After months of leaks upon leaks, Samsung will finally be hosting its Galaxy Unpacked 2018 event tomorrow. We already have a good idea of what to expect, but here is when and where the announcements will be taking place. On the 9th of August at 4PM BST, Samsung will be …
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Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros Ultimate gets new characters, will feature 103 stages and more
At E3 earlier this year, Nintendo dedicated a lot of time to showing off Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Given the amount that was shown at the time, it would have been easy for Nintendo to stay quiet for a bit longer, but it looks like the team is wants to …
Read More »Update: IGN fires editor after plagiarising YouTuber’s Dead Cells review
Update (08/08/18): IGN found itself knee deep in controversy earlier this week after YouTuber Boomstick Gaming pointed out a number of similarities between his Dead Cells review and that of the publication’s Nintendo Editor Filip Miucin. After an internal investigation, IGN has parted ways with Miucin and is in contact …
Read More »FCC has been caught lying about last year’s DDoS attack amidst net neutrality debate
In the run up to the FCC’s vote that ultimately eliminated net neutrality, the regulator revealed that it had experienced a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that prevented users from commenting but conveniently left the rest of the site perfectly accessible. In what is likely no surprise to anyone, …
Read More »UK ISPs forced to cut down advertised speeds following ASA ruling
In November 2017, the UK's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) ruled that broadband providers would have to start advertising average speeds to customers, rather than top speeds. As always, it takes a while for these rules to properly fall into place, but the switch has now happened, and it looks like …
Read More »Call of Duty Black Ops 4 PC beta dates and system requirements
The team at Treyarch is trying something different for Call of Duty this year, shifting away from single-player and focussing all efforts on multiplayer. A few weeks ago, the game's beta dates were announced for PC and consoles, and now, the minimum and recommended system requirements for Black Ops 4 …
Read More »Google officially launches Android 9 Pie
Google has released its latest mobile operating system for Pixel handsets, dubbing the update Android 9 Pie.
Read More »Google acquires Android-focussed GPU tester ‘GraphicsFuzz’
Large tech companies tend to acquire smaller firms on a regular basis. Sometimes these acquisitions are relatively uninteresting on the surface, but they do tend to provide insight into what is going on behind the scenes at any given time. This week, Google announced that it has acquired ‘GraphicsFuzz' a …
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has launched its ‘FIX PUBG’ campaign to quell bugs
If it’s not cheaters bringing PUBG players down, it’s a plethora of bugs according to the game’s community. It seems that developer PUBG Corp agrees with this assessment, pledging its latest efforts to improving Battlegrounds’ quality-of-life under a new campaign called “FIX PUBG.” “For the duration of the campaign, we’ll …
Read More »Ubisoft teases Rainbow Six Siege’s upcoming Operation Grim Sky
Operation Para Bellum is slowly but surely coming to a close, as Ubisoft has begun teasing details surrounding its next lot of content for Rainbow Six Siege. Titled Operation Grim Sky, this will be the first time in over a year that the developer has returned to a traditional seasonal …
Read More »Kingston UV500 960GB SSD Review
The latest SATA SSD drive family from Kingston is the UV500 series.
Read More »GameFly’s cloud gaming service will shutdown next month after EA acquisition
Ever since the rise and fall of OnLive, there has been an increasing amount of interest in ‘cloud gaming' amongst major publishers. Sony has PSNow, Nvidia has GeForceNow, Microsoft recently acquired its own cloud gaming service, and in May, EA acquired a cloud gaming service of its own. The acquisition …
Read More »AMD’s 32-core Threadripper 2nd Gen flagship is already up for pre-order
Yesterday, AMD announced the full line-up for its 2nd generation of Ryzen Threadripper processors. We're getting two different series this time around, distinguished by ‘X' and ‘WX' branding. Those of you interested in the 32-core flagship TR 2990WX will be pleased to know that retailers have already begun listing them, …
Read More »Asus announces Z370, H370, B360, H310 BIOS updates for Intel 9th Gen CPUs
Last week, MSI accidentally let some news out surrounding Intel's 9th Gen processor launch. At the time, we learned that Z370 motherboards would be getting a BIOS update to support some of Intel's upcoming 9th Gen SKUs. Since then, other motherboard makers have also begun announcing their own plans for …
Read More »Razer has turned to Kickstarter to fund its left-handed Naga Trinity mouse
While mouse manufacturers have finally been turning their attention to left-handed gamers in recent years with ambidextrous mice, these products often forgo many of the features that right-handed players get access to. Razer is hoping to turn the tide on this moving forward with its exclusively left-handed Naga Trinity gaming …
Read More »Showtime’s Halo TV series will have an original story and star Master Chief
Back when the Xbox One was first introduced in 2013, Microsoft was very focused on expanding further into the entertainment industry. One of the big announcements was a Halo TV series produced by Steven Spielberg. Things were silent for years but the project is finally making progress. We now know …
Read More »Samsung could make 1TB+ SSDs more affordable with industry’s first 4-bit consumer drives
Samsung is ramping up its efforts with solid state drives, beginning mass production of the industry’s first commercial 4-bit quad-level cell (QLC) 4TB SSD. Once this has flooded the market, Samsung promises that 1TB SSDs will become much more affordable as a result. Executive vice president of memory sales & …
Read More »TSMC reveals that it was attacked by a variant of the WannaCry virus
Chip supplier TSMC was hit by a virus over the weekend, temporarily shutting down operations and prompting concerns of shipment delays. It seems as though the firm has identified the virus to be related to WannaCry, malicious code formally associated with North Korea according to the US, the UK and …
Read More »Fallout 76 won’t be on Steam
Over the years, several notable publishers have begun moving away from Steam in an effort to grow their own platforms. Bethesda has had its own launcher for a while but hasn't done much to really push it. That is changing this year, as Fallout 76 will be exclusive to the …
Read More »Ninja Theory doubles its donation to charity after achieving 100,000 Hellblade sales on Xbox
Ninja Theory is no stranger to charity, beginning its efforts by partnering with UK mental health charity Rethink last October. This continued in April 2018, with the developer announced it would donate proceeds from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice to Mental Health America, coinciding with sales milestones of its Xbox One release. …
Read More »Falcon Project X VR Ready Gaming PC Review
Got £1150 to spend on a new gaming rig? We look at the Falcon Project X VR Ready Gaming PC
Read More »Kolink unveils its budget-based Levante midi chassis
Following on from its Stronghold and Observatory cases, Kolink has introduced the Levante, once again designed with price to performance in mind. The Kolink Levante features a double tempered glass panel design, full mesh front, PSU shroud and four pre-installed RGB Fans, all for £72.95. While aesthetic is certainly an …
Read More »Gigabyte confirms plans to update its current motherboards with Intel 9th Gen support
Last week, MSI accidentally let some news out surrounding Intel's 9th Gen processor launch. At the time, we learned that Z370 motherboards would be getting a BIOS update to support some of Intel's upcoming 9th Gen SKUs. Now Gigabyte has followed the same path, confirming its own Z370 9th Gen …
Read More »Compulsion Games sheds light on We Happy Few’s season pass
When publishing rights to We Happy Few were picked up by Gearbox and development shifted towards a more linear story-driven experience, it was revealed that plans for post-launch content were being laid out. Now, developer Compulsion Games has revealed the first of what’s to come, with three lots of DLC …
Read More »Leo Says Ep. 25 – Threadripper 2, Apple Trillion, 28 Core Intel and more!
Today Leo is focusing on AMD's Theadripper 2 processors as the first embargo has now lifted and we can reveal more information about the CPUs. Leo also discusses Apple, TSMC, Intel and ... a RGB toothbrush?
Read More »Google allegedly reveals Pixel 3 launch date via leaked advertisement
Google is seeing a variety of leaks ahead of its next major smartphone launch, with a potential release date seemingly coming from the firm itself. Both the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will supposedly be announced on October 4th, pointing towards a mid-October release to the public. An advert …
Read More »TSMC warns partners of shipment delays as it recovers from computer virus
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) factories were forced to close down over the weekend after a computer virus crippled the company’s systems. As a major partner of Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm among others, TSMC has warned that this could cause shipment delays which might impact this year’s iPhone and upcoming …
Read More »Xtrfy H1 Pro Gaming Headset Review
It's a headset from Xtrfy made in collaboration with Ninjas in Pyjamas - but is it any good?
Read More »Pokémon Go to expand upon trading and add battling before the end of 2018
Pokémon Go released over two years ago, prompting hopes of an authentic Pokémon trainer experience through smartphones. This was made difficult, however, with staple features of the series notably missing. Developer Niantic has already introduced trading in an effort to change this, with hopes of implementing PvP battling before the …
Read More »Valve may be bringing Flash Sales back to Steam
Over the last couple of years, Valve has simplified the Steam sale process quite a bit. Developers now have control to set their own sale prices ahead of time and flash sales were removed from the equation. This made it easier for buyers to pick up what they wanted at …
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