Last year, Ben Brode made the decision to leave Blizzard behind, taking a few friends from the Hearthstone team along with him. Together, they formed a new studio called ‘Second Dinner’, things have been quiet on that front for a while but this week, we started hearing some new things. …
Read More »Sketchy Zen 2 retail listings pop up online claiming specs for Ryzen 3800X and more
We've known for some time now that AMD has been working on its next-gen ‘Zen 2' architecture, which will be built on the 7nm process. At the moment, we are expecting this new architecture to debut at some point in 2019, but a recent retail listing has already got the …
Read More »Thermaltake launches Level 20 MT and Level 20 GT ARGB cases
Last year was the 20th anniversary of Thermaltake, which was celebrated with the launch of a brand new Level 20 series of cases. We saw these impressive cases at Computex last year and now, two newcomers are being added to the mix, with Thermaltake launching the Level 20 MT and …
Read More »Bioware will begin holding Anthem beta tests later this month
Back in early December, EA and Bioware ran the first closed alpha tests for Anthem, giving some players a chance to try the game out early. Now, we have specific dates for the upcoming beta tests, the first of which will take place later this month. Anthem is launching on …
Read More »Apple issues profit warning as iPhone/iPad sales fail to hit targets
Apple’s rise to the $1 trillion market cap was sadly short lived, as a fall in interest for new devices has led to the company issuing its first ‘profit warning’ since 2002.
Read More »Nvidia could face class-action lawsuit over crypto-mining GPU demand
The majority of 2018 was unfortunately quite disappointing for PC gaming enthusiasts. The crypto-mining market had sent graphics card prices into a frenzy and when Bitcoin eventually began crashing back down, prices did not adjust quickly enough. This left Nvidia in an awkward position later in the year, as the …
Read More »Steam no longer supports Windows XP or Vista
Back in June 2018, we learned that Valve would no longer be supporting Steam on Windows XP and Vista starting in January 2019. We have now reached that fateful day, as of now, Steam will no longer support Microsoft's legacy operating systems. Despite being long outdated, a surprising number of …
Read More »2019 to be an ‘intense’ year for Platinum Games with multiple announcements planned
Since the release of Nier: Automata in early 2017, things have been quiet at Platinum Games. We know that the team had one project canceled (Scalebound) and started work on another (Bayonetta 3), but it looks like there is more in the works, with 2019 being described as an “intense” …
Read More »New Year Giveaway: Win an Alphacool Water-cooling upgrade! (closed)
Today is the LAST DAY to enter our New Years giveaway with Alphacool! Kick off 2019 right with new watercooling gear.
Read More »Win a STEAM game of your choice! (closed)
Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Our winner today is Plamen Yordanov with his caption: “Lara: “Oh, how cool! I wanna take a picture of this!” Jonah: “Wait, Lara! The RTX patch hasn't been released yet! It'll look better soon!” Fancy winning a STEAM game of your choice? To celebrate …
Read More »Win a STEAM game of your choice! (closed)
Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Our winner today is Stephen McConville with his caption: “Leo's new year resolution, ‘resolve office differences swiftly”. We had a lot of good entries for this one, so we are running a second game giveaway today, which you can find HERE. Christmas might be …
Read More »Win a STEAM game of your choice! (closed)
Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered, the winner this time is Dave Aston with his caption: “Shaggy and Scooby decide on new methods to solve the mystery.” Christmas might be over but we are still in the holiday spirit. Today, we'll be running a caption …
Read More »Steam’s top selling games of 2018 have been revealed
We are closing in on the end of 2018, which means we’ll be seeing plenty of ‘top 10’, GOTY and best seller lists over the next week or two. Valve has been revealing the top selling games on Steam each year for a few years now. This year, the ‘top …
Read More »The PlayStation Classic has received a 40% price cut
Sony decided to follow in Nintendo's footsteps this year and attempt to capture holiday season sales with the release of a mini-classic console. The PlayStation Classic's launch hasn't been the smoothest, the 20 pre-installed games didn't really live up to what many had hoped for and the $100 price tag appears …
Read More »Win a STEAM game of your choice! (closed)
Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered, our winner today is Rob Sorfleet with his caption: “Spin and Kick”, oops sorry Fred, just practicing my dance moves for the Colosseum. We'll have another game giveaway going live later today so keep an eye out! Christmas might …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar Day 26: Win a SuperMicro Z390 motherboard (closed)
For day 26 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Supermicro to give away a brand new Z390 motherboard- a perfect step in upgrading your rig for the year ahead.
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar Day 25: Win an Nvidia RTX 2070 graphics card! (closed)
Merry Christmas everyone! For today's competition, we are giving away an RTX 2070 graphics card!
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar Day 24: Win an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X! (closed)
For day 24 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with AMD to give away a Risen 7 2700X!
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar Day 23: Win a Thermaltake 20th Anniversary case! (closed)
For day 23 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with Thermaltake to give away a brand new Level 20 GT case- built to commemorate Thermaltake's 20th anniversary this year!
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar Day 22: Win a Fractal Design Define S2 case and Celsius S36 liquid cooler! (closed)
We have reached day 22 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar! Today, we are teaming up with Fractal Design to give away a brand new Define S2 case and a Celsius S36 AIO liquid cooler!
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 21: Win one of TWO Kingston HyperX prize bundles! (closed)
We have reached day 21 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar! Today, we are teaming up with Kingston HyperX to give away two prize bundles! One featuring a HyperX SSD and RAM and another featuring a brand new gaming keyboard and mouse.
Read More »Valve adds progression, earnable rewards and balance changes to Artifact
After Artifact launched, it became clear that Valve's original vision for the game didn't necessarily line up with what many players wanted. Since then, the Artifact team has been working on updating the game, adding in a free (but rewardless) draft mode, ways to generate extra event tickets by recycling …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 20: Win a G.Skill Trident Z RGB Royal 16GB RAM kit! (closed)
We have reached day 20 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar! Today, we are moving away from peripherals and teaming up with G.Skill to give away a brand new Trident Z Royal 16GB RAM kit!
Read More »DDR4 RAM prices seem to be fairly good right now
RAM prices have been in a constant state of flux over the last few years. Most of the time, picking up a 3000MHz+ 16GB kit will set you back close to, if not more than £200 here in the UK. Fortunately, memory pricing is predicted to be coming down over …
Read More »be quiet! celebrates the holiday season with a huge PC hardware giveaway
We like to run a lot of our own competitions here at KitGuru but sometimes, we'll spot one running elsewhere that would be of interest to regular readers. Today, be quiet! launched its own competition for the holiday season, giving you a chance to win some extra hardware goodies over …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 19: Win a full set of Corsair RGB gaming gear! (closed)
For day 19 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, the peripheral theme continues! Today, we have teamed up with CORSAIR to go all out on RGB, with a K70 MK.2 SE keyboard, an M65 gaming mouse accompanied by an MM800C RGB mouse pad and finally, a Corsair VOID Wireless gaming headset with an ST100 RGB stand.
Read More »Razer’s mouse and keyboard for Xbox One shown off ahead of CES reveal
After three and a half years of waiting, Microsoft has finally delivered on its promise to bring mouse and keyboard support to the Xbox One, with a number of games already supported. As part of the launch, Razer has been poised to release its own wireless mouse/keyboard combo targeted at …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 18: Win a Cooler Master peripheral bundle! (closed)
We have reached day 18 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar! Today, we are teaming up with Cooler Master to give away a full peripheral bundle- complete with a CK550 mechanical keyboard, a CM310 RGB gaming mouse, a MH752 gaming headset and an MP750 RGB soft mouse pad.
Read More »Microsoft reportedly set to launch two next-gen consoles, ‘Anaconda’ and ‘Lockhart’
At this point, it is common knowledge that the next generation of consoles are on the way, with both Sony and Microsoft openly confirming that new hardware is in the works. Microsoft's strategy for next-gen is particularly interesting, as the company will be juggling cloud gaming in addition to standard …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 17: Win an MSI peripheral bundle! (closed)
We have reached day 17 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar! Today, we are teaming up with MSI to give away a full peripheral bundle- complete with a GK701 mechanical keyboard, DS3000 mouse and GH70 7.1 surround sound gaming headset.
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