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Apple's App Store wouldn't have become such a huge success if it wasn't for the support of game developers, according to the company's Vice President of iPhone and iOS Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, speaking to developers while accepting the first ever Technical Impact Award from the Academy of Interactive Arts …

Techland, the developer of Dying Light, has announced today that it is working on “extensive” modding tools for the community. This will give Dying Light players a level of creative freedom and will likely extend the life of the game due to ongoing community support. The developer is inviting players …

This weekend 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 silly Facebook comment thread and place a funny/entertaining caption to this image from Dying Light. We announce the winner Monday morning …

An EA executive thinks that the games of today are too hard to learn, stating that the average gamer spends two consecutive hours just learning how to play the most basic games. Last night at the D.I.C.E summit in Las Vegas, EA Chief Creative Officer, Richard Hilleman, commented on game …

Having recently spent a good week putting the Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM bluetooth speaker through its paces, I half expected never to see one again – on to the next news and reviews. However UE had different plans and invited KitGuru and a number of other journalists to Milton Keynes last …

Facebook has once again updated its privacy policy but it may be taking things too far in an effort to show you targeted ads. The new policy allows Facebook to check up on what you are doing on other apps and websites that have nothing to do with the social …

The needs of modern cloud datacenters require developers of microprocessors to implement certain custom functionality into their products. As reported, Intel Corp. has incorporated multiple special-purpose technologies into its latest Xeon platform and offers optimized versions of CPUs to select customers. However, the company still does not offer chips that …

The Xbox One February update has started rolling out, including game hubs, a quick connect controller function along with updates to party chat and TV. Microsoft has listed the changes coming in an Xbox Wire post, starting off with the controller improvements. The Xbox One controller takes a while to …

If you fancy a change and want to ditch that oversized computer hogging space in your living room then UK system builder Chillblast may just have the solution you need. We spent some time chatting with Ben Miles, Sales Director for the company. If you want to learn more about …

Apple is finally ditching its iPhoto application along with Aperture, in order to replace them both with a new photos app for OS X Yosemite. The change over was initially promised last year but it has taken a while for Apple to get things moving. The developer version of the …

Canon has launched its new 5DS and 5DS R DSLR cameras, packing in 50 megapixels of resolution, making them the highest resolution full-frame DSLRs ever made. There isn't a big difference between the two models, they both use 50 megapixel full-frame sensors along with the body of the 5D Mark …

Arguably the most critical mainstay behind the inter-connectivity of modern technology devices is the Universal Serial Bus, or USB for short. The connection provides opportunity for an almost limitless level of connectivity that has redefined the way in which we use computing devices. So what does it take to make …

Allwinner, a Chinese maker of application processors for mobile devices and consumer electronics, recently introduced the world’s cheapest 64-bit application processor. The system-on-chip, which costs just $5, will power high-performance tablets and CE devices with 4K ultra-high-definition displays. The Allwinner A64 SoC integrates four ARM Cortex-A53 general-purpose cores, an unknown …

A representative of Advanced Micro Devices has confirmed that the development of its forthcoming product family based on a new breed of graphics processing units is on the finish line. While the novelties will not hit the market shortly, they will likely enter production in the coming weeks. “We are still …

Although the buzz in various forums and social networks about memory allocation issues of Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 970 is fairly loud, the amount of customers wishing to return their graphics cards to stores or manufacturers is fairly low. According to various sources polled by KitGuru, the actual return rate …

Its been a long time coming but RadioShack, which opened its doors in 1921, has now filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and it will be selling off more than half of its stores to cover debts. Standard General is set to purchase up to 2,400 stores, with the remaining 1,750 …

In its quarterly earnings report, Activision Blizzard has announced that Destiny has more than 16 million registered users and was the largest new video game franchise launch in history. It also goes on to talk about how successful Hearthstone has been and new as of yet “Unannounced Initiatives”. It seem as though 2015 could be a …

Toshiba Corp. and SK Hynix on Thursday signed a formal agreement under which the two companies will jointly develop a nanoimprint lithography (NIL) process technology. The two producers of chips and computer memory plan to start using NIL technology in 2017. The companies believe that the tech will allow them …

While our silicon chips are generally fast enough at the moment, as we have to pack more transistors into them the manufacturing process has to get smaller and smaller. With most chips made today being fabricated at nanometre lengths between 45nm and 14nm, this process of getting transistors to work correctly at smaller scales is …

Nintendo announced its new creators program recently, allowing YouTubers to partner up with the publisher for gameplay videos but the company seems to be having trouble getting through the amount of submissions it has received so far. Now that the partnership program has come out of beta and is open …

HTC's upcoming flagship device, the HTC One M9, is set to be shown off at the Mobile World Congress next month. However, we already have our first look at the device, in gold, showing a familiar design, aside from the new camera. The handset was formally known as Hima during …

A while back Google made the decision to end production on the current Google Glass model that we have come to know since its launch back in 2013. The company has since taken Glass development behind closed doors and will be redesigning the next model from scratch. Speaking to The …

The Final Fantasy XV demo has received a release date and a trailer. The demo will be called ‘The Episode of Duscae' and will come bundled with early copies of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, which is due to launch on the 20th of March this year in Europe and the …

Microsoft has launched the new versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for the Windows 10 technical preview, the company announced on its Office Blog. The new universal applications are designed to run on every device running the Windows 10 OS, from Windows Phones, to tablets, to PCs and laptops. …

A new Steam client beta update has rolled out, bringing with it a new feature to help keep better track of all the downloadable content you own for any specific game. Those using the beta version of the client will now see a DLC section in the Steam library. Now …

Apple is currently building a new music streaming service with features and technologies from Beats Music, according to new reports. The new service will operate on iOS, Apple TV and in a surprising twist, possibly Android as well. This news comes from 9to5Mac, which has a pretty good reputation when …

For anyone that's tried an Oculus Rift DK1, DK2 or better yet, a Crescent Bay prototype, one of the most common questions on their lips is: “when will the consumer version be released?” As if dangling a golden VR carrot in-front of our face, Oculus Story Studio's supervision technical director, …

Popular smartphone fitness tracking application, MyFitnessPal, has now been acquired by US based sports clothing company Under Armour for $475 (£311) million . This brings it into the fold of workout related apps like MapMyFitness and EndoMondo, creating a unified platform for keeping an eye on how you performed in …

British Telecom has announced that for a staggering £12.5 billion, it will be purchasing mobile provider Everything Everywhere (EE), creating one of the largest telecoms companies in the world. The deal will see existing shareholders Deutsche Telecom and Orange sell their current stakes in the business, but receive a small …

It seems Games Workshop has finally realised that it's sitting on a goldmine of an IP, as the last six months have seen more Warhammer games announced than the franchise has had released in its entire history. To continue that trend, another game based in the Warhammer: Fantasy universe  has …