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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 …

Spyro Reignited Trilogy is lighting the gaming world up, gliding to the top of the UK charts ahead of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Fallout 76. For all the remake has gotten right, it seems that its distinct lack of subtitles is a fundamental accessibility feature some are finding difficult …

Following the public collapse of Telltale Games, The Walking Dead: The Final Season was left noticeably unfinished with just two of its four episodes released. Fortunately, Skybound Games picked up the remaining episodes, which are now in development. Skybound Games, formed by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, picked up …

Apple recently made the decision to stop disclosing iPhone sales numbers as part of its quarterly earnings reports. Taken on its own, this could be a sign that iPhone sales are slowing down as prices begin to rise. Now this week, new reports are claiming that Apple has also cut …

We are coming towards the end of this current generation of consoles but Microsoft apparently has one more hardware revision to get out of the door first. In order to create a cheaper model, Microsoft is reportedly planning to launch a disc-less Xbox One console. This would be a revision …

Last month, rumours surfaced surrounding a new animated series for The Legend of Zelda. At the time, Netflix's Castlevania producer, Adi Shankar, was confirmed to be in talks to produce a new animated TV series based on an iconic Japanese video game series. Movie sites began digging and heard that …

Valve is on the verge of shipping its first new game in six years and while people were initially disappointed in the fact that it was a card game, over time, more fans came around to the idea. That took a turn over the last week, as more details came …

This is a beast of a system, and it looks great. But at £3,900 does it tick all the boxes?

ASUS unveiled its ROG Zephyrus S GX531GM gaming laptop at Gamescom in August, laying claim to the title of “world’s thinnest gaming laptop”. Taking to London, the firm provided a hands-on with the device, showcasing its improved processor, display and dimensions. ASUS introduced it’s the Republic of Gamers (ROG) Zephyrus …

At the end of last month, Nvidia saw a notable number of defective RTX cards after users flooded various forums to complain. Fortunately, Team Green is on the case and acknowledges that it is ready to help those suffering from issues. Nvidia took to its GeForce Community to unveil that …

E3 2019 is still just over six months away but the industry is already gearing itself up. We already know that Sony won't be taking part in 2019 but the ESA has confirmed all of the other big players that are appearing at the event next year, including Microsoft, Nintendo, …

While various leaks may have spoiled the surprise, it looks like Microsoft and Insomniac Games are indeed planning to shadow drop Sunset Overdrive on PC this week. The game will launch later today with all DLC included at a fairly low price. Microsoft's Major Nelson spoiled the surprise himself a …

Several years ago, Nintendo made the decision to drop out of E3 for the first time. Instead of relying on the famed show, Nintendo has focussed on keeping in touch with fans directly via regular Nintendo Direct streams instead. Now, Sony might be making a similar move, as the company …

Designing a good gaming laptop takes quite a bit of finesse when it comes to design. Balancing performance with portability, cooling and noise levels can be a tricky task. However, Alienware seems to be on the right track with its latest m15 laptop, the thinnest Alienware yet. We caught up …