Rainbow Six: Siege's Year 2 Season 4 is inbound, with Operation White Noise being officially revealed last week alongside a teaser for its upcoming map, Mok Myeok. It seems that Ubisoft has since revealed a little more than it intended, as details of its upcoming attacking operator come to life …
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Sledgehammer addresses Call of Duty: WWII PC and connectivity issues
Despite doubling Infinite Warfare's sales, Call of Duty: WWII has had some problems since it launched two weeks ago. In a bid to dampen worries of its online connectivity issues, developer Sledgehammer Games has addressed player complaints in its latest blog post. One of the latest additions in Call of …
Read More »ASUS launches three new WS motherboards for X299
For years, ASUS has had an excellent track record when it comes to workstation motherboards and that won't be changing now with the X299 generation. This week, Asus has announced three new Intel X299 WS boards, each with a focus on providing maximum performance for complex workloads. The WS X299 …
Read More »Crytek’s free to play shooter ‘Warface’ is getting a Battle Royale mode
It looks like Crytek is looking to give Warface a bit of a resurgence this year with a new Battle Royale mode to compete with the likes of PUBG, Fortnite and H1Z1. Warface initially launched as a free to play shooter in late 2013 on the PC and Xbox 360. …
Read More »Report claims Nvidia’s next GPU architecture will be ‘Ampere’, may debut in 2018
With Volta on the way, we have reached the end of Nvidia's last publicly shown GPU roadmap. Could 'Ampere' be next?
Read More »Alienware 15 R3 laptop giveaway winner announced!
Gaming laptops have come a long way over the last few years, which is largely down to the use of desktop-grade GPUs. This month, we decided to give one lucky KitGuru reader the chance to take desktop level performance on the go by giving away an Alienware 15 R3 laptop. …
Read More »Deepcool Captain EX CPU liquid cooler winners announced!
Last month, we teamed up with Deepcool to give KitGuru readers the chance to win one of three Gamerstorm Captain EX all-in-one CPU liquid coolers. Two with 240mm radiators and one with a 360mm radiator, all featuring RGB lighting. We received thousands of entries for this competition and today, we …
Read More »Acer Predator XB321HK 4K 60Hz G-Sync Monitor Review
Is this one of the best monitors of 2017? Ed seems to think so.
Read More »Activision Blizzard exec seems positive about a potential Overwatch film
When Overwatch was first revealed in late 2014, we were greeted with an excellent cinematic trailer introducing us to the game's initial character roster. Over time, Blizzard has expanded on this with various character-focused animated shorts. At this point, all of the Overwatch animated short films have a combined run …
Read More »EA’s response to Battlefront II unlock complaints becomes most downvoted comment on Reddit
Over the last several months, EA has been met with plenty of criticism over Star Wars Battlefront II and its microtransactions. The publisher has tried to quell these concerns in recent weeks but with the final game now available to play as a ten-hour trial, many have been left unimpressed …
Read More »Phanteks Eclipse P300 – Tempered Glass and RGB lighting Chassis
Its only £55, and its actually surprisingly good, even at the price. Another winner for Phanteks.
Read More »Razer Blackwidow Chroma V2 Tournament edition – Tenkeyless Keyboard Review
With a price tag of £139.99 - does this Razer keyboard justify the price?
Read More »Leo Says – Ep2: GTX 1060 ti? Titan Xp Collectors Edition, VRM heat, Intel with AMD, Raja joins Intel
Some think he is grumpy, others think he is loveable. One thing is for sure - Leo tells it like it is whether you like it or not!
Read More »Sennheiser GSX 1200 Pro Gaming Amp Review
Sennheiser's GSX 1200 Pro is an eSports-focused gaming amp - worth £220?
Read More »Bossa Studios has bailed as Decksplash is no more
Last week, Surgeon Simulator developers Bossa Studios left the fate of its then-in-development Decksplash in the hands of players. Unfortunately, it failed to grab the attention required to create “a thriving community of people,” meaning that the title is no more. “Like any proud parent, we love Decksplash, but unlike …
Read More »be quiet! shares details on its upcoming Dark Base 700 case
be quiet! has finally introduced a mid-tower into its Dark Base range, utilising its sleek, silent design while making a fair few noticeable improvements. Through integrating RGB lighting, USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 as well as room and accessibility for a variety of cooling designs, this case could be worth …
Read More »Samsung wins two CES awards for GDDR6 memory and next-gen SSD
In the build up to CES in January, a group of judges have been going over some upcoming products ahead of time and giving out Design and Innovation awards. Samsung managed to snap up 36 of them, two of which are of particular interest to PC enthusiasts. The first is …
Read More »Skate’s spiritual successor, Session, gets a free demo ahead of crowdfunding
It’s safe to say that the Skate games were unique, pushing a physics-based engine instead of the wildly popular arcade-like Tony Hawk’s games. EA might not be listening to fan demand for the series to make a return, but creā-ture Studios is, with a spiritual successor in the form of …
Read More »Corsair set new 32GB (4x8GB) record with 4,333MHz
Last month, G.Skill managed to achieve a record breaking 32GB (4x8GB) kit at a cool 4,266MHz. Just four weeks later, Corsair has managed to do one better, with its newest kit running a world-first 4,333MHz. The new Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4-4333MHz memory kit, codenamed CMK32GX4M4K4333C19, is built with the …
Read More »Re:scam the scammers with this new email bot
Chatbots have been a way to test steadily improving artificial intelligence for a while, probing it with questions to receive an incredibly human response. It turns out that this can be incredibly useful, as non-profit organisation Netsafe has launched its own Re:scam email bot to combat scammers. While some people …
Read More »The iPhone 8 Plus out-shipped the iPhone 8 in Q3, but the iPhone 7 beat them both
Throughout October, there were reports that iPhone 8 sales were down and that Apple would be cutting back on production in response. Now this week, analysts have been looking at the numbers and it looks like the iPhone 7 may be outselling the new iPhone 8. According to market analysts, …
Read More »Nvidia’s CEO has shared his thoughts on recent Intel and AMD news
Intel and AMD have been dominating the tech news cycle this week. Not only did the two companies announce a collaboration for new Intel laptop processors, but AMD's Radeon Technologies Group head, Raja Koduri, also announced that he would be jumping to Intel to help lead GPU development there. With …
Read More »Win an Alienware 15 R3 laptop with Core i7 and GTX 1070 worth over £2000!
It has an Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor, 16GB of DDR4 RAM running at 2667MHz, a 512GB PCIe SSD (boot), a 1TB HDD (storage) and a powerful Nvidia GTX 1070 with 8GB of GDDR5. It could be yours for nothing!
Read More »UK ISPs will automatically pay customers back when connections go down under new rules
Back in March, Ofcom proposed some new ideas to hold UK-based internet providers accountable for poor service. Under its proposal, ISPs would be required to give customers automatic compensation for loss of connection, slow repairs and missed engineering appointments. Now, it several major ISPs, including BT, Sky, Virgin Media and …
Read More »ASUS GTX 1070 Ti ROG Strix Review
Today we look at ASUS' GTX 1070 Ti - it's a beast, but is it worth £500?
Read More »Logitech will replace all Harmony Links before they reach end of life next year
Earlier this week, Logitech caused a stir after emailing owners of the Harmony Link to let them know that their device would “cease to function” after March 2018. The Link released back in 2011 and acted as a way to connect all universal remote compatible devices to a smartphone or …
Read More »Destiny 2 will get Xbox One X and PS4 Pro enhancements next month
Destiny 2 has been out on consoles since September, but with the new expansion coming out in less than a month's time, Bungie has taken the time to include some general improvements to the base game. In December's Destiny 2 update, Xbox One X and PS4 Pro owners will be …
Read More »EA is acquiring Respawn Entertainment for more than $400 million
In a not so surprising move, today EA announced that it would be acquiring Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall and an upcoming Star Wars game. Since its inception, Respawn has partnered with EA as its publisher but now with this $450 million deal, Respawn will officially be part of …
Read More »PlayerUnknown shares four more shots of Battleground’s desert map
Bluehole and PUBG Corp. have a lot on their plate at the moment, as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is gearing up for its Xbox One release, but that hasn’t slowed progress on other features that were promised earlier in the year. PUBG’s desert map looks to be coming along nicely, as creator …
Read More »Nintendo Switch adds Hulu to its library in the US
There has been plenty of notable absences on the Switch since it launched back in March, such as Nintendo’s Virtual Console to mainstay media applications. While Netflix has yet to make its way to the console, the Switch has finally got its first video-streaming application outside of Japan, as Hulu …
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