Qualcomm’s fight with Apple has taken another turn, as the company has filed yet another lawsuit. In the latest filing, Qualcomm accuses Apple of breaching contract by sharing confidential code with Intel, one of its largest competitors. The folks over at Bloomberg spotted the new lawsuit filing, which claims that …
Read More »OnePlus confirms it won’t be ditching the headphone jack anytime soon
Since the launch of the iPhone 7, the future of the headphone jack on mobile devices has been up in the air. So far, Apple, Google, HTC, Motorola and even Razer have all begun moving away from the traditional port. Samsung is rumoured to follow suit next year. However, one …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Origins flooded with fake user reviews on Metacritic
While the game has encountered some DRM controversy on PC, overall, Assassin’s Creed Origins has been received positively by both fans and critics. However, despite this, it seems that someone out there figured that the game could do with a boost on Metacritic, as the game’s page was suddenly flooded …
Read More »UK console game sales show digital on a sharp rise
While PC gamers primarily shifted over to digital downloads years ago, things have been a bit slower on the console side of things. Last year, up to 25 percent of console game sales in the UK were digital, but this year we have seen a bigger shift, with some Triple …
Read More »Samsung’s Android 8.0 Oreo update is now available in beta
If you happen to own a Samsung Galaxy S8 or Note 8 and happen to be itching to get your hands on the Android Oreo update, then you are in luck. This week, Samsung launched its Android 8.0 Oreo beta program, inviting owners of its 2017 devices to test out …
Read More »The Xbox One X will natively support 1440p monitors
Not only is the Xbox One X going to be the first console to support AMD’s FreeSync variable refresh rate technology, but it is also going to be the first console to natively support 1440p gaming. While the console is being pushed towards the 4K gaming market, Microsoft has taken …
Read More »Third-party Switch games take up a lot of space
Earlier this year, we learned that at least one early Nintendo Switch game would take up more space than the console’s on-board storage could provide. At first, this seemed like a fringe case but as we head towards the end of 2017, there are plenty of additional third-party games taking …
Read More »Epic details future Fortnite performance improvements as game passes 800K concurrent players
Earlier this week, Fortnite Battle Royale surpassed 800,000 concurrent players, which unfortunately led to server downtime and brought to light a number of issues. Matchmaking errors, client and server-side performance and packet loss have all been named as specific problems and fortunately, Epic Games is already working on tackling them. …
Read More »Updated: Dual-DRM might be causing high CPU usage on Assassin’s Creed Origins
Update (01/11/17): Since the launch of Assassin's Creed: Origins, some users have noticed something rather peculiar with the PC version. The game seems to max out many processors on the market with 100% usage. According to one cracker, this was down to Ubisoft running two forms of DRM at once, …
Read More »Microsoft’s free Windows 10 upgrade for ‘assistive technology’ users is coming to an end
Microsoft ‘officially’ stopped offering a free Windows 10 upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users in 2016. However, a couple of well-known workarounds have remained present ever since. One of those was to upgrade via Microsoft’s ‘assistive technologies’ program. Unfortunately, this upgrade method will be closed soon. Microsoft extended …
Read More »Bitcoin continues to rise, hits $6,450 value
Over the course of 2017, Bitcoin has been back on the rise. In May this year, we saw the cryptocurrency hit a record value of $2400 and since then, things haven’t slowed down at all. In fact, this week Bitcoin hit a new all-time high, with a $6,450 value. It’s …
Read More »EA CEO says Visceral Games closure wasn’t down to ‘single player VS service’
In October, EA made the decision to shut down Visceral Games. The studio was working on an upcoming single-player Star Wars game, headed up by Uncharted director, Amy Hennig. At the time, EA stated that the game would ‘pivot’ from a linear adventure to a ‘broader experience’ that players can …
Read More »PUBG will leave Steam early access in late December
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has taken PC gaming by storm this year. Since launching on Steam’s early access program earlier this year, the game has racked up more than ten million sales and overtaken the likes of Dota 2 and CS:GO in player count. However, PUBG’s success hasn’t slowed down development or …
Read More »Acer Mixed Reality Headset and Aspire 7 laptop giveaway winner announced!
Earlier this month, we teamed up with ACER to give KitGuru readers the chance to win a Windows Mixed Reality headset paired with an Acer Aspire 7 laptop. This competition had many entries but unfortunately, there can only be one winner, which we are announcing today. First, a quick rundown …
Read More »Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris launches in December, will raise the level cap
If you’ve been grinding away at Destiny 2 since its launch on consoles in September, or even PC last week, then you might be wondering when Bungie’s next big content drop will be landing. Today at Paris Games Week, Sony had the chance to show off the first Destiny 2 …
Read More »CCP Games shifts focus away from VR, closes down two studios
CCP Games, the creators of EVE Online and its various spin-offs were keen to support consumer VR headsets right off the bat. The company launched EVE: Valkyrie as a launch title for the Oculus Rift in 2016 and had five studios in total working on virtual reality projects. However, as …
Read More »Apple will reportedly stop using Qualcomm chips in future iPhones and iPads
There has been a lot of mounting tension between Apple and Qualcomm over the course of 2017 thanks to various lawsuits. Apple has already stated that it deems Qualcomm’s business practices to be unfair and now it seems that Cupertino will be moving on entirely. This week sources are claiming …
Read More »Man finds mysterious USB stick on the street containing Heathrow Airport security files
This week, Heathrow Airport security were thrown into disarray after an unemployed man in London discovered a mysterious USB stick on the street, containing Heathrow security plans and details on the Queen’s travel plans. In all, the files took up 2.5GB of space and all of it was left unencrypted. …
Read More »Apple’s iPhone X component shortage has reportedly been resolved
Over the last month or so, there certainly hasn’t been a lack of news surrounding the iPhone X and the various manufacturing issues going on behind the scenes. While initial stocks are expected to be low, a report this week says that Face ID component supply has now stabilised, adding …
Read More »You can play through Far Cry 5’s entire campaign in co-op mode
When it comes to the Far Cry games, Ubisoft has always tried to include some form of co-op. In Far Cry 3, there was a separate side-story that you could play with a friend. In Far Cry 4, all side quests were accessible in co-op mode but the main story …
Read More »Almost a third of Nintendo Switch owners have bought Super Mario Odyssey
Last Friday, Nintendo had its biggest first-party game launch of the year, with Super Mario Odyssey landing on the Nintendo Switch. The game has already impressed critics and now, it also seems to be impressing a good chunk of the Nintendo Switch user-base as almost a third of Switch owners …
Read More »WhatsApp now lets you delete sent messages
Since being acquired by Facebook in 2014, many of WhatsApp’s feature updates have revolved around encryption and bolstering user privacy. Over the last week, the messaging service took another step in that direction by rolling out a feature to all users, allowing them to revoke sent messages. WhatsApp has been …
Read More »Apple reportedly fires engineer following iPhone X hands-on leak
Last week, an early iPhone X hands-on video filmed right at Apple’s campus went viral on YouTube. The impressions were included as part of a vlog filmed by Brooke Amelia Peterson, who was taking a trip to the Apple Campus to visit her father, an engineer at Apple. It turns …
Read More »Nvidia releases Game Ready driver for Wolfenstein II, Call of Duty: WWII and more
It has been a very busy month for video games but things won't be slowing down as we head into November. Right now, we have Call of Duty: WWII, Need For Speed Payback and Nioh all on the horizon for PC, so as you would expect, Nvidia has prepared another …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV’s official PC system requirements have been announced
Shortly after Final Fantasy XV was officially announced for the PC at Gamescom, some fake PC system requirements began doing the rounds, claiming that the game would take up 170GB of space while also recommending extremely high-end CPUs and GPUs just to run the game. It painted a worrying picture …
Read More »The Nintendo Switch has managed to surpass half Wii U lifetime sales already
A lot has changed for Nintendo over the last year. During the Summer of 2016, the Wii U was struggling and there were plenty of concerns surrounding the publisher financially. Since then, the Nintendo Switch has launched suddenly, everything is heading back in the right direction. During the first six …
Read More »Win a copy of Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus this weekend!
Fancy winning a copy of Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus for PC? Then enter our caption contest!
Read More »Battlefield ‘Project Revive’ shuts down after receiving a legal notice from EA
Back in 2014, online multiplayer service ‘GameSpy’ announced that it would be shutting down. This had a knock on effect for hundreds of games, which relied on the service for multiplayer. Most notably, a few of the older Battlefield titles would no longer be available to play online. This prompted …
Read More »Google responds to Pixel 2 XL screen burn-in reports, promises software fix
Over the last week or so since the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL launch, Google has faced reports of numerous issues with both devices. While the standard sized Pixel 2 has faced some audio issues, the Pixel 2 XL has faced a different issue entirely, with users reporting screen …
Read More »iPhone X pre-orders go live, shipping estimates slip to 5-6 weeks
Following on from a month of various supply shortage reports, yesterday Apple’s iPhone X went up for pre-order. As expected, the initial batch sold out within minutes, causing shipping estimates to slip from one week to six weeks. Scalpers are already profiting highly, with some eBay listings tracking as high …
Read More »