Since launch, the Nintendo Switch has had a major problem with Joy-Con drift. At this point, it seems that the majority of Joy-Cons will begin experiencing the issue eventually, and now, one Nintendo engineer has suggested that the problem will never be truly fixed.
Read More »Diablo 4 now has a new game director
Back in August, shortly after legal issues arose with accusations of employee mistreatment and harassment at Activision Blizzard, the company announced some key changes. Notably, Diablo 4 lost its director, but now after a couple of months, a replacement has been found. Diablo 4 is now being directed by Joe …
Read More »Microsoft teams up with Sky to revive the Kinect for new wave of TVs
Microsoft officially dropped Kinect shortly after the Xbox One launch, but the company may have now found a new use for the technology. In a partnership with Sky, Microsoft is essentially bringing the Kinect back for a new wave of TVs. This week, Sky announced Sky Glass, a new range …
Read More »Shenmue anime coming in 2022, first trailer released
While Shenmue 3 didn't exactly live up to expectations, Yu Suzuke's grand story will soon be told through another medium. Back in 2020, a Shenmue anime was announced to be in the works and now, it will be coming to Crunchyroll next year. Shenmue: The Animation is an anime series …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 beta build is ‘months old’ and full of bugs
The Battlefield 2042 open beta has begun and unfortunately, there are a number of problems across platforms, ranging from graphical errors to performance issues. As it turns out, the beta build is “months old”, and according to DICE, there are already big improvements in place for the final game. Typically …
Read More »Seagate launches 1TB Game Drive SSD for Xbox
Back when the Xbox Series X/S consoles launched, Seagate launched its 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 expansion card SSD. Now, Xbox console owners will have another option for speedy expandable storage, as Seagate has now launched the 1TB Xbox SSD Game Drive. While the expansion card plugs directly into the back …
Read More »Dead by Daylight studio working on ‘unannounced AAA’ game with Xbox
While Microsoft has slowed down on studio acquisitions this year, the Xbox team has been hard at work forging third-party partnerships. Aside from major projects in the works with Kojima, Avalanche Studios and others, Xbox is also seemingly teaming up with Behaviour Interactive on a new project. In a Linkedin …
Read More »Far Cry 6, Guardians of the Galaxy and more heading to GeForce Now this month
It's the first Thursday of October, which means it is time for another major GeForce Now library update. This month will see both Far Cry 6 and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy joining the cloud streaming library, alongside 21 other titles. There will be 23 games in total coming to …
Read More »Twitch gives more details on recent hack, resets all stream keys
This week, it came to light that Twitch has suffered a massive data breach, with 125GB of confidential files stolen and spread across the internet. In a short statement yesterday afternoon, the company confirmed a hack took place and now, some more details have been shared. While Twitch's initial statement …
Read More »Microsoft has upgraded xCloud to Xbox Series X hardware
Back in June, we learned that Microsoft had begun the process of upgrading its xCloud servers to Xbox Series X hardware, replacing the older Xbox One S server blades that have powered Xbox Cloud Gaming so far. Now, Microsoft has confirmed that the upgrade is complete. Speaking with The Verge …
Read More »Win our custom built AMD BEHEMOTH PC worth £22,000! (closed)
Over the last ten weeks, we've been hard at work building the AMD BEHEMOTH system - a modded, liquid-cooled, dual-system PC worth an astounding £22,000. Now, we're pleased to announce that we are giving away this system to one lucky KitGuru reader!
Read More »Randy Pitchford steps down as president of Gearbox but will remain CEO
Yesterday, rumours of Randy Pitchford stepping down from his position at Gearbox began to swirl. At the time, a Gearbox spokesperson told us that there was “no validity to this claim”, but there are indeed some major changes happening. Pitchford is stepping down as president of Gearbox, although he will …
Read More »Ghost Recon Frontline is a PvP-focused free to play title
Following on from leaks yesterday, Ubisoft has officially announced Ghost Recon Frontline, taking the series into free to play territory for the first time. Like The Division Heartland, Ghost Recon Frontline will be a free to play game focused on PvP, rather than PvE content. Ghost Recon Frontline will include …
Read More »Twitch confirms it was hacked
Earlier today, we reported on a massive data breach over at Twitch. The company's source code, secret projects and even sensitive information like partner earnings were all obtained and leaked online. Now, Twitch has responded, confirming the leak. In a statement posted this afternoon, Twitch acknowledged the leak, saying: “We …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts series coming to Switch via cloud streaming
Yesterday alongside the reveal of Sora for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo also announced that the Kingdom Hearts games were coming to Nintendo Switch. There is a catch though, as all of the titles will be cloud-based, not just Kingdom Hearts 3. We initially thought that Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 …
Read More »RTX 3090 owners still running into problems with New World
Back in July during the New World alpha, EVGA RTX 3090 owners quickly ran into issues with their GPUs dying after playing the game. Now, history seems to be repeating itself, with Gigabyte RTX 3090 owners now having severe problems. New reports of crashes have surfaced on Reddit, with multiple …
Read More »Randy Pitchford reportedly stepping down as Gearbox Software head
Update: In a statement sent shortly after publishing, a Gearbox representative sent over the following statement: “There is no validity to this claim, and Randy Pitchford will NOT be stepping down as the CEO of Gearbox Entertainment Company.” See our updated articled HERE. Back in February, Embracer Group acquired Gearbox …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – Definitive Edition leaks again
In case there was any doubt left, more leaks have come to light proving that a trilogy of Grand Theft Auto remasters are on the way. This time, the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – Definitive Edition leak comes straight from the Rockstar launcher. Through datamining the Rockstar launcher, users have …
Read More »Twitch suffers massive data breach, Steam competitor, creator earnings and source code leaks
It looks like Twitch has suffered the biggest data breach in the site's history. Not only has an anonymous hacker managed to obtain source code and data on confidential projects, but information on payroll and Twitch partner earnings have also leaked. The leak was initially posted on 4Chan (via Reddit) …
Read More »We are hiring – new reviewer wanted!
KitGuru is hiring! If you’ve ever wanted the chance to review PC gear, then read on! We are looking for a new peripheral reviewer to join the team, covering mice, keyboards, headsets etc. Prior experience is not strictly necessary, but we would like to see some example works from applicants...
Read More »Kingdom Hearts coming to Switch, Sora is final DLC for Smash Bros. Ultimate
Today Sakurai graced our screens one last time to reveal the final DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The Switch title has only gained popularity over the last two years with the addition of new fighters. To cap things off for this game, Sora will be joining the battle. …
Read More »noblechairs and Ubisoft team up for Far Cry 6 Special Edition gaming chair
Following on from its collaboration with Bethesda, today noblechairs is announcing a new partnership with Ubisoft. This latest collab will see noblechairs releasing a Far Cry 6 Special Edition gaming chair. The noblechairs Far Cry 6 Special Edition gaming chair takes inspiration from the character Dani Rojas and their love …
Read More »Ghost Recon: Frontline leaks, will ditch open world
Ubisoft has never been great at containing leaks, even with just days left before an official announcement. Yesterday, leakers revealed a new Ghost Recon game, set to be announced this week. Now, the Ubisoft Connect app has revealed the game to be Ghost Recon: Frontline, which is set to take …
Read More »Nvidia bundles Guardians of the Galaxy with RTX 30 systems
Nvidia is back with another game bundle. This time around, those buying select RTX 30-series powered desktops or laptops will get a free copy of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy with their purchase, so they can jump right in and see ray-tracing and DLSS in action. While typically we would …
Read More »PlayStation games unlikely to get simultaneous PC releases
Over the last couple of years, Sony has been slowly bringing some of its PlayStation franchises over to PC, starting off with Horizon Zero Dawn, Day's Gone and soon, Uncharted will be joining the ranks. This new PC strategy has been in the works for some time, but we're unlikely …
Read More »Router configuration changes knocked Facebook offline
Yesterday saw Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all go down as part of a major outage, which also impacted connected services like Oculus. Little was known about the issue at the time, but now that everything is back up and running, the root cause has been explained. In a blog post …
Read More »Valve cancels live audience and refunds tickets ahead of The International Dota 2 tournament
We are less than two weeks away from the return of Dota 2's premier tournament, The International. Unfortunately, Valve's plans have hit a last minute roadblock, as a new surge of COVID-19 infections has forced the company to refund tickets. Valve is pulling the plug on ticket sales for The …
Read More »Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram go down in major outage
Recently a CDN issue knocked out some of the world's most popular and often used websites for a period of time. Now, Facebook seems to be having its own infrastructure problems, with Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram all going offline as part of a major outage. All three apps were knocked …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 is nearing completion, ‘just a few’ quality improvements left
Ever since its announcement last year, there has been a lot of talk around Final Fantasy 16 and just how far along in development it is. While we had to wait many, many years for Final Fantasy XV after its initial announcement, Square Enix is looking to go from announcement …
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy PC features include ray-tracing and DLSS
Eidos Montreal and Square Enix are hard at work on their single-player Guardians of the Galaxy game, which is due to release later this month. The PC version of the game will come with a host of exclusive features, including ray-traced reflections and DLSS support. In a new trailer, the …
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