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 …
Read More »Nintendo Switch hands on: Zelda, Mario Kart, Arms and more
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 …
Read More »G2A’s first game is a VR themepark
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 …
Read More »Nintendo Switch hands-on: what we learned
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 …
Read More »Some Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake CPUs are open to a USB debug exploit
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 …
Read More »Windows 10 is getting a ‘Game Mode’ to help boost frame rates
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 …
Read More »Concerns arise over WhatsApp encryption weakness
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 …
Read More »Nintendo Switch launches March 3rd for £280, first games announced
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 …
Read More »Windows 10 Update causing issues for multi-monitor gamers
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 …
Read More »Inside source claims ‘Half-Life 3’ doesn’t exist
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 …
Read More »Sony is closing down one of its UK studios
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 …
Read More »We’re trying a Nintendo Switch, what do you want to know?
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 …
Read More »Big ISPs to start sending out piracy warning letters
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 …
Read More »Rocket League has been played by 25 million people
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 …
Read More »Platinum Games speaks out on Scalebound cancellation
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 …
Read More »Firefox continues to recover as IE, Safari falter
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 …
Read More »Microsoft has begun hiding its Scalebound related posts and videos
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 …
Read More »1.5 million ESEA accounts compromised after hack
If you are a serious Counter-Strike player, whether it be 1.6 or Global Offensive, then chances are you've come across the ESEA (Esports Entertainment Association) at some point. If you happened to be a member of the premium matchmaking service, then you may want to keep an eye out as …
Read More »Snapchat to move headquarters to London
In a surprising move for an encrypted chat service considering the UK's stance on surveillance, Snapchat has announced its intention to open a new international headquarters to London. This is also practically unheard of in the tech space, with most companies preferring tax-routing countries like Ireland to host their services in …
Read More »Amazon expands Prime Video in India with exclusive animated shows
While Amazon's strategy for drawing in English speaking crowds to its Amazon Prime Video service might involve live-action shows like The Grand Tour and Mr Robot, elsewhere in the world it's using animation to do the same. In India, Amazon has acquired the exclusive rights to a number of popular …
Read More »Platinum and Microsoft fall out, Scalebound cancelled
Ever since E3 2014, Scalebound has been one of Microsoft's biggest upcoming Xbox exclusive games. The title has been in development for years over at Platinum Games under the leadership of Hideki Kamiya, who was also behind Devil May Cry, Bayonetta and Resident Evil 2. Unfortunately, it looks like the …
Read More »Bethesda won’t be remastering any more Elder Scrolls games
The Elder Scrolls series has been around for a long time and there are certainly a few games in there that would benefit from a remaster, unfortunately, it doesn't sound like we will be getting any additional re-releases following Skyrim: Special Edition. This week during an interview, Bethesda wanted to …
Read More »Windows 10 will soon let you opt-out of automatic driver updates
Back when Windows 10 first launched one of the first issues users came across were the graphics drivers. Windows Update began automatically downloading its own and it would cause some conflicts with the drivers downloaded through other services like Radeon Software or the GeForce Experience. While those problems have been …
Read More »Nintendo Classic Mini mods double installed game library
Modders around the world have discovered a method for installing additional games on their Nintendo Classic Minis, in some cases doubling the size of the pre-installed game libraries. There are a couple of methods, but each involves plugging the NES Mini into a PC and modifying its file system. The Nintendo NES …
Read More »The FTC goes after D-Link over poor security practises
It looks like D-Link has found itself in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week as the US regulator has filed charges against D-Link for putting consumers' privacy and security at risk with its products. As part of the FTCs current initiative to ensure companies are taking …
Read More »PS4 Pro and PS4 Slim help boost console sales past 53 million
It looks like the holiday season has been kind to Sony as around 6.2 million PS4 units were sold during the final months of 2016, bringing the total amount of PS4 sales up to 53.4 million. The additional bump in sales followed on from the launches of the PS4 Slim …
Read More »Elite: Dangerous players find aliens for the first time
The hunt for aliens has been a long one for the Elite: Dangerous player base but after 18 months of searching and following clues, the first alien encounter has taken place. Frontier Studios has been giving players hints for some time now but it looks like Xbox player, DP Sayre …
Read More »Kingdom Death nears $10 million, is most Kickstarted game ever
Forget Zombicide, forget Shenmue 3, forget Exploding Kittens, none of them have received as much crowd funding money on Kickstarter as Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 has. The dark and deep board game of unforgiving combat and settlement advancement has beaten them all and with less than two days to go, is edging …
Read More »CES 2017: Nvidia updates Shield TV, GeForce Now
Although many were hoping that Nvidia would debut its GTX 1080Ti at CES 2017, we haven't seen it yet. What we do have though is an updated Shield TV and GeForce Now, which makes it possible to stream your games when further afield than ever before. The new Shield TV …
Read More »CES 2017: Gigabyte’s new Aorus X5 and X7 laptops debuted
Gigabyte has a couple of new gaming laptops at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, called the Auros X5 and X7. They come in different sizes and flavours, but all of them are rather capable machines, able to deliver high-end gaming performance, in a compact package. Their lighting is rather pretty too …
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