Software & Gaming

After a whole host of unofficial price cuts at UK retailers that are looking to shift their stock of Wii U consoles, Nintendo has pledged to meet with them to help assuage fears that everyone is going to make a big loss on the company's new machine. Despite the price …

All the big gaming review sites are sitting on their own review of Bioshock Infinite, since they've had the game for a few days and have been beavering away to make sure that they had their review ready for Monday, when the official NDA is lifted and everyone can say …

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The Fox engine is a cross-platform development that will be used in upcoming games like Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, The Phantom Pain and the next Metal Gear title, but beyond that, we don't know much about it. Fortunately, Hideo Kojima has spoken out on Twitter to give us some ideas. The original …

Yesterday South Korean computers were hit by a big systems crash across banks and major media, prompting many to point the finger at North Korea. A few sources have suggested that a certain piece of malware was used in the suspected attack that wiped the Master Boot Record – but …

While you've been able to buy your way into a few games' alpha builds for a while now, Valve has created a special section of Steam just for that. Called, “Early Access,” those of you that want to pay early to get a chance to play unfinished games, can now …

Are you waiting to get hold of Crysis 3 and Bioshock Infinite? You may want to enter our little competition running on Facebook for the next couple of days. We are giving away codes for both, meaning you can keep your hard earned money for something more important such as …

Go almost anywhere in the world and ask people what kind of building they want to work in – and Google's creations are discussed early on and with passion. The company prides itself on integrating humanity into one happy unit. KitGuru wonders how this will work in Israel. Opening a …

Well I say hacked, in reality I mean social engineered. It turns out that some high profile Microsoft employees have had their accounts taken over by a nefarious few, who used the employees' social security numbers and other services' customer support to gain access. Microsoft has been keen to point …

Despite the horrible beating EA and Maxis have gotten for the recent gaff with the new Sim City, it looks like they aren't the only companies considering the idea of always on systems. Microsoft could very well be pushing for it with the next Xbox and this could lead to …

Just a day on from the developers of Remember Me discussing how difficult it was to get the lead character accepted as a female, one of the writers for Mass Effect 3, Ann Lemay, has spoken out about the approval process for adding a female Turian to a DLC release. …

Are you waiting to get hold of Crysis 3 and Bioshock Infinite? You may want to enter our little competition running on Facebook for the next couple of days. We are giving away codes for both, meaning you can keep your hard earned money for something more important such as …

With the most popular game in the world right now, it's not surprising that Riot is forced to deal with some irritatingly “toxic” players from time to time. However today's crack down is on an entire team for ELO boosting and one for seeming to DDOS an opposing player mid-game. The near …

A new NATO document on state-sponsored hacking has suggested some targets that are off-limits, in the same way that the UN doesn't allow for the stockpiling or usage of chemical weapons. This manual has suggested that the no-go areas of digital warfare are: hospitals, nuclear power stations, dams and dykes. …

In something that seems more like a scene from 21 or an Ocean's # movie, hackers in Australia have managed to nab over £20 million worth of down under dollars from a casino, after hacking its CCTV security system and using it to spy on the opposition's cards. Like any …

The Wii U's future as one of the main consoles available for consumers is really not looking good. Not even taking into consideration the fact that many consumers confuse it with its predecessor, its price is already dropping because of poor sales – and another developer has announced its upcoming …

Munich based 4titoo are hoping that their $60 NUIA eyeCharm will prove popular with current owners of the Microsoft Kinect. The device fits over the front of the Xbox or Windows based Kinect, which is plugged into a USB port. The eyeCharm sends out infrared light onto the user's face …

While the industry itself might be experiencing wobbles, games still rake in a huge amount of money. But the traditional methods of promotion might be in trouble if the apparent lessons learned from the ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines' launch prove accurate. KitGuru considers the power of a well placed ad campaign. …

Are you waiting to get hold of Crysis 3 and Bioshock Infinite? You may want to enter our little competition running on Facebook for the next couple of days. We are giving away codes for both, meaning you can keep your hard earned money for something more important such as …

Gabe Newell got a chance to speak in the UK recently, after being awarded the fellowship Bafta. The acceptance speech was full of the sort of thanks and jokes you'd expect, but the interview afterwards was a bit more illuminating: Gabe said Valve had grown by as much as 50 …

Despite Nintendo's bosses putting a brave face on things, all is not well with Wii U sales numbers. According to a new report, in the US, only 64,000 units were sold throughout the whole of February. Considering the gamepad sporting console hasn't even been out six months yet, this is …

Are you waiting to get hold of Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite? You may want to enter our little competition running on Facebook for the next couple of days. We are giving away codes for both, meaning you can keep your hard earned money for something more important such as …

Similar to the way that Kim Dotcom's Mega has been doling out rewards to those that manage to find flaws in its security, a pair of hackers from Serbia have been given prizes for hacking into a local billboard and playing space invaders on it. We reported on the duo …

The market for storage shows no sign of slowing down and, recently, there has been a big push to make back-up and sharing systems as easy to use as possible. For many, that means cross-platform compatibility and no wires. KitGuru takes a look at Patriot's latest launch. Here at KitGuru …

If Asda was the vanguard of the Wii U price drops, then Amazon was the main. While the supermarket chain might have beaten the online retailer to the punch, dropping its price by £50 before anyone else, Amazon wasn't far behind, announcing a similar price drop soon after. This means …

SimCity has been causing problems for gamers since release. Whether it's the always-on DRM, the restrictive city sizes, the god awful AI, or the fact that for days players weren't even able to connect to the main servers. Some of these issues have been fixed, but you can still only …

Are you waiting to get hold of Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite? You may want to enter our little competition running on Facebook for the next couple of days. We are giving away codes for both, meaning you can keep your hard earned money for something more important such as …

Are you waiting to get hold of Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite? You may want to enter our little competition running on Facebook for the next couple of days. We are giving away codes for both, meaning you can keep your hard earned money for something more important such as …

Dropbox have rolled out a new desktop client, adding new features into the taskbar oriented software package. This marks the eight time that the company have updated their code this year. This version (2.0) has received an overhaul with extra functionality. There is an enhanced Dropbox menu which alerts the …

Are you waiting to get hold of Crysis 3 and Bioshock Infinite? You may want to enter our little competition running on Facebook for the next couple of days. We are giving away codes for both, meaning you can keep your hard earned money for something more important such as …