Obsidian took quite a risk at XO19 last year when it announced Grounded. Rather than sticking to its single-player RPG roots, a small team at Obsidian splintered off to work on an early access survival game. As it turns out, Obsidian knocked it out of the park too, with Grounded …

Just a few weeks ago, Microsoft announced its intentions to officially launch Project xCloud in September, bundling it in as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership. Now, we have some more specific details, including an exact launch date and a list of supported games. Beginning on the 15th …

While the iMac line has been decent enough, it has had its shortcomings, particularly when it comes to standard/base models. Some much needed improvements are arriving today, with Apple refreshing its desktop iMac line-up with new hardware.  The 27-inch iMac is getting the biggest upgrade, featuring faster Intel Comet Lake …

Popular social media app, TikTok, has been in the news a lot this weekend, as President Trump set his sights on the app and announced intentions to ban it in the United States. The app may well live on though, as Microsoft is apparently looking to acquire it. Microsoft was …

As we learned back in June, Ubisoft is currently investigating a number of misconduct allegations against employees, many of which hold high positions at the publisher and some of its studios. We've seen heads of PR, HR, Creative and others leave. The latest to officially be out the door is …

As we all know, BioWare is still in the process of reworking Anthem in an effort to save the game. This extensive ‘reboot' is taking quite some time but we are starting to see some small fruits of that labour, with a new update arriving late last week.  In an …

Last month, a mysterious Twitter hack saw an unknown actor gaining access to verified accounts and scamming unsuspecting followers out of bitcoin. Accounts that were impacted included huge names like Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Barack Obama, as well as company accounts like Apple and Uber. Now, it appears that …

Back in February, the Thermaltake 2020 modding challenge came to the UK, inviting PC enthusiasts all over the country to build the best modded system possible for a chance at the grand prize. In the months since, the competition has been cut down to five finalists – and now you …

Any time there is a big, hyped up game release, scammers are usually lurking with fake beta invites. Cyberpunk 2077 is the latest example of this, with CD Projekt Red warning against fake beta scams. In a series of tweets last night, the official Cyberpunk 2077 account posted the following …

Hyper Scape, Ubisoft's foray into the Battle Royale genre, will be leaving open beta and officially launching on PC, Xbox One and PS4 on the 11th of August.  Hyper Scape has been in open beta for a few weeks now and as we heard prior to the game's announcement, initial …

Netflix has been turning to video games more frequently lately for new series adaptations. The latest publisher that Netflix is teaming up with is none other than Ubisoft, this time to create an animated series based on Splinter Cell.  Splinter Cell fans have been clamouring for a new game for …

Recently, word began spreading that Nvidia was ‘interested' in acquiring chip company ARM. Since then, the situation appears to have escalated a bit, with new reports indicating that Nvidia is actually in ‘advanced talks' to buy the company.  ARM is currently owned by Japanese firm, SoftBank Group. The idea of …

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There has been plenty of discussion around Halo Infinite this week, ranging from official news to fan reactions and even leaks from insiders. The latest leak comes from a Microsoft partner retailer, giving us some early details on Halo Infinite multiplayer. Smyths Toys, one of the stores that helps offer …

Microsoft Flight Simulator is looking great already but there is a hardcore audience of flight simulator players nowadays that have moved on to virtual reality. Asobo Studio previously said that it would look into the possibility of adding VR support and now, it has been confirmed.  Back in October 2019, …

The latest Humble Bundle has been officially unveiled and this time around, it is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Double Fine Studios. The new bundle puts together some of Double Fine's top games for less than £7. The first tier, costing £0.79, includes Psychonauts, Double Fine Adventure: Complete Series and …

There have been a number of efforts to crack down on VPN use to access cheaper prices for games on various digital stores. Nowadays, doing this is more difficult on Steam but not impossible. That could change soon, however, as Valve has issued a new update to Steam account settings.  …

Star Citizen is reshuffling its roadmap, as the developers behind the ambitious, crowdfunded project have come to the realisation that the current one no longer represents reality. Now having admitted that its roadmap is out of date, the studio has offered an explanation for what will be happening next. This …

Thursday has officially become GeForce Now’s library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week’s update includes 11 more games coming to the service, including brand new releases like Dead Age 2, Blightbound and Hellpoint.  There are no previously removed games returning this week, but …

Just as promised, last night the next Marvel's Avengers War Table stream aired, giving us a ton of details about the upcoming beta for the game, as well as a lot of new gameplay to look at. This was perhaps the most promising look at the game yet, with the …

The Epic Games Store has had a number of features waiting on its roadmap since 2019. One of the most requested features, aside from a shopping cart, is achievements and now this week, the latter is finally rolling out.  The Epic Games Store launcher is now getting achievement support, with …

We regularly like to check in with our readers for their thoughts on upcoming tech. Recently, we did a heat check on Nvidia and AMD, seeing whether our readers are planning to buy AMD’s upcoming RDNA 2 GPUs or Nvidia’s next generation of GeForce RTX graphics cards. Having had over 3,300 responses in just one day, we now have a good idea of which way KitGuru readers are leaning.

Logitech is bringing another gaming headset to its roster. This time around, we are seeing the launch of the Logitech G Pro X Wireless Gaming Headset, complete with ‘Lightspeed' wireless technology designed for top esports players.  Traditionally, wired peripherals are preferred for competitive gaming, but wireless technologies like Logitech LIGHTSPEED …

Since becoming part of the Xbox Game Studios family, we've all been wondering what InXile has coming next. After Wasteland 3 later this year, it looks like the team will be shipping a surprise VR game.  Today, InXile announced Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds, developed at a smaller team at InXile …

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, a spiritual successor to classic JRPG series ‘Suikoden’, went live on Kickstarter this week and swiftly raised over $1 million in its first day. Now, as we approach the end of day 2 of the crowdfunding campaign, the game has raised over $2.1 million.  Eiyuden Chronicle is being …

The Xbox Game Studios July showcase has come and gone, leaving us all to wonder what could be next. Rumours have indicated that the next Xbox announcement stream will focus on platform features and now, thanks to a new interview with Phil Spencer, we seem to have confirmation of that, …

Phantasy Star Online 2 finally came to the west back in May and initially, the game was an Xbox and Windows Store exclusive. That will be changing very soon, as SEGA has listed the MMO on Steam, with plans to launch next week.  Phantasy Star Online 2 will launch on …

We've known that Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to PC for quite some time and now, with just over a week left to go before release, the game's system requirements have been revealed.  Horizon Zero Dawn is the second game coming to PC powered by the Decima Engine. We already …

As we recently learned, Valve co-founder, Gabe Newell, is currently hunkered down in New Zealand while the COVID-19 situation gets sorted out in the United States. He has already appeared on New Zealand TV once to thank the country for its hospitality by announcing a free concert. Now, Newell has …

CES 2020 was able to take place this year just ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic. That won't be the case for CES 2021 though, which will be an all-digital event due to continuing health concerns.  In an announcement today, the Consumer Electronics Show organisers announced the digital plan for CES …