The UK’s Gambling Commission has had its work cut out lately, conducting numerous studies on video game loot boxes and their connection to gambling, as well as third party gambling sites flipping in-game items for real currency. The latter has become the subject of its latest annual report, with the …
Read More »Nintendo Switch passes 10 million sales, matches Sony’s PS4 trajectory
It’s fair to say that the Nintendo Switch stumbled a little at launch, as the company continued its tradition of under-stocking suppliers and making customers wait. It doesn’t seem to have slowed the hybrid console on bit, though, as the Switch has now reached 10 million units. The Nintendo Switch …
Read More »Brazilian TV network cracking down on Kodi ‘tutorial’ videos, one YouTuber already convicted
The war on piracy is never-ending, with a constant back and forth as to how harmful the theft of digital material can be on creators of the content in question. It seems that the Brazilian TV industry feels pretty strongly on the matter, causing a local YouTuber to be convicted …
Read More »Apple’s Xeon and Vega powered iMac Pro launches this week
Back in June, Apple announced the iMac Pro, the company's first ‘pro' grade all-in-one system. Under the hood, you'll find an Intel Xeon processor, ECC memory and a discrete graphics chip. We've been expecting a December launch since the initial announcement, though Apple has been quiet on that front in …
Read More »New Zealand doesn’t see loot boxes as gambling
The loot box debacle deepened last week as a US lawmaker geared up for some much needed changes surrounding the system. It seems the same can’t be said for New Zealand, however, as the country’s government has determined that loot boxes aren’t classed as gambling. Gamasutra broke the news via …
Read More »Ubisoft is pushing back three games to focus on ‘higher quality experiences’
It looks like the success of Assassin's Creed: Origins has pushed Ubisoft into making some much needed changes. The publisher took a gamble by moving on from the series' annual release schedule and it paid off, which has pushed Ubi into taking a bit more time with a few other …
Read More »Battlefield devs tipped to be making Bad Company 3
The setting of (mostly) historical wars is back in first person shooters due to popular demand, as we see big franchises commit to a huge U-turn on the modern settings. It seems like DICE might also be planning a big return as Battlefield Bad Company 3 is rumoured for development. …
Read More »Atari is shaping its Ataribox via crowdfunding from December 14th
Atari surprised everyone when it announced it was going to release its first gaming hardware in 20 years, and surprised everyone even more with its price set to rival that of current consoles. Now, the Ataribox is set to go on sale as an Indiegogo exclusive on December 14th. Back …
Read More »Apple confirms that it has acquired Shazam
Following on from yesterday's report, Apple has confirmed that it is acquiring Shazam. The deal is still pending approval but it is all expected to go through without a hitch. Upon acquiring Shazam, Apple will begin working on using it to boost its features in Apple Music. In a statement, …
Read More »Bungie apologizes for Destiny 2 content paywalls, fixes coming this week
Last week when Destiny 2's ‘Curse of Osiris' expansion dropped, players found that some parts of the game were now locked behind the expansion paywall. End-game content like Trials of the Nine, Nightfall Strikes and Prestige raids now require the expansion to play. Since this is how things operated in …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 1: Win and Review a bunch of Corsair goodies!
It's getting close to Christmas, so we are getting in the holiday spirit! This year, we are rolling out the KitGuru Advent Calendar, with a series of giveaways every day throughout December. Today, we are kicking things off with our friends at CORSAIR, giving readers the chance to win a load of peripherals!
Read More »PUBG unknowingly adds female crotch details, promising to change it shortly
It's been a big weekend for PUBG after announcing its release date for PC at The Game Awards and proceeding to win the award for Best Multiplayer Game, beating out Destiny 2, Call of Duty: WWII and others. What it also seemed to do was introduce crotch definition where there …
Read More »Nvidia’s Titan V benchmarks show big performance increase
Last week, Nvidia surprised us with the launch of its first Volta graphics card, the Titan V coming in at an eye watering price of $3000. It seems that the Titan V might just be living up to its price, as Unigine Superposition benchmarks show impressive results. Nvidia's Titan V …
Read More »Hundreds of HP laptops have been affected by a hidden keylogger
Back in May, HP was struck with the surprising revelation that some models of its laptops had been shipping with a keylogger preinstalled on the systems. It seems that history is repeating itself, as a security researcher has discovered a second keylogger that could have affected more than 460 models …
Read More »NAND flash supply expected to improve in Q1 2018
Last year, we first began hearing about DRAM and NAND supply shortages set to take place over the course of this year. Over the last few months, things haven't really improved, with inflated pricing still affecting consumers in many countries. However, it looks like the end might be in sight, …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S9 rumoured to have single lens camera and rear facing fingerprint sensor
Samsung has made quite the push on its smartphone technology, planning to up the quality of its batteries and storage for all future devices. But with two steps forward, it's one step back, as it seems the manufacturer is opting for a single-lens camera and retaining its rear fingerprint sensor. …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege tops 100,000 concurrent Steam players
While it might not hit the insane numbers that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has, Rainbow Six Siege's 25 million+ total players is a far cry from the games initial branding as a failure. Since its Operation White Noise update, it seems Ubisoft continues to top records as Siege has surpassed 100,000 concurrent …
Read More »A former Crytek employee is reportedly suing over lack of pay
This time last year, it looked like Crytek was on the verge of bankruptcy with developers claiming to have not been paid for months and promising talent leaving on a regular basis. Now just 12 months later, the studio is still facing issues, with one former employee suing Crytek over …
Read More »Win one of three be quiet! Dark Base 700 PC cases with KitGuru
In need of a new PC case to house your build? Then you're in luck, as we have teamed up with be quiet! to give away three excellent Dark Base 700 cases, complete with exterior RGB lighting, modular internals and much more!
Read More »Apple might be acquiring Shazam for $400 million
It looks like Apple is set to make another major acquisition before the end of the year to bolster its services. According to sources, Apple is planning to buy music discovery app ‘Shazam' in a deal worth around $400 million. Shazam is an app that lets people identify songs, TV …
Read More »Overkill releases new trailer for ‘The Walking Dead’, gameplay and story details teased
Overkill's ‘The Walking Dead' game was announced all the way back in 2014, with just a few small nuggets of information coming out since then. While the game was originally supposed to come out in 2016, it looks like Overkill has settled on an ‘Autumn 2018' release window now, with …
Read More »Netflix adds Daredevil writer and producer to The Witcher series
Back in May, we learned that Geralt of Rivia would be returning to our screens sooner than expected, as Netflix had picked up the rights to make a TV series based on The Witcher novels. It has been a while since we've had an update on the show's progress, but …
Read More »It looks like the latest Metro Exodus trailer is hiding the game’s release date
On Friday, the folks at 4A Games treated us to a brand new trailer for Metro Exodus, adding that the game is due out in ‘Autumn 2018'. However, it turns out that this trailer may have been hiding a more specific release date all along, pointing to the game launching …
Read More »Valve launches its new Steam Curator Connect platform on the down-low
Back in October, Valve revealed its plans to let developers send their games directly to Steam Curators. Dubbed Steam's Curator Connect, the process has been in beta for the past few weeks before Valve surprisingly released the platform today. As the backend is only available for Steam developers to view, …
Read More »Bungie has an interesting fix for Destiny 2’s Prometheus Lens before nerf next week
Earlier this week, Destiny 2’s The Curse of Osiris DLC landed and with it came the most overpowered weapon the series has ever had. It seems Bungie has a temporary ‘fix’, if you could call it that, by selling the Prometheus Lens to everyone. The Prometheus Lens came in crashing …
Read More »Breath of the Wild’s second DLC, The Champions’ Ballad, has landed
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s second DLC has been pegged for a December release since July, however Nintendo has kept hush about exactly when players can get their hands on it. That was until it appeared during last night’s The Game Awards 2017, in which the company …
Read More »Kojima debuts 8 minutes worth of new questions for Death Stranding, with no answers just yet
Hideo Kojima’s upcoming title Death Stranding first debuted to the world at Sony’s E3 panel in 2016, and has confused and astounded pretty much anyone that watches its trailers. The title appeared again during The Game Awards 2017 with its longest trailer yet, but with more footage simply comes more …
Read More »FromSoftware’s teaser might be a new Bloodborne, or a continuation of 90’s title Shadow Tower
While The Game Awards 2017 held many big reveals, such as Soulcalibur VI and Beyonetta 3, Dark Souls developer FromSoftware is a little more coy on what it currently has in the oven. Its 30-second teaser has prompted the rumour mill to spin wildly, suggesting a new Souls game, or …
Read More »Bandai Namco announces Soulcalibur VI for PC, PS4 and Xbox One
The sixth main entry to the Soulcalibur series has been speculated to appear at numerous events since its 2012 predecessor, always being noticeably absent to the displeasure of its fans. The Game Awards 2017 didn’t disappoint, however, as the series is pegged to return in 2018 for PS4, Xbox One …
Read More »RAMBUS begins discussing early specs for DDR5 and HBM3
This week, RAMBUS began unveiling its early specification outlines for DDR5 memory and HBM3. It will be several years before we see either put into action, but the early specs paint a bright picture for the future, with big performance and efficiency leaps planned for both. As part of an …
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