Ubisoft has gone ahead and released the fifth Assassin's Creed Unity patch, several months after the title's initial launch. Now those who still aren't done with the game can play with all of the chests unlocked, removing the need to play the companion app. The patch has already hit the …
Read More »Lenovo faces criticism over shipping PCs with Superfish installed
Lenovo has a bit of a situation on its hands after customers and the security conscious noticed that some Lenovo PCs were shipping with an install tool known as Superfish on-board, which can result in adware as well as put communications at risk. It turns out, that some customers aren't too …
Read More »New Guild Wars 2 profession ‘The Revenant’ detailed
The latest Guild Wars 2 profession has been revealed, it's called ‘The Revenant' and being one will involve wielding the spirits of the past. The new profession will be the ninth in the game and will feature in the upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion pack. The Revenant has just been …
Read More »Early details of Xbox One universal apps and retail dev kit plans revealed
More details surrounding the Xbox One's integration in to the Windows 10 ecosystem have come to light, showing that the upcoming universal applications will be able to run in the background, bringing a higher level of multi-tasking to the console. Additionally, Microsoft may finally be bringing the option to turn …
Read More »The Pebble Smartwatch can now run Android Wear apps
The Pebble is about to get a bit more exciting, it has a long battery life, its affordable and now its compatible with apps built for Google's own wearable operating system, Android Wear. Compatibility comes via the latest update to the Pebble App on the Google Play Store. Version 2.3 …
Read More »You can now save files directly to Dropbox in iOS
iOS users can now save photos and files directly to the cloud storage service, Dropbox, thanks to a new update. The feature was originally shown in the iOS 8 Beta last year but is now fully integrated, allowing third-party apps to work with Apple's own sharing system. Dropbox is one …
Read More »The Stomping Land dev has gone silent again, model designer leaves
The Stomping Land has been a prime example of crowd funding gone wrong. The game managed to raise over $100,000 on Kickstarter before coming to Steam Early Access and then once it hit Steam, the main developer behind the project went silent. The project leader, Alex Fundora eventually spoke out …
Read More »More rumors suggest that Touch ID could come to Macbooks
This week we have new rumors pointing towards the future of Touch ID and Apple's Macbook line. According to evidence from Apple Supply Chain sources, Touch ID functionality could be coming to this year's round of Macbooks, extending the technology beyond the iPhones and iPads. An unofficial Apple blog site based …
Read More »First UK eSports arena opens in London next month
eSports has become a big deal over in Asia and North America with thousands of people attending pro-gaming events throughout the year and now, the UK is joining the ranks with the first UK eSports arena opening up in London next month. In March, the Gfinity Arena will open up, …
Read More »The £85K charity bid for the very first 20th Anniversary PS4 fell through
A while back Sony held a charity auction for the very first 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 console. The auction appeared to be a success with the winner bidding £85,000, unfortunately, he failed to pay up but Sony still kept its own promise and matched the winning bid in a …
Read More »The New Nintendo 3DS sold 335,000 units in first week
Nintendo's new 3DS seems to be off to a good star, having sold around 335,000 units since its launch last week in Europe and North America. Two big contributing factors would be the launches of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. The information comes from …
Read More »Zenimax wants Fortress Fallout dev to change name
Zenimax, parent company of Bethesda, has gone ahead and sent a cease and desist letter to the developer of mobile game, Fortress Fallout, demanding that the game stop using the word ‘Fallout' in its name. Xreal, the studio behind the small mobile game will no longer be able to use …
Read More »Sony says The Last Guardian still in development
Update: Following yesterday's story that Sony has abandoned the trademark for The Last Guardian, Sony has commented, saying that the game is in-fact still in development and the abandoned trademark listing was just an administrative error at PlayStation America. Original story: Sony unveiled The Last Guardian a number of years …
Read More »Microsoft to notify Office 365 and Azure customers of government requests
Microsoft is now the first major cloud provider to make use of the ISO/IEC 27018 international standard for cloud privacy. From now on, Microsoft Azure and Office 365 customers will be notified when a government data request is received, allowing for more transparency. The standard was published by the International …
Read More »Samsung teasing big things for wireless charging this year
Samsung has had a special team focusing on developing wireless charging technology for around 15 years now and apparently this year is going to be huge for advancements in the field, according to the company. Over the last few years, Samsung has been showing its commitment to wireless charging tech …
Read More »Sony to launch smartglasses in March
A few weeks have passed since Google took Google Glass development back behind closed doors but the wearable's failure to truly take off hasn't deterred Sony from launching its own pair of smart glasses, which will arrive on the 10th of March. The SmartEyeGlass as its called will launch in …
Read More »Xbox One ultimate game sale is live
Microsoft has launched the ultimate game sale on Xbox Live, bringing discounts on many Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles, giving Xbox gamers the chance to save up to 85 per cent on some games. Those who have an Xbox Live Gold subscription will get an extra 10 per cent …
Read More »Microsoft to charge $600 for extended Windows Server 2003 support
Microsoft has opted to put a price on extended support for servers running Windows Server 2003, after the software reaches its end of life over the summer. According to reports, companies will be charged $600 per server for the first year of support following the end of life date, which …
Read More »Google to give developers more time to fix bugs before revealing
Google's Project Zero was announced last year as a new way to help improve online security by identifying vulnerabilities in software and services. Upon finding a vulnerability, it is reported directly to the company in charge of the software or service affected, the developers then have a certain amount of …
Read More »Bungie adds new ‘loremaster’ to Destiny writing team
Bungie has gone ahead and hired former Guild Wars 2 writer, John Ryan, to be the new ‘loremaster' for Destiny, it has been confirmed. The company aimed to strengthen its writing staff working on the game, following the departure of lead writer, Joseph Staten, just a year before release. The …
Read More »Some GTX 970 buyers getting partial refunds from Amazon
We've had a couple of KitGuru readers get in touch to let us know that Amazon US and Amazon UK both appear to be willing to follow in Newegg's footsteps and issue 20 per cent refunds to buyers of the GTX 970 graphics card following the recent VRAM fiasco. Two …
Read More »Qualcomm has made a Snapdragon 4K streaming stick
Qualcomm has announced its new entry in to the streaming market with its new Snapdragon-based Chromecast competitor, capable of streaming 4K. Unfortunately, Qualcomm's streaming stick won't be made available to consumers and is instead there as a reference design for third-parties to license out. Third-party manufacturers will be able to …
Read More »Sony has abandoned The Last Guardian trademark
Sony unveiled The Last Guardian a number of years ago, initially as a PlayStation 3 exclusive. However, despite the long and troubled development cycle, the company has refused to announce its cancellation and has remained certain that it will come out eventually. Unfortunately, that may longer be true as Sony …
Read More »Apple’s lightning connector opens door for Jailbreakers
Apple's lightning connector protocols have been cracked open and could be a big breakthrough for the iOS Jailbreaking community. The exploit allows access to Apple's serial kernel debugger, which was previously only available on past iOS devices. Apple Jailbreak site, iDownloadblog, has reported that past iOS hacks were developed for …
Read More »Toshiba starts making cameras for Project Ara
Toshiba has shown off two new camera modules that it is developing for Google's modular smartphone, currently named ‘Project Ara'. There are two versions at present, a 5 megapixel camera module and a 13 megapixel one. These cameras can be swapped in and out of the handset, allowing for easy …
Read More »Dying Light patch brings mod support
Earlier this month, Dying Light developer, Techland, promised to bring full mod support to the zombie survival title. Now the studio has made good on that promise, with a new patch restoring the ability to mod the game. Full mod tools are also on the way. Patch 1.4.0 unlocks the …
Read More »Samsung teases Galaxy S6 launch with new video
Samsung isn't even hiding it anymore, the next Galaxy flagship from the device maker will launch during a Samsung Unpacked event on the 1st of March, just before the Mobile World Congress is due to take place. The Samsung Mobile Twitter account begun teasing the next flagship with a #TheNextGalaxy …
Read More »Microsoft responds to Turkey investigating violence in Minecraft
Minecraft is likely one of the last games you would expect to come under fire for violent content but that is exactly what has happened over in Turkey. The country's Family and Policies Minister, Aysenur Islam, has launched an investigation in to the game under the impression that it promotes …
Read More »Parallels 10 brings Windows 10 to Mac
You can now throw the Windows 10 Technical Preview on your Mac with the latest version of Parallels. Parallels Desktop 10 now gives Windows 10 as an option for the virtual machine, alongside Ubuntu and the older Windows 7/Windows 8.1 ISOs. Parallels works by creating a virtual machine on your …
Read More »Deus Ex Universe to be shown at GDC next month
The Game Developers Conference is set to go ahead in March, which will be our first look at the future of games in 2015. At the event, Eidos Montreal will be showing off its new game, Deus Ex Universe, featuring AMD Tress FX 3.0 technology. The description for the Eidos …
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