Adobe has released statistics on the success of online sales over the Thanksgiving and Black Friday holidays in the U.S., announcing that previous records were broken by quite a margin. It tracked more than $5.27 billion (£4.22 billion) in transactions over the period, a 17.7 per cent increase over the …
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator now in open alpha
If you spend any of your time watching Youtubers game or Let's Play their way through various titles, then chances are at some point in the past few months you stumbled across the Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. If you thought it looked like a lot of fun, now you can …
Read More »AWD-IT Aura (GTX 1070) System Review
The AWD-IT Aura system uses the GTX 1070, which we reviewed in June over HERE. Alongside that we find an i7-6700K overclocked to 4.5GHz, as well as 16GB of 3000MHz Corsair DDR4 and a Samsung 750 EVO SSD. It is certainly a good spec on paper, and with a price of …
Read More »Do you WATERCOOL? Leo shows you his …
There are two important things you need to know about my PC. The first is that it lives under a desk so the current colour clash between blue coolant and red memory isn’t a factor as the CPU area is completely out of sight. The second is that this is …
Read More »Intel Kaby Lake Core i5 and i7 CPU European pricing appears online
Update: Back at the end of October, we got out first look at the final clock speeds for Intel's upcoming Kaby Lake desktop processors, alongside early indicators for US pricing for the new Core i7 and Core i5. Since then, some more retailers have begun listing prices, this time in …
Read More »Thermaltake takes aim at modders with ‘Super Tower’ chassis
The PC modding scene is always very exciting and this year, Thermaltake wants to get more involved with the launch of its brand new Super Tower Chassis series, designed in collaboration with Watermod France with a focus on innovation and craftsmanship. The Tower 900 is an E-ATX vertical chassis and …
Read More »The Division’s active player count ‘back to launch numbers’
Update: Ubisoft has revised its original statement, claiming that the original wording was a ‘miscommunication'. An updated statement has since been issued, which now claims that The Division's player numbers are “trending in a positive direction”, rather than claiming launch numbers are back. Full story, HERE. Original Story: While The …
Read More »Intel’s unlocked Core i3 7350K confirmed, benchmark results leaked
While Intel isn't set to unleash its Kaby Lake desktop processors on the world until the start of 2017, we have been getting some early looks at what's to come in the build up. Just a couple of weeks ago, we first learned that Intel may be releasing an unlocked, …
Read More »People are using the Steam Awards to tell Valve to make Half-Life 3
This year as part of the Steam Autumn Sale, Valve is doing something a little different- they have launched ‘The Steam Awards. This awards ceremony not only allows Steam users to vote games into specific categories, but you can also nominate a category. As you might imagine, it hasn't taken …
Read More »No Man’s Sky is getting its first update in over two months
Sean Murray and his studio, Hello Games, have been mostly radio silent ever since the launch of No Man's Sky. In fact, the only time we heard from them was when the studio's Twitter account was hacked, tweeting out ‘No Man's Sky was a mistake'. However, it looks like the …
Read More »Save money or win a new system today with DinoPC
We've already got you covered when it comes to Black Friday deals for components and laptops, but what if you are looking to grab yourself a pre-built system while the sales are on? Well, DinoPC have some enticing offers on their end but if you aren't looking to spend big, …
Read More »MSI’s top ten Black Friday laptop deals
Black Friday has arrived and many of you might be looking to burn a hole in your wallet for the occasion so expect a few deal round-ups from us today. If you are in the market for a new gaming laptop, then MSI have you covered as we have managed …
Read More »What games are you playing this weekend?
With Black Friday giving sites like GoG and GreenManGaming a good excuse to discount games, and Steam running its usual Autumn sale, there are a tonne of games on offer today and over the next few days. That means that there's a good chance that this weekend you guys are playing …
Read More »CableMod shows off new WideBeam hybrid LED case lighting strips
Although most enthusiasts have thrown some LED fans in their PC at some point in their gaming career, if you want to really customise the look of your case's interior, light strips are the way to go. CableMod's new Widebeam Hybrid LED strips offer a new, multi-purpose lighting solution, with …
Read More »Graphics cards, motherboards and more discounted on Black Friday
It's Friday guys, so the weekend is almost upon us, but of course this isn't just any Friday, it's Black Friday, which means for the next few days the news will be chock full of video of people trampling each other to save a few quid on a new TV. …
Read More »AOC AGON AG271QG 165hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor Review
We were impressed with our first look at AOC’s new AGON gaming screen brand, which arrived in the shape of the AG271QX. Whilst the AOC AGON AG271QG’s almost identical model name and indistinguishable external appearance makes it look like it’s the same screen with G-Sync instead of FreeSync, it actually …
Read More »Tesla has been hiring Hololens developers
Elon Musk's electric car company, Tesla, has been making waves over the past year for its Model 3, its acquisition of Solar City and its push for power storage technology, but its future cars could be rather eye catching too. Tesla has recently hired on its second ex-Microsoft and more …
Read More »Football Manager 2017 Brexit feature angers gamers
Football Manager 2017 might be a well selling title, but it's taken a bit of a thrashing in reviews on various platforms. Most gamers have complained about the social feed, glitchy AI and problematic crashes, but some have been annoyed by another random feature: Brexit. The game randomly introduces the …
Read More »AOC’s latest AGON monitor delivers the fastest refresh rate yet
AOC has been fleshing out its new AGON series of gaming monitors all year long. Just last month, a brand new Ultra-Wide monitor was added to the lineup, which traded in resolution for a higher 200Hz refresh rate. This month things are a little different, with the AGON AG251FZ bringing …
Read More »HTC has sold ‘much more’ than 140,000 Vive headsets
Last month, reports began circulating and claiming that HTC has managed to sell a total of 140,000 Vive virtual reality headsets between April's launch and October. However, it turns out that the actual figure might be more impressive as HTC clarified the situation during a briefing with investors, stating that …
Read More »ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080 Gaming A8G Review
Today we are taking a look at the slightly more conservatively clocked ‘A8G' ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080. With an out-of-the-box boost clock of up to 1809MHz (1835MHz if you enable the OC mode in ASUS' software), the A8G STRIX is around 90MHz slower than the STRIX OC O8G model. …
Read More »Reddit CEO admits to stealth editing other user’s posts
It looks like Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, has been messing with users of the site over the last few days as today he admitted that he has been editing the content of posts and comments directed at himself. Huffman co-founded Reddit alongside Alexis Ohanian back in 2005 and goes by …
Read More »Samsung might be selling its PC business to Lenovo
Samsung has been in the PC business for years now but over time, things have become considerably less profitable, thanks in part to the rise of smartphones and tablets. Now in order to cut the costs associated with its PC business, Samsung is apparently looking to sell it off and …
Read More »Ubisoft is making big changes to how it handles DLC
Ubisoft let a lot of gamers down back in 2014 with the releases of Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed: Unity. Since then, the company's reputation has been on thin ice and many have resorted to boycotting the publisher when it comes to PC versions of games. However, Ubisoft is looking …
Read More »UK law could soon ban ‘non-conventional porn’ online
Do you partake in pornography that is considered “non-conventional?” Who knows right? That's a pretty vague term, but it's the exact wording of the currently under-debate, Digital Economy Bill, which is being pushed through parliament. If enacted, it could force ISPs to put blocks in place for any sites that …
Read More »Nvidia’s Computer for Cure awards $400,000 for cancer research
Nvidia's philanthropic arm, the Nvidia Foundation, has awarded two groups of research teams $200,000 a piece as part of its Compute the Cure effort, to try and combat cancer. Each team uses Nvidia technology in a unique way to help research the disease and how best to fight against it. …
Read More »AquaComputer Vision puts a temperature display in a CPU block
In its quest to develop a water cooling CPU block of the future, German water cooling expert AquaComputer, has created the Cuplex Kryos NEXT with Vision, a block that comes complete with its very own temperature read out. The OLED display can also be used to show other stats like CPU …
Read More »Kim Dotcom claims he’s been under unlawful surveillance
MegaUpload founder and perpetual courtroom denizen, Kim Dotcom, still finds himself battling with unknown forces. This time he's claiming that a camera placed in a hotel room opposite his apartment was pointed directly at him. Although official claims are that it was filming the nearby harbour, it has since been …
Read More »Playdead drops Denuvo protection for Inside
Playdead, the developer of hit creepy, indie side-scroller, Inside, has ditched anti-tamper software, Denuvo from the game just as the Steam Autumn Sale hit. Considering Denuvo has proved so successful in protecting other games, it's quite a surprising move to see it ditched, especially during a sale period. Denuvo has …
Read More »AMD launching RX 490 in 2016? Don’t put your upgrade plans on hold yet
Back in July, AMD accidentally listed the RX 490 on its website for a brief time, which swiftly prompted rumours surrounding AMD's higher-end GPU plans for 2016. It has been a few months since then with very little in the way of new information but this week, reports popped up …
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