Over the last couple of years, several new players have entered the music streaming service arena, each one trying to take on Spotify. While Apple Music and Tidal are still trucking along, Microsoft has decided to throw in the towel, as the company has announced that Groove Music will close …
Read More »Andrew House is stepping down as the head of PlayStation
Following a 27-year long career at Sony working on the PlayStation platform, Andrew House is stepping down as the head of Sony Interactive Entertainment. Since 2011, House has been the head of PlayStation and of course led the charge on the PS4, which has gone on to become the console …
Read More »AMD begins rolling out NVMe RAID support for Threadripper and X399
Update (02/10/17): Just as promised last week, AMD has officially begun rolling out NVMe RAID support for the X399 platform and Threadripper CPUs. If you already have a SATA RAID configuration set up, you will need to back up your data and break it down before proceeding. However, from there …
Read More »Fallout 4 VR is bundled free with the HTC VIVE for a limited time
Back in August, HTC sweetened the deal for potential VIVE buyers by cutting the price down to $599. Now, HTC is looking to tempt you further by throwing in a free copy of Fallout 4 VR while stocks last. Fallout 4 VR is Bethesda’s first game for virtual reality, bringing …
Read More »Hawken is shutting down on PC
Long before Titanfall hit the scene, Hawken was the go-to mech shooter on PC. The game originally launched back in 2012 in beta form before rolling out as a free to play game on Valve’s Steam service in 2014. Since then, the game has transitioned to consoles and the PC …
Read More »Nioh is no longer a PS4 exclusive, launches on Steam next month
Team NINJA had a hit on its hands earlier this year with the launch of Nioh. While the game has been shackled to the PlayStation 4 platform since its launch in February, that will be changing relatively soon, as it has just been announced that the Samurai-focussed action game is …
Read More »Asus unveils ROG, Prime and TUF Z370 motherboards for Coffee Lake
With Coffee Lake now on the way, it is time for motherboard makers to begin showing off their new Z370 offerings. This week, ASUS has begun showing off its new lineup for Intel’s 8th generation CPUs, including ROG, Prime and TUF gaming motherboards all on the way. With Coffee Lake, …
Read More »Win one of four ARCTIC Freezer 33 eSports Edition CPU coolers!
If you have been following KitGuru for a while, then you have probably noticed that we like to give back to our readers whenever we can. That is why this week, we are teaming up with ARCTIC to give away FOUR brand new Freezer 33 eSports edition CPU coolers- you …
Read More »Gigabyte to launch a custom RX Vega64 after all
Gigabyte will be launching a custom-cooled RX Vega64 after all. Images of the dual-fan design appear online.
Read More »Sony is launching an upgraded version of its PlayStation VR headset
Sony has announced that it is going to be releasing a new revision of its PlayStation VR headset. The new version includes some overall design tweaks and an improved processor unit, paving the way for HDR support. Sony confirmed the new version of PlayStation VR over on its blog. Here …
Read More »Grado PS2000e Headphones giveaway winner announced!
We capped off our recent string of high-end audio giveaways last week with the Grado PS2000e. We put these £2,700 headphones up for grabs to readers worldwide. Thousands of you entered and now that we've had a chance to go through the entries, today we will be announcing the winner! …
Read More »Study finds that 4.2% of Macs were running vulnerable firmware, issue fixed in High Sierra
Just a few days ago, a password stealing vulnerability was discovered in macOS just as the latest version began rolling out. Apple is already addressing this but it seems that a new security issue has also come to light, after a study found that 4.2 percent of Macs were running …
Read More »Blizzard is ‘hard at work on the future’ of Diablo but don’t expect announcements at BlizzCon
Last year, Diablo fans had a lot to get excited about at BlizzCon. Not only was the original Diablo rebuilt inside Diablo 3, but the game got a new class announced for its roster. This year unfortunately, things are going to be much quieter when it comes to Diablo content. …
Read More »Nintendo doesn’t want YouTubers streaming its games
Nintendo's relationship with YouTube has always been rather complicated. In the past, the company would issue blanket DMCA claims on channels posting video footage of its games, then later, the Nintendo Creators Program was introduced, which was something of a compromise for YouTubers and Nintendo. Unfortunately, it looks like Nintendo …
Read More »Bioware’s Anthem will get a public beta but it is still some ways off
While most games under the EA umbrella do get a beta these days, Mass Effect: Andromeda did not. This has led to questions surrounding Bioware's next game, Anthem, and whether or not it will receive a beta. The good news is, it definitely will, though it won't take place for …
Read More »Elon Musk wants his next SpaceX rocket to take you anywhere on earth in under an hour
Shortly after revealing the official SpaceX spacesuits, Elon Musk has unveiled more of his ambitious plans for the company. Not only had SpaceX revealed new plans to travel to the Moon and Mars, but Musk also wants to use his rockets for long distance travel on earth, taking passengers anywhere …
Read More »FCC calls on Apple to activate iPhone FM chips, forgetting they don’t exist
This week, FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, called on Apple to switch on FM radio chips inside of iPhone's as a matter of public safety in the midst of recent hurricanes and floods. The commissioner named Apple as the only mobile maker to resist and it turns out, the company had …
Read More »Nvidia’s GTX 1070Ti will reportedly launch on the 26th of October
Over the last few weeks, we have begun seeing some mysterious rumours detailing a new graphics card from Nvidia- the GTX 1070Ti. Now, we seem to have a release date too...
Read More »Backup Power Generators a Matter of Life or Death in Healthcare Industry
In most cases, losing power is annoying, but life moves on. However, in the case of a hospital or medical facility that needs power in order to provide care for patients in critical condition, losing power can mean a deadly situation. Thankfully, innovation in this space is providing more options. …
Read More »Valve won’t be hosting Steam Dev Days this year, despite teasing in 2016
At Steam Dev Days 2016, Valve mainly focused on hardware, gathering developers and walking them through new tools for virtual reality. This is also where we got our first peek at Valve's upcoming ‘Knuckles' controllers for the HTC VIVE. At the time, one Valve developer teased that software announcements would …
Read More »AMD’s latest Crimson ReLive driver preps for Total War: Warhammer II and Forza 7
We have two big game releases occurring over the next five days, kicking off with Total War: Warhammer II and ending with Forza Motorsport 7. Fortunately for AMD graphics card owners, the Radeon team is on the ball with an optimised driver for both titles, which begins rolling out today. …
Read More »Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode had one million players at launch
Fortnite found itself involuntarily in the middle of some controversy last week after the studio behind PUBG blasted the game's Battle Royale mode as a rip-off. Still, this doesn't appear to have deterred players at all, as Fortnite's Battle Royale game mode managed to garner over one million players the …
Read More »Despite Nintendo Switch success, Sony has no interest in returning to handhelds
Nintendo has arguably reinvigorated the handheld gaming market this year with the launch of the Nintendo Switch. The two-in-one console is already getting a ton of third-party support from big publishers but it seems that Nintendo will be free to go uncontested, as Sony is still uninterested in pushing back …
Read More »Toshiba signs $18 billion deal to sell off its memory business
After months of back and forth, Toshiba has reportedly signed an $18 billion deal to sell off its chip business. In the end, Toshiba did not end up selling its stake to Western Digital, opting for a consortium led by Bain Capital LP instead. Interestingly, this consortium does include SK …
Read More »Bethesda is bringing a Survival Mode to Skyrim via the Creation Club
Bethesda's Creation Club may have had an unceremonious launch on Fallout 4 but it seems the publisher wants to make its launch on Skyrim at least a little more exciting. One of the first mods hitting Skyrim's new mod program will be a survival mode, adding hunger, fatigue and weather-oriented …
Read More »Volition reportedly hit with layoffs following poor sales of Agents of Mayhem
Volition found great success with the Saints Row series over the years, unfortunately the studio's most recent IP, Agents of Mayhem, couldn't quite live up to that legacy. Today it was revealed that Volition has suffered from layoffs, following poor sales of Agents of Mayhem. According to a report from …
Read More »Gigabyte may not release a custom RX Vega 64 at all
Update: It seems that Gigabyte ended up receiving a new batch of RX Vega64 chips just in the knick of time, as updated reports have shown Gigabyte's first custom-cooled Vega GPU in the flesh. You can find the update, HERE. Original Story: Over the last couple of weeks we have …
Read More »Persona 5 publisher tries and fails to get a PS3 emulator taken off of Patreon
As great as Persona 5 is, the game is held back slightly by being limited to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles. Many fans managed to work around this by using the RPCS3 PS3 emulator, but it seems this caught the unwanted attention of Atlus, who attempted to file …
Read More »Leaked roadmap details future AMD CPUs including ‘Pinnacle Ridge’ and ‘Matisse’
Following the launch of Ryzen this year, AMD has briefly discussed its future CPU plans. We have already heard that the company intends to release another round of Zen processors based on 14nm+, followed by Zen 2 and Zen 3 based on 7nm later down the line. However, we may …
Read More »Valve is cracking down on ‘fake games’, removes almost 200 titles from Steam
This year, Valve has been on a mission to be more transparent and turn Steam into a better place for gamers. Part of that involves cracking down on low-effort and poor quality titles being dumped on Steam. Yesterday, Valve began doing just that, taking close to 200 games off of …
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