Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players have just one more week to claim the first DLC character for free, before Piranha Plant enters the fray at some point next month. After this, that Mario alumnus will not be included in the Fighters Pass, instead available as a standalone purchase. Those who …

It's a new, cheaper DeathAdder mouse - is it competitive at the £50 price point?

CD Projekt Red has been hard at work on Cyberpunk 2077 ever since The Witcher 3’s final expansion shipped. We are used to developers coming and going over the course of a long running project. Sebastian Stepien served as the Creative Director on The Witcher 3 and was the lead …

Although PlayStation Now has been around much longer than its cloud competitors, Sony hasn’t done much with the service, allowing it to stagnate. It’s taken a swift nudge from Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass to push the company in the right direction once again, as PS Now is set to finally …

ARCTIC had a great run with the Freezer 33 air cooler but it is time for an upgraded version to enter the spotlight. This month, Arctic launched the new Freezer 34 air cooler series, consisting of the Freezer 34 CO, Freezer 34 eSports and the Freezer 34 eSports DUO. The …

Today marks your last chance to try the battle royale mode within Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 before the free trial comes to an end tomorrow, January 24. Before that however, Activision has one more surprise in store, unveiling a brand new Blackout game mode that allows players to …

Intel might not have a permanent leader in place since former CEO Brian Krzanich stepped down in June, 2018, but that hasn’t stopped the company from hitting new milestones. Today, the company announced that it has achieved gender pay equity on a global scale, including the addition of stock-based compensation. …

It's a budget air cooler for £30 - but how does it fare against the competition?

Apple’s MacBook Pro is no stranger to controversies, experiencing keyboard, speaker and throttling issues since its 2016 overhaul. It turns out that it doesn’t end there, as a new hardware problem dubbed “flexgate” is causing a spotted effect on displays, and in some cases complete failure. Breakdown experts at iFixit …

It seems as though increasing US pricing hasn’t deterred Netflix subscribers, as the platform’s user base continues to grow. Customers have drawn their line in the sand however, with over half stating that they would leave should Netflix introduce full advertisements. New research from technology firm Audience Project shows that …

At CES earlier this month, Intel finally demonstrated its first 10nm processor for desktops. The Ice Lake CPU is supposed to arrive by the end of 2019 after plenty of delays. Unfortunately, there may still be unforeseen complications, as industry rumours claim that Intel is struggling with implementing PCIe 4.0 support in the chipset.

This is a heck of an interesting case from Riotoro, but does it hit the mark ?

A few years ago, the folks behind Google's Deepmind project became interested in training the AI to tackle StarCraft 2. Blizzard helped out by releasing bot creation tools and giving Google access to tens of thousands of recorded StarCraft 2 matches to help train the AI. Significant progress has been …

MSI's legendary flagship ‘Lightning' series of graphics cards is returning this month, with the RTX 2080Ti Lightning Z set to launch. MSI's flagship graphics card returns with a reworked cooler and an enhanced power design for better overclocking. The RTX 2080Ti Lightning Z changes things up in a number of …

EA’s handling of the Star Wars franchise has garnered a lot of criticism from fans over the years, with its unnecessary focus on microtransactions becoming the focal point of an unsuccessful petition to get the license revoked in 2017. It seems as though Rogue One: A Star Wars Story writer …

Lengthy isometric RPGs have been making a comeback over the last few years, with Divinity Original Sin, Wasteland and Pillars of Eternity all doing extremely well. Developers have also been finding ways to make these games accessible to a wider range of players than ever before. Pillars of Eternity 2: …

It is no secret that Fallout 76 has had its fair share of struggles since launch, with a general poor reception of the game leading to poor sales. Usually when this happens with a multiplayer game, the ‘free to play' discussion comes up. A rumour that Fallout 76 would make …

AMD has assured fans that its upcoming Radeon VII GPU will support Linux from day one.

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been very focussed on community feedback- particularly where gaming and Xbox are concerned. Right now, Phil Spencer and the Microsoft gaming team are looking into improving Windows 10 for games. In order to assist these efforts, a community feedback page has been set …

Despite multiple countries scrutinising loot boxes for their supposed link to gambling, the United Kingdom has taken a rather reserved approach by dismissing the connection on numerous occasions. Fortunately, further investigations from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee into “addictive technologies” is allowing the public to have their say …

Capcom had a stellar year in 2018 thanks to Monster Hunter World. The PC version of the game launched back in August and has consistently been amongst the top played games on Steam. The game will continue to get updates this year, with the next patch set to add in …

Back in June 2018, Sega announced that it would start bringing the Yakuza series over to PC, starting off with the highly regarded Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami. Yakuza 0 landed on Steam in August and while a Steam listing for Kiwami has been present since November, we are now …

China has approved its third batch of video games since resuming license distribution at the end of last year, seeing 93 titles make their way past the regulator. The country’s two biggest publishers are still noticeably absent from the list, as share prices for both Tencent and NetEase fluctuate in …

We’re so used to hearing of profit warnings and losses, that it’s a nice change of pace when a technology company beats its own expectations. Thanks to an impressive third-quarter turnover, Logitech International SA has now re-evaluated its full-year profit, increasing between $5 – 20 million. Logitech’s success has been …

With launch just one month away, Bioware is preparing to gear up for Anthem's first public demo. The first demo phase takes place this weekend for pre-orderers, with a fully public demo set to go live next week on the 1st of February until the 3rd. This demo won't fully …

Intel rate the endurance of the 8TB drive at up to 13.88PBW and back the drive with a 5 year warranty.

Samsung’s tentatively titled Galaxy S10 range is about a month away, with leaks and rumours suggesting that the range of devices will provide quite the upgrade over the current generation. One of the flagship features is supposedly a fingerprint sensor located beneath the screen, which new reports suggest won’t work …

Ubisoft has long been stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to Tachanka, with the Rainbow Six Siege community hailing the “Lord” as a meme despite the operator being largely useless in the game’s meta. Fortunately, a throwaway comment teases that the developer might have plans …

Ever since the most recent Star Wars game cancellation at EA, there has been a ton of discussion surrounding the publisher and its use of the license. Over the weekend, an older story began doing the rounds again, reminding the world that at one point, Bioware was working on a …

EU Member States have refused a compromise position on Article 13, further delaying negotiations of its final text.