Team Xecuter is rather infamous in console hacking circles. Whilst many people feel it should be an open-source and profit-free endeavour, Team Xecuter have always tried to make money with their exploits. Their Nintendo Switch offering is no different costing $25 and containing “brick code” that will brick consoles when …

Anthem is set to continue BioWare’s trend of expansive triple-A titles, carrying the torch from Mass Effect, Dragon Age and even the original Baldur’s Gate. Moving forward, the studio has now expressed interest in using its experience to develop smaller-scale titles, pushing the boat out to be more experimental. BioWare …

Antec has been gearing up to launch a new range of power supplies in 2018. We had the chance to see some of what was coming up at Computex earlier this month, and now this week, Antec is launching its new HCG Extreme series of high-performance power supplies. The High …

Upon the release of FreeSync 2, display manufacturers requested that AMD provide more clarity towards its improvements over the “vanilla” FreeSync. This prompted the company to rebrand the successor to FreeSync 2 HDR, reflecting its introduction of high-dynamic range support. Unfortunately, this is still causing confusion in the industry thanks …

SD cards are always fascinating. With every year that goes by they somehow manage to cram more space into the same form factor, at an affordable price too. The SD Association is taking that one step further with their new SD Ultra Capacity cards, with a storage limit of 128TB. …

Last week, we learned that Bethesda is suing Warner Bros and its partner, Behaviour Interactive, over the Westworld mobile game, branding it as a Fallout Shelter rip-off. Everyone involved in the lawsuit has been fairly quiet since then, but this week, Warner Bros spoke out, expressing its surprise, and calling …

While Microsoft and Nintendo seem to have been cosying up for cross-platform play across a handful of titles, Sony has noticeably been the odd one out, forgoing the practice to protect its profits. Now, it looks like the company is feeling left out, as Sony is currently “looking at a …

It's a new 2.0 desktop speaker system from Razer - with RGB lighting. Worth £150?

When you think of Realtek, you often think of audio drivers but it looks like the company is now looking to break into the SSD market too. Realtek is introducing two SSD controllers in the coming months, capable of powering the fastest M.2 NVMe drives currently available. The Realtek RTS5762 …

The Microsoft Intellimouse was a staple of early to mid-2000’s offices and schools. Every single Windows XP machine was paired with this juggernaut of a mouse. Gamers even took a shine to it thanks the optical sensor and button switches it had. It has been a while since this mouse …

Corsair has its fingers in a lot of pies, pushing out an overwhelming range of peripherals and components each year. It’s not surprising that the next target for the gaming giant is the increasingly popular world of streaming, and what better way to tackle the new field than absorbing the …

The Acer Predator X34 is a highly recommended monitor, but it is also very expensive and comes with its own unique set of drawbacks. Today I'm sharing my experience in making the jump to 21:9. Was it worth the money?

Back in the 1980’s, the BBC was at the forefront of bringing computing to the masses. The Computer Literacy Project was a huge undertaking that saw the BBC release its own computer, the BBC Micro, as well as teaching viewers how to program. The BBC is now releasing every single …

Facebook banned all adverts for cryptocurrencies, binary options and initial coin offerings (ICO) at the beginning of the year in an attempt to protect its users from potential scams. While binary options and ICO adverts are still being kept on ice, it looks like the social media platform will once …

The Microsoft Surface Pro is a great little piece of kit, but it has several glaring omissions. The chief of which is the lack of USB Type-C or Thunderbolt 3 support. Back in 2017, Microsoft said it would be shipping a dongle out to add compatibility, but nothing materialised until …

Last month, PUBG Corp sought legal action against Epic Games in an attempt to clarify whether Fortnite: Battle Royale violated copyright laws when compared with PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. In a bizarre turn of events, PUBG Corp has now sent a letter of withdrawal to its rival, dropping the lawsuit entirely. Publisher …

After a month of being available over in the US, the Oculus Go is finally making its way across the Atlantic to European shores. The first ‘all in one' VR solution from Oculus aims to replace the need for smartphone-specific VR headsets, like the Gear VR, or Google Daydream headsets. …

It’s safe to say that there’s a lot at stake during Dota 2’s biggest tournament, as The International pits teams against one another for parts of a $15 million prize pool. Unfortunately, Thunder Predator no longer has a shot at the winnings after one of its players was caught cheating …

After being denied classification in Australia last month, the folks behind We Happy Few reassured fans in the region that it was doing everything it could to change the decision of the country’s officials. Luckily, it seems as though the Classification Board has been receptive, announcing that it will be …

It has four glass panels and addressable RGB lighting - but is it worth £199.99?

It seems three is the new de facto regarding smartphones, with manufacturers slowly buying into the idea that releasing three flagship smartphones is better than the current standard of two. Samsung is rumoured to be the latest in line to adopt the practice, combating Apple’s upcoming trio of iPhones with …

Have I been Pwned (HIBP) is a fantastic service that allows you to enter your email address and see every single possible data breach it has been involved in. Many Security services and organisations are looking to implement the service into their tools, and Mozilla is looking to do the …

It wasn’t too long ago that the KRACK Attack essentially rendered every single WPA2 network insecure. Since then, the Wi-Fi Alliance has been working on the successor, and today they finally launched WPA3, which is fully immune from the KRACK Attack. The Wi-Fi Alliance announced the launch of WPA3 via …

Elgato might have beaten its rivals to the punch on launching a 4K-capable capture card, AVerMedia has finally caught up by bolstering its Live Gamer line of capture cards. It’s Live Gamer 4K is a PCIe-based capture card that bests the Elgato 4K60 in price and features, while the Live …

People take Overwatch very seriously, but no one seems to take it more seriously than the government of South Korea, thanks to the Game Industry Promotion Law and the Communication Technology Protection Law. We've previously covered videogame cheaters getting into legal trouble in South Korea, and today another story has …

Adaptive-Sync technologies like G-Sync and Freesync have really taken the gaming monitor industry by storm. While FreeSync is cheap for monitor makers to implement due to its open-source nature, G-Sync is a little more complicated. In the early days of G-Sync, Nvidia's proprietary module would add extra cost to manufacturing, …

The beginning of this year marked the opening of Pandora’s box for Facebook, revealing a plethora of botched data handling practices that began with Cambridge Analytica. The latest in the long line of privacy concerns comes from the social media platform accidentally leaking sensitive analytical reports to app testers instead …

Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are the organisation behind keeping track of UK citizens and their taxes. It turns out that HMRC has been storing taxpayers audio signatures after a default opt-in of a new Voice ID system that allowed taxpayers to use their voices as their password. Big …

Last month, we teamed up with GIGABYTE to give our readers the chance to win an awesome PC upgrade bundle featuring a GTX 1080Ti, a Z370 motherboard and a free copy of Far Cry 5. The competition is now over, so today we are pleased to announce the winners. There …

Despite most developers signing non-disclosure agreements to ensure studios can protect their work, leaks have become commonplace thanks to the general accessibility of the internet. Epic Games isn’t one to shy away from legal action against the malpractice, as a former quality assurance tester is now being sued for spoiling …