PC Gaming
Yesterday Intel announced a free performance boost for its 200S processors in the form of a Boost Overclocking Profile that you can enable in the BIOS. But while boxed processors permit enabling this without breaking warranty, Intel pointed out that warranties for PC purchases through system builders and OEMs are “provided exclusively” by those companies,…
The remaster of Oblivion is here and I’m running out of ways to start news articles with variations of ‘the remaster of Oblivion is here.’ So here’s a Young Scrolls music video made out of male Bosmer voice clips and the Adoring Fan’s model. Anyway, it’s not just rabble like you and me that are…
Anyone studying a second language will tell you that learning idioms is often a stumbling block. I mean, just take my mother tongue, British English—’raining cats and dogs’, ‘on it like a car bonnet ‘, ‘Bob’s your uncle, Deborah’s your aunt’—I mean, what bizarre fairytale creature would even talk like this? Because idioms spring up…
A lot of the time we can boil things down to the basics when it comes to PC hardware. In general: more transistors, more power; more power, more heat; you get the idea. And today I’m reminded of another basic rule of hardware design: more surface area means better heat dissipation. Georgia Tech has just…
Mere minutes into Oblivion Remastered, you’re tasked with making your hero in the character creator. It’s a tall order, only made more complicated by each race having unique bonuses and drawbacks. Picking the best race for your playstyle goes a long way in making a powerful build. Once you’ve picked your race and made your…
I know I’m going to crumble into dust because I remember a day when PDA referred to a little computer rather than macking on in public. Also because I just used the term ‘macking on’. Either way PDA, or Personal Digital Assistant, were once the height of technical civilisation. These little devices worked as note…
Your Google Messages inbox is about to look like a naughty Anime thanks to the new Sensitive Content Warnings feature rolling out on Android phones. The feature was a long-promised update, designed to keep people a little safer in regards to sensitive images online. Ars Technica spotted that the feature has already been implemented on…
You can’t go wrong with a pair of Sennheiser headphones for gaming. They’re punchy in all the right places and lightweight enough to be comfortable over long periods, which makes them a dab hand for gaming for hours. The Sennheiser HD 550 are no different, which explains why they’re also the first set of headphones…
Freakers aren’t the only threat you’ll face in Days Gone. There are also Ambush Camps in every region of the map, manned by enemies from every major antagonistic faction. Clearing them is a great way to level up your local camp reputation, and they also offer fast travel points and consistent sources of crafting materials….
After last year’s rather bare-bones F1 24, 2025 sees the welcome return of Braking Point, the fictional story mode that now integrates into the ‘My Team’ career mode. That means that when you bring the fictional Konnorsport team through the story—now as title challengers—you’ll have the chance to take the team through the F1 calendar…