Metacritic has put together a list of the ten worst video games of 2022 based on their Metacritic score. As the name implies, the list includes games from January 1st to December 31st. However, they can only be selected for the list if they have more than seven reviews from …
Read More »Epic Games is shutting down online services and delisting a bunch of older titles
As Epic Games is moving to only support Epic Online Services, the publisher is disabling out-of-date online services and servers for various old titles. After turning off the online services, some games won't be playable anymore, but there are also a few that you can still play offline. Epic Games …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti to feature an AD106 GPU with 4,352 CUDA cores and 8GB of memory
Sooner or later, Nvidia will expand the RTX 40 series with mid-range SKUs. One of these SKUs should be the RTX 4060 Ti, which may have had its specs leaked this week. Twitter leaker, kopite7kimi, has provided an update on AD106, the GPU expected to power the RTX 4060 Ti. …
Read More »Leak shows up to 64% gen-on-gen multi-core performance gain for upcoming 13th Gen Core desktop CPUs
We're still a while away from Intel officially launching the first non-K 13th Gen Core desktop processors, but there have been plenty of leaks to give us an early look at performance. This week, a leaker obtained single-core and multi-core scores for the upcoming CPUs in Cinebench R23, showing that …
Read More »AMD and Nvidia refresh their gaming bundles with Dead Island 2, The Callisto Protocol and Marvel’s Midnight Suns
AMD and Nvidia have both started to release a new generation of graphics cards, but the stock of last-gen GPUs is still abundant. To thin it out, both companies have refreshed their game bundles, offering up newer titles to entice buyers. In AMD's case, anyone that grabs a Radeon RX …
Read More »PlayStation Wrap-Up is the equivalent to Spotify Wrapped for Sony’s gaming platform
Sony has introduced a Spotify Wrapped-like feature that allows players to see their annual highlights on the PlayStation platform. The recap includes a breakdown of your most-played games on PlayStation, total hours spent on the console, trophies earned and the number of PS+ titles played. Like Spotify Wrapped, Reddit Recap …
Read More »Intel website confirms sockets and memory support for upcoming CPU architectures
Intel has a pretty big roadmap for products over the next few years, with new CPUs and architectures on the way. Typically, Intel doesn't share a ton of specific information on its upcoming chips until they are close to launch, but it would seem the company has accidentally revealed quite …
Read More »The Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters reportedly heading to consoles
The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series has been available for some time, but only on PC and mobile platforms. However, that may soon change, as ESRB has recently rated the remasters for PlayStation and Switch consoles. The ESRB listing found by VGC suggests the series will arrive on PlayStation and …
Read More »Upcoming HP Omen 17 gaming laptop can be configured with an RTX 4090 16GB GPU
It looks like Nvidia will soon be launching the first RTX 40 mobile GPUs for laptops. It seems the upcoming HP Omen 17 gaming laptop will be one of the first to feature a new-gen Nvidia laptop GPU, as it has been spotted with the RTX 4090 listed as a …
Read More »Hades sequel announced, early access starts in 2023
Supergiant Games had a hit on its hands with Hades a couple of years ago and now, the studio is back with a sequel. Hades 2 has been officially announced, and early access will kick off in early 2023. Details about the game are still scarce, but we already know …
Read More »Intel Core i5-13400 retail sample outperforms i5-12400 by up to 30%
We expect to see Intel launching new desktop processors in early 2023, including new non-K CPUs for the 13th Gen Core lineup. Some of these CPUs are already out in the wild, and the first retail sample review of the unreleased Core i5-13400 has gone live, giving us an early …
Read More »EVGA is auctioning off its prototype RTX 4090 graphics card
Ahead of Nvidia's RTX 40 launch, EVGA announced that it is ending its long-running partnership with Nvidia and will no longer make graphics cards. Still, the company did make a few prototype RTX 4090 graphics cards – one of which is now being auctioned off on the EVGA forums. Initially, …
Read More »Intel will launch new Raptor Lake and Alder Lake CPUs in early 2023
It looks like Intel is going to have a very busy Q1. According to a new leak, Intel has plans to launch a slew of new processors for both desktops and laptops. We should also see more affordable B760 and H770 motherboards arriving for desktops. Intel is currently organising itself …
Read More »New Intel Arc GPU driver improves performance for DX9 games by up to 80%
In an effort to improve gaming performance, Intel has been continuously updating its graphics drivers. With the latest driver update, Intel Arc GPUs are getting their biggest performance boost yet, with 80% gains in DX9 titles, including the likes of CS:GO, Stellaris and StarCraft 2. Up to this point, Intel …
Read More »Intel starts teasing new generation of workstation CPUs
Intel hasn't updated its line of HEDT processors in a while but that will soon change. The company has started teasing its return to the market via social media, claiming the new workstation CPUs are “coming soon”. Intel has now publicly confirmed that its new HEDT processors are indeed right …
Read More »Benchmark leak gives an early look at the RX 7900 XTX VS the RTX 4080
In less than a week, AMD will be releasing the Radeon RX 7900 series to the public. However, there are samples out in the wild and actively being tested. As a result, two benchmark entries have been found, giving us an early look at performance. The two entries shared by …
Read More »Intel Core i5-13500 engineering sample can boost up to 4.8GHz on a single-core
The 13th Gen Core non-K chips should be around the corner, as Intel is rumoured to reveal them at CES 2023. One of the chips we're expecting is the Core i5-13500, which a Chinese reviewer had the chance to test ahead of its release. The video review posted on Bilibili …
Read More »AMD will reportedly launch new Ryzen 7000 CPUs on January 10th
Currently, AMD is expected to announce a few new Ryzen 7000 desktop CPUs at CES 2023, including the first non-X SKUs. According to new reports, these chips will be available pretty soon after the announcement. Plenty of rumours claim AMD will announce new Ryzen 7000 chips at CES 2023, including …
Read More »Xiaomi to get into the mini-PC market with two systems
Xiaomi has been in the PC market for a long time now, selling laptops, peripherals and monitors, but the company hasn't yet released a desktop. That will soon change, with Xiaomi preparing to launch a new small form factor PC. According to Wccftech, Xiaomi was planning to announce two systems …
Read More »Three Ryzen 7000X3D processors will reportedly launch in January
AMD tested the waters with 3D V-Cache last generation, launching one Ryzen 5000X3D processor. This time around, AMD will have several X3D series CPUs to choose from. According to the latest reports, three Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs will launch next month, offering up to 16 cores. As reported by QuasarZone (via …
Read More »The RTX 3060 8GB is 15% slower than the 12GB variant according to review
When Nvidia announced the GDDR6X variant of the RTX 3060 Ti, it also announced the RTX 3060 8GB model. Unlike the former, this one looks to be a considerable downgrade over the original model. The first reviews are coming in, and overall, the lower-memory card is about 15% slower than …
Read More »Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 is now the most popular GPU on Steam
Because of its price-performance ratio at launch, the GTX 1060 quickly became a favourite for gamers. Proof of that is the many years it stood at the top of the GPU usage chart on Steam. However, we now have a new popularity king on the gaming platform, the GTX 1650. …
Read More »Apple is preparing a new MacBook Pro with a 12-core M2 Max processor
The first Apple M2 Max Geekbench entries have recently been shared online. Based on their scores, the new chip seems to bring minor single-core performance improvements over the standard M2. However, the increased core count improves performance considerably in the multi-core test. The first entry spotted by ShrimpApplePro (via ArsTechnica) …
Read More »Nvidia AD104 GPU is half the size of AD102 according to leaked picture
The AD104 GPU is expected to power the rumoured RTX 4070 Ti graphics card, with a launch planned for some time in the coming months. Thanks to the cancelled RTX 4080 12GB, we already have a good idea of what to expect from this GPU on the specs front, but …
Read More »Nvidia has reportedly discontinued the RTX 2060 and GTX 1660
The Nvidia RTX 2060 and GTX 1660 series GPUs have been long-standing in Nvidia's line-up, but their time on the market seems to be coming to an end, as recent reports claim Nvidia will discontinue them soon. The report comes from ITHome (via Wccftech), which has access to the Board …
Read More »Intel Raptor Lake chips don’t support Digital Linear Voltage Regulator (DLVR) after all
Before the Raptor Lake launch, it was rumoured that the processors would feature a new power delivery system named DLVR. This system has never found its way to Intel's new platform, but evidence of it still remains in the Asus motherboard BIOS. Shamino (via HotHardware) stated that during the development …
Read More »Intel Core i7-1370P competes with Ryzen 7 5800X in benchmark leak
We've already seen quite a few benchmark entries showing 13th Gen Core “H”, “HK”, and “HX” chips, but we've yet to see Intel's upcoming low-TDP offering. Fortunately for us, a Core i7-1370P was recently spotted, and even with its low-power requirements, it can nearly match a Ryzen 7 5800X in at …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 9 7900 begin appearing at retailers
While AMD hasn't officially announced its new Ryzen 7000 CPUs, all signs are pointing to an early 2023 launch for the first non-X chips. We now have further evidence of this, as the upcoming processors are now being listed at retail sites. The listings were spotted by @momomo_us on PC21.fr, …
Read More »Gigabyte begins listing RX 7900 and RTX 4070 Ti graphics cards
We're a couple of weeks away from AMD's RX 7900 series graphics cards hitting the market, and just over a month away from the rumoured unveiling of Nvidia's RTX 4070 Ti. Gigabyte appears to be laying the groundwork for both launches, with new EEC listings pointing to a number of …
Read More »Bykski unveils massive 360×360 external cooler for GPUs and CPUs
Bykski has caught our radar this week after announcing an enormous 360×360 cooler that you can pair with your CPU or GPU. Due to its size, this isn't something you'd be able to mount inside a typical PC case, so it is designed as an external cooler. Measuring 488x419x138mm (LxHxW), …
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