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It looks like Nvidia may have an updated Shield on the way. Rumours have been circling since March that updates to the controller and remote are coming along with a potential console refresh too. Now there are new rumours to suggest a completely new device is in development. Earlier in …

MSI has unveiled a range of new X299 motherboards directed at content creators and supporting Intel’s highly anticipated, upcoming 10th generation Cascade Lake-X processors. The new series of motherboards are expected to debut this month. MSI seems to be focusing a lot of attention on content creators recently and as …

There's been a slow and steady trickle of news surrounding Intel's upcoming Xe graphics cards. First, the company hired former AMD employee Raja Koduri, while Nvidia's Tom Peterson also jumped ship last April. In May, we learned that Xe graphics would support ray tracing, and now a tweet by Raja Koduri …

It doesn’t seem that long ago we were all looking forward to Nvidia’s current generation of Turing architecture. According to rumours, the new Ampere cards may be coming sooner than expected, with further talk of a release early in 2020. Ampere may not be Nvidia’s best-kept secret. However, nothing official …

We've been hearing a lot about Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint over the last few months, and the game finally launched last Friday, October 4th. However, it seems the launch was not as smooth as Ubisoft would have hoped for, with many players experiencing connectivity issues as a result of …

When the Samsung Galaxy Fold initially launched earlier this year, it had a few problems. Samsung has since ironed out those problems and the device is ready to be launched again. But can it hold up in a folding torture test? This time around Samsung were upbeat about the improvements …

New details have come to light on AMD’s future Zen 3 and 4 architectures, along with a roadmap providing the timeline and key specifications for its next-generation EPYC Milan and Genoa lines of data centre processors. During a recent presentation at the HPC-AI Advisory Council Conference in the UK, AMD …

Hardcore RPG game Outward gets some new updates in a patch making it even more hardcore. Included are new enemies and a new difficulty level, with bugs fixes and secret endgame bosses also added to spice things up. The open-world RPG game Outward focuses on ultra-realism and is one of …

Throughout this year, we have seen many leaks and rumours regarding Google’s new Pixel 4 phone. With images of how it will look, the colours available and how many cameras it will have already common knowledge, we now know the official specification. Google’s Pixel 4 is probably the most leaked …

Some of Nvidia’s upcoming GTX 1660 Super graphics card specifications have been leaked, which show the card will be released to fend off the competition coming from AMD’s 5500XT which is due to launch very soon. The guys over at igor's Lab recently confirm the Nvidia GTX 1660 Super clock …

According to MSI, AMD Ryzen CPUs will be getting a new microcode update soon, with a new BIOS which will be packed with over 100 features and improvements being rolled out next month. Microcode is the lowest level of CPU and machine instruction sets that are loaded from the BIOS …

Regular readers will have seen our review earlier this week of the new Phanteks Enthoo Luxe 2. After the review, Leo left his camera running and disassembled the system live on camera. We put some chill music alongside the video courtesy of Gavin Luke and if you guys like this concept, we will produce more in future. Let us know what you think!

Fallout fans will be treated to a collection of legacy Fallout games this October, as a leaked listing on Amazon Germany has been confirmed by Bethesda. With every single-player Fallout game ever made featuring in the collection. An Amazon Germany listing went live earlier this week detailing the previously unannounced …

Microsoft made a name for itself as a software company but over the years, hardware has been a growing area of interest. Microsoft appears to be pursuing its own chip-design ambitions by hiring up new chip engineers in locations across the US with deep ties to the likes of AMD, …

EA has leaked the personal information of potentially thousands of contestants looking to take part in the FIFA 20 Global series competition, with players details accidentally being shared to opponents. The EA Sports FIFA 20 Global series is due to kick off on 8th November with players being invited to …

MSI has been teasing information of a new motherboard addition to their already extensive X570 range. The new motherboard features an all-black design with absolutely no RGB and has already managed to set an overclocking record for the Ryzen 9 3900X processor. MSI says the new X570 Unify motherboard is …

Acer has started shipping its ConceptD CP7271K P professional monitor after initially debuting it earlier this year. The ConceptD CP2721K P offers 4K Ultra HD resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, Nvidia G-sync technology and HDR1000. Acer has officially started shipping the unit which was first announced at an annual press event back …

Over the last year, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 owners have had the chance to roam around Rockstar's depiction of the US Wild West era in the form of Red Dead Redemption 2. We all assumed the game would be coming to PC eventually, as plenty of evidence has leaked …

We are just weeks away from the OnePlus 7T smartphone release, however, even before the 7T has hit the shelves there are already leaks of OnePlus’ next-generation design circling online. The highly-anticipated OnePlus 7T is several weeks away from release, so, you would naturally think all the focus would be …

Ubisoft has temporarily removed microtransactions from Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint ahead of its scheduled launch today. These were ‘time saver' microtransactions aimed at those who have less time to play themselves but want to keep up with other players. These types of in-game purchases have been around for a …

As the first anniversary of Assassin's Creed Odyssey approaches, Ubisoft has prepared a special update to celebrate the milestone with an anniversary event and a brand-new mount being given away for free to all Odyssey players. As part of the announcement, Ubisoft thanked all players in the Odyssey community for playing, …

If you are one of the unlucky GeForce GPU users to encounter some technical issues with Nvidia's latest Game Ready driver update, then you will want to check for another update as a hotfix was released yesterday. Nvidia recently released the Game Ready driver 436.48, containing day-one optimisations for Ghost Recon Breakpoint …

Two weeks ago, we launched a bit of a different giveaway compared to what most of our readers are used to. Following Apple's announcement and launch of the brand new Apple Watch Series 5 in September, we decided to give one away. The competition ended on  the 1st of October …

Xbox Game Pass has been steadily growing for a few years now and with the service's launch on PC this year, we have seen a good boost in the number of games added to the library each month. October is shaping up to be particularly strong, with Obsidian's The Outer …

Our AMD Radeon Pro GPU competition is back for another week. Unfortunately due to a technical error, previous entrants will need to re-enter. We sincerely apologise for this error. Please see the full post for more details.

EA draws in a lot of deserved criticism over questionable business decisions but this week, the publisher is doing something genuinely consumer-friendly. In an effort to get more Origin users to secure their accounts, EA is offering one month of Origin Access for free to those who activate two-factor authentication. …

There have been plenty of CPU leaks over the last month or so, from Intel 10th Gen and Cascade Lake-X to AMD Ryzen Threadripper and new additions to the Ryzen 9 lineup. Today, another previously unannounced chip has appeared on a retail listing, indicating that the Ryzen 5 3500 should …

While Microsoft and Nintendo were quick to play along with the idea of cross-platform multiplayer between rival consoles, it took a lot more convincing for Sony. After plenty of criticism, Sony did begin allowing certain games to use cross-platform multiplayer as a beta test and now as we approach the …

Blizzcon 2018 was shaping up to be pretty solid for Blizzard with announcements for WoW Classic’s launch and Warcraft 3 Remastered lined up. Unfortunately, all of that was quickly overshadowed by the Diablo Immortal announcement. Since then, the folks at Blizzard have been doing some soul searching, with the studio’s …

Gigabyte has lifted the lid on its new X299X motherboards for Intel’s new Cascade Lake-X HEDT processors. Some of these were hinted at in prior leaks but now, we have the full reveal, with the Designare 10G, Aorus Xtreme WaterForce and Aorus Master boards hitting the market. The trio of new …