In this issue

In this issue:

Bad games are good for us Rick Lane doesn’t enjoy playing
terrible games, but they do show him how good we’ve usually got it.

How to make a PC desk tidy Tools, memory cards and gadgets
running amok over your desk? Antony Leather shows you how to
use CAD software to make a techfriendly desk tidy

Incoming

We take a look at the latest newly announced products.

2 mins

Customised PC

Case mods, tools, techniques, water-cooling gear and everything to do with PC modding

5 mins

Tekken 7

Justin Ohlsen took inspiration from Tekken 7’s volcano level to build this lava-themed modding project for Bandai Namco.

5 mins

Virtual World

Joe Martin discusses why some games work really well on VR, while others are better played on their original platforms.

5 mins

Game Maker Studio2

Rick Lane speaks toYoYo Games about the all-new version of Game Maker.

5 mins

Ryzen Is A Strong Comeback For AMD

But the CPU isn’t a critical component any more, argues James Gorbold.

2 mins

Joe Martin's Virtual World

What does a successful VR game look like? Joe Martin attempts to interpret the numbers.

4 mins

Antony Leather's Customised PC

Case mods, tools, techniques, water-cooling gear and everything to do with PC modding.

5 mins

Cobra

Rick Lane speaks to David Braben about the changes to Frontier’s tech since the launch of Elite Dangerous.

5 mins

Asus ROG Swift PG258Q

Asus ROG Swift PG258Q

3 mins

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition

If you spent over a grand on a Titan X card a few months ago then you might want to flip through the next couple of pages and pretend you haven’t seen them.

5 mins

Fractal Design Define C

Fractal Design has been on a bit of a roll recently across every size of the case market.

4 mins

The Fall And Rise Of White Wolf

Rick Lane looks at how one of the most eminent pen and paper RPG publishers is being reborn for a new, virtual generation.

5 mins

The 4k Multi-GPU Challenge

Ben hard widge teams uptwo xfx rade on rx4808gb cards to see if they can give you 4k gaming on a budget

7 mins

Edifier R2000DB/£180 incVAT

Edifier makes a whole range of premium stereo PC speakers, with the R2000DB sitting roughly in the middle when it comes to price.

3 mins

Asus ROG Strix Z270i Gaming/£184 incVAT

Costing £184 inc VAT, the Asus ROG Strix Z270i Gaming is the priciest Z270 mini-ITX board available.

3 mins

The 4K Multi-GPU Challenge

Ben Hardwidge pairs up two Zotac GTX 1070 cards to see if they can properly handle 4K gaming.

6 mins

Resident Evil 7

Resident Evil has struggled with its identity for a few years. After the magnificent, genre-defining Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5 was basically the same game with better graphics and a cooperative mode. Resident Evil 6 was more ambitious, attempting to be four different games at once, but it was unfortunately about as successful in this goal as a man trying to juggle four different types of big cat. Resident Evil 7 represents yet another new direction, only this time Capcom has realised that ‘new’ doesn’t necessarily mean adding more stuff until the seams burst.

4 mins

Netgear Orbi Whole Home Wi-Fi System

Most high-end routers take a brute-force approach to improving Wi-Fi speed and range, adding more antennae, more frequency bands and the latest Wi-Fi standards. That approach works up to a point, but eventually even powerful routers run out or range. Of course, you can buy Wi-Fi extenders, extra Ethernet cable and access points, or use powerline networking, but Netgear has taken a novel approach with the Orbi that pretty much solves the problem.

2 mins

Hobby tech

The latest tips, tricks and news in the world of computer hobbyism, from Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Android to retro computing.

4 mins

​Readers' Drives Spec-Edge

Inspired by Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Johan Nyman gave his components a splash of red and white paint, and assembled this gorgeous themed build

4 mins

Vive & Learn

Joe martin describes the pains and pleasures of using the htc vive’s room-scale virtual reality system at home

7 mins

Games Of 2017

Rick Lane forecasts the next 12months’ big hitters

5 mins

Could You Find A Lost City Using Just Your Computer?

Rick Lane investigates how a wealth of online tools and information has opened the door to history.

10+ mins

Whole Lotta Lore

Video games are obsessed with lore, but lots of world building doesn’t equal great storytelling, argues Rick Lane.

3 mins

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

According to the latest Steam hardware survey, the most popular PC gaming resolution (by far) is 1,920 x 1,080, accounting for 37.47 per cent of Steam users, while 2,560 x 1,440 is on just 1.81 per cent.

4 mins

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