3D Realms hasn't had the best of luck in the past few years. After releasing Prey back in 2006 to much acclaim, it's mostly stuck to mobile remakes of its classic Duke Nuke'm titles and of course there was that business with Duke Nuke'm Forever that took a long time …
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Redbull offers tips on Evolve’s monster and hunters
Working at an energy drink company apparently gives you some pretty decent perks. Those likely include an inability to sleep and burgeoning kidney damage, but one of the others is the apparent ability to get invites to publishers' studios to play unreleased games, like 2K Games' Evolve. Developed by the …
Read More »Computer memory prices to remain stable for now, but future is unclear
Despite of expectations that Micron Technology will increase computer memory prices this month because its rivals cannot meet all demand, the actual increases were not significant and average contract prices of DRAM [dynamic random access memory] in May are projected to remain generally on the same level as in April. …
Read More »Samsung to unleash its ‘Gear Glass’ smart eyewear this September
At present when it comes to wearable electronics gadgets, all eyes are on smart-watches, smart-bands and other similar devices, which are already available on the market. A lot of people are interested in Google Glass are watching in different directions since it is not available. Now it seems like they …
Read More »Toshiba to build a new fab to produce 3D NAND flash memory
Toshiba Corp. on Wednesday said it would demolish one of its fabs in Yokkaichi, the company's NAND Flash memory manufacturing complex in Mie prefecture, Japan, and build an all new factory specially to produce 3D NAND flash. The new fab is expected to be complete next Summer and will go …
Read More »Apple to add split-screen multi-tasking to iPad with iOS 8
Apple’s mobile devices feature very advanced application processors as well as operating system, but they still cannot run two apps on the same screen at once, something that greatly limits functionality of such devices. According to unofficial information, starting this Fall, when Apple releases its new iOS 8, the iPads …
Read More »Palit GTX780 Jetstream 6GB SLi (Ultra HD 4K) review
Nvidia have always said that the GTX Titan and GTX Titan Black graphics cards were never released to target the gaming audience, however that hasn't stopped demanding enthusiast gamers buying them by the bucket load. As the GTX780 Ti is ‘only' equipped with 3GB of GDDR5 memory the move to …
Read More »GTA Online high life update brings back infinite money glitch
Grand Theft Auto Online is still going strong with its recent ‘High Life' update which added new cars and apartments and some bug fixes but it seems one pesky glitch fell through the cracks as users are able to infinitely produce money again through a duplication glitch. The High Life …
Read More »Samsung apologises after 56 employees contract leukaemia
A recent documentary has revealed that 56 Samsung factory workers have contracted Leukaemia, which has been caused by harmful chemicals and a hazardous work environment. Samsung has officially apologised for what happened and has offered compensation to those affected. Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun said “several workers at our production facilities …
Read More »Nintendo: We have to become entertainment, not a gaming company
Unlike its rivals on the market of video game consoles, Nintendo pursued a strategy of being solely a game company and therefore focused to provide quality gaming experience first. As a result, Nintendo’s game devices do not provide either Blu-ray/DVD video playback or general-purpose capabilities unlike its competitors. However, the …
Read More »Kim Dotcom’s ‘racist day’ shows free speech in action?
Kim Dotcom has always been a big supporter of free speech. He's put forward this ideal with his services like MegaUpload and Mega, which allowed personal freedoms through sharing of information and ideas, but he doesn't just talk it up, he walks it as well, championing the idea behind closed …
Read More »CSO John Byrne claims AMD is leading in exclusive KitGuru interview
“Technology leadership is all about understanding where the market will go next”, claims AMD Chief Sales Officer, John Byrne. “It's about predicting the future”. KitGuru was fortunate enough to catch up with AMD's CSO – the driving force behind AMD's recent sales resurgence. This interview gave us a unique and …
Read More »Watch Dogs won’t be 1080p or 60fps on PS4
A couple of days ago, Sony came out and said that Watch Dogs would run at 1080p and 60 frames per second “in a way that only PS4 can provide”. It turns out, the company's claims aren't even close to true as the Watch Dogs developer has revealed the actual …
Read More »American jails show pirated films to prisoners
As is often the case in this world – especially when it comes to piracy – rule makers and enforcers like to employ a “do as I say, not as I do,” kind of attitude. That's no less obvious in the case of Richard Humphrey, who was sentenced to two …
Read More »Will Kinect-less Xbox One help it rival PS4?
In-case you hadn't heard, Microsoft announced last night that it was going to be selling an Xbox One without its Kinect motion tracking camera. This is perhaps the second biggest U-turn the company has taken since the original announcement of the console, where after endless backlash, it went back on …
Read More »Humble Daily Bundle begins with Deep Silver
Humble Bundle has long been a way for gamers around the world to get hold of some great classic games, as well as top up their libraries with tens of others that they'll never touch, whether they're good or not. Fortunately, it usually only comes along once a month or …
Read More »Phanteks Enthoo Pro Review
Last summer Phanteks won our hearts with the Enthoo Primo aluminium case – which claimed a ‘Must Have' award despite a price tag of £199.99. This success led to a huge amount of anticipation for the upcoming Phanteks Enthoo Pro as we were promised a case that carried over the …
Read More »Nintendo is cranking up the Mario Kart 8 promotion
With Mario Kart 8 set for release in just over two weeks time and Nintendo seriously needing an ace in the hole to help bolster its flagging Wii U console, the Japanese game maker has started turning its promotion of the upcoming title up to 11. The most obvious part …
Read More »Nintendo: We already know what the Wii U successor will be like
As Nintendo Wii U struggles to get popular on the market and risks to end up like GameCube, the platform holder is naturally working on its successor. Moreover, according to the president of Nintendo, the company already understands what the successor of the Wii U will be like. “I can …
Read More »SanDisk unveils its first fully-encrypted solid-state drives
SanDisk Corp. on Tuesday announced its first family of solid-state drives that support all the certified encryption technologies. The new drives are designed for corporate laptops, so expect to see them in the upcoming Lenovo ThinkPads and HP EliteBooks. The drives will be made in 2.5”/7mm and M.2 versions. The …
Read More »Sony puts development of OLED TVs on hold, to focus on UHD TVs
Sony Corp. has reportedly decided to put development and commercialization of AMOLED/OLED TVs on hold in a bid to concentrate on ultra-high-definition (UHD) televisions that have higher chances to become popular in the coming years. While this clearly puts Sony behind its rivals LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, it should …
Read More »Microsoft ‘unbundles’ Kinect from Xbox One, console now starts at $399
In a rather unexpected move Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced a new version of Xbox One video game console that comes without Kinect and thus costs the same amount of money as the arch-rival PlayStation 4: $399 in the USA. The move outlines a major strategy change for the console. …
Read More »WIN Awesome i5 4690 CYBERPOWER Z97 PC- £1,399!
Everyone is talking about the next generation systems that are being constructed on Intel's latest Z97 platform with a 5th Generation Core processor. This is the stuff that dreams are made of, but – for one lucky KitGuru reader – that dream is about to become reality! Enter this simple …
Read More »Dota 2 International tournament prize pool breaks $4 million
eSports have been growing for the last few years, mostly thanks to the rise in Moba popularity and now it's at the point where the best players in the world can make some serious cash. Back in 2011 the International tournament prize for Dota 2 was $1 million, now a …
Read More »Sony executives will cut wages and forfeit bonuses this year
Sony has been spiralling down hill for the last few years and as a result of the company's fourth annual loss in a row, top executives including CEO and President, Kazuo Hirai, are forfeiting bonuses and will be losing half of their salary this year. Similar to what Nintendo did early …
Read More »Rumoured E3 playable games list surfaces – Nintendo in hot seat
Nintendo's E3 this year is going to be big, or at least, it needs to be. While the 3DS is still going pretty strong, its market is being eaten alive by the mobile gaming segment and that's only going to get worse as the power of the devices improve year …
Read More »Intel officially rolls-out Z97 and H97 chipsets
Intel Corp. has officially unveiled its latest core-logic sets for desktop computers, the Z97 and H97. The new chips support all existing microprocessors in LGA1150 packaging that belong to the Haswell and Haswell Refresh families as well as the upcoming code-named Broadwell central processing units. The fresh platforms do not …
Read More »YOYOTech launches Warbird Z7
As you'd expect, with the advent of a new Intel chipset, every major computer brand is pushing through new ranges of systems that promise to be better, faster and more feature-rich than anything you've seen before. KitGuru casts an eye over the interwibble and picks out one such newbie. We …
Read More »Microsoft may be removing the Xbox Live Gold requirement for media
Microsoft might be planning to remove the Xbox Live Gold requirement for media apps, something Xbox users have been asking for since the launch of the 360. The change in policy is said to be directly linked to Don Mattrick leaving the company, who has since been replaced by Phil …
Read More »British satellite firm offers to track all planes, after missing MH370
Following on from the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, I'm sure I wasn't the only one surprised to learn that planes aren't required to be tracked at all times. Well, technically they are, but the pilot has the ability to switch off that tracking in certain emergencies, like in …
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