Tech News

Back in October, we learned that Nintendo isn't the only company facing lawsuits over gaming controller issues – there was also a case brewing against Microsoft over Xbox One controller ‘stick drift'. Now, that class-action lawsuit has come to fruition, but Microsoft is hoping to keep things out of the …

As the launch of the Rocket Lake-S gets nearer, Intel has started to discontinue older products. Following the discontinuance of the 9th Gen Core processors, which started on December 7th of 2020, Intel has now begun the same process for the 300-series motherboards. According to Intel's PCN (via ComputerBase), the …

The MSRP of Asus graphics cards and motherboards have increased due to the increasing costs of production and shipping. Not all graphics cards and motherboards have been a target of this increase, but as we move into the first quarter of the year, more products could see similar price bumps. …

There's a new rumour regarding the release date of the AMD Radeon RX 6700 series, which includes both the Radeon RX 6700 and the Radeon RX 6700XT graphics cards. Apparently, the mid-range AMD graphics cards will launch by the end of Q1 2021, suggesting that both cards will be available in March.

The year is starting off strong with new iPhone rumours. This time around, sources indicate that we'll finally be seeing a foldable iPhone quite soon, with Apple currently planning two different models to combat Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip line-up. 

It has been a couple of years since Mad Catz returned to the peripheral scene and for 2021, it looks like we can expect a new flagship gaming mouse from the company. Today, Mad Catz is launching the R.A.T. DWS Gaming Mouse, featuring dual wireless connectivity and interestingly, mechanical mouse …

We go over our picks for the top Intel motherboards of 2020

Samsung is planning to release 10x new OLED displays for laptops during 2021. These Samsung OLED displays will range from 13.3-inches to 16-inches in size and should appear on a number of laptops from OEMs throughout the year. According to ComputerBase, the first laptops using Samsung's new OLED displays will …

While we're used to seeing Microsoft making studio acquisitions at this point, it is rarer to see the likes of Nintendo buying up studios. With that in mind, it is noteworthy that Nintendo has announced it is acquiring Next Level Games this year, transitioning the studio into a full first-party …

The first Everspace game went on to be a huge success for indie developer Rockfish Games and soon, we'll be able to get our hands on the sequel. Today, Rockfish Games announced that Everspace 2 will be launching in Early Access on Steam and GOG this month.  The early access …

MSI will announce various products during CES 2021, but there are a couple of monitors that shine through the rest – the Oculux NGR253R and the MPG Artymis 343CQR. Aimed at gamers, both MSI monitors offer high refresh-rates, low response times, and Adaptive Sync. Featuring a 24.5-inch Rapid IPS panel with a …

CES 2021 is coming up soon and it looks like ASUS is looking to tease some of its new announcements ahead of time. In a couple of social media posts, we get brief looks at new upcoming laptops for the TUF Gaming and ROG lines. Given the timing, these laptops …

It looks like Microsoft is preparing a big Windows 10 UI update this year. Recent job listings from Microsoft have begun seeking developers for a “sweeping rejuvenation of Windows”.  Windows 10 has had some minor UI updates since launch, but this appears to be a much bigger attempt at revitalising …

Over the course of December, Valve opened up The Steam Awards to public voting, giving Steam users a chance to vote on their favourite games in ten different categories, one of which is indeed Game of the Year. Voting closed last week and now after some tallying, we know the …

LG has shown off a lot of interesting display prototypes over the years, with the most recent ones all incorporating flexible OLED panels in some form. The latest prototype from LG is a new OLED gaming display with the option to curve the TV for gaming and flatten it back out for watching TV or movies. 

Microsoft has been working on reviving the Age of Empires series for several years now. The journey began with re-releases for the original trilogy, then in 2019, Age of Empires IV was officially announced. We haven't had an update on the long-awaited sequel since then, but that changed this week. …

We go over our picks for the top 5 Intel CPUs of 2020

AMD submitted a new patent describing a GPU chiplet design. Besides the thorough explanation of the chiplet design, AMD also mentions the problems that come with it and how to solve them. Found by @davideneco25320, AMD's patent starts by stating multiple problems that come by using a GPU chiplet design. Unlike …

References for a few unannounced AMD GPUs were discovered over on the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) this week. So far, we know that two of these are new Navi GPUs, while the third is a new listing mentioning a Nashira Point GPU.  AMD's current line-up of Radeon graphics card only …

While the Zen 1 based Ryzen Threadripper line-ups featured a 16-core SKU, we did not get a 16C/32T Ryzen Threadripper 3000 chip. As we look ahead to Ryzen Threadripper 5000, it looks like the 16-core chip will be making a return.  According to Yuri Bubliy, AMD might be working on bringing …

A 240hz screen for gamers - but is it any good?

As each year comes to a close, Valve likes to share details on what games performed best on Steam in a number of categories. This week, we have the top ten best selling games on Steam of 2020 in terms of revenue, and we have the top ten games based on user reviews.

Koei Tecmo, the publisher behind series like Dead or Alive, Dynasty Warriors and a number of popular licensed anime games, has suffered a security breach this month. The publisher suffered a cyberattack that forced it to take down both its US and European websites.  As reported by PCGamer, over 65,000 …

The January line-up of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers has been revealed. Starting on the 5th of January, there will be three games up for grabs – one for PS5 owners and two more for PS4 owners.  On the PS5 side, PS Plus subscribers will get access to the …

We go over our picks for the top 5 cases of 2020

An early 2021 launch for the unannounced Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080Ti is looking more and more likely. Today, new entries for several Gigabyte-branded RTX 3080Ti models appeared on the EEC database, indicating several upcoming versions with custom-coolers.  The EEC listing (via Videocardz) shows Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme, Aorus Master, Vision, Gaming, …

EKWB is about to launch waterblocks for both the Nvidia RTX 3070 Founders Edition and Asus ROG Strix RTX 3070 graphics cards. These two waterblock models are part of EK's Quantum Vector line of water cooling components and will be available with plexi and acetal editions. Both waterblocks cool the …

We go over our picks for the top PCIe 4.0 SSDs of 2020

The alleged specifications of the RTX 3080 Mobile, RTX 3070 Mobile, and RTX 3060 Mobile GPUs have emerged. Each GPU will be available in Max-Q and Max-P designs with varying TGPs and clock frequencies, totalling in 8 SKUs. The news comes from Notebookcheck, which has updated its database with the …

Earlier this month, users began finding that their Ryzen CPUs were running much hotter when the Epic Games Launcher was running on their systems. Epic Games has since confirmed that this is indeed an unintended bug and has begun putting fixes in place.