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We've been getting teased by single images and snippets of information about Valve's Steam Box hardware for a while now, so it's nice to finally see that someone's managed to get one opened up and take a look inside to see what we're really working with and how the hardware …

CES is going to see a lot of PC unveiling this year, but not new desktop or notebook systems but Steam boxes, high powered PCs masquerading as consoles so you'll put it in your living room instead of your sweet game room. This one however will be just for the …

Update: We received this response from Microsoft's Xbox Support twitter account: “Pricing for select digital content in some markets has changed since launch. Digital content pricing is subject to change.” Three of Microsoft's big launch titles on the Xbox One have inexplicably had their price increased by a £5 on the …

British online retailer Zavvi.com, the relaunched arm of Zavvi, the bankrupt, previously Virgin Megastore chain, has threatened its customers with legal action, after it accidentally sent them free PS Vitas. In a letter to those affected by this fortunate circumstance, it threatened to take “all legal remedies available,” if they …

When long term Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 owners found out that the new consoles weren't going to have backwards compatibility, many were pretty disappointed. Unfortunately though, some Xbox One owners didn't want to accept that and have now bricked their consoles through messing with the developer settings. help writing …

One of the biggest problems the Wii U has at the moment, is that much of its potential market – the seriously casual – don't even know that it's a new system, they assume it's a Wii accessory or a simple upgrade. Something tells me if Nintendo had stuck to …

Last week we put out an article on the Xbox One day one edition boxes being sold for as much as the console on eBay but this week's story definitely takes the cake. A 19 year old from Nottingham has paid £450 for a badly printed photo of a day …

Digital downloads will be a huge part of console gaming this generation but Electronic Arts CFO, Blake Jorgensen, doesn't see EA going all digital any time soon. There is a good reason for this though: digital makes up less than 30% of the publisher's sales. During the Credit Suisse 2013 …

As bitcoin continues its latest struggle to decide if it wants to be worth more than a thousand dollars or not, companies around the world continue to accept it. Now, you can buy games for your little Android Ouya console using the digital currency through the Ouya store, just like …

If you thought that Sony was off to a good start because it has already sold over two million of its PlayStation 4s, apparently you ‘aint seen nothing yet. According to analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities, the PS4 is going to continue selling at a rate of around a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Sony looks to have firmly secured round one in this heavyweight matchup between previously next-gen, now current-gen consoles, managing to sell over 2.1 million consoles since its launch earlier this month. While Microsoft's Xbox One hasn't had quite as long to sell in the US, it's been available in more …

The Xbox One might have sold well everywhere thanks to its worldwide simultaneous release, but the PS4 has only been here for a few days and it's already selling like proverbial scalding baked goods. According to the latest numbers, the PS4 is now the fastest selling console ever in the …

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 …

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. …

While a handful of Xbox One owners have suffered from that wobbly gear problem, Microsoft has been good enough to be quite prompt with replacements. It's also been offering up a free game to apologise for the gaff. However, one Kitguru reader who got his replaced through retailer GAME, has …

If you wondered why Microsoft's Xbox One has a higher price tag than Sony's PS4, it's not just because the Xbox comes with a Kinect camera, it's also because the Xbox One costs quite a lot more to manufacture in the first place. At least that's what the report from …

Twitch TV, the streaming service that the PS4 shipped with hand in hand, has dropped its official support for Sony's Playroom service just a couple of days before the console's launch in Europe. The reason behind this move is that Twitch really didn't like that people were using it for …

Since I first learned to build and take apart my own PC, my confidence in my abilities and my technical know how has gradually increased over time. I'm not daunted by the idea of opening up an electronic product and having a look to see what's wrong – whether I …

The world and his dog may be clamouring about the newly released Xbox One and soon-to-be released (at least here anyway) PS4, but the real console that we're waiting for with baited breath, is the SteamBox, otherwise known, as the potential game-breaker. And now we're got another look at it, …

Microsoft has come out and said it, this was the biggest Xbox launch ever, which puts it ahead of its last generation fan-favourite, the Xbox 360. With over a million consoles sold, Microsoft's now-current-gen machine is sitting right alongside Sony which also managed to sell that many in its first …

Over the last week, Sony's Playroom Twitch streaming, an augmented reality setting where people can show themselves playing games while on screen things – like robots – bug them, has caused a bit of a stir, because it's been used for all sorts of other things. The Spartan Show let us …

The new Kinect bundled with the Xbox One has been relatively well received in terms of its effectiveness to pick up voice commands. Indeed, when it isn't working, it could just be that your'e saying something it doesn't understand – it only really knows 30 odd commands after all. Here's …

Remember all those multiple minutes ago when I showed you some delicious looking pictures of that pure white Xbox One? The one only those that made the thing will ever get to play on? Well now you have the chance to own one of these limited edition machines, by bidding …

Sony may have beaten Microsoft to market with its next-gen system in one territory, but with 12AM rolling round in the most eastern parts of the world, Microsoft's response has begun to hit the shelves. New Zealand and Australia are first up and as I write this the first few …

I know a lot of gamers don't like the Xbox One and I know I won't be buying one for a while, because who's going to spend that much for a handful of average launch games? But that doesn't mean that the limited edition white version given to those that …

If you've woken up this morning and found that you can't access your PSN account (because why would you have something other than playing games to do on a Thursday?) because your login details aren't correct, don't panic. Chances are Sony just reset your password and didn't tell you about …

While a lot of PC gamers like to look down on console gaming as a whole, if South Park has taught us anything in recent weeks, it's that being overly hyped about the next-gen system, is “just how Xbox people are.” Well you know what, Kim Dotcom is one of …