Ubisoft's new tactical shooter, Rainbow Six: Siege has been doing fairly well for itself with plenty of players still logging in regularly to play. However, there has been one persistent issue with the game since its launch and that is the lack of punishment for those that betray their team …
Read More »Nvidia launches driver for Far Cry: Primal and Gears of War
Far Cry: Primal and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition are both out on the PC this week and Nvidia is already on the case with a new optimized ‘Game Ready' driver for the occasion. Game Ready 362.00 WHQL drivers are now available, containing an SLI profile and some performance tweaks …
Read More »AMD to give more details on Fury X2 and Polaris GPUs this week
AMD's Radeon Technologies Group will be having an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session this week, during which new information is expected to be revealed regarding the upcoming Fury X2 dual-chip graphics card as well as the newly announced Polaris GPU architecture. The AMA takes place on the 3rd of March, …
Read More »AMD looking to standardize external GPUs
It looks like AMD may be looking into the development of external graphics cards with hopes on standardizing the technology. External GPUs have been floating around for a while though quite a few PC makers like Alienware, Razer and MSI have jumped on board with their own external GPU solutions …
Read More »Sony is bringing PS4 to PC remote play in next update
Back in November last year, Sony announced that it would soon be allowing PC owners to stream games from the PlayStation 4 console using the Remote Play feature. Now, that functionality is finally arriving and will be included in the upcoming V3.50 update for the PS4. This will allow PS4 …
Read More »That Sword Art Online VR MMO isn’t actually in development
Last week, the internet exploded with news that IBM was actively sponsoring the development of a virtual reality MMO based on the Sword Art Online anime/manga series. At first, it seemed that this would be a real game launching later this year but now, it looks like that might not …
Read More »Microsoft is thinking about hardware upgrades for Xbox One
It is no secret that the Xbox One suffered a bit in terms of hardware, with most games limited to 30 frames per second at even sub-1080p resolutions in some cases. However, Microsoft could be looking to change that over time with hardware upgrades rather than the generational leaps we …
Read More »Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is now available on PC
Microsoft has been very tight-lipped on Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on the PC since its announcement last year. However, today the game finally launched completely out of the blue, with full DirectX 12 support and built to impress with 4K graphics. Aside from that, the PC version of the …
Read More »The Raspberry Pi 3 adds more power for the same price
The Raspberry Pi first launched four years ago and to celebrate its birthday, a third iteration of the tiny computer launched today, featuring more power and additional features all at the same low price. The Raspberry Pi 3 comes with a 50 percent power boost over the Pi 2 with …
Read More »Apple’s iPad and iPhone SE announcement event pushed back a week
Apple is all set to announce its new iPad and 4-inch iPhone next month. We already have plenty of details on both devices thanks to some fairly reliable looking leaks but one thing has changed. Originally, it was believed that the announcement event for these devices would be taking place …
Read More »Google may remove the traditional ‘app drawer’ for Android N
Google will be returning with a new version of Android later this year and while it isn't quite available yet, signs are pointing towards it being called ‘Android N' and this week, reports are suggesting that it could feature a UI overhaul, which will see the removal of the traditional …
Read More »Fallout 4’s season pass price goes up tomorrow
A couple of weeks back, Bethesda announced the first batch of DLCs for Fallout 4. However, the studio has much more planned for the rest of the year and as a result of that, it is also raising the price for its season pass from £24.99 to £39.99 here in …
Read More »Xbox head responds to PC gaming concerns on Windows 10 Store
Last week, we reported on the current state of games developed for Microsoft's Windows 10 store system. Games released on the Windows Store need to be developed as a ‘Universal App', which is different to your average .exe file, this means that there are certain limitations on features, some of …
Read More »EA withdraws ‘Ghost’ trademark after Ubisoft dispute
Update: A few weeks back, Ubisoft and EA were butting heads a little bit over a trademark for the word ‘Ghost'. EA had applied for the trademark in relation to its Need for Speed development studio, Ghost Games. However, Ubisoft argued that this could have an impact on its Ghost Recon …
Read More »Overclockers UK and HTC team up for VR hardware bundles
HTC opened up pre-orders for The Vive today, its Valve-backed virtual reality headset that makes use of room-scale technology. It is a pricey bit of kit, coming with a £689.99 price tag so you will want to make sure that your PC is up to scratch for VR and to …
Read More »Hololens will be available next month for $3000
Microsoft has opened up pre-orders for its Hololens augmented reality headset today with the first developer units set to ship out at the end of March. As previously reported, the developer edition of the headset will cost $3000 so it is an expensive investment but that price will likely come …
Read More »Foxconn team ‘went berserk’ after finding Sharp liabilities
Yesterday it was brought to light that Sharp may be in a bigger financial mess than previously thought, which has now, in turn, caused Foxconn to reconsider its acquisition of the display making company. Plans for Foxconn to acquire Sharp have been in the making for some time but it …
Read More »Microsoft is killing off its Android to Windows 10 App porting tool
Early last year, Microsoft announced Project Astoria, a tool designed to allow developers to easily port their Android apps over to Windows 10, a similar tool known as Project Islandwood was also announced for porting iOS apps to Windows 10. Now almost a year later, Microsoft has announced that it …
Read More »Windows Store games come with some pretty big limitations
Microsoft is attempting to crack into PC gaming once again this year with a big push for new games coming to the Windows 10 app store. However, there are some problems with that as it turns out that Windows Store games come with some pretty big limitations, with games like …
Read More »Apparently Apple is dropping the iPad Air name this year, will focus on iPad Pro
Apple is set to announce a brand new iPad and a new 4-inch iPhone at an event in just a couple of weeks time. Up until this point, all reports surrounding the new iPad have presumed that it would be called the iPad Air 3 but as it turns out, …
Read More »Nintendo cuts its yearly financial forecast after low 3DS sales
Nintendo has had to lower its annual profit forecast for the year, shrinking it by £108 million and it is not the Wii U that is dragging the company down this time but rather, the 3DS which saw lower hardware and software sales than previously expected. Nintendo also suffered a …
Read More »Google launches free DDOS prevention tool
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) have become fairly common these days and are often thrown at outspoken news sites. However, Google wants to help protect against that and has released ‘Project Shield' which is designed to prevent DDOS attacks from affecting your network by rerouting traffic through Google's web infrastructure. …
Read More »Xbox One to get Windows 10 Universal Apps
Microsoft made some huge changes to the Xbox One last year with the launch of ‘the new Xbox One Experience', which changed the entire software layout and updated the operating system to Windows 10. Now, it looks like Universal App support could be on the way for the console fairly soon. …
Read More »Possible Battlefield 5 leak suggests WWI setting
With Star Wars: Battlefront now out of the way, DICE is set to return to the Battlefield series this year with a new mainline entry to the series. EA has already confirmed that Battlefield 5 will be coming this year but now it looks like we may have a rough …
Read More »AMD launches Radeon Software Crimson 16.2 update
Ever since launching Radeon Software late last year, AMD has recommitted itself to driver support with big monthly updates. Today, AMD released Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2, which brings some performance boosts to titles like Rise of the Tomb Raider and Ashes of Singularity, which is currently an excellent benchmarking …
Read More »Foxconn puts Sharp buyout on hold to investigate future financial risk
Last month reports surfaced suggesting that Foxconn was in talks to acquire the display maker, Sharp. This acquisition would open up some additional doors with Apple, allowing the iPhone assembly factory to also supply displays for the phone. However, the acquisition deal has apparently been put on hold as new …
Read More »Samsung is building 256GB memory chips for smartphones
Over the last year or two smartphone makers have finally started moving away from 16GB storage options, with many newer flagship Android devices offering 32GB as the base option as apps grow in size and users start demanding more space for their media. It looks like smartphone memory sizes could …
Read More »Google rumoured to build Chromecast into TVs
Google impressed quite a lot of people a couple of years back when it launched the Chromecast, a cheap $30 HDMI dongle that could turn any TV into a smart TV with access to apps and streaming features. The Chromecast has been updated over time but now it looks like …
Read More »Remedy is probably bringing Alan Wake back
Alan Wake developed something of a cult following after its release several years ago. Since then, Remedy Studios has toyed with the idea of a sequel but for now, it is focussed on Quantum Break, its new Sci-Fi action game which hits the Xbox One and PC in April. However, …
Read More »The Oculus Rift will be able to leverage some of Valve’s VR tech
We have already known for a while that Oculus and Valve are taking two different approaches to virtual reality, with Oculus focussing more on the seated experience and Valve springing for room-scale technology that will allow you to physically walk around and interact with the world. However, that doesn't mean …
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