Over the last few years, Ubisoft has been getting into a rhythm with multi-year update plans for various games. We've seen Rainbow Six Siege, For Honor and The Division all continue to receive updates after release and now, Ghost Recon Wildlands will be added to the list, with the game …
Read More »Square Enix promises changes to Chrono Trigger on Steam
It has been just over a month since Square Enix dropped Chrono Trigger onto Steam, bringing the beloved classic to PC for the first time. Unfortunately, fans were disappointed by the mobile port and the graphical filters placed on it. Now, Square Enix has announced plans to make things right …
Read More »Intel halts Spectre patch plans for some older CPUs
Since January, Intel has been working on mitigating the impact of the Spectre vulnerability by releasing microcode updates for past chips. Intel CPUs dating back an entire decade are prone to Spectre, so the company started at the top, and began working its way down towards older generations. Patches for …
Read More »Apple reportedly working with TSMC to develop MicroLED displays for AR and more
A few weeks back, reports began surfacing claiming that Apple is preparing its shift away from OLED, with development on MicroLED screens already underway. Now, another source has come forward to corroborate this, with plans to switch to MicroLED display tech on the Apple Watch first, with Augmented Reality devices …
Read More »Skyrim VR has officially launched on PC
Bethesda made a big push for VR support towards the end of last year, bringing Fallout 4 VR and DOOM VFR to PC. Skyrim also received a VR version, but it launched as a PlayStation VR exclusive. That changes today, with Skyrim VR finally launching on Steam. Skyrim VR originally …
Read More »Microtransactions are being removed from Shadow of War
While the loot box controversy may have peaked with Star Wars Battlefront 2 last year, there was a brief window of time where the spotlight was on Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. Unlike the first game in the series, Shadow of War introduced microtransactions, allowing players to buy loot boxes to …
Read More »Asus launches new ROG Strix, Prime and TUF series motherboards for H370, B360 and H310
By now, you've likely seen our coverage of Intel's new 8th Gen Coffee Lake processors for desktops, and the launch of three new 300-series chipsets. Now, the influx of new motherboards is starting to roll in, with Asus revealing new ROG Strix, Prime and TUF series motherboards for H370, B360 …
Read More »Intel launches new 8th Gen desktop processors and H370, H310 and B360 chipsets
We've already covered Intel's Coffee Lake-H laptop launch today, but now we are turning out attention to announcements on the desktop side of things. Coffee Lake first launched for desktops back in October, but the lineup has been somewhat barebones, with just the Z370 chipset and a handful of CPUs …
Read More »Intel launches new 8th Gen Coffee Lake mobile processors
Intel has officially launched its first six-core Coffee Lake processors for laptops. The new Coffee Lake-H series brings Core i9, Core i7 and Xeon chips to laptops, featuring six cores for the first time on an Intel mobile platform. Intel has been sticking with quad-core chips for high-end laptops since …
Read More »Fortnite Mobile has left beta on iOS, no more invites required
Three weeks ago, Epic Games officially announced that Fortnite Battle Royale would be coming to mobile. It kicked off its testing with an invite-only beta test on iOS. Now, the beta period is over and done with, meaning anyone can download the game and jump right in. Since launch, Fortnite …
Read More »Biostar launches two new Intel B360 chipset motherboards a day early
While the official launch isn't due to take place until tomorrow, the folks at Biostar have let the cat out of the bag early. Today, Biostar announced its new slate of motherboards, based on Intel's soon to be announced B360 chipset for Coffee Lake processors. Following on from the Biostar …
Read More »The EU’s anti geo-blocking rules are now in place
In February last year, the European Union began preparing new laws to do away with region blocking on services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video when traveling. It has taken a while, but the new law is finally in effect, allowing those who subscribe to streaming services to access their …
Read More »Google is shutting down its goo.gl URL shortener
Google has offered its own URL shortener since 2009 in the form of goo.gl. The site has multiple advantages, allowing users to create easily sharable short links and track the number of clicks. Unfortunately, the service will shutting down soon in favor of ‘Firebase Dynamic Links'. Over the weekend, Google …
Read More »Valve appears to be saying goodbye to Steam Machines
A few years back, Valve made its first attempt to break into the hardware space with Steam Machines. While originally people had expected a standardized console, the Steam Machines turned out to be expensive Linux-powered pre-built gaming PCs, sold by third-party vendors in various shapes and sizes. The concept didn't …
Read More »Valve’s CS:GO trading rule changes have sparked a community uproar
Last week, Valve made a change to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's trading rules, extending the trade cool down period to seven days. The aim was to stop automated Steam accounts from trading items frequently via third-party services, but it looks like the change has sparked a lot of debate among players, …
Read More »Apple finally adds full external GPU support to macOS
Last year when Apple first announced macOS High Sierra, we learned that Mac users would finally be getting official support for external GPUs. It has taken a while, but that support has finally arrived, allowing users to hook up a bunch of different GPUs to Mac systems using the Thunderbolt …
Read More »Lindsey Lohan’s GTA V lawsuit appeal has been rejected
Way back in December 2013, Lindsey Lohan filed a 67-page long lawsuit against Rockstar for allegedly using her likeness for a character in Grand Theft Auto V. At the time, most shrugged it off as an attempt to cash in on one of the best selling games of all time, …
Read More »You can grab Spec Ops: The Line for free on PC for a limited time
If the most recent game releases just aren't doing it for you, or perhaps you need another title to fill out your Steam list, then you'll be pleased to know that Spec Ops: The Line is currently being given away for free. For the next 28 hours (as of publishing), …
Read More »Toshiba’s $18 billion memory business sale will miss March deadline
Back in September, after months of back and forth negotiations, Toshiba finally landed an $18 billion deal to sell off its chip business ‘Toshiba Memory Corp'. The massive sale was expected to complete by the end of March, but this week, Toshiba has announced that it will miss the agreed …
Read More »Frontier’s Jurassic Park builder is heading out in June
We had a number of good surprises at E3 last year, one of which was Jurassic World Evolution, a new Dinosaur-themed strategy game in the works over at Frontier. We didn’t see much of the game at the time, though we were treated to some new in-game footage in October. …
Read More »Microsoft lets go of Windows chief as part of a major reorganisation
A few years ago when Satya Nadella first took over Microsoft, the company went through a major internal shakeup and formed the Windows and Devices Group, just ahead of the launch for Windows 10. Now this week, another major shift has occurred, reorganising Microsoft, diminishing the role of the Windows …
Read More »59 iPhone throttling lawsuits may combine in to one class-action suit today
Apple entered 2018 on a bad note, with plenty of iPhone users taking issue with the company's formerly hidden ‘throttling' feature in iOS. In order to keep batteries from failing over time, Apple would quietly cut down the clock speeds of processors in older iPhones. This led to plenty of …
Read More »Facebook has delayed its camera equipped smart speaker due to data policy scrutiny
Last year, we first heard about Facebook's plans to compete with Amazon, Google and Apple in the ‘smart speaker' market. The speaker was apparently set to be revealed in May at a conference, but recently, Facebook has found itself in the middle of a major data usage and privacy scandal. …
Read More »No Man’s Sky is getting a big free expansion this summer
Early No Man's Sky buyers had their fair share of issues with the game. Many were left unhappy with the content available at launch, but over the last year, Hello Games has kept at it, with new updates every so often. This year, No Man's Sky will be getting its …
Read More »PUBG Mobile is filling up with keyboard and mouse users
PUBG officially began rolling out to Android and iOS users in the west last week, and while the mobile version is intended to be played using on-screen touch controls, there are ways around that. There are plenty of PUBG Mobile players currently using various devices to run the game on …
Read More »ASRock announces its Phantom Gaming GPU lineup
After much speculation, last week ASRock essentially confirmed its plans to enter the graphics card market with a not so cryptic teaser video. Now today, the company has officially announced its Phantom Gaming series of graphics cards, focussing on the Radeon RX 500 series. The RX 580 and RX 570 …
Read More »Asus details all of the ROG gear powering the Red Bull Gaming Sphere
A couple of weeks ago, the Red Bull Gaming Sphere opened up. The London-based gaming and esports venue is now open to the public, we already knew that there were plenty of powerful gaming PCs set up there, but Asus has since given us the full rundown of the hardware. …
Read More »Sea of Thieves had two million players in its first week
Microsoft was very proud of its recorded player numbers for the Sea of Thieves beta test in February, but it looks like the final release raised the bar even more. Sea of Thieves released last Tuesday and over the course of week one, two million people played the game. We …
Read More »Sony is cutting the price of PlayStation VR
Sony's PlayStation VR headset has been on the market for around 18 months now, but during that time, plenty has changed. We've seen two triple A publishers (Bethesda and Ubisoft) getting involved with game releases, and we've seen some major price cuts for the Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE. With …
Read More »Nvidia’s GeForce Partner Program already appears to be taking effect
The Nvidia GeForce Partner Program controversy has been going on for a couple of weeks now and during that time, more information has come to light. We've been keeping an eye on things and had a chat with an inside source to bring out some updated coverage.
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