Despite being the fourth-largest global smartphone brand, Xiaomi has yet to really crack the western market, with its popularity in Asia accounting for most of its market share. That could soon be changing, however, as following a recent expansion into Spain and Italy, Xiaomi has now officially launched in the UK. …
Read More »EA’s Origin Access premier sees Battlefield V launch early
Although EA’s Battlefield V officially releases on November 20th, paying members of the publisher’s Origin Access Premier earned the right to access the game early. This was expected to launch tomorrow, but it seems that annual shooter is already available to subscribers. Battlefield V has one of the most fragmented …
Read More »Samsung unfolds its Infinity Flex Display smartphone/tablet hybrid
Samsung finally unveiled its foldable smartphone/tablet hybrid that’s become lovingly known as the Galaxy X by the media.
Read More »Windows 10 Pro users are being downgraded, Microsoft promises a fix
Microsoft has encountered a few issues with Windows 10 lately, with many of them stemming from a buggy 1809 feature update. This week, a new issue cropped up for users, with some Windows 10 Pro users finding their licenses deactivated or downgraded to Windows 10 Home. These license downgrades came …
Read More »Samsung may adopt the divisive notch after all
Samsung devices have long been a haven in an increasingly notch-filled world, even going as far as to ridicule competition for the idea. This could soon be set to change, as the South Korean firm outlined four experimental front-facing camera solutions during its developer conference. Similar to its rival firms, …
Read More »Fallout 76 will get native ultrawide support after release
The Fallout 76 beta officially ends later today, which means it is now time for Bethesda to start talking about what to expect from the game on release and beyond. On the PC side of things, the beta had a few issues, which resulted in locked frame rates and FOV …
Read More »Disney accepts the EU’s condition of approval for Fox acquisition
Disney’s buyout of Fox’s entertainment division was approved by the US Department of Justice in July, under the condition that it offloads the 22 Sports Regional Networks within 90 days of the acquisition. Disney has now secured approval from the European Commission, however the firm will have to sacrifice even …
Read More »Take-Two wants to “embrace” cloud gaming, so long as the business model is there
Cloud gaming has long been pegged as the future of video game delivery by many industry heads, and now it seems Take-Two wants in. The Red Dead Redemption 2 publisher wants to “embrace new distribution technology” but only if business models align with the company’s current outlook. Ubisoft CEO Yves …
Read More »DayZ is finally entering beta, team hopes to hit V1.0 next month
For many fans of survival games, DayZ has fallen into irrelevancy over the last few years as development continued to stall and the illusive ‘beta' build continued to get delayed. Now five years later, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, with the DayZ beta build …
Read More »Sony has quietly begun shipping a revised PS4 Pro to fix noise issues
While the PS4 Pro might be the most powerful console on Sony's roster, it doesn't come without drawbacks. Initial launch units of the PS4 Pro get notoriously loud, especially when playing newer games like Spider-Man, God of War or Red Dead Redemption 2. Sony has been quietly revising the PS4 …
Read More »Square Enix cancels future Final Fantasy XV DLC, game director resigns
Following on from Square Enix's $33 million loss yesterday, the publisher has held a Final Fantasy XV livestream, essentially to announce that future DLCs are now cancelled. The game was set to get another set of character focussed ‘episodes' in 2019 but this will no longer be the case. On …
Read More »Controversy sees Mr Game & Watch altered for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Nintendo seems to have caused quite the controversy with last week’s Direct presentation, as new footage of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate showed Mr Game & Watch don an insensitive Native American sprite. The developer has since apologised, stating that it will be altering the animation from its anticipated brawler via …
Read More »Facebook CEO pressed to attend international hearing despite initially declining
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has declined the invitation summoning him to a joint hearing in London on November 27th, on the grounds that Facebook has already appeared before the UK’s committee. Politicians from five different countries are putting the pressure on the platform, deeming the flippant nature “not good enough.” The …
Read More »Zen 3 and 4 are “on-track” as AMD demonstrates its 7nm EPYC Rome processor
Intel attempted to get ahead of the curve earlier this week, unveiling its 14nm 48-core Cascade Lake-AP Xeon processor for datacentres. Just one day later durings its Next Horizon event, AMD not only lifted the lid on its 7nm 64-core EPYC CPU within the Zen 2 family, but revealed that …
Read More »AMD launches two new 7nm Vega GPUs at Next Horizon event
AMD took to the stage last night to launch two new Radeon Instinct GPUs, both built on the 7nm process.
Read More »Square Enix reports a staggering $33 million loss
Japanese publisher Square Enix has had a few hits under its belt this year, from Shadow of the Tomb Raider to Octopath Traveler, but that hasn’t stopped the firm from losing a considerable amount of money. Its latest fiscal report shows a staggering loss of ¥3.73 billion ($33 million), which …
Read More »Current and former employees launch discrimination lawsuit against Riot Games
Gender-based discrimination has been the topic of many conversations regarding Riot Games, as the League of Legends developer promised a new “zero tolerance policy on discrimination, harassment, and general toxicity.” At least one current and one former employee feel that these words are hollow, taking it upon themselves to launch …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 holds steady as highest selling game in the UK
Red Dead Redemption 2 launched not only to great critical acclaim, but to record-setting weekend launch sales too. Immediately at launch, the game was billed as the 2nd biggest entertainment launch ever, second only to GTA V. Rockstar has continued to dominate charts in the week following, with Red Dead …
Read More »Fallout 76 final beta patch introduces new frame rate cap and FOV lock
The Fallout 76 beta is coming to a close this week, with the final slot scheduled in for tomorrow. Before the finale, Bethesda has rolled out a 30GB patch for the game, which contains some bug fixes and also places limits on framerate and field of view. Typically, Bethesda's game …
Read More »Google has a fix in the works for Pixel 3’s memory crashes
Google has been experiencing a variety of bugs in its new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL devices lately, from a random second notch appearing on the screen to speaker distortion. Fortunately, the firm has announced that it has a fix inbound for its memory management issues that have been …
Read More »Intel announces 48-core Cascade Lake-AP processors
In an attempt to gain back market share taken by AMD’s EPYC line, Intel has unveiled its latest Xeon series of server-based chips. Codenamed Cascade Lake-AP, standing for Advanced Performance, the new line sports a whopping 48 cores and is due for release next year. Intel has made a number …
Read More »Samsung rumoured to open up Bixby to third-party developers
With the launch of the Galaxy S8 last year, Samsung also made a big push for its own alternative to Alexa, Siri and Google Now in the form of Bixby. Unfortunately, Bixby hasn't really matched the competition, which is something the company is hoping to correct by opening things up …
Read More »New filings point to upcoming launch for 2nd Gen AirPods
over the course of this year, various leaks and rumours have pointed to Apple launching a second generation pair of AirPods. We were expecting to see these launch alongside the iPhone XS and XS Max in September but despite reports, the new earbuds were a no-show. However, an announcement might …
Read More »Samsung is expected to debut its foldable Galaxy X to developers this week
Samsung might not be the first to launch a foldable device, but it looks like the long-in-development Galaxy X smartphone will finally be unveiled to developers this week. While many are hoping for a sneak peek at the impending device, the South Korean firm has at least promised to reveal …
Read More »Fallout 76 final beta dates and times announced
We are just over one week away from the launch of Fallout 76 but there is still one more round of beta tests to go. Over the last couple of weeks, players across PC, Xbox One and PS4 have had a few chances to try the game out and on …
Read More »Bethesda responds to Fallout 76 hacking concerns on PC
Troubling news emerged for PC players of Fallout 76 earlier this week, after a modder detailed various ways in which the game can be broken and manipulated by other players. Bethesda has since responded, stating that many claims are “either inaccurate or based on incorrect assumptions,” but has set out to …
Read More »Blizzard celebrates 100 million Hearthstone players
Since its release in 2014, Hearthstone has experienced a steady influx of players, reaching 70 million within three years. This number has surged exponentially in the past 18 months, with Blizzard now celebrating the notable 100 million players milestone. A large part of its growth is thanks to a growing …
Read More »Blizzard claims there were ‘no plans’ to announce Diablo 4 at Blizzcon despite what sources say
Blizzard landed itself in a bad situation over the weekend after choosing to close out its Blizzcon mainstage announcements with Diablo Immortal, a mobile spin-off. At the time, fans of Diablo have been left scratching their heads wondering why they didn't at least acknowledge Diablo 4. According to sources, acknowledging …
Read More »Samsung’s upcoming self-developed 7nm Exynos 9820 is confidently codenamed “Cheetah”
Although Samsung’s Galaxy S10 isn’t due to arrive until early next year, rumours are running rampant suggesting that there will be three separate devices. It’s believed that this will include at least one 5G-supported smartphone, while some if not all will house firm’s brand new Exynos 9820, confidently codenamed “Cheetah.” …
Read More »Tomorrow’s “Next Horizon” event could mean big news for AMD’s server market
AMD’s “Next Horizon” event is scheduled for tomorrow, with signs pointing towards an EPYC 7nm unveiling.
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