To coincide with the release of AMD's Ryzen 5000 series processors, ASRock is launching a matching X570 motherboard. The X570 PG (Phantom Gaming) Velocita was “designed to meet the needs of high-end gamers” while offering the best price/performance ratio. The wireless and wired network connectivity of the X570 PG Velocita is …
Read More »Here’s the first look at the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800XT Nitro
As the release of the Radeon RX 6000 series approaches, AIB partners have started to announce their graphics cards. Until now, most of the models shown are using AMD's reference cooler, but companies like Sapphire have shown that they are also working on their own cooling solutions. A new teaser …
Read More »Godfall may only be exclusive to PS5 for 6 months
Though Godfall was the first PlayStation 5 exclusive to be announced (back in December 2019), the ‘looter-slasher’ has received a much more tepid response when compared to many other PS5 launch titles. Still, while it undoubtedly bolsters the PS5’s exclusive launch line-up, Xbox players seemingly won’t be left out for …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order joins Game Pass Ultimate on the 10th of November
One of the biggest moves by Microsoft in bolstering its Game Pass line up was when the console manufacturer announced that EA Play would be joining the service. While EA’s own game subscription service allows for players to experience many of its older titles, newer games are time limited. That …
Read More »Demon’s Souls’ much-improved character creator has been detailed
While the Soulsborne series is known and beloved for many things, you’d be hard pressed to find a fan that would defend FromSoftware’s character creators. Being far from the focus of the games, previous titles have offered much less robust character creators when compared to its competitors. With the remake …
Read More »G.Skill updates Trident Z Neo memory kits for Ryzen 5000
Alongside AMD's Ryzen 5000 series CPU launch, G.Skill has also updated its Trident Z Neo memory series. The Trident Z Neo series was introduced to offer an optimised memory solution for AMD Ryzen systems. The latest kits are looking to be the best yet. G.Skill's new Trident Z Neo DDR4 …
Read More »The Gigabyte Eagle OC RTX 3060Ti has leaked
Nvidia hasn't officially announced an RTX 3060Ti graphics card yet but board partners already have plenty of them. This week, images of the Gigabyte Eagle RTX 3060Ti leaked onto the web, meanwhile one retailer appears to have already sold one of these unannounced graphics cards. Rumoured to release on December …
Read More »New rumours suggest RTX 3080Ti, RTX 3060 and RTX 3050Ti are on the way
The rumour mill began spinning again pretty much as soon as Nvidia announced the first batch of GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards. This week, we have new details on an alleged RTX 3080Ti, as well as two mid-range SKUs based on the GA106 GPU – the RTX 3060 and …
Read More »Dungeons 3 is free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of games for free to the users of its store front. For the first week of November, account holders can get their hands on the third entry in the strategy series ‘Dungeons’. The game is available to purchase for free from …
Read More »Razer announces Razer Book 13 with 11th Gen Intel CPUs and Xe graphics
Today, Razer is launching the all-new Razer Book 13, a high-performance laptop for productivity in today's mobile world. The Razer Book 13 is also Intel Evo certified, a badge intended to indicate the best in thin-and-light laptops. Under the hood, you will find an 11th Gen Intel Core i5 or …
Read More »Intel Xe-HP “NEO” Graphics found on Geekbench 5 database
An entry for ‘Intel Gen12HP HD graphics NEO' has been spotted on Geekbench. Given what we already know about the Xe-Graphics architecture, this GPU looks to be the 1-tile Xe-HP GPU for data centre use. In 2021, Intel plans to launch two dedicated graphics cards based on its Xe-Graphics architecture named …
Read More »Ryzen 5000 series CPUs now available in UK
After a one month wait, AMD has officially released the first Ryzen 5000 series processors, starting at the top with the Ryzen 9 5950X and going down to the Ryzen 5 5600X. With retailers now able to list and ship the CPUs, we take a look at UK availability and …
Read More »GeForce Now adds Among Us, Endless Space and more this week
GeForce Now has been getting weekly library updates since its launch out of beta and this week is no exception. This time around, we have ten games joining the library, including Dungeons 3, which is free on the Epic Games Store for the next week. While last week had big …
Read More »Blizzard cracks down on multi-boxing ahead of WoW: Shadowlands launch
Ahead of WoW's next big expansion launch, Blizzard is making an effort to crack down on certain in-game practices. The most notable thing here is a renewed stance against multi-boxing and automated gameplay methods. This week, Blizzard issued a policy update for input broadcasting software. This allows a single keystroke …
Read More »Ray tracing in Watch Dogs: Legion will be very similar between PC and consoles
One of the major advancements in technology set to arrive with the next generation consoles will be their ability to utilise ray tracing. While the technology is undoubtedly taxing on hardware, according to Ubisoft, the implementation of ray tracing on both the PS5 and Series X will be so similar …
Read More »The Xbox Series S has 364GB of available storage
When Microsoft first announced the Xbox Series S, one of the major concerns by most interested parties was that of storage. While the lower-specced console will not be able to offer 4K resolutions and the like, its main downgrade in many people’s minds is the fact the unlike the Series …
Read More »PS5 won’t support 1440p displays after all
Recently, we reported that the PlayStation 5 appeared to support 1440p displays, thanks to a post from PC display manufacturer BenQ, which in many ways outright stated this fact. In a disappointing move by Sony, it appears as though this isn’t the case, with the console manufacturer confirming that the …
Read More »Nintendo Switch sales surpass NES
The Nintendo Switch has performed excellently since its launch over three years ago. At this point, the console has surpassed the lifetime sales of the Wii U, GameCube, Nintendo 64 and SNES. This week, the console also surpassed the NES in lifetime sales. As part of Nintendo's recent earnings report, …
Read More »Valve rolls out Steam Playtest
Valve is making it easier for developers to allow playtesting for their games. A new feature is being added to Steam called ‘Steam Playtest', allowing interested players to sign up to beta tests at the click of a button. The feature is very simple. Developers can announce public playtests and …
Read More »Dataminers uncover Black Panther and War Machine in Marvel’s Avengers
At this point, Crystal Dynamics has put plans for future Avengers content on hold in order to further refine the base game. However, thanks to the efforts of dataminers, we do have a good idea as to which characters are coming next. We already know that Kate Bishop and Clint …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn PC patch finally removes lengthy shader optimisation process
It has been a while since we last checked in with the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn. Today, Guerrilla released the latest patch, which includes some pretty major upgrades, including a rewrite of the shader system and the ability to skip the lengthy shader optimisation process. Patch 1.07 for …
Read More »Sony confirms that PS5 will ship with HDMI 2.1 cable following confusion
With the release of both next-gen systems, Sony and Microsoft are both adding support for HDMI 2.1, which allows for 8K output, as well as 4K at 120Hz. While Microsoft has previously confirmed that its next-gen console would ship with a HDMI 2.1 cable in the box, Sony failed to …
Read More »Ubisoft investigating possible Watch Dogs Legion source code leak
Last month, a hacking group claimed to have compromised Ubisoft's systems and got their hands on confidential files and documents. We haven't heard much since then, but now, it looks like the group has released Watch Dogs Legion's source code on the internet. According to some sources, there is a …
Read More »Days Gone to be playable at a dynamic 4k60fps on PS5
As Sony prepares to launch its next generation PlayStation 5 console, many of the console manufacturer’s first party studios appear to be prepping their recent releases for enhanced support with the PS5 hardware. Sony Bend has now announced that its open world zombie game ‘Days Gone’ will be playable at …
Read More »Activision Blizzard made $1.2 Billion on microtransactions in three months
When microtransactions were first introduced, many video game players expressed their dissatisfaction with the implementation of this new form of monetisation. Despite the narrative mostly remaining the same in the years since, it appears as though microtransactions are here to stay. According to Activision Blizzard, the company made $1.2 Billion …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6000 GPUs support ray tracing in games using DXR and Vulkan
Earlier this week, we learned that AMD would be sharing more on its ray-tracing support for RX 6000 series GPUs. Now, those details have started to surface. It's not much, but at least we can get a glimpse at which games will be supported. AdoredTV got in contact with AMD to …
Read More »Raspberry launches the Pi 400 keyboard with built-in computer
Raspberry has launched the Pi 400 this week, boasting a “complete personal computer built into a compact keyboard”. Featuring a Raspberry Pi 4 inside, the Pi 400 features similar specifications with a uniquely designed cooling solution to prevent throttling while users get their work done. Perfectly suited to use as an …
Read More »Custom PS5 faceplate website forced to shut down by Sony
Very quickly after the reveal that the upcoming PlayStation 5 would feature removable side plates, many fans began to produce mockups of ways in which the console could be customised through the creation of new side plates. One website took this a step further, creating a business around selling these …
Read More »Gigabyte introduces Aorus Xtreme WaterForce RTX 30 series GPUs
Gigabyte has announced its RTX 30 Series Waterforce graphics cards which include the Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Xtreme Waterforce WB 24G, the Aorus GeForce RTX 3080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 10G, the Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Xtreme Waterforce 24G, and the Aorus GeForce RTX 3080 Xtreme Waterforce 10G. The Waterforce WB are the …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War update coming to Warzone in December
We've known for a while now that Call of Duty: Warzone will persist between annual Call of Duty games, but details on exactly how that will work have been slim. We are finally starting to get some answers this week though. Warzone will remain its own separate game, incorporating elements …
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