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Samsung has reportedly confirmed an April 5 launch for the Galaxy S10 5G
While the flexible Galaxy Fold seems to be attracting a lot of attention, creases and all, let’s not forget that Samsung has a 5G variant of its flagship Galaxy S10 on the way. Unsurprisingly, Samsung’s home country of South Korea will be the first country to receive the new model …
Read More »Blizzard outlines changes for Heroes of the Storm, including the removal of paid loot boxes
Blizzard downsized its Heroes of the Storm team at the end of last year, putting an end to the game’s stint as an esport. Shifting its focus, the developer is now overhauling the MOBA to expand on hero roles and do away with those pesky, controversial loot boxes. Loot boxes, …
Read More »Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds skips Steam as the Epic Games Store grabs more exclusives
Last week, we learned that X-COM creator Julian Gollop’s Phoenix Point was set to launch on the Epic Games Store for its first year despite promising keys for Steam during its crowdfunding campaign. The platform has netted itself another round of exclusives as Control, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey and The …
Read More »8Pack OrionX2 – £33,000, the world’s most powerful PC!
The specification of 8Pack OrionX2 has evolved from the previous OrionX (base spec £25k, typical spec £30k) with the main system migrating from Intel X99 and ten CPU cores to Intel X299 with 18 cores and 36 threads. The secondary system moving from quad core Kaby Lake to 8 cores of i9-9900K.
Read More »Phantom Gaming Alliance showcase build – No Tweezers Required
Leo takes a look at ASRock's Phantom Gaming Alliance by building a showcase PC
Read More »Razer Nari Ultimate THX Wireless Chroma Headset Review
It costs £200, but it VIBRATES - is this the new feature you need when gaming?
Read More »Anthem is one of BioWare’s biggest launches to date
With Mass Effect, Dragon Age and the highly praised Knights of the Old Republic under BioWare’s belt, it’s safe to say that Anthem had some big shoes to fill. Despite being marred with performance issues across a range of platforms, it seems as though the shared world shooter has exceeded …
Read More »Stadia is Google’s ambitious cloud gaming platform
Today at GDC, Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, took to the stage to announce the company’s new gaming service, known as Stadia. Built on the technology tested last year as part of ‘Project Stream’, Stadia is Google’s cloud gaming platform, aiming to tie together playing games and watching games.
Read More »Atari VCS suffers another delay as it upgrades to AMD’s Ryzen CPU
Despite its delayed crowdfunding campaign and a pinch of controversy, the Atari VCS seems to be rather popular having raised over $3 million last year. Unfortunately, backers are going to have to wait a little while longer as Atari postpones its release date once more, this time to give the …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S10 users are experiencing a battery draining bug
After Samsung’s annual flagship launch in February, owners finally managed to get their hands on the Galaxy S10 range earlier this month. Unfortunately, all three flagship devices are marred with a bug that causes the phone to accidentally wake, draining the battery much quicker than usual. ‘Tap to wake’ is …
Read More »Nvidia’s GeForce Now Alliance prepares the company for a global cloud platform
While many more companies are currently working on their cloud services, Nvidia’s GeForce Now has been around for quite some time. Unveiling its “GeForce Now Alliance” banner, Nvidia has revealed its first two partners which will help bring the subscription-based service to two “major gaming markets” in the East. After …
Read More »Spotify teams up with Google to give UK users a free Home Mini
Spotify has once again partnered with Google to give away a free Google Home Mini speaker to its Family Plan subscribers in the UK. The promotion is set to run until May 14th, but we expect stocks to possibly run out first given that users are netting the £49 device …
Read More »Cooler Master MasterBox NR400 Review – £60 mATX
It's a new £60 mATX chassis from Cooler Master - how does it stack up against the competition?
Read More »Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 ARGB Sync Review
It's a tricked out 360mm AIO with impressive ARGB lighting, but is it worth the £158.99 asking price?
Read More »Apple quietly launches new iPad Air and iPad Mini
Earlier this morning, Apple mysteriously took its store offline, something that traditionally only happens when it is being updated with new product launches. Sure enough, today Apple stealthily launched two new iPads ahead of its big event next week. There is still no news on AirPods 2 or the AirPower …
Read More »Halo Master Chief Collection PC beta sign-ups now open
Last week, Microsoft announced that the Master Chief Collection would finally be coming to PC and more importantly, 343 Industries wants to make sure it gets the PC version right. With that in mind, the team has opened up sign-ups for Halo Insider, giving PC players a chance to sign up for beta access.
Read More »ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero (Wi-Fi) Z390 Motherboard Review
Positioned towards the upper end of the Z390 market, ASUS is targeting deep-pocketed enthusiast gamers with its most affordable ATX ROG Maximus offering. Sporting features you'd expect from a premium Z390 offering, including dual heatsink-cooled M.2 slots and an eye-catching design, ASUS takes the standard ROG Maximus XI Hero and …
Read More »Microsoft’s Wireless Display app allows users to stream PC games to Xbox One consoles
Over the past few years, we’ve seen Microsoft improve its efforts across the PC platform. This has included its Xbox Play Anywhere scheme, allowing select digital titles to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC with a single purchase, to bringing its Xbox Game Pass to PC. There …
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix RTX SCAR II GL704GW Review (i7-8750H & RTX 2070)
A stunning 144Hz IPS display matched to an RTX 2070 and Core i7.
Read More »Phoenix Point will be an Epic Store exclusive, despite promising backers a Steam key
X-COM creator Julian Gollop has received overwhelming criticism for his decision to make his next title, Phoenix Point, an Epic Games Store exclusive, despite promising crowdfunding backers a Steam key. Gollop has since attempted to clear the air via a Reddit AMA, but that hasn’t stopped some from considering legal …
Read More »Devil May Cry 5 – PC Gameplay with Storm!
Storm plays through the new Devil May Cry 5 - is it worth picking up?
Read More »576TB SSD storage systems under 45mm high at Cloud Expo
Several halls at London's Excel were crammed this week for Cloud Expo Europe 2019, which ran alongside Data Centre World, Blockchain Tech World, Smart IoT and DevOps Live. KitGuru hustled and bustled with the huge crowd to get a better look at the hardware that's underpinning the move back from …
Read More »Netgear debuts its Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR300 Wi-Fi Router
The Nighthawk Pro Gaming series of routers have frequently impressed the KitGuru labs with their extensive range of features, gaming focus and clean DumaOS interface. Netgear is now adding another one to the line-up, unveiling its Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR300 Wi-Fi Router during the SXSW Gaming Expo. The Nighthawk Pro …
Read More »16 people have been arrested for breaching India’s ban on PUBG Mobile
It’s not uncommon for governments around the world to express their concern over video games affecting children, with Indian officials particularly concerned over the violence and addictive nature of PUBG Mobile. This has caused some cities to ban the game, resulting in multiple arrests across the country for those that …
Read More »343 Industries has two additional studios helping on MCC for PC
Halo is set to make a grand return to PC this year, with The Master Chief Collection launching on both Steam and Windows 10. Given Halo's deep roots in consoles, fixing everything up for a proper PC experience takes quite a bit of work, so 343 Industries has some extra …
Read More »Apple and Spotify set to butt heads over EU antitrust complaint
Earlier this week, Spotify filed a new complaint with the European Union's antitrust regulators. The complaint was levied at Apple, calling out the company's App Store tax, limitations placed on iOS developers, app update approval process and more. Apple has since responded, stating that Spotify “wants all the benefits of …
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Read More »Battlefield V’s Battle Royale mode is arriving this month
In September last year, DICE and EA announced that Battlefield V would indeed have its own battle royale mode. Unfortunately a month later, they also announced that it wouldn't be coming until 2019. Now, several months later, it looks like Firestorm is officially ready and will be out before the …
Read More »Microsoft brings Xbox Live to iOS and Android
Last month, details of the next Xbox Live SDK leaked out, revealing new features for iOS, Android and Switch integration. Now, Microsoft has made two out of those three official, with Xbox Live coming to iOS and Android devices. As part of Microsoft's push for cross-platform gaming and the build-up …
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