Back in 2014, Marvel announced that it was beginning a new effort to reinvent its image in video games, bringing quality to the interconnected experiences and narratives rather than churning them out. The success of Insomniac’s Spider-Man is a testament to that, with Marvel now referring to it as “'the …
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Total War: Rome 2 players are unhappy with supposed increased spawn rate of women generals
Total War: Rome 2 been hit with a plethora of overwhelmingly negative reviews this week, in a review bombing effort to ridicule the developer for supposedly increasing the spawn rate of female generals. Developer Creative Assembly has since responded to the accusations to tell those bothered by the alleged change …
Read More »Valve breaks down console controller popularity on Steam
Over the last decade, there has been a sharp rise in the popularity of console controllers on PC. While there are still many keyboard and mouse purists knocking around, sitting back with a gamepad has grown tremendously and Valve's latest breakdown of the stats offer plenty of proof. Back in …
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Read More »Mouse and keyboard support is finally heading to Xbox One next month
Way back in mid-2015, Microsoft announced plans to support the keyboard and mouse on Xbox One consoles. There have been few updates since then aside from infrequent reminders that it is still in the works. Now, it looks like we are finally at the end of the road, with Microsoft …
Read More »Former employees launch legal action against Telltale
Telltale might be closing down but the company is far from out of the woods just yet. Last Friday, Telltale let go of 90 percent of its workforce, offering no severance pay. Now, a class-action lawsuit is in the works, alleging that Telltale violated labour laws. The complaint was filed …
Read More »Nvidia’s RTX 2070 now has a release date
Nvidia's RTX 2070 will arrive next month!
Read More »EDGE challenges the racing seat style with its “truly ergonomic” GX1 Gaming Chair
The term ‘gaming chair’ has become synonymous with the racing seat style over the years, but the ergonomic value of such design has consistently been challenged. Now, British gaming brand EDGE has introduced its premium, hand-crafted GX1 Gaming Chair to disrupt the market, designed by Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors …
Read More »Qualcomm renews allegations against Apple over Intel’s new iPhone modems
It has been a while since we've had an update on this front but it does seem that the Apple/Qualcomm legal battle is still well underway. The two companies fell out last year over a licensing disagreement, which has led to a ton of different legal proceedings over the last …
Read More »OnePlus’ “Dash Charge” is the centre of a lawsuit despite the firm no longer using the term
Back in May, the EU and US patent offices rejected OnePlus’ application to trademark the term Dash Charge for its proprietary fast charging technology. Although the name has since been dropped from its marketing, complaints from Amazon and Bragi have escalated, leading the latter to file a formal dispute against …
Read More »Netflix still plans to produce Stranger Things game after Telltale’s closure
Telltale Games might be shutting down but that hasn't deterred Netflix's ambitions for a game based on Stranger Things. Before the closure was announced, Telltale was supposed to take the project on for Netflix, in addition to Minecraft: Story Mode. While Telltale will no longer be able to fulfill the …
Read More »Snapchat could be partnering with Amazon with new feature
Earlier this year, Snapchat announced its plans to utilise Visual Search in order identify things within the frame of a picture and redirect users to a webpage containing that specific item. Announcing its partnership with Amazon, Snap will use this feature to make purchases easier than ever across both platforms. …
Read More »Gigabyte X399 Aorus Xtreme Review (w/ AMD 2990WX)
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Read More »Analysts point to high sales for iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4
This time last year, Apple's sales outlook didn't look so good as many iPhone upgraders were either holding off for the iPhone X, or just grabbing an iPhone 7. The situation seems to have improved this year with Apple's more expensive iPhone XS Max in high demand. According to Apple …
Read More »Nintendo Switch players in China are inadvertently being blocked from the Online service
After an incredibly long delay, Nintendo finally rolled out its Switch Online service last week, giving users a reward scheme, NES games and cloud saves with some caveats. Not everyone has been able to enjoy the feature, however, after most Chinese players have inadvertently been blocked from the service. Twitter …
Read More »Gamerstorm DQ850-M PSU Review
Its a good looking power supply in partnership with CWT, but is it worth the money?
Read More »Telltale Games is still attempting to finish The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Across the weekend, staff at Telltale Games were devastated by the sudden closure of the studio, prompting a wave of discussion in the video game industry. Caught in the crossfire is the last two episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season, however it seems that Telltale has offered a …
Read More »Facebook’s E-Commerce Plans Could Shift Digital Markets
Instagram may not come to mind when chasing down online sales, but Facebook's photo-oriented property very well may become an online storefront through a partnered app. News of Facebook's intentions to step into the realm of storefronts run by artificial intelligence broke as early as July revolving around a plan …
Read More »MetallicGear launches its Neo Series of Phanteks-powered cases
Phanteks took to Computex earlier this year to debut the first range of cases under its new innovation-focused sub-brand, MetallicGear. Introducing the Neo Series, MetallicGear offers four unique sandblasted aluminium chassis catering to the Mini ITX, Micro ATX and full ATX market. The Neo, Neo Micro, Neo Mini and Neo-G …
Read More »Apple completes its acquisition of Shazam, soon to be “ad-free for all users”
Apple has had a longer journey than expected in its attempts to purchase music tagging service Shazam, initially blocked by an EU investigation into anti-trust concerns. Having concluded the probing two weeks ago, the iPhone maker has now closed out the acquisition, bringing Shazam under its wing. With over 1 …
Read More »Early iPhone XS buyers are having issues with WiFi and cell reception
The iPhone XS and XS Max has begun making its way out to customers but it looks like some early adopters are having issues. Over the last few days, reports of poor WiFi connections and low cell reception have been doing the rounds. Early adopters of the new phones have …
Read More »Death Stranding’s latest boss-focused trailer shows Kojima is up to his old tricks
Despite Hideo Kojima giving fans an insight into what’s to come in upcoming supernatural action game Death Stranding, fans still have little idea what’s going on in the game. For all of its whimsical mystery, Kojima’s latest trailer seems to walk a more predictable line by introducing what looks like …
Read More »OEMs enlist the help of AMD amid Intel shortage, boosting market share predictions
In light of Intel’s recent chip shortages, OEMs are turning to AMD in order to fulfil demand. This is expected to boost AMD’s market share by up to three times by next year.
Read More »Dell reportedly considers IPO in bid to go public once again
Five years after going private and three years after conducting one of the biggest takeovers the tech industry has ever seen, Dell is looking to make itself public once again. This change will now kick off with an initial public offering (IPO), an idea that was initially mulled over earlier …
Read More »Android 9 Pie lands on the OnePlus 6 just 45 days after launch
Android updates often take a while to reach third-party handset manufacturers, being kept exclusive to Google’s Pixel range of smartphones. OnePlus seems to be putting an end to this trend, rolling out Android Pie for the OnePlus 6 just 45 days after the update landed. With the release of Android …
Read More »Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s original ending references the return of series villain
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was marketed by Square Enix as an end to Lara Croft’s origins, documenting her transformation into the Tomb Raider that debuted in 1996. Driving this point home, developer Eidos Montréal originally included a post-credits scene that teased the return of a key character from the …
Read More »ASUS is having a big sale on ROG laptops for September
Its back to school season, which means there are likely more than a few KitGuru readers currently shopping around for a new laptop to take on the go with them and enjoy some downtime with. This year, Asus has cut prices on four of its ROG laptops, delivering some pretty …
Read More »Diablo reportedly set to get an animated series on Netflix
Last year, Netflix began dabbling in video game based animated series with the release of Castlevania- which turned out to be pretty solid, albeit quite short. Now, we can expect another video game series to hit TV screens, with Diablo set to get its own adaptation. Blizzard has been interested …
Read More »Telltale Games is closing down, The Walking Dead final season may not be finished
Over the weekend, Telltale Games made the surprising announcement that the studio would be closing down, laying off almost all employees effective immediately. Nobody was given a heads up, leaving around 225 developers to search for new studios to work at. Telltale will keep 25 employees on until early 2019 …
Read More »Seagate IronWolf Pro 14TB Review
Are you in the market for a huge storage drive? Then this 14TB Ironwolf Pro deserves consideration
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