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Five Things We Love About The OnePlus 5T
The launch of OnePlus 5T in November was a little unexpected for everyone, considering that the company had released the OnePlus 5 just a few months before. Though in India you can still find the OnePlus 5 to buy, outside the 5T is replacing the predecessor completely. So, what’s new? Take everything you loved about the OnePlus 5, and add to that smaller bezels, an 18:9 display and a (very) slightly improved secondary camera. The OnePlus 5T immediately became my favourite phone from 2017 and I actually ended up buying the Star Wars Edition. Not only is it one of the best phones available in the market specs-wise, the competitive pricing just makes it irresistible. Here are the five things we love the most about this phone: 1. Design The OnePlus 5T follows the same curved body design ...
Review: NVIDIA GTX 1070Ti Founder’s Edition
Much to everyone’s surprise, NVIDIA recently decided to treat the GTX 1070 with the “Ti” edition. It wasn’t expected as the only high card to get a Ti version in the past has been the 980Ti, but with the 10-series we now have a GTX 1080Ti and the GTX 1070Ti. We have already reviewed the GTX 1080Ti in earlier, so today we test the 1070Ti. CUDA Cores 2432 Base Clock 1607 Boost Clock 1683 VRAM 8GB GDDR5 TDP 180W The GTX 1070Ti brings raises the roof on the CUDA core count, featuring 2432 cores compared to the 1070’s 1920 cores. The GTX 1080 on the other hand, has 2560 CUDA cores. The card looks the same as any other GTX 10-series Founder’s Edition card, so there’s not much to talk about on the design front. It uses the conventional vapour chamber cool...
Manas’ Top 20 Favorite Video Games Of 2017 (And Then Some..)
Looking back, I am surprised at how many games I was able to play and complete this year, and also how many of them were actually great. Sure, it’s easy to pick holes in even the best of them, but 2017 was truly one of the best years in Video Game history. I tried to trim list list down to 10, but I just couldn’t bring myself to cut down on the games I had an absolute blast with. Even after removing games like Cryptark, Sniper Elite 4 and Endless Space 2 (which I am managing to subtly sneak in by mentioning them here), the list just wouldn’t go below 25. So I played around with the list, bunched games together and threw some in the honorable mentions. Screw it, these are great games, they need to be on this list. Play them, if you haven’t already! Yakuza Zero Come f...
Review: HyperX Alloy Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Not so long ago, we reviewed the HyperX Alloy FPS mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches. While the keyboard was impressive, it did lack in a few areas. Today we check out the HyperX Alloy Elite, which keeps all the great features of the Alloy and then some. Let’s dive right in, shall we? The HyperX Alloy Elite has the same frameless, compact design like that of the Alloy FPS, but it adds dedicated media buttons and backlight controls. You can change the pattern of backlight or switch it on/off at the press of a button, and there are separate play, pause, next and back buttons along with a handy volume slider. Between the top panel and the keys is a light bar which looks incredible, providing the entire keyboard with quite a classy look. There’s also a removable palm ...
Review: HyperX Pulsefire FPS Gaming Mouse
Recently, we took a look at HyperX’s debut keyboard (and then another one). The company may be known more for headsets and memory sticks, but we were quite impressed their no-nonsense approach towards gaming keyboards. Today we have with us their debut gaming mouse, the Pulsefire FPS. Let’s find out how it fares, shall we? At the first glance, you’ll find that the HyperX Pulsefire FPS bears a close resemblance to Razer’s DeathAdder. Once you get close, there are some differences, but they look more or less similar. It’s a simple mouse with the usual set of buttons; the left click, right click, mouse wheel, two thumb buttons on the side and one just behind the mouse wheel to switch DPI between presets. On both sides you can find rubber grips with a cross textur...
Top 50 Awesome Games You Probably Missed In 2017
With so many great video game releases this year, there’s no way that any one person could have kept track of them all, let alone play them. Lucky for you, the hive mind here at Gaming Central have been able to dig through most of the good video games that came out this year, and put together a list. So here are the top 50 awesome games you probably missed in 2017. Elex (Please Play This Game) ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action. Nidhogg 2 (The Real Game Of The Year 2017) The rules are simple. Reach the other side and k...
The Top 10 Best Netflix Originals Of 2017
Netflix has expressed a desire to have over half of their programming in the form of original content. And they’ve already established a stable of great IPs in the form of Netflix Originals. Here are the top 10 best Netflix originals of 2017. Narcos Set and filmed in Colombia, seasons one and two are based on the story of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, who became a billionaire through the production and distribution of cocaine, while also focusing on Escobar’s interactions with drug lords, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, and various opposition entities. Stranger Things Set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980s, Stranger Things focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy amid supernatural events occurring around the town includ...
Why The PlayStation 4 Does Not Have Backward Compatibility?
The Xbox and the PlayStation have been head to head with each other since their dawn. Yet the PlayStation 4 does not offer backwards compatibility, unlike the Xbox One. It’s also worth mentioning that the PlayStation has a much wider array of memorable games on its former consoles as compared to the Xbox. The PS, PS2, PS3 and PS4 run on completely different architecture. The PS4 would need hardware modifications to run PS, PS2 and PS3 games, especially over a disc. Even if Sony decides to inculcate backwards compatibility, it would take a tremendous investment and the feature would be available on the new consoles only. Thus, it is not observed as a profitable move by Sony. Instead, they’re investing this money in making new games, hence a number of quality exclusives. However,...
Call Of Duty’s Microtransations are Just As Bad, But Activision Seems To Be Getting Away With It
It has been months since EA’s Battlefront 2 released and it’s still being bashed about the countless microtransactions. It is only right to since they made the microtransactions an integral feature rather than an add-on. On the other hand, there is Call of Duty World War 2, which also uses microtransactions. Although Call of Duty World War 2 wasn’t very well received by critics, it was cherished by players who were tired of the franchise’s repetitiveness. The game gives you 100 COD points as Payroll and players can earn more through various actions in game. However, players may also buy more COD points using real currency and I noted that 200 points could be purchased for $1.99. So why isn’t it criticized as Battlefront 2 was? The bold and brief answer to this question ar...
The Council Announced – New Narrative Adventure Game for PS4, Xbox One and PC
The Council is an episodic game like no other, developed by French indie studio Big Bad Wolf – discover its Teaser Trailer! The game delivers a fresh new take on the Narrative Adventure, where your choices and character growth truly matter. Make hard-hitting decisions, develop an array of skills and directly impact how the story unfolds. With permanent, long-lasting consequences, there is no going back. Plunge into a tale of intrigue and manipulation in the style of a classic murder mystery, living with a cast of alluring characters each hiding their own dark secrets. Trust no one while uncovering dire truths – no matter the cost to mind and body. The Council begins in 1793, with players taking the role of secret society member Louis de Richet after his invitation to a private island off t...
Pokemon Go’s New AR Mode Revealed
Niantic and The Pokémon Company International, will soon update Pokémon GO with an enhanced augmented reality (AR) experience with the new AR+ feature exclusively available to the hundreds of millions of devices running iOS 11 including iPhone 6s and newer models. The new AR+ feature builds on core AR gameplay in Pokémon GO and leverages Apple’s ARKit framework to enhance the visuals and dynamics of catching Pokémon in the real world. After activating the new AR+ feature in encounter mode, individual Pokémon will be more accurately positioned based on their surroundings and environment thanks to the six degrees of freedom the technology provides. By utilising ARKit’s advanced 3D AR scaling, a Pokémon’s size will be more accurately based on the world around them, changing in perspective and...
Review: ASUS FX503 Gaming Laptop
ASUS ROG is one of the most well-known companies when it comes to gaming laptops. While we have reviewed quite a few of their devices in the past, we haven’t really focused on an entry-level ASUS gaming laptop. So, today we have with us the ASUS FX503, the laptop for the gamer on a budget. Tech Specs Processor Intel Core i7-7700HQ RAM 8GB DDR4 Graphics Card GTX 1050 4GB Display 15.6-inch 1080p Storage 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD Ports USB 3.0, Audio port, LAN, HDMI, SD Card Reader The ASUS FX503 comes with the Intel Core i7-7700 HQ Kaby Lake processor along with the Geforce GTX 1050 GPU with 4GB VRAM. It also has 8 GB of DDR4 RAM which can easily be expanded up to 32 GB. There’s a 128 GB SSD for loading and booting up your OS while a secondary 1 TB hard disk drive is provided to take c...