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We are officially entering the holiday shopping season, with Christmas less than a month away and Black Friday coming up next week. With that in mind, sales are already starting to ramp up and Nvidia is getting its own deals in early, with discounts on gaming laptops, graphics cards and …

Yesterday, a patent for the PlayStation 5 controller was published on the Japanese patent office website. The published document was created by Masaho Morita, a designer previously referenced in other controller patents, and contains images that show the controller's appearance and a brief description of its design. In early October, …

According to leaker Wjm47196, AMD will unveil a new RDNA 2 Navi GPU at CES 2020. This leak comes alongside other rumours regarding the current Threadripper CPUs, the Radeon GPU lineup, and a new line of workstation products. Based on the information posted on Chiphell, AMD will use CES 2020 to …

A couple of months has passed since PowerColor teased us with images of a liquid-cooled version of its Radeon RX 5700 XT Red Devil graphics card. Today the company has officially announced the launch of the new water-cooled RX 5700 XT Liquid Devil. PowerColor has been a long-term partner of …

Valve has shared some information on its upcoming Half-Life title for VR...

A couple of weeks ago, we first heard that Xerox was planning on making an acquisition offer to take over HP, as part of a deal backed by a major bank. While HP is looking to shake up its business by cutting down its work force by 16 percent, the …

Last month, Microsoft officially launched the Surface Pro 7 alongside a slew of other Surface devices. The big upgrade this time around was the jump up to Intel Ice Lake processors but unfortunately, this appears to have been causing issues so far, with users being stuck on outdated, broken drivers.  …

This weekend just gone, Grind Gear Games held Exilecon in Auckland, New Zealand. There, the studio showed what it has been working on, including Path of Exile 2, Path of Exile Mobile, and a new expansion for Path of Exile. Path of Exile 2 is the sequel to the original, …

Yesterday, the Intel HPC Developer Conference kicked off and as previously leaked, Raja Koduri was there to introduce its new GPU codenamed ‘Ponte Vecchio', based on the upcoming Intel Xe graphics architecture. This is the first Intel discrete graphics card to be named and detailed publicly, with plans to release …

Gigabyte has teamed up with G2 Esports to announce the release of a limited edition Z390 Aorus Master G2 Edition motherboard, inspired by G2 Esports dominance and passion for gaming. Gigabyte’s Z390 Aorus Master G2 Edition is designed specifically for gamers with its 12-phase digital power design to unleash the …

We've been hearing about Half-Life VR through various leaks for a long time now. Most of the information being made public has come from none other than Valve News Network, who was the first to report that HLVR would be a prequel to Half-Life 2, starring Alyx Vance. Now, with …

Today Leo is back with another episode of Leo Says, and the main focus in this episode is AMD Ryzen 3950X and the upcoming HEDT processors from both AMD and Intel...

BioWare is a very busy studio at the moment. Not only are there still multiple teams trying to salvage Anthem and rebuild it from the ground up, but the studio is also working on the next Dragon Age and apparently, the next Mass Effect has also entered ‘very early development'.  …

NEC has announced a new monitor from its professional series featuring a 31-inch IPS panel with true 4096×2160 native 4k resolution, HDR support and 100% coverage of the AdobeRGB colour space. The NEC MultiSync PA311D will be placed as the flagship monitor in the company’s PA series of professional desktop …

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was released on the 15th of November to much praise and anticipation. It’s the first Star Wars game since Disney’s partnership with EA to primarily focus on its single player narrative. While its performance in the UK physical charts were solid, it didn’t manage to …

There has been plenty of talk surrounding Anthem and its development troubles following its disappointing release earlier this year. A short while ago, BioWare announced plans to ditch its original post-launch content plans in an effort to completely rework the game. Now, sources have come forward to talk about just …

For the past few years, Gigabyte has been bolstering its reputation in the accelerated computing platform sector by building new systems featuring the highest GPU density in the market, combined with excellent cooling and power efficiency. Gigabyte is adding five new systems to its 2nd generation AMD EPYC powered server …

Ever since Pokémon Sword and Shield were first announced, the game has been mired in controversy. From the removal of the National Dex, to the reuse of Nintendo 3DS assets, to the texture quality of the trees, fans have been voicing their grievances with the game. Despite all that, critics …

When Street Fighter V initially released back in 2016, many fans were unhappy with the game’s lack of content. With time, more and more content was added, though much of it was relegated to paid DLC. As is the case with most fighting games however, the game is also receiving …

When Google announced the launch titles that were to be released alongside the ‘console’ on Tuesday the 19th of November, it brought with it a wave of criticism. With only 12 games, and many of them over a year old, Google Stadia’s launch line-up appeared lackluster to many ‘Founders’ who …

After the previous huge leak of maps, modes, and cosmetics, more information has been revealed about upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare content...

Ever since the introduction of AMD’s 7nm based Radeon RX 5700 GPU series earlier this year, we have seen an abundance of custom cards using the new technology from various manufacturers and now Gigabyte has added another RX 5700 XT variant to its line up. Gigabyte has officially announced the …

Micron claims it has eliminated the need for network video recorders after the company has announced it is launching the world’s first industrial-grade microSD card for cloud-managed video surveillance. The Micron i300 1TB microSDXC UHS-I was unveiled by the company which is said to be the world’s highest-capacity industrial microSD …

Tencent Cloud announced it has chosen 2nd generation EPYC Rome processors for its first self-designed “Star Lake” cloud server. The company claims the decision to use AMD EPYC Rome processors will propel overall instance performance by 35%. AMD is increasing its EPYC Cloud momentum globally after Tencent Cloud announced it …

It wasn’t too long ago that having a smart mobile phone was classed as a luxury – these days almost every new device you can think of has some kind of smart capability. Although these devices are extremely clever, they require a well-designed app or piece of software for them …

Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen numerous new products launched by EK water blocks featuring new D-RGB LED lighting designs. Today, the company has unveiled another new pump-reservoir combo as part of its EK-Classic line-up. EKWB has launched a new pump-reservoir combo belonging to its classic line …

Water cooling a graphics card is a great way to improve performance by keeping the temperature under control, which allows boost core frequency to remain higher for longer periods. However, finding the correct water block for your graphics card is not always a simple process and removing a stock GPU …

Electronics manufacturer LG has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese mobile handset manufacturer TCL. The lawsuit filed in the German district courts of Mannheim and Dusseldorf claims that TCL has infringed several of LG’s LTE technology patents. LG Electronics has alleged that TCL, a Chinese handset manufacturer, has infringed three …

Just the other day at X019 we learned that Microsoft would finally make some of the Halo communities longest-standing requests a reality, with the announcement that Halo: Reach will be added to the Halo: Master Chief Collection on PC and Xbox One this year. After months of uncertainty, Halo: Reach …

Sharkoon has a reputation for offering good quality PC components and peripherals at a reasonable price. The company is introducing a new RGB illuminated rubber dome keyboard for gamers. The SKILLER SGK5 features n-key rollover support, multimedia keys and a detachable wrist rest. The main feature of the Sharkoon SKILLER …