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In November, Tesla replaced Chairman Elon Musk with Robyn Denholm as per an agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Continuing to comply with the SEC’s requirements, Tesla has appointed two more board members at the end of last week; however their close relationship with Musk has raised …

SEGA’s blue mascot successfully made the transition from 2D to 3D in 1998, with the widely praised Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast. Sonic Team’s VP of Product Development Takashi Iizuka has now set his sights on the best-selling game, expressing his desire to have it remade. Sonic has enjoyed quite …

While the decision was eventually reversed, HMV garnered a lot of criticism during its first administration back in 2013 for refusing to accept gift cards as method of payment. It looks as though the retailer isn’t making the same mistake twice, as HMV falls into administration for a second time. …

After LawBreakers failed to impress and Boss Key Productions shut its doors, Cliff Bleszinski swore off video game development in a now-deleted tweet. In an unexpected turn of events, Bleszinski has since moved onto the production of Broadway musicals, revealing that he has invested in Hadestown. While November, 2018’s deleted …

The majority of 2018 was unfortunately quite disappointing for PC gaming enthusiasts. The crypto-mining market had sent graphics card prices into a frenzy and when Bitcoin eventually began crashing back down, prices did not adjust quickly enough. This left Nvidia in an awkward position later in the year, as the …

Back in June 2018, we learned that Valve would no longer be supporting Steam on Windows XP and Vista starting in January 2019. We have now reached that fateful day, as of now, Steam will no longer support Microsoft's legacy operating systems. Despite being long outdated, a surprising number of …

Since the release of Nier: Automata in early 2017, things have been quiet at Platinum Games. We know that the team had one project canceled (Scalebound) and started work on another  (Bayonetta 3), but it looks like there is more in the works, with 2019 being described as an “intense” …

Today is the LAST DAY to enter our New Years giveaway with Alphacool! Kick off 2019 right with new watercooling gear.

This month, Nvidia showcased one of the first proof-of-concept demos for the real-time creation of video game graphics. The new tech showcase focuses on a real-time driving simulation that covers a few city blocks, with AI generating in-game graphics based off of real-world footage.  The demo is purely focused on …

Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Our winner today is Plamen Yordanov with his caption: “Lara: “Oh, how cool! I wanna take a picture of this!” Jonah: “Wait, Lara! The RTX patch hasn't been released yet! It'll look better soon!” Fancy winning a STEAM game of your choice? To celebrate …

The Epic Games Store has quite a way to go before it can truly compete with already-established vendors such as Steam, but locking in Ashen, Hades, and The Walking Dead: The Final Season as launch exclusives is no small feat for the newcomer. Founder Tim Sweeney has since shared that …

Update: Inside sources at Reuters supposedly “familiar with the matter” suggest that Neumann has been “poached” by Netflix. An official announcement is yet to be made, however Neumann is supposedly pegged to replace current CFO David Wells after 14 years of service. This has since been confirmed. Original Story: Activision …

Biometric security is on the rise thanks to smartphones utilising fingerprint, retina and facial scanning technology, however vein authentication has regularly been considered superior thanks to its difficult-to-replicate methods.  Or so we thought. Researchers have now revealed that they managed to crack the system with a single image and cheaply-made …

The reputation of Dead Cells might have been marred by a high-profile plagiarised review, but that hasn’t stopped the indie game from being a commercial and critical success. Fans have already turned their eyes towards the future, however developer Motion Twin isn’t interested in a Dead Cells sequel. Dead Cells …

It's the final Leo Says of the year - and there is plenty to discuss, as always

Atlus is known for giving its Persona franchise the enhanced treatment, releasing Persona 3 FES and Persona 4 Golden with new content on top of the respective base games. It seems as though the developer is set to continue this effort with Persona 5 R, alongside potential as-of-yet unannounced spin-offs. …

Over the past month, there have been conflicting reports suggesting that Nintendo could fall short of its projected two-year sales target for the Nintendo Switch. Fortunately, the immense popularity of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has instilled confidence in Nintendo of Japan’s president, with Shuntaro Furukawa hoping that this is indicative …

Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Our winner today is Stephen McConville with his caption: “Leo's new year resolution, ‘resolve office differences swiftly”. We had a lot of good entries for this one, so we are running a second game giveaway today, which you can find HERE. Christmas might be …

Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered, the winner this time is Dave Aston with his caption: “Shaggy and Scooby decide on new methods to solve the mystery.” Christmas might be over but we are still in the holiday spirit. Today, we'll be running a caption …

After creating his own comedy rock band and starring in a string of movies, it’s only natural that Jack Black would want to create his very own YouTube channel, Jablinski Games. Dedicated to “games, food, and life” for the time being, Black and his son are aiming to become more …

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ significant growth alongside Fortnite: Battle Royale saw the streamer become the face of Twitch in 2018, something of which the platform is embracing within its New Year’s Eve stream. Twitch has since come under fire from other content creators for pushing adverts pertaining to its turn-of-the-year event, …

We are closing in on the end of 2018, which means we’ll be seeing plenty of ‘top 10’, GOTY and best seller lists over the next week or two. Valve has been revealing the top selling games on Steam each year for a few years now. This year, the ‘top …

UK entertainment retailer HMV hasn’t had the easiest ride, having collapsed into administration back in 2013 until its inevitable rescue by restructuring company Hilco. Although the firm has been faring better in recent years thanks to its expansion into various different markets including electronics, the unmaintainable nature of diminishing DVD …

Sony decided to follow in Nintendo's footsteps this year and attempt to capture holiday season sales with the release of a mini-classic console. The PlayStation Classic's launch hasn't been the smoothest, the 20 pre-installed games didn't really live up to what many had hoped for and the $100 price tag appears …

YouTube’s marketing team took to Twitter on December 25, using a popular e-card to celebrate the holidays with its 71.1 million followers. Sadly, the Christmas spirit was marred with criticism after the platform “forgot” to give credit to the creator of the video. The tweet found itself flooded with fans …

Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered, our winner today is Rob Sorfleet with his caption: “Spin and Kick”, oops sorry Fred, just practicing my dance moves for the Colosseum. We'll have another game giveaway going live later today so keep an eye out! Christmas might …

Bethesda recently unleashed a ban wave in Fallout 76, seeing players that utilise cheat programs and mods locked from their accounts. These players have all received an email notifying them of their ban, ending with criteria for an essay that allows them to begin the appeal process. The email allegedly …

For day 26 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Supermicro to give away a brand new Z390 motherboard- a perfect step in upgrading your rig for the year ahead.

Merry Christmas everyone! For today's competition, we are giving away an RTX 2070 graphics card!

For day 24 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with AMD to give away a Risen 7 2700X!