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Update (15.07.19): Last month we heard that Sports Direct was looking to save UK retailer GAME with a takeover bid worth roughly £52 million. Now just over a month later, it looks like the takeover is all set to go forward, with Sports Direct set to own 84 percent of …

AMDs new platform launched a while ago and Luke Hill, one of KitGuru's Senior Technical Editors was impressed at launch time, saying it was a great step forward for AMD and of great benefit to the enthusiast consumer. After spending some time with the platform he wanted to share some of his technical in depth analysis to this point. 

For the next week we are teaming up with Deepcool to give away TWO Castle 360 EX AIO liquid coolers!

Cooler Master is back with another chassis to add to its MasterCase lineup. This one is particularly interesting for fans of small-form factor PCs, as the H100 Mini-ITX case has enough room for a full ATX power supply and comes with a 200mm fan in the front for increased airflow. …

This week we have Aerocool in the spotlight, with the new upcoming Cylon 4 CPU cooler. This cooler pairs ‘Heat Core Touch' technology with an ultra efficient heat pipe design and a heatsink/fan bracket design that directs airflow properly for better cooling and heat ventilation. The Cylon 4 isn't due …

Update (12.07.19): Earlier this week we learned that Destiny 2 players upgrading to AMD's new Ryzen 3000 CPUs and X570 motherboards were having trouble launching the game. Bungie has been investigating the issue this week but so far, the developers haven't been able to patch out the problem. Fortunately, it …

micro-trailers, an automatically generated daily games show and a new recommendation system are amongst the first experiments.

Ubisoft isn’t exactly known for adding mod support to its games but the publisher's recent push into RPG territory is starting to change that. Just a few weeks ago, the developers behind Assassin's Creed Odyssey released quest creation tools for the game, allowing players to create their own custom quests …

While Apple normally likes to shout about its security efforts across its devices, the company has had a few notable slip ups lately. A few months ago, a FaceTime bug paved the way for secret eavesdropping through a Mac, iPhone or iPad microphone and now, a similar issue has been …

The RTX 2060 and RTX 2070 Super series of GPUs have landed in the UK and we have a good look at the custom-cooled versions currently available and their prices.

Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who took part. Our winners this time are: 1st prize- Colin O'Brien 2nd prize- Stephen Smith 3rd prize- James Thomas. We are back with another giveaway to thank our loyal KitGuru readers. This time around we have teamed up with Lime …

Back when Final Fantasy VII Remake was first announced, we learned that Square Enix had some form of exclusivity deal in place with Sony for the PS4. There has been talk of a PC version coming later on but for the most part, Final Fantasy VII Remake is only being …

AMD's RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards are now officially out in the wild. We have reviewed both and were impressed by what was on offer with AMD's reference design but custom versions from board partners are on the way, although they will take a while to land …

Ubisoft has partnered up with Oculus on several occasions to show off its own virtual reality projects. Eagle Flight and Star Trek Bridge Crew have been the two biggest examples so far, but Ubisoft has been quieter on the VR front recently. That could change soon, as rumour has it …

Amazon Prime Day is coming up, which means there are plenty of companies planning discounts for the big sale. We have teamed up with Deepcool to give KitGuru readers an early chance to get some new gear at the discounted price before Prime Day officially begins.

We’ve known for a while now that Amazon is making a Lord of the Rings TV series but it looks like the company is putting the license to good use in other areas too. Amazon Game Studios has announced that it is co-developing a new Lord of the Rings MMO. …

After months of rumours and even a few leaks from supply chain sources, today Nintendo officially announced the Nintendo Switch Lite. This is a new addition to the Switch family and is designed to be portable/handheld only with a nice discount over the standard Switch model. The Nintendo Switch Lite …

Way back in 2015, the creators behind the popular StarCrafts animated web series managed to raise $100,000 to create a cartoon mod for StarCraft 2, transforming the game to look exactly like the cartoon series. The mod was limited and only available through Arcade Mode but a much more comprehensive …

Netflix has been doing a decent job when it comes to video game adaptations. Castlevania is the big example, which continues to be one of the best original animated shows on the service and we know that a Devil May Cry series is also on the way. Now, Netflix is …

A few weeks ago, reports indicated that Nintendo was starting to move some of its Switch console production out of China in order to lessen the impact of the US's trade tariffs. Many other tech companies have been in touch with the US government in an effort to stop these …

The Steam Summer Sale is coming to an end today but if there is anything you still want to pick up, then you still have a few hours left to do it. More importantly, you should double check your Steam Grand Prix event tokens, as you can use them to …

Last week was a huge one in the tech world as not only did we get two new GPUs launching from Nvidia, but AMD's long-awaited Navi GPU and Zen 2 CPU launches both arrived. Reviews for the Radeon RX 5700 series and the Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 3700X …

Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons for entering. Our winner this time around was Viesturs, otherwise known as Wolf over on the KitGuru Discord server! Viesturs was kind enough to tweet out a picture of him with his prize, which you can see below: …

While initially Ryzen processors had trouble maintaining super fast DDR4 RAM speeds, AMD has taken strides in this area with 2nd Gen and now 3rd Gen chips. To accompany the launch of 3rd Gen Ryzen ‘Zen 2’ processors, G.Skill is launching all new RGB memory kits optimised for the X570 …

The Humble Bundle is still going strong and it looks like next month's Monthly deal is going to be excellent value. The Humble Monthly Bundle for August is coming up soon and the first two early unlock games have been revealed, giving you the chance to nab Kingdom Come: Deliverance …

Fire Emblem makes its grand return this year on Nintendo Switch with Fire Emblem: Three Houses. We are used to lengthy stories accompanying these games but Three Houses is going to pack a lot more in thanks to the three different paths you can take, promising upwards of 200 hours …

Last week LEO spent some time with MSI over in Spain to get the lowdown on X570 motherboards and MSI's upcoming slate of cases and monitors!

Whenever there is a big new tech launch, it is usually a good time to shop around a bit, whether you are interested in the latest and greatest or not. Those looking to upgrade on the cheap will be happy to hear that 2nd Gen Ryzen CPUs have received some …

It is well known at this point that despite all of the buzz around the iPhone X ahead of launch, the phone did not selling as well as expected. Samsung was a key partner for the iPhone X and produced many OLED displays for Apple based on expected demand. Now, …

It looks like Ubisoft's work on Assassin's Creed Odyssey is starting to come to an end. Since launching in October last year, the developers have been updating the game regularly with free DLC and season pass content. In June, the game received its own custom quest creator, allowing people to …