Several years ago, the internet became obsessed with the idea of ‘Phonebloks', a modular smartphone concept that later went on to become ‘Project Ara'. While there have been some delays, this year we will get to see a brand new Ara development kit and after a long wait, the first consumer-ready modular …
Read More »Oculus DRM update breaks hack to play exclusives on Vive
Shortly after the official launch of the Oculus Rift, one modder managed to port the Rift's exclusive games and make them playable on the HTC Vive. The project was known as Revive and while it had been working fairly well, until today as the Revive creator has confirmed that a …
Read More »Buying a GTX 1080 day one? Get notified of availability
At this point, many of you have likely seen our review of the GTX 1080, Nvidia's latest flagship graphics card and those of you with the funds are likely waiting on retail stock to hit UK shores. If you're planning on grabbing a GTX 1080 as soon as possible, then …
Read More »Google confirms plans to build its own VR headset
Google I/O is taking place this week and alongside various other Chrome OS and Android related announcements, Google spoke a little about its new virtual reality project known as ‘Daydream'. As part of this new project, Google has confirmed that it intends to build a VR headset, which will serve …
Read More »Blizzard has revealed times for Overwatch launch in different time zones
It has been almost two weeks since the Overwatch open beta came to an end but the official launch for the game isn't too far off now. For those that want to hop straight back into the game the second servers go live, Blizzard has announced its launch times for …
Read More »Another source claims 2017 iPhone will ditch aluminium for glass
The iPhone has been through several design changes over the years, starting off as a plastic device, then switching to glass for a short time and for the last several years, it has featured an aluminium-body. While we normally see the major redesigns happen on non-S iPhones, it is starting …
Read More »DOOM will be getting SLI support soon
Just as the Vulkan API isn't currently implemented into DOOM (2016) in the public build, SLI support is also missing at the moment. This is unfortunate for those with high-end multi-GPU PCs built to power the latest titles at 4K/UHD resolutions but support is on the way, according to one …
Read More »AMD’s Zen CPUs said to compete with Intel on performance and price
AMD's Zen début is rapidly approaching, with some rumours pointing towards an October launch for the first eight-core chip. However, we still don't know a ton about performance, outside of the fact that it met ‘all internal expectations'. Fortunately, it seems that someone over at AMD has been doing a …
Read More »It looks like Siri is coming to OS X this year
Since its first launch, Apple's digital assistant, Siri, has been kept on the iOS platform and while there have been murmurs of it heading to Macs in the past, it never quite panned out. However, this year things seem to be a little different as a leaked screenshot from Apple's …
Read More »Chrome OS will soon get Android Apps and Play Store access
While there has been talk over the last few months of Google merging Chrome OS and Android, the actual story for the time being is a little different. Chrome OS and Android are going to remain as separate entities but Google's desktop operating system will soon gain the ability to …
Read More »Blizzard to give free World of Warcraft to those that see the movie
The Warcraft movie is coming out fairly soon and in an effort to get extra people into screenings across the world, Blizzard has announced that it will also be giving away free digital copies of World of Warcraft at participating cinemas. On top of that, if you already have the game …
Read More »Square Enix has some Tomb Raider news on the way
Rise of the Tomb Raider might not be out on the PS4 yet but that isn't going to stop Square Enix from looking to the future of the franchise. Apparently, at this year's E3, we will be getting some “exciting Tomb Raider news”, alongside a few new game announcements. Square …
Read More »Google wants help naming Android N
Over the years, Google has had no problem coming up with names for its many different flavours of Android, we've had Gingerbread, Froyo, Ice Cream Sandwhich and even KitKat but this year, the company wants a little public input before coming up with a final name for Android N. At …
Read More »AMD Hotfix driver aims to fix R9 390 performance in DOOM
If you happened to check out our DOOM game analysis earlier this week, then you may have noticed that there were some pretty poor performance numbers coming from the R9 290 and R9 390x. However, just last night AMD released a new Hotfix driver, which claims to boost in-game performance …
Read More »Now we know why Star Wars: Battlefront didn’t have a campaign
Aside from the game's focus on simple, arcade-like mechanics, one of the bigger criticisms that many had against Star Wars: Battlefront prior to its launch was the lack of single-player campaign. While we never really got the full story previously, during a recent EA investor briefing, one of the publisher's …
Read More »Microsoft is now selling the Nokia brand to Foxconn
Microsoft initially bought out Nokia's mobile phone division a couple of years back to bolster its own smartphone efforts. However, Windows Phone still hasn't seen a ton of growth and now the company is changing directions again by selling the rights to the Nokia brand name and transferring around 4,500 …
Read More »The Division ‘Conflict’ update adds new incursion and gear
Ubisoft is still churning out content for The Division and while paid DLC is coming later this year, there is one more free update left to get out of the way later this month. Known as the Conflict Update , this week Ubisoft released a trailer detailing what it brings …
Read More »Win a copy of DOOM (2016) on PC this week
We have another little competition running today over on our Facebook page – the chance to win a a copy of DOOM (2016) on PC! There's no major catch, all you need to do is head over to our Facebook page and give an entertaining caption to the image below …
Read More »Here are the specifications for the GTX 1070
The reviews are in and Pascal is officially here, making its début with the GTX 1080 which by all accounts, is an excellent graphics card. However, Nvidia has one other Pascal graphics card coming out fairly soon- the GTX 1070 and today, we got confirmation on some of its specifications …
Read More »Lenovo to apparently ditch Moto X for Moto Z, will launch ‘Moto Mods’
Now that the reveals for the Moto G are out of the way, the rumour mill has turned its attention to Lenovo/Motorola's 2016 flagship device, previously presumed to carry the ‘Moto X' moniker. However, it turns out that this may not be the case and Lenovo might switch up the …
Read More »Apple appears to be making a push for wireless charging
Apple isn't very good at keeping a lid on its future product plans these days but today's news doesn't really come from any ‘leak' or anonymous source. Instead, today's information has been deduced from Apple's public hiring tactics as it turns out that the company has recently brought on quite …
Read More »What level do you need to be to start Witcher 3: Blood and Wine?
CD Projekt Red gave us the surprise announcement that its final Witcher 3 expansion, Blood and Wine, would be coming out at the end of this month. The new expansion is already up for pre-order on Steam and some early gameplay videos are floating around but what level should you …
Read More »Dragonball Xenoverse 2 has been announced
There have been a lot of Dragonball Z games over the years and while some have been pretty good, they haven't all been great. However, when Dragonball Xenoverse launched last year, it brought a breath of fresh air to the series and now, we will be getting a sequel, as …
Read More »Western Digital officially completes SanDisk acquisition
It has been quite some time since we first heard that Western Digital would be acquiring SanDisk but now, WD has officially completed its purchase following on from regulator approval last week. This buyout was announced all the way back in October 2015 in a deal worth close to $19 …
Read More »The FCC has revealed the Moto G (2016) a little early
Motorola has been gearing up to announce a new smartphone this year but now it looks like it has been beaten to the punch by none other than the FCC. The Federal Communications Commission has just certified two upcoming Motorola smartphones for sale in the US, which are currently expected …
Read More »The EU said to hit Google with huge €3 billion fine
The European Commission currently has several anti-trust cases out against Google, one of which focuses on the company's monopoly on Search Engines. Some companies have accused Google of favouring its own services in search results and while Google has made its defence, reports this week are saying that the EU …
Read More »The System Shock remaster will be heading to Kickstarter
Some of you will remember back in March that a HD remake of the original System Shock was announced. However, now it turns out that the project needs to be crowd funded, so it will be landing on Kickstarter at the end of next month. There is currently some pre-alpha …
Read More »Steam Summer Sale dates surface on the web
It is almost that time of the year again, the time to prepare your wallets and dust off your Gaben shrines as the dates for the Steam Summer sale have appeared online, thanks to a leaked update sent out to developers/publishers so they can set their discounts for the sale …
Read More »DOOM PC Game Analysis
DOOM is finally here, complete with a fantastic campaign, Snap Map system and plenty of multiplayer modes to jump in to but is the PC version up to snuff? When the DOOM open beta came around, the advanced graphics options were locked out so we didn't really know what to …
Read More »Microsoft to fully shut down Project Spark
Microsoft's Project Spark came around shortly after the release of the Xbox One. It was an ambitious concept in which players would have access to hundreds of assets and tools to form their own maps, levels and stories which would then be shared with everyone else. Unfortunately, it never quite …
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