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James brings us some Christmas cheer with this stealthy high-spec build!

For day 25 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Asetek to provide the biggest giveaway yet! Today, one lucky reader will win an Alienware Aurora R10 gaming PC, and nine runner-ups will get an NZXT Kraken AIO liquid cooler, as well as a new mouse mat and goodie bag! 

Ready or Not is a tactical first person shooter from the studio Void Interactive. Depicting “a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations” the early access game saw controversy for announcing that it will feature a school shooting level. The devs have …

Horizon Zero Dawn released in 2017 to critical and commercial success, offering a beautiful open world with fun gameplay and an interesting story. Despite being an action-adventure title, the game dipped its toe into some RPG mechanics. It seems the upcoming sequel will be leaning much heavier into the RPG …

For the final two weeks of 2021, Epic Games has been giving out a new title for free every 24 hours. Following yesterday’s free game (Vampyr), the classic Fallout and Baldur’s Gate inspired isometric RPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker is now free to purchase and download on the Epic Games Store. Available …

Xbox Game Pass represents excellent value for money, offering over 100 quality titles for a relatively low monthly cost. Unfortunately due to the nature of digital games and subscription services, third-party titles are only available until their contracts expire. Such is the case with the Yakuza series, with many of …

While many memory makers have announced and ‘launched' new DDR5 memory kits in late 2021, availability has still been very scarce in many markets around the world. According to Micron, this trend is likely going to continue throughout a good chunk of 2022. If you've been looking to upgrade to …

Since leaving Arkane Studios back in 2017, co-founder Raphaël Colantonio has been hard at work at WolfEye Studios, working on a new game called Weird West. The game takes inspiration from old-school RPGs like Fallout 1 and Fallout 2, but with more of an action focus. Unfortunately, the game was …

Earlier this month, Call of Duty Warzone had its big Pacific update, overhauling the game with content based on Call of Duty: Vanguard. This re-launch also brought about a new kernel-level anti-cheat system for the game on PC and so far, almost 50,000 cheaters have been caught out in less …

2070 Super vs 5700 XT vs 2060 Super vs 5700 - tested over twenty-seven games!

For day 24 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with the renowned PSU makers at Seasonic to give away FOUR prizes! Three winners will get a Seasonic PSU, and a fourth and final winner will get a Seasonic Syncro Q704 and a 750W power supply. 

Each month, two PS4 games and a PS5 title are made available for free to all those subscribed to Sony’s PlayStation Plus service. January’s free games have now leaked, and if the line-up proves to be true, then PS+ will be off to a very strong start in 2022. As …

Ever since Microsoft announced its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, the console manufacturer has made it clear that subscriptions are the future – at least in the eyes of Xbox. Despite this, many fans flocked to storefronts to buy Rare’s Sea of thieves outright – 5 million in fact. Making …

One of the most exciting aspects to 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn was the way in which Guerilla Games took various animals and turned them into robot killing machines. The upcoming Horizon Forbidden West is doubling down on this concept, adding God of War-like enemies including a gigantic robot snake. Ahead …

It's a high-end PC with no moving parts!

The video game industry is filled with plenty of cancelled games that the public never had the chance to hear about. Some of these games are based on massive franchises that we all know today. EA has more than a few stories to tell in this area, with a former …

As we near the end of 2021, Epic Games is once again offering more than a dozen free games on its digital storefront, with a new game being offered every 24 hours until the end of the year. Right now, those with an Epic Games account can get their hands …

For Day 23 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with Intel to give one lucky reader a new mini PC. Today's prize is none other than the NUC 11 Performance! 

Given the state of the beta, and eventually the launch-day version of Battlefield 2042, it seemed pretty clear that the game could have used some extra time in development. Adding some fuel to that theory is some new information on cut content, including a greatly expanded version of environmental hazards.  …

Since launching Halo Infinite multiplayer, 343 Industries has been tweaking the balance of XP and in-game rewards to address player concerns. We'll get to see some of these changes in action over the next week, as Halo Infinite's ‘Winter Contingency' event has launched today.  Winter Contingency will reward players ten …

As video games get more and more ambitious, we have seen files balloon in size, with the biggest games now taking up almost 250GB. PlayStation is trying to combat this with its Kraken compression technology. Even with that, however, the upcoming Horizon Forbidden West is looking to be a hefty …

As the controversial NFT technology gets more widely adopted, we have seen attempts by mainstream companies to take advantage of this new fad. Ubisoft is one such company, having added NFTs to its game ‘Ghost Recon Breakpoint' – to great disdain from players. Despite the backlash, Ubisoft is continuing to …

Kingston's first PCIe 4.0 SSD has finally hit the market, and we review the 2TB model

Xbox Game Pass is often referred to as the best deal in gaming and 2021 proved that, with a ton of major day-one releases from first-party, third-party and indie studios. If you've ever wondered how much the Xbox Game Pass library would be worth if you purchased all of those …

One of the biggest features advertised with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S is the fact that they are able to take advantage of hardware accelerated ray-tracing, offering highly realistic shadows, lighting and reflections. Not every game has taken advantage of this feature, however Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy …

As we reach the holiday season, Epic Games is once again offering a new free game on its storefront every single day until the end of the year. Right now, those with an Epic Games Store account can get their hands on the first-person co-op multiplayer dinosaur shooter Second Extinction. …

For day 22 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021, we are teaming up with Elgato to give away a HUGE streaming hardware bundle, including a Facecam, a new microphone, a Stream Deck, a Ring light and a Wave panels starter set. 

As the video games industry continues to expand, we are beginning to see the consolidation of many smaller studios, publishers and ancillary companies by larger holding companies. Such is the case with Embracer Group, which has now announced that they have acquired the comics and manga publisher Dark Horse Media. …

Cyberpunk 2077 disappointed fans in many different ways when it was released late last year. From bugs and glitches, to missing features and broken promises, the open-world ‘RPG’ felt rather empty and lifeless in many ways. One of the primary contributors was the lack of police AI and car chases. …

Earlier this week, a significant bug was found in the GOG Galaxy launcher, which caused the app to block PC displays from going to sleep after a period of time. Fortunately, the developers have been quick to respond, with a fix now available.  At the time, we learned that the …