GeForce Now has been a solid service for accessing PC titles across a range of devices. However, Xbox Game Pass has had Nvidia beat in one key area – touch controls for smartphones and tablets. Fortunately, Nvidia has been working on adding this for quite some time, and now, it …
Read More »EA Motive head speaks on upcoming Iron Man game
EA's Motive studio had a slow start, beginning as a support studio on Battlefront 2 before spending some time working on its own IP, which was later cancelled. The studio had its first hit with Star Wars: Squadrons, and is impressing us again with the Dead Space Remake, due out …
Read More »Konami unveils multiple Silent Hill projects, including Silent Hill 2 Remake on Unreal Engine 5
Just as promised, last night Konami went live with its Silent Hill Transmission stream, revealing multiple new projects in the works. There have been rumours swirling around Silent Hill's revival since 2020, and it seems some of those leaks were true. Konami has multiple third-party teams working on Silent Hill …
Read More »The Crysis Remastered Trilogy comes to Steam next month
Back in late 2021, Crytek released the full Crysis Remastered trilogy for PC and consoles. On the PC side, the trilogy was exclusive to the Epic Games Store, but that will change in November, as the complete package finally arrives on Steam. This week, Crytek put the Crysis Remastered Trilogy …
Read More »Netflix is considering a push into cloud gaming
Netflix has been building up its own games business for a year now. The company has acquired and started up new game studios, and brought a selection of titles to its streaming service. In the future, Netflix may venture further with a cloud gaming offering, taking lessons from Google's issues …
Read More »Call of Duty could be held off Xbox Game Pass for years
If Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal does go through in 2023, many of us were expecting to see Call of Duty heading straight to Xbox Game Pass. However, it may take a little longer for the flagship franchise to hit Microsoft's gaming subscription service. Microsoft is facing an unexpected level of …
Read More »You will apparently need an RTX 2070 to run Gotham Knights at 1080/60 with high settings
Last week, WB updated Gotham Knights' Steam Store page with the minimum PC system requirements, but conveniently left out the recommended spec for those looking to play with high graphics settings. The Steam page has since been updated again ahead of this week's launch. Gotham Knights is a new game …
Read More »Sources dispute former Bayonetta voice actor’s low-pay claim
Recently, Bayonetta's original voice actor, Hellena Taylor, called on fans to boycott the game after claiming to have received a lowball offer to work on the third game. As usual in situations like these, however, we did not get the full story. According to additional sources, Taylor was offered significantly …
Read More »The Sims 5 is on the way promising a ‘next generation Sims game and creative platform’
EA has been attempting to be more open about some of its in-development projects. This approach paid off well for Dead Space Remake, which has impressed us with every developer update. Now, EA is applying this philosophy to the next Sims game, which is in development under the codename ‘Project …
Read More »There are currently ‘no plans’ for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2
Cyberpunk 2077 is currently in the best position it has ever been and a large part of the recent wave of positivity around the game came as a direct result of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. The Studio Trigger anime series became a critical hit and a fan favourite when it debuted in …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 gets PC requirements ahead of early campaign unlock
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is rapidly approaching release. The beta wrapped up in September across all platforms, and now with just over one week until the official launch, Infinity Ward has confirmed the finalised PC system requirements for the game. For Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward has mapped …
Read More »The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is heading to Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC
While The Outer Worlds does have a 60FPS mode on Xbox Series X via Microsoft's own FPS Boost feature, Obsidian never released a dedicated ‘next-gen' version of the game for Xbox Series X/S and PS5. That is finally changing with the new ‘Spacer's Choice' Edition of the game. A couple …
Read More »Sony’s ‘pro-level’ DualSense Edge controller will cost over £200
Back in August, Sony announced the DualSense Edge – its own pro-grade controller to take on Microsoft's Xbox Elite Series gamepads. The controller and its features were shown at the time, but pricing and launch date were not announced. That changed today, and the DualSense Edge will be significantly more …
Read More »Gotham Knights will get a new 4-player co-op mode after launch
Gotham Knights has always been pitched as a co-op-focused adventure – the game even features four distinct main characters for players to switch between. For reasons unknown, the game does not actually include 4-player co-op despite this character setup, but a new multiplayer mode will be coming post-launch to change …
Read More »Riot Games acquires Wargaming Sydney to boost development on live games
Riot Games has just made its latest studio acquisition – but not the kind you might be expecting. Rather than going out and picking up a new studio and IPs, Riot has simply bought out Wargaming's Sydney-based studio. That office will now become part of the Riot family and aid …
Read More »Microsoft is reportedly cutting jobs across Xbox and other divisions
Microsoft is currently battling with regulators to push through its record-setting acquisition of Activision Blizzard in a deal worth roughly $70 billion. Despite the massive piles of cash Microsoft has at its disposal, the company is still shifting things around, with plans for roughly 1,000 layoffs in the coming months. …
Read More »EA is shutting down online services for nine ‘legacy’ titles, including Mirror’s Edge and Army of Two
Every so often, publishers will take a look at their back catalogue of titles and start killing off online services for old or outdated titles in order to save on operating costs. We saw this with Ubisoft earlier this summer and now just before the end of the year, EA …
Read More »Former Bayonetta VA calls on fans to boycott new game
We're coming up towards the long-awaited launch of Bayonetta 3, but the game has run into some unexpected controversy at the final hurdle. Recently, former Bayonetta VA, Hellena Taylor, called on fans to boycott the game due to a lowball offer for her to return for the third game. This …
Read More »Discord is adding YouTube ‘Watch Together’ and mini-games for server voice chats
Back in 2021, YouTube began taking down Discord bots that could bypass ads on YouTube while streaming content to groups in Discord servers. Shortly after that, Discord began working with YouTube to implement official integration, which is now finally rolling out. Discord began testing official YouTube integration back in September …
Read More »We are hiring – New reviewers wanted!
KitGuru is hiring! If you’ve ever wanted the chance to review tech, then read on! We are looking for a new reviewer to join the team. Prior experience is not strictly necessary, but we would like to see some example works from applicants.
Read More »The Splinter Cell Remake has lost its director
While things are shaping up well for EA's Dead Space Remake, the same can't be said for Ubisoft's Splinter Cell Remake. The publisher announced plans to remake the original stealth action game last year, but the development team is still looking to bulk out its writing team, and now, the …
Read More »EA shows new Zero-G sections and graphics comparisons for Dead Space Remake
Two weeks after the Dead Space Remake gameplay trailer release, EA Motive is back for more. This time around, the developers celebrated the original game's anniversary by releasing a new gameplay walkthrough, giving us a more in-depth look at the remake in action. Dead Space Remake is a complete rebuild …
Read More »The Razer Edge packs a 144Hz display, 5G and access to tons of console and PC games
A couple of weeks ago, Razer teased the return of the Razer Edge. This time around, rather than being a Windows gaming tablet, the device is positioned as a handheld games console, complete with 5G capabilities for fast access to cloud gaming services. Now today at RazerCon, the company has officially unveiled the system, which also promises some excellent hardware for native gaming too.
Read More »Overwatch 2 has surpassed 25 million players in 10 days
Overwatch 2 has had a rough launch to say the least. Multiple issues have come into play over the last 10 days, but still, that hasn’t stopped the sequel from being a massive success. This week, Blizzard announced that over 25 million players logged into Overwatch since launch. In addition …
Read More »Valve is working on a new game called ‘Neon Prime’
It has been a while since Valve last released a game, and even longer since the company started a new IP. Soon, we might be getting both, as Valve has registered a trademark for a new game called ‘Neon Prime’. Valve filed a trademark for the name, filing it under …
Read More »Nvidia ‘unlaunches’ RTX 4080 12GB
Last month, Nvidia announced three graphics cards - an RTX 4090 and two RTX 4080 versions. The company quickly gained criticism for the RTX 4080 12GB, as the card has a different chip and significantly lower performance compared to the 16GB version. Now, Nvidia has hit the rewind button and is ‘unlaunching’ the 12GB RTX 4080.
Read More »Overwatch 2 PC players facing system shutdowns and restarts
Overwatch 2's launch issues have been well-documented at this point. The game's initial days live were hampered by DDOS attacks, connectivity issues and long log-in queues. The past week has seen more issues, forcing some heroes to be taken offline for maintenance, and now, an errant PC bug is causing …
Read More »noblechairs celebrates Fallout 25th Anniversary with new gaming chair and pillow sets
Back when noblechairs first started producing new designs based on gaming IP, one of the first chairs we saw took inspiration from Fallout. This year is Fallout's 25th anniversary, and noblechairs is back with a new Nuka-Cola Quantum Edition gaming chair, and a matching set of memory foam pillows. The …
Read More »AMD Frame PC giveaway winner announced!
Update: Just as promised, the AMD Frame PC has been delivered by James! Here's the photo of Darren with the system: With the AMD Frame PC now in a new home, we'll be turning our attention to other competitions, so keep an eye out for more giveaways soon! Just like …
Read More »Saints Row story DLC on hold as Volition focuses on improving base game
After a good long break, Volition and Deep Silver returned to Saints Row this year with a new reboot. Unfortunately, the game was critically panned, averaging a low 62 overall score on Metacritic. Due to the reception to the initial release, the developers have revealed that future content plans are …
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