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Ever since the launch of the Nintendo Switch, many owners have been disappointed at the fact that the hybrid console offers very little in the way of video streaming apps. While all other consoles (and even older Nintendo systems) offered applications such as Amazon Prime and Netflix, the Switch has …

Adata sent us a stack of new XPG parts to try out, including a brand new mid-tower case, fast memory, a PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD plus a huge pile of RGB goodies. The best way to show off these parts in all their glory is to build a high-end gaming …

Update (14/12/20): This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered, our winner this time is Thomas Bartlett! Keep an eye out for more giveaways from us soon and be sure to check out our daily advent calendar competitions. You can find today's advent calendar giveaway HERE.  It has been …

For Day 13 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with Razer to give you the chance to win a Quartz Viper mouse, BlackWidow V3 keyboard and Kraken Kitty BT headset and Gigantus V2 Medium mouse pad.

This week as part of The Game Awards festivities, Frontier Developments gave us a brand new look at the next expansion for Elite Dangerous. The Odyssey expansion is launching in early 2021, promising one of the biggest gameplay and exploration updates so far.  Elite Dangerous: Odyssey is still on track …

If you've been having issues with Cyberpunk 2077 since its launch a couple of days ago, then you may want to make sure you have the latest patch installed. Last night, CD Projekt Red began rolling out Hotfix patch 1.04, taking aim at some bugs, performance issues and crashes.  The …

For Day 12 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with Zalman to give you the chance to win a case, PSU and CPU cooler bundle - a great starting point for a new PC build. More specifically, the prize list includes the Zalman X3 Black chassis, ZM550-GVII PSU and the CNPS20X CPU cooler. 

Last night the 2020 Game Awards took place. While many who watched were likely there for the game announcements, an equal number of fans were excitedly waiting to see whether their favourite game won an award. Despite its controversies, The Last of Us Part II managed to not only win …

We put Cyberpunk 2077 to the test, benchmarking the latest GPUs from AMD and Nvidia

Last night Geoff Keighley took to the virtual stage to present the 2020 Game Awards. Alongside the awards ceremony itself, as is typical, a number of games were announced including the console release of last year’s critically acclaimed Disco Elysium. That’s not all however, as PC players will also enjoy …

We've known for a few years now that Adobe Flash is on its way out, with Adobe planning to end support for at the end of this year. As a send off, Flash got one last update this week, ending an era. The patch began rolling out on the 8th …

BioWare and EA first teased the next Dragon Age at The Game Awards 2018, which was immediately followed by reports that the game was still ‘years away'. Now for The Game Awards 2020, Dragon Age 4 returns with a new official teaser.  The trailer is short, coming in at just …

There were plenty of rumours surrounding what Microsoft would show at The Game Awards last night. Xbox PR head, Aaron Greenberg tempered expectations earlier in the week, telling fans not to expect anything too huge, but as it turns out, the Xbox team did have one huge reveal. Last night, …

BioWare confirmed that it was working on the next chapter of Mass Effect a while ago and while we have seen some concept art since then, most details are still under wraps. That started to change last night, with a new teaser trailer for the next Mass Effect game being …

Though once a rare occurrence saved only for Super Smash Bros. more and more franchises are now crossing over in video games. The latest crossover to be announced is between Xbox’s racing franchise Forza and the recently released Cyberpunk 2077. Fans of both games can now get their hands on …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of games to Epic account holders for free. As we near the end of the year, the storefront appears to be upping its offerings, gifting two Obsidian Entertainment RPGs entirely for free. Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny are both available to …

For Day 11 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with EKWB to give you the chance to win a custom liquid cooling kit! Our prize today is none other than the EK-Quantum Power Kit D-RGB 360. 

How does Sapphire's RX 6800 XT Nitro+ model stack up to the PowerColor Red Devil?

If you've ever jailbroken an iOS device, then chances are you've heard of Cydia. Cydia was the first unofficial app store, only installable on jailbroken devices. In an interesting twist, Cydia is suing Apple, alleging anticompetitive practices.  Apple has been getting an increasing amount of criticism for its App Store …

Respawn Entertainment is testing out new waters next week with the launch of Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond – the studio's first VR game. Unfortunately, it is looking to be one of the most demanding titles to date, with very high recommended system requirements and a massive download size.  …

 The US Federal Trade Commission is taking aim at Facebook this week, filing a lawsuit alleging that the company has engaged in systematic anti-competitive behaviour. The lawsuit comes following an cooperative investigation between attorney generals in 46 states.  The lawsuit alleges that Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp …

While Twitch streams are a great way to bring fans of a particular game or streamer together to experience the joy of video games all as one, the platform has unfortunately suffered in the past from issues involving toxicity. As such, the live streaming platform has now announced new policies …

Typically, we expect Samsung to launch its flagship smartphone in February or March of any given year. The company will apparently be going a bit earlier than usual in 2021, with reports claiming that the Galaxy S21 will arrive in January.  According to sources speaking with both Android Authority and …

Remedy’s Control released last year to a positive reception from both fans and critics alike. The game later went on to be nominated for Game of the Year at the 2019 game awards. Now, a little over a year after its launch, Control has officially sold over 2 million copies. …

Cyberpunk 2077 has officially launched and as we expected, it is indeed a massive success already. Following the launch last night, CD Projekt Red began sharing some statistics – including the fact that a massive 8 million people pre-ordered their copy.  So without counting today's day-one sales, Cyberpunk 2077 has …

When Spider-Man Miles Morales launched on the PS5, the open world title offered two different graphical modes: a 30fps mode with ray-tracing, and a 60fps one without. Now, in an update, Insomniac Games has added a third option, allowing players to experience the game at 60fps with ray-tracing on – though …

Over the past few years, The Game Awards has become a major focus for new video game announcements. It would appear 2020’s show is no different. According to Geoff Keighley, this year’s awards ceremony will feature between 12-15 new game announcements. In a Reddit AMA, The Game Awards’ creator Geoff …

For Day 10 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with be quiet! to give you the chance to win a brand new Silent Base 802 Windowed chassis, a Pure Loop 240mm AIO liquid cooler and a Straight Power 11 750W power supply!

We check out these compact gaming speakers from Edifier, priced at £110

It looks like the AMD reference design versions of the RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 are going to be short lived. These triple-fan reference cooler designs sold out very quickly after launch and apparently, they are already being discontinued.  Cowcotland first reported that AMD has discontinued …