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Nvidia Releases Fix for Discord Memory Performance Issues
Recently a new bug was found in NVIDIA GPU’s which caused the Memory speeds to be throttled when Discord was open in the background. This bug was initially discovered and documented by users on the Linustechtips forums and reddit who discovered that some NVIDIA cards were being throttled on their…
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PlayStation 5 Beta Update brings Discord voice chat!
Back in September 2022, Xbox announced that Discord, a gaming community and voice communications app, was coming to Xbox consoles making playing with your friends on Xbox from your PC all that much easier, and now PlayStation players can soon also join the party. Following an announcement from PlayStation, select…
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Ubisoft Blames Everyone (Except Themselves) for PC Performance Bugs
I don’t think it would be too controversial a thing to say that in terms of game developers, Ubisoft does not exactly have a great reputation. And particularly so within the PC community. – That’s not, incidentally, just my opinion either as a recent survey found that Ubisoft was (with…
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Sony & Discord Announce Partnership – Sucks to be Microsoft!
Back in March, it was revealed that Microsoft was in extensive and exclusive talks with Discord, with the overall plan being for them to acquire (buy) the company. With it looking almost certainly set to conclude, however, the deal fell through seemingly at the dawn of conclusion, with Discord ultimately…
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Discord Exits Takeover Talks With Microsoft
Back in March, it was suggested that Microsoft was exceptionally interested in purchasing the social media app ‘Discord’ and that the talks were in a ‘very advanced’ and ‘exclusive’ stage. Something that would clearly suggest that a deal was on the verge of being rubber-stamped. Well, following a report via…
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Microsoft in ‘Exclusive Talks’ for Discord Purchase?!
You may recall that earlier this week we reported on the news that Microsoft had apparently lodged a $10BN bid in order to purchase the highly-popular social media application Discord. Well, while many expected that it would be a little while before we heard anything new regarding this, it would…
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Microsoft Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Discord
If you have any involvement within a particular online community or game, the chances are that you almost certainly have a Discord account. It is, after all, a very good application and allows people to connect very effectively through either a PC or smart device. In something that may potentially…
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The eTeknix Christmas and New Year Message – 2020
Well, 2020 is (nearly) over and I think it would be fair to say that we’ve all been living in ‘interesting times’ this year. And for those of you unfamiliar with the connotations of that Chinese proverb, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s been necessarily good! – Despite the difficulties…
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Team eTeknix Look to Storm the HWBOT Leaderboard!
Despite the fact that we have been registered and reporting results for quite some time, we recently decided to kick-up the efforts of Team eTeknix on the HWBOT website. As such, in recent weeks, both members of our staff and community have been looking to make a big splash in…
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Win an Amazing $20 Steam Cash Injection! – Giveaway!
Having launched our Patreon account around a month ago, we had the absolute pleasure yesterday in announcing the winner of our first competition. Yes, one lucky person is now (pending delivery) the proud owner of an (amazingly awesome) Alphacool watch! – Don’t be fooled into thinking that the giveaways end…
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Discord To Shut Down Its Nitro Gaming Platform Next Month
It’s not even (technically speaking) a year old yet, but Discord (the popular communications app) has a game streaming service available to its premium members. There has, however, been something of a problem. Put simply, no one is (or perhaps more accurately – was) using it. Perhaps thats something to…
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HyperX Announces QuadCast Microphone for Streamers
Broadcast Quality Desktop Audio HyperX is announcing the launch of their new QuadCast microphone, which is ideal for streamers and casters. It features a built-in anti-vibration shock mount so there is no unnecessary movement noise. The included mount adapter fits both 3/8” and 5/8” thread sizes and is compatible with…
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Discord Joins Game Publisher Battle With 10% Commission
Discord Joins Game Publisher Battle Over just the last few weeks, we’ve seen Epic Games try and create a slice of the PC gaming publishing market with the launch of their Store. To date, they are proving to be very successful at it. Offering developers much cheaper rates than Steam,…
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Discord Unveils Initial ‘First on Discord’ Line of Exclusive Games
Exclusive Titles Available on the Discord Store Discord announced their game and app store two months ago. Just like Valve‘s Steam, the new platform is also getting their own launcher so users can access their collection directly from the desktop. The move follows Steam’s effort to copy Discord’s chat and incorporate…
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Discord Launching Their Own App and Game Store
Discord Expands into Steam Territory Steam recently revamped their chat client in a bid to compete against Discord. Now Discord is hitting back by encroaching on Steam’s territory and launching their own game store. Like Steam, the platform is also getting their own launcher so users can access their collection directly…
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