Star Wars Battlefront II is now free on Epic Games Store

About STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition free on Epic Games Store

For a week Star Wars Battlefront II will be free on EGS.

The game was developed by EA DICE and was released on November 17, 2017. It was made using Frostbite 3 engine. Originally it launched on PCs, Playstation 4, and Xbox One.

The minimum graphics card required to play the game is GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon HD 7850. The developer recommends Radeon RX 480


DisplayPort 2.0 monitors to ‘appear later in 2021’

DisplayPort 2.0 monitors in late 2021

Thanks to HDMI 2.1 display connection standard, our new graphics cards are now ready to support next-generation displays with ultra-high-resolution panels at much higher refresh rates. The next-gen monitor rollout has been very sluggish and despite the standard debuting back in January 2017, only this week at CES 2021 monitor makers have begun unveiling their new products with HDMI 2.1. This week, for instance, ASUS

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MSI Z590 motherboards to cost up to 1000 EUR, ASUS Z590 up to 1516 EUR

MSI Z590 motherboards to cost up to 999 EUR

MSI has revealed pricing of its Z590 lineup during MSI Insider stream. The company will release twelve Z590 motherboards with prices ranging from 185 EUR to 999 EUR.

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ASUS announces three 4K 144Hz monitors with HDMI 2.1

ASUS announces 4K 144Hz monitors with HDMI 2.1

The HDMI 2.1 ecosystem is growing. Following the launch of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 graphics cards, AMD Radeon RX 6000 series and next-gen gaming consoles, the only missing part is the displays themselves.

Gamers who were lucky to buy new graphics cards have probably noticed that the choice in 4K 60Hz+ monitors is not overwhelming. The majority of those ultra-expensive displays are based on Display Stream Compression

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(PR) Lenovo announces Legion gaming laptops with AMD Ryzen 5000H and GeForce RTX 30

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Lenovo Legion Goes All Out with New Futuristic Gaming Machines

Play harder at home with the next-gen performance of new gaming laptops and accessories

The world of gaming can be like traveling to a parallel realm, without having to leave the comforts of home. The growth of video games as a source of social interaction and fun while physically apart has only accelerated during the new normal. 1 This CES®, Lenovo™ is delivering more stylishly high-performance gaming options with Lenovo Legion™ PCs and accessories full

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AMD and NVIDIA expect GPU inventory to remain lean throughout Q1

Gamers to face challenging times with non-existent GPU stock

AMD and NVIDIA are expending further delays in GPU shipments in the coming months, companies have confirmed over the past few days to the media outlets.

Not only is the market is facing shortages in the substrate, components, and the GPUs themselves, but gamers also need to face price hikes on PC components in the United States due to increased tariffs, and across the world due to the rising popularity of GPU mining.

Jensen Huang holding GeForce RTX 3080

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CD Projekt’s co-founder apologizes for Cyberpunk 2077 console launch fiasco, announces new roadmap

CD Projekt’s co-founder publicly apologizes for the Cyberpunk 2077 console launch.

In a 5 minute video, CDP co-founder Marcin Iwiński explains what caused the launch of the highly anticipated game from the studio to look this bad on old consoles. Cyberpunk 2077 was eventually pulled from Sony’s game store and it remains unclear when the game will return.

The main issue described by Iwiński was work from home and poor optimization of streaming to the engine through limited

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MSI unveils GeForce RTX 30 Sea Hawk series

MSI teams up with Asetek for GeForce RTX 30 Sea Hawk series

MSI unveiled its liquid-cooled GeForce RTX 30 graphics card series.

The Sea Hawk series was designed in collaboration with Asetek, who developed a custom cooling solution for these MSI’s RTX 30 series. MSI did not name the GPU that this model will be used, but judging from the backplate, we can assume the cards featuring this design will be NVIDIA GA102 based (RTX 3090 and RTX 308

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Intel

Intel launches NUC 11 MiniPC Series with Tiger Lake CPU

Intel announces NUC 11 series with Tiger Lake CPUs

Intel has released more Tigers and Panthers into the wild.

Intel NUC 11 Series, Source: Intel

Today Intel unveiled its NUC 11 series featuring four sub-series aiming at different markets:

  • Intel NUC 11 Performance Panther Canyon – gaming high-end NUC
  • Intel NUC 11 Enthusiast Phantom Canyon – desktop replacement
  • Intel NUC 11 Pro Tiger Canyon – embedded systems
  • Intel NUC 11 Compute Element – a NUC 11 board with blower-type cooler for further
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MSI unveils GE76 Raider Dragon Edition Tiamat packs Core i9-10980HK and GeForce RTX 3080

MSI unveils GE76 Raider Dragon Edition Tiamat

During a special CES 2021 event called MSIology, MSI announced its flagship gaming laptop featuring an exclusive dragon-themed lid.

The GE76 will essentially replace MSI’s flagship series known as TITAN. The new GE76 Raider is a 17.3-inch gaming laptop that weighs 2.9 kg. It packs a last-gen Intel Core CPU and the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 graphics.

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