MSI has rolled out a huge number of discounts across a wide range of components this week. If you are new to PC gaming and looking to build your first gaming rig, sorting through all of these components can be a bit of a daunting task, so we're here to make that process easy for you with a list of PC builds to suit different budgets, giving you a great starting point for your Black Friday shopping list.

Despite being powerful enough to run many current-generation games, Nintendo opted to keep the internal storage for the Switch 2 relatively small to keep costs down. The console ships with just 256GB of storage, which is already presenting an issue, as big games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade will …

OLED gaming monitors have been growing rapidly in popularity amongst PC gamers over the past few years. According to new market analysis, around 12 percent of all 144Hz gaming monitors shipped will use OLED displays by Q4 2025.

We may need to brace ourselves for an unexpectedly high price for Valve's upcoming Steam Machine. While the system is marketed as a PC-based console alternative, Valve has said that it intends to price it "like a PC" rather than a console. 

Avalanche Studios has officially shut down its UK office in Liverpool. The news follows on from the cancellation of a publishing agreement between Avalanche and Xbox Game Studios for the long in-development game, Contraband.  Shortly after the cancellation of the publishing deal, Avalanche Studios said that it was pausing development …

GeForce Now has nine more games joining the cloud gaming library this week. Following on from last week's addition of Black Ops 7, there are actually seven more day-one games dropping on the service.  One of the big highlights for this week is Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, a follow …

Black Friday is almost upon us but there are many deals to be found for those looking to shop early. Thermaltake has just rolled out a wide range of deals, bringing discounts to cases, coolers, power supplies and more. 

A new YouGov study commissioned by FRITZ! highlights that British and European consumers place significantly more trust in routers manufactured within Europe compared to those from other regions. More than half of respondents expressed little or no confidence in routers made in Russia or China. The survey was conducted throughout …

Hypixel Studios is making a return after splitting off from Riot Games. Riot had acquired the studio to finish up their game Hytale, but after more than five extra years of work, the game was still no closer to release. Now, Hytale is back in the hands of the original …

The next wave of titles for Game Pass has been announced. Following on from this month's release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, nine more games are also set to join the library

Take-Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick, is no stranger to making headlines. While the company's biggest studio, Rockstar Games typically focuses on console game development, before bringing its games to PC later, Zelnick reckons the days of the console are numbered, as the industry shifts more and more towards PC as the …

German extreme overclocker Cens has broken the DDR5 memory frequency world record, reaching DDR5-13322 just days after the previous record was set.

It looks like 2026 could be a year of huge change for Apple. The company has employed just a handful of CEOs during its long history, and according to recent reports, they may need to search for a new one within the next year. 

The Game Awards has unveiled its full list of nominees for 2025, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and Hades II emerging as frontrunners across multiple categories. The event will take place on December 11th at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. In the coveted …

MONTECH has announced the NX600 and NX600 ARGB, a new pair of dual‑tower CPU coolers aimed at delivering strong thermal performance at a competitive price.

Microsoft has announced its next Xbox Partner Preview stream, promising new trailers, updates, and world premieres from third‑party studios. The showcase will highlight upcoming projects from IO Interactive, Tencent, and THQ Nordic, alongside fresh Game Pass announcements. The event will be broadcast on November 20th at 10AM PT / 1PM …

Arc Raiders has broken its concurrent player record on Steam for the third time since launch, climbing to nearly half a million simultaneous players this past weekend.

Capcom has shed new light on Resident Evil Requiem, the upcoming third entry in the modern Resident Evil saga, with producer comments pointing to a darker, more traditional survival horror experience. Speaking to Press Start, producer Masato Kumazawa said the team’s goal was to “put the horror back in survival …

Back around 2018, an E3 leak claimed that Ubisoft was planning on announcing a new Splinter Cell game. That turned out to be entirely false, but the publisher was indeed working on a revival of the stealth-action franchise at one point, although it was quickly cancelled in a pivot towards …

Over the past year, Bungie has been attempting to fight a plagiarism lawsuit from a writer who claimed that the original Red War campaign for Destiny 2 copied from his own published work. Now, Bungie has been forced to settle, after content vaulting ruined its chances of effectively fighting the case.

Escape from Tarkov has officially launched on Steam but the transition to the biggest PC gaming platform hasn't gone smoothly. Following the launch, many players had issues getting into the game and so far, the store page has been flooded with negative user reviews.  Escape from Tarkov has launched to …

Crystal Dynamics has had a rough few months. Following the cancellation of Perfect Dark, which Crystal Dynamics was the primary developer for, the studio was forced to cut a sizable number of developers from the team. Now just a short while later, the company has had to let go of …

This week, NCSoft and Sony officially revealed their Horizon MMO project – Horizon Steel Frontiers. One thing about the announcement immediately stood out as strange, the game is only coming to PC and mobile, with no PS5 version planned. As it turns out, that may have been Sony's decision.  NCSoft …

Earlier this week, Nintendo rolled out a major Switch 2 firmware update, adding new quality of life features. Unfortunately, this same update also appears to have cancelled out support for third-party docks.  As spotted by Kotaku, the latest Switch 2 firmware update has stopped the video signal from being transmitted …

GAMDIAS has announced the ATHENA M4M, a new line of compact micro-tower PC cases aimed at delivering high performance in a minimal footprint. The series includes two models: the ATHENA M4M with a mesh front panel and RGB accents, and the ATHENA M4M WOOD, which incorporates a natural wood finish.  …

If you've ever wanted to review tech, then this is a perfect opportunity as we are now hiring for a new reviewer to join our team! Prior experience is not strictly necessary, but we would like to see some example works from applicants. 

While we typically see console prices coming down over the course of a generation, the exact opposite has happened with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with both sets of consoles getting price hikes years after launch. Fortunately, that doesn't mean that holiday season deals will stop, with reports indicating that …

Earlier today, NCSoft and Sony officially announced Horizon Steel Frontiers, a new MMO set in the Horizon universe. Curiously, the game was only announced for PC and mobile platforms, seemingly skipping PlayStation entirely. Now, we may know why that is – Guerrilla Games, the creators of Horizon, are working on …

The Fallout TV series garnered universal acclaim for its tone, sets and story. Season Two is now just a month away and in preparation, Amazon has now uploaded the full season two trailer. 

Cooler Master has announced the MasterFrame 400 Mesh, a compact PC case designed for Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX builds. The chassis brings the company’s modular MasterFrame design to a smaller format, emphasising airflow and flexible orientation. The case supports vertical or horizontal layouts, with repositionable brackets to adapt to different setups. …