Hot on the heels of Blockbuster UK re-entering administration, the US branch of the company has announced the ending of its long term love affair with physical retail, closing up 300 stores and ending the employment of over 2,800 people. The announcement was made by parent company Dish Network, suggesting that …
Read More »Sony debuts PS4 Greatness Exchange trailer
With just a week to go until the release of the PS4, Sony is really starting to ramp up the the promotion. Today it's showing off a trailer of sorts, for what it calls the Greatness Exchange, where by completing achievements and earning trophies on the PS4, you have a …
Read More »AMD release new R9 290 driver to fix ‘fan variability’
AMD have just released a new beta driver for the R9 290 series. They issued an email today which reads … “We’ve identified that there’s variability in fan speeds across AMD R9 290 series boards. This variability in fan speed translates into variability of the cooling capacity of the fan-sink. …
Read More »Mcdonalds wants 3D printers in-store
Do you remember being a kid and getting a little toy in your Happy Meal? Sometimes there would be something cool from a recent movie but usually they were quite bad, but what if you could create your own?. Mcdonalds is looking in to having 3D printers in store to …
Read More »Of course you don’t like Call of Duty, you’re a gamer
Ah, I love the smell of a good internet war in the morning. No, there hasn't been some well deserved internet vigilantism and no there isn't a middle-eastern coup being livestreamed via Twitter, nothing unimportant like that. No, a new Call of Duty has been released and everyone who's anyone …
Read More »Kinect 2.0 makes redeeming codes easy
If you were wondering how fast you could redeem a code using Kinect 2.0, then keep reading as Microsoft's Major Nelson released a Vine video showing off the Kinect feature. In the video, Major Nelson is holding up a QR code for Xbox Live Gold and asks Kinect to redeem …
Read More »MEGA finishes up beta, brings big updates
Encrypted cloud storage site, MEGA, founded by internet entrepreneur and extradition warrior Kim Dotcom, has announced the end of its long running beta, bringing with it, a host of new features and changes that should see the site evolve into its next iteration. Some of the new features announced on …
Read More »SilkRoad drug marketplace rises from the ashes
It's only taken about a month, but on top of original competitor sites scooping up big handfuls of old members, Silk Road has returned in its 2.0 form, bringing with it some simple changes, but largely sticking to the formula in the hope of bringing back old vendors and customers …
Read More »Project Cars leapfrogs current gen
SlightlyMad Studios, the developer behind the upcoming, stunning looking, racing title Project Cars, has announced that while it will be bringing the game to Xbox One, WiiU and PlayStation 4, it will not be making a version for current gen consoles. Steam OS is also getting a look in, alongside the …
Read More »Seagate release world’s thinnest 2.5 inch 2TB HDD
The Samsung HDD division was purchased by Seagate back in 2011 and they have developed the world's thinnest 2TB hard drive. The Samsung Spinpoint M9T ships in a 2.5 inch form factor and measures just 9.5mm thick. Ideal for power users who have a full sized slot in their laptop. …
Read More »GTA V Online apology cash-pack coming today
If you tried to login to GTA V's online mode near its launch on 1st October, than chances are you ran into one of the myriad of connection problems, as you and millions of other players tried to get on at once. While that's all patched up now, Rockstar is …
Read More »COD Ghosts claims $1 billion Day One retail sales
Call Of Duty may get slated by many die hard gamers, but it never seems to cause problems for the sales. Activision Blizzard Day One retail sales for the new GHOSTS title exceeded $1 billion, breaking records and surpassing Grand Theft Auto V which claimed $1 billion in three days …
Read More »Dedicated Xbox gamers getting free, full Killer Instinct
Are you a “dedicated” Xbox gamer? Have you beaten countless games and collected hordes of achievements leaving you with a gamer score that only the nerdiest of nerds can envy? Well you could be in for a surprise in your inbox. Go check it, we'll wait. If you're reading this …
Read More »Square Enix announces Project FLARE
Square Enix has just announced Project FLARE, a new way of delivering game content to users through the cloud by using super computers to create game worlds. Streaming services like Onlive work by having console data centres miles away that process your input and send the video feed back to …
Read More »Extra Life gaming charity event raises $3.8 million
Something we've made a point of doing over the past few months here at Kitguru, is countering the often negative media coverage of gamers with some inspiring stories of those that enjoy the hobby helping the world out. Well today I'm pleased to say that we have another big one: …
Read More »Win a Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD!
Today we have a great competition for one lucky reader globally – the chance to win a 240GB Kingston Solid State Drive with upgrade bundle kit and adapter! NOW UPGRADED TO THE AWESOME HYPERX 3K 240GB model! There is no doubt that buying a Solid State Drive for a new …
Read More »Xbox One Gold subscription gets you free Xbox Music
If you're a current Xbox Music user and have been mulling over whether to upgrade your 360 to a One this Christmas, it might be worth considering that you won't have to pay for that music subscription if you already have a gold account on the new console. Announced by …
Read More »Riot is shaking up LoL’s league system too
Riot Games has been talking a lot about the changes it's making to League of Legends' pre-season, but it isn't finished yet. Next up on the chopping block, are small LP gains in ranked matches and tier-dropping immunity. Explaining it in a recent Reddit post, “Riotsocrates,” (all we are, is …
Read More »Iwata: Xbox One and PS4 release will help Wii U
The Wii U has been out for over a year now and there's still people out there who don't know it exists or don't know that it is in fact, one of the next gen consoles.Knowing the difficult position the console is in, you might start to think that the …
Read More »Meet the CGI girl that busts pedophiles
Say hello to Sweetie, she's a ten year old girl from the Philippines but not your typical child. Sweetie is 100 per cent computer generated and her job is to attract paedophiles and help Terr des Hommes, a Dutch organisation, put a stop to webcam child sex tourism. Sweetie was especially …
Read More »Why is this Rambo game on home consoles?
Rambo these days, isn't quite the hot property it was a few years ago and it certainly isn't as relevant as it was back in the 80s – 30 years ago for those not feeling ready for maths yet this morning. Still, there's some blood left in that stone and …
Read More »World’s biggest iPhone speaker released – weighing 178kg!
Well it may be hard to believe, but a company have just released the World's biggest iPhone speaker – weighing in at an eye popping 178KG. We received an email this morning from zany creator Eric Calderon detailing the new design. The speaker is designed from 44 elements and two …
Read More »Want a white Xbox One? Better have deep pockets
If you wanted to own a white Xbox One just last week, you'd have found the only way you'd ever get a chance, would be to go back in time and start working for Microsoft's Xbox division sometime in the past few years, as they're all getting one in a …
Read More »Asus R9 290 release news: error update
In the early hours of the morning one of our news staff clumsily misinterpreted a press release from ASUS, claiming they were the first out of the door with a custom cooled R9 290. Sadly this is not the case, and in fact – like all the other R9 290's …
Read More »Winner of the LUXA2 Groovy Wireless Stereo Speaker
We had quite a lot of entries to win the LUXA2 Groovy Aluminum speaker system. Sadly there can only be one winner! The answer to the competition was 2: P1-PRO and the winner is Markku Uurainen. His Facebook page is here. Kitguru says: The prize will be winging its way …
Read More »Three more developers sign on to support Mantle API
Last month AMD lifted the curtain on the new Mantle API it developed, promising lower level hardware access similar to how developers create games for console hardware. The announcement got many people wondering just how much of a performance gain they could get from it and at the same time …
Read More »Xbox One will boot up faster than your TV
It seems that whenever the Xbox One makes headlines, it's not often good news, but today is different. We're taking a break from privacy concerns, low resolutions and delays to tell you that the Xbox One will boot up faster than your TV. While this is pretty minimal, slow boot …
Read More »Win a STEAM game of your choice this week!!
This week we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a STEAM game of your choice. All you have to do is join our funny Facebook comment thread and place a caption to a scene from the latest Batman game on the PC. It means …
Read More »Call of Duty getting double XP weekend
If you stayed up late last night for the launch of Call of Duty: Ghosts, or are itching to get home to open up your delivered, pre-order copy, don't worry about being several hours behind people in more Eastern parts of the world, as this coming weekend, Infinity Ward is …
Read More »Valve releases Steam Machine and controller prototype images
If you're one of the many hopefuls who signed up to beta test the Steam Machine prototypes from Valve then you might want to take a look at this, as Valve has released images of the Steam Machine and shown off how it has managed to cram such powerful hardware …
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