Software & Gaming

One aspect of the Nintendo Switch we were disappointed not to see in our recent hands-on coverage, was the interface. How the menus look and feel when you're not playing games can be almost as important as when you are, so it's exciting to get a sneak peak at them, …

Back in December, Nintendo topped the iOS charts with the launch of Super Mario Run, the company's first proper mobile game based on its most famous franchise. At the time, Super Mario Run was exclusive to iOS but that will be changing soon, with Android users able to get their …

If you have been keeping up with The Division over the last few months, then you may have noticed that the game has gone through plenty of changes in an effort to get players back into the game. That objective has now been achieved, so today, Ubisoft turned its attention …

Somehow nearly a decade has passed since the original release of celebrated, retro-gaming documentary, The King of Kong and the landscape of top-tier Donkey Kong gamers is very different today. Not only has the world record been raised to monumental heights since then, but the two champions of the film, …

It looks like Microsoft and Capcom have managed to strike a deal, as Resident Evil 7 will actually be an Xbox Play Anywhere title, the first third-party game to make use of the cross-buy scheme for Xbox and PC. Those who buy Resident Evil 7 digitally on Xbox or Windows …

At E3 last year, we learned that Total War developers, Creative Assembly, would be teaming up with Microsoft to deliver a sequel to Halo Wars, not just on consoles but on PC too- the true home of the RTS. Now, it looks like work on the base game has wrapped …

Earlier this month, we learned about Microsoft's upcoming ‘Game Mode' for Windows 10. At the time, we didn't know much about it outside of the fact that it aims to boost performance while running games. However, since then some new details have come out and it seems that ‘Game Mode' …

Valve CEO and founder Gabe Newell took to Reddit in the early hours of this morning to take part in an Ask Me Anything (AMA), where he answered questions about his love of the Portal games, a movie set in that universe, Steam's support system, virtual reality and more. He …

While Windows 10 has managed to round up a few hundred million users at this point, there is still more work to be done on Microsoft's end to get people to upgrade. This week, the company began targeting enterprise users, urging them to upgrade from Windows 7 as the ageing …

It looks like there may still be some life left in the 3DS, even with the Nintendo Switch on the horizon as this week, Reggie himself set out to clear up any confusion, stating that the Switch is a home console at heart and is not intended to take over …

Although there are many companies in the tech sector who are doubling down their investments in the UK after the Brexit vote of 2016, there are others who have raised prices. Apple is one of them, with all apps in the store set to see a 25 per cent markup due …

The crowd funding effort by human rights group Liberty, has raised more than £50,000 in its first week since going online. So far more than 1,750 people have pledged their support, with one person giving as much as £5,000 towards the legal fund. Liberty's crowd funding campaign  is designed to provide funding …

The trend of celebrities trying to sue game developers for using their ‘likeness' seems to be continuing this year. However, this time around it is not Rockstar in the hot-seat, instead, it is Microsoft and Epic Games. Late last week, former NFL player and professional wrestler Lynwood Hamilton came out …

There has been a lot of news coming out of Nintendo this week and while the new Switch console has been getting plenty of praise, there is still some room for criticism. The launch line-up is a tad underwhelming but on top of that, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of …

Nintendo invited KitGuru to London last week to have a hands-on session with its upcoming Nintendo Switch console and we were more than happy to oblige. While we weren't hugely impressed with the games on show, there were still a few interesting titles that we think are worth taking a …

Game key selling marketplace G2A has been working on selling its own first party titles too and has now launched its first one. Called G2A Land, the virtual theme park exists in multiple dimensions, as you can step right inside the world using a virtual reality headset. The game is …

Nintendo debuted its Switch console for the second time on 13th January in Japan, giving us details on its price, availability, online services and launch line up. But KitGuru was also invited to test out the new console at an event at London's Hammersmith Apollo theatre. Here's what we thought of …

It looks like current PCs based on specific Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake processors are vulnerable to a USB debugging exploit. Security researchers began openly discussing the vulnerability this week, which allows attackers to bypass security mechanisms and run malicious code via the USB debugging interface. This specifically affects Intel's …

Microsoft has officially begun testing its new ‘Game Mode' feature for Windows 10, which aims to boost game performance for Windows users by freeing up resources and ensuring other processes aren't taking up too much memory or CPU usage. There are programs that have aimed to do this in the …

WhatsApp has been trying to improve its stance as far as privacy and security go since last year, when the messaging service introduced end to end encryption. Unfortunately, it turns out that WhatsApp's encryption isn't keeping messages as secure as one would hope. Several months back, security researchers discovered a …

Back when Nintendo officially announced the Switch we were still left with quite a few questions, we had no idea when the console was releasing, what games would be available at launch or even how much the console would cost. However, all has been revealed today as part of Nintendo's …

If you have updated your version of Windows 10 recently and you happen to run multiple monitors, then you may run into issues while gaming. Microsoft has revealed this week that its latest update has brought along some problems when running 3D apps with more than one monitor connected to …

Half-Life 3 is something that Valve fans have been clamouring after for years. Unfortunately, Valve has remained pretty silent on the issue for years and while there has been some evidence that half-life projects have been in development in the past, this week a ‘Valve Insider' has claimed that Half-Life …

It looks like Microsoft isn't the only bearer of bad news this week as it turns out that Sony has made the decision to close down Guerrilla Cambridge, the UK branch of Guerrilla Games as part of a restructuring of its European studios. All of the employees will be laid …

Nintendo's next console, the Switch was announced in the Autumn of 2016 to a pretty positive response. It's looking to combine a portable and home console into one, with a decent sized screen and modular controls. And tomorrow, we get to have a play with it. Following on from an …

The big four internet service providers (ISP) in the UK have agreed to voluntarily begin sending out warning letters to customers that are suspected of piracy. That means customers of Sky, BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk may now receive a warning if their IP address is thought to be involved …

Rocket League continues to be one of the most popular games in the world and developer Psyonix really puts that into context for us when it claims that over a billion matches have been played. That shouldn't be too surprising though, as throughout the life of the game more than 25 …

Earlier this week, Microsoft shocked us all with the cancellation of Scalebound, a third-party exclusive game that has been in development at Platinum Games for several years now. While we have heard statements from Microsoft on the matter, Platinum Games had yet to speak out but today, the studio broke …

Desktop browser usage was once dominated by Internet Explorer, but those days are long gone. Today Chrome rules the roost and as Internet Explorer usage took a huge dip in 2016, many of those transitioned over to the Google browser. However at the tail end of the year Firefox began …

Late last night we learned that Platinum Games and Microsoft had gone their separate ways, cancelling the upcoming Xbox/Windows 10 exclusive game Scalebound, despite it being in active development for several years and due to release in 2017. Microsoft has confirmed that the game is cancelled and now it looks …