Time was that if you were blind, you might have been able to figure your way around a traditional mobile phone with a bit of practice. Sure there weren't many indicators of what does what, but with a bit of tutoring from a seeing friend, you might have been able …
Read More »New Shadow of Mordor trailer explains runes and power
Even though it's been over a decade since the last Lord of the Rings film graced our cinemas and The Hobbit movies might be dealing with a different time period altogether, the Third Age is still cropping up in our games with relative frequency. The next one, Shadows of Mordor, …
Read More »nDreams to demo Rift and Morpheus game at E3
nDreams, the developer behind the Oculus Rift demo Sky DIEving, has announced that at the E3 expo in a couple of weeks time, it will be showing off its first, full virtual reality title, compatible with both the Oculus Rift and Sony's Project Morpheus. It's even released a quick teaser …
Read More »Winkelvoss twins think bitcoin will be bigger than Facebook
To most of us, the Winkelvoss twins are those two guys played by Armie Hammer in the movie The Social Network, which, would you believe it, came out in 2010. However the real life counterparts are perhaps more impressive, ultimately gaining a $65 million payout from Zuckerberg for – as …
Read More »Would less targeted internet ads actually be more effective?
There's been a big trend over the past decade, of adverts online not only becoming more prevalent and far more legitimate than what was around back in the day, but they've also become more targeted. Anyone who's bought a service online or visited a certain niche site has suddenly found …
Read More »Kim Dotcom regains control of companies after marriage split
We don't tend to cover gossipy story likes marriage break ups here at KitGuru, partly because it's not what this site is about but also, because it's not really any of our business. However, when it comes to the legal ramifications of internet entrepreneur and political figure, Kim Dotcom regaining …
Read More »Respawn culls Titanfall PC game modes due to lack of interest
Creators of the recent FPS sensation Titanfall, Respawn, are doing the shooter equivalent of an MMO server merger, by removing some of the game modes from the PC version's playlist. From now on, only those that use private matches or Variety mode will be able to play Capture the Flag …
Read More »Wolfenstein: New Order’s AI looks really dumb
Undoubtedly, today's games are some of the best looking titles that have ever existed and that's true for every year that's gone by before; the march to true to life visuals continues steadily onward. However, something that doesn't always seem to advance in the same way is AI. We all …
Read More »Turtle Beach Titanfall Ear Force Atlas headset
If you find yourself jumping from rooftop to rooftop, wallrunning your way between kills and blasting away at 30ft tall metal behemoths on a regular basis you are either playing Titanfall or need to reduce your meds. Either way though, you will probably appreciate the style of Turtle Beach's latest …
Read More »This Chinese VR headset claims to be way better than the Rift
Since it was originally shown off a couple of years ago and in every incarnation since, the Oculus Rift has been are the forefront of virtual reality development. It looked the best, performed better than the others and its upcoming features are still the most impressive out there. However, a …
Read More »Titanfall gave Xbox One a bump, but it’s not ongoing
Figures for sales of the Xbox One have shown up in the latest NPD report and though it's clear that the exclusivity of Titanfall on Microsoft platforms helped the Xbox One get a nice bump in its sales, that trend hasn't continued in the following month. Back in March, when …
Read More »Opinion: Women ‘slut’ shaming study shows important of context
People are nasty to each other when there's no real world repercussions, we know this from the last two decades + of internet usage, the growth of online gaming and the spread of social networking. All of us have called someone something nasty online and all of us have been …
Read More »Pirate Bay censoring continues in France
The Pirate Bay is one of those dogs that not matter how many times you kick it, it just won't stay down. Despite its owners being in jail, its servers raided at times and massive studio funded lobby groups the world over gunning to take it down, it's still alive …
Read More »This Autumn will have two Assassin’s Creed launches
Coming this Autumn, is the already announced Assassin's Creed Unity which we saw a short trailer of earlier this year. It's beautiful, based in Paris during the French revolution and it's launching on current gen systems and the PC. However it's not the only Assassin's Creed title in the works, …
Read More »Dixons and Carphone Warehouse to merge in £3.8 billion deal
Two of the UK's biggest highstreet hardware businesses, Dixons and Carphone Warehouse, have announced that they'll be merging into a single electronics retailer, in a merger that is said to be worth £3.8 billion. It's taken months and months of talks and no doubt a lot of lawyer fees, but …
Read More »Can Mario Kart 8 turn it around for the Wii U?
A quick look around the web this morning and you'll find a lot of your favourite sites giving their break down of Nintendo's latest first party title, Mario Kart 8. A long, long time fan favourite, the series has consistently pushed the quality of the racing and its visuals in …
Read More »EU and US encrypted internet traffic booming
It was bound to happen in the wake of the Snowden revelations last year, that let us all know just how much our goverments and others were keeping tabs on us, but we're only starting to see the data for the trend shift now. In a report by Sandvine, encrypted …
Read More »Bombshell is 3D Realms’ next game
3D Realms hasn't had the best of luck in the past few years. After releasing Prey back in 2006 to much acclaim, it's mostly stuck to mobile remakes of its classic Duke Nuke'm titles and of course there was that business with Duke Nuke'm Forever that took a long time …
Read More »Redbull offers tips on Evolve’s monster and hunters
Working at an energy drink company apparently gives you some pretty decent perks. Those likely include an inability to sleep and burgeoning kidney damage, but one of the others is the apparent ability to get invites to publishers' studios to play unreleased games, like 2K Games' Evolve. Developed by the …
Read More »Kim Dotcom’s ‘racist day’ shows free speech in action?
Kim Dotcom has always been a big supporter of free speech. He's put forward this ideal with his services like MegaUpload and Mega, which allowed personal freedoms through sharing of information and ideas, but he doesn't just talk it up, he walks it as well, championing the idea behind closed …
Read More »American jails show pirated films to prisoners
As is often the case in this world – especially when it comes to piracy – rule makers and enforcers like to employ a “do as I say, not as I do,” kind of attitude. That's no less obvious in the case of Richard Humphrey, who was sentenced to two …
Read More »Will Kinect-less Xbox One help it rival PS4?
In-case you hadn't heard, Microsoft announced last night that it was going to be selling an Xbox One without its Kinect motion tracking camera. This is perhaps the second biggest U-turn the company has taken since the original announcement of the console, where after endless backlash, it went back on …
Read More »Humble Daily Bundle begins with Deep Silver
Humble Bundle has long been a way for gamers around the world to get hold of some great classic games, as well as top up their libraries with tens of others that they'll never touch, whether they're good or not. Fortunately, it usually only comes along once a month or …
Read More »Nintendo is cranking up the Mario Kart 8 promotion
With Mario Kart 8 set for release in just over two weeks time and Nintendo seriously needing an ace in the hole to help bolster its flagging Wii U console, the Japanese game maker has started turning its promotion of the upcoming title up to 11. The most obvious part …
Read More »Rumoured E3 playable games list surfaces – Nintendo in hot seat
Nintendo's E3 this year is going to be big, or at least, it needs to be. While the 3DS is still going pretty strong, its market is being eaten alive by the mobile gaming segment and that's only going to get worse as the power of the devices improve year …
Read More »British satellite firm offers to track all planes, after missing MH370
Following on from the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, I'm sure I wasn't the only one surprised to learn that planes aren't required to be tracked at all times. Well, technically they are, but the pilot has the ability to switch off that tracking in certain emergencies, like in …
Read More »Blackberry hoping to halt slide with budget handset
Blackberry is one of those company names that seems destined to limp off into the sunset before long, having fallen from smartphone darling of the business world to vaguely remembered third wheel in the handset race. However it's not going down without a fight and is hoping to at least …
Read More »Watch Dogs sure does have a lot of preorder options
Pre-orders are something that gamers, and PC gamers specifically, have a funny old relationship with. They've allowed companies like Mojang to turn Minecraft into a money printing machine, adventure having and educational tool for millions of children (and adults), they've made it possibly for stunningly beautiful games like The Banner …
Read More »Head to the trees in Titanfall Expedition DLC
Titanfall has been a huge success, selling plenty of Xbox Ones along with countless copies on the PC, but no modern AAA developer is going to sit on just the original sales of the game, there's dollars in the DLC, which is why there's an upcoming trio of expansions, the …
Read More »Pirate Parties are gunning for European parliament
With the European elections less than two weeks away, many political parties around the country and the continent have been ramping up the rhetoric and sending out their adverts in an attempt to sway voters. This is pretty standard fare, but what isn't, are the numbers of Pirate Parties looking …
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