Over the last few years, SEGA's Yakuza series has been on the rise, with new games, a bunch of remakes and new audiences found on both PS4 and PC. Last year, SEGA began bringing the Yakuza games to PC, starting with Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami. Now, Yakuza Kiwami 2 …
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Acer refreshes Nitro 7 and Nitro 5 gaming laptops
So far today, we've seen plenty of announcements for the revamped, 2019 range of Acer Predator products, including a new monitor, a new desktop and two new Helios series laptops. Now, our attention is turning to the Acer Nitro series, which strikes a decent balance between price and performance. Today …
Read More »Acer Helios 700 and Helios 300 laptops unveiled with Intel 9th Gen and RTX graphics
Aside from new desktops and high refresh rate monitors, Acer's event today also featured plenty of new laptops. Today, we were able to get a look at the new Predator Helios 700 and the Helios 300, tackling the high-end and mid-range gaming laptop markets. The Acer Predator Helios 700 is …
Read More »Acer’s new Predator lineup includes a 43-inch 4K/144Hz monitor and a new pre-built desktop PC
Today in the heart of NYC, Acer rounded up journalists to launch a slew of new products, from gaming peripherals and laptops, to full desktop systems and monitors. In this article, we'll be going over the launch of the Predator Orion 5000 desktop PC and the new Predator Large Format …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver adds ray-tracing support to GTX 10 and GTX 16 series graphics cards
At GDC last year, we saw multiple tech companies begin discussing the potential for bringing real-time ray-tracing to video games. Nvidia was the first to really begin pushing that boat with the launch of RTX graphics cards, featuring specific hardware to make ray-tracing faster and more efficient. From today onward, …
Read More »Facebook has once again delayed its long-awaited Clear History feature
After its initial debut in May 2018, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook users would finally gain the ability to ‘Clear History’ this year. The feature was originally expected to launch in spring, but it looks as though prospective users of the system will have to wait a little longer …
Read More »WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in UK
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange has been residing in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012, after seeking asylum to avoid being extradited to Sweden. After being holed up in the embassy for seven years, this week, Ecuador withdrew Assange's asylum status, allowing British police to go in and arrest him. …
Read More »Razer takes on Elgato for entry-level streaming with its Ripsaw HD capture card
Back in 2016, Razer entered the streaming market with its Ripsaw capture card, attempting to make content creation more accessible to the average user. While the product didn’t manage to make too big of a splash compared to Elgato, the company has remained undeterred as refreshes its entry-level offering with …
Read More »Monster Hunter World’s crossover with The Witcher 3 is available on PC next month
Back in December, Capcom and CD Projekt Red announced that they would be collaborating on a special quest line for Monster Hunter World. During the event, players will be placed in the shoes of Geralt of Rivia, complete with his usual weapons and abilities. The crossover debuted on consoles back …
Read More »We are hiring another reviewer for our YouTube channel!
We are looking to expand our reviews team for the KitGuru YouTube channel.
Read More »ASRock B365M Phantom Gaming 4 Motherboard Review
A brilliant gaming motherboard on a tight budget.
Read More »Bungie announces “fix” to stop other platforms using a PS4-exclusive weapon on Destiny 2
Not all is equal in Destiny 2, as an on-going timed exclusivity deal with Sony ensures that new content hits the PlayStation 4 before it comes to other platforms. Bungie has inadvertently reminded us of this over the weekend, when the developer accidentally released a PS4 exclusive weapon onto PC …
Read More »Troy Baker reportedly turned down the Borderlands 3 role he claims to want
While there’s a lot to get excited about with the Borderlands 3 reveal trailer, it’s the return of Rhys from Telltale’s Tales from the Borderlands that is causing a bit of controversy behind the scenes. Original voice actor Troy Baker claims that he wasn’t offered the chance to return, while …
Read More »MSI Gaming Trio RTX 2080Ti and RTX 2080 get their own EKWB custom waterblocks
MSI makes some of the best aftermarket graphics cards around and the updated Trio air cooler design is a big part of that success. Still, sometimes you want the temperatures that only liquid cooling can truly provide. For those people, EKWB has announced today that it is releasing MSI Gaming …
Read More »Philips launches its new 32-inch UHD 329P9H Brilliance for professional users
Philips has been bolstering its foothold in the professional display industry over the past year, with its Brilliance series helping to cement USB-C as the de facto port for interconnectivity. Monitor maker MMD has now announced the Philips 329P9H Brilliance, a 32-inch UHD LCD monitor complete with a USB-C dock. …
Read More »Creative SXFI Amp Review (with E-MU Teak headphones)
It's a tiny new amp from Creative, designed to give you a completely new way of listening to music
Read More »Sony is finally rolling out its name changing feature for PlayStation 4 owners
Sony began trialling its long-awaited name changing feature for PlayStation users last October, revealing that the first alteration would be free but thereafter would cost users. To prepare PlayStation 4 players for its launch later today, Sony has listed an FAQ to communicate the ins and outs of its new …
Read More »RED Hydrogen One Titanium now available, early pre-orderers will get it for free
Last year, there was a lot of excitement surrounding the RED Hydrogen One. The initial pitch included a ‘holographic' display and even a Titanium body. Over time, various delays set the device back and while an aluminium version did release last year, the Titanium edition was pushed back to Q1 …
Read More »Netgear’s Nighthawk AX series of routers are helping to reduce the price of Wi-Fi 6
Connectivity has steadily increased in today’s households, with smartphones, televisions, PCs and many more devices relying on Wi-Fi. With the introduction of four new Nighthawk AX series routers, Netgear is attempting to make ultra-fast Wi-Fi 6 solutions more accessible than ever. Wi-Fi 6 promises to deliver performance up to four …
Read More »Skybound Games started with just five developers when saving The Walking Dead
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Games has made quite the name for itself over the past few months, swooping in to complete The Walking Dead: The Final Season after Telltale’s abrupt closure. Shockingly, the developer was in its infancy with just five developers at the time of the deal and less than …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode is still free to play, new map available
Despite being the first game in the series to not feature a campaign mode, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 received a lot of praise when it came out. A large portion of that came down to the Blackout mode, a Triple A take on Battle Royale. For the rest …
Read More »Store leak confirms Pixel 3a name, while Google reportedly tests the handsets in India
Rumours of Google’s mid-range smartphone efforts have been circulating for quite some time, but a leak from the company’s own store earlier this month confirms that the Pixel 3a series is on its way. This model is said to be accompanied by a Pixel 3a XL, as Google reportedly conducts …
Read More »Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Drive Review
It's a 4TB external drive from Toshiba, but how does it perform?
Read More »YouTube is delving into the choose-your-own-adventure genre
Due to a lack of success with its original series, YouTube was reportedly set to take a step back by axing current programming and refocusing on advertisement revenue over subscriptions. The platform doesn’t want to just play it safe however, as it appears YouTube has tasked a brand new, designated …
Read More »Fan pressure isn’t helping the wait for a new Splinter Cell
Although protagonist Sam Fischer has made a special appearance in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, fans haven’t been treated to a core Splinter Cell game since 2013’s Blacklist. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has outlined a number of reasons for the wait, one of which blames the high expectations driving developers away from …
Read More »Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be revealed this weekend, teaser released
We've known for a few years now that Respawn Entertainment is working on its own Star Wars game. Last year, in a rather unceremonious E3 reveal, we learned that the game would be called ‘Jedi: Fallen Order'. Tiny breadcrumbs of information have come out since then but we have yet …
Read More »God of War director weighs in on Sekiro’s accessibility debate
The release of From Software’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sparked two heated debates within the gaming community concerning ‘accessibility’ and the possibility of an easier mode. Unfortunately, the two have continuously crossed over, diluting the terminology and causing confusion. Known for Bloodborne and the Souls series, From Software has …
Read More »Snapchat finally gives Android the love it deserves with a from-the-ground-up rebuild
With Snapchat’s expansion into short film and video game territories, Android users would be forgiven for feeling as though the company had forgotten about them in recent months. Thankfully, that’s all about to change as the long-promised Android rebuild of Snapchat has finally launched. In comparison to its Apple iOS …
Read More »Facebook bolsters election integrity with AI, banning 1 million accounts per day
Facebook is fighting battles on many fronts, from criticism of its data handling to the regulation of content that appears on its platform. In an attempt to bolster political integrity ahead of India’s elections, the social network is utilising advancements in artificial intelligence to weed out accounts that violate its …
Read More »QNAP TVS-872XT-i5-16G 8-bay NAS Review
Looking for a high-quality NAS for your SMB? Look no further
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