A new hope for a Red Dead Redemption remaster? - Take-Two reveals three upcoming ports/remasters

Is Red Dead Redemption finally coming to PC?

Published: 9th August 2021 | Source: Take-Two Q1 FY 2022 Earnings Report | Author: Mark Campbell

A new hope for a Red Dead Redemption remaster? - Take-Two reveals three upcoming ports/remasters

As part of the publisher's Q1 FY2022 earnings report, Take-Two Interactive has confirmed that they have three "new iterations of prior releases" in development, reigniting hopes that Red Dead
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PC DIY - Three Things To Do With A New System Build

Introduction and Test Setup

Published: 8th August 2021 | Source: ASUS | Price: | Author: Tom Logan

Introduction

For those of us who grew up in the days of 286 processors and the complexity of early systems it's amazing how far the PC world has come in terms of simplicity. The multitude of adjustments to hardware specifications have enhanced the modular nature of system building to the point that even someone entirely new to it would struggle to get it wrong. Coolers fit on every socket

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Ultima Underworld and Syndicate have returned to GOG - Both are currently free!

Ready to pick up some free PC gaming classics?

Published: 8th August 2021 | Source: GOG | Author: Mark Campbell

Ultima Underworld and Syndicate have returned to GOG - Both are currently free!

Earlier this year, Syndicate and Ultima Underworld were removed from GOG at the request of EA, the game's publisher. When both games were removed from sale, neither EA nor GOG explained why. These events lead to outcry from fans of both franchises.

This week, EA allowed both games to
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The Essential next-gen monitor? - ASUS' TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A is tailored to next-gen PC and console gamers

High refresh rate 4K for everyone

Published: 8th August 2021 | Source: ASUS | Author: Mark Campbell

The Essential next-gen monitor - ASUS' TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A is tailored to next-gen PC and console gamers

ASUS has delivered a monitor that delivers "all the essentials for next-gen gameplay", delivering 4K at 120Hz through HDMI 2.1 on the latest consoles while delivering 4K 144Hz support to PC gamers through
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The handheld PS2 of our dreams - Modder creates the PS2 Portable

The PS2 Eclipse is the handheld PS2 that we always wanted

Published: 6th August 2021 | Source: Ginger of Oz | Author: Mark Campbell

The handheld PS2 of our dreams - Modder creates the PS2 Portable

Sony's PlayStation 2 is the most popular console ever produced, offering gamers a large library of classic titles. Back in the early 2000s, the idea of a fully portable PlayStation 2 would have been insane, but thanks to the console modder GingerOfOz ,
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XFX Radeon RX 6600 XT Merc 308 Preview

Introduction and Technical Specifications

Published: 6th August 2021 | Source: XFX | Price: | Author: Tom Logan

Introduction

The popularity of cards designed for 1080P gaming cannot be overstated. It is easy to believe from Youtubers or people who shout loudly on forums that only the Ultrawide Master Race is the way to game and any other option went out with flares and deely-boppers. Heck manufacturers encourage this too, because the higher your resolution the more hardware you require to power it,


ASUS RX 6600 XT Strix OC Preview

Introduction and Technical Specifications

Published: 6th August 2021 | Source: ASUS | Price: | Author: Tom Logan

Introduction

The hardware world is always a curious one. If you paid attention only to forums, Reddit or influencers it would be easy to come away with the belief that the entire world runs the very latest hardware on displays that wouldn't look out of place in your local Odeon. Thanks to the Steam hardware survey we know that 1080P is still, by some margin


Resident Evil Village's next Steam patch promised boosted performance and fine-tuned FidelityFX Super Resolution

Is Resident Evil getting some AMD Fine Wine?

Published: 6th August 2021 | Source: Resident Evil Village | Author: Mark Campbell

Resident Evil Village's next PC patch promised boosted performance and fine-tuned FSR

The PC version of Resident Evil Village will soon be receiving a new patch, one that promises to optimise the game's performance and fine-tune the game's recently added FidelityFX Super Resolution support.

Resident Evil Village's next patch is due to be released on August 1
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XPG's promising DDR5 DIMMs with stonking fast 12600 MT/s speeds

Take that DDR4

Published: 6th August 2021 | Source: ADATA | Author: Mark Campbell

XPG's promising DDR5 DIMMs with stonking fast 12600 MT/s speeds

ADATA and their XPG gaming division are ready for the transition to DDR5, promising bandwidth levels that are significantly higher than today's DDR4 modules and per DIMM capacities up to 64GB at launch.

With their standard DDR5 modules, ADATA pledges to deliver speeds of up to 840
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Corsair talks DDR5 - Could "run much hotter than DDR4"

Corsair discusses DDR5's Speeds, Capacities, and Cooling

Published: 6th August 2021 | Source: Corsair | Author: Mark Campbell

Corsair talks DDR5 - Could "run much hotter than DDR4"

DDR5 memory will be coming to market later this year, and Corsair is ready for that transition. In the company's latest "Corsair Lab" video, the company has discussed how DDR memory has progressed from DDR to DDR2, DDR3, DDR4 and now DDR5

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