Just as Twitch is pushing on YouTube’s turf by introducing its own on-demand video feature, it seems that Facebook is pushing into Twitch’s territory. Its new Gaming Creator Pilot Program is aimed towards gaming broadcasters on the social media site, with its tools set to be showcased this weekend. Facebook …
Read More »Nitro Concepts partners with football team SL Benfica for special edition S300 Gaming Chair
Nitro Concepts’ S300 gaming chair has managed to impress KitGuru and our readers alike, with its comfort and versatility being highlighted as among the best. Now, the company has partnered with football club Sport Lisboa e Benfica to make a brand new special edition variant of the S300, clad out …
Read More »A new Dragon Age game is in development, but it might take a while
Back in June, there were reports of BioWare gearing up for a new title in the adventure RPG series Dragon Age. Today, these reports have seemingly been confirmed as prominent BioWare developers took to Twitter to bestow the pleasing news. The first public tweet about the upcoming title came from …
Read More »Overwatch director comments on toxicity and hero balancing
In a regular developer update, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has addressed a number of popularly talked about topics in the game’s community. This touches on toxicity and how the team is currently handling it, as well as the state of hero balancing, particularly in the way of Mercy. Blizzard and …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege to introduce Outbreak Pack loot boxes locked behind paywall
Yesterday, Ubisoft announced the upcoming changes to its retail offerings, including the Standard Edition being replaced by the more expensive and ever-so-slightly more robust Advanced Edition. Included within the announcement are details of Outbreak Packs, Siege’s event counterpart of its Alpha Packs but instead of being earned in-game, these loot …
Read More »Two-factor authentication has made its way to Reddit
Reddit has been testing its two-factor authentication (2FA) for months now, attempting to add another layer of security to protect its users’ data. The popular discussion website has worked alongside its users as well as moderators and third-party app developers to ensure Reddit’s new layer of security is up to …
Read More »Ubisoft changes Rainbow Six Siege pricing system as patch 4.2 goes live
Rainbow Six Siege’s last Mid-Season reinforcements for Year 2 just landed in the form of update 4.2, coming with big changes to Ela and Twitch. Ubisoft also seems to be changing its controversial pricing system by replacing the Standard Edition with the more expensive Advanced Edition. The structure of Rainbow …
Read More »Washington has introduced a bill to determine whether or not loot boxes are gambling
While the United States jumped into the loot box foray last year, its only represented state was Hawaii thanks to representative, Chris Lee. It seems that Washington is now getting in on the action, as senator Kevin Ranker has introduced a bill to determine the connection between loot boxes and …
Read More »Nintendo’s Switch is getting four times the amount of games this year, PC continues to be a favourable platform
Nintendo’s Switch has enjoyed quite a lucrative first year, with 2017 giving us a new Zelda, Mario and Xenoblade title among third-party support. 2018 is set to be a great year for the console, as game developers are making approximately four times as many games for the platform. The information comes …
Read More »Atari takes to equity crowdfunding to revive Rollercoaster Tycoon
Atari Game Partners is attempting to revive games from its classic line-up and is going an unconventional way to make it happen. Rollercoaster Tycoon is currently in the publisher’s crosshairs with the Nintendo Switch as its platform of choice, but instead of crowdfunding via Kickstarter, it has instead opted for …
Read More »PUBG hits 4 million players on Xbox, makes adjustments to starting island on PC
It seems the Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is following in the footsteps of its PC counterpart in hitting milestones in record time. As the title hits 4 million players on console, adjustments are being made to the PC version as the game’s latest patch switches up the spawn …
Read More »Anthem might not release until 2019
At E3 last year, EA proudly brought Bioware out on stage to talk about the studio's brand new IP- Anthem. At the time, Anthem was shown with a good chunk of gameplay and announced with a Fall 2018 release date. However, it seems that the studio may be struggling to …
Read More »DICE is revamping Battlefront II’s progression system but we won’t see it for a while
It has been two months since EA and DICE launched Star Wars Battlefront II and during that time, the publisher and developers have been very quiet on the subject. Microtransactions have remained switched off but issues with the progression system still remain. Now this week, we finally got an update, …
Read More »Ubisoft attempts to redefine loot box distribution as it adds Battle Crates into Ghost Recon Wildlands
Today, a GDC survey outlined that loot crates are necessary for the continued survival of games and their respective studios, but something is inherently wrong about the way the practice is conducted in the Western world. Ubisoft is keen to take a crack at defining how it’s supposed to be …
Read More »It looks like loot boxes are here to stay in 2018
If you think loot boxes are so 2017, it seems that you’d be wrong as it looks like the practice isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. For the past three years, more than 4,500 developers who have attended the Game Developers Conference have expressed their intention of implementing “paid item crates,” …
Read More »Microsoft’s Game Pass service will get all future Xbox exclusives the day they launch, PC players will also get access
Update (24/01/18): Yesterday, Microsoft dropped a major piece of news, announcing that all future Xbox exclusive games would be added to the Xbox Game Pass library on the day of release. At the time, we didn't know whether or not this would tie into Xbox's ‘Play Anywhere' scheme but as …
Read More »The next Steam sale will be taking place in mid-February
If you are holding off on buying any games and saving your cash for the next Steam Sale, then we have good news for you. Today, someone leaked the sale dates for Steam’s ‘Lunar New Year' event. Over the last few years, Valve has made it easier than ever for …
Read More »A new PS4 hack enables PS2 backwards compatibility, Linux installations and piracy
Back when the PS4 and Xbox One were announced as x86 consoles, the internet became rife with speculation over potential hacks and swifter emulation. So far, not much has surfaced on that front, but this week console modders did manage to put a dent in the PS4's armor, paving the …
Read More »Dead by Daylight taps Saw as its latest set of DLC
Dead by Daylight is known for brining to life cinematic killers from licenced properties, from Halloween’s Michael Myres to A Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface to the most recent, Freddy Krueger from 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Now, it seems that Saw isn’t just getting an on-screen revival as Jigsaw’s …
Read More »Uber says its latest security flaw doesn’t “warrant immediate action or a fix”
Uber is no stranger to controversy, as it was revealed at the end of last year the cab firm had covered up a data breach that had affected 57 million users by paying a ransom. Now, it seems the company is passing off a security flaw that allows hacker to …
Read More »New cheats hit PUBG, allowing for instant revives and heals
It seemed like a glimmer of hope for PUBG players last week, when the publisher announced a massive ban wave of 100,000 strong. This action was a result of a new pattern of cheats, giving illegitimate players the ability to instantly revive downed teammates and heal themselves, and now it's …
Read More »The new God of War gets a release date and trailer
Sony's next installment in the God of War series has been teased since 2014, confirming its departure from Greek mythology into Norse. Fans have been waiting to know the release date aside from the “early 2018” window given to them at last year's E3 and now we have it, as …
Read More »Denuvo is about to get tougher after joining forces with security firm Iderto
Over the last few years, Denuvo has made a big name for itself in the gaming world. The anti-tamper technology has had its stumbles, but overall, it has managed to keep many games protected from piracy for rather extensive periods of time. It looks like larger security companies took notice …
Read More »Rust is officially leaving Early Access next month but don’t expect much to change
After four years or so in development, Garry Newman's Rust is officially leaving the Steam Early Access program. While the game will be hitting version 1.0, Newman has warned fans to not compare this to a fully finished game, instead, he's asking owners of Rust to view this as “leaving …
Read More »Far Cry 5’s PC system requirements are here
Far Cry is making a comeback this year. This time around, rather than traveling to some distant exotic land as we saw in Far Cry 3, 4 and Primal, Far Cry 5 will take players on a trip around Montana, where some gun-sporting cultists are taking over. The game is …
Read More »Fan remakes are resurrecting Hideo Kojima’s P.T. for Silent Hills
P.T. took the video game world by surprise back in 2014, designed as an interactive teaser for the next instalment of the Silent Hills series. While P.T. was controversially removed from PSN as a result of Silent Hills being cancelled, it seems that fans are working to make the title …
Read More »Prop Hunt and Demolition game modes coming to Call of Duty: WWII for a limited time
Over the past couple of months, we’ve learned a lot about Call of Duty: WWII’s upcoming DLC, The Resistance. Now, we’re learning that alongside the new weapons, division and Zombies, players are also getting free access to party game mode Prop Hunt and old-school Demolition. The Resistance is set to …
Read More »Metal Gear Survive ripe with gameplay affecting microtransactions and always online
Metal Gear Survive entered open beta last week, hoping to wow everyone back onto the side of Konami after its debacle with Metal Gear creator, Hideo Kojima. While it unsurprisingly has great mechanics, Survive has opted to include both gameplay-affecting microtransactions and the requirement of constant online connectivity. The title …
Read More »OnePlus confirms 40,000 customers affected by credit card breach
Update 2 (22/01/18): Over the last week, OnePlus has been investigating reports of its customers suffering from credit card fraud shortly after purchasing a phone directly from the company's website. At the time, OnePlus switched off credit card payments as a safety precaution and said that the issue only affected …
Read More »Nitro Concepts S300 Gaming Chair Review
Its one of the more affordable gaming chairs on the market at £229 - but how much do we like it?
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