Following the recent trend of industry shake-ups, developer Techland has recently announced a round of layoffs with the closure of its local distribution and publishing department. The studio has confirmed that its current projects remain unaffected, including Dying Light 2 and its “huge matrix” of player choices. “After months’ worth …
Read More »Apple seems to have mitigated ‘Flexgate’ in its newer 2018 MacBook Pros
Apple seems to have mitigated flexgate issues in its 2018 MacBook Pro devices.
Read More »Devolver Digital commends Nintendo’s third-party efforts on Switch
Fresh off its failure with the Wii U, Nintendo began promising better third-party support with its succeeding console. Now passing its two-year anniversary, the Switch has earned praise from the industry for delivering, with Devolver Digital highlighting the improvement in Nintendo’s communication during this generation. As usual, the Nintendo Switch …
Read More »Streamlabs’ new merch extension makes it easier to make money on Twitch
It’s no secret that turning livestreaming from a hobby into a vocation is difficult, but fortunately Streamlabs has something special in store for those lucky enough to cross that barrier. Instead of burying official merchandise in the wealth of panels on a user’s profile page, a brand new extension allows …
Read More »Nintendo Japan’s average $80,000 per employee emphasises the pay gap in the west
Earlier this week, Activision Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick and EA’s Andrew Wilson were placed on a list of “most overpaid” CEOs in the US with salaries more than 300 times that of their employees. This is in stark contrast to Nintendo Japan, which has revealed that its average employee earns $80,000 …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest GPU Display Driver patches 8 security issues in Windows and Linux
Nvidia’s first security patch of 2019 fixes eight security issues that were present in the GPU Display Driver software.
Read More »Win a Riotoro GPX-100 Morpheus convertible case with KitGuru (closed)
Riotoro has been changing things up in the chassis market, having launched The World’s First Convertible PC Case. Now, the company has partnered with KitGuru to give one lucky reader a chance to win the Riotoro GPX-100 Morpheus for themselves.
Read More »Riot Games hires Dropbox’s Angela Roseboro as its first ever chief diversity officer
At the start of the year, Riot Games outlined its new company values in an attempt to stomp out the discriminatory behaviour revealed in last year’s exposé. Moving forward, the studio continues to steer in a new direction by hiring Dropbox’s Angela Roseboro as its first ever chief diversity officer. …
Read More »ArenaNet cuts 35% of its staff in restructure, confirming 143 job losses
Last week, Guild Wars developer ArenaNet informed employees that organisation-wide cost cutting would result in a number of layoffs. Now, it has been confirmed that 143 employees have lost their job at its Bellevue headquarters, which is over 35% of its estimated total staff. A spokesperson originally confirmed to GameDaily …
Read More »CEO confirms that the OnePlus 7 won’t utilise wireless charging
OnePlus often treads a fine line, balancing the latest smartphone features with an entry price that undercuts most flagship rivals. Unfortunately, the company has confirmed that this year’s OnePlus 7 will continue to forgo wireless charging despite the technology becoming more prominent in recent releases. Wireless charging has been around …
Read More »Obsidian hints of a larger franchise behind The Outer Worlds, with multiple teams at work
Obsidian Entertainment has been busy over the past couple of month, being scooped up by Microsoft and announcing its first RPG post-acquisition, The Outer Worlds. It seems as though things aren’t slowing down at the studio since the reveal, as the company’s CEO has revealed that it has multiple development …
Read More »The latest version of OBS should allow Nvidia users to ditch that second ‘streaming PC’
While livestreaming is more accessible than it’s ever been before, many professionals continue to utilise a second PC in order to maximise performance. Nvidia is aiming to make this a thing of the past, as the latest version of OBS has improved support for the company’s proprietary NVENC hardware encoder, …
Read More »Motorola’s foldable smartphone is coming, with hints at a Razr clamshell design
Foldable smartphone manufacturers are currently targeting a specific market; one that embraces the two-in-one functionality of both a handset and a tablet. VP of Global Product Dan Dery shared his enthusiasm for this approach, but suggested that Motorola’s impending effort will instead approach design very differently. “We started to work …
Read More »Facebook is finally introducing a way to clear history this year
The Cambridge Analytica controversy shed a harsh light on Facebook’s data collection, prompting CEO Mark Zuckerberg to announce a myriad of privacy features on their way to the platform. Among these new options is a means to delete your own history, which will finally be arriving sometime later this year. …
Read More »THQ Nordic faces a wave of criticism after PR representative held a Q&A on 8chan
It’s not unusual for developers and publishers to hold Ask Me Anything (AMA) discussions with fans, often taking to Twitch or Reddit. It’s another thing entirely when THQ Nordic Gmbh PR and marketing director Philipp Brock instead chose to utilise controversial website 8chan, a place infamous for its affiliations with …
Read More »Pokémon Sword and Shield will land on Nintendo Switch later this year
Celebrating Pokémon’s 23rd anniversary, Nintendo unveiled Game Freak’s two new mainline entries headed to the Switch later this year. Dubbed Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, the developer gave us a tour of the new Galar region and introduced us to the three new starters available to choose from. Ditching the …
Read More »Spotify launches in India as court suspends Warner Music Group’s injunction
After a year of planning and repeated legal clashes with Warner Music Group, Spotify has finally managed to launch its music distribution platform in India. The company has made a range of unprecedented changes to its service, redefining its free tier and premium payments in the country. Seeing India as …
Read More »An Amazon merchant has been fined $12.8 million by the FTC for fake reviews
Amazon has been combatting fake reviews for quite some time, even going as far as taking legal action against the sellers purchasing them. Merchants still don’t seem to take the hint, as the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its first successful case against fraudulent, paid Amazon reviews, fining …
Read More »GOG opts to end its Fair Pricing Package scheme to minimise financial losses
Earlier this week, we learned that PC storefront GOG is going through some financial trouble, leading to at least a dozen staff being laid off. Now, the platform is ending its customer-focused Fair Price Package scheme, as the market shifts to a bigger revenue split for developers and publishers. Not …
Read More »GOG lays off a dozen workers as it reportedly buckles under financial pressure
February has been a particularly devastating month in terms of layoffs in the video game industry, with Activision Blizzard and ArenaNet both downsizing their workforce. CD Project Red-owned storefront GOG also seems to be caught with its own financial issues, with at least a dozen staff made redundant last week. …
Read More »Nintendo will celebrate Pokémon Day with a 7-minute Direct presentation
Update (27/02/19): Nintendo unveiled Pokemon Sword and Shield, the upcoming 8th generation pegged for release “Late 2019.” Original story (26/02/19): Pokémon Day lands on February 27th every year, prompting The Pokémon Company to celebrate the release of the original Red & Green in Japan. Alongside a special event in Pokémon …
Read More »Police warn that the ‘Momo suicide game’ is actually a way to harvest data
Last year, a creepy image began circulating the internet dubbed Momo, making headlines when publications tried to establish a cause-and-effect relationship to the suicide of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina. While these sensationalist articles were short lived, police in Northern Ireland have now issued a warning that Momo is actually …
Read More »be quiet! is giving away a limited edition Dark Base 700 White Edition
As many of our readers will know, we run a lot of our own giveaways here at KitGuru but sometimes, we’ll spot one elsewhere that’s too good not to share. Despite producing just 3,000 units during its limited run, the kind folks over at be quiet! are giving fans a …
Read More »Noclip.website allows users to explore classic video game maps from their browser
Map exploration is usually only seen through the eyes of the character you’re playing, which is often limited by the respective physics of each game. For example, it’s easy to miss the surrounding detail when you’re racing around a track for first place in Mario Kart. noclip.website aims to change …
Read More »Microsoft unveils HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset amid military controversy
Microsoft has announced its untethered HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset at Mobile World Congress, while it faces internal criticism over a recent military contract.
Read More »Anakin still doesn’t like sand in Star Wars: Battlefront II
Although his iconic future self is already present in the game, Anakin Skywalker’s prequel incarnation is headed to Star Wars: Battlefront II later this week. Developer DICE isn’t afraid to tread the fine line of fan service, even packing in actor Hayden Christensen’s infamous line from Episode II: Attack of …
Read More »The Federal Trade Commission is planning a public workshop on loot boxes
Last year, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an investigation into loot boxes, attempting to gain an understanding of the practice to further protect children. While the results of this enquiry have yet to be made public, the regulator has announced that it will be holding a public forum …
Read More »Huawei unveils its own foldable smartphone dubbed the Mate X
Less than a week after Samsung announced its Galaxy Fold hybrid device, Huawei has debuted its own flexible smartphone at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019. Dubbed the Mate X, Huawei’s handset already has a bigger screen and thinner profile at a higher price tag. While the Galaxy Fold sports two …
Read More »Adobe fixes Premiere Pro bug that was destroying MacBook Pro speakers
Over the past few months, Adobe’s support forums have been filling up with claims that a bug within the company’s Premiere Pro video editing software has been permanently damaging speakers. Careful not to incriminate itself, Adobe has issued Patch 13.0.3 which is describes should “help address this issue.” Reports began …
Read More »Respawn is exploring fixes for hitboxes in Apex Legends
Apex Legends has managed to reinvent the battle royale genre with the addition of respawning, but it still falls into the same pitfalls as most first-person shooters. Different Legends within the game have been given drastically different hitboxes, meaning that players using those characters will be at a distinct disadvantage. …
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