Spell checking this utterly ele-mental action-RPGThe Wizards of the Order lived in castle Aldrheim in the land of Midgard, studying magic under the tutelage of a one-handed vampire named Vlad. When insidious forces invaded and instigated a civil war, however, they were all but wiped out And without wizards to accidentally incinerate them, humanity has … Read more

Natec’s Genesis GX88 looks like it’s bristling with features compared with similarly priced mice, and the same goes for its specs list too. The 8,200dpi Avago 9800 laser sensor offers adjustment between 200 and 8,200dpi in 200dpi steps, so fine-tuning the sensitivity is certainly a strong point. What’s more, the resolution for both the X … Read more

Earlier this year, Valve introduced paid mods to its Steam Workshop pages, but it was removed a few days later after a massive online backlash. Rick Lane investigates the falloutOn 23 April, a new feature was launched on Steam that allowed modders -amateur creators of modifications for various games – to charge real money for … Read more

Why we need variable refresh rate technology, and how it worksPradically every display today runs at a fixed refresh rate, typically 60Hz. However, LCD panels don’t require a fixed refresh rate to function; this standard is simply a legacy that dates back to vacuum tube-based televisions and CRT monitors. For gamers, fixed refresh rates are … Read more

Michael Fereday has been busy creating a Blacklist of telephone callersDescribed as the “Clever family phone”, the Gigaset C620A Duo is a two-handset DECT phone system that offers to deal with a bane of modern-day living. Whether you refer to them as ’Cold Calls’ or ‘Expletive-deleted Nuisance Calls’, these unwanted intrusions can be annoying and … Read more

I always remember Garmin as a brand big on GPS; I even had one of their non-coloured ones that I used to take with me whenever I go fishing or off-roading. When Garmin announced their new range of wearables including the new Vivoactive, I was pretty hyped up to take it for a spin.Let’s start … Read more

Killer camera, prone to breakageOk, so it’s not exactly PC hardware, but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to check out Parrot’s latest entry-level drone, the Bebop. Boasting massively improved specifications over its predecessor, it sounds like the perfect way to ease newcomers into the art of remote controlled flying. It’s now equipped with a … Read more

Honestly, can any of you say that you get full 3G and cellular signals at your office or at home all the time? Depending on which mobile provider you use, different areas will have different level of reception. This is probably why weBoost now offers its Connect 3G to home and office users to boost … Read more

While the marketing gimmick now would be 4K, aka 2160p, there are many out there who still uses the much loved 1080p or Full HD monitor. Heck, some are even using the cheaper, much easier to find 1366×768 resolution. Even yours truly is using one for gaming. So for that, not everyone needs a really … Read more

Keeping an eye on the going-ons back home while at work or out is something I hold close to my heart. Even more so when there are horror stories of incidents happening while there is no one at home circulating around social media. With the emergence of IP cameras, keeping surveillance at home is now … Read more

Make the most of your time in Los Santos with our handy guideWe’re trying something a little different this month in PC PowerPlay’s tech section, by taking one of the year’s most anticipated PC titles and putting it through its paces on a variety of GPUs and CPUs. The game in question is Grand Theft … Read more