When Don Mattrick made a pig's ear of the Xbox One unveiling, suggesting that users without decent internet should just buy an Xbox 360 among other things, no one thought he would be hired on by another large gaming company, but that's exactly what happened. Just a short while after …
Read More »Conker returns in Project Spark’s Big Reunion
If you have an N64, one game you want to own is Conker's Bad Fur Day (BFD). Not only because it's worth a lot of money these days, but because it's one of the best games on the system and came too late to be fully appreciated. Despite that greatness …
Read More »Gadget Show Live 2015: The weird and wonderful
Although it's great to visit tech expos to see some of the new and exciting hardware and the innovative peripherals, it's also a great time to see some rather strange and often intriguing technology that doesn't get quite as much press as a new GPU or gaming mouse release. So …
Read More »Gadget Show Live: HP’s 3D scanning Sprout PC
Often at gadget and tech trade shows, I like to focus on the smaller stands as that's where the interesting stuff is usually found. However, at Gadget Show Live 2015, one of the more intriguing booths was one of the biggest. HP was showing off its new idea for the desktop, …
Read More »Cherry debuts new MX switch keyboard at Gadget Show Live
Cherry is a company you all know as the maker of the universally popular MX keyboard switches. Whether you're a fan of brown, black, red, blue or any of the other coloured variants, chances are if you have a mechanical keyboard you have Cherry MX switches. There are a few …
Read More »Is it time to start drug testing Esports players?
As long as there have been performance enhancing drugs, they have had some sort of presence in sports. As soon as big money shows up there's always going to be someone willing to get a competitive edge no matter what, which is why it's no surprise that doping as it's called, …
Read More »Hollywood bought movie rights to Five Nights at Freddy’s
Not every game reaches its full potential. Even some of the big ones released with millions in development costs and even more so in marketing. Five Nights at Freddy's however is the complete opposite. Not only did it provide simple, but effective gameplay mechanics that many people loved, but it …
Read More »Now you can explore Hogwarts in VR
One of the more exciting aspects of virtual reality is being able to explore otherworldly locations. That can be anything from the Library of Alexandria, to Sword Art Online, but there's one universe that more than a fair share of people would love to visit, and that's the wizarding world …
Read More »Cameron to block all porn without age restrictions
The end game of the past two years of ‘cracking down' on online pornography is finally here. Following on from UK PM David Cameron's continued assault on pornography that even our most reasonable of attempts to dissuade him have failed to stop, our illustrious leader has now pledged to implement …
Read More »New liquid-based body armour not far from reality
Effective body armour has always been important for those in combat scenarios, whether they're knights of old or modern day soldiers, but it almost always comes at the cost of weight and manoeuvrability. Often times too, as effective as modern armour is, even if a projectile doesn't penetrate, its impact …
Read More »Goro DLC showcased in new Mortal Kombat X videos
Among the myriad of opponents you traditionally face off against in Mortal Kombat games, the four armed half-man, half-dragon Goro, was usually near the top of the list. His floor pounding, quad-fist attacks were usually pretty difficult to deal with, so it's no surprise he's making a return for the …
Read More »Cougar 200M gaming mouse review
In the quest to develop a gaming mouse that is that much better than the last, peripheral makers the world over often add features that many would consider unnecessary. Sure, customisable lighting is nice and an advanced, gaming grade laser sensor with adjustable weights and palm rests are great, but what if you don't want …
Read More »Cooler Master Octane M35 and MB7C review
Being a gamer is not necessarily cheap. If you want to do it on a console, it is going to cost you a few hundred on the latest system and then at least another triple digit figure to get all the controllers, games and accessories. While gaming PCs are a lot more …
Read More »Multiplay Insomnia i54 in a nutshell
Here at KitGuru we're big fans of a good LAN party. There's not a lot better for a dyed-in-the-wool PC gamer than being able to play lag free with a bunch of your friends and it's even better if you can wander around a gaming festival in your down time. …
Read More »Chillblast Fusion Barbarian winner announced
Last month, like most months, we held a competition with one of our select partner companies to give away a fantastic prize. In this case, a Chillblast Fusion Barbarian full system, featuring an i5-4690K, Corsair H75 watercooling loop and a Gigabyte GTX 970 GPU. All in all it's worth over …
Read More »Going to i54 this weekend? So are we
Update: It looks like with less than 24 hours to go before the event starts, all of the tickets are sold out. Sorry to those that didn't get in there in time, but for those that are attending, we'll see you there. This weekend kicks off the first Multiplay Insomnia …
Read More »US to bring sanctions against hacker nations
The last year has revealed a lot of stories of nefarious hacking, with a good number of them seemingly sponsored by one nation or another. More often than not too, those actions – like the one against Sony – target US facilities and companies, which is why, despite its own efforts …
Read More »N64 games coming to Wii U, Mario Kart DLC pushed forward
The news about a western release of Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains wasn't the only big story from Nintendo yesterday. Not by a long shot. One that's likely to capture the imagination of a more wide reaching audience than the actions of a few survey corps members, is that …
Read More »Attack on Titan 3DS game coming to the west
Despite being quite a global phenomenon, the west usually gets a bit left out when it comes to Attack on Titan. Not only is the English translation of the manga a good few months behind that of its Japanese counterpart, but games based on the hit series are often denied …
Read More »Nintendo pulls down fan-made Mario 64 level
The internet was pleasantly surprised last week when a fan-made, HD remake of Mario 64's first level was made available online for people to play in their browser. Thanks to the power of the Unity engine, we could all be whisked back to the mid-90s, where Nintendo was ruling the roost …
Read More »Two federal agents charged with money laundering in Silk Road case
One of the biggest wins for the US federal government in 2013 in its continued war on drugs, was the takedown of the online marketplace, the Silk Road and the arrest of its owner, Ross Ulbricht. However, while Ulbricht pushes to appeal his guilty verdict, a new aspect of the case …
Read More »Trade partnership TTIP looms over general election
With the general election just over a month away, politicians and their parties have spun up the rhetoric machines and begun knocking on doors around the country, hoping to win over their constituents. But while the likes of Ed Miliband and David Cameron slug it out in the press and …
Read More »Jay Z launches new Tidal streaming service with friends
Rapper Jay Z has (re)launched the Tidal streaming service with a new plan to make it a more profitable way for artists to share their music with the world. To commemorate the occasion, he, along with a number of other high profile artists all signed a “declaration,” at the service's …
Read More »Steam is now publishing movies too
While once solely home to some of the latest and greatest games in the world, Valve's Steam platform has expanded far beyond that in recent years. Along with various forms of software, Valve has also begun selling and distributing documentary films too. And now it's extending that form of entertainment …
Read More »4GamerGear and KitGuru’s big giveaway for US readers
Since KitGuru's HQ is firmly nestled in the UK, our readers across the pond do get the short end of the stick sometimes when it comes to competition prizes. But not today friends, as we've teamed up with 4GamerGear to offer our US readers the chance to win a bunch …
Read More »Tim Cook lashes out at US religious freedom laws
Head of Apple, Tim Cook, has spoken out against US based religious freedom laws, which let individuals ignore anti-discrimination laws as long as their religion allows it. Cook however believes that the laws, which as many as 20 US states have instigated, are merely a sanctioned lack of tolerance, often specifically …
Read More »Spanish evade latest Pirate Bay block
Blocking torrent search site The Pirate Bay seems almost par for the course at this point. If your government and ISPs haven't been lobbied into doing so, what are you waiting for, it's all the rage. Still, it doesn't appear to be very effective, as after just a few hours …
Read More »Github hit by multi-day DDOS attack
The collaborative programming site GitHub has been hit by a sustained denial of service attack over the weekend, with suggestions that China may be behind it. While not entirely clear, it's thought that the reasoning may be to shut down projects designed to circumvent Chinese censorship tools. At last count …
Read More »Steelseries Apex M800 mechanical keyboard
Even though most serious gamers use mechanical keyboards these days, many do not realise that the technology behind those key-switches is over 30 years old. With that in mind, it is no wonder that Steelseries are looking to reinvent the wheel with their new Apex M800 mechanical board. It incorporates Steelseries …
Read More »Charities call for change to police’s response to child abuse images
Several prominent charities designed to combat child abuse have called on the government and police forces to change the way they respond to finding images of sexual or physical abuse against children. They also want to see it made possible for victims of abuse and their parents to be able …
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