While New World seemed to have a great launch, long server login queues and issues with character transfers have hurt the game in the weeks following. Over the last few days, Amazon confirmed that it will not be offering cross-region server transfers to players despite previously saying it would, and …
Read More »Diablo 2 Resurrected players hit with major server issues
Over the weekend, Blizzard took down Diablo 2 Resurrected servers to perform some emergency maintenance. Since then, players across the US and Europe have struggled to access the game, with server issues persisting this week. Blizzard Customer Service social accounts for Europe and the US noted the maintenance and expected …
Read More »UK Far Cry 6 owners report issues upgrading from PS4 to PS5
While Ubisoft did intend to offer free PS4 to PS5 upgrades for all Far Cry 6 buyers, early physical copy owners have quickly begun running into issues. As it turns out, some boxed PS4 copies sold in the UK shipped with the wrong region version, which is blocking those customers …
Read More »Thermaltake ToughLiquid Ultra 360 AIO cooler competition winner announced!
Last month, we launched a competition with Thermaltake to give away a ToughLiquid Ultra 360 AIO liquid cooler. The giveaway came to an end last night and now, we're ready to reveal the winner! The Thermaltake ToughLiquid Ultra 360 is a 360mm AIO equipped with ToughFan 12 Turbo fans to …
Read More »Hitman removed from GOG following backlash
A couple of weeks ago, Hitman found itself garnering poor reviews after its ‘DRM-free’ release on GOG. The game launched with minimal content available in offline mode, which is not what we have come to expect from games releasing on GOG. Now, the game has been pulled from the store. …
Read More »Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition
Following on from many leaks, Rockstar officially announced Grand Theft Auto:The Trilogy – Definitive Edition this week. The remastered collection is coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles later this year, followed by new mobile-versions of these games in 2022. The collection, which includes …
Read More »Synology introduces C2 Backup for Windows devices
Alongside Synology's recent DSM 7.0.1 upgrade, today the company is launching the new C2 Backup application. With C2 Backup, Synology storage device users can back up their data efficiently for Windows devices, whether they are located at home or across multiple office locations. There are two versions of this, C2 …
Read More »Antec launches budget-friendly NX250 chassis
Antec is back with another very affordable gaming PC chassis. This week, the company is launching the new NX250, priced at just €54.99 while retaining some more premium features. The Antec NX250 comes with a brushed aluminium front panel with big air intake slots along the sides for ideal airflow …
Read More »Destiny 2’s Forsaken expansion is being removed next year
With the last major expansion, Bungie introduced the Content Vault to Destiny 2 and immediately cycled out some older content to keep the game at a manageable size. It has been a while since anything in Destiny 2 has been vaulted, but with the new expansion coming up, Bungie has …
Read More »AMD BEHEMOTH PC winner announced!
If you've been checking in on KitGuru recently, then you'll have noticed that we've been running a giveaway for the AMD BEHEMOTH modded PC that James has been building over the last couple of months. Today, we're pleased to announce the winner of this incredible system.
Read More »Apple says apps must offer a way for users to delete their account starting in 2022
Apple is making some more changes to its app rules in 2022. Starting early next year, developers that allow for account creation in iOS, iPadOS or macOS apps must also offer a way to delete the account. Apple announced this week that this new rule will come into effect on …
Read More »Nintendo engineer says Joy-Con drift may never be truly fixed
Since launch, the Nintendo Switch has had a major problem with Joy-Con drift. At this point, it seems that the majority of Joy-Cons will begin experiencing the issue eventually, and now, one Nintendo engineer has suggested that the problem will never be truly fixed.
Read More »Diablo 4 now has a new game director
Back in August, shortly after legal issues arose with accusations of employee mistreatment and harassment at Activision Blizzard, the company announced some key changes. Notably, Diablo 4 lost its director, but now after a couple of months, a replacement has been found. Diablo 4 is now being directed by Joe …
Read More »Microsoft teams up with Sky to revive the Kinect for new wave of TVs
Microsoft officially dropped Kinect shortly after the Xbox One launch, but the company may have now found a new use for the technology. In a partnership with Sky, Microsoft is essentially bringing the Kinect back for a new wave of TVs. This week, Sky announced Sky Glass, a new range …
Read More »Shenmue anime coming in 2022, first trailer released
While Shenmue 3 didn't exactly live up to expectations, Yu Suzuke's grand story will soon be told through another medium. Back in 2020, a Shenmue anime was announced to be in the works and now, it will be coming to Crunchyroll next year. Shenmue: The Animation is an anime series …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 beta build is ‘months old’ and full of bugs
The Battlefield 2042 open beta has begun and unfortunately, there are a number of problems across platforms, ranging from graphical errors to performance issues. As it turns out, the beta build is “months old”, and according to DICE, there are already big improvements in place for the final game. Typically …
Read More »Seagate launches 1TB Game Drive SSD for Xbox
Back when the Xbox Series X/S consoles launched, Seagate launched its 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 expansion card SSD. Now, Xbox console owners will have another option for speedy expandable storage, as Seagate has now launched the 1TB Xbox SSD Game Drive. While the expansion card plugs directly into the back …
Read More »Dead by Daylight studio working on ‘unannounced AAA’ game with Xbox
While Microsoft has slowed down on studio acquisitions this year, the Xbox team has been hard at work forging third-party partnerships. Aside from major projects in the works with Kojima, Avalanche Studios and others, Xbox is also seemingly teaming up with Behaviour Interactive on a new project. In a Linkedin …
Read More »Far Cry 6, Guardians of the Galaxy and more heading to GeForce Now this month
It's the first Thursday of October, which means it is time for another major GeForce Now library update. This month will see both Far Cry 6 and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy joining the cloud streaming library, alongside 21 other titles. There will be 23 games in total coming to …
Read More »Twitch gives more details on recent hack, resets all stream keys
This week, it came to light that Twitch has suffered a massive data breach, with 125GB of confidential files stolen and spread across the internet. In a short statement yesterday afternoon, the company confirmed a hack took place and now, some more details have been shared. While Twitch's initial statement …
Read More »Microsoft has upgraded xCloud to Xbox Series X hardware
Back in June, we learned that Microsoft had begun the process of upgrading its xCloud servers to Xbox Series X hardware, replacing the older Xbox One S server blades that have powered Xbox Cloud Gaming so far. Now, Microsoft has confirmed that the upgrade is complete. Speaking with The Verge …
Read More »Win our custom built AMD BEHEMOTH PC worth £22,000! (closed)
Over the last ten weeks, we've been hard at work building the AMD BEHEMOTH system - a modded, liquid-cooled, dual-system PC worth an astounding £22,000. Now, we're pleased to announce that we are giving away this system to one lucky KitGuru reader!
Read More »Randy Pitchford steps down as president of Gearbox but will remain CEO
Yesterday, rumours of Randy Pitchford stepping down from his position at Gearbox began to swirl. At the time, a Gearbox spokesperson told us that there was “no validity to this claim”, but there are indeed some major changes happening. Pitchford is stepping down as president of Gearbox, although he will …
Read More »Ghost Recon Frontline is a PvP-focused free to play title
Following on from leaks yesterday, Ubisoft has officially announced Ghost Recon Frontline, taking the series into free to play territory for the first time. Like The Division Heartland, Ghost Recon Frontline will be a free to play game focused on PvP, rather than PvE content. Ghost Recon Frontline will include …
Read More »Twitch confirms it was hacked
Earlier today, we reported on a massive data breach over at Twitch. The company's source code, secret projects and even sensitive information like partner earnings were all obtained and leaked online. Now, Twitch has responded, confirming the leak. In a statement posted this afternoon, Twitch acknowledged the leak, saying: “We …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts series coming to Switch via cloud streaming
Yesterday alongside the reveal of Sora for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo also announced that the Kingdom Hearts games were coming to Nintendo Switch. There is a catch though, as all of the titles will be cloud-based, not just Kingdom Hearts 3. We initially thought that Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 …
Read More »RTX 3090 owners still running into problems with New World
Back in July during the New World alpha, EVGA RTX 3090 owners quickly ran into issues with their GPUs dying after playing the game. Now, history seems to be repeating itself, with Gigabyte RTX 3090 owners now having severe problems. New reports of crashes have surfaced on Reddit, with multiple …
Read More »Randy Pitchford reportedly stepping down as Gearbox Software head
Update: In a statement sent shortly after publishing, a Gearbox representative sent over the following statement: “There is no validity to this claim, and Randy Pitchford will NOT be stepping down as the CEO of Gearbox Entertainment Company.” See our updated articled HERE. Back in February, Embracer Group acquired Gearbox …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – Definitive Edition leaks again
In case there was any doubt left, more leaks have come to light proving that a trilogy of Grand Theft Auto remasters are on the way. This time, the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – Definitive Edition leak comes straight from the Rockstar launcher. Through datamining the Rockstar launcher, users have …
Read More »Twitch suffers massive data breach, Steam competitor, creator earnings and source code leaks
It looks like Twitch has suffered the biggest data breach in the site's history. Not only has an anonymous hacker managed to obtain source code and data on confidential projects, but information on payroll and Twitch partner earnings have also leaked. The leak was initially posted on 4Chan (via Reddit) …
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