Overwatch fans have a new map that is on the PTR right now called Rialto. That map originally landed as part of the Retribution PvE mode but is now making its way to the PvP mode and is in testing on Public Test Realm for PC gamers. The map is set in the day whereas …more
Nintendo Labo is the cool creation kit that is available for the Switch that lets adults and kids make cool contraptions out of cardboard and then use them to control games. The idea behind the Switch accessory is very cool, but many might have wondered just how long the cardboard creation would last. After all, …more
Fans of Call of Duty WWII who also have an Alexa device in the home have some new interaction between the game and the device. The beta release of a Call of Duty Skill for Alexa is now available. The skill makes Alexa your personal recon scout. Alexa can give players intel, personalized instruction, and …more
I loved the Serious Sam franchise back in the day. The games were a ton of fun and you got to blast the crap out of a bunch of bad guys. A new game is coming in the franchise that is being developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital. Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass …more
Epic made a post on Reddit recently where it talked about some changes it was making to Fortnite. Epic says that it tried to patch an issue with unintended behavior when shooting, but that introduced a peeking bug that meant some players accidentally shot up their own structures. That fix causing the new bug will …more
Fans of the Call of Duty franchise have been gobbling up rumors about the next game in the franchise, Black Ops 4. New rumors have surfaced this week and those rumors claim that the game won’t have a single player story mode. The rumor comes from sources claiming to be familiar with the project. If …more
BioWare GM Casey Hudson has posted a studio update to give fans of the company an idea what is going on and what the company is working on. Hudson says that he and BioWare want to talk upcoming titles and about development as the launch of Anthem nears. He talks about how unhappy some players …more
If you liked the Codename: Savage map during the brief time it was playable on the Closed Experimental Server (CES) in its first testing round, the map is back for a short time. Savage returned last night for some players to test before it launches officially. Testing began last night at 9 PM ET and …more
Kingdom Hearts fans have a new trailer to check out for the latest game in the franchise, Kingdom Hearts III. This game is from Disney and Square Enix and while we still don’t know when the game will launch the trailer shows what the game will feature. There will be several mini games inside the …more
Last week Fortnite launched a new patch that moved the game to version 3.5 and brought with it some interesting new changes. Among those changes was a new type of grenade called Port-a-Fort that at first glance is just a fast way to set up a new fort in an instant. It would be easy …more
If you are like me and you have never played The Witcher series, but the games sound interesting this might be the time to jump in. The entire series is on sale right on now Steam. All three of the games along with the expansions for the games are on right now. The first game …more
Nintendo has announced that it has teamed up with a venture fund to look for new startups that are making new gear that could improve the Switch console. The program will be run by Scrum Ventures and will search for startups within larger companies or researchers at universities. The fund will specifically be looking for …more
Fans of Destiny 2 have a date to look forward to for the next big expansion to land. The second expansion pack for the game is called Warmind and it will launch on May 8. That launch date was announced as part of an updated development roadmap covering seasons three and four of the game …more
Fortnite fans got a new patch yesterday that brings the game to version 3.5. That version of the game brings with it something that fans will make effective use of- a Replay feature. Replay brings a suite of cinematic settings that allows you to capture your most memorable moments, highlights, and cinematics. Fortnite notes along …more
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor – Zen+ Arrives AMD launched four new Ryzen desktop processors this week, codenamed ‘Pinnacle Ridge’, that are built using the latest 12nm Zen+ architecture. The new processors are the Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen 7 2700, Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 2600. AMD tweaked a number of things on its …more
HP Goes For Enthusiast Performance Numbers With EX920 Series Last week, Legit Reviews took an in-depth look at the HP SSD EX900 M.2 drive series to see how HP’s first DRAM-less storage drive performed. Today, we’ll be taking a look at the HP SSD EX920 drive series that includes DRAM on the M.2 2280 gumstick …more
Corsair Carbide Spec-Omega Mid-Tower Case Review At CES 2018 Corsair once again presented a range of updated and new products geared at expanding their product line with new and innovative ideas. While we are still in the half of 2018, Corsair has already launched several new computer cases, Obsidian 500D, Carbide 275R and the Spec-Omega. …more
AMD is allowing retailers to begin taking pre-orders for the 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen processors known as ‘Pinnacle Ridge’ starting at 9 a.m. EDT today, which is six days before their official launch on April 19th. This new generation of Ryzen processors builds off the framework of the first generation Ryzen processors known as ‘Summit Ridge’ and …more
HP Tries To Gain Market Share in SSDs Today, Legit Reviews is taking a look at the HP SSD EX900 series of M.2 PCIe x4 NVMe 1.3 certified SSDs that just happen to be aimed at entry-level market with capacities of 120GB, 250GB, and 500GB. Actual street pricing for these three drives are $59.99, $94.52 …more
Solid-State Drive (SSD) prices are continuing to drop and capacities are increasing, so more and more gamers are looking to install games on an SSD over a traditional spinning hard drive. One of the first things that a gamer will notice when moving from a hard drive to an SSD are reduced loading time in games …more
EVGA Z10 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard EVGA has gained a lot of familiarity and brand recognition as a manufacturer of graphics cards featuring NVIDIA GPU’s, but the California-based company produces other products designed for PC enthusiasts and gamers. Having been teased for years now, the EVGA Z10 Mechanical Gaming Keyboards is the very first entry into …more
WD Swings For The Fences With New Controller Design Western Digital is hoping to make a statement today to the SSD market by releasing the WD Black NVMe and SanDisk Extreme PRO SSD. These two M.2 NVMe drives are identical, but the SanDisk brand is aimed at the creative market and the WD brand is aimed …more
Kingston Brings First Value PCIe NVMe Drive To Market The A1000 Solid-State Drive (SSD) is Kingston’s first entry-level PCIe NVMe solution and it is available today in capacities of 240GB, 480GB and 960GB. As Kington’s starting point for PCIe NVMe drives, the A1000 series will sit underneath the KC1000 series that was introduced last year. …more
Hades Canyon Brings Radeon RX Vega M Graphics To Intel NUCs I hate to break it to the current Intel Skull Canyon (NUC6i7KYK) owners, but your system has been replaced by the newer Intel Hades Canyon models. Intel will be offering Hades Canyon NUCs in two flavors. You have the 100 Watt NUC8i7HVK (with Vega M …more
64-Layer 3D TLC NAND Goes To the Data Center The successor to the Intel SSD DC P4500 series, the Intel SSD DC P4510 series, was first released to Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) in August 2017 and is now widely available. Intel updated this enterprise drive series by using the latest 64-layer 3D TLC NAND Flash memory …more
GAMDIAS Hermes P2 RGB Optical Mechanical Keyboard Founded in 2012, GAMDIAS is a Taiwanese-based company that produces peripherals for the PC gaming market. The DIAS in the GAMDIAS brand name is derived from Greek mythology and is another name for Zeus, the king of Gods on Mount Olympus, while the GAM is short for ‘gaming …more
Samsung 860 EVO Aims For SATA III Performance Perfection Very few would have thought when the Samsung 850 EVO Solid-State Drive series came out in 2014 that it would be come the number #1 best-selling SSD in the world at the end of 2017. Every storage editor and enthusiast would have laughed at you back in 2014 if …more
Intel SSD 7 Series Gets New Controller & TLC NAND When Intel launched the SSD 600p Series back in 2016 they rocked the storage market with a solid performing PCIe NVMe SSD series that was available at affordable prices. Intel was able to do this by pairing the Silicon Motion SM2260 controller with Intel 32-layer …more
Kingston Digital Introduces New UV500 Family of SSDs Fountain Valley, CA – April 16, 2018 – Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced it is shipping the UV500 family line of SSD products. Available in multiple form factors, UV500 will be Kingston’s …more
HyperX Ships New Pulsefire Surge Gaming Mouse with RGB Lighting Dynamic 360-Degree RGB Ring Lighting and 16,000 DPI with Pixart 3389 Sensor FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – April 9, 2018 – HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., today announced the HyperX Pulsefire Surge gaming mouse with RGB lighting is now shipping. The Pulsefire Surge delivers pinpoint accuracy with its Pixart 3389 sensor …more
ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces the Zephyrus M (GM501) — Ultra-slim gaming laptop with 8th Gen Intel Core CPU and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU, featuring an ultra-responsive 144Hz, 3ms IPS-level display — ASUS Zephyrus M Key Points World’s slimmest gaming laptop featuring both an 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX …more
ORIGIN PC’s Award-Winning EVO15-S Now Available with New 8th Gen Intel Core “Coffee-Lake H” Mobile Processors and a New 144Hz Display Miami, FL – April 3, 2018, 9:00 A.M. EST – ORIGIN PC has announced today that Intel’s new 8th generation 6-Core “Coffee-Lake H” mobile processors and a new optional 144Hz 1080p (1920*1080) HD Matte Display …more
ASUS Announces H370 and B360 Series Motherboards — ROG Strix, Prime and TUF Gaming series raise the bar on affordability with new features, design aesthetics and performance for the latest 8th Generation Intel Core processors — Fremont, CA (April 3, 2018) — The arrival last year of Intel’s 8th Generation Core processors alongside a high-end …more
CORSAIR Partners with Renowned Chinese Esports Team Invictus Gaming FREMONT, CA — April 3rd, 2018 – CORSAIR, a world leader in PC gaming peripherals and enthusiast components, today announced a major new partnership with Invictus Gaming, a world-renowned esports organization with teams primarily located in China. Invictus Gaming is a giant of the Chinese esports scene and …more
Acer Announces Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop with the Latest Intel Core i+ Processors Acer Aspire Nitro 5 (AN515-53-52FA) $749.99 @ Best Buy 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8300H 15.6” FHD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 8GB memory 1TB hard drive Acer Aspire Nitro 5 (AN515-53-55G9) $849.99 @ Best Buy 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8300H 15.6” FHD NVIDIA GeForce GTX …more
EVGA H370 Stinger Motherboard April 3rd, 2018 – Introducing the EVGA H370 Stinger – A budget-friendly workhorse for your HTPC or gaming PC. Featuring a next-gen Intel H370 Express Chipset, with DDR4 2667MHz+ memory support and a 10-layer PCB, this motherboard is built to withstand the daily grind. Using a 9-phase PWM, external clock generator, HDMI …more
ASRock Completes Intel 300 Series Motherboard Line Up With Impressive New Features TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 03, 2018 –The leading global motherboard manufacturer, ASRock, is pleased to announce the launch of the latest motherboards in the company’s extensive series of products based on Intel 300 series chipsets. With these new releases, ASRock completes its Intel 300 series …more
G.SKILL Achieves Dual-Channel DDR4-5000MHz Memory Speed on Air-Cooling Taipei, Taiwan (28 March 2018) – G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of extreme performance memory and gaming peripherals, is excited to announce the achievement of an unprecedented DDR4-5000MHz memory in dual-channels. This major breakthrough is the world’s first instance of two DDR4 RGB memory modules …more
Cool, Quiet and Controlled CORSAIR Launches New Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooler FREMONT, CA, March 22nd, 2018 – CORSAIR, a world leader in PC gaming peripherals and enthusiast components, today announced a new addition to its bestselling Hydro Series liquid CPU coolers, the Hydro Series H60. Fully updated for 2018, the new H60’s 120mm radiator and multi-CPU …more
ADATA Releases the XPG SX8200 PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe 1.3 SSD Fastest ADATA SSD to date features stunning speed Taipei, Taiwan – Mar. 22, 2018 – ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash products, today launched the XPG SX8200, its fastest consumer SSD to date. It arrives in a compact M.2 2280 form factor and uses the …more
ADATA XPG launches the Gaming SX950U 3D NAND SSD A comprehensive upgrade to achieve tremendous performance Taipei, Taiwan – March 13, 2018 -ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high performance DRAM modules, NAND Flash products, and mobile accessories, today launched the XPG SX950U 2.5” SATA 6Gb/s Gaming SSD which utilizes the latest 3D NAND Flash memory and …more
Blue Compass, a Premium Microphone Boom Arm for the Desktop Versatile boom arm is ideal for a wide range of broadcast applications, including game streaming, podcasting, voice-over, and more (Westlake Village, CA –March 6, 2018) Blue, a 20-year leading innovator in audio technology and creators of the world’s #1 USB microphones, today introduced Compass, a premium …more
