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Back in August, 343 Industries confirmed that Halo Infinite would not include campaign co-op or Forge mode at launch, pushing them back to coincide with the game's ‘Season Two' content drop. With the early release of Halo Infinite Multiplayer this month, the game's first season of content has been extended, …

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Battlefield 2042 has been available in early access for a little while now, but DICE will be pushing out a big patch today in time for the game's official launch. This patch will aim to address the “critical issues” that have lingered since the game's open beta.  Battlefield 2042 officially …

Things are not going well at Activision Blizzard right now, as more information has come to light regarding the company's internal practices and calls for CEO, Bobby Kotick, to resign have grown louder. This week, we heard from PlayStation's Jim Ryan, who spoke up against what is happening at the …

Earlier this week, I shared my experience with the Halo Infinite Battle Pass so far, pointing out its painfully slow progression and the lack of per-match XP. 343 Industries was quick to address this, stating that an update will arrive later this week to begin to address the problems. As …

More benchmark results for the unreleased Intel Core i7-12700H have popped up this week. This time around, we have results from Cinebench R20 and R23 and looking at the scores, Intel's new laptop processor is looking very promising.  The Cinebench results were obtained by Notebookcheck, and the processor appears to …

Many memory manufacturers have started to produce DDR5 memory, but not without issues. Like in many other industries, the global chip shortage is affecting DDR5 memory production, explaining the lack of stock and the pricing of DDR5 modules. According to 12chip.com, the issue resides in a shortage of Power Management …

As the video games industry matures, more and more older titles are being left behind. While some publishers will remaster or re-release these older titles on newer consoles, hundreds of games are being left behind with no legal way to play them. Xbox head Phil Spencer has now commented on …

Activision has been under fire recently for facilitating a workplace culture of harassment, sexual misconduct and more. It was recently discovered that the publisher’s CEO Bobby Kotick was aware of all this, and yet did nothing. In response to Activision’s lack of action in the matter (and their backing of …

Razer is expanding its PS5 accessories line-up with two wireless headsets and a controller charging stand. The two headsets will be the Kiara and Kiara Pro, featuring the same black and white theme as the PS5. As for the charging stand, it's available in black, red and white, allowing users to …

When Sony first showed off the PlayStation 5 at the company’s ‘Future of Gaming’ showcase, one of the most interesting games announced was Capcom’s PRAGMAMA: “a brand-new sci-fi action adventure game” which “will present players with a profound story and setting, as cutting edge visuals take full advantage of next-generation …

Over the last month, there have been a ton of leaks coming out of WB Games, mostly pointing towards a Smash Bros-style crossover fighter using Warner Bros. IP. Today, WB officially announced Multiversus, confirming the leaks and revealing official screenshots, the launch character roster and more.  Multiversus is a platform …

Hunt: Showdown is a “thrilling, high-stakes PvPvE first-person shooter” from the team at Crytek. Running on their bespoke CryEngine, the game is graphically impressive – but also demanding. Those with an Xbox Series console or a PS5 can soon enjoy the game at 60fps however, thanks to an upcoming update. …

Nvidia has been working to expand GeForce Now's library every week all year long and this week is no exception. This week, eight more titles are joining the service but that's not the only announcement this week – for a limited time, GeForce Now users can also claim a free …

Prior to the launch of Rockstar's recent GTA remasters, Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two, filed lawsuits against a number of modders looking to reverse engineer classic games in the series like GTA 3 and Vice City. Rather than playing along with Take-Two's demands, modders are beginning to fight back.  As we …

Logitech, Streamlabs' parent company, is being accused of plagiarism for copying the layout of Lightstream to create the Xbox-exclusive Streamlabs Studios website. However, that's not all, as the “OBS” naming was used without the consent of OBS' founders, leading streamers and former employees of Streamlabs to ask Logitech to solve …

Black Friday doesn't officially start until next week, but there are a ton of early deals floating around this month. Overclockers UK has recently launched its early deals for the occasion, slashing prices across PCs, gaming laptops, components, cases, monitors and peripherals.  On the peripherals front, you'll find everything from …

This week, KitGuru's resident modder and reviewer - James Dawson - began work testing the Thermaltake Divider 200 Air TG case. Pretty quickly it became apparent there was an issue with the motherboard tray standoffs and James simply could not install a motherboard in the case. As a direct result of this work, Thermaltake has now issued a statement to KitGuru that the Divider 200 Air TG is going to be re-designed.

There have been many questions lingering around future Bethesda game exclusivity now that Microsoft owns the company. While a new IP like Starfield being exclusive to Microsoft platforms seemed like a given, many doubt that a huge series like The Elder Scrolls would ever become exclusive. If you are one …

In the days following Halo Infinite's multiplayer launch, there has been a growing number of complaints around slow Battle Pass progression. Fortunately, it looks like 343 has now taken the feedback on board and changes will be made this week.  Halo Community Manager, John Junyszek, revealed the immediate changes coming …

Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) Studio are known best for being the developers behind the popular Yakuza franchise. With so many games within this franchise under their belt, it seems the studio is looking for new inspiration, as the team is currently working on a new IP – though more Yakuza …

Microsoft has released many major first party titles in November, with both Forza Horizon 5 and Halo: Infinite (multiplayer) being made available for free to all those with an Xbox Game Pass subscription. What this has meant however is that the second half of November is appearing to be rather …

NFTs are currently one of the most controversial topics in gaming, with the blockchain technology being scrutinised by some, while adopted by others. Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, has now given his thoughts on NFT’s and claims that “some of the creative that I see today feels more exploitive …

After years of fighting against customer's right to repair, Apple is taking a step in the right direction. Today, Apple announced plans to start selling its own parts and tools for users to repair their devices at home.  To start off with, Apple will release repair parts for the iPhone …

Rumours of Nvidia releasing a new RTX 2060 SKU have been floating around for a while, but there is finally some hard evidence available. This week, listings for several Gigabyte RTX 2060 12GB graphics cards  were spotted on the EEC database.  The EEC listings were first spotted by Twitter user @momomo_us. …

Qualcomm is an SOC manufacturer known best for their work on mobile and portable devices. One of the company’s customers is Meta (formerly Facebook) who uses Qualcomm chips to power their Quest 2 VR headset. According to Qualcomm, the Quest 2 is estimated to have sold over 10 million units. …

Back in April, the UK began looking into Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of ARM, a company based in the UK but currently owned by Japanese firm, SoftBank. After a preliminary investigation, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concluded that the deal “could create problems“, and now, a larger …

Halo Infinite's free to play multiplayer has launched and while the core gameplay is good, there are some notable areas for improvement – particularly when it comes to the Battle Pass and progression. In its current state, the Battle Pass is far too grindy, leading to complaints around the game …

The Saints Row reboot was only just revealed a couple of months ago at Gamescom, complete with a February 2022 release date. However, the game has now been swiftly delayed, pushing it into the second half of next year. In an announcement today, Deep Silver and Volition revealed that Saints …

We have seen the ‘K’ suffix Core i9, Core i7, and Core i5 12th Gen processors from Intel, but that will not be the entire stack. In this one, Leo and Luke discuss the other possible upcoming 12th Gen processors and look at some of the parts that could be value champs taking the place of the Core i5-10400F and 11400F of yesteryear...