For day 25 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Asetek to provide the biggest giveaway yet! Today, one lucky reader will win an Alienware Aurora R10 gaming PC, and nine runner-ups will get an NZXT Kraken AIO liquid cooler, as well as a new mouse mat and goodie bag!
Read More »DDR5 memory will be in short supply until the second half of 2022
While many memory makers have announced and ‘launched' new DDR5 memory kits in late 2021, availability has still been very scarce in many markets around the world. According to Micron, this trend is likely going to continue throughout a good chunk of 2022. If you've been looking to upgrade to …
Read More »Arkane co-founder’s new game ‘Weird West’ delayed to March 2022
Since leaving Arkane Studios back in 2017, co-founder Raphaël Colantonio has been hard at work at WolfEye Studios, working on a new game called Weird West. The game takes inspiration from old-school RPGs like Fallout 1 and Fallout 2, but with more of an action focus. Unfortunately, the game was …
Read More »Over 48,000 Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone cheaters have been banned this month
Earlier this month, Call of Duty Warzone had its big Pacific update, overhauling the game with content based on Call of Duty: Vanguard. This re-launch also brought about a new kernel-level anti-cheat system for the game on PC and so far, almost 50,000 cheaters have been caught out in less …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 24 – Win a Seasonic power supply! (closed)
For day 24 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with the renowned PSU makers at Seasonic to give away FOUR prizes! Three winners will get a Seasonic PSU, and a fourth and final winner will get a Seasonic Syncro Q704 and a 750W power supply.
Read More »Xbox Live Gold free games for January 2022 revealed
Earlier today, the free games for PlayStation+ subscribers in January leaked online. Now, this has promptly been followed up with a leak for Microsoft's planned games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers next month. Xbox Live Gold, and by extension, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, will be able to claim four …
Read More »Vampyr is currently free on the Epic Games Store
Dontnod Entertainment is primarily known for creating the Life is Strange series, but the studio has also worked on some other interesting projects in recent years. One of those is Vampyr, a smaller RPG-lite game focused on, you guessed it, vampires. Recently, Epic Games has been giving away a free …
Read More »Thermaltake will host its own virtual expo in January
In January alongside CES, Thermaltake will be launching its Thermaltake Expo Virtual Exhibition. This will include a showcase of “new innovations, breath taking product designs, and cutting-edge new software”, with streams taking place between January 4th and January 7th. As part of Thermaltake's commitment to the PC modding scene, it …
Read More »EA cancelled a Harry Potter MMO due to doubts over franchise longevity
The video game industry is filled with plenty of cancelled games that the public never had the chance to hear about. Some of these games are based on massive franchises that we all know today. EA has more than a few stories to tell in this area, with a former …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 23 – Win an Intel ‘Panther Canyon’ NUC 11 Performance! (closed)
For Day 23 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with Intel to give one lucky reader a new mini PC. Today's prize is none other than the NUC 11 Performance!
Read More »Battlefield 2042 cut content includes expanded environmental hazards and weather effects
Given the state of the beta, and eventually the launch-day version of Battlefield 2042, it seemed pretty clear that the game could have used some extra time in development. Adding some fuel to that theory is some new information on cut content, including a greatly expanded version of environmental hazards. …
Read More »Halo Infinite ‘Winter Contingency’ event goes live
Since launching Halo Infinite multiplayer, 343 Industries has been tweaking the balance of XP and in-game rewards to address player concerns. We'll get to see some of these changes in action over the next week, as Halo Infinite's ‘Winter Contingency' event has launched today. Winter Contingency will reward players ten …
Read More »The Xbox Game Pass library was worth over $6000 in 2021
Xbox Game Pass is often referred to as the best deal in gaming and 2021 proved that, with a ton of major day-one releases from first-party, third-party and indie studios. If you've ever wondered how much the Xbox Game Pass library would be worth if you purchased all of those …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 22 – Win a huge Elgato streaming bundle! (closed)
For day 22 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021, we are teaming up with Elgato to give away a HUGE streaming hardware bundle, including a Facecam, a new microphone, a Stream Deck, a Ring light and a Wave panels starter set.
Read More »GOG Galaxy ‘wake lock’ bug fixed with new update
Earlier this week, a significant bug was found in the GOG Galaxy launcher, which caused the app to block PC displays from going to sleep after a period of time. Fortunately, the developers have been quick to respond, with a fix now available. At the time, we learned that the …
Read More »Intel CEO predicts chip shortage will continue until 2023
We've been hearing time and again that the ongoing chip shortage is likely going to continue into 2022 and it seems new strains and the continued spread of COVID-19 have assured that. This week, Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger reaffirmed that he expects the chip shortage to remain an issue until …
Read More »Ubisoft facing ‘unprecedented exodus’ of employees
While Ubisoft has continued to have sales success with titles like Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Far Cry 6, the publisher has also been in plenty of controversy in the last year. Like Activision, Ubisoft has also been facing internal issues, including allegations of harassment. Now, Ubisoft is reportedly facing mass-resignations …
Read More »Rockstar is giving GTA: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition PC buyers a free game
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition had one of the worst launches of 2021, with players encountering plenty of bugs and quality issues throughout. To make up for that, Rockstar is now offering all existing GTA Trilogy DE owners on PC a free game, including GTA V. Owners …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 21 – Win a huge Cooler Master hardware bundle! (closed)
For Day 21 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Cooler Master to give one lucky reader a huge upgrade bundle - including a MasterBox case, a MasterLiquid AIO cooler, a 750W Gold PSU, an MM730 gaming mouse, a CK352 mechanical keyboard and finally, an MP511 mouse pad.
Read More »Mass Effect 5 developers are dropping Frostbite in favour of Unreal Engine
BioWare was in trouble back when Mass Effect Andromeda first launched. While now many look back on that entry to the series a bit more fondly, at launch, it was widely panned for being buggy, having poor animations and other issues. Many of these woes were attributed to the switch …
Read More »Ubisoft’s NFT platform is flopping
Despite little interest from the gaming crowd, Ubisoft forged ahead with its launch of Quartz, its own NFT platform, currently available in just a few select countries. So far, Quartz has only integrated with Ghost Recon Breakpoint, selling a few cosmetic masks and weapon skins with unique serial numbers as …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 mod adds fully functional metro system
Ever since the game first came out, modders have been doing some amazing work with Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt Red even ended up hiring some of them to help with development. This week, one of the most impressive mods for the game released, adding in a fully functional metro …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 to get first new map in March 2022, dataminers suggest
Battlefield 2042 has been out for just over a month now, but players could be waiting quite some time for the first post-launch content to drop. According to information obtained by dataminers, the game's ‘first season' of content is currently planned for March 2022. Previously, EA and DICE had said …
Read More »Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade launches with major PC performance issues
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade swiftly launched on PC last week following an announcement at The Game Awards. Unfortunately, its not just the game's high price tag causing controversy, the folks at Digital Foundry have also come across a number of major issues with the PC version of the game. …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 20 – Win an Inno3D RTX 3060 Twin X2 OC graphics card! (closed)
For Day 20 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Inno3D to give one lucky reader a graphics card upgrade! Today's prize is the Inno3D RTX 3060 Twin X2 OC graphics card.
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 19 – Win an Edifier speaker set! (closed)
For day 19 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Edifier to give away THREE excellent speaker systems. Three winners today will get a major audio boost, with the Edifier R1380DB professional bookshelf speakers.
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 18 – Win one of THREE Western Digital drives! (closed)
For day 18 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with WD to give away THREE excellent prizes. Three winners today will get a major storage boost, with a WD Black SN750 SE SSD, a WD Black P10 3TB Game Drive and a WD Black D10 12TB Game Drive up for grabs.
Read More »Tencent acquires Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock Studios
Tencent has quietly expanded a ton in recent years, adding new studios to its roster and making strategic investments in a number of independent studios. The company's latest acquisition is a pretty major one – with Tencent picking up Turtle Rock Studios. Turtle Rock Studios made a name for itself …
Read More »Valve ‘on track’ to begin shipping Steam Deck in February
While Valve initially planned to begin shipping the Steam Deck before the end of this year, supply chain constraints forced the launch to be pushed back by a few months. Now, Valve plans to begin shipping the Steam Deck in Q1 2022, with the first units ‘on track' to go …
Read More »Epic Games giving unlimited £10 discounts on games as Holiday sale goes live
During the recent Epic Games Black Friday sale, the store did away with its £10/$10 discount voucher. Fortunately, it is returning in time for Christmas sales, and better yet, rather than limiting users to one voucher, there is an automatic system in place, applying the discount to all applicable games …
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