One of the more controversial aspects of the Ashley Madison ‘dating' website, was that it actually charged users to delete their accounts, a practice that many felt was exploitative. So did the hackers, Impact Team, who claimed responsibility for the site's recent hack and database thievery. With a threat hanging …
Read More »ESL to change competitive rules following doping allegations
Last week a claim made by CS:GO pro player and Nihilum team member, Kory “Semphis” Friesen, that a large number of players on the professional scene take the prescription medication Adderall prior to competing, has made real waves in the game's Esports community. However its impact is going to be …
Read More »PS4 Playbook laptop faithfully channels R2-D2
One advantage PC gaming has over console gaming, is that there are portable versions of those platforms that we can take around with us. They're called laptops and you have to look far and wide to find a console equivalent. They are out there though, like the Xbox and PlayStation …
Read More »Star Citizen’s FPS module will launch in a few weeks
Cloud Imperium Games has had a fairly hectic month. Ever since announcing the delay of Star Citizen's first person shooter module, Star Marine, due to networking issues, the developer has been dealing with complaints online after many sites claimed that the game mode was ‘delayed indefinitely'. This caused quite a …
Read More »Origin accounts will soon be known as EA accounts
EA this week has revealed that it will soon re-brand Origin accounts as ‘EA accounts' … a move that won't really have an impact on much at all. It seems that EA wants its brand to be better represented across its varying games and services, so while the Origin client will …
Read More »Next Arkham Knight patch planned for August
If you are on the PC and still waiting for the game to be fixed before you play Batman: Arkham Knight then we have some news for you. Warner Bros has revealed that it is hoping to release the next patch for the game some time in August, the down …
Read More »Cortana for Android has leaked early
A while back, Microsoft revealed that it would be bringing its Cortana virtual assistant app to both iOS and Android in addition to Windows Phone and Windows 10. The app has already been available for Windows Phone users for quite some time now but over the weekend, Android users got …
Read More »Microsoft could buy another Israeli computer security firm
Microsoft might have been trimming the fact over the past year, with thousands of employees losing their long standing positions with the company, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have the money to invest. While preparation for the launch of Windows 10 continues apace, Microsoft is said to be looking …
Read More »Hackers threaten cheating site Ashley Madison over data dump
Dating sites often contain a lot more personal data on its users than your average website, so it's important they keep that information secret. That goes doubly so for sites like Ashley Madison, which purport to help their members cheat on their spouses. Unfortunately for that particular networking tool however, hackers …
Read More »Xbox One streaming to Windows 10 now live for everyone
One of the more interesting features Microsoft announced for Windows 10 earlier this year was the streaming of Xbox One games to the platform. While initially only available for a select few, the feature has now been rolled out to anyone using the preview build of the new OS on …
Read More »First in-engine trailer for Total War: Warhammer is suitably epic
There's a few Warhammer fans here at KitGuru. I spend the odd weekend beating the crap out of Matthew's poor Chaos team with my Goblins on Bloodbowl, and more than one of us has spent ungodly numbers of hours in Dawn of War games. But Total War: Warhammer promises to …
Read More »Oculus buys another hand tracking tech firm
Oculus VR made a big splash when it announced prior to E3 that it had developed its own hand tracking controllers, called Touch. It was a surprise too, since Oculus previously purchased a company called Nimble Sense, which used a camera system to track hands, rather than the control system Oculus …
Read More »Old Games Workshop games show up on Good Old Games
Good old Games, or GoG (I had to see how many times I could fit ‘games' into the title) has seen fit to add to the growing pile of Warhammer titles set to be made available this year, by bringing some its classics to the platform. While there is a notable …
Read More »Telltale drops new screenshots for Game of Thrones episode six
It's been several weeks since the end of season five of the Game of Thrones TV show, and with the programme finally catching up with the books in many respects, it's left fans of the Ice and Fire universe salivating with anticipating for Winds of Winter and season six. Fortunately in …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls Online is getting its first expansion
A few months back, the Elder Scrolls Online went through some massive changes, launching on consoles and switching from the subscription model to the ‘buy to play' model. Now, the game has its first expansion coming in the form of ‘The Imperial City', which will add in new content for …
Read More »The Shenmue 3 Kickstarter is almost over, raised $5 million
The Shenmue 3 Kickstarter campaign is about to end with just 60 hours left to go. Right now, the amount raised sits at just under $5 million as funding slowed down in the days following the campaign's announcement at Sony's E3 press conference. To celebrate the campaign coming to an …
Read More »Epic Games had its forum hacked
It seems that Epic Games is the latest company to have its servers compromised. It seems that a hacker managed to get access to the Epic games forum servers and accessed username, email address, password and date of birth information that users registered with. Not every forum was affected, the …
Read More »Counter Strike Pro suggests Adderall abuse is rampant in Esports
When you take anything competitive and you put huge money behind it, people are going to find any advantages they can to get ahead. It's been true of professional sports for decades and the same is often said to be true of professional gaming. One CS:GO pro-player has further entrenched that …
Read More »Game developer: Additional CPU core in Xbox One will boost FPS
Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One game console have been criticized for relatively low performance compared to Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 for a number of times. Late last year Microsoft enabled some additional computing horsepower in its system, but game developers yet have to take advantage of that. At least one software …
Read More »Kojima’s name has been removed from MGS V box art again
The drama surrounding Konami, Hideo Kojima and the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain continues as Konami has proceeded to remove the series' creator's name from game box art for the second time in recent months. This comes just a few days after the Japanese voice actor …
Read More »Google Photos collects your images even after deleting the app
Google's Android app, Google Photos, seems to have a fairly alarming issue right now as it has been discovered that the service will continue to collect your photos even after deleting the app from your smartphone. This is because the app doesn't use its own settings menu to set up …
Read More »Brighter Day channels The Prisoner in colourful horror
One of the mainstays of the horror genre is that it makes sure players are consistently confronted with darkness. This may be to provide tension by reducing visibility, tapping into the fear of the unknown, or merely providing a place for an enemy to jump scare the player from. That's …
Read More »Is latest security hole the death of flash?
Flash was once a mainstay of the online world, providing us with everything from animations, to games, to vibrating pop-up banners, but no more. With the advent of smartphones that dropped support for the oft-insecure platform, it's fallen by the wayside. It continues to be used in some corners of …
Read More »Star Citizen dev responds to concerns following Star Marine delay
Star Citizen is the most successful crowd funded game ever and it isn't even out yet, which leaves a lot of room for concern and worry amongst fans when things get delayed. A short while back, Cloud Imperium Games announced that it would be delaying Star Marine, the first person …
Read More »Apparently Kojima Productions has already disbanded
It has been a weird few months for Konami and Hideo Kojima. We still don't know the full story but what we do know is that Kojima and the Konami bosses have had a falling out of sorts, resulting in the cancellation of Silent Hills and the removal of Kojima's …
Read More »GTA V players suffering frame rate issues following recent update
Quite a few Grand Theft Auto V players seem to be suffering from frame rate issues following the recent ‘Ill-Gotten Gains' part two update for the game's online multiplayer mode. Problems are currently being reported on the r/Games Subreddit, with the post getting plenty of upvotes. Right now it is …
Read More »Microsoft is pulling the plug on some of its MSN apps
Microsoft is continuing to go through some big changes in the lead up to Windows 10. Last week it was revealed that the company would be cutting around 7,800 jobs from its hardware division, shedding a significant portion of the former-Nokia employees that remained following the acquisition and now Microsoft is moving …
Read More »Apple offers capitol controlled Greeks free iCloud access
The financial stability of your home country is something many of us take for granted, but it's not guaranteed. Millions of Greeks are currently living through the fall out of a country's economical collapse, and that has meant some rather restrictive measures have been put in place, like certain capitol …
Read More »GOG is ready for Windows 10
Windows 10 is on the way at the end of the month and it is going to be a pretty important update for gamers thanks to the introduction of DirectX 12. However, there is always the question of compatibility when it comes to older titles, thankfully though, GOG says that …
Read More »Arkham Knight won’t return to PC until Fall at the earliest, DLC delayed
Earlier this month Batman Arkham Knight launched on the PC and just one day later, was taken off of store shelves due to the issues and massive backlash the game faced for having a sub-par PC port. Now Warner Bros, the small team at Iron Galaxy and a few of …
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