With inventories replenished, the focus has shifted back to locating deals, and right now you can snag a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 Ti from Newegg for $419.99 after rebate. The card is on sale for $459.99, and if you use coupon code EMCXPVPW2 at checkout, Newegg will knock $30 off the price. Factor in the $10 mail-in-rebate that’s also available and you arrive at the $419.99 figure. If the code doesn’t work, it’s likely because you’re not subscribed to Newegg’s newsletter, as it’s meant for subsc

He also shows the Core i7-8086K hitting 7.24GHz on all six cores. He’s confident that with more time and chips, he could surpass that mark on the Core i7-8086K. “I think if we [had] more Core i7-8086K [samples] and more time, I’m pretty sure we could break the record of 7.3GHz, which we previously achieved with the Core i7-8700K,” Der8auer said. “Overall I think the Core i7-8086 is basically just a good pre-tested Core i7-8700K, and that goes for both liquid nitrogen and also air or water coolin

“In the history of games, some of our most important works have been deemed highly offensive by broad swaths of the world. “To me, it comes down to this: I may not like your game, but I support your right to make it. She questions Valve’s suggestion that it’s ethically bound to sell every legal product without curation—something which in turn can impinge on transparency. To this end, as games critic Jim Sterling details in his latest video, Steam is set to launch a game named AIDS Simulator next

Rainbow Six Siege’s Operation Para Bellum is finally upon us, and there’s a lot to take in—new operators, a new map, and significant rework to Echo. We’ve put together some tips for the new ops and map that are worth checking out before jumping in. AlibiAlibi’s kit is built for mobility, so if setting up rotations is your thing, consider taking her ACS12 shotgun. VillaVilla has lots of buffer rooms between attackers and objectives, which means there’s a lot of map to learn. Echo BuffEcho might n

Since we’re going to be neck deep in E3 trailers soon, it’s not a bad idea to get our eyeballs on a few early. Vostok Games, developer of Survarium, has released a cinematic trailer for its upcoming battle royale shooter Fear the Wolves. Stalker meets battle royale, in other words, which makes perfect sense as Vostok Games was formed by developers from GSC Game World, makers of the Stalker series. It also sounds like wolves will be joined by other creatures as well:”Wolves are the first of our m

It’s that time again: I’ve had a few days to walk the exhibition floor of Computex 2018, on the hunt for every crazy case mod and amazing RGB-laden custom PC build I can find. Most of Computex’s PC hardware booths use amazing cases to lure in passers by, and it certainly works on me. One of my favorite things to do every show is put together a gallery of every build that caught my eye. There’s nothing at the show this year that utterly wowed me like last year’s Donkey Kong arcade machine case mo

Especially when some pale, faceless goons are trying to run you off the road and beat you to death. Beware, which we first heard about in 2016, is a driving horror game. There’s a free demo out now, and I took it for a spin. Beginning on a darkened road, I drove for a while, waiting for some horror to happen. In addition to trying to outpace the ghoulish pursuers, there’s a mysterious ‘mission’ hidden somewhere in the demo.

Total War: Three Kingdoms is the series’ preeminent return to a historical setting, and Creative Assembly’s chance to show they can still do grand strategy better than the rest without the aid of orcs and vampires. While it’s still due sometime early next year, since the announcement in January , all that’s been revealed is the setting: ancient China, a first for Total War. Here’s everything I learned about what makes Total War: Three Kingdoms different:Heroes and retinues turn Total War into a

I’m a semi-regular Fortnite player, but I’ve never once tried to return to Spawn Island. As showcased by Fortnite streamer Lachlan, though, it appears doing so while riding a Shopping Cart is possible. As shown from around the ten minute mark there, the pair design a ramp platform that sends them soaring through the invisible wall and onto Spawn Island. And then, there we were, Spawn Island. Lachlan then points out that the shopping cart also made to Spawn Island intact, and ponders whether or n

I’ll get around to playing Far Cry 5 properly one day, but right now I’m placing explosive barrel on top of explosive barrel, creating a giant, improbable stack on a flat, untextured environment. Unfortunately for me, Far Cry 5 is newer and wiser, and seems to have hard limits on the amount of raw explosion that can happen at a given time—almost like it has been designed to not let you set your computer on fire. Instead, I relocate to Far Cry 5’s library of custom-made maps. But it’s the second

Kratos’ Leviathan Axe in God of War is a cracking piece of equipment. Craftable at forges, Ghosu has made four versions of the Leviathan Axe from scratch—two of which inflict frost damage. Here’s a glimpse at how it looks in practice:Akarsil’s retexture mod is prettier still, with hand-painted textures that maintain the “gritty aesthetic and feel of the Leviathan Axe as seen in God of War.” Adding something like that to Ghosu’s Leviathan Axe would be lovely. Ghosu’s Leviathan Axe—God of War mod

Just a week ago Microsoft denied a rumor Crackdown 3 was being cancelled, but now it appears there’s still some bad news for players eagerly awaiting the game. Kotaku reports that two sources familiar with the game’s plans for release say Crackdown 3 won’t be out until 2019. First announced in 2014 with a plan for a 2016 release, Crackdown 3 then shifted to a 2017 release window, and then was delayed again for mid-2018. Here we are in mid-2018, and now it appears there may be yet another delay f

Rather than make one group mad by keeping an objectionable game off Steam, it’ll make everyone mad by allowing absolutely everything on Steam. For starters, the company says that “trolling” will not be permitted on Steam even after this policy change takes place. Say I filter out Steam games categorized as ‘memes,’ a perfectly reasonable thing to do. For comparison, while the relatively open distributor itch.io appears to have a similar ‘anything goes’ policy, it actually does not. This policy p

This decision has proven contentious, and Itch.io creator Leaf Corcoran is clearly among those against it. In a recent tweet, Corcoran called Valve’s decision “ridiculous” and affirmed that Itch.io remains against content that is “malicious, derogatory, discriminatory, bullying, harassing, [or] demeaning.” Please keep your malicious, derogatory, discriminatory, bullying, harassing, demeaning content off @itchio. In the post announcing the updated terms , Corcoran also forbids “posting content th

There’s a reason the Hyper 212 EVO has been our go-to air cooler recommendation since at least 2012: at around $25, the price/performance ratio is just about unbeatable. Cooler Master knows it’s one of its most beloved products, which is why it isn’t handling a refresh lightly. Cooler Master brought an in-development version of the new “H212 Concept” to Computex 2018 to show it off and get feedback on the design. For example, the current design wouldn’t allow for a second fan on the back side of

The first 7nm parts from AMD will be a refined version of Vega, fittingly called Vega 7nm. We already have Vega, Vega 7nm is coming next, and after that will be Navi, also built on 7nm. In other words, don’t get so hung up on the numbers that you think all 7nm parts are the same. Still, the 7nm process will allow for smaller, faster transistors, and AMD has multiple products in development for 7nm. AMD has initial samples in its labs, and says that 7nm Epyc will be sampling “very shortly” and wi

Video: a quick introduction to Forgotton Anne. ThroughLine Games’ Forgotton Anne plays like a puzzle-platformer, but while we’re used to those being depicted in pixel art or perhaps silhouette, this looks more like a classic Miyazaki movie. And although it plays like the kind of game that’s all about making precise leaps and pulling levers to manipulate pipes and elevators, its heart is in its characters. Forgotton Anne is available on Steam. Check out our review, and if you like the look of the

A bill introduced to the New Jersey state legislature this week calls for a ban on betting on professional gaming and esports events. As with all things in life, there are exceptions to the rule: Specifically, the prohibition “does not include international sports events in which persons under age 18 make up a minority of the participants.” So you could legally bet on the outcome of, say, Dota 2 matches at Katowice, but not on the outcome of a local CS:GO tourney at Atlantic City. Uncertain word

The release of the open-world racing game The Crew 2 on June 29 will be followed by a year of post-launch support, Ubisoft announced today, built around “major free updates” set to come out every three months. The updates will add new vehicles to the game as well as new gameplay modes, racing disciplines, and other features. Along with the big quarterly updates, Ubisoft will also add two new vehicles to the game each month—22 in total. All of the updates will be free for all players, but a seaso

Our own event, the PC Gaming Show, will be there for its fourth consecutive year. The PC Gaming Show starts at 3 PM PT (6 PM ET, 11 PM BST) on Twitch, YouTube, Mixer, Facebook, and Steam. I’m particularly excited about the first gameplay footage we’ll be showing for Satisfactory, a new game from Coffee Stain Studios. I think this project is gonna be big with certain well-established PC gaming subcultures. If you happen to be in the Los Angeles area or attending E3 next week, tickets to the PC Ga