Last month, Nintendo filed lawsuits against two popular ROM sites, LoveROMs and LoveRETRO. In the face of legal action, both sites shut down swiftly but it looks like the owner of both sites is hoping to settle the suit with Nintendo. In a case like this, damages can stack up …
Read More »Nvidia’s first Big Format Gaming Displays pushed to 2019
The PC is the best place to play games more often than not but we are left with very little in the form of large living room sized displays with true high refresh rates. Nvidia was looking to change that this year with BFGD, bringing 120Hz, G-Sync, 4K and HDR …
Read More »CD Projekt Red hits development milestone with Cyberpunk 2077’s story now playable
Debuting new 4K screenshots and artwork at Gamescom 2018, it looks like Cyberpunk 2077 is shaping up nicely. CD Projekt Red has since revealed that the game has hit a major development milestone in that it is now playable from beginning to end, inching it closer to that elusive release …
Read More »Twitch is gearing up to air 932 episodes of Pokémon and 16 movies
TwitchPresents is gearing up for its next mega-marathon, readying itself to air 20 years’ worth of Pokémon anime. Keeping in line with the platform’s interactive elements, viewers will be able to collect Twitch’s version of on-screen gym badges as they watch the anime’s international dubbed version. While Twitch is known …
Read More »HTC teases U12 Life smartphone launch for IFA
IFA is coming up next week, which undoubtedly means a few new Android smartphone launches. First on the list is HTC, which has already begun teasing a new U-series device to be revealed at the event. In a tweet yesterday, HTC teased ‘something new for U', which is set to …
Read More »Intel simplifies its new T&Cs, removing controversial comparison clause entirely
Yesterday, Intel acknowledged that it had caused an uproar with its controversial terms and conditions, attempting to prevent comparison benchmarks between its older microcode updates and its new Foreshadow mitigating patch. After promising to update the license, the firm got in touch with us to provide a statement, as well …
Read More »Antec P8 Midi Tower Case Review
It's only £65 in the UK, but is it worth considering if you are building a new budget system?
Read More »AKRacing release an ASUS Republic Of Gamers chair
Are you a big Asus fan? then the new ROG chair by AKRacing might tick the boxes. Its certainly built well.
Read More »Intel backtracks on controversial benchmark clause, updating its T&Cs
Update (24/08/18): The firm has now “simplified the Intel license to make it easier to distribute CPU microcode updates and posted the new version,” reiterating that it “welcomes all feedback.” Original Story (23/08/18): Alongside its series of microcode fixes to combat Foreshadow and Spectre vulnerabilities, Intel stirred up controversy earlier …
Read More »Oculus ‘Santa Cruz’ VR headset reportedly arriving early next year
Back in 2016, Oculus began teasing ‘Santa Cruz' a high-end standalone VR headset free of cables. The goal was to create a more powerful headset that didn't need to be tethered to a PC like the Rift. Now it looks like we are close to seeing the finished version, with …
Read More »Alphacool has RTX 20 Series waterblocks ready for Nvidia’s big release date
Nvidia unveiled its new RTX 20 Series of graphics cards on Monday, built around demanding real-time ray tracing technology. Alphacool understands that early adopters are going to need to keep their new GPUs cool in order to push them to their limits, introducing a range of new Eisblock radiators that …
Read More »Nvidia releases first RTX 2080 4K benchmark results
While the bulk of Nvidia's conference was focussed on ray-tracing performance, the company has now released the first set of standard benchmark results for the RTX 2080, showing off 4K performance in current titles.
Read More »Denuvo is soon to release its own anti-cheat software
For the past three years, Denuvo has kept software crackers on their toes with its divisive digital rights management. Now, having been acquired by parent company Irdeto, Denuvo is looking to join the ranks of BattlEye with its own anti-piracy technology, “soon to be launched as a full end-to-end solution.” …
Read More »Australia blocks Huawei and ZTE from rolling out 5G devices
Huawei and ZTE seem to have run into another snag as Australia's government has imposed a ban on both companies. The ban will stop the pair from bringing 5G wireless devices to the country over national security concerns. The situation harkens back to other issues Huawei and ZTE have faced …
Read More »G.Skill Sniper X F4-3400C16D-16GSXW w/ Samsung B-Die
It's G.Skill's latest DDR4 memory kit - if you can see it, that is!
Read More »der8auer hits 10460 Cinebench score at Gamescom 2018
Ever tried overclocking to get an extra couple hundred points in Cinebench? Well, der8auer has taken that to next level with his overclocked AMD EPYC server rig
Read More »Nvidia won’t be supporting NVLink SLI on the GeForce RTX 2070
Nvidia announced its brand new RTX 20 series of GPUs earlier this week with many eyes drawn to the ‘cheaper' GeForce RTX 2070 launching in October. Sadly, it looks as though the RTX 2070 will be following in the footsteps as the GTX 1060, with Nvidia seemingly removing the option …
Read More »Asus shows off its RTX 2080 and RTX 2080Ti lineup
This has been a big week for the graphics card world. Nvidia has officially launched the RTX 20 series and custom cards will be available at the same time as the Founder's Edition release in September. Today, we are taking a look at the launch line-up from ASUS. The Nvidia …
Read More »Master modder The Cre8or shows off his finest builds at Gamescom 2018
Fancy yourself as a bit of a PC modder? Well, Ali 'Cre8or' Abbas knows a thing or two about creating next-level systems, and we spoke to him at Gamescom 2018
Read More »MSI GE63 Raider RGB 8RE (i7-8750H; GTX 1060) Laptop Review
It's another laptop with an i7-8750H and GTX 1060 - is it worth £1380?
Read More »Google is investigating the issue causing Pixel 2 XL users to suffer from horrendous lag
Google’s Pixel 2 XL launched with a plethora of issues in 2017, from reports of screen burn-in to distinct cracking in its speakers. While Google fortunately managed to mitigate a lot of these problems in subsequent updates, it seems that users continuing to use the handset one year on are …
Read More »Steam Play update brings Windows games to Linux
Last week, we began hearing that Valve might be planning a Steam update that would bring Windows game compatibility to Linux on a wider scale. Now, the feature has launched in public beta, giving Linux users the chance to test out some new games that were previously only available on …
Read More »Valve’s Steam TV website is live for The International
Way back in late 2014, Valve began experimenting with game broadcasting, bringing the ability for Steam users to livestream their games to their friends. Last week, we noticed that bigger moves were being made, as Valve was gearing up to launch Steam.tv. Now, the site is officially live. We don't …
Read More »Ajit Pai was aware that FCC DDoS attack was a lie in January, but reportedly couldn’t say
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai was questioned by Congress last week, following the revelation that the regulator had lied about a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack at the height of the net neutrality debate. Pai has admitted to having knowledge on the false statements as early as …
Read More »Early reports show hefty performance penalty for ray-tracing on RTX 2080Ti
We've known that Nvidia was planning a big push for real-time ray tracing in games since March when the first demos were shown off. This all came to fruition last night with the launch of the new RTX 20-series, which will support ray-tracing in several upcoming games. At Gamescom this …
Read More »ASUS TUF Gaming FX705 Laptop Preview
ASUS has announced a third new laptop at Gamescom 2018 - the TUF Gaming FX705
Read More »Battlefield 5 open beta details announced
Back in May, EA officially announced Battlefield 5, which will be heading our way on the 19th of October. As usual though, there will be a beta beforehand. If you would like to give the multiplayer a try ahead of launch, then you'll be able to do so very soon. …
Read More »Behind the scenes at Gamescom 2018
Gamescom is one of the largest entertainment events on the planet, and with its 10th anniversary this year, it promises to be the biggest one yet. A lot of work goes into setting up such a big event, as we get an exclusive look at imposing billboards, crazy PC mods …
Read More »Supermicro SuperO C9X299-PG300 Motherboard Review
Server-infused expensive VRMs and 10 Gigabit LAN
Read More »The Call of Duty Blackout beta now has a PC launch date
Update (21/08/18): We already knew that the Black Ops 4 Blackout beta would be kicking off for PS4 owners on the 10th of September. However, we now have dates for PC players. In an update last night, Treyarch tweeted out that the Blackout PC beta will go live on the …
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