Software & Gaming

Many of us are sceptical on cloud gaming and it seems Microsoft is too as the company's Director of Product Planning, Albert Penello, has told us why there won't there won't be a Gaikai like service for the Xbox One. Sony has promised Playstation gamers it'll incorporate the Gaikai service in …

It's been almost a year since DayZ was supposed to see its initial standalone release and yet here we are, with not much to see beyond a few developer diaries and showcases of new features. This understandably has those that have been eagerly awaiting its launch wondering when it exactly …

McAfee's online security scanner plus tool has begun extending its gaze across more than just your files, it's now looking at the types of sites you've been visiting too. It now warns you that certain torrent search and related websites could put your PC at risk. Granted the security scanner …

A lot of PS4 unboxing videos have been hitting the web in the past few days, be it Wired, Francis or T3, but we've not quite seen one as 80s inspired as the latest one. This time around it's official and features a pair of expensive looking leather gloves. The …

While most of the world and his dog needs to wait until 22nd November to get their hands on an Xbox One, that's not necessarily the case for everyone. US retail chain Target has admitted it made a mistake and has been shipping out Xbox One consoles to pre-order customers. …

Google is boosting security for its Chrome web browser, starting in January you will no longer be able to install extensions from outside of the Chrome store meaning some useful tools will be lost, but it should also put an end to malicious software. Google has deemed this necessary due …

Mass Effect was hugely popular and probably one of the best RPG franchises to come out of this generation, so it's no surprise that the universe will carry over to the next generation too. Maybe you didn't like Mass Effect 3's ending specifically or maybe Shepard's story wasn't wrapped up …

Microsoft has been keeping its head down lately, trying to ignore the resolution-gate scandals surrounding CoD Ghosts and Ryse on the Xbox One. That's a smart plan too: the less disappointment we gamers have to deal with the better. However, today that streak ends as not only will Dead Rising …

The Walt Disney Company has just published its year on year and Q4 revenue results and it's been doing very well indeed. A large part of this is thanks to the high sales of Disney Infinity, with over a million starter packs sold and countless additional figures helping to bump …

This week we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a STEAM game of your choice. All you have to do is join our funny Facebook comment thread and place a caption to a scene from the latest Battlefield 4 game on the PC. It …

Ah, I love the smell of a good internet war in the morning. No, there hasn't been some well deserved internet vigilantism and no there isn't a middle-eastern coup being livestreamed via Twitter, nothing unimportant like that. No, a new Call of Duty has been released and everyone who's anyone …

If you were wondering how fast you could redeem a code using Kinect 2.0, then keep reading as Microsoft's Major Nelson released a Vine video showing off the Kinect feature. In the video, Major Nelson is holding up a QR code for Xbox Live Gold and asks Kinect to redeem …

SlightlyMad Studios, the developer behind the upcoming, stunning looking, racing title Project Cars, has announced that while it will be bringing the game to Xbox One, WiiU and PlayStation 4, it will not be making a version for current gen consoles. Steam OS is also getting a look in, alongside the …

If you tried to login to GTA V's online mode near its launch on 1st October, than chances are you ran into one of the myriad of connection problems, as you and millions of other players tried to get on at once. While that's all patched up now, Rockstar is …

Call Of Duty may get slated by many die hard gamers, but it never seems to cause problems for the sales. Activision Blizzard Day One retail sales for the new GHOSTS title exceeded $1 billion, breaking records and surpassing Grand Theft Auto V which claimed $1 billion in three days …

Are you a “dedicated” Xbox gamer? Have you beaten countless games and collected hordes of achievements leaving you with a gamer score that only the nerdiest of nerds can envy? Well you could be in for a surprise in your inbox. Go check it, we'll wait. If you're reading this …

Something we've made a point of doing over the past few months here at Kitguru, is countering the often negative media coverage of gamers with some inspiring stories of those that enjoy the hobby helping the world out. Well today I'm pleased to say that we have another big one: …

If you're a current Xbox Music user and have been mulling over whether to upgrade your 360 to a One this Christmas, it might be worth considering that you won't have to pay for that music subscription if you already have a gold account on the new console. Announced by …

Riot Games has been talking a lot about the changes it's making to League of Legends' pre-season, but it isn't finished yet. Next up on the chopping block, are small LP gains in ranked matches and tier-dropping immunity. Explaining it in a recent Reddit post, “Riotsocrates,” (all we are, is …

The Wii U has been out for over a year now and there's still people out there who don't know it exists or don't know that it is in fact, one of the next gen consoles.Knowing the difficult position the console is in, you might start to think that the …

Rambo these days, isn't quite the hot property it was a few years ago and it certainly isn't as relevant as it was back in the 80s – 30 years ago for those not feeling ready for maths yet this morning. Still, there's some blood left in that stone and …

If you wanted to own a white Xbox One just last week, you'd have found the only way you'd ever get a chance, would be to go back in time and start working for Microsoft's Xbox division sometime in the past few years, as they're all getting one in a …

It seems that whenever the Xbox One makes headlines, it's not often good news, but today is different. We're taking a break from privacy concerns, low resolutions and delays to tell you that the Xbox One will boot up faster than your TV. While this is pretty minimal, slow boot …

This week we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a STEAM game of your choice. All you have to do is join our funny Facebook comment thread and place a caption to a scene from the latest Batman game on the PC. It means …

If you stayed up late last night for the launch of Call of Duty: Ghosts, or are itching to get home to open up your delivered, pre-order copy, don't worry about being several hours behind people in more Eastern parts of the world, as this coming weekend, Infinity Ward is …

If you're one of the many hopefuls who signed up to beta test the Steam Machine prototypes from Valve then you might want to take a look at this, as Valve has released images of the Steam Machine and shown off how it has managed to cram such powerful hardware …

Well that didn't take long. Just a few hours after I wondered (sarcastically) where the man had disappeared to, Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder and current extradition trial fighter, has claimed the number one spot on Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer, marking the second time in the history of the …

Legally embattled Kim Dotcom is a face you see online quite often. He's regularly launching some rally, or announcing his intention to launch a new political party, or even just posting sarcastic comments about President Obama and his proclivity for spying on the world. But for the last day or …

It was late last week that Sony revealed its difficult to follow teaser trailer, that went on and on and eventually just featured a piece of paper suggesting upcoming news about the PocketStation, a Japan only accessory for the original PlayStation that featured a screen and controls – like Sega's …

Battlefield 4 is one of the most popular games on the PC however the launch has been less smooth than developer DICE had hoped. They have been responding to reports of the game crashing, freezing and losing sound and assure people that a patch is on the way. Readers on …