Ghost Recon Breakpoint is Ubisoft’s upcoming co-operative shooter and sequel to the popular Ghost Recon Wildlands. The second Breakpoint beta offers an early hands-on experience of the game and is due to start this coming week, spread over four days. The beta will start on the 26th of September and continue until …
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Seagate FireCuda 510 1TB SSD Review
It's a 1TB NVMe SSD from Seagate, currently priced at £199.99
Read More »World of Tanks announces support for ray tracing
Popular free-to-play tank sim, World of Tanks, is to receive an update which will let anyone with a DirectX 11 graphics card enable ray tracing within the game – so you don't need an RTX 20-series GPU. At World of Tanks' annual ‘Wargaming Fest: Tanker Day' event, it was announced …
Read More »Deepcool’s latest air cooler is set to rival the NH-D15
This week brings the release of a new high-end CPU air cooler from Deepcool. We first got a look at the Assassin III back at CES 2019 and the cooler is marketed as the direct competitor to the legendary Noctua NH-D15, which has been the best in class for what …
Read More »Chrome Ad blocker extensions linked to Ad Fraud worth millions
Adverts on websites – a lot of people love to block them. Just be careful of how you do that as it would appear that some adblockers are putting cookies into the web browser of millions of users so they can gather ‘affiliate income' from referral schemes. This is one …
Read More »GTA V offline mode bug now fixed
Earlier this week the Rockstar Games Launcher appeared on Steam, and with it came an issue which meant players were unable play Grand Theft Auto V in offline mode. Rockstar were quick to announce that it was a bug causing this and not any changes they had made to the …
Read More »Win an Apple Watch Series 5 GPS + Cellular with KitGuru (closed)
We have a very special competition running for the next couple of days - the chance to win a new Apple Watch 5. This Stainless steel watch retails for £699 in the United Kingdom and incorporates the brand new 'Always on retina display'. Can't find the exact watch you want ? Apple also now allow the end user to customise their own watch designs in 'Apple Watch Studio'.
Read More »AMD’s Navi 12 and Navi 14 GPUs referenced online
It's been almost three months since AMD launched its latest RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards, based on the Navi 10 GPU. Now, a recent post on Mesa 3D Graphics Library suggests the next Navi 12 and Navi 14 GPUs could be just around the corner. The post …
Read More »The Last of Us Part II appears set to release in February 2020
It has been a long time since Sony or Naughty Dog has said anything official about The Last of Us Part II. This week, that silence was broken, with the game confirmed to be appearing as part of Sony's ‘State of Play' announcement live stream on the 24th of September. …
Read More »The best PC and Laptop deals for back to school season
September is back to school season for many. If you are heading off to college or university, then chances are you'll be looking for a trusty new PC/laptop for work and play. We've rounded up some of the best deals to help you choose.
Read More »IBM expands its quantum computing arsenal with new 53-qubit monster
This week, we saw IBM continue to push its quantum computing efforts by announcing a 53 quantum bit/qubit capable quantum computer. That’s a big increase on IBM’s Q System One, which debuted this January boasting 20-qubits of processing power. For anyone who doesn’t know, a qubit is a quantum bit …
Read More »Aorus CV27Q Tactical Gaming monitor to offer 165hz refresh rate and 1ms response time
Gigabyte Aorus has been expanding into gaming monitors recently. We've had a look at the 1080p/144Hz CV27 ourselves but if you prefer high refresh rate 1440p gaming, then the Gigabyte Aorus CV27Q Tactical Gaming Monitor will be right up your alley. The Gigabyte Aorus CV27Q boasts a 2560×1440 resolution, 165Hz …
Read More »Intel’s upcoming 5GHz Core i9-9900KS will have a much higher TDP, so substantial cooling will be required
Intel will be launching the Core i9-9900KS in October, boasting a base frequency of 4GHz and a boost speed of 5GHz across all cores. As expected, this level of performance can't be achieved with the 95W TDP of the original Core i9-9900K, with reports currently indicating that the CPU could near …
Read More »ASRock X570 Taichi Motherboard Review
It's ASRock's £300 X570 offering - what does Luke make of it?
Read More »AMD confirms 24-core 3rd Gen Threadripper and Ryzen 9 3950X coming in November
After plenty of rumours, leaks and speculation, today AMD has confirmed 3rd Gen Threadripper's launch in addition to providing an update on the impending release of the Ryzen 9 3950X.
Read More »Valve updates Steam Labs with deep dive, community reviews and recommendation experiments
Back in July, following the success of Valve's open approach to Dota Underworlds development, the Steam team also began trialling a similar early access system. Now, Steam Labs is live and gives Steam users the chance to try out experimental new features and provide feedback before these experiments are rotated …
Read More »Corsair iCUE 465X RGB Review
Corsair's latest iCUE 465X RGB case has made its way to Leo for review
Read More »Divinity Original Sin 2 has cross-save between Steam and Nintendo Switch
Divinity Original Sin 2 is one of the best RPGs of the generation, with Larian taking what was learned from the first game and improving in almost all areas. Recently, the game made its way over to the Nintendo Switch, granting the ability to take the game with you on …
Read More »Valve will appeal ruling on pre-owned Steam game sales
Yesterday, we learned that a French judge had ruled that Valve is not allowed to prohibit users from re-selling their digital games, ordering that the clause be removed from the Steam policy and terms of service. Valve hadn't responded at the time, but the company has since confirmed its intent …
Read More »Call of Duty Open Beta kicks off on PC this weekend, system requirements announced
Modern Warfare returns this year for the Call of Duty franchise, bringing back classic multiplayer modes and a single-player campaign. The beta has already been live on the PS4 for a few days now but this weekend, the open beta also kicks off for PC and Xbox One players- we …
Read More »Sharkoon’s new ELBRUS gaming chairs are the best value yet
Sharkoon has been working its way into the gaming chair market for a while now, with several models hitting different price points. This week, Sharkoon is launching two new chairs, the ELBRUS 1 and ELBRUS 2, delivering more affordable options for PC gaming enthusiasts. The ELBRUS 1 is upholstered with …
Read More »Samsung’s new PCIe 4.0 SSDs offer lightning fast speeds and are bolstered by ‘never die’ technology
Samsung combines super fast PCIe 4.0 speeds with some very smart software upgrades to create what could be the most 'fail proof' SSD to date.
Read More »Benchmark leak gives details on Intel Core i9-10900X and Core i9-10980XE
Fans of HEDT platforms have quite a lot to look forward to at the moment. Not only has there been leaked information surrounding AMD's 3rd Gen Threadripper CPUs, but we also have details on Intel's Cascade Lake-X chips thanks to benchmark leaks. The Intel Core i9-10900X and Core i9-10980XE were …
Read More »French judge reportedly orders Valve to not prohibit re-selling of digital games on Steam
A French Court has ruled that Valve must not prohibit Steam customers from re-selling digital games, but is a pre-owned market for digital games feasible in today's industry? What would this mean for other digital platforms and digital entertainment mediums?
Read More »Call of Duty Mobile is coming in October
Following in the footsteps of PUBG and Fortnite, earlier this year Activision officially announced Call of Duty Mobile, bringing one of the most-played shooter franchises of all time to Android and iOS. The game has been in beta for a while now but a final launch is nearing, with a …
Read More »Alphacool launches new range of water blocks featuring RGB lighting and support for HEDT CPUs
Custom liquid cooling manufacturer, Alphacool, is launching three new water blocks today focusing on HEDT CPUs. These new CPU blocks will support both AMD Socket TR4 and Intel LGA 2066, along with some other smaller desktop variants. The line-up consists of three water blocks following a similar design principle, with …
Read More »Rumours of TSMC struggling to meet demand could see production lead times of 7nm chips tripled
A lot of major tech companies are making the jump to 7nm chips and TSMC has a lot of major clients vying for production lines. According to sources this week, TSMC might be struggling to meet this demand for 7nm chips, which could see production times jump. TSMC makes chips …
Read More »OnePlus 7T & OnePlus 7T Pro leaks appear ahead of next week’s launch event
We’ve had a lot of big smartphone launches this year already but the year isn’t done yet. Aside from Google’s Pixel 4 launch next month, we are also getting two new devices from OnePlus- the OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro. These phones aren’t due to be announced until later …
Read More »Toshiba BG4 1TB SSD Review
It's Toshiba latest ball grid array drive, and it's about the size of an SD card
Read More »iPhone 11 Pro Max boasts a larger battery but RAM upgrades have been overlooked
It has been just over a week since Apple announced this year’s iPhone line-up, consisting of the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. During the announcement, Apple did share some details on the upgraded A13 Bionic chip but deeper technical specifications were left a mystery. …
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