Quad-lane PCIe Gen 4 interface, read speeds up to 7,500MB/s, proper TLC flash memory not that cheapo QLC stuff, and a big, fat heat sink. Yup, the PNY XLR8 CS3140 1TB SSD has plenty going for it and much of that aligns it with those on the internet’s best SSD …
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The Razer Kraken V3 Pro is the latest in a long line of gaming headsets from Razer. The Kraken name has cemented itself into gaming hardware lore and is generally accepted as being a marker of no-nonsense, no-frills, straight-up audio quality. Heck, it’s a (relatively) safe bet that most gamers …
Read More »Razer Kaira Pro for PlayStation review: “Takes audio immersion to a new level on PS5 and PS4”
The Razer Kaira Pro for PlayStation is the hardware behemoth’s latest premium, high-end headset for Sony’s consoles. The Kaira range has already been available for Xbox players for several months, but the delay in bringing these Razer headsets to PS4 and PS5 has finally come to an end. With Razer …
Read More »Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB SSD review: “Consistently excellent performance across the board”
We’ll get straight to the chase, the Kingston Fury Renegade SSD is one of the best SSDs for gaming that you can slot into your motherboard’s M.2 port in 2022. At a time where the potential of Gen 4.0 NVMe drives continues to exceed expectations launching into the third year …
Read More »Rainbow Six Extraction review – “A solid shooter held back by its source material”
Rainbow Six Extraction is as much a trigger-happy horror game as it is a PvE tactical shooter. It’s a spin-off of its older cousin, Rainbow Six Siege, and a fully-formed realisation of the squad-based shooter’s limited-time alien invasion ‘Outbreak’ mode from 2018. Best played in multiplayer, Extraction is about hunting …
Read More »Sony X90J review: “A top contender”
The Sony X90J is the best midrange 4K HDR LED TV we’ve seen from the brand in absolutely ages. It combines an innovative feature set, with class-leading AI-enabled image processing and a specification that should satisfy the most demanding spec chasers – HDR (High Frame Rate) 4K support, novel PS5 …
Read More »Chorus review: “Conjures the feel of a good Star Wars battle scene”
Chorus makes me wonder why there aren’t more games like it. Other than a few Star Wars branded efforts and the classic Star Foxes, I can’t recall many notable single-player 3D outer space shooters, yet it seems like such an obvious choice for a medium that otherwise gorges on sci-fi …
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Jane Campion’s first feature since 2009’s Bright Star, The Power of the Dog is a subtle spin on sibling rivalry, repressed emotions and rural living. Based on Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel, its story dials back to 1920s Montana and into the world of the ranch-owning Burbank brothers, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) …
Read More »Red Notice review: “Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot deliver a flimsy but playful frolic”
Early in Netflix’s globe-trotting romp Red Notice, a priceless artifact is revealed to be a clever fake by the application of a fizzy drink. You won’t need sugary beverages to catch writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s comedy-thriller out, because it’s exactly what it seems to be: a starry and undemanding caper, …
Read More »Venom 2 review: “May leave you feeling undernourished”
The mid-credits sting at the end of Venom 2’s 2018 predecessor saw journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) visit serial killer Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) in San Quentin prison. “When I escape, there will be carnage,” intoned the caged psycho, whose fright wig was carnage enough, thank you very much. And …
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