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Throughout 2024, Valve has been consistently updating Steam with a ton of new and welcome additions/changes. Alongside a revamp of library sharing; alterations to Steam demos and more, Valve have now changed the way reviews are handled – introducing an updated helpfulness system. Making the announcement on their blog, the …

Corsair has just released the iCue Link Titan RX RGB AIO liquid coolers, the new flagship in Corsair's AIO CPU cooler lineup. Available in black and white, the new AIO liquid coolers feature stunning aesthetics, iCue Link support, and up to 360mm radiators. The Titan RX RGB uses a FlowDrive …

It is back to school season, which means there are currently a ton of deals to be found on laptops. If you need a portable system you can take from home to Uni, MSI has a number of options well worth looking at. Better yet, the systems here will be …

We check out a compact 850W PSU from FSP, rated 80 Plus Gold

Each week, all those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on a title or two for free thanks to the platform’s free game promotion. With Death’s Gambit: Afterlife available right now to claim, next week’s free titles have been revealed. Available to claim and add to your …

As we reached the final years of the 8th generation of video game consoles, the file sizes for titles began to balloon somewhat out of control. One of the biggest culprits was Call of Duty – with some of the games surpassing 200GB. While measures have been taken in the past to ease the burden of such a large file size, it seems the latest plan will take this one step further.

With the newly found Geekbench results, we've gained fresh insight into the performance of the Core Ultra 7 265KF and the Core Ultra 5 245K. Both processors were tested with unreleased Z890 motherboards.  It's important to note that the two findings are based on different Geekbench versions (5 and 6), …

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 is set for a fresh debut, distinguishing itself from its predecessor, which entered the market 16 months ago. This upcoming release will feature a new SKU equipped with GDDR6 RAM running at 20Gbps. Reports from Board Channels (via VideoCardz) suggest that the new RTX 4070 …

You've likely already seen how demanding Black Myth: Wukong is on modern PC hardware, thanks to the free benchmark that released earlier this week. Now, we know when you can put your system through its paces with the full game, which is now launching on the 20th of August. Black …

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was announced earlier this year, six years on from the release of the first game. Warhorse Studios' fantastic medieval adventure was due to make a return in 2024, but the sequel has since been delayed to 2025.  When Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was announced, Warhorse Studios …

BioWare is set to drop the official release date trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard in just a few hours time but the news leaked out a little early. We'll finally return to BioWare's dormant fantasy setting on the 31st of October.  The trailer, which is due to go live …

At last we come to the big boy, the 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X - Leo gives his verdict

For the past many years, Square Enix have had their hands full working on remaking the classic 1997 JRPG Final Fantasy VII. With the 3rd and final entry currently in development, the publisher appears to be looking forwards – seemingly teasing a Final Fantasy XIII Remake. In response to one …

Throughout 2024, Valve has been consistently upgrading its Steam platform with a ton of new and highly welcome quality of life improvements. Following the likes of the family share revamp, a new screen recorder and much more, a new ‘Trending Free’ tab has been added to the store. As noted …

The remake of the PS1 JRPG Final Fantasy VII might just be Square Enix’s most ambitious project so far, with the 1997 classic being reborn in the form of a reimagined trilogy. While the first two entries utilised Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 as its core, the concluding part of the trilogy might upgrade to the latest and greatest UE5.

Each week, Epic gives away a title or two to all those with an Epic Games account. Available from 4PM today, players can get their hands on the striking 2D Souls-like metroidvania Death’s Gambit: Afterlife. Available to add to your library from today until the 22nd of August, Death’s Gambit: …

New developments suggest that Zen 5 desktop parts could soon come with increased default power limits. The upcoming AGESA 1.2.0.1A Patch A is anticipated to raise the default power limitations (TDP) from 65W to 105W. The report is from chi11eddog, who claims this adjustment is expected to impact both the …

Sony kicked off the month with a few new games for PS Plus Essential subscribers and now, the next batch of games for PS Plus Extra and Premium have been announced. There will be 15 games joining the service in August, including hits like The Witcher 3 and beloved indie …

Capcom has been on a spree of reveals for its next generation Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Wilds. The publisher has been uploading gameplay clips focusing on different mechanics and weapons, seemingly in a lead-up to a big announcement at Gamescom. We've already seen some of the heavier weapons in …

Techland has been keeping busy since launching Dying Light 2, supporting the game for all owners with many free updates, as well as a few paid DLCs. Now, it looks like Techlands' next major project could be on the horizon, titled ‘Dying Light: The Beast'.  Techland filed for a trademark …

We were already expecting the upcoming Until Dawn remake to drop around Halloween. As it turns out, Sony will be dropping the game on PS5 and PC well ahead of time. The remake of Supermassive Games' slasher thriller, Until Dawn, is launching on the 4th of October. While this is …

We're back with the next wave of Ryzen 9000 reviews, starting with the 12-core 9900X

G.Skill has released various new DDR5-6400 memory kits for Intel and AMD systems, boasting a CAS latency of just 30 clocks. This latency positions these kits as some of the faster kits with such a low latency. The leap from DDR4 to DDR5 heralds faster data transfer rates but traditionally …

It appears that AMD is expanding its line-up of 3D V-cache CPUs with the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, breathing new life into the AM4 platform, which has existed for nearly eight years. KOMACHI_ENSAKA found this processor in an EEC filing from August 6th. Alongside the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, there were many …

Concord is the next major gamble from PlayStation Studios. Set to arrive later this month, the multiplayer-focused live service hero shooter has not had the warmest of receptions during its beta period. That said, the team at Firewalk Studios appear to be committed for the long term – announcing their …

Back in April of this year, the former Xbox console exclusive ‘Grounded’ from the team at Obsidian Entertainment was released on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch – marking one of the 4 initial Xbox games which were promised to come to other systems. The multi-platform release arrived alongside a pretty major …

Gamescom is set to go live later this month, with multiple different publishers confirming that they will be present at the convention. Following the likes of Microsoft, Goeff Keighley has now detailed some of what fans can expect from the headlining ‘Gamescom Opening Night Live’ showcase. As he does each …

After many years of rumours, speculation and anticipation, Nintendo finally confirmed back in May that they would be officially announcing the Switch’s successor at some point during the current fiscal year (ending 31st March 2025). While this may still be the case, it seems the system itself won’t be available to purchase until the following fiscal year.

Last year, Rockstar re-released Red Dead Redemption and its companion game, Undead Nightmare, for modern consoles, including PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately for the PC crowd, we were once again left off the list of supported platforms. However, there has been a growing number of signs that a PC launch …

Capcom has been on a spree of reveals for its next generation Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Wilds. The publisher has been uploading gameplay clips focusing on different mechanics and weapons, seemingly in a lead-up to a big announcement at Gamescom. In previous trailers we got to see some of …