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After over half a year of rumours and even a last-minute announcement delay, Samsung has finally unveiled the Exynos 2200. As previously reported, Samsung's latest SoC is powered by AMD RDNA2 graphics, marking the red team's debut in the GPU phone market. The RDNA2 GPU is named Xclipse, and as rumours …

AMD has hidden a blog post from its own website that, in June 2020, claimed '4GB of VRAM... is evidently not enough for todays games.' This comes ahead of the RX 6500 XT launch at 2pm today, a graphics card with just 4GB of video memory...

New rumours regarding AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 6X50XT graphics cards have emerged, giving us more details about the alleged specifications of these cards, as well as their release window...

Arctic MX-series thermal compounds are widely known throughout the industry, and are frequently used here at KitGuru. As thermal pastes go, MX-series compounds are reliable and perform better than most pre-applied thermal pastes. However, a faulty batch of MX-5 paste has made its way into the wild, forcing Arctic to …

Every few weeks, Microsoft updates its Xbox Game Pass library with a dozen new games or so. While they have not yet announced the official list of upcoming titles, a new leak has now detailed Xbox Game Pass’ upcoming lineup. While they have yet to release an official list, Microsoft’s …

Today saw some behemoth-level news drop in the form of Microsoft announcing that it will be acquiring Activision Blizzard for a staggering amount nearing $70 Billion. Even so, it would seem the publisher’s games are too lucrative on other platforms, and so with at least some franchises, they will continue …

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service has been seeing impressive and consistent stable growth. Since its launch back in 2017, the service has gone from strength to strength, adding a plethora of major titles and announcing many partnerships for the service. This has seemingly all paid off, as Game Pass …

Throughout the history of the video games industry, console manufacturers have always aligned themselves with retail shops to sell their respective consoles. As e-commerce becomes the norm, and game stores become redundant, Sony is beginning to set up its own online store where you can buy PS5 consoles – and …

Microsoft has been the force behind many industry-shaking moments: from the original announcement of Xbox Game Pass to the reveal that they had bought Zenimax Media (i.e. Bethesda). Even so, the recent announcement made by Microsoft may be the biggest piece of industry news ever.

At CES 2022, AMD announced two refreshed Radeon RX 6000 mobile GPU series, but there was no mention of new desktop graphics cards aside from the RX 6500 XT. However, a new report claims that, like the mobile series, the desktop Radeon RX 6000 SKUs are set to be refreshed, …

Specs for the upcoming MSI RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X have been leaked, confirming some of the rumours we've been hearing about this new GPU. If you're thinking about getting one of these cards, you will want to make sure your power supply has at least a rated wattage of 1000W...

Intel is still a few months away from releasing the successor to its current-gen Alder Lake CPUs, but things seem to be moving swiftly towards Raptor Lake and the Z790 chipset. That's based on several new EEC entries submitted by Biostar, which show multiple 700-series motherboards. As per the EEC …

Throughout its many decades in the industry, Sony has both created and shut down a number of first-party PlayStation studios – as have all console manufacturers. It seems the PlayStation creator still holds some reverence for these studios, as it may be bringing one of them back, in one form …

Since the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018, it seems that Rockstar Games has been struggling to find its mojo once again. Amongst rumours of GTA VI’s development issues, the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S release of the now two-gen old GTA V is reportedly also facing problems. …

While the Xbox series X|S are capable of playing games from every single generation of Xbox systems, the PS5 can only go as far back as the PS4. This could change soon however, as a new discovery lends credence to the rumour that full BC is coming to the PS5. …

When it comes to backwards compatibility and emulation, Nintendo is in many ways lagging behind the curve – whether intentionally or not. Fortunately, dedicated fans are keeping even failed systems such as the Wii U alive through emulation. The team behind the biggest – CEMU – has now announced its …

While Sony clearly still puts a lot of stake into the notion of first-party exclusive games, the console manufacturer has now shown that it is willing to put some of its biggest titles out for PC players to enjoy. 2018’s God of War recently came to Steam – to a …

Genesis has announced a new model of its Irid 505 mid-tower chassis. Sporting a new white colourway, the case comes with four ARGB fans pre-installed, while a non-ARGB version is also available for $30 less, giving you the option to choose. The Genesis Irid 505 ARGB ticks a lot of …

AMD is going to announce a new graphics card this week. As per a tease posted on social media, the GPU manufacturer is about to expand its Radeon Pro lineup with a new SKU, which many believe to be the W6400. AMD's tease on Twitter shows a crown with jewels …

Intel's 'non-K' processors are not supposed to be overclockable. However, enthusiasts have had success in the past when trying to overclock them via the BCLK, significantly improving the performance of such chips. So it was only a matter of time before someone tried it out with Intel's 12th Gen Core processors, and that someone was no other than Der8auer...

By now, it's clear that a large amount of cache memory can dramatically improve CPU performance. We've seen it firsthand when AMD moved from Zen+ to Zen2, as well as with the recently-announced Ryzen 7 5800X3D. It seems Intel is set to follow suit, giving its Raptor Lake processors a …

Halo: Infinite’s multiplayer mode has had players on a roller coaster of emotions, as 343 Industries managed to make one of the best Halo games in years, but also one of the most frustrating. One of the biggest issues with Infinite - it's in-game storefront - will be fixed next week...

Dying Light 2 may have had a lengthy development, however, once the game does finally come out (and it is intended to on the 4th of February 2022) fans will be embraced by the world of Dying Light 2 for the next half decade – as Techland revealed their post …

Up til now, Nvidia has been using a GA104 GPU variant to power the RTX 3060 Ti graphics card. That may soon change, however, as Nvidia's 511 Studio driver has introduced a new ID for RTX 3060 Ti SKUs, suggesting we might get a third variant of the mid-range graphics …

DeepCool has been busy of late, introducing a whole heap of products this week. Besides announcing the new CK-series mid-tower cases, DeepCool also showed off a pair of new gaming mice as well as a new 120mm ARGB fan model. Starting with the CK-series cases, we have the CK500 and …

Nvidia is yet to officially announce the RTX 3070 Ti 16GB, but it seems that both Asus and Gigabyte are already preparing for its launch. Both AIB partners have submitted multiple new SKUs to the EEC, with plenty of RTX 3070 Ti 16GB cards among them. THE 16GB version of …

While many Metroid fans continue to wait for the long-anticipated Metroid Prime 4, others simply want a way to play the previous games using modern systems. At least when it comes to the first game, Nintendo fans may soon get their wish, as the leaked Metroid Prime HD is said …

While backwards compatibility has ensured a smooth transition between console generations, with PS5 and Xbox Series X|S being able to play many older titles with new-gen improvements, nothing can replace a bespoke version crafted for these new systems. In the case of Apex Legends, it’s looking as though those with …

In a surprise twist, Nvidia has delayed production of its newest flagship GPU, the RTX 3090 Ti. Announced earlier this month at CES 2022, we were expecting to see this card launch on the 27th of January, but this has now been pushed back indefinitely...

If you're an ardent fan of World of Warships, then this announcement may just be for you. That's because Polish peripheral manufacturer, Genesis, has teamed up with World of Warships to offer two new mousepads, each with a special warship theme. Available in two sizes – 300 x 250mm or …