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Microsoft has reintroduced its popular $1/£1 introductory offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscriptions. This offer allows new subscribers to enjoy their first month of service at a greatly discounted price. However, it is important to note that this deal is not available for Game Pass …

Cloud gaming is still in its relative infancy, but the technology powering it has continued to improve over time leading to lower latency, improved visuals and more options overall. One of the primary services pushing this tech is Nvidia, with the company’s Geforce Now service seeing a major upgrade in …

3DMark, the developer behind Fire Strike, Time Spy and Port Royal, has announced a new benchmark called Speed Way. This new benchmark is being developed in partnership with Lenovo and will focus on the features provided by DirectX 12 Ultimate. The new benchmark was developed to preview and showcase the …

Masahiro Sakura is one of the most well-loved faces in the industry. Being responsible for the creation of not just Kirby, but also Super Smash Bros, the director has been involved in the directing for every Smash Bros game. With Ultimate now finally ending its official post-launch support, Sakurai has …

Microsoft announced that it would be including EA Play with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions way back in September 2020 and while console gamers got access to EA's library fairly quickly, PC gamers have been left waiting. That finally changes this week, with EA Play access now rolling out to …

Update (19/01/21): Nvidia has been in touch since the publication of this story with a full statement. Please find our updated coverage HERE.  For the last couple of years, Nvidia has had some stringent requirements for monitors in order for them to be classified as ‘G-Sync Ultimate'. Previously, gaining this …

The DirectX 12 API has been around for most of the current gaming generation but as we look towards the future, an update is due. Today, Microsoft announced DirectX 12 Ultimate, labelling it as the “best graphics technology” it has put out to date, which also reaches an “unprecedented alignment” …

Last year, Microsoft introduced Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a new tier for the Game Pass subscription granting access to the Game Pass library across console and PC, as well as an Xbox Live Gold membership. Now as subscription services from other publishers continue to rise, Game Pass Ultimate is getting …

Just the other week, Razer announced the Viper Ultimate wireless version and now the company has added another of its popular mice to its wireless range. The Basilisk Ultimate and Basilisk X HyperSpeed are the latest Razer mice to receive the wireless upgrade. Razer has introduced two new versions to …

The specification of 8Pack OrionX2 has evolved from the previous OrionX (base spec £25k, typical spec £30k) with the main system migrating from Intel X99 and ten CPU cores to Intel X299 with 18 cores and 36 threads. The secondary system moving from quad core Kaby Lake to 8 cores of i9-9900K.

Technology products are strange. Viewed in their plain cardboard boxes, piled high on pallets in a factory, they emit almost no appeal at all. Open the external packaging and the consumer box will normally emit a little ‘wink' of attraction. Once you get hands on, out of the box, you …

After finally taking Noctua off the top of the cooling tree, Phanteks has now swung its attention to creating the ultimate chassis. A second video that delves deep inside the new case has just been released into the wild. KitGuru sits back with the popcorn for this 2 minute 24 …

If you are in the market for a new keyboard then there are literally thousands available today which use membrane technology – but this won't be the first choice for the discerning enthusiast user as they can often feel ‘spongy' when typing.  Where we really see a step up in …