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CES 2018 - SilverStone is going into SFFPCs strong with their VT03 Micro-STX case. The Micro-STX form factor allows for desktop CPUs and MXM based CPUs to work together in a very tiny case.

Many Micro-STX motherboards have external PSUs, just as a notebook would, but they carry desktop sockets and MXM card slots, so they can offer high performance computing. The VT03 had an ASRock LGA1151 STX motherboard with a GTX 1070 MXM GPU loaded into it.

SilverStone also showed us two beefed up Strider Platinum 1000W and 1200W PSUs, both are rated 80 Plus Platinum. They are both single rail PSUs, which makes them great for overclocking. They are also are fully modular, which is great for cable management and modding.

CES 2018 - At CES 2018, we spotted an Intel Optane drive discretely placed in the M.2 slot of an ASUS motherboard. While neither Intel nor ASUS was willing to discuss specifications with us, we were allowed to take a snap of the drive, hinting that release is imminent.

When Intel initially released their Optane SSDs, they were meant to be used as system accelerators working with hard drives and predictive software to enhance user experience at an introductory level. Intel wanted to give consumers the option to use Optane+HDD rather than a full-blown SSD. However, many people wanted Optane as a system drive.

The SSD is perfect for small file workloads, but with only 16GB and 32GB variants launched, most people were not able to use them as standalone drives. While you can currently find Intel's 900p series Optane drives in larger sizes, they only exist in the U.2 or add-in-card (AIC) form factors and are very expensive.

CES 2018 - During CES 2018 we stopped by the SteelSeries suite and took a look at their newly released products.

The first is the Rival 600 gaming mouse. It features their custom True Move 3 Plus with Lift sensor, which means it has an added lift sensor, so you can pick up the mouse and move it without issue.

To show off the capabilities of the new mouse, SteelSeries used a custom servo setup as well as real-time graphs of movement to display how their mouse measures up to their competition. The competitor mouse was not able to maintain a steady path like their mouse could, showing us that their new sensor is great for gamers who pick up their mouse and start anew in another area of their mouse pad.

CES 2018 - At CES 2018, SuperMicro's subsidiary, SuperO, showed us a glimpse of their C9X299-PG300. The new C9X299-PG300 will replace any X299 motherboard we might have showed you at Computex, and will be available shortly. The new motherboard has enhanced VRM and M.2 cooling, as well as simple and straightforward aesthetics.

The motherboard's revamped VRM supports 300W TDP CPUs, and it's designed for overclocking. It features eight DDR4 DIMMs rated at up to 4000Mhz+, and you can load it up with 128GB of DDR4. The motherboard features four x16 PCI-E 3.0 slots, but bandwidth will vary depending on which CPU you use. We also find six SATA6Gb/s ports, two U.2 slots, two x4 PCI-E 3.0 M.2 lots, 10Gbit LAN, 1Gbit Intel LAN, and two customizable RGB LED headers.

CES 2018 - Hot on the heels of the RGB LED craze, Lian-Li is kicking things up a notch with the introduction of two new PC cases with some stellar aesthetics.

The new O11 Dynamic is the first one we will talk about, and it's designed to maximize case performance as well as aesthetics. The O11 Dynamic uses SECC, Aluminum, and temperature glass for build materials. It and supports three 3.5" drives and up to 5 2.5"SSDs. You also get support for up to nine 120mm fans and two 140mm fans.

Lian Li teamed up with overclocker Der8auer and XFastest to custom-mod this monster PC case. We get custom Bitspower watercooling, a bunch of RGB Bora fans, and some amazing water cooling bends. The front reservoir is also custom. The O11 Dynamic will cost $129.99.

CES 2018 - ASRock's commitment to the small form factor PC is unwavering, and at CECS 2018 they showed off two new Micro-ATX motherboards. The X299 chipset mainly serves Intel's X-Series of processors while the X399 chipset serves AMD's Thread Ripper CPUs. As such, they are high-end desktop chipsets loaded with features and more importantly, traces. Putting either on a micro-ATX motherboard is no easy feat, but ASRock is up to the task.

The X299M Extreme 4 offers four DIMMs for quad channel memory and support for up to 4200MHz+ DIMMs. It uses an XXL Aluminum Alloy heat sink that cools down its insane VRM. You do get SLI and CrossFireX support along with six SATA6G/s ports, two Ultra M.2 slots, two USB 3.1 ports, six USB 3.0 ports, Intel Gbit LAN, and 7.1 HD audio. ASRock also includes RGB LED capabilities.

Thread Ripper's CPU is huge, so it is quite shocking to see a micro-ATX X399 motherboard. The new motherboard supports quad channel memory support, three Ultra M.2 slots, eight SATA6Gb/s slots, a U.2 port, three x16 PCI-E 3.0 slots, 10 USB 3.0 ports, two USB 3.1 ports, dual Gbit LAN, WIFI, and 7.1 HD audio. It also uses a giant aluminum heat sink to cool down a powerful VRM, so you can overclock your stealth compact ThreadRipper rig.

Nintendo released a sneak-peak video this morning of what they are calling 'Nintendo Direct Mini', with the short video we got to see that the company is concentrating on bringing back some older Nintendo titles, as well as giving some more content to current Switch games. What we also did see is Mario Tennis Aces, the one new announcement from Nintendo.

Nintendo hasn't released some measly old tennis game, this is Mario Tennis Aces, it may not seem like the Nintendo game that fans were waiting for but regardless its quite exciting as Mario Tennis Aces will feature a full story mode.

This isn't the first installment into the Mario Tennis series as there has been previous games released on the 3DS and also the Wii U. The previous games could arguably be deemed as tedious or bland, but what we have seen from Mario Tennis Aces could revive the series with a storyline that hasn't been seen in Mario Tennis games for over 10 years.

Dark Souls fans will be more than happy with the recent news of Dark Souls not only being brought to the Nintendo Switch, but also being remastered on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

Bandai Namco revealed some details surrounding the anticipated re-launch of Dark Souls, which will be running at 1080p 60FPS for the first time ever on PS4 and Xbox One. PS4 Pro and Xbox One X owners will be happy to hear their beefed-up consoles will upscale Dark Souls up to 4K and at a super-smooth 60FPS.

Of course the PC version of the game will be able to do everything listed above, but more importantly Dark Souls will be running in native 4K so players of the classically hard game can watch themselves die over and over as they progress through a much more beautiful world.

The recent teasing of a 2018 line-up of games from a Nintendo executive lived up to its hype, with Nintendo releasing a short Nintendo Direct Mini video showcasing what is to be expected for 2018.

Nintendo has released what they are calling 'Direct Mini' which has given Nintendo fans many games to look forward to in 2018. The company seemed to have hit fans of almost all genres with this Direct Mini, promising new content to their favorite games, as well as Nintendo catered to players that enjoy a nostalgia re-hash of some Nintendo classics.

The Direct Mini covered 16 games that Nintendo will roll the plans out for throughout the year, with some of the games and their updates featured included: New abilities for Kirby Star Allies, Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition, Mario Tennis: Aces and the balloon update for Super Mario Odyssey.

Rainway is an upcoming app that can provide a service that will allow gamers to stream games on-the-fly from their PC to their Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and of course smartphones and tablets.

Rainway confirmed that they are bringing the streaming service on January 20th, they announced it by releasing a brand new trailer which we've embedded above. The video confirmed that Rainway would be granting gamers a completely free of charge streaming service that will allow them to play their PC games on a virtually anything, regardless of brand.

Rainway has claimed that the streaming service will not slow down the connection speed with Rainway being "tuned to avoid impacting the performance of your game. Enjoy 60FPS streams with super low-latency gameplay." To achieve this 'no latency connection,' the developer has recommended a 12Mbps of upload, as it can be assumed that if gamers do not have a substantial internet connection the game will lag, rendering the whole streaming experience pointless.

Not to long ago we had the PC requirements for Arc System Works upcoming release, Dragon Ball FighterZ. The game is spilling its fighting library of characters into the new Dragon Ball Super series, which has caused a new character trailer to be revealed, the assassin Hit takes the stage.

Taken straight from the hit series Dragon Ball Super, Hit appears completely identical in appearance as well as his move-set. The purple shades of color design, matched with a stunning jazz soundtrack has not only got Hit fans pumped for his release but also general FighterZ fans as well.

Judging from his trailer and what can be assumed as the sheer power taken from the TV show, Hit will most likely not be a easy character to learn. With a frame perfect counter, mixed with his ability to dodge and damage at the same time, it can be assumed he will slide into a higher learning tier character. Just like most hard to learn characters, once players have passed the beginners learning curve a sense of reward will be received for talented players that will be able to pull off his combos.

Bandai Namco Entertainment has revealed the PC requirements for their upcoming fighter, giving gamers the heads up on specification requirements before the games open beta release on January 13th.

Dragon Ball FighterZ has been developed by Arc System Works which is known for similar fighting games like Guilty Gear Xrd and Chrono Phantasma. Unlike the developers' previous titles, Dragon Ball FighterZ will require a little more power, having a minimum requirement of Windows 10 64-bit and 4GB of RAM.

When it comes to graphics cards the minimum requirements for the game are a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti or a AMD Radeon HD 6870. Both the recommended and minimum requirements aren't that challenging when compared to some of the more higher demanding games, but now you know what PC grunt you'll need for the newest installment in the Dragon Ball universe.

Darkest Dungeon is coming to the Nintendo Switch, with developer Red Hook announcing a January 18 release on the Switch eShop.

On Red Hook's website they have confirmed that the gothic RPG is on its way to the Nintendo eShop on Jan 18, they also revealed that it will be arriving with two DLC packs. The Crimson Court and The Shieldbreaker DLC packs will be available on day one, priced at $10 and $4, respectively.

Both expansions serve up a substantial increase in content with The Crimson Court adding an entirely new storyline and new bosses, while The Shieldbreaker added the eponymous hero class and other content.

A soon to be released World War II first-person shooter is about to be published by Square Enix, it's titled Battalion 1944 and is a completely crowd-funded title that gamers will be able to purchase beginning Feb 1st.

Battalion 1944 begun as a successfully crowd funded idea that sprung from the depths of Kickstarter in 2016, the game raised over $450,000 from 10,000 backers exceeding the target of only $142,000. Bulkhead Interactive, the developer of Battalion 1944 has said that with the extra funding, Battalion 1944 will "challenge the biggest AAA shooters in the industry."

Unlike some early release games that prohibit gamers from recording and uploading gameplay footage, Bulkhead are letting Battalion 1944 players to freely capture and upload gameplay to social media and video sharing sites. I would imagine the community wouldn't be too fond of Square Enix Collective if their crowd funded game was slapped with the 'no recording sticker' when they were the ones that funded the project.

Nintendo is rumored to host their new Nintendo Direct event sometime very soon, and with the huge success of their Switch console and the mix of Nintendo Russia telling gamers to 'Follow the news' and that something new is expected 'soon'.

Nintendo Russia hinted to 'watching the news' on the Russian carbon copy of Facebook VK, the company answered a question that was a fan asking about the rumored January Direct event, Nintendo Russia replied with "good afternoon! Follow the news - soon expected!"

This is a small amount to go on to be completely fair, but still doesn't mean that the possibility of Nintendo coming forward with an announcement in the coming days is impossible. The best guess we have got is to just watch the news in the coming days, maybe an announcement will happen after CES or maybe the company will just hold off a few more weeks.

Last December PUBG was released on Xbox One and it was no surprise that the battle royale shooter was going to take off in terms of game sales. Xbox has revealed today that PUBG has reached 3 million players before the end of last year.

Battlegrounds on Xbox One was released on December 12, and shortly after we reported that the game ran like a pile of crap on the Xbox One/X, where it took the game just 19 days to rack up 3 million players. These numbers are quite an incredible feat to say the least, as most publishers would be more than happy to get 3 million sales in total across all platforms their game is released on.

When compared to the PC version of the game, SteamSpy has estimated there to be about 28 million people who own a copy of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. In repercussion to this number, the game has achieved over 3.1 million concurrent players, which equates to the total amount of Xbox One players.

A recent patch hit PUBG not too many days ago and now PUBG Corp has come forward and apologized over the game's reward system not working correctly. In addition to the apology, the company has given its players a chance to redeem any lost BP.

On a Steam Community forum post the developer has directed attention towards the recent 1.0 launch, according to forum post a issue had occured within the games reward system which resulted in players not receiving the fully owed amount of battle points. This problem seemed to of stretched out from the PC 1.0 launch until December 27th, when the developer was performing scheduled maintenance on PUBG, in order to compensate players for this issue the company is offering a restoration of missed BP.

Players will be able to receive their missing BP by simply logging into the game and clicking a pop up that will inform you of a BP loss. According to the forum post, battle points will be restored until Feb 9th UTC, so it is advised to go and collect your battle points you have lost before it is too late.

CES 2018 - General Motors has just unveiled ambitious plans to mass product a self-driving car that would truly change the way we drive, as GM's autonomous car would ship without a steering wheel or pedals.

GM is one of the Big Three automakers in the US, with this news surely sending shockwaves throughout the automotive market ahead of the annual Detroit Auto Show that begins next week, following CES 2018. GM's new car will be a fourth-gen car in its driverless, all-electric Chevy Bolts, which are being tested in San Francisco and Phoenix streets as we speak.

GM President Dan Ammann told The Verge: "It's a pretty exciting moment in the history of the path to wide scale [autonomous vehicle] deployment and having the first production car with no driver controls. And it's an interesting thing to share with everybody".

CES 2018 - Facebook wants to be in your house with microphones and cameras in more ways than one, and instead of just being installed on your smartphone or tablet, the social networking giant is working on a new voice-enabled video chat product called Portal.

Facebook's purported Portal video device would compete against the likes of Amazon Echo and Google Home, but Facebook will be aiming Portal at family and friends that want to stay in touch, always. Facebook will reportedly launch Portal in May 2018, which should see the device unveiled at their annual F8 developer conference.

Portal would sport a screen that can be used to video chat Facebook friends, and it'll double as a streaming music/video device as well. Facebook will use its partnerships with app makers like Spotify and Netflix, versus Amazon using their in-house ecosystem that includes Prime Video and Music.

GUNNAR Optiks has just announced it has partnered with eSports giant Unikrn, where GUNNAR customers can purchase their gaming eyewear using UnikoinGold, or UKG.

Not only that, but Unikrn platform users will be able to win GUNNAR gaming eyewear in jackpots that will be held on the site. GUNNAR customers will receive UKG kickbacks on every purchase when they open up a Unikrn Wallet to hold UKG, and a Connekt account. The jackpot itself doesn't cost gamers a thing, but you'll need to be a Connekt user where you can earn UKG crypto for playing games.

Earning UKG is tied to some of the largest eSports games in the world, including CS:GO, League of Legends and Dota 2.