Not long ago, Age of Empires was a dormant franchise, forgotten and left behind as Microsoft shifted its focus to Xbox. The last mainline game, Age of Empires III, released back in 2005 and for well over a decade, it looked like we would never get a sequel. That changed back in 2017, with Microsoft partnering with Relic Entertainment to modernise the series and deliver Age of Empires IV. Now, this long-awaited sequel has finally arrived – was it worth the wait?

Since leaving Naughty Dog back in 2014, Amy Hennig has continued working on single-player, story-focused action games. Unfortunately, Hennig's attempt at a Star Wars title under EA didn't see the light of day, but now, her new studio, Skydance Media, will be teaming up with Marvel.  This week, Marvel and …

Unknown Worlds has made a name for itself in recent years with Subnautica, one of the best survival games around. After years of being independent, the studio is now being acquired, joining Krafton Inc, the parent company behind PUBG. Krafton, known for PUBG: Battlegrounds, The Callisto Protocol and a few …

Back in 2019, Microsoft became the third company ever to reach a $1 trillion market cap, coming in just behind Apple. A few months ago Microsoft began to catch up to Apple, crossing the $2 trillion mark and now as of today, Microsoft has overtaken Apple as the world's most …

As excited as we all were to hear that Ubisoft was remaking The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the initial reveal trailer left a lot to be desired graphically. Since then, the team has been quietly working on finishing the remake, but after multiple delays, the game may …

Over the years, Facebook has found itself at the centre of many controversies, from political scandals to privacy violations. Now, the company is hoping to shake off its bad reputation with a rebrand, transforming into ‘Meta'. Meta is the new name for the parent company behind Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Oculus …

Just recently, CD Projekt Red announced delays for the next-gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3. Now, the team has updated its roadmap for Cyberpunk 2077, pushing future patches and free DLCs into 2022.  After a bad launch in late 2020, CD Projekt Red has spent most of …

November is almost upon us, which means we are due a new round of free games for PlayStation+ subscribers. Sony typically announces its monthly PS+ games at the start of each month, but thanks to various leaks, we already know what games to expect.  According to Dealabs, in November, PS+ …

There have been several attempts to capture the magic of Super Smash Bros. and apply that formula to other franchises. Recently, talk of a Warner Bros attempt at a Smash Bros. style fighting game hit the internet and well, those rumours now appear to be completely true, as more details …

Back in December 2020, Ubisoft Massive released Title Update 12 for The Division 2, which was set to be the game's final content update. A few weeks later in early 2021, the team confirmed that due to fan demand, it would be releasing more content this year. However, over time, …

Sony is slowly beginning to solidify its commitment to PC gaming. Not only are some of PlayStation's biggest franchises coming over to PC in 2022, but Sony has also introduced a new publishing unit specifically for PC games, known as PlayStation PC.  Sony first began releasing PlayStation exclusives on PC …

In recent months, a number of regulators have begun taking an interest in Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm. The deal was announced in 2020 but has yet to be completed as the deal continues to go through regulatory checks. Recently, the UK's competition authority suggested the acquisition could …

Over the last couple of weeks, G.Skill has been unveiling its DDR5 memory kits, just in time for Intel's 12th Gen CPU launch. The first Trident Z5 DDR5 kits were supposed to top out at 6400MHz speeds, but G.Skill has already managed to up that by achieving a 6800Mhz overclock.  …

The big day has arrived – Intel has officially launched its 12th Gen “Alder Lake” desktop processors and the Z690 chipset. ASUS is already well prepared for this generational leap, with a full stack of Z690 motherboards ready to go, with ROG Maximus leading the way.  The ASUS ROG series …

In the build up to Intel's 12th Gen processors and the first DDR5-supported motherboards, we've seen many memory makers announcing their own DDR5 RAM kits. Corsair will be at the forefront of this new generation, with Vengeance and Dominator Platinum series DDR5 memory modules ready to go.

After months of leaks and rumours, today Intel is officially launching its 12th Gen Core series desktop processors, otherwise known as Alder Lake. With Alder Lake, Intel is making a major transition, introducing a hybrid architecture that combines performance and efficient cores to elevate performance across all major categories. Beyond …

Blizzard was planning on holding another BlizzCon in a few months time, but as you've surely heard, the studio is going through some rough times at the moment. Employee protests, lawsuits, leadership changes and harassment issues have dominated the Blizzard news cycle over the summer, so the team will be …

Earlier this month, fresh rumours of a new Splinter Cell game hit the web, claiming that Ubisoft recently greenlit a new game in the series. Since then, more details have come to light, and it seems that reviving Splinter Cell is something that Ubisoft has been working on for a …

Microsoft went through a lot of changes during the Xbox One generation, from leadership shakeups, to platform overhauls and major acquisitions. While the Xbox One launched with Twitch integration, allowing users to stream straight from their console dashboard, those features were removed and replaced by Mixer integration in 2017. Now, …

When Nvidia first launched the web version of GeForce Now, the service was accessible on Xbox consoles via the Edge browser. However, due to some contractual issues regarding PlayStation console exclusives, GeForce Now was eventually blocked on Xbox while Nvidia worked on a solution. As of this week, that ban …

We're just two days away from the long-awaited return of Age of Empires. Age of Empires 4 releases this Thursday straight to PC via Steam, the Windows Store and Xbox Game Pass, and as you might expect from the return of a classic RTS franchise, the PC system requirements set …

Microsoft has been slowly phasing out the Xbox 360 and closing down online services. Now with the Xbox Series X/S in the wild, and the older Halo games being replaced by the Master Chief Collection, it is time to take the Xbox 360 Halo titles offline, a process that will …

We're heading towards the last few months of the year, which means there are still a few seasonal Steam sales left on the calendar. Following on from leaks earlier this year, Valve has now publicly confirmed the dates for the Steam Autumn Sale and the Steam Winter Sale.  The final …

Last week, Sony officially announced that God of War (2018) is coming to PC and better yet, the game will be releasing in January 2022, giving us a very short wait between announcement and release. While other PlayStation exclusives have had their PC versions developed in-house by first-party teams, God …

There have been several attempts to capture the magic of Super Smash Bros. and apply that formula to other franchises. Soon, it looks like WB Games will be making its own attempt at a Smash Bros. style fighting game with crossovers with Warner Bros' IP.  The game first appeared in …

There have been a number of leaks regarding third-party partnerships at Xbox recently. Not only is Microsoft teaming up with a studio on the first ‘cloud-native' MMO, and looking to sign a deal with Kojima Productions for another game, but the Xbox team is also seemingly working on an action-RPG …

Over the weekend, KitGuru was invited to check out the latest gaming monitors hitting the market over the next few months. We covered AOC's new flagship AGON Pro line-up and now, our attention turns to new Philips Momentum gaming displays, designed with console gaming in mind. 

It has been well over a year since Microsoft last showed off Halo Infinite's campaign mode. So far in 2021, the Xbox team has exclusively focused on Halo Infinite Multiplayer, side-lining the campaign mode for major events throughout the year. That's finally changing today, with a fresh look at Infinite's …

AOC has transformed its gaming line-up this year, launching 'Agon by AOC', a rebrand for the company's gaming line-up, expanding beyond monitors and into the gaming peripherals market too. This weekend, KitGuru was invited to an event to see the very latest from AOC's gaming line.

While John Carmack and other members of the Oculus team did have plans for an Oculus Go 2, the success of the Oculus Quest forced the company to recalibrate, dropping all other projects to double down on the Quest. As a result, there will be no more updates for the …