Ben Brode, the Game Director on Hearthstone, has announced that he is leaving Blizzard after spending 15 years at the studio. He started out as a game tester way back in the day and has spent the last ten years developing Hearthstone into the juggernaut it is today. Reflecting back …

It's ASUS ROG's top-of-the-line H370 motherboard, but is £140 just too much to ask?

Campo Santo captured the attention of a large number of gamers a couple of years ago with the release of Firewatch. Now, it looks like Valve was also suitably impressed as over the weekend, it was announced that Valve had acquired Campo Santo, who will now be releasing their next …

Back in May 2017, we learned that Netflix would be putting together a TV series based on The Witcher. Rather than taking notes from the video game series, the TV show will follow the original books. The pilot script has been written, we know about some of the characters set …

AMD's Ryzen 2600X is here and it's £210. It's one you really do want to consider for a new build

Since its debut, Rainbow Six Siege has proven to have immense potential in the eSports scene. Alongside its established ESL-sponsored Pro League, it seems communities are getting in on the action by running their own tournaments. Denis Luso’s Iron Charity Cup is the latest in this line, with all donations …

Back in 2011, the Federal Trade Commission struck a deal with Facebook to have its privacy practices audited once every two years by an external company. The system has now been called into question, after its 2017 audit failed to detect behind the scenes activity surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal. …

The Ryzen 7 2700X is here, and we bare all in this full review.

Over the last few years, Apple has gone through some internal changes. The iOS and macOS development teams were merged, which led to renewed speculation surrounding future plans to merge the two operating systems. While that may sound feasible to some, Apple CEO, Tim Cook, is very much against the …

Despite its attempt with Hangouts and then Allo, Google has failed to compete with its rivals iMessage chat application since Apple debuted it back in 2011. Now playing catch-up, Google has helped launch ‘Chat’, a new RCS-based service that works with carriers to replace SMS messages as we know them. …

The National Federation of State High Schools (NFHS) helps govern educational sports across the United States, crafting rules and broadcasting state tournaments. eSports will soon be joining its 17 traditional sports as a part of its push into the electronic scene, however it seems that shooters in particular are out …

The iPhone X is the most expensive iPhone that Apple has ever released, and part of the reasoning behind that is the cost of parts. The OLED displays Samsung supply for the iPhone X cost around $97 per unit, In order to reduce production costs in the future, Apple signed …

It's a lush, high end gaming chair from Noblechairs. At over £500 does it deliver the goods?

As the generations progressed, highly sought after Shiny Pokémon evolved from being so rare that owning one would prompt jealousy among friendship groups to a regular occurrence that could be farmed through a variety of techniques. With a new trademark registration, Nintendo could possibly be bringing back this exclusively elite …

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into place fairly soon here in the EU, which means companies around the world are preparing changes to fall in line with the new laws. Facebook might be trying to skirt around it, but Oculus will be going in a different direction …

Since the launch of PUBG’s second map, players have voiced their want for the choice between Miramar and original map Erangel. This want has only increased in recent weeks, as its third map is in testing but it looks like players won’t have to wait too much longer for the …

In need of a graphics card upgrade? Then look no further. This month, we have teamed up with Sapphire to give away a Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8G! You won't want to miss this!

Over the last six months, there has been no shortage of politicians and regulatory groups getting involved in the gaming space due to the controversy surrounding loot boxes. The Netherlands Gaming Authority recently conducted its own study of ten games featuring loot boxes, and while the majority of them were …

The divisive RGB trend has trickled down from what used to be a high-end luxury towards reasonably priced mid-range systems in recent years, making competition rather fierce. Keen to stay ahead of the curve, Antec leaves the option to its fans, introducing its new budget-conscious DF500 and DF500 RGB mid …

Today is launch day for AMD's 2nd Gen Ryzen processors, meaning the new CPUs and X470 motherboards have hit store shelves and begun shipping out to customers. To help bolster the launch, G.Skill has launched some new memory kits, bringing higher speed DDR4 to the new X470 platform. There are …

While Samsung’s Galaxy S9 is praised as a well-crafted handset, it’s been criticised for its lack of innovation when compared with its predecessor, falling way behind current high-end competition. It seems that the South Korean-based company has finally cracked the right technology to make next year’s successor one to watch, …

After just recently managing to dodge a hostile takeover, Qualcomm is looking to cut costs, with plans to let go of 1,500 staff members. A while back, Qualcomm's board promised investors that it would save $1 billion in operating costs this year, the layoffs are supposed to help the board …

Just a couple of weeks ago, Mozilla announced that it would be launching a dedicated version of its Firefox web browser for virtual reality and augmented reality headsets. Now it looks like Google had similar plans in motion, as Chrome now has native VR support. Currently, Chrome's virtual reality mode …

Back when Star Wars Battlefront II first launched, EA was forced to disable the game's microtransactions due to backlash. Last month, DICE officially got around to changing the game's entire progression system to address issues with the core game. With all of that work out of the way, EA has …

Atari is on the cusp of its hardware revival, with the Ataribox evolving into the retro-inspired Atari VCS. Although not much has been revealed since its crowdfunding was suspended last December, Atari COO Michael Arzt has taken time out at the Game Developers Conference to shed more light on what’s …

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on May 25th, clamping down on how privacy and data is handled throughout the online world. Of course, this hits Facebook hard in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, however, Zuckerberg and his company are still trying to find …

Intel has been trying to get a foothold in the wearable tech market for years now. Back in February, it looked like good progress was being made, after the Vaunt smart glasses were first shown. However, it looks like Intel will be taking a step back from wearables for now, …

Back in February, YouTube controversially introduced new eligibility criteria for monetisation, raising the barrier for content creators to earn money from their videos. The Google-owned platform has revealed that this has been working as intended since its implementation, and that further changes are on the way, including a way for …

Since the Nintendo Switch first launched, there have been plenty of software tinkerers trying to figure out how to modify the system. Hackers were able to poke around the inner workings of the Switch just one week after release. Since then, some have managed to get Linux up and running …

Over the course of 2017, Battle Royale became the next big thing in multiplayer gaming. We saw PUBG explode, Fortnite arrived and gave it some serious competition and now various Triple A developers are looking to implement the game mode themselves. We've heard that Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 might …