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April 2, 2011 Vic B'Stard

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Xbox Wireless Headset (2024) review
The new Xbox Wireless Headset promises easy-to-connect, untethered audio for Xbox, PC and mobile. Read More »
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle PC/Xbox Series X review
Indiana Jones is back! Bethesda’s Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a brand-new adventure set between Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones … Read More »
Corsair M55 Wireless gaming mouse review
The Corsair M55 Wireless is an unassuming symmetrical gaming mouse for those after a more reserved experience. Read More »
Asus Expertbook P5 (P5405CSA-NZ0242) review
The Asus Expertbook P5 is a 14” notebook PC designed for everyday use. Read More »
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 PC campaign review
Another year another instalment of Activision’s long-running Call of Duty first-person shooter series. This year it’s a continuation of the rebooted Black Ops storyline. Read More »
GuliKit KK3 Max wired/wireless game controller review
GuliKit’s KK3 Max game controller is a customisable pro-style controller for PC, Switch and mobile gaming. Read More »
Beatbot AquaSense Pro Wi-Fi robot pool cleaner
With perfect timing, Beatbot contacted me, a new pool owner, asking if I would like to test its new Aquasense Pro robot pool cleaner. Read More »
Kingston XS1000R 2TB external SSD review
Kingston debuts its Red Dot Design Award-winning XS1000R USB 3.2 Gen 2 external solid-state drive. Vicbstard.com tests out the tiny storage drive. Read More »
Crucial Pro Overclocking 32GB DDR5-6000 review
Micron’s Crucial Pro Overclocking 32GB DDR5-6000 UDIMM kit is desktop RAM designed for overclocking, or more commonly reaching 6000Mhz via Intel XMP 3.0 or AMD … Read More »
Crucial T705 1TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD
Micron’s Crucial T705 SSD promises blisteringly fast PCIe Gen 5 NVMe speeds of up to 13600 MB/s. Techday’s Darren Price, puts this claim to the … Read More »
Astro Bot PlayStation 5 review
Astro Bot is a quirky old-school style 3D platformer polished to a shine via the power of the PlayStation 5. Read More »
CyberPower OLS1000ERT2UA UPS review
The Cyberpower OLS1000ERT2UA is a versatile uninterruptable power supply that can be rack-mounted or free-standing. Read More »
Star Wars Outlaws PC review
Star Wars Outlaws swaps lightsabers for blasters in a game that explores the seedy underworld of the iconic sci-fi universe. Read More »
Asus Zenbook S 16 with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Processor
The sleek Asus Zenbook S 16 laptop features an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Processor that can utilise onboard artificial intelligence processing to power … Read More »
Alien: Romulus movie review
Alien: Romulus returns the sci-fi franchise to its roots with an entry that draws on the horror premise of the original film rather than the … Read More »
ASUS Prime Z790-A WiFi motherboard review
The Asus Prime Z790-A WiFi is an LGA1700 ATX motherboard compatible with Intel 12th, 13th and 14th generation desktop CPUs. Read More »
Anger Foot PC review
Anger Foot is a first-person shooter that mainly involves kicking down doors, and booting enemies, as well as, of course, shooting stuff up. Read More »
Kayak VR: Mirage Soca Valley DLC PlayStation VR2/PC VR review
A unique virtual reality experience on both PlayStation VR2 and PC VR, Kayak VR: Mirage gets its first DLC, So?a Valley. Read More »
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road PC review
The online iteration of Bethesda’s popular Elder Scrolls series has received this year’s annual premium expansion, The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road. Read More »
Still Wakes the Deep Xbox Series X review
As a fan of British developer The Chinese Room since Dear Esther, I was intrigued by how the studio would handle the rather cliched “horror … Read More »
F1 24 PS5/PC review
There is no sport quite as glamorous as Formula One. F1 24 complements the iconic motorsports championship with a similar level of polish and finesse. Read More »
Asus ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WIFI motherboard review
The Asus Republic of Gamers Strix Z790-F WiFi is a DDR5 ATX motherboard designed for Intel 12,13 and 14th Generation desktop processors. Read More »
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 Wireless review
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 Wireless is a versatile headset designed for PC, PlayStation, Switch and other mobile devices. Read More »
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut PC review
Four years after its original PlayStation 4 release, PC gamers finally get the chance to play Sucker Punch Productions’ samurai game, Ghost of Tsushima. Read More »
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Xbox Series X/PC review
In Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 we rejoin Senua, the 9th-century Pict warrior, as she is shipwrecked on the shores of Iceland, having been captured by … Read More »
Aspera Nitro 2 smartphone review
Australia budget mobile phone manufacturer, Aspera Mobile, has released its Nitro 2 Android Go smartphone. Read More »
SteelSeries Apex 9 Mini keyboard review
The SteelSeries Apex 9 Mini is a next-generation optical gaming keyboard. Read More »
Backbone One USB-C phone controller review
The Backbone One USB-C offers gamers a new way to play by turning their Android mobile phone into a portable gaming console. Read More »
Rise of the Ronin PlayStation 5 review
Rise of the Ronin is a third-person action RPG set at the end of the Edo Period of Japanese history. Read More »
Children of the Sun PC review
Children of the Sun is a unique single-player puzzle shooter that reminds me of the excellent SuperHot. Read More »
Asus RT-AXE7800 Wi-Fi 6e router review
The Asus RT-AXE7800 is a tri-band Wi-Fi 6e router designed for general household wireless networking, but with advanced functionality for those that need it. Read More »
The Elder Scrolls Online marks its 10th Anniversary with the Gold Road expansion
Bethesda’s massively online role-playing game, The Elder Scrolls Online celebrated its tenth year at the beginning of April. This year’s expansion, Gold Road, launches on … Read More »
Star Wars: Unlimited Spark of Rebellion Two-Player Starter Set TCG review
Star Wars: Unlimited is a new trading card game from Fantasy Flight Games set in the Star Wars universe. Read More »
Horizon: Forbidden West Complete Edition PC review
Horizon: Forbidden West is the sequel to Horizon: Zero Dawn, continuing the adventures of Aloy as she makes her way across a post-apocalyptic America. Read More »
Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC review
Asus’s ROG Ally is a PC-based Windows 11 handheld gaming console. Read More »
WD_Black SN770M NVMe M.2 2230 SSD review
Designed for portable devices, the WD_Black SN770M M.2 2280 solid-state drive is not much bigger than a postage stamp. Read More »
Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi motherboard review
The Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi is a premium ATX DDR5 gaming motherboard for Intel 12th,13th, and 14th-generation Intel CPUs. Read More »
Crucial T500 Gen4 NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD review
Crucial’s T500 Gen4 NVMe solid-state drive promises data transfer speeds of up to 7400MB/s. Read More »
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League PC review
Rocksteady extends its Batman Arkham universe with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, pitting players, in the roles of DC’s comic book villains, against its … Read More »
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405 review
The new Asus Zenbook 14 OLED is one of the first of a new generation of notebooks sporting an Intel Meteor Lake Core Ultra processor. Read More »
Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR Meta Quest 3 review
With Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, Ubisoft’s flagship series crosses over into virtual reality, exclusively on Meta’s untethered Quest VR headsets. Read More »
Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus Wi-Fi motherboard review
The Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus Wi-Fi is a socket AM5 ATX motherboard designed for AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series desktop processors. Read More »
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H AI-enabled notebook processor review
At CES 2024 Intel allowed me to test the AI capabilities of its new Core Ultra notebook processors. One of the first notebooks out the … Read More »
D-Link Aquila Pro AI AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Smart Mesh System review
The Aquila Pro AI AX300 is a Wi-Fi 6 wireless mesh system consisting of two or three D-Link M20 routers. Read More »
CRKD Nitro Deck for Nintendo Switch review
CRKD offers Switch and Switch OLED owners a robust alternative to the standard Nintendo Joy-Con controllers. Read More »
Mokibo Fusion MKB420 Bluetooth keyboard review
At CES 2024 in Las Vegas, I checked out South Korean peripheral manufacturer, Mokibo’s MKB420 Fusion keyboard. Read More »
Tekken 8 PC review
Tekken 8 sees the return of The King of Iron Fist Tournament. The world’s best fighters are pitted against each other, once more, this time … Read More »
The Last of Us Part II Remastered PlayStation 5 review
Naughty Dog asks fans of The Last of Us games to part with their cash, once more. This time it's for the definitive PlayStation 5 … Read More »
ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WiFi motherboard review
ASRock’s Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WiFi is one of the new “refresh” LGA 1700 motherboards released in time for the launch of Intel’s 14th-gen CPUs, … Read More »
AI was the focus for Intel and its partners at the CES 24 Intel Client Open House
During the CES 2024 keynote speech at the Intel Client Open House , Intel’s Client Computing Group head stressed her company’s focus on AI technology. Read More »
Hands-on with the new Intel Core Ultra 7-powered MSI Claw A1M
I joined Intel at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. As a surprise, Intel revealed the Intel Core Ultra 7-powered MSI Claw A1M … Read More »
Meta Quest 3 VR headset review
The third incarnation of the Oculus Quest standalone consumer virtual reality headset is here. The Meta Quest 3 is smaller, lighter, and offers a higher … Read More »
Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora PC/Xbox Series X review
If ever there was a game that could be a hit or a miss it is Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. And, just like the movies … Read More »
Jackery Explorer 300 Plus portable power station and SolarSaga 80W solar panel review
Jackery Explorer 300 Plus portable power station and SolarSaga 80W solar panel review Read More »
Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Meta Quest headsets
Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available for Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets. Read More »
Lego Bricktales Meta Quest 3 review
Lego Bricktales gets an exclusive virtual reality version for the Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3. Read More »
Magic: The Gathering – The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Sydney launch event
I was invited to the launch of the new expansion for Magic: The Gathering, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. As a follow-up to the 2017 … Read More »
Intel Core i9-14900K and Intel Core i5-14600K 14th-generation CPU review
Intel has unleashed the company's new 14th-generation desktop processors. I check out the Core i9-14900K flagship CPU and its little sibling, the Core i5-14600K. Read More »
The Talos Principle 2 PC Review
It’s time to delve into The Talos Principle 2 and ponder, once again, the concept of free will, and what it is to be human, … Read More »
ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-PRO WIFI motherboard review
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 … Read More »

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