Recently we reported that Valve were shifting their focus from VR to the Steam Deck, with one VR title – Project Citadel – being moved to the handheld. Valve have now officially responded to these rumours. Following the report by Tyler McVicker, which claimed that a Half-Life game tentatively called …
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Respawn is removing Titanfall from sale next year
It has been over seven years since Respawn burst onto the scene with its original IP, Titanfall. The original game focused exclusively on multiplayer and still has a dedicated fan base, but soon, it will be disappearing from storefronts and subscription services. Today, Respawn announced that as of the 1st …
Read More »Alien Isolation designer joins Rare to work on Everwild
Back in late 2019, Microsoft announced Rare's next major game – Everwild. We've had very little news around this game since then, but now, the game does have a new design director. As reported by VGC, Garry Napper, who previously worked as the design lead on games like Alien Isolation, …
Read More »Take-Two claims it owns the words Rockstar, Bully and the letter R
Take-Two Interactive as a video game holdings company owns many best-selling and well-received IPs including GTA, Borderlands, BioShock and more. It seems the company is trying to protect these properties, but in doing so is trying to trademark basic words such as ‘Rockstar’ and ‘Bully’. As discovered by Twitter user …
Read More »Aliens Fireteam Elite, Halo Infinite, One Piece and more join Xbox Game Pass this month
December has officially begun and the first wave of additions to the Xbox Game Pass library for the month have been announced. Obviously, this month's biggest game is Halo Infinite, but there are other notable games coming over the next few weeks , including Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Stardew Valley, Among …
Read More »CD Projekt Red working on bringing multiplayer to The Witcher and Cyberpunk
After cancelling plans for a dedicated multiplayer game set in the Cyberpunk universe, CD Projekt Red pivoted to working on multiplayer modes for its single-player franchises, rather than creating new spin-offs. This week, the studio confirmed that it is working on multiplayer functionalities for both Cyberpunk and The Witcher. During …
Read More »ViewSonic’s launches portable 17-inch display with 144Hz refresh rate
ViewSonic has just introduced a new portable monitor packing gaming-grade specs for taking your setup on the go. The new VX1755 is a portable 17-inch monitor with an excellent 144Hz refresh rate, making it a great pairing when travelling with next-gen consoles, or a gaming laptop/PC. Using a 17.2-inch IPS …
Read More »Qualcomm showcases its new flagship SoC – the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm has recently stated it would change the Snapdragon branding and naming scheme, starting with its new flagship SoC. That time has now come, with Qualcomm announcing the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, based on the 4nm process node and using the ARMv9 instruction set. Like many of its predecessors, …
Read More »Cooler Master MM731 Wireless Review
It's ultra-lightweight as just 59g, plus it's wireless - but is it worth £90?
Read More »GTA: The Trilogy physical release delayed as Rockstar works on patches
Following the launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition, Rockstar has had to shuffle some resources around to start patching the games and squashing the many bugs present at release. As work on updates is still underway, Rockstar has delayed the physical release of the trilogy for …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 1 – Win a Ryzen 7 5800X! (closed)
Just as promised, today we are kicking off the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021. As I teased in our announcement post yesterday, for the very first competition this month, we have teamed up with AMD to give one lucky KitGuru reader a CPU upgrade. Our prize today is none other than the Ryzen 7 5800X!
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