Why Real-Time Ray Tracing In Nvidia’s GeForce RTX Graphics Cards Is a Big Deal If you missed it, Nvidia announced its next-gen graphics cards atGamescom 2018last night. And while the big news is a the huge leap in performance, Nvidia is focussing on the real-time ray tracing as one of the key highlights of the new GeForce RTX 2080Ti, 2080 and 2070 GPUs. But what exactly is ray tracing? As we all know graphics in video games have come a long way....

You Will Soon Need to Pay For Twitch Turbo Subscription For Ad-Free Content Twitch Prime, the streaming service’s premium tier that provides benefits such as free games, in-game loots and exclusive chat badges, is ditching one of its best features: the universal ad-free viewing experience. In an official blog post, Twitch has announced that universal ad-free viewing will no longer be available for new Twitch Prime members starting September 14....

Apple Bans 25,000 Illegal Gambling Apps in China Apple has reportedly removed 25,000 gambling apps from its App Store in China that flouted the local Internet policies. In a statement given to The Wall Street Journal on Monday, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker said “gambling apps are illegal and not allowed on the App Store in China”. “We have already removed many apps and developers for trying to distribute illegal gambling apps on our App Store, and we are vigilant in our efforts to find these and stop them from being on the App Store,” Apple added....

Dell Announces Alienware Academy Training Platform for Aspiring eSports Gamers Dell’s Alienware brand has been a mainstay in the domain of competitiveeSports, with Alienware’s laptops, PCs and peripherals being a favorite among pro-gamers. Taking its association with professional gaming to the next level, Dell has announced the Alienware Academy eSports training platform atGamescom 2018today. The Alienware Academy is an online training platform for budding competitive gamers who want to take their skills to the next levels and prove their mettle in competitive e-sports tournaments on a global scale....

Dell Unveils New Gaming Monitors with Up to 155Hz Refresh Rate Dell has made a plethora of announcements at the Gamescom 2018 convention, which include new ‘G’ series gaming monitors and a Alienware Command Center freebie with all Alienware peripherals. At the event in Berlin today, Dell has launched two gaming monitors, a 24-inch version and a larger 27-inch variant. The 24-inch Dell gaming monitor has aresolution of 1920 x 1080 pixelswith arefresh rate of 144Hz and 1ms response time, which means minimum input lag, tear-free graphics, super smooth frame transition and an overall better gameplay experience....

Dell Upgrades Alienware Area 51 and Aurora Gaming PCs With Up To Nvidia RTX 2080Ti NVIDIA kicked-off theGamescom 2018conference with itsnext-gen GeForce RTX GPUs. On the back of this,Dell has announced a range of improved Alienware desktops and laptops. Today’s launches under the Alienware series includerevamped Aurora and Area 51 desktop PCswith support for a supreme quality gaming experience and NVIDIA’s latest 2000-series GPUs. Alongside these, Dell isalso launchingAlienware15 and 17 gaming laptopswith TactX keyboard....

Get ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ for Just Rs 249 on Steam; Lowest Online Price Ever Steam deals are great to check out games that you have held off on buying for one reason or the other. And it gets better when we have special edition on sale. That’s why you should jump on the Rise of Tomb Raider deal onSteamtoday. The 2016 follow-up to the much-acclaimed 2013 reboot Tomb Raider,Riseis one of the most popular titles in the franchise and is now available for justRs 249on Steam....