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At the start of last year, the first widely available multi-gig broadband option made its debut for the UK audience, bringing download rates of as much as 1.6Gbps across the Openreach FTTP network. As a self-confessed tech fan who loves the sight of a download bar sprinting ahead into record territory, I was keen to … Read more
Our recommendations for the best gaming CPUs place premium AMD chips at the very top, yet most players will do best by choosing the most budget-friendly, fairly recent processor that still fits comfortably in their build. Right now, that role belongs to the Ryzen 5 5600. It’s from a lineup launched in 2020, but it … Read more
DF Direct, our weekly news and Q&A show, recently celebrated its bicentennial—though not because it’s 200 years old. Instead, it hit an impressive milestone: 200 episodes. All four of Digital Foundry’s non-holiday hosts came together to mark the moment, trading stories about the earliest installments and other highlights from the program’s almost four-year run so … Read more
I’m dealing with a bit of an unusual circumstance when it comes to building a gaming PC. After writing about computer parts for a number of years, I’d like to think I’ve built up a solid grasp of which components are the best fit for gaming. Still, for all my eagerness over the years, I’ve … Read more
Last week, Rich leaned on that DF Direct session as a jumping-off point to explore how Intel’s forward-looking benchmarking tools might reshape the way we assess and cover PC games—so this week, I’m very pleased to share that a promotion is now live in the Digital Foundry store. There’s a small difference in scale and … Read more
You may remember that we brought back the Digital Foundry merchandise store last year for Black Friday, with a selection of DF-inspired items including t-shirts, mugs, hoodies, posters, and stickers. Today, we’re delighted to introduce our first set of fresh designs for 2024—presented by Rich and Alex in this week’s DF Direct episode—along with the … Read more
Hello everyone—today we’re saying a sincere farewell to Aoife Wilson, Eurogamer’s experienced Head of Video, as she moves on to a thrilling new role beyond the Gamer Network family after almost ten years with us. Aoife genuinely earns a heartfelt thank-you for the commitment she’s brought to every year of Eurogamer’s video work, … Read more
It’s fair to say this is one of the quirkiest yet most worthwhile bargains I’ve come across in a while. By combining a Microsoft Store discount code with the current lower pricing on CDKeys for Microsoft gift cards, you can cut a noticeable amount off both of Microsoft’s newest-generation consoles. The stronger option looks like … Read more
Hello! It’s that time once more—rest assured, I’ll keep this brief. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s servers are now up for early access players in the UK, accessible here, but we won’t be posting a review on the site today—nor will there be one tied to the game’s official launch on Friday, February 2nd. … Read more
Dear yearly supporters, I’ve got a great treat lined up for you. Alongside the article I shared today about Roll7, I’m also handing out a few game keys from the studio. Fun times—right? That’s what skateboarders would say, surely? To be specific, I’m distributing a small number of PC keys for the studio’s two newest … Read more