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The rumour mill began spinning again pretty much as soon as Nvidia announced the first batch of GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards. This week, we have new details on an alleged RTX 3080Ti, as well as two mid-range SKUs based on the GA106 GPU – the RTX 3060 and …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of games for free to the users of its store front. For the first week of November, account holders can get their hands on the third entry in the strategy series ‘Dungeons’. The game is available to purchase for free from …

Today, Razer is launching the all-new Razer Book 13, a high-performance laptop for productivity in today's mobile world. The Razer Book 13 is also Intel Evo certified, a badge intended to indicate the best in thin-and-light laptops. Under the hood, you will find an 11th Gen Intel Core i5 or …

An entry for ‘Intel Gen12HP HD graphics NEO' has been spotted on Geekbench. Given what we already know about the Xe-Graphics architecture, this GPU looks to be the 1-tile Xe-HP GPU for data centre use. In 2021, Intel plans to launch two dedicated graphics cards based on its Xe-Graphics architecture named …

After a one month wait, AMD has officially released the first Ryzen 5000 series processors, starting at the top with the Ryzen 9 5950X and going down to the Ryzen 5 5600X. With retailers now able to list and ship the CPUs, we take a look at UK availability and …

GeForce Now has been getting weekly library updates since its launch out of beta and this week is no exception. This time around, we have ten games joining the library, including Dungeons 3, which is free on the Epic Games Store for the next week.  While last week had big …

Ahead of WoW's next big expansion launch, Blizzard is making an effort to crack down on certain in-game practices. The most notable thing here is a renewed stance against multi-boxing and automated gameplay methods.  This week, Blizzard issued a policy update for input broadcasting software. This allows a single keystroke …

One of the major advancements in technology set to arrive with the next generation consoles will be their ability to utilise ray tracing. While the technology is undoubtedly taxing on hardware, according to Ubisoft, the implementation of ray tracing on both the PS5 and Series X will be so similar …

When Microsoft first announced the Xbox Series S, one of the major concerns by most interested parties was that of storage. While the lower-specced console will not be able to offer 4K resolutions and the like, its main downgrade in many people’s minds is the fact the unlike the Series …

Recently, we reported that the PlayStation 5 appeared to support 1440p displays, thanks to a post from PC display manufacturer BenQ, which in many ways outright stated this fact. In a disappointing move by Sony, it appears as though this isn’t the case, with the console manufacturer confirming that the …

The Nintendo Switch has performed excellently since its launch over three years ago. At this point, the console has surpassed the lifetime sales of the Wii U, GameCube, Nintendo 64 and SNES. This week, the console also surpassed the NES in lifetime sales.  As part of Nintendo's recent earnings report, …

Valve is making it easier for developers to allow playtesting for their games. A new feature is being added to Steam called ‘Steam Playtest', allowing interested players to sign up to beta tests at the click of a button.  The feature is very simple. Developers can announce public playtests and …

At this point, Crystal Dynamics has put plans for future Avengers content on hold in order to further refine the base game. However, thanks to the efforts of dataminers, we do have a good idea as to which characters are coming next.  We already know that Kate Bishop and Clint …

It has been a while since we last checked in with the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn. Today, Guerrilla released the latest patch, which includes some pretty major upgrades, including a rewrite of the shader system and the ability to skip the lengthy shader optimisation process.  Patch 1.07 for …

With the release of both next-gen systems, Sony and Microsoft are both adding support for HDMI 2.1, which allows for 8K output, as well as 4K at 120Hz. While Microsoft has previously confirmed that its next-gen console would ship with a HDMI 2.1 cable in the box, Sony failed to …

Last month, a hacking group claimed to have compromised Ubisoft's systems and got their hands on confidential files and documents. We haven't heard much since then, but now, it looks like the group has released Watch Dogs Legion's source code on the internet.  According to some sources, there is a …

As Sony prepares to launch its next generation PlayStation 5 console, many of the console manufacturer’s first party studios appear to be prepping their recent releases for enhanced support with the PS5 hardware. Sony Bend has now announced that its open world zombie game ‘Days Gone’ will be playable at …

When microtransactions were first introduced, many video game players expressed their dissatisfaction with the implementation of this new form of monetisation. Despite the narrative mostly remaining the same in the years since, it appears as though microtransactions are here to stay. According to Activision Blizzard, the company made $1.2 Billion …

Earlier this week, we learned that AMD would be sharing more on its ray-tracing support for RX 6000 series GPUs. Now, those details have started to surface. It's not much, but at least we can get a glimpse at which games will be supported. AdoredTV got in contact with AMD to …

Raspberry has launched the Pi 400 this week, boasting a “complete personal computer built into a compact keyboard”. Featuring a Raspberry Pi 4 inside, the Pi 400 features similar specifications with a uniquely designed cooling solution to prevent throttling while users get their work done. Perfectly suited to use as an …

Very quickly after the reveal that the upcoming PlayStation 5 would feature removable side plates, many fans began to produce mockups of ways in which the console could be customised through the creation of new side plates. One website took this a step further, creating a business around selling these …

Gigabyte has announced its RTX 30 Series Waterforce graphics cards which include the Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Xtreme Waterforce WB 24G, the Aorus GeForce RTX 3080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 10G, the Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Xtreme Waterforce 24G, and the Aorus GeForce RTX 3080 Xtreme Waterforce 10G. The Waterforce WB are the …

We've known for a while now that Call of Duty: Warzone will persist between annual Call of Duty games, but details on exactly how that will work have been slim. We are finally starting to get some answers this week though.  Warzone will remain its own separate game, incorporating elements …

We've been hearing rumours about a Mass Effect remaster throughout most of 2020 at this point. More fuel has been added to the fire this week, as it has been confirmed that the original voice actors from the Mass Effect Trilogy will be taking part in N7 day this year.  …

Just a few days after Halloween, the team behind Friday the 13th: The Game have an unfortunate update for players. The game's dedicated servers are being taken offline this month as part of the next patch.  “All things must come to an end”, the game's lead community developer writes in …

Corsair is expanding its headset line-up again this month, this time with the new HS70 Bluetooth gaming headset, providing wired and wireless audio for a wide range of devices. The HS70 Bluetooth has three connection options, one for high-fidelity 24-bit/96KHz audio over USB and or 3.5mm jack, or wireless audio …

During the Develop: Brighton conference this week, Todd Howard appeared as a guest speaker, giving us quite a few new details on Starfield. Some points are repeated, such as the revamped engine, but there is also some very interesting new information for long-time Bethesda fans.  The conference was hosted by …

Godfall is coming next week for both the PlayStation 5 and PC. Given that this is a PS5 console launch exclusive, we'd expect some beefy PC hardware requirements. Today, we get to see exactly how demanding the game will be on PC.  This week, Gearbox and Counterplay announced the PC …

Sony recently received some backlash when the console manufacturer revealed that a number of its upcoming first-party games, which were believed to be next-gen exclusives, would actually be releasing on the PlayStation 4 as well. In the wake of this, Insomniac Games confirmed that the upcoming Ratchet & Clank: Rift …

When Sony recently revealed the new and wholly revamped UX for the PlayStation 5, one of the included features announced will allow players to access helpful guides in-game as detailed by the developers themselves, meaning that you will in theory no longer need to break away from the game to …