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Read More »The Outer Worlds ships 2 million copies; Switch port delayed
The Outer Worlds is the latest action RPG to be developed by Obsidian Entertainment. Known for having created Fallout: New Vegas, their latest release was seen as a welcome follow up to 2010’s Fallout entry. It would appear as though the game’s positive reception was reflected in its sales as …
Read More »Gigabyte introduces Designare memory kits
Gigabyte’s Designare brand aimed at content creators has been expanded this week and now includes a range of memory modules sporting the Designare name, along with a sleek looking white aluminium heat spreader. Designare memory kits from Gigabyte comprise of common dual-rank modules that are fully compliant with industry-standard JEDEC …
Read More »Micron announces its LPDDR5 RAM for mobile devices
Micron has announced the production of the world’s first low-power DDR5 RAM. The first batch of LPDDR5 from Micron will be used in the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 10 Smartphone to provide superior power efficiency and significantly faster data access speed. The new LPDDR5 RAM from Micron is designed to address …
Read More »Early review gives us our first look at Ryzen 4000 series performance in a laptop
The first review of a laptop using a Ryzen 4000 series CPU has been published online. A Ukrainian website reviewed the upcoming Acer Swift 3 SF314-42, which houses the mid-tier Ryzen 5 4500U. With this being our first look at a Ryzen 4000 series laptop processor in action, we had a peek at the …
Read More »A Call of Duty title has been confirmed to be releasing later this year
Though unsurprising, Activision has officially confirmed that a new Call of Duty title is set to release “this fall”. Since the release of Call of Duty 2, a new title in the series has come out on an annual basis. Still, this announcement differs somewhat from previous years’, as Activision …
Read More »Ubisoft will launch five triple-A video games before April 2021
On yesterday's financial call, Ubisoft promised that it will launch five new games between March 2020 and April 2021. Out of these five new games, three were named, while the other two were confirmed to be a part of the company's “biggest franchises”. Three out of five games will launch in …
Read More »PSVR exclusive, Ghost Giant, is coming to Oculus Quest later this month.
It would appear as though exclusive titles are no longer ever truly exclusive. The latest ‘exclusive’ game to go multi-platform is the charming PlayStation VR title ‘Ghost Giant’. Originally released in April 2019, the game has now been announced to be arriving on the Oculus Quest on the 20th of …
Read More »Xbox head views Google and Amazon as biggest competitors over Sony and Nintendo
We already know that Microsoft plans to continue competing in the console hardware space with the Xbox Series X, but services and more specifically, cloud gaming, are becoming increasingly bigger areas of focus. With that in mind, Phil Spencer is eyeing up competition from the likes of Google and Amazon, …
Read More »The Epic Games Store is offering two free classic board game adaptations this week
This week’s free Epic Games Store titles are now available to download. Unlike most weeks, where a single game is on offer, Epic Games are giving its users two free titles to download and keep this week: Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride. These titles are replacing last week’s offering of …
Read More »Team Ninja’s next game could be Ninja Gaiden
The Ninja Gaiden series is one of video games’ longest running, dating all the way back to 1988. Since 2014’s Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z however, the series has taken a backseat. With Nioh 2 set to release soon, the Director of the game has revealed that Team Ninja, the studio …
Read More »PlayStation Now’s February line-up announced
Ever since PlayStation Now was first launched back in 2014, the subscription service has slowly been adding more and more titles on a monthly basis. This month’s titles have now been revealed to be Shinji Mikami’s The Evil Within, LEGO Worlds, and Cities: Skylines. These titles are joining the other …
Read More »Samsung unveils its 3rd generation HBM2E ‘Flashbolt’ memory
Samsung has announced its 3rd generation HBM2E “Flashbolt” memory this week. The latest generation of High Bandwidth Memory 2 is designed to maximise computing performance for HPC systems and assist manufacturers to advance their supercomputer designs. Samsung’s new “Flashbolt” HBM2E will provide double the capacity of the previous generation 8GB …
Read More »Here are the first screenshots of The Outer Worlds running on Nintendo Switch
Obsidian put itself back in the spotlight last year with the successful release of The Outer Worlds. The game has been out on PC, Xbox One and PS4 for a while now but soon, the game will also be landing on the Nintendo Switch. The Switch version's release date was …
Read More »Silverstone introduces the AR12 RGB CPU tower cooler
Silverstone has refreshed one its CPU tower coolers from the company’s Argon range. The new AR12 RGB is basically a revised AR12 with the addition of a new RGB illuminated 120mm fan to provide an aesthetic upgrade. The new Silverstone AR12 RGB is capable of dealing with thermal loads of …
Read More »Antec launch the P82 Flow mid-tower chassis
To celebrate 33 years in the PC case manufacturing business, Antec has launched a new mid-tower chassis from the company’s Performance Series. The new cost-effective Antec P82 Flow is designed to offer a combination of minimalist aesthetics with extensive cooling options. The P82 Flow from Antec is an evolution of …
Read More »Gears of War studio head leaves Microsoft to ‘oversee Diablo franchise’
Back in October, former Xbox executive, Mike Ybarra, departed from Microsoft in order to helm a General Manager position at Blizzard. Now, Microsoft is losing another big name, with Gears of War studio head, Rod Fergusson, leaving to work on Diablo IV. The Coalition is on a high right now, …
Read More »Fable Fortune is closing down
Following the closure of Lionhead studios back in April 2016, it came to light that a few of the developers there were working on a Fable-based card game. Upon leaving, those developers worked out a deal with Microsoft to keep the game alive under the name ‘Fable Fortune’. The game ended up …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski regrets getting too political with LawBreakers
Cliff Bleszinski, the creator of the Gears of War franchise, has reflected on what went wrong with his latest projects. When LawBreakers released, the game wasn't as successful as Cliff hoped for. This followed by the launch of the equally not-so-successful battle royale Radical Heights. Following both game launches, Boss Key studios …
Read More »Fallout 76 will be out on Steam alongside the new Wastelanders DLC
Fallout 76's new expansion will be available on the 7th of April, free of charge, to all existing game owners. Additionally, the game will become available on Steam at the same date, and any Steam user that buys the game will also get access to the new DLC. The new …
Read More »Intel confirms changes to AI roadmap with Habana Labs at the centre
Last week, we got news that Intel was in the midst of shaking up its AI strategy, with plans to drop a previously announced AI training chip from Nervana and re-focus on hardware from Habana Labs. Since then, Intel has been in touch, sharing a statement confirming the new changes. …
Read More »Pokémon teams up with Google, allowing fans to vote for their favourite ‘Pocket Monster’
On the 27th of February, Pokémon fans around the world will be celebrating ‘Pokémon Day’, the day in which Pokémon Red and Green first debuted in Japan, back in 1996. This year, in the lead up to the event, Pokémon have teamed up with Google to allow fans to vote …
Read More »Blizzard responds to Warcraft 3: Reforged criticism and details future updates
There has been a lot of talk about Warcraft 3: Reforged over the last couple of weeks, mostly due to fan disappointment and an incredibly low user-score on Metacritic. Now, Blizzard has officially responded, saying “sorry to those of you who didn't have the experience you wanted” and sharing plans …
Read More »First batch of February Xbox Game Pass titles announced; includes Final Fantasy XV
Microsoft continues to add new titles to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, increasing the value of the service as time goes on. The company has now announced which games will be coming to the service during the first part of February – with more to be added later in …
Read More »Sony closes its Manchester Studio before it could even ship a game
In an effort to “improve efficiency”, Sony has closed yet another first-party studio. SIE’s Manchester Studio was set up in 2015 with the goal of creating VR titles for the PlayStation VR platform. Yet, despite having not released a single game, the studio has now been closed. This closure follows …
Read More »February’s free PlayStation Plus titles are now available to download
PlayStation Plus subscribers are in for a treat this month, as PlayStation is offering its Plus users not two, but three free games this month – and well respected games to boot. Available to download right now is BioShock: The Collection, containing remasters of the full BioShock trilogy and its …
Read More »Support and represent us with official KitGuru merch – now with 10% off
The KitGuru merch store is live! If you want to help support us and what we stand for, then this is one of the best ways to do it.
Read More »Mushkin launch the PILOT-E series NVMe M.2 SSD
Mushkin has announced a new range of NVMe SSD drives this week that boasts support for a high-speed data transfer rate of up to 3,500 MB/s. The new PILOT-E series from Muskin is available to consumers now via Amazon UK and offers competitive pricing. The PILOT-E range of NVMe SSD …
Read More »Sony ‘not quite ready’ to fully reveal PS5
Sony first began talking about the PlayStation 5 late last year and in recent weeks, rumours about a proper unveiling have been picking up steam. While a February announcement was expected, we may need to pump the brakes just a bit, as Sony says it is “not quite ready” to …
Read More »ASRock revenue climbs due to AMD Ryzen resurgence
ASRock has announced this week that it received a huge increase in its revenue during 2019. The company proclaimed that it saw revenue increase 31.61% over a year-on-year basis and delivered total revenue of $443.16 million USD in 2019. According to a recent article by DigiTimes, the Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer …
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