'The prices will continue to rise': Better get your new gaming PC or system upgrades now because this problem isn't getting any better, says Maingear's CEO

‘The prices will continue to rise’: Better get your new gaming PC or system upgrades now because this problem isn’t getting any better, says Maingear’s CEO

The life of a PC gamer in this day and age comes down to basically bouncing from one shortage to the next and tracking prices as if you were moonlighting as a market analyst. Well, here’s an early heads up: The RAM apocalypse/hellscape/nightmare we’re living in right now isn’t about to get any better, says…

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AI is reportedly ‘democratising’ cybercrime by making it easier than ever for bad guys with limited tech skills to have a crack ransomware and other malicious code

“I’m here to help you out with that!” So, says the WORMGPT chatbot in the breezy, impossibly upbeat tone that’s become characteristic of current AI models. Except, that’s in response to a request to generate ransomware. It all sounds a bit like a dystopian respin of the cheerful, sentient doors in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to…

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Benedict Cumberbatch is World of Tanks’ new ‘Holiday Ambassador’, starring in a bizarre (and expensive) Christmas advert that has very little to do with either tanks or Christmas

There are times when World of Tanks feels less like a videogame and more like a giant ad budget looking for something to be spent on. This year, all those huge sacks with dollar signs on them have been thrown Benedict Cumberbatch’s way, making him the game’s newest “Holiday Ambassador” and the star of an…

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