Bohemia Interactive is preparing a brutal new challenge for those hardened DayZ veterans who found the zombie-infested wilderness a little too forgiving. The developers have officially announced “Badlands”, the next major expansion for the survival game, set to drop sometime in 2026. This addition will transport players to a desolate desert zone where the elements themselves pose as much of a threat as the undead hordes.

DayZ has always pushed players to survive in a world where the dead walk. But true to the best zombie fiction, the dangers extend beyond mere shambling corpses. Injuries, starvation, and even other players remain consistently high on the list of common causes of death.

The “Badlands” expansion introduces the Nasdara Province, a sprawling 267 km² map. This war-scarred desert region starkly contrasts with the frigid landscape of the previous Frostline Expansion. In Nasdara, thirst is a constant and lethal threat, and survival will hinge on navigating frequent droughts, adapting to new terrain, and mastering region-specific weapons and gear.

Players can also expect new and adapted variants of the infected. While one might hope the extreme heat would slow them down, these undead have seemingly evolved, proving just as menacing in the desert. The “Badlands” expansion is confirmed for release sometime in 2026. For those who have yet to brave the world of DayZ, the base game is currently available on Steam at a 50% discount (Summer Sale), priced at $24.99/£24.49.

KitGuru says: Do you still play DayZ? Can the Badlands expansion revive or revitalise your interest in it?

Cooler Master is rolling out a duo of intriguing new PC cases, catering to vastly different builder preferences. The first is the third iteration of their popular SFF chassis, the NR200P V3. The other one is the Masterbox CM695, a “Classic Odd Design” case aiming to bridge the gap between vintage and modern PC builds. 

Unveiled initially at CES 2025 in January, the latest version of the NR200P (via Videocardz) boasts a redesigned side panel engineered to fully showcase and cool a graphics card running the entire length of the chassis. This window features a removable mesh screen, allowing users to completely expose the GPU for superior ventilation when performance demands it. Cooler Master asserts that the NR200P V3's design prioritises user-friendliness, with a tool-less approach to assembly and maintenance. The chassis is CNC-machined, and panels are secured with magnetic latching mechanisms, promising quick upgrades and hassle-free servicing.

Cooler Master has also unveiled a distinctly different offering: the Masterbox CM695. As indicated on its product page, this mid-tower case embraces a “Classic Odd Design”, featuring elements common in 20-year-old cases. Externally, the CM695 presents a refined aesthetic, featuring ample mesh to ensure optimal airflow for internal components, and, perhaps most surprisingly for a modern chassis, a classic 5.25-inch drive bay. Inside, the case continues its blend of old and new, incorporating an old-school HDD cage alongside modern cable routing channels equipped with rubber grommets for tidiness.

With dimensions of 477 x 209 x 488mm, the CM695 is described as tall and slender. Its front panel is split, with a solid top section and a mesh bottom allowing adequate airflow to its two pre-installed 120mm fans. Connectivity ports are conveniently located on the top of the case, adjacent to another mesh section that can accommodate three additional 120 mm fans. Builders will be able to choose between a solid left side panel or a tempered glass option to showcase their internal components.

KitGuru says: Of the two new Cooler Master PC cases we've just shown, which one looks the most interesting to you?

LG has announced that it has begun mass production its new and improved 4th Generation OLED panel. The new panel is aimed at taking OLED gaming to new heights, with even higher refresh rates and even higher contrast ratios. 

This Primary RGB Tandem technology is unique in its approach, stacking the three primary colors of light – red, green, and blue – into four independent layers. This structure boosts peak brightness and maximises contrast ratio, producing more vivid and precise visuals for users. The panel also boasts a colour reproduction rate of 99.5%, which LG Display claims is the best among current OLEDs. Furthermore, LG has employed a special film and an upgraded internal panel element structure to combat screen glare, blocking 99% of internal and external light reflections. This ensures that the panel maintains its image quality without colour distortion, even in brightly lit environments. This commitment to visual fidelity has earned the panel certifications for Perfect Black, Perfect Colour, and 100% Colour Fidelity from global organizations like UL Solutions and Intertek.

In parallel with this mass production milestone, LG revealed details about an even faster OLED display panel that simultaneously supports a 540 Hz refresh rate and QHD resolution. Breaking the 500 Hz barrier was previously considered a significant hurdle due to the potential for a steep drop in picture quality. However, LG Display claims to have successfully overcome this limitation by developing and applying a new proprietary algorithm.

Adding another layer of innovation, LG Display highlighted its proprietary Dynamic Frequency & Resolution (DFR) technology. This smart feature allows ultra-high refresh rate settings up to 720 Hz when operating in HD resolution. DFR empowers users to dynamically choose their preferred refresh rate mode based on the content, prioritizing either resolution or speed as needed.

Moreover, LG's OLED monitor panels also feature an industry-leading response time of a mere 0.03ms. This rapid pixel transition is crucial for appreciating the speed of fast-paced games, as even a high refresh rate can be undermined by slow response times. Combining a 0.03 ms response time with a 540 Hz refresh rate allowed LG's new OLED panel to achieve the highest tier of the VESA standard, ClearMR 21,000. LG expects to start mass production of its 540 Hz Gaming OLED panel in H2 2025, suggesting that monitors featuring these cutting-edge displays could hit the market soon.

KitGuru says: Have you already jumped into the OLED monitor bandwagon? Will you do so with one of these new-gen LG OLED panels?

Ahead of the Xbox Games Showcase a few weeks ago, a rumour began doing the rounds the day before claiming that an Elder Scrolls 6 trailer was doing the rounds. The event came and went with zero mention of The Elder Scrolls 6, but it does seem that Bethesda is making good progress on the game. 

Xbox-focused reporter, Jez Corden, had mentioned on his podcast on the week of the showcase that an Elder Scrolls 6 trailer had been seen, or heard about by a number of Microsoft employees. Now a few weeks later, Corden has clarified that there was an internal trailer for the game, but it was never planned to be used for a big public reveal.

Game studios have to make little game trailers for internal use at various stages of a project's development. These trailers are often used internally to communicate to executives the vision for a game. Given that no public announcements have been made, it is likely that this Elder Scrolls 6 trailer is an internal one, meant for a one-time airing in some meeting room.

Bethesda has been working on The Elder Scrolls 6 for a few years now, although things were paused to help finish up Starfield in 2022-2023. Since then, Bethesda has picked up the project again, but there is no telling when it will be officially announced, or when we can all expect to play it.

KitGuru Says: As unlikely as it is, a small part of me hopes that there will be an Elder Scrolls teaser at The Game Awards later this year, similarly to how Skyrim was first shown to the world. 

While Battlefield Labs playtests are technically protected by NDA, that hasn't stopped a flurry of leaks from hitting the web over the past few months. As EA gears up for the official reveal of Battlefield 6, more leaks have been found, with the latest leak bringing us new gameplay footage. 

While previous footage leaks revealed work-in-progress cutscenes from the single-player campaign, this new batch of gameplay footage gives us a look at multiplayer. Specifically, it is 18 minutes' worth of footage from the fan-favourite Rush game mode.

The footage was shared to the Chinese social media site, Bilibili, and later found its way to various subreddits (via TGP).

Of course, the footage we are seeing is of a pre-alpha version of Battlefield 6, so the final game should end up looking different and there is a chance that certain maps and weapons don't appear in the final game at all.

EA is expected to officially reveal Battlefield 6 before Gamescom in August, and we should hear about expanded playtest plans as well in the run up to launch. Battlefield 6 does not have a final release date yet, but it is supposed to release before the end of the fiscal year, putting the launch anywhere between now and March 31st 2026.

KitGuru Says: Are you looking forward to Battlefield 6?

While Helldivers 2 launched to an overwhelmingly positive reception on Steam, things took a swift turn for the worse a month or so later, when a review bombing campaign led to thousands of negative reviews. Ultimately, Arrowhead was able to turn things around and offered to commemorate that moment in history with a ‘review bomb' cape for all players in the game. Now over a year later, that cosmetic reward is finally dropping. 

Shortly after the launch of Helldivers 2, Sony had kicked into effect a new policy mandating that all PlayStation-published PC games must require a PSN account. This meant that players who had already purchased the game on PC would need to make a PSN account to continue playing. It also meant that the game had to be removed from sale in hundreds of countries. This sparked a ton of backlash but after some discussion, Arrowhead was able to get the PSN account requirement reversed for Helldivers 2 and the review bombing stopped.

At the time, Arrowhead announced plans to commemorate the community's effort to reverse the policy change with a free cape. It has taken quite some time, but the officially named ‘Pillars of Freedom' cape is now ready to roll out to Helldivers around the world. The cape is awarded to players “in honour of unquestioning commitment to the defense of Managed Democracy”.

The reward is rolling out to all players now but the process could take a couple of days to complete. The next time you log into Helldivers 2, it should be there waiting for you to equip.

KitGuru Says: I imagine matchmaking is going to be filled with players sporting this cape over the next week. 

Back in April when Nintendo began showcasing its launch plans for the Switch 2, a wave of GameCube classics were announced for the new console. At launch, just a couple of these games were made available, but slowly, the library is starting to fill out. 

The Nintendo Switch 2 officially launched on June 5th. Aside from launch-day titles like Super Mario Kart World, Nintendo also had new additions to the Switch Online Expansion Pack library of classic games. The first three GameCube titles made available on Switch 2 included The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, F-Zero GX and Soul Calibur 2 (complete with cameo appearance from Link).

This weekend, Super Mario Strikers joined the GameCube library on Switch 2. The game, also known as Mario Smash Football in certain countries, first released on GameCube in 2005 and features 5v5 Football matches starring Mario characters.

Other GameCube classics still due to land on the Switch 2 include: Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Luigi's Mansion, Pokémon Coliseum and Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness.

KitGuru Says: Apparently there is going to be a Nintendo Direct in July, so we should get more Switch 2 game announcements then, hopefully including an update for the Switch Online classics library.

The sequel to Resident Evil Village is finally nearing release. Resident Evil Requiem is due out in early 2026 and developers are already sharing plenty of information about the game, including behind-the-scenes tales from the development process. As it turns out, Requiem initially started out as a very bad idea.

In a developer diary video (via VGC), Resident Evil Requiem director, Koshi Nakanishi, talked about the early days of development, confirming an early rumour that the game was going to be online multiplayer: “You might have heard some of the rumours, things like an online Resident Evil or an open world Resident Evil, which we spent some time experimenting with”, he said.

Nakanishi explained that while online multiplayer plans were explored, ultimately, the team opted against it, saying that it “wasn't what fans wanted to see or play”. Part of that decision may have been informed by the low player retention for Resident Evil 3 Remake's Resistance mode.

Resident Evil Requiem will launch on the 27th of February 2026 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. There are currently no announced plans for a Nintendo Switch 2 version.

KitGuru Says: Online could work for a spin-off Resident Evil game, but as a mainline title, Resident Evil 9 needed to be single-player. The backlash would have been enormous after the success of RE 7 and Village.

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New shipping manifest records from the NBD aggregation site have provided evidence of AMD's next wave of laptop APUs, revealing new FP8, FP10, and FP12-based Ryzen processors. While the entries are light on specific technical details, the unique Ordering Part Numbers (OPNs) associated with these chips strongly indicate they belong to AMD's upcoming “Gorgon Point” laptop series.

As first noted by @Olrak29 (via Videocardz), the shipping manifests specifically show upcoming 10-core and 12-core SKUs. These particular chips are expected to be part of the Ryzen 9 tier (Ryzen AI 9 465 and 470/475, respectively) and are set to launch with a default TDP of 28W.

Although the codename “Gorgon Point” doesn't explicitly appear in these manifest listings, a meeting with Chinese partners (via ITHome) has provided specifications for this new series. While AMD has yet to name these new SKUs, they will likely fall under the Ryzen AI 400 series branding.

Gorgon Point is not expected to introduce an entirely new architectural design. Instead, it appears to refresh the existing “Strix Point” platform, maintaining the same architectural components: Zen 5 CPU cores (including Zen 5c), RDNA 3.5 for integrated graphics, and the XDNA 2 NPU. While AMD isn't planning to introduce a new tier with additional core counts, meaning the overall core configurations will remain consistent, leaks earlier this year hinted at introducing new entry-level SKUs within the Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 series. Higher clock frequencies are also expected, as seen in most refreshes. The “Gorgon Point” series is scheduled to launch next year.

KitGuru says: Even if Gorgon Point won't bring any major improvements over Strix Point, the expanded lineup and slightly higher clock speeds are a welcome addition, assuming pricing remains consistent.

Activision may have announced Call of Duty Black Ops 7 earlier this month, but that teaser was primarily centred around the single-player campaign. Fans of COD multiplayer are still awaiting news about incoming changes. Now thanks to an accidental leak, we know about at least one new mode on the way for Black Ops 7.

As first reported by CharlieIntel, ahead of an internal playtest for Black Ops 7, developers had a ‘Message of the Day' prepared for the playtest build with quick information about a new multiplayer mode. However, the Message of the Day was mistakenly sent out to all Xbox players via the Call of Duty app.

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— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) June 27, 2025

As a result, we now know that the developers are testing a 20v20 Wingsuit game mode for Black Ops 7. This mode will have teams of 20 skirmishing over a large map, all in wingsuits. The mode appears to focus on pure freedom of movement.

While this mode is being tested, there is no guarentee that it will be in the launch-day version of Black Ops 7. The playtest feedback could be horrible but considering how close we are to this year's Call of Duty, chances are, this is a mode being planned for day-one.

KitGuru Says: I always enjoy Call of Duty multiplayer but each year, the focus tends to shift towards Warzone and other free-to-play modes quite quickly. Maybe that will change with Black Ops 7 but I doubt it.

There is a new major update arriving for Monster Hunter Wilds. In this free content update, fans will get new monsters to take down, and a new limited-time event to score some rare rewards. However, fans continue to be disappointed in the state of the game and as a result, Steam reviews have plummeted to ‘Overwhelmingly Negative'. 

The Steam user review score for Monster Hunter Wilds wasn't great even at launch. The game has always had a mixed reception, in large part due to issues with performance. From the jump, Capcom made it clear that it was relying on Frame Generation techniques to reach 60FPS, with the system requirements specifically listing the feature. As a result, the game is often visually blurry and feels sluggish to play due to added latency.

This isn't as bad for those with high-end, current-generation graphics cards like the RTX 5090, but for those playing on an older-gen GPU that doesn't accelerate Frame Generation through hardware, the results can be very poor.

The issue was likely exacerbated via the Steam Summer Sale. Monster Hunter Wilds is featured prominently on the Steam Store with its 20% discount, but those waiting for the game to go on sale likely aren't playing the game on a very current high-end PC, and so the recent reviews have been even worse than those at launch.

So far, Capcom has done very little to improve the optimisation side of Monster Hunter Wilds, and it doesn't look like that will change with Title Update 2, which was just announced.

If you are playing Monster Hunter Wilds and are looking forward to the next update, then here is what you can expect:

• New monsters – Lagiacrus, Seregios and Arch-tempered Uth Duna
• Layered Weapons with customised appearances
• New Support Hunter – Mina (Sword & Shield)
• Photo mode enhancements
• Limited-time Festival of Accord event with summer-themed rewards

Perhaps now that the Steam User Review score has dropped so low, Capcom will publicly acknowledge the fan complaints around performance.

KitGuru Says: Have you tried Monster Hunter Wilds since launch? Have you had issues with performance?

In an era where AAA game studios are closing down and making cuts left and right, IO Interactive has managed to maintain stability since going independent in 2017. The Hitman series is to thank for that, as the cost to develop each game shrank over time due to foresight and planning. 

In an interview with The Game Business this week, IO Interactive CEO, Hakan Abrak, shed light on how the studio has operated since leaving Square Enix. The decision to go independent was a risky one, but it has largely paid off for IO Interactive. That is thanks to a carefully planned development cycle for the sequels to HITMAN (2016), which included accumulating assets over time.

After Hitman 2016, rather than scrapping everything and starting over from scratch, IO Interactive took the asset pool it created with the first game and added to it, creating a large library they could pull from to create and iterate on levels. By the time Hitman 3 came around, all of that earlier work on growing the asset pool for the previous games paid off, with Abrak estimating that Hitman 3 cost just 20% of what it cost to make the first game.

“Without being too precise: Hitman '16, let's say that if that was $100 million, Hitman 2 was maybe $60 million. Hitman 3 was $20 million”, he said.

Most games nowadays aren't built with sequels in mind, so most projects are scrapping work from earlier games and then going back and rebuilding everything from scratch. With the Hitman trilogy, IOI avoided that entirely by finding new use cases for various assets and consistently building on the game that came before. That doesn't mean you can't improve graphics either, as IO went on to add more graphical features with each sequel too, with Hitman 3 including ray-tracing.

IO Interactive is taking the same approach with the 007 franchise. 007: First Light will be the entry point, and then each subsequent game will build on that foundation.

KitGuru Says: While this approach is good for keeping costs down, it does become noticeable to the player that lots of things generally look the same across each game. Even as a fan of all three Hitman games, each sequel did feel like an expansion to a base game, rather than something truly new. That is why the game is now sold as ‘HITMAN: World of Assassination', rather than as three separate games. 

Ark 2, the sequel to Ark: Survival Evolved, has seen its expected release window shift once again. Initially slated for 2023, then delayed to late 2024, its Steam release date was recently adjusted to a vague “to be announced”. Now, Studio Wildcard, the developers behind the Ark franchise, have expressed a target of a 2027 debut.

In a recent interview with PCGamesN, Studio Wildcard co-founders Jesse Rapczak and Jeremy Stieglitz clarified the studio's strategy. They revealed that Ark 2‘s development was partially put on hold to focus efforts on Ark Survival Ascended. According to the co-founders, this decision has been important in allowing the team to gain a deeper understanding of Unreal Engine 5 and experiment with the engine's new capabilities and technologies.

Jeremy Stieglitz indicated that only “a small portion” of their team is currently dedicated to working on the combat mechanics in Ark 2, which will be souls-like. As per the developer, making this type of combat work in a multiplayer PvP context is pretty tricky. Stieglitz added that transforming the existing Ark 2 material into a functional early access game would require about 18 months of concentrated development time from a significant portion of the team.

With Ark Survival Ascended now out in the open, Studio Wildcard executives are reportedly seeking to transition their development focus back to Ark 2 without disrupting the revenue stream generated by Ark Survival Ascended. Previous Ark 2 videos and statements from Wildcard have outlined ambitious changes for the sequel. These include a reworked traversal system, a shift to third-person gameplay, and the already mentioned “soulslike” PvP combat. Furthermore, the new game will introduce NPC antagonists, a departure from the purely wild monsters found in existing Ark titles.

KitGuru says: Are you a fan of the Ark games? Are you interested in the upcoming Ark sequel?

Rainbow Six Siege finally made the switch over to free-to-play recently. The newly named Rainbow Six Siege X has brought a lot of people back to the game, but early players were quick to find that currency gain for unlocking new operators had become very slow. Now, Ubisoft has issued an update to increase payouts. 

Renown is a currency in Rainbow Six Siege that allows you to unlock new operators without spending any real money. The post-match payouts for Renown had always been pretty fair when the game was buy-to-play, but after the shift to free-to-play, long-time players had noticed that Renown gain had slowed down significantly.

Rainbow Six Siege X director, Alex Karpazis, addressed the concerns by announcing that a ‘buff' had been applied, so players should notice the Renown grind becoming a bit faster. With Siege X, Challenges were also added to the game. These pay out large chunks of Renown for winning games with certain operators, or getting kills with certain weapons, so that can help speed things up a bit.

In an interview, Karpazis told PCGamer that the goal is “not to change the amount of grind to unlock operators, or to unlock anything in the game”. However, if the data shows that gains are too low, the developers are willing to bump things up, as shown with this initial 10% buff to Renown gain two weeks on from the Siege X launch.

KitGuru Says: Have you tried Rainbow Six Siege X since the update? 

Peak is proving to be more than just a “jam game” experiment. What began as a simple project to combat burnout has exploded into a certified hit, initially selling a million copies in its first six days and now, surprisingly, reaching two million units sold in just nine days. This incredible momentum shows no signs of slowing down, as the developers themselves, known as Landcrab, noted in a recent blog post.

As the developer said in a blog post, “It's been a wild time since launch… Peak managed to exceed our expectations of player count and hype by like… a lot.” This translates to an additional million copies flying off the virtual shelves in just three days.

While the celebration is warranted, Landcrab is already working hard on the game's first major update. They've been diligently collecting community feedback, assuring players that they're noting as many suggestions as possible. Potential improvements span the gamut from crucial quality-of-life adjustments to entirely new content and all of the additions they wanted to include from the start. Naturally, this will be underpinned by a strong focus on bug fixes, currently their top priority.

Landcrab is specifically investigating key issues impacting players, including problems with disconnection and reconnection, broader performance and optimisation, microphone or audio glitches, and game crashes. The development team openly acknowledges its small size and appreciates players' patience as it tackles these bug reports. Looking ahead, localisation is a confirmed inclusion for Peak, though Landcrab is cautious, stating they won't release anything significant until they are certain it's feasible.

KitGuru says: Do you think Peak will be a success for some time, or will it be just the new flavour of the month until the next one shows up?

Each week, all those with an Epic Games account are privy to a title or two as part of the company’s free game program. Available now, EGS account holders can ‘purchase’ and download the excellent, unique and serene open-world indie adventure title Sable.

Available to add to your library from now until the 3rd of July at 4pm UK Time, Sable is an open-world indie adventure title from Shedworks and published by Raw Fury.

Released back in 2021, the game is known for its unique cell-shaded art style as well as its non-linear style of progression – letting you freely explore the open world and its many puzzles / points of discovery.

Beyond this, Sable also includes an excellent soundtrack composed by the indie pop star Japanese Breakfast – with some of the songs even charting on music platforms.

Whether you’re in it for the music, visuals, calming vibes or the whole package, Sable is definitely worth adding to your library and giving a go – especially for free.

Sable is available to add to your Epic Games library from now until the 3rd of July, at which point it will be replaced by the inventory management roguelike ‘Backpack Hero’ and the musical action-adventure title ‘Figment’.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this week’s free Epic offering? Have you heard of the game before? How important is a game’s soundtrack in your opinion? Let us know down below.

Initially planned to launch in late June, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Season 4 Reloaded was delayed into early next month. That said, Treyarch and Activision have now fully detailed all of the changes and additions coming with the arrival of S4 Reloaded on the 2nd of July.

Taking to their blog, the ‘Call of Duty staff’ officially detailed all of the new content set to launch alongside Black Ops 6 Season 4 Reloaded on the 2nd of July. The full list of changes can be found HERE, but some of the most significant additions include:

Multiplayer

• Two new maps (Fringe and Eclipse)
• Cel-shaded variants for half a dozen maps
• Party Ops Limited Time Mode (LTM)

Zombies

• Updates to the Grief mode
• Cel-shaded map variants
• Abomination Challenge LTM
• New leaderboard events
• Starting Room LTM

Warzone

• New scorestreaks (Care Package and Hand Cannon)
• Door Barricade Field Upgrade
• New contracts
• New ‘Loot Master’ perk
• Havoc Royale LTM
• Cel-Shaded Rebirth Island
• Resurgence Casual
• Ranked Play Resurgence

General

• Olympia Shotgun special weapon
• Pickaxe melee weapon
• SVD Full Auto Mod attachment
• TR2 CQB Auto Conversion attachment
• Beavis & Butt-Head crossover event

While Black Ops 6 had a pretty solid start, many fans have been less-than-impressed with the game’s post-launch support. At the very least, With Season 4 Reloaded being delayed, hopefully its launch will be somewhat more stable than previous updates.

KitGuru says: What do you think of all the upcoming content? Have you been content with BO6’s post-launch support? Which of the three modes have you been playing the most? Let us know down below.

The OLED monitor reviews keep on coming, as today we are checking out ASRock's first entry into this premium market space with the Phantom Gaming PGO32UFS. Using LG's 32in WOLED panel, this screen is notable for its dual mode functionality – meaning it can run at either 4K/240Hz or 1080/480Hz, with the latter mode promising incredible motion clarity. Hitting the market at around £800, let's find out if this screen is worth buying.

It's been a while since we last looked at an LG WOLED monitor, and the latest generation of panel promises a number of improvements over previous versions. The sub-pixel structure has been updated to provide better text clarity, brightness has also increased, with ASRock claiming a peak of 1300 nits in HDR, while there's the aforementioned dual mode feature as well.

On top of that you've got all the usual goodness associated with OLED monitors – infinite contrast, near-instant response times, viewing angles and so on, so on paper the ASRock PGO32UFS looks very impressive. Let's find out how it performs in the real world.

A note on price

During this review we found the PGO32UFS listed on AWD-IT for just over £760, though it is currently out of stock. Both OverclockersUK and Scan have the PGO32UFS listed for £840-850, and it's in stock at both vendors at the time of writing, so it could be worth shopping around for the best deal if you do want to pick one up.

Specification:

• Display
  • Panel Size: 31.5 inch
  • Viewing Area: 697 x 391 mm (H x V)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Panel Type: WOLED
  • Viewing Angle: 178°(H) / 178°(V)
  • Resolution: 4K/UHD (3840 x 2160)
  • Pixel Pitch: 0.1814mm
  • Curvature: Flat
  • Refresh Rate: [Dual Mode] – UHD 240Hz / FHD 480Hz
  • Response Time: 0.03 ms (GTG)
  • Brightness: 275 nits (SDR Typ.) / 1300 nits (HDR Peak)
  • Color Space: 99% DCI-P3 / 132% sRGB
  • Display Colors: 1.07B (10-bit)
  • Contrast Ratio: 1,500,000:1
  • Display Surface: Anti-Glare
  • HDR: VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400
  • Low Blue Light: Yes
  • Adaptive Sync: AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
• Unique Features
  • Dual Display Mode: UHD 240Hz / FHD 480Hz
  • KVM Switch
  • Integrated Wi-Fi Antenna (7dBi)
• I/O Ports
  • 2 x HDMI 2.1
  • 2 x DisplayPort 1.4
  • 3 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-B
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (DP Alt Mode / PD 65W)
  • 1 x Headphone Out
  • Speaker: 5W x2
• Power Consumption
  • Power Consumption: ≦235W (Max)
  • Power Saving Mode: ≦0.5W
  • Power Off Mode: ≦0.3W
  • Voltage: 100~240VAC, 50/60Hz (Adapter 240W)
• Mechanical Design
  • Tilt Adjustment: -7° ~ +20°
  • Swivel Adjustment: -20° ~ +20°
  • Height Adjustment: 0 ~ 100 mm
  • VESA Mount: 100 x 100 mm
• Dimensions (W x H x D)
  • With Stand: 715 x 602 x 280 mm
  • Without Stand: 715 x 413 x 63 mm
• Weight
  • Net Weight with Stand: 6.3 kg
  • Net Weight without Stand: 4.1 kg
  • Gross Weight: 9.9 kg
• Accessories
  • 1 x HDMI v2.1 (1.8m)
  • 1 x DP v1.4 (1.8m)
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (1m)
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A to Type-B (1.8m)
  • 1 x AC Adapter 240W (1.5m)
  • 1 x Power Cord (1.5m)
  • 1 x Quick Start Guide
  • 1 x Wi-Fi Antenna Cables Set
  • 1 x Phantom Gaming Cable Sleeve
• Certifications
  • VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400
  • AMD FreeSync Premium Pro

Firmware tested: 20250528 / V12

Humble’s Choice subscription service has been an excellent way for players to get their hands on a strong selection of titles each month for a relatively low cost. It seems the service was too good of a deal however, as Humble has now announced a massive price hike of almost 30%.

Humble Choice subscribers recently received an email stating that from the 1st of July, the monthly price for the service is going up from £8.99 a month to £11.49 – almost a third higher than its previous cost. In addition, a yearly subscription will now set you back £119.99 (compared to £98 previously).

Unfortunately (though unsurprisingly), the service itself is not getting any better as a result of this change, with Humble simply promising that “your benefits aren’t changing” – meaning in essence your benefits are now worse in value.

Of course, Humble is far from the first service provider to increase prices, with PlayStation Plus and especially Xbox Game Pass seeing quite a few price hikes in recent years.

Still, an increase of almost 1/3rd is not an insignificant number, and so it will be interesting to see how this impacts future subscription figures – especially as current memberships inevitably lapse.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this price increase? Is it justifiable? Should Humble have added extra benefits to compensate for the increase? Let us know down below.

Ars Technica has been closely following Framework's products since they were first announced, and have enjoyed their modular design as well as the ability to upgrade the laptop as new parts become…

FBC: Firebreak is the latest project from Remedy Entertainment – the team behind beloved titles including but not limited to Alan Wake, Max Payne and Control. While player numbers on Steam in particular have been quite concerning, Remedy has revealed that FBC has now surpassed 1 million players.

Taking to Twitter, the official Control/FBC page confirmed that “As of last night, we have surpassed 1 million players in FBC: Firebreak. This is a significant milestone, so thank you for playing from all of us at Remedy.”

Of course, 1 million players does not equate to 1 million copies sold, especially as the game was a day-one addition to both Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus.

As mentioned, Steam numbers for FBC have been rather paltry, with the multiplayer title peaking at under 2000 concurrent players.

Remedy acknowledges the game’s issues however, stating “We know there is still a lot of work ahead of us, and we are super-motivated about it. We have a lot of exciting things cooking for Firebreak players! More about that soon.”

Given that multiplayer experiences is a new avenue for Remedy, it perhaps makes sense that they failed to nail it on the first try. That said, hopefully the team are committed to learning from their mistakes – making FBC: Firebreak a more compelling package with time.

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