We are just a few days away from Microsoft’s E3 press conference, which by all accounts will have a significant focus on Project Scorpio. Microsoft has been teasing its Scorpio reveal all week but it looks like fans are starting to pick up on the hidden messages, with one in …
Read More »Apple Music has racked up 27 million subscribers
It has been around two years since Apple first launched ‘Apple Music’, its own streaming service set to take on Spotify. Since then, the service has expanded into offering original video content in addition to music and it appears to be paying off nicely, with 27 million people now subscribed. This …
Read More »Valve has lost another one of its veteran writers
It looks like Valve has lost yet another writer as this week, Jay Pinkerton parted ways with the studio. Since the start of 2016, we have seen several writers leave Valve’s offices for various reasons, all of which previously worked on the Half-Life series. This time around, it is Pinkerton …
Read More »AMD Threadripper and Vega: Luke and Leo discuss
We think its going to be a really good year for AMD. Listen to Luke and Leo and let us know what you think.
Read More »G.Skill RAM used to set new world record for DDR4 speed, breaks 5.5GHz barrier
There has been a lot going on in the overclocking scene over the last week or so. While a lot of recent news has focussed on CPU-related overclocks, today we got word that a new world record had been set for DDR4 frequency, with a G.Skill kit breaking past the …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda’s latest patch improves character creation
While there is talk of Bioware placing the Mass Effect series on ice for a few years, Andromeda is still receiving patches to improve overall quality. This week, Mass Effect Andromeda patch 1.08 released, which focusses on improving the game’s character creation and making some additions/changes to certain dialogue options. …
Read More »Intel Core i7-7740K overclocked to 7.5GHz with Gigabyte X299, breaks several world records
Gigabyte has been keeping busy since the launch of X299, bringing together some veteran overclockers to put the Gigabyte X299-SOC Champion motherboard to the test. It seems the tests taking place at Gigabyte’s OC lab were successful too, as four new benchmarking records were set, using an Intel Core i7-7740K …
Read More »Reader Survey – Palit GTX1070 Winner Announced!
Back on 4th May, KitGuru kicked off a major piece of research and we would like to thank the many thousands of you who took the time to complete a detailed survey. You certainly told us what’s hot or not in your opinion! We have now been through the responses …
Read More »HP breathes new life into its OMEN gaming line-up
HP’s push into the gaming market continues as the company has begun rolling out a new line of OMEN systems, including desktops, notebooks and an upcoming portable VR system. Interestingly, the OMEN X VR Backpack meant to launch this month seems to have also had a rework and a slight delay …
Read More »Kaspersky Lab files new antitrust complaint against Microsoft over Windows Defender
It looks like Microsoft is going to have to fend off a new antitrust complaint in Europe. This time around, Kaspersky Lab is filing a complaint against Microsoft claiming that the company is using its dominant position in the OS market with Windows to push its own anti-virus software over …
Read More »Computex: ASRock goes all in on X299, smaller form factors and Bitcoin mining
ASRock had one of the busier booths at Computex this year, with a ton of new HEDT motherboards on show, on top of a focus on small form factor systems and even Bitcoin mining. Obviously with the launch of X299, there were a lot of motherboards on show at ASRock’s …
Read More »A successor to the PlayStation Vita sounds increasingly unlikely
With the launch of the Nintendo Switch, we are starting to see a resurgence of interest in handheld gaming. This has given hope to some of Sony’s dedicated Vita fans but unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like Sony is planning on getting back into the handheld arena any time soon. At …
Read More »Apple announces iMac Pro with 18-core Xeon CPU and Radeon Vega GPU
Back in April, we first heard that Apple may be planning a new iMac Pro, powered by an Intel Xeon processor, ECC memory and better discrete graphics. Last night at WWDC, that machine became a reality, with Apple making the iMac Pro official, powered by an 18-core Xeon processor and …
Read More »Apple updates its iMac lineup at WWDC
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference is officially under way and so far, there has been plenty of talk surrounding the Mac. We already knew that Apple was planning a Mac Pro redesign for 2018, which would be preceded by an iMac refresh this year. Now, the new series of iMacs …
Read More »Futuremark launches PCMark 10 benchmarking suite
Futuremark, the company behind the widely used PCMark, 3DMark and VRMark benchmarking tools has now released PCMark 10. This is an updated version of the benchmarking tool for Windows 10, featuring new and improved workloads all wrapped up in a faster, more user-friendly application. PCMark benchmarks measure overall system performance …
Read More »Bethesda Game Studios is working on an AAA ‘freemium’ game
Back in early 2016, Bethesda Game Studios head, Todd Howard let the word out that the publisher’s in-house studio teams were working on three “huge” unannounced projects. We have heard very little about what Bethesda’s internal team has been up to since then but it looks like at least one …
Read More »Palmer Luckey makes the jump from VR industry to surveillance technology
It hasn’t been long since Palmer Luckey officially left Oculus but it looks like he has been keeping himself busy since then. Rather than trying to jump back into the virtual reality industry though, Luckey has opted to form a brand new startup company, which will be working on surveillance …
Read More »Denuvo accused of using unlicensed protection software to secure its own anti-tamper tool
Over the last few months, Denuvo has been consistently making headlines for one reason or another. First Resident Evil VII was cracked in record time, then the software was accused of impacting the performance of recently released indie game ‘RIME’, which was also cracked in record time, causing the developer …
Read More »Valve will charge $100 for Steam Direct submissions
It has been several months since we first heard about Valve’s plans to phase out Steam Greenlight and replace it with a new service known as ‘Steam Direct’. One of the key changes with Steam Direct was originally going to be the price of submitting a game to Steam, which …
Read More »Computex: New GPUs and gaming gear from Sapphire
We are continuing to wrap up our Computex coverage today with a look at Sapphire’s booth. Here, we got to take a look at new Nitro branded graphics cards as well as some new gaming accessories from Sapphire, which will also fall under the Nitro brand. Going forward, Nitro is …
Read More »Computex: Noctua has new fan designs and redesigned coolers for AMD
Computex might be ending today but we still have a few pieces of coverage to get through. This time around, we are focussing on Noctua, who are bringing out some new fans with different colour options to better suit a wider range of PC builds. Beyond that, there is a …
Read More »OneLogin suffers security breach, warns customers of stolen data
As convenient as it can be to have a password manager to help keep track of unique passwords, that convenience is swiftly stripped away when the password database gets hacked. This week, OneLogin users will want to double check their accounts as the service has warned that it has suffered a …
Read More »Nintendo announces some big changes to its Switch online service subscription
It looks like the Nintendo Switch’s much debated online service subscription is going through some much needed changes. Initially, the service was set to launch later this year and would offer one NES game rental each month. Now, the Nintendo Switch’s online subscription will launch in 2018 and will come …
Read More »Computex: bequiet! reveals new power supplies, a limited edition chassis and two new CPU coolers
At Computex today, Leo had the chance to catch up with bequiet!, checking out some new power supplies, a new white edition of the Dark Base Pro 900, a new Shadow Rock air cooler and a new Silent Loop liquid cooler. In the power supply section, bequiet! had two new …
Read More »Shadow of War has been delayed but it will still come out this year
A few months back we received the surprise announcement for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, a follow-up to the highly praised Shadow of Mordor. At the time, the game was poised for an August release but since then, the developers behind the project have had to revise their plans a bit, …
Read More »Square Enix is willing to let Hitman rights go when it sells IO Interactive
It has been several weeks since Square Enix first made the surprise announcement that it would be dropping Hitman developer IO Interactive from its roster. This impromptu decision has meant that IO Interactive needs to secure new investors so that it can continue to develop, though it also threw the …
Read More »Computex: G.Skill demos new ultra-fast RAM for X299
At Computex today G.Skill began showing off its new super fast DDR4 modules, which are primarily geared towards use on Intel’s new X299 platform. G.Skill’s new memory kits range from a 3466MHz 32GB DDR4 SODIMM kit all the way up to a Trident Z 4800MHz kit. First up is the …
Read More »Computex: Corsair unveils new cases, peripherals, watercooling gear and more
Today at Computex, our team on the ground got to take a look around Corsair’s booth. They were showing off a plethora of new products, including two cases of epic proportions, a new keyboard, custom watercooling gear as well as a couple of AIO liquid coolers. Starting with the cases, …
Read More »Computex: EVGA showcases new motherboards, graphics card and laptops
Our team has been hard at work at Computex today, and we got to have a look at some of EVGA’s new X299 motherboards, a variety of aftermarket GTX 1080 Ti cards and even a new laptop line from the company. Starting with the motherboards, we got to have a …
Read More »Computex: MSI unleashes new range of X299 motherboards
Computex has been full of announcements this year, which is partially down to the fact that Intel has launched its new X299 platform and Core-X processors. We have seen new X299 motherboard ranges from Gigabyte and ASUS already and now, we get to take a look at what MSI has …
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