releasing last year, and …

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, last week Sony Interactive Entertainment made the decision to delay The Last of Us Part II once again. While the game is almost finished, no new release date has been set, but we have been given some extra insight into the situation thanks to Naughty …