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InXile, Obsidian and Larian Studios were all in the running for Baldur’s Gate 3
It has been almost two weeks since Larian Studios officially announced that it is indeed working on Baldur's Gate 3, almost twenty years after Baldur's Gate 2 released. Larian wasn't the only studio trying to get their hands on the IP though, it turns out that both Obsidian and InXile …
Read More »Valve celebrates 20 years of Counter-Strike by adding classic Dust 2 to CS:GO
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Counter-Strike. What started off as a multiplayer Half-Life mod has gone on to become one of the biggest shooter franchises in gaming and is still going strong two decades later. To celebrate the occasion, Valve has released an update for CS:GO, which puts …
Read More »Modder shows off Android running on Switch with Nvidia Shield features
Ever since the Nintendo Switch first launched, the modding scene for the console has been alive and well. Folks have already figured out how to run homebrew software and other projects are making good progress. One Switch modder has recently managed to get a version of Google Android running on …
Read More »Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Earphones Review
Razer has a pair of USB-C noise cancelling earphones - are they any good at £80?
Read More »Destiny 2 on Stadia will be separate to the PC version, so no cross-platform multiplayer
When Google first announced Stadia, I think many of us assumed that PC versions of major games would be hosted on the servers for all to play. As it turns out, Stadia versions of games are separate from other platforms, so some titles like Destiny 2 will have multiplayer limited …
Read More »Amazon Game Studios reportedly hit with lay-offs as developers struggle on unannounced projects
For years now, Amazon has owned its own in-house games studio working on secretive projects with some big name talent involved. Amazon even went out and made a deal with Crytek to use CRYENGINE as the basis for its own engine. Now, the situation at Amazon Game Studios is starting …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 2 could be launching in February
It has been a few years since Sony first announced The Last of Us Part II and while gameplay was shown at E3 2018, Sony didn't take part in the event this year, so we've had no official news on its release. While official announcements are being kept under wraps …
Read More »AMD Special Edition – Leo Says Episode 39
The last few weeks in the computing world have been dominated by AMD - the company stole the show at Computex with its Ryzen 3000 processors and accompanying X570 motherboards, while at E3 we got our first looking at the upcoming RX 5700 graphics cards. You can bet our grumpy hero, Mr Leo Waldock, has a lot to say on these two topics, so here he is with an AMD Special Edition of 'Leo Says'.
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Fold might not re-appear until after the Galaxy Note 10
After five years of rumours surrounding Samsung's foldable smartphone experiments, this year the Galaxy Fold was officially announced. The initial launch should have happened already but reviewers swiftly began experiencing display failures, forcing Samsung to push back its release. Things have been quiet since then, but Samsung has apparently found …
Read More »ASUS ROG Zephyrus G (GA502) Laptop Review
It's a thin-and-light gaming laptop from ROG - but it costs just £1249
Read More »Xbox head doesn’t want Project xCloud to replace gaming consoles or PCs
Cloud gaming is a big topic of conversation within the industry once again. The concept went away for a while after OnLive went under but now heavy weights like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and more are all working on the technology. Google Stadia and Microsoft’s Project xCloud will be part of …
Read More »Valve releases Dota Underlords in open beta
Just a few weeks ago, Valve announced that it was working on its own version of Dota Auto Chess after having conversations with the original modders behind the game mode. As we expected, this new Dota spin-off is called Dota Underlords and surprisingly, Valve has the game ready and playable …
Read More »Facebook puts an end to SteamVR streaming to Oculus Quest
The Oculus Quest standalone VR headset launched a few weeks ago and one of the first apps available on the new platform was Virtual Desktop. This has been a popular VR app since the original Rift began shipping and for Quest users, a new feature allowed you to stream SteamVR …
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix XG32VQR 32in 144Hz Curved Gaming Monitor Review
It's a curved 1440p gaming monitor from ROG, with 144Hz refresh-rate - is it worth £569?
Read More »Corsair M55 RGB Pro Mouse Review
It's a new ambidextrous mouse from Corsair, priced at £44.99 - is it worth buying?
Read More »Gigabyte MW32-SP0 Intel Xeon Motherboard Review
Could this be the foundation for your next workstation or server build?
Read More »Asus shows off new 43″ 4K/144Hz monitor with Display Stream Compression
While new GPUs and the new 16-core Ryzen 9 processor were the main stars of AMD’s Next Horizon event during E3 this week, there were some other announcements sprinkled in too. In particular, ASUS ROG announced a new monitor, delivering 43-inches of 4K, high refresh rate greatness. The monitor is …
Read More »Steam library overhaul will launch very soon
We’ve known for a while now that Valve has been working on a UI overhaul for Steam. We saw the first part of this in last year’s Steam Chat update and next, the Steam library will be getting an overhaul. We had a preview of these changes a couple of …
Read More »Edifier S3000 Pro 2.0 Speaker Review
Edifier is back with its flagship 2.0 speaker system, the S3000 Pro
Read More »Iiyama Red Eagle G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27in 144Hz Monitor Review
Want a quality, high refresh monitor when gaming, but don't want to break the bank?
Read More »AMD launches Ryzen 9 3950X with 16-cores and 32-threads
Just two weeks ago on the first day of Computex, AMD unveiled the Ryzen 3000 series, complete with Zen 2 architecture, built on the 7nm process and with options all the way up to 12-cores. What we didn’t know at the time was that AMD was holding a little something …
Read More »AMD launches RX 5700 XT and RX 5700 GPUs with RDNA architecture
Two new competitive GPUs from AMD based on the all-new RDNA architecture and 7nm process.
Read More »New Corsair RM650x modular Gold PSU now available in UK
Just a few days ago, we launched our review for the brand new Corsair RM650x modular power supply. We were very impressed when we reviewed it, especially considering its MSRP price but at the time of publishing, we didn't have any details on UK availability. We've had a few dedicated …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 now features Keanu Reeves, will release in 2020
Ever since last year's gameplay reveal, we've all been eager to see more of Cyberpunk 2077. That moment arrived last night, with a brand new cinematic trailer being shown live on Microsoft's E3 stage. Then, just when we thought it was over, Keanu Reeves appeared out of nowhere and announced …
Read More »Intel Optane Memory H10 512GB Review
Should you even be considering this Intel drive in 2019?
Read More »Win a STEAM game of your choice this weekend! (Closed)
Fancy winning a new game to kick off your weekend? This week we are running another caption competition, the winner of which will receive any game of their choosing on Steam!
Read More »Briony builds ALL WHITE PC in the Limited Edition DARK BASE 700
Back in 2017 Leo took at look at the Dark Base 700 from Be Quiet! Leo liked the case with its sleek styling and impressively quiet design but thought it was a little on the pricey side. During CES a new version of the case, the 'Limited edition White Dark Base 700' was announced. With only 3000 units available there hasn't been much movement on the price with the case retailing for £166.99. I was sent one of the 3000 cases and was happy to use it to create an all white build and document the whole process on video.
Read More »Corsair Hydro X Preview – Custom Loop Cooling from Corsair!
Leo takes a look at Corsair's new Hydro X custom loop hardware
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix Scar III (G531GW) Review (i9-9880H / RTX 2070)
RTX 2070 & 8-core i9-9880H alongside a 240Hz screen! ASUS' ROG Strix SCAR III G531GW is a beast
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