Content and news by Jamie Fletcher

Hot on the heels of the Broadwell desktop launch, Intel releases the first wave of its 6th-gen Core processor line-up. Codenamed Skylake, these CPUs are targeted at gamers and overclockers, and based on what we’ve seen, they could become the first truly tempting CPU upgrade in quite some time for those who swear off the need for a CPU upgrade.

With our review of Intel’s NUC5i5RYK complete, it was time to have a little fun. With the power limiter unlocked, some minor memory overclocking available, and a fire extinguisher ready, we find out what the latest generation of NUCs are really capable of when the heat is on!

Intel’s range of NUCs have always been about packing in the most performance, in the smallest space, for the least amount of power. The latest generation of Broadwell-based NUCs have arrived, packing not just a smaller manufacture process, but the latest generation IGP. Find out what the little box of tricks is capable of.

CHERRY may be best known for its keyboard switches, but it makes its own boards, too. Not just to take advantage of its own switches, but also to showcase new tech for other manufacturers. The MX Board 6.0 is just such a keyboard, showing off some of the latest tech behind the humble Human Interface Device.

New company Tesoro bucks mechanical keyboard trends and ditches CHERRY MX switches for Kailh. These cheaper keys offer the same mechanical benefits as the MXs but at a lower price. Find out how the Tesoro Excalibur performs and what it does to turn a normal keyboard into a gaming one.

Master of Orion, one of the original 4X strategy games of yonder, breaks from the DOS era and enters the 21st century. While Microprose may have died many years ago, its IP lives on. The unlikely publisher behind World of Tanks, Wargaming, picked up the franchise and is now planning to create…..

This land is deep in darkness, words do little to describe the hell that has befallen. War, pillaging, oppression, greed, politics and scandals. We are beyond the petty battles of good and evil, for all have monsters living within. With the stench of deceit in the air, what this world needs, is a Witcher.

With a launch date set for July 29th, users of Windows 7 and 8.1 are entitled to a free upgrade to Windows 10, but retail pricing for new copies have been unknown. Today, Microsoft not only announced pricing for retail copies, but also what features may be removed as part of the…..

Not too long ago, Google made an announcement that mobile should be at the forefront of webpage design. Gone are the days of squeezing desktop based Internet browsing onto a 3-inch screen. To further this point, Google decided to make the rather controversial decision to effectively penalize sites that do not scale…..

While the PC peripheral market has been obsessed with mechanical keyboards the last couple of years, not everyone has the budget nor desire for such devices. Rubber-dome may be a dirty word when it comes to high-end peripherals, but they are still relevant and a proven key switch type. COUGAR’s budget orientated 500K shows what a classic mix of rubber and a burning passion for games can produce.

Sometimes, simpler is better. Keeping the functionality limited so that you can concentrate on what works. There will always be a market for mid-range and budget peripherals, simply because they work and are inexpensive. So what if you want to keep things simple, but a little special, too? COUGAR’s mid-range 600 series might have the answer.

Ever played a game on Steam where you’ve had a DLC package change the game for the worse? For one reason or another, these situations have arisen and due to the way Steam handles game installations, there was no way to roll back a DLC installation if you ever decided to play…..

After three years, the Raspberry Pi foundation has released the long-awaited version 2 of the venerable micro PC, and it’s quite the upgrade. The processor remains of a similar architecture to maintain compatibility with the very large software library that’s been built up over the years. Switching from a single-core 700MHz ARM6…..

Need a tonne of storage in the smallest form factor possible? Kingston has you covered with its new line-up of insanely high capacity SD and microSD cards. With capacities up to 128GB with a microSDXC card, and 256GB with an SDXC card, that’s some seriously big… and small, storage. To make things…..

In the market for a new mechanical keyboard, but want all the bells and whistles to go with it? COUGAR may have you covered with its 700K, a gaming-focused mechanical with a selection of CHERRY MX keys and a comprehensive list of extras, including a turbo function. The real question is, how does the software hold up?

After the events of Borderlands and before the events of Borderlands 2, we have a gap. No bullets were fired, no corny jokes were told, no heroes were around, and certainly not enough tentacles. A gap so large, it couldn’t be filled with a prequel, a gap too long to be filled by a sequel; Ladies and gentlebeings, I present, CLAPTRAP!! – Wait, I mean, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

After so many forgettable and atrocious adaptations of such an iconic franchise, Alien: Isolation lands itself in a difficult position. After the bitter taste left by Colonial Marines, faith in the series is at an all-time low. Will developer Creative Assembly finally bring us something that can live up to the name, Alien?

The peripheral industry is awash with so many things today, coming in from Germany, it’s hard to keep up. So, instead of drip feeding them, here’s a round-up so far. Kingston have launched a new budget orientated USB flash drive under the HyperX FURY branding. With three sizes of 16GB, 32GB and…..

After decades of battling with polarized, multi-dimensional USB connectors that never fit the first or second time, the USB Promoter Group has finalized the new Type-C connector to end our frustration. USB Type-C has been in the works for a while, as a way to ‘fix’ the rather annoying problem of the…..

After its collapse and eventual bankruptcy, Ascaron’s swan song, Sacred 2, was bitter-sweet. Plagued with bugs at launch, it was quickly polished and became one of the few decent open-world hack’n’slash adventures. Deep Silver then picked up the series, and has released two Sacred titles to date, including this latest adventure: Sacred 3.