Category Archives: News

What’s being billed as the world’s first waterblock for naked die cooling, the Ncore V1, has landed on Kickstarter with a goal of raising $14,090. At the time of this writing, 27 backers have pledged $3,605 towards that goal. The Ncore V1 is unique from other waterblocks in that it is purpose built for processors […]

Intel made a series of announcements today, including new 8th Gen 6-core mobile processors. Right on schedule, there are a slew of new gaming notebooks sporting these chips from all the usual suspects. Here’s a look at MSI’s, with updates to its three main gaming notebook brands. The GS65 Stealth Thin is the follow-up to […]

Early Access farming sim My Time At Portia gained several new features in a major update last week, namely the update’s namesake: livestock. That’s right: you can now keep, raise and breed your very own sheep, chicken, ducks and cows.  The update also added the option to ride horses, though for now you have to […]

GOG’s latest weekly sale includes a healthy mix of revitalized classics and modern indie darlings. The sale is live now and runs through 3 pm Pacific on Monday, April 9. You can view the full selection here, and some of the best games and deals below:   SteamWorld Dig – $5 at 50 percent off   […]

The Kansas senate has passed an "anti-swatting" bill named after Andrew Finch, the 28-year-old who police shot in December after receiving a false report of a murder and hostage situation at his home. The police visit was a result of a swatting, a "prank" whereby an aggrieved gamer calls in a false police report of […]

Valve tinkered with Counter Strike: Global Offensive’s trading rules this week, and sections of the community are ticked off about it. Under the new rules, added in an update, any items you receive through trading will have a seven-day trading cool down, which stops you moving them on to another user quickly.  The aim is […]

Every so often, we see CyberPower’s battery backups go on sale. If you missed your chance to pick one up at a discount the last time it was marked down, now is the time to take a mulligan—the company’s 1000VA/600W model (CP1000PFCLCD) is on sale for $100 at B&H Photo. There are no mail-in-rebates to […]

I’ve always thought it was a bit tragic that Fortnite is a kill-on-sight kind of game. I mean, I get it, it’s a battle royale. But does that mean everyone has to be your enemy? That’s a question that redditor ‘zblockariah’ answered when they shared this heartwarming video of love and friendship blossoming on the […]

Sea of Thieves has had a busy week. Launched last Tuesday, a surge of players forced Rare to temporarily suspend new faces from joining the pirate sim’s servers. A controversial death tax was tabled and subsequently scrapped, and player rewards—a service that grants players gold and reputation when cashing in rewards—haven’t surfaced for some players.  […]