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Motherboard and graphics card manufacturer ASRock has taken to CES 2019 to unveil its brand new partnership with Cooler Master and memory maker TEAMGROUP.  Launching its new Phantom Gaming line of motherboards, this newfound partnership program will see a range of certified hardware adopt a unified aesthetic, starting with new …

We've covered plenty of laptops, monitors, peripherals and cases so far over the course of CES, but we haven't forgotten about the liquid cooling enthusiasts amongst you. Today at CES, Leo visited EKWB to check out the new hardware coming our way in 2019, including new fittings, the latest version …

Back when Nvidia announced that RTX graphics chips were coming to laptops, the company also boasted that more than 40 new laptops were already set to carry them. We've seen new models from Razer, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and more. Now today at CES, Lenovo announced that it is also jumping …

Today at CES, Leo stopped by at the Thermaltake booth to check out the latest developments- including another look at the Level 20 series of cases and plenty of RGB.  This year, Thermaltake is launching its own custom liquid cooling kits complete with your choice of either hard or soft …

Rockstar’s critically acclaimed cowboy prequel has received its first major update of the year, ushering in Red Dead Redemption 2’s take on the battle royale genre. Aptly named Gun Rush, the new mode will remain in beta for the next few months while the developer incorporates player feedback and introduces …

Today at CES, Leo swung by the Gigabyte suite to check out the all-new RTX 2060 range, new liquid cooled GPUs, RTX laptops and the brand new AORUS gaming monitor. First up, Gigabyte has three new RTX 2060 graphics cards coming up and an extra AORUS version to boot. The …

It seems that Kirby isn’t tired after saving his video game brethren in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s World of Light campaign, as the beloved pink ball is set for another adventure due out early in March. Yoshi will also be donning his handmade appearance a little later in the month …

Discrimination in video game development studios was a prominent topic throughout last year, but it’s fair to say that the conversation is far from over. Blizzard seems to be the latest alleged culprit, as former esports programmes coordinator Jules Murillo-Cuellar blamed racism and favouritism for his abrupt departure back in …

After a largely monopolistic run in the PC video games market, Steam is facing what looks to be tough competition from emerging stores. The Epic Games Store in particular has managed to snag itself a monumental win, as a new partnership with Ubisoft will see The Division 2 snub Steam …

Today at CES, Leo and Briony took a trip to see Cooler Master, who were showing off a range of new innovative designs for cases, modding accessories, power supplies and more. We also had the chance to check out some of Cooler Master's upcoming peripherals. The Cooler Master booth still …

Today at CES, Briony had the chance to swing by the Corsair booth to get additional details on newly announced hardware. This includes the new Elgato gear for content creators, Slipstream wireless peripherals and the new Corsair One PCs, which now come with Core i9 and RTX 2080Ti options.  As …

Originally supposed to arrive on January 14th, Bethesda has announced that Fallout 76’s first patch of 2019 will instead be arriving four days earlier and it certainly isn’t small. As previously revealed, the update is packed with more than “150 fixes” that will “address many issues raised by the community.” …

To celebrate the launch of Thermaltake's all-new WaterRAM, we are teaming up to give away one 16GB kit to a lucky KitGuru reader!

There were plenty of Ryzen 3000 and Zen 2 rumours floating around prior to AMD's CES keynote today. Those that were hoping for a full unveiling will be disappointed but we did at least get some details on AMD's next-gen processors for desktop. 3rd Gen Ryzen will be launching in …

For AMD’s 50th anniversary, the company took to its first-ever CES keynote to reveal its next-generation Vega graphics card. The Radeon VII is built on AMD’s 7nm process, enabling it to better compete against Nvidia’s RTX range in 4K resolutions, virtual reality (VR) and 3D rendering. Trudging through the numbers, …

Today at CES, Leo and Briony stopped by at the Nvidia suite to check out all of the latest hardware. That includes the new super-sized BFGD gaming displays due in February, the recently launched RTX 2060 and finally, RTX for laptops. We have already extensively covered all of the big …

Update (09/01/19): After nine months of stagnation, China opened the flood gates for new video game approvals, passing its first batch of 80 titles on December 19th. It seems as though the country is steadily upping the pace, with another 84 games revealed to have been approved before the end …

Today at CES, Leo had the chance to catch up with Alphacool to check out all of the new liquid cooling gear coming our way this year. The star of the show is the new Eisbaer Extreme all-in-one AIO, but we also have new water blocks, pumps and reservoirs to …

Earlier in the week, 4A Games confirmed that Metro Exodus would be getting a Photo Mode, enabling players to document their journey across the post-apocalyptic wasteland. As promised, the developer didn’t stop there, finally releasing a story trailer from the perspective of deuteragonist Anna. After growing up in the hellish …

After wowing the world with its first analogue keyboard last year, Wooting has continued its pressure sensitive efforts by unveiling the Wooting Two in both full size and tenkeyless versions. Showcasing the peripheral at CES 2019, developer Calder Limmen tells KitGuru of the improvements the team has made across both …

Last night we saw the official launch of 3DMark's new ray tracing benchmark – Port Royal. This is a 2560×1440 benchmark and is the world's first ‘dedicated real-time ray tracing benchmark for gamers' according to UL, the parent company of 3DMark. For your reference, we have benchmarked the RTX 2060, …

We had the chance to stop by at the Phanteks suite at CES yesterday. We were able to get a sneak peek at two new cases- the Eclipse P600 and the Enthoo Luxe 2, both of which come with new improvements compared to last generation. Beyond that, we have new …

Last year, Samsung unveiled “The Wall,” the world’s first MicroLED television that lives up to its name at a whopping 146 inches. Proving that this technology is as scalable as it claims at CES 2019, the company has announced an expansion of the range including a smaller version better fit …

Our CES coverage continues, today we had the chance to catch up with be quiet!, who gave us an early look at the new Dark Base 700 White edition, Dark Rock 4 Slim and re-designed Shadow Wings and Pure Wings fans. The Dark Base 700 White edition doesn't change up …

Although vibration feedback has been a popular feature across consoles, and even arcade games, the feature has been noticeably absent from the PC platform. Peripheral manufacturer Razer aims to change that, revealing at CES that its HypserSense haptic feedback technology will be making its way into a range of devices. …

While MSI traditionally focusses on gaming laptops, the company has also been rolling out more traditional portables intended for the mainstream audience. Today at CES, MSI announced the latest addition to its ‘lifestyle' lineup of laptops- the PS63 Modern. The PS63 Modern strips things back in favour of a streamlined, …

Edifier has consistently impressed us over the last year and it looks like 2019 is also going to be a good one. At CES today, Edifier made a number of announcements, one of which was the S90HD, a 4.1 home theatre sound system, complete with a sound bar in the …

The first day of CES was dominated by Nvidia, with news of the RTX 2060, G-Sync updates and RTX for laptops all coming out at once. We'll be hearing more about RTX laptops over the course of this week, as gaming laptop makers continue to announce their upgraded portfolio. Today, …

For the past three months, Intel has focused on flagship desktop and workstation variants of its 9th generation line-up, leaving little to compete on the budget end of the market. Taking to CES 2019, Intel’s Gregory Bryant revealed a much-needed expansion to the family, from Core i3 to i9 and …

After numerous delays, Intel has finally demonstrated its 10nm Ice Lake desktop processor at CES 2019. Based on the Sunny Cove microarchitecture and integrated with the latest Thunderbolt 3, Wi-Fi 6, and DL Boost, Intel promises that manufacturers will finally have access to the 10nm line by the end of …