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Intel 11th-Gen Core i9-11900K and Core i5-11600K review

Intel’s 11th Gen Core S-series desktop processors, code-named Rocket Lake-S are now in the wild. I was sent an Intel Core i9-11900K and a Core i5-11600K so I could put them through their paces. Intel also supplied an ASUS Republic of Gamers Maximus XIII Hero motherboard with the new Z590 chipset to test the new CPUs. Continue reading Intel 11th-Gen Core i9-11900K and Core i5-11600K review

Outriders PC review

Square Enix and People Can Fly step into the looter-shooter arena with their sci-fi game, Outriders.

When Halo veterans, Bungie departed Microsoft and the franchise that made their name, we all wondered what would come next. The answer was Destiny, a cross between the first-person shooters that Bungie was famous for and a persistent multiplayer online game. This first game did well, despite its faults: lack of story and infamous moon wizards. The second game, the imaginatively titled Destiny 2, established the franchise as a modern classic, defining the multiplayer looter-shooter genre. Continue reading Outriders PC review

EPOS H3 wired gaming headset review

EPOS has launched its first gaming headset, the H3, marketed solely under its own brand.

No stranger to professional audio solutions, previous EPOS gaming audio equipment has previously been co-branded with Sennheiser as part of the two audio giants’ partnership. It is the refinement of the legendary EPOS Sennheiser GSP 300-series headsets that inspired the H3. Continue reading EPOS H3 wired gaming headset review

WRC 9 The Official Game Nintendo Switch review

KT Racing  takes this year’s official World Rally Championship game, WRC 9, and squeezes it into the Nintendo Switch.

I’ve long admired KT Racing and their WRC games. Whilst not as polished as the likes of the Codemasters Dirt Rally games, I could never fault them on the car physics. For an outfit seemingly more about the racing than the visuals, it’s pretty reasonable for them to adapt their WRC series for the Nintendo Switch. Continue reading WRC 9 The Official Game Nintendo Switch review

Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 PC review

Time for some off-road action driving huge trucks courtesy of Monster Jam Steel Titans 2.

Off-road veterans Rainbow Studios have been providing me with thrills and spills right back to 1998’s original Motocross Madness. In recent years they’ve pitting motocross bikes against quads in the MX vs ATV series. The developer has since moved on and invites players into the over-the-top world of monster trucks. Continue reading Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 PC review