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Over the weekend, we began seeing teasers for Nvidia's upcoming Titan RTX graphics card. Now, Nvidia has officially announced the new flagship, complete with specs and a $2,500 price tag. As we expected, the Titan RTX is primarily being aimed at creators, AI researchers and data scientists. According to Nvidia, …

China has had to wave goodbye to websites like Google, Facebook and Twitch, yet Steam has miraculously remained accessible over the years – albeit without all of its features. It seems as though local players have grown accustomed to the level of freedom the platform provides, going as far as …

Samsung debuted its Infinity O panel last month, expected to eschew the notch in favour of a “hole punch” cutout on the Galaxy S10 next year. It seems as though Huawei is once again keen to beat the South Korean manufacturer to the punch, pegged as the first to release …

For day 3 of our advent calendar, we have teamed up with Antec to kickstart one lucky reader's next PC upgrade. Today, you'll have the chance to win an Antec P8 chassis with Tempered Glass window in addition to a fully modular HCG 850W power supply!

Spyro: Reignited Trilogy is enjoying roaring success across the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but there’s still no sign of the game appearing on the Nintendo Switch. According to developer Toys For Bob’s Peter Kavic, development might not even be under way. Activision’s push on nostalgia brought Crash Bandicoot N. …

Standing out from the crowd is always difficult, especially when it seems there are so many upcoming entrants in the foldable smartphone market. While the handsets will undoubtedly vary given the experimental technology, Sony’s flexible Xperia offering is expected to feature a fully transparent screen. At the end of last …

The end of November was huge for Robert Space Industries, not only did Star Citizen fans get access to a new build of the game, but the game went free for a week, giving anyone a chance to jump in and try things out. That venture seems to have paid …

It has been a few months since the initial launch of Nvidia's new RTX graphics card series. The RTX 2080Ti has been in high demand even with its $1,200 price tag. However, the Ti is going to be usurped soon, as an RTX Titan graphics card is now on the …

For day 2 of our advent calendar, we have teamed up with Edifier to give TWO KitGuru readers a big audio upgrade. Today, you'll have the chance to one of two Edifier M3600D THX certified 2.1 speaker systems!

For day one of our advent calendar we have teamed up with Western Digital! Today, you'll all have the chance to win a WD My Cloud Ultra EX2 NAS with a 6TB HDD, a 500GB WD Blue SSD and a 120GB WD Green SSD!

Apple is no stranger to lawsuits, often finding itself in and out of court for patent infringement, allegedly borking its own software and clashing with its Android rivals. The latest class action complaint comes from MacBook and iMac users, who claim that the lack of dust filters has caused a …

Last year, we decided to go all out over the Christmas break with our own advent calendar, bringing readers a brand new giveaway each day over the course of December. We are pleased to announce that the advent calendar is returning once again. Starting from tomorrow, KitGuru readers will have a new opportunity to win hardware each day right up until after Christmas! 

It seems as though Google is still having trouble with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as seven consumer watchdogs have claimed the firm has violated the regulation. The complaint alleges that Google has been deceptively using location tracking in order to distribute targeted advertisements. The EU’s GDPR went live …

In an effort to maintain its position as a one-stop shop for all things, Amazon is slowly rolling out a compatibility checker on various PC parts. Dubbed the “Part Finder”, users will be able to utilise the tool to check the brand and model number of existing systems to ensure …

The Marvel-Netflix alliance has been crumbling over the past couple of months, with half of its shows axed in October. The streaming giant has now announced that the highly successful Daredevil has ended its run after three seasons, but that might not be the end of the seminal show in …

Earlier this week, analysts revealed predictions that the Nintendo Switch would fall short of its two-year sales targets by approximately 3 million units. According to a new report, this won’t slow the hybrid console down from overtaking competition, with Switch likely outselling the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2019. …

The Borderlands series has been on a bit of a hiatus over the last few years. We've known for quite some time that Borderlands 3 is in the works but so far, there has been very little noise on that front. However, Borderlands 2 is making a comeback this year, …

The Game Awards are coming up in just under one week and as usual, big game reveals are already being teased. Not only is there evidence pointing towards the announcement of Alien: Blackout, but Obsidian is also set to announce its next project. Now, it looks like Bioware might also …

Bioware is currently hard at work preparing Anthem for its February launch but as with all ‘live service' games, plenty of player testing needs to take place beforehand in order to squash issues. With that in mind, EA has announced that Anthem will be going through an alpha test phase …

The seemingly impossible happened earlier this week, as Valve finally shipped a brand new game in the form of Artifact. It might not be the project that many Valve fans had hoped to see, but the game appears to be doing incredibly well regardless, with a peak active player count …

Whether you design professionally or as a hobby, there’s no shortage of compelling tools to help you hone your craft and produce beautiful, engaging end products. But purchasing a new tool and learning how to use it entails an investment of money and time; how can you know which ones …

Although Facebook maintains that it hasn’t ever sold user data, internal documents pulled by the UK Parliament suggest that the firm did consider the option between 2012 and 2014.

Although Australia’s ECRC has already concluded that loot boxes are “psychologically akin to gambling”, a new report from the Australian Senate has called for further action. Just days after the FTC launches its own investigation in the US, pressure has mounted for the Australian government to follow suit following a …

Update (29/11/18): Just days after being spotted in the wild alongside the flagship Pixel 3 handset, Google’s rumoured budget model is doing the rounds once again. This time, the tentatively titled Pixel 3 Lite is being compared to Apple’s cheaper offering, the iPhone XR. Once again, this information is brought …

Back in early 2015, Nintendo launched its own YouTube Creators Program after much criticism from channels having their Nintendo videos demonetised. The program itself wasn't ideal but it at least allowed certain channels to still earn money while producing Nintendo-focused content. Now several years later, Nintendo is ending the program …

Nintendo released the Switch console to critical acclaim in 2017, managing to surpass the lifetime sales of the GameCube in just a year and a half. With high success comes high expectations, however analysts are now predicting that Nintendo will miss its two-year sales target. The Switch still holds the …

Bethesda has had to deal with some very unhappy fans lately, not only are many players upset with the state of Fallout 76, but those that shelled out for the Collector's Edition are receiving items of lower quality than initially promised. Bethesda's response to the situation hasn't necessarily helped to …

Fortnite: Battle Royale might be free-to-play, but there are plenty of different cosmetics that get people diving into their own pockets. Developer Epic Games is in the giving spirit this holiday season, temporarily implementing the ability to send gifts to one another from the game’s store. The feature has been …

Late last night, Valve officially launched Artifact and while the servers initially struggled to keep up with the influx in players, connectivity smoothed out fairly quickly. Still, it seems that plenty of players have their share of complaints, as evidenced by the mixed reception on Steam. Currently, Artifact has close …

Geoff Keighley's annual Game Awards ceremony is coming up fast. We already know to expect a handful of game reveals, one of which could be a new Alien game. Now, we also know that Obsidian will also be appearing at the show with an announcement. Obsidian Entertainment has had a …