Regular readers of Kitguru will have seen news we published yesterday regarding dutch retailer Your Game Specialist. Today we wanted to follow up on this story after we received multiple emails from unhappy customers of the same etailer in overnight. Right now, we are working our way through the emails showing screenshots and communications with the etailer and while we need to be careful what we publish from a legal standpoint I felt it was worth addressing some potential concerns I have based on what has happened so far.
Read More »Dutch Retailer talks to Kitguru and retracts ‘RTX 5090 recall’ claim
Earlier today, a KitGuru reader reached out to us to let us know about a rather bold claim from a retailer based in the Netherlands. Our reader Ben, who spent €3399 on an MSI RTX 5090 Suprim more than a month ago, was informed by the store that they would not receive their graphics card anytime soon due to a 'product recall'. Specifically, the claim was made that Nvidia had recalled a number of RTX 5090 graphics cards due to a potential fire hazard.
Read More »Goodbye Nvidia, Hello AMD – Leo buys PowerColor RX 9070 XT Red Devil Limited Edition
Nvidia and AMD have launched their new graphics cards and we are all set for gaming in 2025, however there have been some shocks along the way. Naturally we expected Nvidia would soak us for a fortune but who would have predicted that Nvidia RTX 50-series would turn out to be an utter disaster? Or that AMD RX 9070 XT looks good? Wow!
Read More »Denuvo DRM removed from Final Fantasy XVI
DRM is the bane of many PC players, with DENUVO being the most famous (or infamous). While almost all games with DRM eventually get cracked by fans, developers have begun taking it into their own hands, patching the DRM out soon after launch. While it took a bit longer than usual, Square Enix has now removed Denuvo from a number of its games – including Final Fantasy XVI.
Read More »Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 launches at £539
Nvidia continues its rollout of RTX 50 series graphics cards today with the RTX 5070. While this card is decidedly an unambitious product, it can still serve a purpose on the market, particularly for those with an older RTX 20 series GPU, or a lower tier RTX 30 series GPU. We've rounded up details on UK pricing and availability, with a focus on GPUs targeting Nvidia's £539 MRSP price point.
Read More »Split Fiction is the highest rated game of 2025 so far
Split Fiction is the next big game from Josef Fares and Hazelight Studios. Known for their work on co-op focused titles such as A Way Out and It Takes Two, the upcoming Split Fiction appears to be an early game of the year contender if critics are anything to go by – receiving universal acclaim and becoming the highest rated game of 2025 so far.
Read More »Win a Powerful QNAP TS-264-8G NAS and 8TB of Seagate IronWolf Pro storage!
KitGuru has teamed up with Seagate to offer an incredible prize for business and tech enthusiasts alike. This is your chance to win a QNAP TS-264-8G NAS alongside a pair of 4TB Seagate IronWolf Pro drives, delivering a total of 8TB of high-performance storage.
Read More »Microsoft is shutting down Skype after 23 years on the market
While Skype was at one point the dominant VOIP software in the market, over the 2010s, Microsoft saw a rapid decline in users thanks to competing technologies and nowadays, services like Discord, Microsoft Teams and Zoom have essentially replaced Skype entirely. Now, Microsoft is shutting Skype down for good.
Read More »Montech HyperFlow Silent 360 AIO Cooler – IMPORTANT UPDATE
As some of you may have seen, this week we published a review of the Montech HyperFlow Silent 360 AIO cooler, both on the KitGuru website and our YouTube channel. In this review we explained that the HyperFlow Silent 360 AIO cooler has some issues in regards to the new AMD mounting system that Montech adopted...
Read More »AMD announces $599 RX 9070 XT, RX 9070 at $549
First announced at CES last month, today AMD is finally launching its new generation RX 9070 series graphics cards. Based on the RDNA 4 architecture, these new GPUs aim to offer improved AI performance and RT acceleration at a lower price than an RTX 50 series GPU.
Read More »Indiana Jones reportedly coming to PS5 in April
Prior to its release on the Xbox Series X|S last year, Microsoft confirmed that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would also be swinging its way onto PS5 in 2025. While we have yet to get a concrete release date, one insider has now claimed that the game is planned for launch sometime this April.
Read More »Biwin launches the world’s first dual EXPO profile DDR5 memory
Biwin has partnered with OC Lab to launch the new OC Lab Gold Edition DW100 RGB DDR5 memory kits, the world's first dual EXPO profile DDR5 memory sticks. Whether you choose the EXPO DDR5-8000 CL34/36 profile or the DDR5-6400 CL28 profile, changing between the two is as simple as flipping a switch.
Read More »Thermal Grizzly now sells delidded CPUs backed by warranty
Delidding your CPU is often the best way to get the absolute best temperatures and overclocking potential, but the process of doing it is a daunting one and can potentially void warranty. Thermal Grizzly is looking to make it as easy as possible moving forward, with its own series of TG Delidded CPUs and better yet, Thermal Grizzly will assume the manufacturer's warranty, so you'll be just as protected as if you were to buy directly from Intel or AMD.
Read More »Nintendo Switch 2 predicted for June launch
Nintendo is keeping quiet on the Switch 2 release date for now, but a former Nintendo retail and sales employee has spoken publicly about the company's strategy, predicting a June launch to push the console into the hands of gamers well ahead of the holiday season rush.
Read More »KitGuru Games: Switch 2’s Mouse Mode could Revolutionise Game Control
The Nintendo Switch 2 has been unveiled and in prime Nintendo fashion, the Switch 2 will include its own hardware gimmick. For the original Switch, this was the ability to disconnect the Joy Cons. For the Switch 2, Nintendo is taking things a step further, transforming the Joy-Con into a gaming mouse. In this week's KitGuru Games we take a look at what the Switch 2's "mouse mode" could be used for and how it could revolutionise console gaming.
Read More »Avowed creative director hopes to work on a sequel/expansion next
2025 is a busy year for Obsidian Entertainment, with the Microsoft-owned studio having just released their fantasy RPG Avowed – and The Outer Worlds 2 coming up later this year. Despite having quite a lot on their plate, the creative director for Avowed is hoping to support the series for years to come with expansions or even a sequel.
Read More »Cyberpunk 2 aims to have ‘the most realistic and reactive crowds’ ever seen in a video game
After three years of additional development, CD Projekt Red managed to transform Cyberpunk 2077 from a widely disappointing release into one of the best action RPGs on the market. One of the big focuses for improving the game was enhancing NPC AI, particularly for crowds and police chases. Now as development for Cyberpunk 2 gets underway, CD Projekt Red is looking to enhance its simulation systems to untold heights.
Read More »Nvidia fights scalpers with ‘Verified Priority Access’ program for RTX 5090 and RTX 5080
There have been many disappointed enthusiasts who have been unable to get hold of an RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 graphics card since launch last month. In an effort to avoid scalpers buying up Founders Edition graphics cards, Nvidia has now set up a Verified Priority Access program.
Read More »HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2 gets official premiere date
HBO’s The Last of Us was a huge hit when it released back in early 2023, amassing 10s of millions of viewers and winning a ton of awards. Though it was known that Season 2 is planned to arrive sometime in April of 2025, we’ve now gotten a concrete premiere date.
Read More »Marvel Rivals Director laid off following the game’s highly successful launch
Despite the game’s undeniable success, one of Marvel Rivals’ game directors has announced that he and others from his team have now been laid off.
Read More »Xbox Head Phil Spencer responds to SEGA comparisons
During the 1990s and early 2000s, instead of PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox, the video games industry’s 3 console giants consisted of the aforementioned PlayStation and Nintendo – but also SEGA. Unfortunately, following the failure of the Dreamcast, the console maker would pivot to becoming a 3rd-party publisher. With Microsoft seemingly set to go a similar route, Xbox Head Phil Spencer has now directly addressed these comparisons.
Read More »Sony’s live-service heist shooter Fairgame$ reportedly pushed to 2026
As part of Sony’s live-service push from a couple years ago, the console maker announced Fairgame$ back in May of 2023: a “fresh, modern take on the heist genre”. While we did not get any concrete release window at the time, one leaker has now claimed that the game has been pushed from its internal release of 2025 to some time next year.
Read More »Here are the winners of the 28th DICE Annual Awards
The DICE game awards take place in February each year, inviting developers themselves to vote on what they thought were the best games of the year. The winners for DICE 2024 have now been announced...
Read More »KitGuru is hiring – Tech Reviewer applications open!
If you've ever wanted to review PC gear, then this is a perfect opportunity as we are now hiring for a new reviewer to join our team! Prior experience is not strictly necessary, but we would like to see some example works from applicants...
Read More »Days Gone Remastered comes to PS5 this April alongside new PC DLC
Late last year, we began to hear rumours that Sony Bend’s open-world zombie shooter ‘Days Gone’ could be getting a PS5 remaster in the wake of the release of Horizon Zero Dawn’s recent PS5 upgrade. Sure enough, during last night’s State of Play, Sony officially announced Days Gone Remastered alongside a bunch of nifty new additions.
Read More »Nvidia RTX 50 gaming laptops near launch
The wait for laptops powered by Nvidia's RTX 50 series graphics is almost over. While CPU and GPU manufacturers typically shy away from announcing precise launch dates for gaming laptops due to the complexities of the supply chain, Nvidia has now confirmed the date.
Read More »Burnt-out RTX 5090 reignites concerns over 12VHPWR design
Roman Der8auer has been busy testing RTX 5090 graphics cards following the first reports of melting 12VHPWR connectors. Much like when the RTX 4090 launched, at least one early RTX 5090 buyer has encountered an issue with the connector overheating and melting.
Read More »SCAN launches RTX 50 stock tracker for customers
The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards officially launched last week but eager buyers were disappointed to find that the majority of stock had sold out and that prices were already on the rise. To make the buying process simpler, SCAN has launched its RTX 50 tracking page, promising transparent updates on stock, timings and even pricing changes.
Read More »Dragon Quest III Remake sales exceeded Square Enix’s expectations
As a publisher, Square Enix has rather high aspirations for its games’ sales performance, with pretty much every title released by them winding up selling below their expectations. It therefore comes as quite a surprise that the recent Dragon Quest III remake actually managed to exceed said expectations.
Read More »Lian Li’s 2025 Hardware Innovations: Unique PSU, Cases, and Fans
In our latest CES 2025 coverage, Leo walks us through the Lian Li suite. The Vector V100 is a great place to start, as it offers incredible aesthetics for its target price. The RS1200 Power Supply and the O11D Evo Mini are standouts for impressive feature sets and other improvements.
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