The UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport held a conference on Tuesday, looking into the potential harms of immersive technologies and other issues in the online space. The Cairncross Review emerged following the discussion, suggesting that the government should regulate news portals such as Google, Apple, Facebook and …
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MSI is back with another mouse - the GM50 Clutch. Is it worth the £50 asking price?
Read More »This year’s Call of Duty will bring back single-player campaign
Black Ops 4 faced some controversy last year when it was revealed that the game's single-player campaign had been axed in favour of a new Battle Royale multiplayer mode. Fortunately for Treyarch, Blackout was received extremely well and Black Ops 4 went on to be a huge success. However, Activision …
Read More »Activision Blizzard is letting go of around 800 employees
Over the weekend, it was reported that Activision Blizzard was planning to lay-off hundreds of staff members. The company held its quarterly financial earnings meeting last night, confirming that revenues are up, but despite that, the company will be shaving off eight percent of its staff. Around 800 employees will …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege’s awful Starter Edition is no more as Ubisoft permanently cuts the price
Ubisoft has announced that it is officially dropping the controversial Starter Edition of Rainbow Six Siege in favour of a permanent price cut to the Standard Edition. Thanks to its entry-level price point, the Starter Edition is partially responsible for helping to grow the player base of the tactical shooter, …
Read More »Latest Battlefield V patch adds DLSS, Combined Arms and other tweaks
It has been just over one month since we first learned that DICE would be adding Nvidia's DLSS technology into Battlefield V. At first, we thought that the update would arrive at the same time as the RTX 2060 launch but that did not come to fruition. Fortunately, the DLSS …
Read More »Report claims AirPower, 2nd Gen AirPods and new iPad to launch in March
Apple first announced its Airpower wireless charger alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone X in 2017. Since then, Apple has been silent on the subject and reports have claimed that delays were caused by an ambitious design that was doomed to fail. Whatever the hold up was, it looks like …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege will introduce “MMR Roll Back” for cheaters and boosters
While Ubisoft’s zero tolerance policy against cheaters and boosters in Rainbow Six Siege is flawed, the developer is continually making changes and tweaks with longevity in mind. Alongside unveiling the new Australian map Outback, boosters will be punished further by getting their rank stripped from them thanks to the upcoming …
Read More »Apex Legends hits 25 million players in one week, Titanfall 2 also gets a boost
EA and Respawn Entertainment have had quite the week. Apex Legends received an announcement followed by an immediate release and players flocked to the Titanfall spin-off in droves. Within the first day, over a million people had tried the game out, now, that number has surpassed 25 million. As part …
Read More »Don’t get your hopes up for USB-C on Apple’s 2019 iPhones
While there are rumours every year, there have been an increasing amount of reports surrounding Apple’s supposed switch to USB-C on its 2019 iPhone range. Sadly, hopes might be dashed by a new report which suggests that Apple will in fact retain its Lightning cable and slower 5W USB-A charger. …
Read More »Hi-Rez wants Sony to step up its cross-platform play efforts to include more games
After significant pressure from the gaming community, Sony finally embraced cross-platform play by allowing Fortnite: Battle Royale and Rocket League to adopt the feature. Not everyone is happy with the lack of progress on this front, with Hi-Rez CEO Stew Chisam believing that the company has been playing favourites. A …
Read More »Google looks to be experimenting with a ‘dark mode’ in mobile Chrome browser
‘Dark mode’ has become a staple choice within user interfaces (UI) over the past year, allowing users to swap out brighter white menus for a darker grey, blue or sometimes black. Google is late to the party, but has doubled down in its Chrome 73 beta for Android, which brings …
Read More »Can SuperMicro rule the gaming and desktop motherboard markets?
Vik Malyala is the Senior Vice President in charge of Field Applications Engineering and Business Development for SuperMicro. We were lucky enough to be invited to the company's headquarters in Silicon Valley for an exclusive interview with Vik about the company's drive into new markets. With over 3,200 employees across …
Read More »Geralt arrives in Monster Hunter World
Back in December, Capcom and CD Projekt Red announced that they would be collaborating on a special quest line for Monster Hunter World. During the event, players will be placed in the shoes of Geralt of Rivia, complete with his usual weapons and abilities. The Witcher-themed quest is now available, …
Read More »Activision Blizzard reportedly set to layoff ‘hundreds’ of staff
At Blizzcon last year, it became more apparent than ever that things at Blizzard were changing. There has been a shift towards mobile gaming, Mike Morhaime has left the studio and Activision has chosen a new CFO to oversee and manage Blizzard's financial situation. Now, the folks at Blizzard are …
Read More »Fallout 76 bug teleports players inside of locked vault
Last month, Bethesda began banning Fallout 76 players for gaining access to the game's dev room. Now, players have managed to gain access to another locked off part of the game. This time around, players were able to get into Vault 63, although the player that found the bug is …
Read More »Huawei would comply with EU supervision, should it be allowed to lay down 5G network
Huawei’s push into the 5G sector has been rejected by a number of government officials, with some going as far as to retroactively remove 3G and 4G infrastructures. After pledging $2 billion to alleviate security fears in the UK, Huawei has now stated that it would accept full supervision from …
Read More »Apple apologises for Group FaceTime eavesdropping bug, fix is now rolling out
Update (08/02/19): Apple has announced today that Group FaceTime is now back online and the eavesdropping bug fix has begun rolling out to iOS and Mac users. The fix comes as part of the iOS 12.1.4 update, meanwhile Mac users will need to update their FaceTime app. Apple reiterated that …
Read More »A missing “steam” file is causing Axiom Verge to crash on the Epic Store
In one of its many attempts to attract customers to download the Epic Store client, Epic Games has been offering free titles each month. Unfortunately, the addition of Thomas Happ’s critically acclaimed Axiom Verge has only deepened the rivalry between PC platforms, as a missing file inconveniently named “steam” is …
Read More »Apex Legends surpasses 10 million player milestone in three days
Following a surprise release, Respawn Entertainment celebrated 1 million players within the first day of launching its free-to-play Titanfall battle royale. Just three days later, the shooter has ten times that amount, climbing to a staggering 10 million players overall. “This has been a truly incredible journey,” said Respawn CEO …
Read More »Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice PC system requirements revealed
From Software has spent the last few years focussing on the Soul series but now, it is time to move on to something new. Next month, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be launching on consoles and PC. For those planning on picking it up for the PC, the minimum and …
Read More »You can keep getting Windows 7 support beyond January 2020 but it will cost you
A few weeks ago, we hit the 12 month countdown to the end of Microsoft's free extended support program for Windows 7. The ageing operating system is still very popular today, with stats showing that 36.9 percent of desktop users still have Windows 7 installed. While support will be coming …
Read More »GTA Online cheat programmer ordered to pay Take-Two $150,000 in damages, plus legal fees
Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two Interactive has been cracking down on cheat makers over the past couple of years, recently gaining court orders to search and seize the equipment of alleged perpetrators. After being caught, a Florida resident has been ordered to pay the company $150,000 in damages and a further …
Read More »Huawei sets aside $2 billion to clear itself of security concerns in the UK
Following allegations made by the US government, officials from around the world have been omitting Huawei from network infrastructures in fear of surveillance. Huawei has allocated $2 billion in order to address those security concerns in the United Kingdom but has warned that the process could take up to five …
Read More »The Disney+ streaming serivce will house licensed third-party content at launch
When the Disney+ streaming service was announced, the company teased a range of first-party properties in production from Star Wars to Marvel to Pixar. CEO Bob Iger has since confirmed with investors that the platform is set to act as a true Netflix competitor, housing third-party licensed content at launch. …
Read More »Cooler Master launches its MM830 gaming mouse with a D-Pad and OLED screen
Cooler Master debuted its M800 Series with the MP860 dual sided RGB mouse pad last year, praised for its customisable lighting and dual Cloth / Aluminium surfaces here at KitGuru. The company is now expanding the series with the introduction of the MM830 gaming mouse, complete with a hidden D-Pad …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass adds Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Crackdown 3 and more this month
Xbox Game Pass has gone on to become a very important staple in Microsoft's future plans. All future first-party games will be there day one and over the last year especially, Microsoft has been working on bringing bigger third-party games to the service. This month is set to be one …
Read More »Retail and Online Stores chief Angela Ahrendts will leave Apple in April
After five years working for Apple, Angela Ahrendts has announced that she will be stepping down as retail and online stores to pursue other interests. She will be passing the baton onto 30-year Apple veteran Deirdre O’Brien, who will begin her position as senior vice president of Retail + People …
Read More »Radeon VII launch stock in the UK is low but more GPUs are already on the way
Last month during CES, AMD announced that it would be launching the Radeon VII, a new high-end graphics card based on 7nm Vega. There have already been whispers of low launch stock, but it looks like we now have some credible numbers for those of us in the UK. KitGuru …
Read More »Battlefield V sales fall short of EA’s expectations
Despite reportedly topping 7.3 million sales in just two months since its release, EA has revealed that Battlefield V has failed to meet expectations. Although this is a worrying dip for the flagship series, the company acknowledges that it was the result of “intense competition” throughout the 2018 Holiday period. …
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