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Modular power supplies have been following the same design approach for a while. However, it appears that Corsair has decided to stir things up a bit by introducing a PSU that, instead of having the cable connectors facing the front of the case, turns them to face towards the right-sided …

We're just less than a month from the launch of Hogwarts Legacy, and now Avalanche has released the PC system requirements. Overall, the game looks pretty heavy, even by today's standards - we're talking GTX 1080 Ti or RX 5700-level performance, just to hit 1080p/60FPS using High settings...

We check out Palit's flagship 4070 Ti, assessing thermals, overclocking and more

One of the Xbox’s most successful releases in recent years has been the Halo: Master Chief Collection (following a bunch of updates and patches) – bringing all the previous Halo titles onto modern platforms in a remastered format while also allowing players to hot swap the graphics, sound effects and …

IO Interactive have been making a lot of moves keeping the HITMAN franchise not only alive but thriving, with the studio recently announcing that all HITMAN 3 players will receive the prior two games for free. Ahead of this update, IOI have now detailed their additional upcoming game mode – …

Back in 2021 it was announced that PlayStation was partnering with Discord to bring the highly popular messaging/communication service onto Sony’s consoles. Over a year and a half later, it seems this integration is finally ready to go live with the next major PlayStation 5 system software update. As reported …

Deep Rock Galactic is a fun co-op first-person shooter which sees players working together to mine underground resources in full-destructible environments – all the while trying to hold back the horde of enemies coming your way. Since its early access release in 2018, the game has gone from strength to …

In recent years we have seen a renewed focus by major gaming companies to merge with or acquire smaller developers and publishers. Ubisoft has supposedly been proposing a number of potential acquisitions and mergers with various parties, however they reportedly “mostly got laughed at.” In a Tweet released by Jeff …

Each week, those with an Epic Games account are privy to a number of games for free. Available right now, EGS users can get their hands on the single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG ‘Gamedec – Definitive Edition’ as well as the social-deduction party game ‘First Class trouble.’ Available to add to …

Each month, those with a PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium subscription are gifted a dozen or so free games to play for as long as their subscription remains intact (or until the game is removed from the service). Sony has now announced January’s free PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium titles …

Intel first debuted a 'KS' version of its flagship chip with the i9-9900KS back in October 2019, and we also saw the i9-12900KS only last year. Now, the tech giant has quietly announced the i9-13900KS, claimed to be the first desktop processor offering 6GHz speeds out of the box...

2022 was not a great year for Ubisoft. The French game publisher suffered from a number of controversies while also releasing a rather small list of games. Unfortunately, what few titles they did release did not perform well, with Ubisoft commenting on their relative lack of success. As part of …

Skull & Bones has been in development for almost a decade and yet Ubisoft still seems unable to decide what to do with the open-world tactical action game. In a surprising move (though we should have seen it coming) Ubisoft has now delayed Skull & Bones for the 6th time, pushing it back to a vague 2023-2024 window...

EKWB kicks off the new year with a new AIO, could it be the one to beat in 2023?

When AMD initially announced the new generation of Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs at CES 2023, we were left waiting for a launch date. We thought we had one yesterday, when AMD added the launch date to the new processors' spec sheet, but the company quickly backtracked on that move, and issued …

be quiet! has unveiled the Dark Power 13 series, the company's first ATX 3.0-compliant power supplies. Following in the footsteps of Dark Power 12, the new PSU series comes in three variants: 750W, 850W, and 1000W. All models are equipped with upgraded Silent Wings 135mm fans and are certified as …

We've seen plenty of wireless headsets with Hi-Res Audio certification launch over the last few years, but Hi-Res Audio Wireless is something a bit different. With support for the latest standard, Edifier has just released the WH950NB, a noise-cancelling wireless headset with Bluetooth 5.3 and LDAC support. The Edifier WH950NB …

Toys For Bob has made a name for itself over the years thanks to its excellent work on a number of classic mascot IPs including developing Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Though Toys For Bob were absorbed into the Call of Duty machine, it …

Following a great year in 2022, Microsoft has started off its 2023 in a rather silent manner – at least when it comes to Xbox Game Pass. Typically updated twice a month, we have seen little in the way of new titles for Game Pass. Finally however, Microsoft has announced …

The Forza Horizon series has managed over the course of a few years to become one of the premiere franchises for Microsoft and Xbox. Developed by Playground Games, the studio is currently tasked with working on the latest Fable game. In the wake of this, Forza Horizon’s Creative Director – …

Bayonetta 3 released late last year to a somewhat mixed reception, due mainly to the game’s performance, but also a general sense of incompleteness when it comes to the final finishing touches typically seen during the ending stretch of development. Though unfortunate that the game did not launch in its …

The Last of Us is one of the best games of all time in the eyes of many, with the 2013 stealth-action-adventure title receiving universal acclaim following its release almost a decade ago. HBO since announced that it would be adapting the game into a show, and mere days away from its public premiere, reviews for the show have gone live, managing an impressive 97% on Rotten Tomatoes...

It's a new MP600-series SSD from Corsair, aimed at balancing price to performance

In an interesting move, Netflix has been amassing a decent collection of indie games which subscribers can play for no additional cost. Following the likes of OXENFREE, Moonlighter and Immortality, the latest game to join the service is the hit arcade-styled side-scroller TMNT Shredder’s Revenge. Available right now, TMNT Shredder’s …

AMD has been offering game bundles with previous-gen hardware for a while now. We've already seen Radeon RX 6000 series buyers able to get up to two games (The Callisto Protocol and Dead Island 2), while previous Ryzen 5000 purchases were eligible for a copy of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves. …

MSI introduced a fair few monitors at CES 2023, but there are already more coming. The company has just introduced the MAG321QR-QD, an IPS gaming monitor that takes advantage of quantum dot technology, as well as a cut-down version, dubbed the G321Q. Packing a 32-inch IPS panel with Quantum Dot …

Although the era of PCIe 5.0 SSDs is now upon us, Gen4 drives are not going anywhere just yet. Take Gigabyte, for example, who has just revealed the Aorus Gen4 7300 SSD, an enhanced PCIe 4.0 SSD with read performance of up to 7300MB/s. Powering the SSD, we find a …

One of the first studios to be acquired by Microsoft as part of this most recent string of gaming acquisitions was Compulsion Games – developers of the much-hyped though ultimately somewhat disappointing We Happy Few. Despite Microsoft now owning the studio, and it being on the service for over 4 …

Over the past couple years we have seen the adoption of digital games balloon into quickly becoming the leading way in which people choose to purchase the media. Over time the ratio has skewed further and further towards digital – with a new report revealing that almost 90% of all …

The remake of the much-loved sci-fi survival horror title Dead Space is mere weeks away, and those who remain unsure of whether they want to experience this journey have now been given a slight bit of enticement, as all those who pre-order the Dead Space Remake on Steam will get …