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Rumoured Nvidia RTX SKU to rival upcoming Radeon RX 6800XL

João Silva 1 hour ago Featured Tech News, Graphics More details about the unannounced GA102 based SKU from Nvidia have emerged. Based on the shared specifications, the new SKU seems to be a cut-down RTX 3080, created to take over the segment where the Radeon RX 6800XL will land. We already covered some of the alleged… Read more

God of War on PS5 will offer a 60fps mode

Mustafa Mahmoud 2 hours ago Console, Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming With Sony recently confirming that over 99% of its PS4 library will be playable on the upcoming PS5, many developers have begun to provide details on how these titles will work on Sony’s next generation console. While some games will run as they… Read more

Cougar announces “ultra lightweight” VM410 gaming headset

João Silva 2 hours ago Featured Tech News, Headphones Cougar is adding a new gaming headset to its line-up of gaming peripherals. The new VM410 is “equipped with premium audio and innovative structural design”. Designed to offer both customisation and comfort, the VM410 features a headband and multiple-axis earcup adjustment so users can perfectly fit the headset… Read more

The PlayStation 5 will finally support 1440p monitors

Mustafa Mahmoud 3 hours ago Console, Featured Tech News, Monitors, Software & Gaming Though the launch of the PS4 Pro saw Sony embrace 4K screens, allowing for players to enjoy the benefits of higher resolution gaming, the console manufacturer failed to offer support to those who opted for a more modest screen upgrade – namely… Read more

Nintendo to sell the Joy-Cons separately starting next month

by Jordi Bercial 6 hours ago … After years of insistence by users of the Nintendo Switch , finally the company has agreed to start selling the console’s controls, called Joy-Cons , separately, so it will be good for all those users who have suffered a mishap with their controller or, for some reason, they… Read more

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – remaster vs the original on the screenshots

This year, Electronic Arts, instead of the next full-fledged installment of the Need for Speed racing game series, intends to release only a refreshed version of Hot Pursuit from 2010 year. This part was rated very favorably by critics (the average score on Metacritic ranges between 60% a 89% depending on the hardware platform), but… Read more

Nintendo is dropping the price of replacement single Joy-Con controller halves to $40

Nintendo is dropping the price of buying a single Joy-Con controller by half down to $39.99. That’s $10 less than the original $49.99 the company originally charged for single controller replacements. The newly priced Joy-Con will be available starting on November 9th. Interestingly, Nintendo appears to only be discounting two very specific models of its… Read more

Ubisoft Connect – a new service to replace Uplay and Ubisoft Club

We recently mentioned in PurePC that Electronic Arts, after rebranding its subscription service to EA Play, will abandon Origin to EA Desktop, unifying the nomenclature to combine all players in one EA ecosystem. Now, the competitive Ubisoft will follow the same path, which intends to launch a new service by the end of October, which… Read more

Nintendo is releasing the original Fire Emblem outside of Japan for the first time

Home / Software & Gaming / Nintendo is releasing the original Fire Emblem outside of Japan for the first time Matthew Wilson 2 hours ago Software & Gaming Nintendo’s long-running Fire Emblem franchise has been around since 1990 in Japan, but the series didn’t make its way to the western world until 2004. The original… Read more

Ubisoft Connect: Uplay successor makes games cross-platform

Ubisoft has introduced a new service called Ubisoft Connect. The platform is designed to connect Ubisoft games across all systems. About Ubisoft Connect, players should have the opportunity to play cross-platform in multiplayer mode. For some games, Ubisoft Connect should also ensure that that scores are shared across multiple platforms. For example, anyone who starts… Read more

HyperX introduces the Cloud II Wireless headset

João Silva 2 hours ago Featured Tech News, Headphones HyperX has just launched a wireless version of its well known Cloud II headset. The Cloud II Wireless headset offers the same design, comfort, performance, and durability of its wired counterpart, with the addition of some extra features. Aimed at delivering the high-quality audio, the Cloud… Read more

HyperX’s $149.99 Cloud II Wireless is among the most comfortable headsets I’ve worn

The HyperX new Cloud II Wireless headset is made for people who want simple controls, barely-there comfort, and solid sound quality. This model is just a wire-free version of the company’s $100 flagship Cloud II gaming headset. It uses a 2.4GHz wireless receiver that works with PCs, the PS4 — and likely the PS5, when… Read more

Apex Legends datamine suggests that an Arena mode is coming

João Silva 1 hour ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Apparently, an Arena Mode might come to Apex Legends. A dataminer found references to it in the code of the game’s 6.1 patch, more exactly a UI slot for a new mode called “Arenas” in Apex Legends’ “Play” menu. Dataminer @shrugtal (via PCGamesN) believes he has… Read more

Apple should switch the iPhone to USB-C if it really wants to help the environment

If you buy an iPhone in the future, you’re not getting an included charging brick or earbuds. Apple says the reasons are environmental. Giving out fewer “free” accessories with every phone means using less materials, the company claims, and also makes for smaller boxes that can be shipped more efficiently. So going forward, those boxes… Read more

The Nintendo Switch has set a new sales record

Mustafa Mahmoud 4 hours ago Console, Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Three and a half years into its lifecycle, the Switch has undeniably become one of Nintendo’s most successful consoles ever. Now, the hybrid handheld has set a new record in the US, not just for Nintendo, but for video games as a whole…. Read more