There have been a few Xbox Series X/S and PS5 titles that support AMD's FSR 2 upscaling to improve performance. Now, console gamers can utilise the latest version, FSR 3, complete with Frame Generation technology for a frame rate boost.
Read More »EKWB Whistleblower Dan Henderson speaks to KitGuru
Following on from our recent interview with EKWB's CEO, Leo is now getting the other side of the story, straight from Dan Henderson himself, the one who initially acted as the 'whistleblower' for EKWB's internal issues.
Read More »KitGuru Games: Why GoT Hits Different – Sounds, Sensations and Subtleties
With Ghost of Tsushima recently landing on PC, I have been looking back at Sucker Punch’s 2020 PS4 swan song and analysing exactly why I think the game managed to stand out from the crowd of open world titles, with this analysis discussing the purposeful and creatively-dense sounds, sensations and subtleties of Ghost of Tsushima...
Read More »AMD officially launches the Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F worldwide
AMD's latest round of desktop APUs have officially arrived. The new Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F are now available worldwide, adding options without graphics to the existing Ryzen 8000G line-up.
Read More »KitGuru 15-year anniversary giveaway winner announced!
Our 15-year anniversary giveaway has officially come to an end. To celebrate this milestone, our in-house modding expert, James Dawson, put together a new custom PC build, fully liquid cooled and powered by an Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor and an RTX 4080 graphics card. After going through all of the entries we have landed on a winner!
Read More »KitGuru 15th Anniversary System Build and Giveaway! (closed)
Long-time readers will remember our massive 10-year anniversary giveaway. Five years have passed since then and thanks to all of you, we are still standing strong. To celebrate our 15-year anniversary, we've put together an extra-special custom-built gaming PC, featuring a liquid-cooled Ryzen 7800X3D processor and RTX 4080 graphics card that we will be giving away to one lucky reader!
Read More »God of War: Ragnarök is the next major PS5 game releasing on PC
The same leaker who revealed that Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut would be coming to PC has now revealed the next major PlayStation game set to make the jump. Given that Horizon: Forbidden West came to PC earlier this year, it should come as no surprise that Sony's other major 2022 exclusive, God of War: Ragnarök, is next on the list.
Read More »Nvidia rolls out Game Ready graphics driver for Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut
It is time to update those graphics drivers once again. Today, Nvidia is rolling out its latest GeForce Game Ready driver, including optimisations for Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, which finally comes to PC next week.
Read More »KitGuru Games: Corporate nonsense has put Helldivers 2 in jeopardy as game removed from over 170 countries
It tends to take a lot for gamers to 'forgive' a studio after messing up a launch, for instance CD Projekt Red had to spend three additional years developing Cyberpunk 2077 before many were willing to give the game another shot. In the case of Helldivers 2, despite the game having some rough server issues at launch, the game turned out to be so good that many players simply waited things out, without leaving a trail of negative reviews. Now, a case of incredibly poor communication and a poorly thought-out plan from the game's publisher, Sony, has put Helldivers 2 in jeopardy, with the game being removed from over 170 countries.
Read More »GeForce Now gets major improvements on Steam Deck alongside new games
May is set to be a big month for GeForce Now. Users can expect 24 more games to land on the service in the weeks ahead, and better yet, Nvidia has now issued a very important update for getting GeForce Now working on handheld devices like the Steam Deck.
Read More »Vote in our survey and win an Acer gaming laptop worth £1749! (closed)
The KitGuru Reader Survey lets us understand what your find most interesting and what products you are keen to learn more about in 2024/2025. It takes less than 5 mins to complete and it really helps us to target our efforts. As a thank you to those of you who participate, we are offering a powerful Acer Nitro 16 gaming laptop to one lucky reader!
Read More »KitGuru Games: Why Ghost of Tsushima Hits DIFFERENT – Choices
Sucker Punch Productions has always been one of PlayStation studios’ lesser-appreciated dev teams, with the Washington-based company releasing some of the most underrated games over the past many generations – including the excellent InFamous series. The team finally received their well-deserved flowers with the release of Ghost of Tsushima back in 2020 for the PlayStation 4. With the title finally set to come to PC, I wish to share with you just some of the MANY reasons as to why even in 2024, Ghost of Tsushima just hits DIFFERENT.
Read More »Escape From Tarkov players are claiming new “The Unheard Edition” is pay-to-win
Battlestate Games recently released the Unheard Edition of Escape From Tarkov, which is part of the newest patch. The edition brings a new PvE mode and other benefits. However, the hefty $250 price tag has left many fans dissatisfied.
Read More »KitGuru Games: mClassic – an Upscaler for the Discerning Eye
With the rapid rate of technological progress over the decades, many older games no longer hold up to current day TVs and monitors both technically and technologically. In some instances, even modern systems are far behind the curve of video output, with a number of Nintendo Switch titles turning into a bit of a blurry/aliased mess when blown up on a big screen. This is where the mClassic comes in: a HDMI-based hardware upscaler offering “Real-Time Redrawing of Each and Every Pixel.”
Read More »Leo Says Ep. 76: Hands-on with Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus
Qualcomm has been gearing up for the launch of the Snapdragon Elite X processor for months now. Recently, KitGuru was invited to an event to preview to learn about the new Snapdragon X Plus, as well as get hands-on time with Snapdragon X-equipped laptops.
Read More »EKWB responds to reports of late payments and internal issues
EKWB has been one of the biggest names in custom liquid cooling for many years, so it came as a surprise when news of internal troubles hit earlier this week. A report from Gamers Nexus found that EKWB has faced issues with payments and cross-department communications. Now, EKWB has responded with a lengthy statement.
Read More »Dead Island 2 arrives on Steam with 50% discount
After spending many years in development hell, Dead Island 2 finally released last year to a surprisingly positive reception. Unfortunately, for some, the game was not made available on Steam, instead being a timed Epic Games Store exclusive. Following the announcement back in February, Dead Island 2 is finally available on Steam.
Read More »New gaming monitors galore from AOC and Philips!
KitGuru has been invited to Valencia, Spain, where AOC and Philips both announced a huge number of new monitors. We've already covered Graphic Pro, AOC's new series aimed at professional users, but here we are very much focused on gaming displays - from high-end OLEDs to budget VAs (and much more!) all on show...
Read More »AOC debuts new ‘Graphic Pro’ lineup of professional monitors
KitGuru is out in Valencia, Spain, where AOC and Philips have just unveiled a whole bunch of new monitors. For the gamers out there, we will have a whole separate article detailing the latest and greatest, but first we need to discuss the new Graphic Pro series, AOC's first foray into the professional market...
Read More »Fallout TV Show’s 2nd season officially confirmed
We seem to be in a renaissance of sorts when it comes to video games being adapted into other media. Following the likes of HBO’s The Last of Us, Peacock’s Twisted Metal and the Gran Turismo film, Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV show has released to a wave of praise. It therefore comes as no surprise that a second season has now been officially confirmed.
Read More »Fallout 5 is still a decade away
Since 2018, Bethesda Game Studios has been quite transparent about its future development plans. At the time, the studio announced both Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 in back to back reveals. Starfield just launched last year but it continuing to get updates and DLC. Meanwhile, work on The Elder Scrolls 6 is just ramping up, so where does that leave Fallout 5?
Read More »Developers are already working with Sony’s upgraded PS5 Pro
There have been a few PlayStation 5 Pro leaks recently. At this point, all signs are pointing to the upgraded console arriving later this year, featuring an overclocked CPU and a beefer GPU with greater ray-tracing abilities. Now, a new report has added to all of this, corroborating the specs, while also confirming game developer's plans to support the updated hardware.
Read More »Following TV show success, the Fallout games are exploding in popularity
The Fallout series is experiencing a resurgence in its player base thanks to the popularity of the new TV series, combined with the fact that all of the Fallout games are currently on sale at discounted prices. Most of the Fallout games on Steam had their peak concurrent players quadruple in the last few days.
Read More »KitGuru Games: Seven promising indie games to look out for in 2024
Many gamers are burnt out on Triple A gaming at the moment, in no small part thanks to increasing costs and monetisation schemes, not to mention the industry's obsession with 'live service'. Fortunately, there are many fantastic games coming out all the time from independent developers, but with thousands of games releasing on Steam each year, finding those gems can be a bit of a task. We've rounded up seven of our favourite upcoming indie titles, all of which received new trailers during the Triple-i showcase.
Read More »Dead Space 2 Remake reportedly scrapped following poor sales
The Dead Space franchise has had a bit of a tough go. While the first game was well received, with many praising the game’s atmosphere and tone, its sequels saw increasingly reduced fanfare. After a decade of silence, EA returned last year with an equally well-received remake of the first entry. Unfortunately, it looks as though the franchise is dead once again.
Read More »Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake’s development has been rebooted
After negative feedback from the initial reveal, Ubisoft took the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake back to the drawing board, starting from scratch to remake the remake...
Read More »Nvidia partners reckon RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs are coming this year
Due to RTX 40 Super launching in early 2024, we were unsure if we would see new-gen gaming GPUs from Nvidia this year, and earlier rumours did point to an early 2025 launch, rather than the usual Q3/Q4 launch window. However, new reports citing board partner sources claim that Nvidia's first RTX 50 series GPUs will arrive later this year after all.
Read More »Apple officially allows emulators on the iOS App Store
Over the past few months, new international laws and external pressure has forced Apple’s hand into relaxing many of its rules surrounding iOS and the Apple App Store. Between the addition of cloud streaming apps and the promised arrival of the Epic Games Store later this year, the iPhone creator has now started to allow game emulators to be added to the iOS App Store.
Read More »DLSS 3.7 brings new image quality improvements
Nvidia's DLSS has been a game-changer for the last five years, boosting framerates on RTX-based systems with minimal image quality loss. With each update, DLSS continues improving, and the recent DLSS 3.7 upgrade is no exception.
Read More »Sony reportedly no longer interested in the KOTOR Remake
First announced back in 2021, the much-anticipated Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake has suffered from a number of setbacks including a change in development studio, rumours of its cancellation and more. While the game was recently confirmed to be “alive and well” it seems as though Sony no longer have any interest in the project.
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