We have reached day 15 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar! Today, we are teaming up with ARCTIC to give one lucky reader an upgrade to their PC setup with new cooling gear and a Z2 dual-monitor arm!
Read More »Asus ROG named top gaming monitor brand for fourth year in a row
ASUS and its Republic of Gamers brand have made impressive strides in the display market since 2015, managing to take the title of “World Leader” in sales for the fourth consecutive year. The firm is currently running its own giveaway in celebration of the news, offering up a number of …
Read More »Darksiders III (PC) – Gameplay
Today BoMenzzz takes us through the new entry in the Darksiders franchise - Darksiders III
Read More »Discord announces plans to expand its store with the best revenue split yet
Discord has slowly but surely been expanding its storefront over the past couple of months, most recently introducing Early Access titles. Starting next year, the platform will be opening up its store for self-publication, ushering in a new leading revenue split that edges out competition. Although Discord beat Epic Games …
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog’s leaked live actions posters are polarising fans
Sonic the Hedgehog isn’t short of controversial redesigns, with fans chastising the aesthetic of Sega’s most popular mascot in the Sonic Boom line of series and games. On the cusp of entering the world of live action, a range of posters for the upcoming movie have surface leaving fans concerned …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 14: Win an Alphacool Eissturm Hurricane full CPU watercooling kit! (closed)
For day 14 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with Alphacool to kickstart your jump into custom watercooling with a full Eissturm Hurricane CPU kit. This comes with everything you need to get started, including a 240mm radiator, a pump, a resovoir, an XPX Eisblock for the CPU in addition to all of the tubing, fittings and coolant required.
Read More »Britain’s IWGB is the first union to officially represent the video game industry
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain is expanding its scope, becoming the world’s first union to represent the video game industry. Its newly announced branch, called Game Workers Unite, follows in the aftermath of multiple controversies that have seen claims of developer crunch, unaddressed harassment and forced redundancies without …
Read More »Supermicro investigation finds no evidence of Chinese spy chips in its hardware
Back in October, California-based hardware supplier Super Micro Computer was accused of distributing components compromised with Chinese microchips developed for spy purposes. Concluding its investigations earlier this week, Supermicro has deemed these reports “wrongful,” finding no malicious hardware within its supply. Bloomberg’s report alleges that as many as 30 US …
Read More »Riot’s COO has been suspended following misconduct investigations
Riot has been under a lot of scrutiny throughout 2018, following an exposé that highlighted discrimination in the workplace. Despite promising a “zero tolerance policy” against such behaviour, it wasn’t until dozens more victims came forward and a lawsuit reared its head that internal investigations began to produce results, now …
Read More »Blizzard downsizes Heroes of the Storm team and cancels future esports events
We've known for a few weeks now that Activision has started to take a bigger role in Blizzard's operations, with plans to cut costs and ship more games to boost profits. The first casualty appears to be Heroes of the Storm, which is having its development team downsized and future …
Read More »Deep Silver is set to launch Metro Exodus a week earlier
Metro fans haven’t had it easy lately, from reports of the movie adaptation failing to the upcoming video game sequel being delayed. Finally, in what seems like a turn of good fortune, publisher Deep Silver has revealed that Metro Exodus has now gone gold, bringing its release date forward by …
Read More »League of Legends will end support for Windows XP and Vista in 2019
Software support for Windows XP and Vista has been dwindling in recent years, with Microsoft dropping security updates in 2014 and 2017 respectively. Now, Riot has announced that League of Legends will no longer support the two aging operating systems come May 14, 2019. The decision follows Valve’s decision to …
Read More »Twitch is selling Curse Media to Wikia’s Fandom
The now Amazon-owned Twitch acquired Curse back in 2016, and with it a plethora of websites, multimedia channels and applications housed within. Two years later, it seems as though Twitch is ditching the brand, selling Curse Media to information host Fandom. Fandom is a Wiki hosting service that currently provides …
Read More »Niantic launches player v player battles in Pokémon Go, sadly accompanied with issues
Pokémon Go launched on mobile devices back in 2016, with developer Niantic shaking up the traditional formula in a relatively controversial way. Gone was the need to whittle a Pokémon’s health down before capture, the ability to trade your companions over and the battle-based levelling system. Niantic has since managed …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 13: Win an ASUS ROG Ryujin 360 AIO CPU cooler! (closed)
Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to everyone who entered, our winner today is Steven Cannon. If you missed out this time around, then keep an eye out. We have a new competition going live each day throughout December. Today's giveaway features a full CPU custom water cooling kit …
Read More »Leo Says 33: Leo Buys an iPAD PRO !?!?, AMD Rumors, TITAN RTX, Samsung QVO, Nvidia 20-series for laptop
Leo has a lot to say this week, and he bought an iPAD PRO, Gen 3. His first Apple product, ever !
Read More »Final Fantasy XV adds support for Nvidia DLSS on RTX GPUs
Over the last few months, we've had a rather big list of games set to support Nvidia's new RTX 20-series features, including DLSS and real-time ray-tracing. One of the flagship titles for DLSS has been Final Fantasy XV, support for the technology has been available in benchmark form for a …
Read More »KitGuru’s wishlist for Smash Bros. remaining DLC fighters
Nintendo has packed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to the brim, featuring every single fighter from the series' past and more. With the surprise reveal of Persona 5's Joker being the first DLC challenger to join the roster, all bets are off as to who the remaining four could be – …
Read More »Nintendo files lawsuit against alleged hacked system distributor
Nintendo might be taking a more relaxed approach when it comes to content creators, but that doesn’t mean the company shies away from legal action when it needs to protect its intellectual properties. The Japanese video game firm is cracking down on hacked consoles that allow for pirated versions of …
Read More »Cloud Imperium Games granted motion to dismiss in lawsuit with Crytek
Last year, Crytek launched a lawsuit against Cloud Imperium Games, claiming that the Star Citizen studio misused the CryEngine and breached a licensing agreement. This all came to light after Star Citizen switched from CryEngine to Amazon's Lumberyard engine. Now almost a year later, it looks like the legal situation …
Read More »Capcom confuses fans by introducing in-game advertisements in Street Fighter V
Before the release of Street Fighter V, Capcom divided its fans by announcing that microtransactions would appear in the series despite being a fully-priced game. Now, optional in-game advertisements have made their way to the title and fans are not pleased. Capcom’s new “Sponsored Content” has enveloped the game in …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S10 mega leak suggests phone sizes and pricing
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 range has received a series of leaks in the run-up to its reveal early next year, but it seems as though the South Korean firm has managed to keep a lid on some details. That is until inside sources have revealed the rest in a …
Read More »Epic Games announces plans to bolster cross-platform services in 2019
Before advocating a leading revenue split for developers on its newly launched store, Epic Games strongly voiced its support for cross-platform play within video games. This is evident with Fortnite: Battle Royale becoming the first game to bridge the gap across all console and PC platforms. Now, Epic is looking …
Read More »ZeniMax and Facebook’s Oculus VR lawsuit comes to an end
ZeniMax might have settled its legal conflict with Doom co-creator John Carmack in October, but its battle with Oculus has raged on since. Fortunately, the feud with the Facebook-owned company has finally come to an end as ZeniMax and Oculus settle out of court. Way back in 2014, ZeniMax opened …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 12: Win a Iiyama G-Master 1440p, 144Hz gaming monitor! (closed)
For day 12 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar we are teaming up with Iiyama to give away a fantastic monitor. The winner of this one will be recieving a Iiyama G-Master monitor with a 27-inch 1440p panel, 144Hz refresh rate and FreeSync support!
Read More »Bethesda’s official ultrawide support has left Fallout 76 players unhappy
Ultrawide users that engaged in Fallout 76’s beta were sorely disappointed at the lack of native support, with Bethesda promising to rectify the situation after release. The game’s latest patch finally made good on that promise, but it seems as though Bethesda has cut corners, leaving players unimpressed. Beta players …
Read More »Google CEO has “no plans” to relaunch the search engine in China but doesn’t dismiss the idea
Google found itself probed by members of the House Judiciary committee yesterday, as the US government attempted to understand reported efforts to re-enter the Chinese market. CEO Sundar Pichai told the panel that the company had “no plans” at this time to relaunch its search engine after its removal in …
Read More »Nintendo dismisses reports of an iterative Switch upgrade for the time being
Reports of a new Nintendo Switch have been rampant as of late, with research firms suggesting it to be one of the only ways the company will get back on track to meet its lofty sales targets. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé disagrees with this analysis, stating that the …
Read More »Corsair markets RGB RAM modules without any memory
It seems that almost every memory manufacturer has its own RGB offering these days, although prices set a pretty high barrier for entry if users want to spruce up their rig. Corsair has now come up with a temporary solution for those with extra DIMM slots spare, putting dummy RAM …
Read More »The PlayStation Classic has been cracked just one week after launch
Fans expressed disappointment when Sony revealed the 20 games included on its PlayStation Classic, from the absence of popular titles to the inclusion of more obscure ones. Just one week after its launch, hackers have managed to break the encryption built to prevent users loading whatever they wanted onto the …
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