Two sources this week appear to have leaked the specifications for some of Intel's unreleased 12th Gen Core processors. We've already seen the K and KF SKUs release, but now we also have an idea of what to expect from Intel's upcoming non-K and “F” variants. As found by @momomo_us, …
Read More »Valve details Steam Deck’s AMD “Aerith” SoC
Since the announcement of the Steam Deck, we've known that the handheld gaming PC is powered by a custom AMD processor, combining Zen 2 CPU cores with RDNA 2 graphics. During a series of development streams this week, Valve unveiled more about the Steam Deck's custom chip, which is codenamed …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Rockstar’s GTA trilogy remasters are a broken mess
While many of us are eager to dive back into GTA 3, Vice City or San Andreas in remastered form, the new 'definitive editions' are far from being the best way to play these titles. In fact, you might be better off avoiding them entirely.
Read More »Activision is no longer the most valuable gaming company in the US
The US holds one of the biggest markets in gaming when it comes to revenue, sales, market cap and all manner of statistics. Within the US, the biggest gaming company has historically been Activision, with franchises such as Call of Duty pushing the publisher to new heights. Surprisingly, Activision Blizzard …
Read More »The next Far cry will be even bigger
Ubisoft is known for offering many games with massive open worlds. Unfortunately, many of these worlds are filled with bloat, making the experience of playing a Ubisoft game exhausting and overly-long. It seems that the publisher is doubling down on this, as the next Far Cry game is rumoured to …
Read More »Edifier launches GX gaming headset and wins CES Innovation awards
Edifier is expanding its gaming headset line-up this month with the new Edifier GX, offering high-fidelity and immersive audio. Beyond that, Edifier has also won a number of CES Innovation awards for some of its other headphones this week. At CES Unveiled, an event that takes place a couple of …
Read More »Rainbow Six Extraction will be cheaper than expected
Aside from a few indie partnerships, many of Ubisoft’s titles launch with the traditional AAA pricing structure of $60 USD. While the publisher has pushed back against the next-gen price hike to $70, Ubisoft appears to be experimenting with more flexible pricing, as the upcoming Rainbow Six Extraction will only …
Read More »You can now watch Twitch on your Switch
When the Nintendo Switch first launched, it was positioned as a game-focused device. As such, no media apps were made available. Slowly but surely, more have been added, with Twitch now available on the Nintendo Switch. Making the announcement, Nintendo said “Watch livestream gaming videos, Esports and any IRL broadcast …
Read More »Luke and Leo Get Technical (Ep11) – Intel 12th Gen Debrief
Luke and Leo share their reaction to the launch of Intel 12th Gen
Read More »OWC introduces the Accelsior 8M2 – the world’s fastest PCIe SSD
OWC has developed the fastest PCIe SSD ever – the Accelsior 8M2. This SSD will come with up to 64TB of storage capacity and makes full use of PCIe 4.0 bandwidth to enable maximum speeds of 26,000MB/s. Inside the OWC Accelsior 8M2, you can fit up to 8x NVMe M.2 SSDs …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 won’t have in-game voice chat at launch
Battlefield 2042 is now available in early access, but players have been quick to notice that voice chat is missing from the game. As it turns out, the feature is planned, but it won't be available in-game at launch. Most online games featuring teams have voice chat to allow players …
Read More »Sharkoon Light² 180 Mouse Review
It's only £35, but just how good is this gaming mouse from Sharkoon?
Read More »Mod support is finally coming to Xbox Game Pass
While Xbox Game Pass offers an incredible value for money across both PC and consoles, the PC version of the service falls behind due to its lack of features when compared to the likes of Steam. Finally, the Xbox app on Windows will soon offer mod support, allowing for much …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms Rainbow Six Extraction release date in gameplay deep dive
After numerous delays, Ubisoft is finally pushing forward with the release of Rainbow Six Extraction, formerly known as Rainbow Six Quarantine. The spin-off shooter has been in the works for years and now, a January release date has been confirmed. Ubisoft quietly revealed this information a few weeks early by …
Read More »You can now vote for the best game of all time
The Golden Joystick Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating the year in video games. For 2021 however, instead of just voting for the best game of the year, you can now vote for the best game of all time, stretching back all the way to 1971. The video games …
Read More »noblechairs launches Skyrim Anniversary Edition gaming chair
Over the last couple of years, noblechairs has been working with Bethesda on a number of special edition gaming chairs themed after some of the game publisher's biggest franchises. So far, we've had chairs for DOOM, The Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout. Now this year, we're getting a Skyrim 10th …
Read More »You can make and sell Genshin Impact merch for free
Whenever a new video game franchise is developed, assuming it is successful, one of its primary money-making avenues is through merchandising. Interestingly, the studio behind Genshin Impact – MiHoYo – is allowing all fans to not only create but also sell merch without any licensing required. In an extended post …
Read More »Naruto and the gang are officially dropping into Fortnite
For months there have been rumours suggesting that Naruto was going to join the ever-expanding list of characters being added into Fortnite. This has now officially been confirmed, with not only Naruto, but Sasuke, Kakashi and Sakura all joining in too. Back in March, Epic Games sent out a survey …
Read More »GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition enhancements and gameplay comparisons revealed
The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – Definitive Edition launches today and Rockstar has finally uploaded a gameplay comparison, showing off the original games up against the new remasters. Beyond that, we finally have a detailed breakdown of all the new enhancements in place. There are three short comparison videos available …
Read More »Valve has delayed the Steam Deck due to supply chain struggles
When Valve announced the Steam Deck earlier this summer, the company planned to begin shipping to pre-order customers in Q4 this year. Unfortunately, there have been shortages in the supply chain, so the Steam Deck has been delayed to Q1 2022.
Read More »Kingston DataTraveler Max 1TB Flash Drive Review
Would you pay £135 for a 1TB USB-C thumb drive? Kingston certainly hopes so
Read More »Evidence suggests Captain America and Indiana Jones coming to Call of Duty: Vanguard
Following on from the release of Call of Duty: Vanguard, fans have been datamining the game to uncover hints about upcoming content. We've already seen evidence of an Attack on Titan crossover event, and it looks like more events are already planned, including crossovers with Indiana Jones and Captain America. …
Read More »3DMark adds storage benchmark to its test suite
3DMark is adding a new benchmark to its already vast suite of testing tools. Developed to benchmark storage devices, 3DMark's Storage Benchmark aims to bring a better correlation between benchmark results and real-world performance. Most storage synthetic benchmarks were developed back when HDDs were the superior storage solution. However, SSDs …
Read More »Klevv launches DDR5 CRAS XR RGB memory with up to 6400MHz speeds
Now that Alder Lake processors are hitting the shelves, it's time for memory manufacturers to go all out with DDR5 memory. Klevv is the latest to introduce its own DDR5 memory modules, promising speeds up to 6400MHz. Using SK Hynix DDR5 chips, Klevv's standard DDR5 memory modules will come with …
Read More »Photo suggests not all Intel B660 motherboards will feature PCIe Gen 5.0 support
While all Intel Z690 motherboards support PCIe 5.0 connectivity, it seems that won't be the case for the upcoming B660 boards. A new leak this week suggests that some motherboards, like the Asus B660 Prime Plus D4, will use PCIe 4.0 instead. A photo shared by VideoCardz shows the shipping …
Read More »Vaas returns in Far Cry 6, DLC releasing next week
Far Cry has long been defined by its villains, with each entry putting a lot of focus and marketing effort behind its star bad guys. With Far Cry 6, Ubisoft is taking this a step further with three DLCs planned focusing on past villains from the series. The first will …
Read More »YouTube is removing dislikes from public view for all channels
Back in March, YouTube began testing a significant change to its website by hiding the number of dislikes on certain videos. Now, this change is rolling out site-wide, meaning the number of dislikes on videos from all creators will no longer be public. You will still be able to dislike …
Read More »Judge denies Apple’s request to delay App Store changes following Epic Games lawsuit
Last month, Apple officially appealed the ruling in the Epic Games v Apple lawsuit, despite winning nine out of ten claims. The one claim Apple lost would force the company to change its rules for developers linking to other payment methods for in-app content. Apple was hoping to have the …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 will get seasonal content starting in 2022
Battlefield 2042 is less than two weeks away, and now, DICE is beginning to detail post-launch content plans for the game. While the base game and its main modes will all be available at launch, seasonal content won't begin until early next year. In an updated blog post, DICE has …
Read More »Fallout 5 could be a decade away from release
Back at E3 2018, Bethesda made headlines with the announcements of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI, its next two major RPGs. This week, Bethesda also addressed the future of the Fallout series, confirming that it does have some ideas for Fallout 5, but the game is going to take …
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