For the launch of Intel’s 14th Generation CPUs, ASUS has revisited its ATX DDR5 TUF Gaming Z790 motherboard to bring us the ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-PRO WIFI.
Sitting between Asus’s more budget-conscious Prime and enthusiast-level Republic of Gamers brands, the TUF Gaming brand styles itself on producing durable, military-grade components. Whilst they certainly look the part with a more industrial design, in my experience, TUF Gaming Z-series motherboards are dependable in that they offer reasonable performance tweaking without the instability that usually comes with overclocking. Continue reading ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-PRO WIFI motherboard review→
Breaking tradition, Activision has released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III the next instalment of the rebooted Modern Warfare series. For years, Call of Duty games have alternated between development studios and their relative narratives. After Infinity Ward’s 2019 Modern Warfare, we had to wait two years with the excellent Black Ops Cold War from Treyarch and the not-so-excellent Vanguard from Sledgehammer holding the torch until Infinity Ward returned with Modern Warfare II. Continue reading Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Xbox Series X|S/PC single-player campaign review→
Codemasters, EA’s expert motor racing studio, has finally got its hands on the World Rally Championship licence. EA Sports WRC is the first officially licenced World Rally Championship game from the British game developer since 2002’s Colin McRae Rally 3. Continue reading EA Sports WRC PC review→
The Intel Extreme Masters tournament returned to Sydney for an epic live esports competition running from the 20th to the 22nd of October.
It’s been four years since fans from all over the world turned up to watch the 2019 event in Sydney Olympic Park or the live stream over the Internet. A global phenomenon, this year, the Sydney leg of ESL’s IEM pro gaming tour ran parallel with the SXSW Sydney event at the International Convention Centre in Sydney’s Darling Harbour. Continue reading The Intel Extreme Masters returns to Sydney→
As the moving feast that is virtual reality shifts once again, I take a look at HTC’s Vive XR Elite, a headset that heralds the arrival of the next generation of VR devices.
I first checked out the Vive XR Elite at a Sydney preview event, finding both the device’s wireless standalone VR and wireless PC VR experiences were very impressive. Since then, Sony has released its PlayStation VR2 headset, a device that has been lauded by console gamers, but left me feeling somewhat underwhelmed. Continue reading HTC Vive XR Elite review→
Ubisoft Bordeaux invites players to 9th Century Baghdad, with Assassin’s Creed Mirage, following the early life of Basim Ibn Ishaq, the Master Assassin from 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
For over fifteen years Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed games, a mix of historical events and modern-day sci-fi, have taken players on a journey from Ancient Egypt to Victorian England. On the way we engaged in Athenian naval battles, met Leonardo de Vinci, and played a part in the French Revolution. Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Mirage PC review→
