We've had a few big launches ruined by scalpers this year, starting with Nvidia's RTX 30 series graphics cards and eventually impacting the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 launch. Now it would seem that politicians in the UK want to crack down on these practices.  As reported by Video Game …

A few weeks ago, we learned that Bitcoin was booming once again, with the cryptocurrencies value approaching a new all-time high. Today, the Bitcoin market saw another boost, pushing its value to over $20,000 USD per Bitcoin.  This is a new all-time high for Bitcoin, which has risen from $19,000 …

For Day 16 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with ARCTIC to give away TWO prizes today. Our first prize is a Liquid Freezer II 420 AIO with extra P12 PWM fans and our second prize is an Arctic Freezer 50 air cooler.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was rolled out across the EU back in 2018 and since then, we haven't seen many major fines in the tech or social media space. That changed today, with Ireland's Data Protection Commission officially fining Twitter €450,000 over a data breach. The data breach …

The ray-tracing ecosystem on PC is getting a big boost this week, as the Khronos Group has officially launched its Vulkan SDK with ray tracing support. GPU vendors have also begun shipping drivers to support the new API on both Nvidia and AMD based systems.  Khronos Group has been working …

Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red issued an apology over the state of Cyberpunk 2077 and more specifically, how poorly the game runs on Xbox One and PS4 consoles. At the time, CD Projekt Red told customers they could obtain refunds from their point of purchase, but as it turns …

Update: this competition is now closed and we can announce the lucky winner… Richard Carruthers! Congratulations Richard, be sure to check your email inbox – and thanks to all who entered! This month, KitGuru and Corsair are teaming up to give away an incredible gaming PC. Between now and the 31st of …

For Day 15 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with SEASONIC to give away THREE prizes today. We have three excellent power supplies up for grabs - one 1000W model, one 850W model and a 650W model.

This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we did see Apple's annual iPhone launch delayed. The iPhone 12 was pushed out of the usual September launch window and into October. In 2021 though, we should see Apple's schedule return to normal.  According to Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo (via 9to5Mac), Apple …

There is no denying it, Cyberpunk 2077 has had a controversial launch. A big part of the controversy is the state of the game overall, with many encountering major bugs. On the base Xbox One and PS4 consoles, the situation is worse, as the game both runs poorly and doesn't …

As we've previously reported, Capcom recently suffered a massive security breach, leading to a lot of data being stolen, including personal information for both employees and customers. That attack is now seemingly bringing fresh Resident Evil 8 leaks to the internet, some with major spoilers.  If you're looking forward to …

Back in November, Take-Two announced that it would be acquiring indie racing studio, CODEMASTERS, for £726 million. Over the weekend, reports emerged that EA was attempting to outbid Take-Two in the final hour and now, it would seem that the publisher was in fact successful. EA is now acquiring Codemasters, …

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As one of the biggest search engines and service platforms on the internet, many of us rely on Google. Not just for search, but for email, YouTube, cloud services and even Stadia. Unfortunately at the moment, Google appears to be having a widespread outage in countries across the world.  At …

For Day 14 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with Sharkoon to provide a big hardware bundle! The prize bundle includes the Light² 200 mouse, PureWriter RGB low-profile mechanical keyboard, SKILLER SGH30 headset, a mouse pad, a CA300T chassis, vertical GPU mounting kit and an RGB LED strip.

Update (14/12/20): This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered, our winner this time is Thomas Bartlett! Keep an eye out for more giveaways from us soon and be sure to check out our daily advent calendar competitions. You can find today's advent calendar giveaway HERE.  It has been …

For Day 13 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with Razer to give you the chance to win a Quartz Viper mouse, BlackWidow V3 keyboard and Kraken Kitty BT headset and Gigantus V2 Medium mouse pad.

This week as part of The Game Awards festivities, Frontier Developments gave us a brand new look at the next expansion for Elite Dangerous. The Odyssey expansion is launching in early 2021, promising one of the biggest gameplay and exploration updates so far.  Elite Dangerous: Odyssey is still on track …

If you've been having issues with Cyberpunk 2077 since its launch a couple of days ago, then you may want to make sure you have the latest patch installed. Last night, CD Projekt Red began rolling out Hotfix patch 1.04, taking aim at some bugs, performance issues and crashes.  The …

For Day 12 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with Zalman to give you the chance to win a case, PSU and CPU cooler bundle - a great starting point for a new PC build. More specifically, the prize list includes the Zalman X3 Black chassis, ZM550-GVII PSU and the CNPS20X CPU cooler. 

In December 2019, Riot Games announced that it was teaming up with other developers to create a series of single-player games based on the League of Legends IP. The first of these games is Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, which was initially penned in for an early 2021 …

We've known for a few years now that Adobe Flash is on its way out, with Adobe planning to end support for at the end of this year. As a send off, Flash got one last update this week, ending an era. The patch began rolling out on the 8th …

BioWare and EA first teased the next Dragon Age at The Game Awards 2018, which was immediately followed by reports that the game was still ‘years away'. Now for The Game Awards 2020, Dragon Age 4 returns with a new official teaser.  The trailer is short, coming in at just …

There were plenty of rumours surrounding what Microsoft would show at The Game Awards last night. Xbox PR head, Aaron Greenberg tempered expectations earlier in the week, telling fans not to expect anything too huge, but as it turns out, the Xbox team did have one huge reveal. Last night, …

BioWare confirmed that it was working on the next chapter of Mass Effect a while ago and while we have seen some concept art since then, most details are still under wraps. That started to change last night, with a new teaser trailer for the next Mass Effect game being …

For Day 11 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with EKWB to give you the chance to win a custom liquid cooling kit! Our prize today is none other than the EK-Quantum Power Kit D-RGB 360. 

If you've ever jailbroken an iOS device, then chances are you've heard of Cydia. Cydia was the first unofficial app store, only installable on jailbroken devices. In an interesting twist, Cydia is suing Apple, alleging anticompetitive practices.  Apple has been getting an increasing amount of criticism for its App Store …

Respawn Entertainment is testing out new waters next week with the launch of Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond – the studio's first VR game. Unfortunately, it is looking to be one of the most demanding titles to date, with very high recommended system requirements and a massive download size.  …

 The US Federal Trade Commission is taking aim at Facebook this week, filing a lawsuit alleging that the company has engaged in systematic anti-competitive behaviour. The lawsuit comes following an cooperative investigation between attorney generals in 46 states.  The lawsuit alleges that Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp …

Typically, we expect Samsung to launch its flagship smartphone in February or March of any given year. The company will apparently be going a bit earlier than usual in 2021, with reports claiming that the Galaxy S21 will arrive in January.  According to sources speaking with both Android Authority and …