Gigabyte has submitted six models of the upcoming Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card to the EEC. By submitting these cards to the EEC, the company has confirmed that the Radeon RX 6700 XT will ship with 12GB of GDDR6 memory. As per the EEC listing found by @KOMACHI_ENSAKA, Gigabyte …
Read More »DDR3 prices will reportedly increase by 40-50% throughout 2021
A new report claims DDR3 pricing will soar by up to 50% in the coming year. As is the case with many tech products at the moment, this is due to demand outstripping supply. DDR4 memory might be the mainstream type of DRAM nowadays, but DDR3 still has its uses. …
Read More »Mass Effect: Legendary Edition PC system requirements revealed
As we learned earlier this week, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is coming out in just a few months time. We know what enhancements and content the remastered trilogy contains, but we didn't have confirmation on PC hardware requirements. That changes today and as you might expect, the game is very …
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Read More »Supermicro SuperO Z490 Motherboard Giveaway! (closed)
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Read More »Intel CPU market share surged in Q4 2020
Over the course of 2020, the PC market surged due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been particularly good for Intel, as the company has regained an impressive amount of market share in desktop PCs, laptops and servers.
Read More »Creative Assembly announces Total War: Warhammer III
It has been a few years since Creative Assembly first embarked on its Total War: Warhammer series. There have been two excellent games so far, but this was always envisioned as a trilogy. Today, Creative Assembly officially announced Total War: Warhammer III. Total War: Warhammer III will be releasing later …
Read More »Valve fined $4 million over Steam Controller patent infringement
Valve first released its own game controller back in 2015, dubbing it the Steam Controller. While the gamepad has since been discontinued, it looks like it was infringing on a patent during its time on sale and as a result, Valve will now need to pay out $4 million. SCUF, …
Read More »EA will officially unveil the next Battlefield in Spring 2021
During EA's quarterly earnings call last night, we received the latest update on the next Battlefield game. DICE's flagship shooter is returning this year and so far, development on the game is ahead of schedule. During the call, EA CEO, Andrew Wilson, told shareholders and analysts: “We’re looking forward to …
Read More »Embracer Group acquires Gearbox Entertainment in $1.3 billion deal
Embracer Group has been on an acquisition spree for a while now. The company owns THQ Nordic, Deep Silver and a huge number of other development studios. This week, the company signed off on its biggest acquisition yet – Gearbox Entertainment. Embracer Group is acquiring Gearbox Entertainment in a $1.3 …
Read More »PlayStation set a new industry record for revenue in 2020
Sony recently released its fiscal earning reports for Q3 2020. Alongside the reveal that Spider-Man Miles Morales sold over 4 million copies, the company revealed that PlayStation set a new industry record for the highest amount of revenue ever in a single year. With an all-time high of $22.74 Billion …
Read More »EA is “very very confident” about BioWare’s future
In recent years, BioWare has fallen somewhat out of favour with players and critics alike, with the studio’s output seeing a lukewarm reception, as well as the studio suffering from many internal issues. Despite all this, EA appears to have faith in the studio, claiming that it is “very, very …
Read More »Intel NUC 9 Extreme Water Cooling Project – Part 2
Let's design a custom CPU block for Intel's NUC 9 Extreme Compute Element!
Read More »Spider-Man Miles Morales has sold over 4 million copies
Spider-Man Miles Morales came as a surprise announcement when it was revealed at Sony’s PS5 showcase last year. As a PS5 launch title, it showcased much of what the new console could do, including 60fps gameplay and ray-tracing. This pseudo-sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man appears to have resonated with fans, as …
Read More »Apex Legends is coming to Nintendo Switch next month
Back in June 2020, EA announced that the popular Battle Royale shooter Apex Legends would be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Though the game may have taken longer to arrive than anticipated, Switch players will soon finally be able to take part in battling for victory when Apex Legends drops …
Read More »XFX to launch Radeon RX 6800 QICK 319 custom graphics card
A new XFX Radeon RX 6800 has been spotted in a Swedish retailer. The unannounced XFX Radeon RX 6800 16GB Qick 319 is very similar to the Merc 319 card, but there are some differences worth mentioning. Initially spotted by Paweł Maziarz, the Webhallen listing of the XFX Radeon RX6800 16GB …
Read More »AMD promises more RX 6900/6800 reference cards to be available in Q1
Low supply of RX 6800 and RX 6900 GPUs has been an on-going problem, especially for those who want a reference design GPU at MSRP pricing. These graphics cards have been out of stock for a while now, but according to an AMD representative, more will be coming before the end of the quarter.
Read More »Acer’s ConceptD series gets new high refresh rate displays
Acer has introduced two new factory-calibrated monitors featuring high refresh rates. Aimed at creators, developers, and artists, the ConceptD CP1241Y and the CP1271 offer great colours, low response times and up to 165Hz refresh rate. The CP1241Y is a 24-inch monitor, while the CP1271 is 27-inch monitor. Both feature IPS panels …
Read More »Detroit: Become Human, Call of Duty, and more join PS Now
Each month, Sony adds a number of titles to its PlayStation Now game subscription service. For the month of February, subscribers will be able to stream and download half a dozen new titles, including Detroit: Become Human, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, and more. The new games joining PlayStation …
Read More »Intel ‘Alder Lake-P’ CPU makes its first appearance on Geekbench 5
We've known that Intel is working on Alder Lake-P processors for laptops for a while now, but we haven't had much indication of performance or specs. That is beginning to change this week, as an Alder Lake-P CPU has finally appeared in a benchmark database. According to the Geekbench 5 …
Read More »Mass Effect Legendary Edition releasing in May
Back on November 7th 2020, BioWare officially announced that it was working on Mass Effect Legendary Edition – a remaster of the original trilogy. Today, we finally got our first look at the remaster in action, confirmation on various graphical upgrades and a release date. The official reveal trailer for …
Read More »Yakuza spin-off ‘Judgment’ gets next-gen remaster; Xbox release
The Yakuza series has seen a recent resurgence in popularity ever since the launch of Yakuza 0 back in 2015. Since then, the long running franchise has seen its expansion to a number of different platforms through remasters and remakes. Judgment is a spin-off of the Yakzua series which launched …
Read More »The Falconeer, Final Fantasy XII and more coming to Xbox Game Pass this month
Today, the Xbox Game Pass team announced a new batch of games coming to the service. The February Game Pass update is headlined by Final Fantasy XII and The Falconeer. These are the games coming to Xbox Game Pass between February 4th and February 11th: Ghost of a Tale (PC) …
Read More »Nintendo CEO says don’t expect new Switch model ‘anytime soon’
As has been the case every year since 2018, we kicked off 2021 with renewed rumours of a Switch Pro launch coming. Nintendo has been quick to respond this time, telling us not to expect an announcement “anytime soon”. During Nintendo's latest financial earnings call, the company's CEO, Shuntaro Furukawa, …
Read More »Oculus Quest 2 breaks records selling over 1 million units
While virtual reality is still in its infancy, relatively speaking, the technology is quickly evolving and being picked up by more and more people. Late last year, Facebook released the Oculus Quest 2, a revised version of the much loved standalone VR headset. It would seem the device is off …
Read More »God of War gets PS5 patch
With the release of the new generation of consoles, developers and publishers have been going back to their previous works and updating these titles with enhancements to take advantage of the new consoles’ increased power. Perhaps one of the most requested games to receive such a patch was 2018’s God …
Read More »Google Stadia shuts down first-party game studios
It has been just over one year since Google launched Stadia to the public, but the company's interest in funding its own games has already waned. Last night, Google shut down Stadia's internal game development studios. Stadia Games was being run by Jade Raymond, who previously held executive positions at …
Read More »NZXT responds to H1 chassis fire hazard concerns
Late last year, NZXT announced that it would be pausing sales and shipments of its Mini-ITX H1 case. This was due to a fire hazard caused by two screws included with the PCIe riser. New screws were sent out and the case went back on sale, but NZXT is pulling the case again...
Read More »Galax launches the RTX 3090 HOF series graphics cards
Galax has unveiled the RTX 3090 ‘Hall of Fame' series, consisting of 3x graphics cards: the Galax RTX 3090 HOF, the RTX 3090 HOF Premium, and the RTX 3090 HOF Limited Edition. These three cards should be very similar in terms of performance, although the Limited Edition does come with …
Read More »Cooler Master MM720 Mouse Review
Cooler Master is back with a long-awaited successor to the Spawn gaming mouse
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