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In recent years, smartphone lenses have more than doubled, with Samsung rumoured to house a new standard of 6 total cameras on the upcoming Galaxy S10. South Korean rival LG is reportedly taking things a step further, as a patent has surfaced with a total of 17 lenses on a …

While Nintendo has been cracking down on ROM sites lately, emulator creators remain undeterred. This year, two Nintendo Switch emulator projects have been getting off the ground, with the Yuzu emulator seemingly pulling ahead. The most recent update from Yuzu sees Pokémon Let’s Go ‘playable’ just a week after launch. …

While we were treated to almost an hour of gameplay for Cyberpunk 2077 earlier this year, much of the game is still shrouded in secrecy. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red does like to provide brief updates from time to time. Late last week, studio head, Adam Kicinski discussed the game a …

Back in 2016, World of Tanks developer, Wargaming, announced its collaboration with Creative Assembly on massively multiplayer RTS, Total War: Arena. Just one year later, the developers have announced that the ambitious free-to-play 10 versus 10 strategy game will be shutting down permanently. Total War: Arena was an experiment that …

Rebellion might be known for its Sniper Elite series of video games, but the company’s latest $100 million investment moves the company into the world of film & television. As the owner of 2000 AD, the new Judge Dredd television series and Rogue Trooper film. In an exclusive report to …

Back in September, chief executive of the UK Gambling Commission Neil McArthur signed a declaration to “address the risks created by the blurring of lines between gaming and gambling”. It seems as though the regulator still hasn’t linked loot boxes with underage gambling, lining up new questions to address for …

Not all Alien video games are created equal. For every Colonial Marines, there’s a beloved Alien: Isolation. It looks as though 20th Century Fox is hoping to capture the same magic as the latter, filing a trademark for the mysterious “Alien: Blackout”. The application was filed on the 22nd of …

Leo is back again this week and he decides to focus on graphics cards, processors, CES and the Computex 'catchup'. Its an action packed episode covering a lot of new hardware, waterblocks and trade events. Leo even discusses some of the hardware in his studio and what he has recently bought!

The deals presented in various Black Friday sales can easily be blinding, saving incredible amounts of cash on tech, clothing and various other bits and bobs that would otherwise go overlooked. Due to this, it’s easy to forget the hard workers behind the scenes making timely shipping possible, resulting in …

It’s that time of year again, Black Friday is coming up and lots of retailers are getting the jump on it early. Today, we are highlighting some of the best deals ranging from component bundles and graphics cards, to peripherals and gaming chairs at Overclockers UK.  The sale kicks off …

Thermaltake is weighing in on the Black Friday madness, offering up discounted cases and power supply units. Deals should last the whole weekend, but the company urges customers to be quick because stock is limited. Thermaltake V200 RGB with 550W PSU and three Tt RGB fans Thermaltake’s V200 RGB Tempered …

Consoles might come and go but one thing has always remained consistent for Nintendo, and that’s its higher prices. Fortunately, the company has taken a step forward this Black Friday, reducing prices across its various eShops. Dubbed Cyber Deals 2018 by Nintendo, Switch owners can grab up to 33% off …

Update (23/11/18): Now that Black Friday is officially here, PC Specialist has lowered prices event further on its range of laptops and desktops. Best of all, inputting a voucher code of PCSBF will net prospective buyers another £20 off the deal price. The only caveat is that the discount code …

Earlier this week, Apple reportedly cut down on the production of its current generation iPhone XS, XS Max and XR amid slow sales. The weaker demand has caused the firm to bring back last year’s iPhone X, which has once again entered production. With the XS series debatably acting as …

Like the falling of golden leaves, Steam prices are dropping left, right and centre for the platform’s Autumn Sale. Discounts range across 14,272 different titles, with plenty of this year’s releases available cheaper until November 27th. Those looking to grab 2018’s biggest and best are in luck, with Far Cry …

Reports have cropped up detailing a bug in HTC’s Vive wireless adapter, showing a “compatibility issue” with Ryzen-based PC systems. HTC has launched an investigation to determine and fix the problem, even offering refunds on the $299 accessory to those affected. Being one of the first of its kind, the …

RAM prices have risen significantly over the last couple of years and while things are starting to settle down a bit now, there are still many who believe that something shady was going on. In December 2017, China’s economic regulator began investigating Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron in order to …

The European Parliament is currently in talks with the European Council and Commission to implement Article 13, a law that would make YouTube directly responsible for the potential copyright infringement of its users. While the platform has already been vocal about its opposition to the proposal, Music chief Lyor Cohen …

Valve cautioned publishers and developers last month that Steam would finally be ushering in support for Australian currency, requiring each listing to be manually changed or risk being omitted from the store. The Australian dollar has since arrived, but some developers have yet to adapt resulting in many titles being …

Those that missed out on Amazon’s incredible M.2 SSD deals yesterday have been given another chance. WD is slashing prices across its M.2 and SATA offerings for Black Friday, including its “Must Have” WD Black NVMe M.2. WD Green 240GB 2.5″ 7mm Solid State Drive While WD Green lacks the …

Last year, we witnessed the biggest cryptocurrency boom to date, with Bitcoin peaking at a $20,000 value in December 2017. This was followed by a swift decline and by January 2018, Bitcoin was back down below the $10,000 mark. Now, the coin seems to keep falling, with another sudden decline …

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire is Obsidian’s second Kickstarter hit and while the sequel may not have sold as well as the first game, there is still more content coming for those that did pick this one up. Next month, Pillars of Eternity 2 will get its third and final …

We recently learned that AMD has launched a fantastic free game bundle for RX Vega and RX 590 graphics cards. Now, Nvidia is getting its free game bundle, giving GeForce RTX buyers a free copy of Battlefield V- the first game to actually support raytracing. Battlefield V is the first …

Ubisoft has spent years building up good will with players of Rainbow Six Siege. A chunk of that work was undone in recent weeks, as the publisher announced plans to expand the game into China. Since China has strict content laws, Ubisoft’s plan was to censor the game by making …

Back in June, we had the chance to check out G.Skill’s booth at Computex. This is when we got our first look at the company’s new Trident Z Royal memory series, bringing a new, distinct look. It has been several months since we last saw it, but the carriage has …

If you have been saving up for a few PC upgrades, then now might be the best time to shop around. Black Friday deals are already starting to do the rounds and Amazon has some pretty great ones for SSDs today, including a 1TB Samsung 970 M.2 drive for just …

Recently, Microsoft announced two new studio acquisitions- Obsidian and InXile. Obsidian wasn’t much of a surprise, as various leaks and rumours had pointed towards this for a while. However, nobody saw InXile as a potential suitor. It came as a shock to many fans of Wasteland and the studio’s traditional …

Google’s Pixel 3 is running up quite the list of bugs under its belt, this time breaking its flagship feature. Yet another software glitch has appeared, now preventing a range of users from accessing the smartphone’s official camera app. As usual, those afflicted flocked to Google’s Pixel User Community Forums …

Valve’s first foray into designing its own hardware brought the Steam Link and Steam Controller into the world. Both devices were designed with the goal of tackling PC gaming in the living room. Nowadays, Steam Link is available as an app for in-home streaming, so Valve is discontinuing the physical …