Niantic, the developers of augmented reality summer-hit app, Pokémon Go, is hoping to entice the millions who have stopped playing to once again whip out their phones and wander the neighbourhood in search of digital monsters. To encourage you to head out into the cold, there are now higher chances …
Read More »Turtle Rock officially ends Evolve development
Original Left 4 Dead creator Turtle Rock, has announced in a heartfelt message, that it will no longer be developing monster slaying, asymmetrical multiplayer title, Evolve. While the servers will remain online for continued play, no more content updates or DLC releases can be expected. Its future is in the …
Read More »Potential leak points to updated Zen engineering samples
Earlier this year, we got our first look at AMD's Summit Ridge/Zen 8-core desktop processor thanks to an engineering sample leak. However, the SKUs floating around at the time were still a bit off from being the final consumer spec. However, as we get closer to the Q1 2017 launch, …
Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy S8 may feature 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 830
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 may have ended in disaster but that isn't slowing down the company's plans for its 2017 flagship smartphones. Not only did we learn this week that the Note brand would return next year with the Galaxy Note 8, but a leak this week has also …
Read More »Microsoft’s CEO sees mixed reality as the ultimate computer
Microsoft has been going through plenty of changes since Satya Nadella took over as CEO and now that the company can admit that it “clearly missed the mobile boom”, Microsoft has turned its attention to figuring out what the next best thing will be. We may already have a good …
Read More »Don’t expect any WoW legacy server news at Blizzcon this year
Blizzcon 2016 is set to kick off in just a few weeks time, which means the rumour mill has been kicked into overdrive recently as far as Blizzard's plans are concerned. However, if you were hoping to get some news about plans to bring legacy/vanilla servers to World of Warcraft, …
Read More »The Division’s major 1.4 patch is now rolling out
As much as I enjoyed The Division at launch, the game ran into a lot of issues when it came to end-game content. Unfortunately, instead of fixing the major issues, Ubisoft charged ahead with development for DLC instead. Eventually though, the player count started dropping and Ubisoft finally paid attention, …
Read More »Netgear launches Nighthawk X10 – claims world speed record
KitGuru was invited to meet with David Henry, Netgear Senior VP, in London recently. As well as an update on the new Orbi mesh WiFi product, we were also briefed on the latest iteration of the Nighthawk, the X10. Promising to be the fastest WiFi router available is a serious …
Read More »MegaUpload 2 won’t even host files itself
Since the original MegaUpload was shut down by authorities in 2012 and its many assets seized, original founder Kim Dotcom has been trying to develop a new file locker which cannot fall foul to old pitfalls. He's not quite managed it yet, but MegaUpload 2.0 might make it a reality, …
Read More »AI could help stop the next Gordon Gecko
I'm not going to pretend to know much about the stock market or share trading, but what I can do is reference '80s movies and tell you that the big bad guys from those Wall Street film productions may become a thing of the past, in the future. Thanks to …
Read More »Do you think online game universes should be preserved?
With the news doing the rounds this morning that Blizzard won't be making any big announcements about legacy World of Warcraft servers at Blizzcon, we'd like to ask you the question: Do you think classic MMO universes should be preserved? If so, would you pay for the privilege? One of …
Read More »Binding of Isaac VR demo created by Owlchemy labs dev
It turns out that working on the Rick and Morty VR game at Owlchemy labs doesn't quite scratch that VR itch for developer Zi Ye, as he's built a Binding of Isaac VR demo just for fun. Unfortunately this isn't an indication of an official project, but original series creator, Edmund McMillen …
Read More »AMD is dropping RX470 and RX460 pricing to combat GTX 1050
Nvidia is finally bringing Pascal to the low-end GPU market this week with the launch of the GTX 1050 and GTX 1050Ti. However, it looks like AMD is hoping to stay one step ahead this holiday season by putting a small price cut in place for its Radeon RX 470 …
Read More »Nintendo: ‘you shouldn’t assume’ Switch video has actual game footage
Last week, we finally got our first look at the Nintendo Switch and since then, we've been left with quite a few questions, with one of them being ‘what games are coming to the Switch?' If you saw the reveal video, you might assume that third-party games like The Elder …
Read More »Here is why GAME is charging customers to try the PlayStation VR
With PlayStation VR now out in the wild, interest in the new technology has risen once again. However, with the headset sitting at £350, a lot of people are going to want to try before they buy. Doing that may not be cheap, though, as UK retailer, GAME, has decided …
Read More »Lionel Paris explains Orbi mesh networking from Netgear
The Netgear Nighthawk has been a popular choice with KitGuru readers for quite some time. If you're looking for the fastest line-of-sight wireless networking solution, then the Nighthawk series is hard to beat. But what if you have a different set of criteria? What if you want a strong signal …
Read More »Samsung hasn’t given up on the Note brand yet, expect a Note 8
Samsung was hit with a huge setback this year when it was forced to recall millions of Galaxy Note 7 devices around the world. This has not only hit Samsung's wallet but it has also done quite a bit of damage to the company's public reputation and the Galaxy Note …
Read More »Battlefield 1 sales overshadow both BF4 and Hardline
Battlefield 1 is off to a stronger start than we could have predicted, not just with critics but in sales too as DICE's latest entry to the franchise has managed to sell more week-one copies than Battlefield 4 and Hardline combined in the UK, beating out other big releases from …
Read More »Microsoft to hike UK software prices by 22 percent due to Brexit
Following the continued downturn of the British pound compared to the U.S. dollar following the referendum on the U.K. leaving the EU, Microsoft has announced a big jump in its software prices. Businesses can expect to pay 13 per cent more for local software and as much as 22 per …
Read More »What we learned from Elon Musk’s AMA
From Pirate Parties to Paypal founders, we're looking at a few AMAs this morning, but we can't pass up the chance to look through all of the things Space X CEO, Elon Musk was asked about in his. Moving swiftly on from the questions about poo disposal and electric busses …
Read More »What will happen if the Pirate Party wins power in Iceland?
As much as the various Pirate Party political groups that exist around Europe might seem like protest-vote, or single issue parties, that's not necessarily the case. In fact in Iceland, the Pirate Party stands a solid chance of winning the general election at the end of October. So what happens …
Read More »Team Liquid launches Civilization VI eSports team
If the trailer for the Nintendo Switch told us anything, it's that everyone is getting involved in eSports on at least a casual basis, but competitive game playing does seem to lend itself to certain types of games. While Civilization VI might not seem to be one of those games, …
Read More »The Last Guardian has officially gone gold
The Last Guardian has had a rough time during its turbulent development cycle and while at points it seemed like the game was never going to come out, we can now finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, as development on the game has officially wrapped up …
Read More »Apple might still want to buy Time Warner but AT&T is closing in
Back at the start of this year, reports began circulating claiming that Apple may end up acquiring Time Warner. Things on that front seemed to cool off relatively quickly as the year progressed but with AT&T now in talks to acquire Time Warner, Apple appears to be interested again and …
Read More »LG is also abandoning its modular smartphone design
It looks like smartphone makers are slowly giving up on the modular phone concept. Earlier this year, Google officially canned Project Ara, and now LG is also said to be abandoning its own modular phone idea after just one attempt with the LG G5. The LG G5 did initially launch …
Read More »MEGA G.SKILL COMPETITION: 15 Prizes – 15 Winners
We like to give back to our readers whenever the opportunity presents itself, so we have teamed up with G.Skill to give away 15 prizes! We have five G.Skill Trident Z 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 RAM kits up for grabs, along with five Ripjaws KM780 RGB gaming keyboards and five Ripjaws …
Read More »Acer’s latest Predator monitor offers up QHD/165Hz at reasonable price
It looks like Acer is looking to bolster competition in the monitor market this year, as the company just unveiled a new Predator gaming monitor, sporting a 1440p resolution and 165Hz refresh rate all for less than $500. It sounds impressive, though this did mean cutbacks in some other areas. …
Read More »The Nintendo Switch Dock won’t offer extra power, it just charges and outputs to TV
Yesterday, Nintendo officially unveiled the Nintendo Switch, a new concept that blends handheld gaming with home console gaming. While the reveal was very intriguing, there are still some unanswered questions, one of which being, is the dock unit capable of running games better than the tablet in handheld mode? Well …
Read More »Microsoft’s Surface tablets are on the rise while iPads sink
It seems that the tides are turning in the tablet market these days as Apple's dominance with the iPad continues to slowly decline, meanwhile Microsoft's own efforts seem to be paying off, with Surface sales on the rise. It turns out that Microsoft tablet sales have risen by 38 percent …
Read More »Forza Horizon 3 PC players are getting their false bans reversed
Forza Horizon 3 has been relatively well received on the PC so far, though it has had a few issues here and there. One particularly concerning problem popped up this week, as a wave of players were permanently banned for cheating. This would normally be great news but it appears …
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