A few weeks ago we posted an article on the Nokia VS HTC Patent case but yesterday it took a turn for the worse with the HTC One Mini being banned in the UK. This led to the HTC One successor being discussed in court. In the official ruling, Judge Richard …
Read More »Dell’s 4K monitors priced
Are any of you guys looking for a 4K display? You might want to wait a while because Dell is about to bring the price of 4K down again with its new monitors. The Ultra HD resolution has been pushed hard this year with prices coming down from $35,000 to …
Read More »You can now apply for the Project Spark beta
Project Spark is Microsoft's upcoming game creation suite for Windows 8, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It lets you create your game while playing it by allowing users to customise everything as they go along. You can create custom worlds, characters and animations, sort of like Little Big Planet but better …
Read More »Nvidia Shield update adds 1080p 60 FPS streaming
Nvidia is updating everything at the moment, last week Nvidia users got a new driver update, yesterday the Geforce Experience got an update and now the Shield handheld is also getting some improvements. When the Shield's console mode was launched back in October, it could only stream 720p gameplay at …
Read More »Nintendo ‘irrelevant’ in console business says Naughty Dog co founder
The Wii U has struggled since its release last year, its had a decent sales peak in October thanks to the release of Zelda Wind Waker HD but for the most part its not done well at all. The lack of sales has caused many to give up on the …
Read More »Multiplay’s Insomnia festival is moving to Ricoh Arena
The UK's biggest gaming festival is getting bigger next year as Insomnia festival will take place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, instead of the traditional Telford International. The first Insomnia event to take over the arena will be held over the Easter bank holiday weekend- Friday the 18th of April …
Read More »Nvidia releases the Geforce Experience 1.8
Today Nvidia releases the latest update to its Geforce Experience program. The 1.8 update will add “game-changing Optimal Playable Setting functionality, and a number of ShadowPlay updates that make the innovative, critically-lauded gameplay recorder even better at capturing your favorite action-packed moments.” A few other major updates include: Customization of …
Read More »Sony and EA predict shorter console life cycle this generation
EA Studios vice president, Patrick Söderlund and Sony's UK managing director, Fergal Gara, both seem to agree that the life cycle of consoles will be shorter this generation. Gara revealed his thoughts in an interview with Techradar: “It's probably a sign of the times and how much has changed in seven …
Read More »Google Glass wearer made to leave a Seattle restaurant
Nick Starr, a network engineer from Seattle, was made to leave his local diner because he was wearing Google Glass. However, according to him, he had eaten at the diner several times before while wearing his Google made spectacles. Starr shared the events of the night through Facebook: “We begin …
Read More »HTC One coming back with dual SIM and Micro SD card slots
HTC has just announced that its bringing an updated version of the HTC One to the UK, the updated flagship will feature a dual SIM slot and a microSD slot. Unfortunately this does mean that the company had to detract from the phone's sleek, all in one design by making …
Read More »Blizzard’s Warcraft movie pushed back to 2016
Universal and Legendary Pictures have confirmed that the long awaited Warcraft movie has been pushed back from late 2015 to March 2016. This is most likely to avoid clashing with Star Wars which is slated to hit theaters on the 18th of December. Considering the competition, the delay is a …
Read More »Man throws away hard drive containing $7.5 million worth of bitcoins
It turns out that there's a hard drive worth $7.5 million sitting in a landfill site right now. James Howells collected 7500 bitcoins back in 2009 but threw away the HDD containing his fortune earlier this year because it had just been sat in a drawer for years. Unfortunately for him, …
Read More »The PS4 is already selling out at UK retailers
The PS4 officially went on sale today in the UK but you might have trouble finding one in stock as retailers are already selling out of launch day consoles. At the moment Amazon, Game and Currys have run out. All hope is not lost though, there's still a few bundles …
Read More »Virgin Media launches on-demand Android app
If you're a Virgin Media customer, then this will probably interest you. The cable provider has just launched its own Android app to rival Sky Go. The ‘TV Anywhere' app is now available across a range of Android tablets and phones as well as all IOS devices. help coursework Virgin's …
Read More »EA Canada appears to be working on an open world Star Wars game
EA Canada is currently looking for an art director to join the development team behind an open world Star Wars game for the Xbox One and Playstation 4, a job listing has revealed. If you were worried, it's not just EA Canada searching. Visceral Games, the studio behind Dead Space …
Read More »Lian Li introduces the PC-A51, wants feedback before launching
Lian Li has developed a new prototype case, the PC-A51. It's an aluminium chassis and comes from the same line as the popular PC-A05N but before it goes into production, Lian Li would like some consumer feedback to make sure the case is as good as it can be. Kitguru readers are a …
Read More »Sony is turning off some PSN features in preparation for European launch
Sony has announced that in order to keep the Playstation Network stable during the Playstation 4 launch in Europe, it will have to switch off a couple of features. This isn't surprising as day one PS4 users in North America did experience network issues due to the amount of traffic. …
Read More »Xbox One boxes are selling for quite a bit on Ebay
Back when the Xbox 360 launched a man bought a picture of one on Ebay for £470, fast forward to today and it seems people are willing to pay close to that amount for an Xbox One box. Seriously, these are clearly labeled auctions for ‘day one edition' boxes and …
Read More »Batman Arkham Origins Story based DLC announced
Batman Arkham Origins is getting some story DLC called ‘The Initiation Pack' and it is primarily a challenge pack that contains a little bit of story driven narrative. Ames Kirshen, Vice President of Warner Bros Games, announced the DLC on the latest episode of DC All Access. The DLC with …
Read More »Forza 5 economy adjustment incoming
Forza 5 released as one of the few 1080p launch titles on the Xbox One. While the game is very pretty and runs at a smooth 60 frames per second, gamers found the cost of micro-transactions was ruining the experience, so the developer has now decided to change that. I …
Read More »CyanogenMod kicked off of the Google Play Store
CyanogenMod's easy installer only just launched on the Play Store three weeks ago but it seems the custom rom was violating some terms of service issues and has now been kicked off of the Google Play Store. Google contacted the CyanogenMod developers to tell them that the app needed to …
Read More »O2 will offer up PS4’s on contract
If you don't fancy waiting in line and dropping all of your money at once for the PS4 during the UK launch on Friday then O2 has you covered, although you might also want to make sure you're in the market for a new phone too. O2 will launch the …
Read More »Sony is going to adjust European PSN prices ahead of launch
Publishers have been facing some criticism this week as the prices for digital games on the PS4 were revealed and to put it simply, it seemed like UK gamers were going to get ripped off worse than usual. Sony has now issued a statement to Eurogamer to try and clear …
Read More »GTA San Andreas coming to mobile next month
Rockstar has just announced that it will be releasing a remastered version of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas for Android, IOS, Windows Phone and Kindle next month. The fan favorite from the PS2 era was released back in 2004 and was the first game to feature the city, Los Santos, …
Read More »EA quickly cuts down digital game prices on PS4 but they are still far too high
I guess we can throw the exchange rate out of the window as for whatever reason, console games have gone up in price this generation in the UK despite prices remaining the same over in the US and if you thought digital was going to be a big thing this …
Read More »Valve launches Steam Reviews
Valve launched Steam recommendations back in 2010, allowing users to recommend titles to their friends and write what they liked about the game. Now Valve is evolving this feature into something a little more wide-reaching- Steam Reviews. These reviews will be available for the whole community to read, not just your friends …
Read More »Ubisoft does some damage control over PC optimisation comments
Ubisoft dug itself quite a hole last week when Assassin's Creed IV producer, Sylvain Trottier, said that performance wasn't something to care about when developing for the PC platform: “It’s always a question of compromise about the effect, how it looks, and the performance it takes from the system. On PC, …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Pirates releasing on the 5th of December
Assassin's Creed will be coming to Android and IOS this December, the mobile spin off is titled Assassin's Creed Pirates and will focus on naval combat and exploring the Caribbean islands. Ubisoft Paris developed the mobile title and much like its bigger brother- Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the game's …
Read More »Well, Activision still owns Crash Bandicoot
Last week we talked about the possibility of Crash Bandicoot making its return to Sony and making a comeback. Unfortunately it seems that Activision still owns Crash Bandicoot – though it might be looking in to reviving the franchise itself. An Activision spokesperson spoke to Game Informer, confirming that the …
Read More »Persona 5 announced alongside some spin offs
Japanese developer Atlus, just announced Persona 5, exclusively for the Playstation 3, proving that the ageing platform still has some life left. It doesn't end there though, Persona Q for the 3DS, Persona 4: Dancing All Night for the Vita and Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold were also announced. …
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