Announced in February, Rainbow Six Siege X makes some major changes to Ubisoft’s venerable team-based shooter, including a move to free-to-play (kind of) and its first permanent mode in a decade. And yes, with 10 years under the bridge it also comes to the table with some new and rather more demanding hardware requirements. Rainbow…
Hardware capability is one thing, but how a bit of kit looks is just as important to me. Unfortunately, that means I tend to burn my retinas on an awful lot of very ugly GPUs. Still, every now and then I’ll happen across something I’d be happy to give pride of place in my rig—and…
MMO gaming mice are a little over the top for all but the most dedicated Final Fantasy 14 or World of Warcraft player, yet Corsair has just launched a new one that may have found an even better use for all those buttons. With the Corsair Scimitar Elite Wireless SE, you not only get a…
“We were given nothing but paper and toys”. Big, bold yellow text, with a thick blue outline, shaped in a gentle arc. This is the Pokémon logo, which is one of the most recognisable logos in the gaming industry — and media as a whole. It’s bright and simple, eye-catching and easy to read. And…
Reader, you’re looking at (an article written by) what might be the first person in history to 100% Stalker: Shadow of Chornobyl – Enhanced Edition on PC. GSC Game World properly released its “fully remastered and optimised” touch-ups of the original Stalker trilogy—Shadow of Chornobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Prypiat—this morning, free for all…
MSI has a tendency to go all out with a wide range of surprising products, prototypes, and exotic hardware each Computex—and this year’s show is no exception. Not least because it’s currently showing off a titanium RTX 5090 that feels like it’ll last until the end of time, among many other weird and wonderful delights….
A new episode of Netflix’s Love, Death and Robots is based on a short story written back in the 80s by former Valve writer and now professional retiree Marc Laidlaw. Laidlaw left Valve in 2016 but, in a new interview with IGN, wonders whether “I retired too hard.” Last year saw the 20th anniversary of…
That ain’t it, Randy. Following concerns that the upcoming Borderlands 4 would match Mario Kart World‘s $80 price tag, Gearbox Software founder Randy Pitchford has provided a pretty tone deaf response on social media when a fan addressed the topic directly. As covered by IGN, Pitchford stated that “if you’re a real fan, you’ll find…
Either I’m getting old, or the world is just moving too fast. Even outside of the maelstrom that is current events, videogames are flying past faster than anyone can process them—there’s just not enough time in the day. In any given week, a dozen good or even great games might be released. Chances are a…
Image 1 of 5 (Image credit: Future) Image 2 of 5 (Image credit: Future) Image 3 of 5 (Image credit: Future) Image 4 of 5 (Image credit: Future) Image 5 of 5 (Image credit: Future) The annual Computex event is the perfect opportunity for PC hardware vendors to showcase all their latest goods, but sometimes,…