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Psyonix has been through some major changes this year. First off, the studio behind Rocket League was acquired by Epic Games and now, another major change is coming, with Rocket League set to cut out randomised loot boxes. Crates in Rocket League were first introduced in 2016 as a way …

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The folks at 343 Industries are still working away on the PC version of the Master Chief Collection. The latest developer update gives us a quick look at what the game looks like running on an ultrawide monitor and a breakdown of some of the bugs the team is currently …

The violent video game debate has sprung up again this week, although notable members of the industry have been speaking out against recent comments from politicians.

Over the last couple of years, Apple has phased out Touch ID and replaced it with Face ID. The change is partially driven by the new reduced bezel design, although there were also reports that Apple couldn’t get an under-display version of Touch ID working properly. Now, it looks like …

Right back at the start of this year, Leo reviewed Thermaltake’s WaterRAM memory kit, essentially delivering RAM pre-configured for water cooling enthusiasts with a full block that covers all four DDR4 dimms. At the time, the kit we had was 32GB running at 3200MHz but now, a faster version is …

Update (05.08.19): Samsung Unpacked 2019 is taking place in just a couple of days but as is often the case with smartphones, leaks have come ahead of time. Last month, we saw a few images pop up for the Galaxy Note 10, now a new leak confirms the Galaxy Note …

Back at E3, Ubisoft gave us a small teaser for the next Rainbow Six game, titled ‘Rainbow Six Quarantine’. This is essentially a fully fleshed out, standalone version of the limited time ‘Outbreak’ mode from Rainbow Six Siege, focusing on PvE co-op in a fight for survival. At the time, …

No Man’s Sky has had quite the impressive turnaround over the years. While the game initially disappointed at launch, the team at Hello Games put their heads down and got to work on various improvements, leading to several huge free updates. At this point, No Man’s Sky has better crafting/building, …

Within the last couple of weeks, Apple has found itself in the middle of another privacy and security misstep. A report surfaced stating that contractors were given access to Siri recordings and would often hear private conversations while trying to ‘grade’ Siri commands in order to improve the service in …

Back in June we learned that Black Mesa, a remake of Half-Life 1, was going to be getting a public beta for the Xen section of the game very soon. A limited beta has been available for a few weeks now but today, the full Xen Chapters have been pushed …

Modern Warfare returns this year for the Call of Duty franchise, bringing back classic multiplayer modes, a single-player campaign and as you might expect, Battle Royale. Previews of the game have now gone live across the web and Activision has announced the dates for the game’s open and closed beta …

It has been almost two months since Bungie first announced Destiny 2’s next expansion and plans to make the base game and first-year DLCs all free to play. At the time, the new expansion and free to play transition were due to take place in September but a small delay …

We’ve known for a couple of years now that a team over at Respawn has been focusing on creating a first-person combat game for virtual reality. The title will be released in partnership with Oculus and while we haven’t heard much about the project since its announcement, that will be …

Earlier this month, we launched a huge competition to thank our loyal readers, giving one lucky winner an EVGA RTX 2080Ti XC Hybrid graphics card with all-in-one liquid cooling pre-installed. We had thousands of entries for this one but there can only be one winner, whom we are announcing today. …

We are used to seeing a lot of video game remakes and remasters nowadays but what about De-makes? In an interesting video, one YouTuber recreated a section of Cyberpunk 2077 in the style of a PlayStation 1 game, giving us a look at what something like this would have looked …

With the jump to 3rd Gen Ryzen processors and the X570 chipset, RAM speeds have greatly improved on AMD’s platform. As a result, we have already started seeing new ‘Ryzen optimised’ memory kits hitting the market and today, G.Skill is launching its fastest yet. The new G.Skill Trident Z Neo …

Amazon Prime Day may have passed but there are plenty of other tech deals floating around for those after a summer-time upgrade. Today, the Overclockers UK red hot sale has launched, with decent savings to be had across everything from pre-built PCs and laptops, to DIY PC components and peripherals. …

While we weren’t expecting to see any new smartphone announcements from Samsung until next week, it looks like we’ll be getting two surprises later today. Samsung Unpacked is taking place next Wednesday but the company has announced plans to reveal two devices today in a pre-event stream. The early stream …

In true Activision fashion, the publisher has announced that it will be sneaking micro-transactions into Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fuelled. This is a similar tactic to what Activision has been doing with Call of Duty recently, keeping micro-transactions out of the game at launch and introducing them later. While we normally …

Back at Computex during our catch up with Thermaltake, we received word of a hard-tubing liquid cooling bundle, set up to give you everything you need to put together a water-cooling loop in one easy package. Now, the TT Pacific CL360 Max D5 water cooling kit has officially arrived. For …

Back at Computex, NVIDIA launched its new ‘RTX Studio’ initiative, aiming to create professional drivers for creative desktop users and powerful workstation laptops for those who need to do design, editing, modelling work on the go. We saw a bunch of RTX Studio laptops announced then but a few more …

We first saw Cooler Master’s mew GS750 ‘desktop hub’ back at Computex 2018. At the time, it seemed like a simple RGB headphone stand but it turns out that quite a few additional features have been packed in, warranting the ‘desktop hub’ name. Briony has already reviewed the GS750, so …

Since Nintendo released the NES Mini a couple of years ago, there has been a huge boost in popularity for retro consoles coming back in miniature form. We’ve seen Nintendo continue the trend with the SNES Mini, Sony jumped on board with a miniature PS1 and now this year, SEGA …

Microsoft Flight Simulator made a grand return to the spotlight earlier this year thanks to an impressive reveal at E3. Now, it won’t be long for the first enthusiasts to get their hands on it, as the Flight Simulator Insider Program is taking on sign-ups, with the first playable preview …

It is well known that Sony has been doing incredibly well throughout this console generation but it looks like the PS4 still had one last record to break before we enter the PS5 generation in 2020. Sony has now shipped over 100 million PS4 consoles, becoming the fastest console to …

Long before the arrivals of Xbox Game Pass and uPlay+, EA began testing the waters of gaming subscriptions with EA Access. The service granted people access to a growing vault of older games alongside early access and 10-hour trials to brand new titles. EA Access has already been successful on …

Earlier this year, it was announced that UltraViolet would be shutting down at the end of July. The UV service would often give Blu-Ray buyers a digital copy of their physical movies, but with streaming services on the rise and competitors ushering in their own alternatives, UltraViolet sales fell significantly …

The folks at be quiet! have been making power supplies for years now and they have improved quite a bit over the years with more options and models to suit different budgets and use-cases. This week, we are seeing the launch of the System Power 9 CM series, which will …

We’ve been following the latest blocks and DIY liquid cooling gear from Alphacool for several years now. The latest GPU block should keep a lot of enthusiasts happy, with the Eisblock Aurora now catering to RTX 2080, RTX 2080Ti and RX 5700-series GPU owners. The Eisblock Aurora, as the name …