Valve has been talking about Artifact, the Dota 2 card game that first shipped in 2018. Valve says despite the initial success of the game, the player account fell off dramatically. That decline in player numbers led to a full reevaluation of game mechanics and economy. Valve says it’s been about a year and a …more
Razer has been making computer peripherals and accessories for gamers for many years now and has announced a brand-new product segment. The company has unveiled the Razer Anzu Smart Glasses, which is its first eyewear product. The glasses come with 35 percent blue light filtering lenses, 99 percent UVA/UVB protective polarized sunglass lenses, and feature …more
Doom fans will be thrilled to hear that a new version of the game called Doom 3 VR Edition has been announced for the PlayStation 4 and PS VR headset. The game is backward-compatible on the PlayStation 5 as well. Players will fight for their life is a survivor left on a UAC facility overrun …more
Rumors are going around that claim a new Nintendo Switch is in the works and could launch later this year in time for the holiday season. Rumors about new versions of the Switch have swirled for a while now, and it is about time for Nintendo to update its popular console. According to the rumor, …more
The AMD Radeon RX 6800 series currently consists of the RX 6800, RX 6800 XT and RX 6900 XT graphics cards and is a pretty strong lineup. Pricing for these cards is $579, $649 and $999, respectively. If you are looking for something a little less expensive we have some good news! AMD just introduced …more
Apple and Epic Games are getting their literal day in court, with the trial kicking off in person on May 3. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez met with lawyers from both sides of the case this week to talk about the trial’s specifics focused on deciding if the Apple App Store practices are monopolistic and anti-competitive. The …more
Epic Games has announced that it has purchased Tonic Games Group, the parent company of studio Mediatonic, known best for the popular game Fall Guys. The purchase also includes Irregular Corporation and Fortitude Games. The purchase brings all of the development houses and games under the same roof. Epic Games has made announcements to soothe …more
Each month subscribers to PlayStation Now get to look forward to new, free video games available for download. The March lineup of free games has been announced, and there are four for players to enjoy. Games are playable on-demand starting today and include World War Z, InFamous: Second Son, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, and …more
Nintendo is making a strange decision to pull some popular video games for the Switch from the market. The gaming company plans to stop selling games tied to the 35th anniversary of the iconic character Mario. This means both physical and digital copies of games like Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Nintendo has warned Switch fans …more
One of the first Battle Royale games to hit the market, grabbing huge numbers of players, was PUBG. The game has faded as other competition, notably Fortnite, has become incredibly popular. Fans of PUBG will be glad to hear that rumors suggest a sequel is coming, with PUBG 2 expected to arrive by 2022. The …more
One of the most popular games on the Nintendo Switch game console is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game has been near the top of the sales charts around the world since it debuted. However, New Horizons has begun to slip down the sales charts in the UK. Last week, the game sat in the …more
Destiny 2 fans have something to look forward to this fall. Developer Bungie has announced that it intends to roll out cross-play for Destiny 2 in the fall of 2021. With cross-play rolled out, gamers will be able to play with their friends no matter if they are on a console or PC. Bungie wrote, …more
Nvidia has been rolling out support for something known as Resizable BAR, which is a feature integrated into PCI Express that can boost frame rates. Using the feature, frame rates can be boosted by up to 10 percent, and the first cards from Nvidia to support the feature were the new RTX 3060 line. Resizable …more
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red announced earlier this month that it had been the subject of a massive hacking attack that resulted in the theft of source code for some of its videogames. The developer refused to pay the ransom, and the source code was released online. New details about the hack have now …more
SE900G – A Seriously Fast Portable SSD with RGB The USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 interface looks like it is preparing to take off in 2021. Intel has integrated USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 into their Intel Z590, H570, and B560 chipsets and those boards are starting to enter the market. Chances are the next PC that …more
Kew Labs UTS-1 Invisible Wireless Charger Have you ever thought about how nice it would be to have a Qi wireless charger underneath an existing piece or furniture or thing in your home? The folks over at Kew Lab’s developed a Qi charger called the UTS-1 that is capable of long distance communication for non-metallic …more
We all know that indoor air quality has a direct effect on our health and well-being, but many have never actually invested into an air monitor to see the actual readings. Over the past year more people are spending time indoors due to the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) global pandemic. Working From Home (WFH) is also the …more
AUKEY PA-B7 4-Port Wall Charger Now that some new electronic devices no longer come with wall chargers, a high-quality charger might be just be just what you need. Wall chargers that ship with devices have been notoriously cheap and they often only charge one device. Most of us have more than one device, so aftermarket …more
Intel 144-Layer QLC NAND Enters Market With 670p SSD Intel announced the 670p NVMe SSD series back in December 2020 and starting today it will be available to purchase. The Intel SSD 670p is a PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD series that uses the company’s latest 144-layer QLC NAND Flash memory paired with an SMI SM2265 …more
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Models Come To Market The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card launched yesterday and today we wanted to show you the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X TRIO. This custom card arrived shortly before launch and is what we would consider a premium part for the 3060 series. MSI currently offers …more
InnoGrit PCIe Gen4 Controllers Enter The Market Thanks To ADATA The XPG GAMMIX S70 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD series is exciting as it is the first model on the market that uses the InnoGrit Rainer PCIe (IG5236) controller and TLC NAND Flash. InnoGrit was founded in 2016 by a group of experienced storage industry veterans …more
Corsair Katar Pro XT Lightweight Gaming Mouse Are you looking for a simple, lightweight gaming mouse that is geared towards pro gamers? Have you been having trouble finding said mouse due to budget constraints? With many high end gaming mice coming it at over $50, many PC gamers feel the blow to their wallets when …more
GeForce RTX 3060 Arrives in 2021 at $329 The discrete graphics card market is pretty much wiped out right now as gamers and cryptocurrency miners are buying up every single card they can get their hands on. We personally know gamers that have been trying to buy graphics cards for months with no luck. Many …more
Meshify 2 Compact Enters Market At $109 The Meshify 2 Compact is the successor to the Meshify C that first established the series in 2016. This case comes with several design improvements and upgrades based on community feedback. Gone are the corner bolts on the tempered glass panel, which are replaced with a top-latching design …more
Looking For A Portable HEPA Air Purifier? Westinghouse recently reached out to Legit Reviews to see if we wanted to take a look at one of their most recent air purifiers. They have a model called the Westinghouse 1804 portable air purifier that runs off a battery pack and can be taken anywhere. Many places have added …more
Lexar PLAY microSDXC Benchmark Tested Lexar announced the PLAY microSD card series in Q4 2020 as being a microSDXC card that can hold all your content, no matter if they are games, movies, music or books. The Lexar Play microSD cards are capable of reaching read speeds of up to 150 MB/s. This means they …more
Corsair Puts QLC NAND on PCIe Gen4 SSD Today, we are taking a look at the Corsair MP600 CORE 1TB NVMe SSD that was introduced at the end of January 2021. This M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe drive series is aimed at the value and mainstream storage market. It uses the Phison PS5016-E16 8-channel …more
DeepCool Castle 240R AIO Liquid Cooler DeepCool has a long history of manufacturing cooling products ranging from CPU coolers, fans and AIO Liquid Coolers. Their latest line of liquid coolers is the Castle series. The Castle lineup consists of seven different models – five high-performance EX models and two budget friendly R models. The two …more
HP Inc. to Acquire HyperX Transaction to accelerate HP’s growth in peripherals and expand its gaming ecosystem PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HP Inc. today announced a definitive agreement to acquire HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company. The acquisition supports HP’s strategy to drive growth in its Personal Systems …more
HyperX Now Shipping Alloy Origins 60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard in U.S. and Canada New HyperX 60 Percent Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Includes HyperX Red Switches FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif – Feb. 22, 2021 – HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., today announced its Alloy Origins 60 mechanical gaming keyboard is now shipping in the U.S. and Canada. …more
Blazing-Fast Gen4 Speeds – CORSAIR Launches MP600 CORE and MP600 PRO M.2 NVMe SSDs FREMONT, CA, January 28, 2021 – CORSAIR, a world leader in high-performance gaming peripherals and enthusiast components, today announced the launch of three new CORSAIR Gen4 PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drives – the MP600 CORE, MP600 PRO, and MP600 …more
Micron Delivers Industry’s First 1α DRAM Technology Milestone further solidifies Micron’s technology leadership in both DRAM and NAND BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 26, 2021 — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced volume shipment of 1α (1-alpha) node DRAM products built using the world’s most advanced DRAM process technology and offering major improvements in bit density, …more
Intel Appoints Tech Industry Leader Pat Gelsinger as New CEO News Highlights: Bob Swan will remain in CEO role until February 15 Intel expects to exceed its previously communicated guidance for fourth-quarter 2020 revenue and earnings per share (EPS). Full fourth-quarter results will be released Jan. 21, 2021, as scheduled. The company has made strong …more
Qualcomm to Acquire NUVIA Augmenting its leading technology roadmap to redefine computing performance Accelerating successful partnerships with OS providers for next-generation computing devices Enabling Samsung and the mobile ecosystem to redefine premium performance for smartphones Leading CPU talent to join Qualcomm’s best in class innovation culture SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Qualcomm Incorporated …more
CES 2021: Kingston Previews New NVMe SSD Lineup Next-Gen NVMe PCIe 4.0 Drives All-New External USB 3.2 Gen 2 SSD Fountain Valley, CA – January 11, 2021 − Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced its upcoming NVMe SSD roadmap at the …more
CORSAIR Releases Wide Range of Hydro X Series Water Blocks for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-Series GPUs FREMONT, CA, December 15th, 2020 – CORSAIR, a world leader in high-performance gaming peripherals and enthusiast components, today announced the immediate availability of a wide range of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-Series compatible water blocks in its award-winning Hydro X …more
Silicon Motion Launches Complete 16-Channel PCIe 4.0 NVMe Turnkey Enterprise SSD Controller Solution The SM8266 accelerates customers’ time-to-market with a development platform that includes turnkey firmware stack and reference design kit TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 17, 2020 — Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) (“Silicon Motion”), a global leader in designing and marketing …more
NEW SPECIAL EDITION WD_BLACK DRIVES FROM WESTERN DIGITAL ENABLE GAMERS TO HEED THE CALL OF DUTY Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Gets Next-Level Performance with WD_BLACK Collector’s Edition Storage Products SAN JOSE, Calif., November 16, 2020 – Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) is working with Call of Duty to reimagine three high-performance products from the …more
Apple unleashes M1 With industry-leading performance, powerful features, and incredible efficiency, M1 is Apple’s first chip designed specifically for the Mac Cupertino, California — Apple today announced M1, the most powerful chip it has ever created and the first chip designed specifically for the Mac. M1 is optimized for Mac systems in which small size …more
Micron Ships World’s First 176-Layer NAND, Delivering A Breakthrough in Flash Memory Performance and Density New 3D NAND boosts storage capability across mobile, automotive, client and data center applications BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 9, 2020 — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced that it has begun volume shipments of the world’s first 176-layer 3D NAND …more
KIOXIA Introduces Industry’s First PCIe 4.0 OCP NVMe Cloud Specification-Enabled SSD New XD6 Series E1.S Data Center NVMe SSD Optimized for Hyperscale, Open Compute Platform Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., November 3, 2020 – KIOXIA America, Inc. (formerly Toshiba Memory America, Inc.) announced another significant technological contribution to cloud data center infrastructures. Today, the company expanded …more
AMD to Acquire Xilinx, Creating the Industry’s High Performance Computing Leader — Strategic transaction strengthens AMD’s industry–leading technology portfolio — Expands AMD’s rapidly growing data center business Xilinx, the No. 1 provider of adaptive computing solutions, increases AMD TAM to $110 billion Immediately accretive to AMD margins, cash flow and EPS All stock transaction with combined enterprise value of approximately $135 …more
