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AMD Ryzen 5000 “refreshed” processors won’t come with a performance bump

Following the rumour about an incoming refresh of the Ryzen 5000 series, AMD made a statement confirming its existence and detailing a bit more about them. Unfortunately, it won’t be the kind of refresh we hoped for, as it won’t bring any performance improvement. When Benchmark.pl asked AMD to comment on the rumour about the… Read more

Days Gone PC Performance Benchmark – 30 GPUs tested!

Today we are back with another extensive performance analysis, as we check out the recently-released Days Gone. As the latest formerly PlayStation-exclusive title to come to the PC, we test thirty graphics cards in this game to find out exactly what sort of GPU you need to play at maximum image quality settings. Has this… Read more

Free Radical Design is reforming to make a new TimeSplitters game

Cult classic shooter ‘TimeSplitters’ is finally making a comeback. Last night, Deep Silver confirmed that it is reforming Free Radical Design with its founders, once the team is in place, they will begin work on a new TimeSplitters game. TimeSplitters has been on hiatus since 2005 and while there are fan projects like TimeSplitters Rewind,… Read more

Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’

Outriders may have had a questionable launch but the game still went on to be a significant success. This week, Square Enix revealed that the game garnered up 3.5 million players during its launch month and it could be the publisher’s next major franchise. This week, Square Enix finally revealed how Outriders performed at launch…. Read more

GeIL confirms DDR5 memory coming this year, promises speeds up to 7.2GHz

We’ve been hearing a lot about DDR5 memory in recent weeks, with several companies giving sneak peeks at what’s to come. GeIL may have the fastest DDR5 memory out of the gate, as the company has already planned 7200MHz kits. GeIL announced its next-generation DDR5 memory this week. Polaris RGB Gaming Memory will be shipping… Read more

Android surpasses 3 billion active devices milestone

Android has been around for over a decade at this point and has grown tremendously during that time. Google’s mobile operating system has now set a new record, with Android being used on over 3 billion active devices. Since Android is open source, smartphone makers have been free to adopt it and even make changes… Read more

Microsoft cancels Windows 10X

Earlier this month, we learned that Microsoft may have shelved its plans for Windows 10X, a lighter version of the OS that was intended to compete with ChromeOS. As it turns out, the project isn’t just shelved – it won’t be releasing at all. Today, Microsoft confirmed that it no longer plans to ship Windows… Read more

Nvidia has no plans to update Founders Edition RTX 30 cards with LHR GPUs

Yesterday, Nvidia confirmed that it is releasing ‘Lite Hash Rate’ versions of the RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti with anti-mining measures in place. Some more information has since come to light – LHR versions of these GPUs will be shipping to third-party board partners only, meaning we won’t be getting LHR ‘Founders… Read more

TecWare Peripheral Roundup – Q5, EXO Elite & Phantom

Today we are looking at three peripherals from TecWare – the EXO Elite gaming mouse, Q5 gaming headset and the Phantom mechanical keyboard. Let’s see if three is the magic number, or if three is a crowd, by diving into the specs and features for each of these products. Are they worth your hard earned… Read more

EA patents a season pass system that allows players to choose their rewards

Season passes are becoming the standard for every online game, but since its inception, most of them have followed the same logic. Generally speaking, all season passes demand that gamers have to grind for what they want, but EA might be about to change that according to its latest patent. As it seems, the company… Read more

AMD may release Ryzen ‘Vermeer’ refreshed processors with 5GHz clock speeds

There’s a new rumour in town suggesting that AMD will refresh the Ryzen 5000 series with B2 stepping. Codenamed ‘Vermeer’, this Zen 3 refresh would pave the way for improved clock speeds up to 5GHz. The post shared by Patrick Schur includes two SKUs and the respective specifications and OPN codes. The first is a… Read more

Intel is bringing hybrid Optane H20 memory to laptops

Intel is about to release Optane H20 memory for laptop systems. Announced late last year, Intel’s Optane H20 memory aims to deliver the best of RAM and SSD storage in a single solution, accelerating loading times and data transfers. Available with 512GB and 1TB capacities, Intel Optane H20 memory packs both QLC 3D NAND and… Read more

Sony may finally be making a black DualSense controller

Mustafa Mahmoud 2 hours ago Console, Featured Tech News, Peripheral, Tech News When the PS5 was first revealed, one of the most controversial aspects to the console was its colour scheme, which adopted a black and white two-tone look. The DualSense controller shared a similar colour scheme. Some fans liked the look, while others did… Read more

Apple wants Xbox testimony pulled from Epic Games trial

Matthew Wilson 3 hours ago Apple, Console, Featured Tech News Last week, the Epic Games v Apple trial officially kicked off, with days worth of testimonials. Microsoft’s VP for gaming, media and entertainment, Lori Wright, was called up to the stand during the trial, but Apple is now questioning the credibility of the testimony and… Read more

OLED panel maker hints at upcoming Nintendo Switch Pro

Matthew Wilson 3 hours ago Console, Featured Tech News It is looking increasingly likely that Nintendo will launch an upgraded Switch console soon. We’ve known for a long while that Nintendo is looking to release a new Switch with an OLED display – now, the manufacturer of those OLED displays may have outed themselves. Universal… Read more