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 …
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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 …
Read More »Valve has tied in the Steam Autumn Sale with an awards ceremony
Valve has been attempting to spruce up its sales over the last couple of years in an effort to try and turn buying games into some form of meta game. However, with the Autumn Sale this year, Valve has chosen to try something different- The Steam Awards. For the first …
Read More »Another retailer points to sub-£200 price point for Nintendo Switch
Update: Last week, we heard some news surrounding the Nintendo Switch's pricing, with sources claiming that here in the UK, the Switch would come in two configurations, one priced at £199 and another with more storage priced at £249. Now that outcome is looking even more likely as UK retailer …
Read More »Sony appears to be censoring complaints over 4K TV input lag issues
It looks like Sony has some explaining to do as the company appears to be censoring its forums by removing any thread that makes mention of its flagship Bravia 4K TV lineup and their input lag issues. Right now, Sony is pushing its range of Ultra-HD TVs as being ‘PS4 …
Read More »Meet China’s Amazon Echo competitor: The LingLong DingDong
Digital Assistants have become more and more useful over the years and while the likes of Siri and Google Now are excellent, the Amazon Echo and its Alexa assistant are perhaps the most impressive so far. Unfortunately, the smart home gadget doesn't necessarily know a great deal of languages- it …
Read More »Corsair Carbide 270R Case Review
The Corsair Carbide 270R Windowed is a significant new case as it comes in at a bargain price. Bargain, that is, for Corsair which has a massive range of cases with prices that start at £50 and head north of £150. Corsair Carbide 270R is very much at the lower …
Read More »OSVR headset and software now supported by Steam
The Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) platform is now supported officially by Steam, which means you can use the alternative headset to play all sorts of games and experiences there. It also gives OSVR its own category, so if you're looking to buy compatible titles, you can search for them alone. The …
Read More »Xbox One Oculus Rift streaming mode coming soon
The Oculus Rift will soon be able to support streaming games from the Xbox One, in a cinema-mode that puts the user in front of a giant virtual screen. That means the games themselves won't be automatically turned into VR experiences, but you can play them in a variety of …
Read More »Deliveroo hack charged users for food they didn’t order
Someone has figured out how to manipulate the food delivery app, Deliveroo, to charge users for all sorts of food items, even if it's not delivered to them. Several users have reported having bills of £100 or more for food that was delivered to a number of different locations, but …
Read More »EHA Community Awards 2016 – Winners!
Today sees the announcement of the 2016 European Hardware Community Awards. The products were nominated by the EHA’s readers and then voted for by a huge regional audience. No other survey reaches out to more than 20 million technology enthusiasts across the continent in 9 languages. All of the KitGuru …
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