Which would you rather own, a 1080p monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate, or a 2560×1440 that can hit a still respectable 144Hz refresh rate? Rather than make you choose between one or the other, AOC’s new Agon AG251FG can do both. However, this 24.5-inch TN panel lets you choose switch between faster action and a higher resolution, depending on what suits your fancy (and which game you’re playing). Eteknix says the Agon AG251FG will be available in August for £519, which converts to around $674 in

The United States Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision that patent infringement lawsuits can only be filed in courts where the defendant is incorporated, TechPowerUp reports. While it’s too early to know the true ramifications of this, it could make it more difficult for so-called patent trolls to extort money from companies that are trying to innovate. This latest ruling overturns a previous one by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in which it was determined last year that

Digital Extremes, the studio behind the free-to-play action game Warframe, very quietly announced today that it has a new project in the works called Keystone. “The long-running success of Warframe has enabled us to build up a second internal team to create a wholly different but equally satisfying game concept that we’re really excited about,” Digital Extremes studio head Sheldon Carter said. “Keystone originates from our roots in the FPS world and mixing genres like we have done with Warframe.

Building a small form factor PC sometimes means making sacrifices in performance to accommodate parts that will fit in your case of choice. However, if its 1080p gaming you’re after, EVGA’s GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming should fit in most smaller cases. That should not be much of an issue since it’s equipped with a custom cooler and sticks to reference clockspeeds. Bear in mind that this is the 3GB version, whereas some GeForce GTX 1060 cards sport 6GB of GDDR5 memory. Some online stores give us a sma

To celebrate the occasion, it’s offering up a revised version of its Cosmos II. The main difference between the new Cosmos II 25th Anniversary Edition and the original model is the addition of two curved tempered glass side panels. Cooler Master avoided the temptation to inject RGB lighting into its Anniversary Edition chassis. The Cosmos II 25th Anniversary Edition will be available in Europe at the end of June for €349. Cooler Master did not say when it will ship to the U.S. or for how much, t

In addition to adjusting fan speed, the Commander Pro includes RGB lighting channels to put you in charge of the light show. Corsair also announced its Lighting Node Pro that looks like a smaller version of the Commander Pro. It’s used strictly for controller lighting effects, both from RGB fans and dedicated RGB lighting strips. The 4-pin PWM fan also has thin fan blades and a hydraulic bearing for low noise operation. The Commander Pro ($70), Lighting Node Pro ($60), and HD140 RGB fan ($35) ar

It’s there that FSP will show off its Hydro PTM+, a new PSU model developed in collaboration with Bitspower that combats heat with liquid cooling. FSP claims its Hydro PTM+ is the world’s first mass produced liquid cooled PSU that is 80 Plus Platinum certified. Neither of those models were 80 Plus Platinum certified, hence FSP’s accurate claim. As to efficiency, FSP says the Hydro PTM+ has an array of integrated sensors to keep an eye on things. FPS acknowledges that there obvious concerns about

The Overwatch one-year anniversary event is now live, bringing three new Arena maps to the action and more than 100 “commemorative Loot Box items,” including skins, dances emotes, sprays, and mote. The Overwatch Game of the Year Edition is also available for purchase—at a reduced price, too—and naturally we’ve got a new anniversary event trailer and some new screens for your viewing enjoyment. The regular Overwatch release is on sale too, down from $40 to $30, but why would you want to skip all

Besides doubling its playerbase and hitting two million sales inside its first four weeks, it also raised over $220,000 for charity shortly thereafter. It can be viewed in its entirety over here, however highlights include the addition of the VSS suppressed sniper rifle with a built-in 4X scope. Balance-wise, the update reduces the Vector and Winchester’s power, while slightly increasing the AKM’s bullet damage. Again, a number UI and rendering issues, as well as a host of bug fixes have been ir

Newegg is running a 72-hour pre-Memorial Day sale over the next few days, bringing you a whole range of deals on tech and hardware. One of the highlights is this Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero/Whetstone motherboard, which can be found for $134 after rebate. This LGA 1151 motherboard is based on the Intel Z170 chipset, and it comes with four DDR4 DIMMs, three PCIe x16 slots and three PCIe x1 slots. During the three day sale you can save $60 off the normal price, plus you can get an extra $35 off with

Tekken 7’s western instalment—the first ever to reach PC—is almost here, due next Thursday, June 2. When it does it won’t come with its iconic boxing kangaroo Roger Jr., but it will host a number of recurring stars. Publisher Bandai Namco has now revealed the game’s opening cinematic which elevates that last part to fever pitch. Of course some of the familiar gang show face there too, not least Street Fighter’s Akuma who’s been given the Tekken treatment post-2012’s Street Fighter X Tekken. Shau

One of the highlights is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition, which is down to £17.49 / $21.74. If you’ve got the game already, but haven’t checked out any of the DLC, you can get 50 percent off Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine too. Hearts of stone is down to £4 / $5, and you’re tasked with defeating a ruthless bandit captain, Olgierd von Everec. You’ll also find The Witcher and The Witcher 2 in the sale, along with all kinds of versions of Pillars of Eternity and its expansion

It seems today’s a day for unlikely but no less wonderful crossovers—the latest of which to catch my eye sees Overwatch characters added to Klei Entertainment’s brilliant Invisible Inc.By virtue of modder Saltrain, the Talon Recruitment mod invites esteemed heroes Sombra and Windowmaker into the stealth tactics fold, complete with their iconic Overwatch weaponry and makeovers consistent with the base game. Here’s a glimpse of that in motion:”I’ve done my best to use completely unique assets, how

In a world filled with retro-inspired 8-bit throwbacks, Shovel Knight stands tall as an uncompromising love letter to both the era and the genre. At first glance, From Software’s Dark Souls may not appear to share much in common with Yacht Club Games’ 2D sidescroller, however aesthetics aside, both tell interesting stories, boast uber-cool weaponry and offer equally intransigent takes on roleplaying. Courtesy of modder and Reddit user _Abject_, Shovel Souls transports Shovel Knight into the firs

When Tyler checked into Rocket League last week after some time away, he was taken aback by how good some of its players have become. At almost two years old, change is inevitable for Psyonix’s ball-cage-car ’em up—a fact which will soon extend to the retirement of Crates. If you’ve been hanging around the Rocket League community of late, you’ve probably noticed a degree of speculation around this but it’s now official: Psyonix will retire “some” of the game’s Crates “in the near future.” Speaki

Starpoint Gemini 2 is a tactical space sim which launched on Steam back in 2014. Our reviewer Patrick Carlson enjoyed it, writing that it’s “an approachable 3rd-person space sim with a vast, and often beautiful, universe to explore”. That vast, beautiful universe is now free to explore, it turns out. Completely free, by the way, with no strings attached. SG2 gives me a dynamic backdrop, great visuals, and thoughtful music so I can build my off-world identity.

I first played Heroes of the Storm during the game’s technical alpha. But most important was the aforementioned Nexus Challenge I needed to complete for that sweet sweet D.Va skin. The Nexus Challenge ends tomorrow, locking away the Oni Genji and Officer D.Va skins until, presumably, Blizzard decides to do another Nexus Challenge. (Oni Genji was previously available only through the first Nexus Challenge, but the skin was made available again this time around.) In fact, I haven’t even opened tho

Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9, Elysium, Chappie, and that really weird shoe commercial said today that he’ll be releasing experimental short films on Steam under the banner of Oats Studios. In a tweet shortly after sharing the teaser trailer, he clarified that the films will also be coming to YouTube, and probably for free. Some Steam releases will have a price, but only because Blomkamp wants “to see if the ecosystem works for film.” The Steam releases might come with a few extras too.

We had boots on the ground to play through the first campaign mission, get our power-armored butts kicked in PvP, and run the same strike over and over on the PC build. Unfortunately the PC release date is set to arrive after the console launch, despite how good Destiny 2 looks and feels on our platform. In the footage above, we talk through an entire strike mission—these are three-player co-op activities, designed to be replayed. If ‘The Inverted Spire’ is any indication, then Destiny 2’s strik

Did you play in the Gwent closed beta test? If so, then as a thanks for your solid play testing, you are also getting a free copy of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings from GOG. Click the buttons as necessary, and blam, free game for you. The Gwent public beta is scheduled to begin on May 24, and the GOG sale will be on until May 29. CD Projekt Red ran a Gwent “Public Beta Preview” livestream last week on Twitch that can you catch up with below.