Tag Archives: news

Arctic recently launched two new CPU air coolers, but that's not the only area the company is expanding. Today, Arctic has also announced the new Liquid Freezer II 280 and Liquid Freezer II 420 RGB and ARGB models, compatible with Intel's upcoming Alder Lake CPUs and the LGA 1700 socket. …

Today, Corsair is launching new H100i Elite LCD, H150i Elite LCD and H170i Elite LCD all-in-one CPU liquid coolers. All three have one thing in common – a 2.1-inch LCD display on the pump head capable of displaying anything from system vitals to animated GIFs. The LCD screen is also …

Currently, AMD's best CPU for laptops comes with 8 cores, but it looks like that will change with the Ryzen 7000 mobile generation. Codenamed “Raphael-H”, these Zen 4 chips are rumoured to double the core count for laptop processors, reaching as high as 16 cores.  The rumour originated from @NiceMing, …

Though the Monster Hunter franchise had existed for almost two decades, the Capcom-developed Action RPG series didn’t hit the mainstream until the release of Monster Hunter: World in 2018. Since then however, the series has catapulted to new heights, With the publisher now confirming that the title has become one …

During an event last night, Apple introduced its new generation of earbuds, the AirPods 3. Designed to be more durable, offer more playtime and improve upon its predecessors, the new AirPods aim to offer better value than previous generations.  The AirPods 3 design was slightly tweaked, supposedly to offer a …

Obsidian Entertainment is no stranger to short development times. The studio managed to create Fallout: New Vegas in just 18 months. Now, under Microsoft, the studio is reportedly planning on releasing a brand new game every year for the next 7 years – an impressive feat considering the studio’s size. …

Since launching the Apple M1 processor last year, many rumours have surfaced about what's next. While we expected an upgraded 'M1X' chip at some point later this year, it turns out Apple was actually working on two new SoCs - the M1 Pro and the M1 Max, bringing up to a 70 percent boost in CPU performance. 

The PlayStation 5 comes with a neat feature which allows the console’s side plates to be completely removed with ease, enabling you to clean the internals, customise the plates and more. Some third-party companies have taken to making their own PS5 plates, though never for long as they were all …

While those who purchased Cyberpunk 2077 at launch are still waiting for the next-gen version of the game to be released, it seems CD Projekt Red have instead been improving the already great Witcher 3. Previously announced to be coming this year, the next-gen patch for The Witcher 3: Wild …

This month, Logitech is launching a smaller, smarter keyboard for creators. The new MX Keys Mini and MX Keys Mini for Mac keyboards offer a compact, wireless design, built around ergonomics. The Logitech MX Keys Mini is equipped with Perfect Stroke, Logitech's new and improved non-mechanical typing technology. The minimalist, …

Iiyama doesn't just offer a window into the virtual world through its selection of monitors, the company also wants to offer ‘a window into your world', a new campaign to share stories of the role gaming plays in the lives of real people.  The first “A window to your world” …

It seems that a new rumour surrounding Bloodborne pops up every week or so, with unsubstantiated claims that a remake, remaster, PC port and more are all being made. That being said, this time, it seems as though the rumour of a Bloodborne remaster, sequel and even PC port are …

As nice as the PlayStation 5 looks with its current colour scheme, there are a number of fans that have been asking for black side plates for a stealthier look. Earlier this year, Dbrand was poised to deliver exactly that and even went as far as to dare Sony to …

After numerous delays, Ubisoft is finally pushing forward with the release of Rainbow Six Extraction, formerly known as Rainbow Six Quarantine. The spin-off shooter has been in the works for years and now, it looks like a January release date has been settled upon.  Ubisoft has quietly updated its blog …

Back in April, Outriders launched straight on to Xbox Game Pass, attracting millions of players within the first month. There was just one downside, the game was only available on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox consoles and not the PC version. That is finally changing this week.  Tomorrow, Outriders is …

Minecraft is the best selling video game of all time, with over 200 million copies sold, and 140 million active monthly users. Evenso, not everyone owns the game, and so in order to boost its Game Pass numbers, Xbox has now announced that Minecraft Java Edition and Bedrock Edition will …

Over the last few years, From Software has been working on its most ambitious game to date - Elden Ring. Earlier this year, the game was announced with a January 2022 release date, but the developers have since realised they need a bit more time, so a small delay has been announced.

Valve recently made headlines when it announced that it would ban all games which feature NFT and blockchain technologies – a move which has been welcomed by some, but criticised by others. In response, Epic Games has announced that “Epic Games Store will welcome games that make use of blockchain …

miHoYo has found plenty of success over the last year thanks to Genshin Impact, but the studio did have another action RPG available beforehand – Honkai Impact 3rd. While this game has only been available on mobile to date, the studio is now bringing it to PC via Steam.  The …

Marvel's Avengers may not have been the hit Square Enix was hoping for but the publisher is ready to take another swing at the Marvel universe later this month with Guardians of the Galaxy. The game is set to release next week, and judging by the newly released PC system requirements, it's going to be a pretty big game.

Many fans were left shocked and disappointed at the announced price for the Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack. Normally costing £17.99 per-year, the Expansion Pack doubles that price while simply adding N64 and SEGA Mega Drive games. According to one insider however, the added costs actually come from SEGA being …

As promised, over the weekend during DC Fandome, WB Games Montreal dropped new trailers and details for two upcoming titles – Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad. After being delayed out of 2021, Gotham Knights is now set to launch sometime in 2022, and thanks to the new trailer, we know …

Amazon is still working on implementing server transfers in New World. Following additional testing last week, the feature now appears to be ready, but Amazon chose to hold off on rolling it out over the weekend to avoid disrupting the “peak play period” and potentially causing server balance issues.  New …

If you're willing to give your email address to Epic Games, you can receive a £10/$10/€10 coupon to spend on the Epic Games Store until November 15th.  The campaign started back on October 15th, but it will last until November 15th at 11:59 pm PST. To get the voucher, visit …

In recent weeks, we've seen a number of leaks regarding the GTA Trilogy remaster. At this point, Rockstar has confirmed the trilogy for consoles and PC, with a release planned for later this year, as well as some of the graphical enhancements we can expect. Now, we also have minimum …

Earlier this month, Nintendo announced that the Kingdom Hearts games are finally coming to the Nintendo Switch. There is a catch though, the full series, including the 1.5 + 2.5 remaster, are coming to Switch via cloud streaming, with no native versions announced. This was somewhat disappointing news, but Square …

I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little bit concerned about Monster Hunter Rise coming to PC after initially launching on Switch. The game was originally built to run on very low-power hardware compared to Monster Hunter World and I had my doubts as to how well the game would scale for higher-end PC hardware. After spending some time with the newly released Monster Hunter Rise PC demo, I have come away impressed. 

Like many other memory manufacturers, Galax announced its upcoming DDR5 memory modules. However, in Galax's case, their modules differ a bit from the others, as they are compatible with LEGO bricks, which should allow users to do some crazy things with them. In what seems like a great move to …

During its quarterly earnings call, TSMC gave an update on future process node technologies. As expected, it mentioned what advancements it has made in current and future process nodes. Besides the N7 and N5 nodes, TSMC also mentioned its N3 node and the enhanced version, the N3E. According to the …

Alongside the latest cryptocurrency wave, NFT and blockchain games have started to bloom more than ever. At the moment, many developers are working on blockchain-based games with NFTs, and some are already on Steam. However, that will soon change, as Valve is banning all blockchain games and NFTs from its …