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Xiaomi is launching its new flagship smartphone today – the Mi 11 Ultra. With the goal of revolutionising smartphone photography and videography, the Mi 11 Ultra packs a professional-grade triple camera setup. Building on the success of the Mi 10 Ultra, the Mi 11 Ultra is powered by the Qualcomm …

Nvidia confirmed it would enable ResizableBAR support on all RTX 30 series graphics cards by late March. While we've yet to have an official update on availability, board partners are beginning to release their own vBIOS for custom RTX 30 series GPUs with ResizableBAR support enabled.  Unlike the AMD Radeon …

Every once in a while, we see tech used for something it was absolutely not designed for, whether it be running Doom on every device imaginable, or getting Windows running on a smart watch, it is always interesting to see. This week's big thing appears to be an original Game …

Finalwire has recently launched a new beta update for AIDA64 Extreme introducing support for multiple unannounced Nvidia RTX 30 series and AMD Radeon RX 6000 series SKUs.  As per the patch notes of AIDA64 Extreme 6.32.5659 Beta, this version added information on the RTX 3050 laptop GPU and the desktop …

Intel's 11th Gen Core Rocket Lake-S processors aren't releasing for another day, but overclockers already have their hands on a few of them. The first major overclock for the Core i9-11900K was revealed over the weekend, pushing the chip over the 7GHz mark at a whopping 1.873V.

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Last week, CD Projekt Red began talking about some of the changes coming in Cyberpunk 2077's next patch, including improvements to police AI, driving and keyboard bindings (PC only). Now, with the patch set to land within the next couple of days, the full patch notes have been released, revealing …

As we've known for some time now, Intel is planning to launch its 12th Gen Core series “Alder Lake” processors in late 2021. The follow-up won't be too far behind, with Intel confirming the Raptor Lake-S platform, which will presumably launch as the 13th Gen Core series in 2022.  Intel …

With the alleged release date of the Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti coming closer, a new report suggests that this graphics card will come in two variants, giving customers the option of a cheaper 8GB SKU, or a more expensive 16GB version. 

Blizzard has caused some drama this week after making changes to ‘game time' codes for World of Warcraft. While previously people could buy game time cards for 30, 60, 90 or 180 days, three of those options have been removed, leaving 60 day game time purchases as the only option.  …

Square Enix hasn't really done much with the Legacy of Kain IP since acquiring Eidos and Crystal Dynamics, but that could be changing soon. Recently, Square Enix mysteriously removed Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver from sale on Steam, with the promise of “important updates”.  The change was first spotted by …

Intel is slowly beginning to confirm its discrete GPU plans for this year. We've been anticipating Intel Xe DG2 for quite some time and now, we have a much better idea of what to expect, thanks to new specification listings, promising up to 512 Execution Units (EUs). 

Ever since its release in 2019, many fans of Hideo Kojima have been wondering what Kojima Productions has planned next. Though the creator has given a few hints, very little is known about his next project. That being said, according to the studio’s art director, Kojima Productions’ next project could …

While we all know AOC for its gaming monitors, the company is hoping to expand its reach a bit further this year. This week, AOC announced that it is getting into the PC gaming peripheral market, starting off with two affordable headsets.  The first headset is the AOC GH200, which …

Following on from rave reviews earlier this week, Monster Hunter Rise is officially launching on the Nintendo Switch today. While the game is exclusive for now, the game will eventually come to PC, with Capcom currently targeting an ‘early 2022' launch.  Monster Hunter Rise producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto, previously revealed that …

Upon its launch in July of 2020, Ghost of Tsushima far exceeded sales expectations becoming PlayStation 4's fastest selling first-party original IP debut. It seems this sales success has continued into 2021, with it being confirmed that Ghost of Tsushima has sold 6.5 million copies in less than 9 months. …

Riot Games has been branching out into different genres recently and has placed a focus on expanding the League of Legends IP with new games and spin-offs. In late 2020, the studio revealed that it was indeed in the early stages of a League of Legends MMO, now, Riot is …

Back 4 Blood is a spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead series. Developed by Turtle Rock Studios, the game was poised to release on the 22nd of June 2021. The team have now officially announced however that Back 4 Blood will be seeing a rather significant delay, pushing the …

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It seems like Discord will have new ownership soon. Several companies were engaged in negotiations but a new report suggests that Microsoft is indeed the frontrunner and should have the deal finalised sometime next month.  According to sources speaking with The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is now in “exclusive” negotiations …

Ghost of Tsushima quickly became an important first-party IP for PlayStation following the release of the game in July of last year. Since its release, the game has gone on to sell 6.5 million copies – a major achievement for an original title. In the wake of this success, Sony …

Razer has updated its Kraken X headset for 2021, bringing improved features. The new Kraken V3 X comes equipped with Razer's TriForce 40mm drivers, a ‘Hyperclear' microphone and improved materials for better comfort for long gaming sessions. The Razer Kraken V3 X promises to deliver an “all-rounded gaming experience”. The …

As we learned earlier this year, Nvidia is no longer branding its laptop GPUs with the Max-Q or Max-P moniker, meaning laptop makers need to be a bit more specific about GPU specifications compared to past generations. Gigabyte is getting on-board early, revealing the GPU specifications for its full 2021 gaming laptop line-up. 

The new PassMark CPU rankings are out and a surprising entry has risen to second place. Based on PassMark CPU benchmark results, the Apple M1 is able to outperform AMD's Ryzen 5 series processors and the newly launched Intel 11th Gen Core series with just one exception – the Core …

Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media will see ripple effects for years to come. While Microsoft’s long-term plans for Bethesda remain somewhat unknown, Arkane has claimed that this move “will allow us to remain creative.” Speaking to PressStart, Deathloop’s Game Director, Dinga Bakaba, and Art Director, Sébastien Mitton claimed that the …

It looks like this year's entry to the Call of Duty franchise is beginning to leak. According to reports this week, this year's game is known as Call of Duty WWII: Vanguard and is being developed by Sledgehammer Games.  Sledgehammer Games' last entry into the franchise was Call of Duty …

It has been a couple of years since NZXT first began shipping motherboards, starting with the N7 Z370 in 2018. Since then, NZXT has continued to release Intel-based motherboards, leaving the AMD market untouched. That changes today, with NZXT announcing the new N7 B550, built for AMD Ryzen processors.  Due …

The memory market is heating up this year with companies like SK Hynix, TeamGroup and Adata all unveiling upcoming DDR5 memory modules for release later this year. Now, Samsung is joining the club, announcing the industry's first 512GB DDR5 module.  Samsung has announced the first HKMG-based DDR5 memory, aimed at …

Following Microsoft's disastrous Xbox Live Gold price hike announcement, Microsoft realised there were plenty of areas where Xbox Live needed to improve before gamers would accept such a move. Some of those improvements include free multiplayer access to free to play games, as well as other console features. Now, Microsoft …

Ever since Microsoft delayed Halo Infinite last year, we've been wondering when the game might come out. So far, we've only had a tentative ‘Fall 2021' release window, but one of the game's voice actors may have just revealed a more specific release date.  Last week, actor Verlon Roberts, who …