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 »KitGuru explores retro gaming in 2019
KitGuru’s Storm and Damien visited the Retro Games Fair in Leeds, a celebration of video games, merchandise and the technology of yesteryear.
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 »Fractal Design Meshify S2 – They Meshed It Up, Big Time
It's another case from Fractal - but have we seen it all before already?
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. …
Read More »Disney says its licensing arrangement with EA is ‘working well’
Over the last few years, Star Wars fans have grown increasingly frustrated with EA and its handling of the Star Wars license. Over the last six years, we've received two Battlefront games, while two other projects have been cancelled. Despite all of that though, it looks like Disney is in …
Read More »Developer Hi-Rez distances itself from employee arrested for soliciting children
On the weekend, the FBI conducted a sting in Brookhaven, Georgia that saw 21 men arrested for attempting “to seduce, solicit, lure or entice” children. A 32-year-old Hi-Rez employee was identified to be among the group, promptly seeing the studio dismiss the developer and distance itself from the situation. Georgia …
Read More »CD Projekt Red reportedly settles lawsuit with Witcher author
It is no secret that Witcher series author, Andrzej Sapkowski, didn't strike a great deal when he sold the video game rights to CD Projekt Red. At the time, the studio paid less than £10,000 to obtain the rights and has gone on to find huge success creating a trilogy …
Read More »Google’s alleged GDPR violations have attracted the attention of ICO
Google has repeatedly been accused of breaching Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), with seven countries coming forward about the matter last November. The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has since launched an investigation to determine whether the Search giant is guilty, potentially resulting in a £ 1.55 billion …
Read More »Sunrise Records saves 100 HMV stores in the retailer’s second buyout
At the end of last year, history repeated itself as HMV fell into administration for a second time in five years, putting thousands of jobs on the line. Narrowly escaping closure once more, it seems as though the UK retailer has found another buyer but not all stores will be …
Read More »Intel Optane SSD 900P 480GB SSD Review
It's another SSD using Intel 3D XPoint memory - is it worth £535 though?
Read More »Machinima officially shuts down, 81 jobs lost
A couple of weeks ago, we learned that the Machinima YouTube channel had removed all videos without warning. Years of YouTube gaming history was gone in an instant. Now, Machinima is shutting down for good. Machinima started off as an independent multi-channel network for YouTubers. For a period of time, …
Read More »Apex Legends is now available and has already reached 1 million downloads
Apex Legends has arrived. The battle royale, Titanfall spin-off is available for free but how are the microtransactions handled?
Read More »Skybound teases beyond The Walking Dead: The Final Season, which concludes in March
The Epic Games Store isn’t the most popular place with gamers since Metro Exodus suddenly jumped ship, but it is responsible for lending a helping hand in saving The Walking Dead: The Final Season after Telltale’s closure. Developer Skybound Games has now confirmed that the fourth and final episode will …
Read More »4A Games lands itself in controversy with comments on Metro Exodus’ Epic Games Store exclusivity
In response to last week’s controversial move to the Epic Store, an anonymous developer from 4A Games stated that boycotting Metro Exodus could mean the series wouldn’t return to PC in the future. Koch Media’s video game publisher Deep Silver has issued a statement reassuring fans that this is not …
Read More »AMD Radeon VII Unboxing!
AMD's Radeon VII has arrived - today we unbox it and give you an overview of the card
Read More »Microsoft preparing a cross-platform push for Xbox Live on PC, mobile and Switch
Microsoft has been pushing for cross-platform gaming for a few years now. Things started off with Xbox and PC, but with the impending launch of Project xCloud, Microsoft is also looking to push Xbox Live support to iOS, Android and even other consoles, like the Nintendo Switch. Microsoft is currently …
Read More »Fortnite helped streaming platforms grow, but battle royale view time is waning
Streaming platforms Twitch, YouTube Live and Mixer have all grown considerably throughout 2018, amassing 11 billion hours watched between them. Fortnite was responsible for over 1.3 billion hours on its own, but a breakdown of the data shows that viewership is on a downward trend. To no one’s surprise, Twitch …
Read More »Capcom reveals that a Resident Evil 3 Remake is on the cards
Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 Remake has received critical acclaim, with its first week of sales surpassing 3 million. Answering everyone’s burning question, the developer has now revealed that a remake of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is on the cards, but only if the fans want it. The Resident Evil 2 …
Read More »MSI MEG Z390 Godlike – the Ultimate Z390 motherboard. At a cost.
Its big, its bad and its loaded to the gills. Can you afford it though?
Read More »Respawn set to launch Apex Legends today- a F2P, battle royale Titanfall spin-off
While Titanfall 2 didn't do as well as it deserved, Respawn Entertainment is sticking with the franchise for the time being. Over the weekend, it came to light that Respawn has been working on a free-to-play spin-off title based in the Titanfall universe, and it is supposed to get a …
Read More »Secretlab Omega Gaming Chair Review
Got £300 to spend on a new gaming chair? Briony reviews the Secretlab Omega
Read More »Early adopters for RTX laptops will want to double check their version Windows
RTX laptops are finally hitting retail but early adopters will want to double check their version of Windows if they want to take advantage of ray-tracing.
Read More »Cloud-based film service UltraViolet is shutting down
UltraViolet, one of the first digital home entertainment services, has announced that it will be closing down on July 31st. This gives users just a couple of months to back up and safeguard their existing libraries. The cloud-based locker service acted as a bridge for users to make the jump …
Read More »Microsoft hits $32.5 billion Q2 target- gaming, cloud, Surface and Enterprise revenue all rise
Microsoft might be lagging behind in core hardware sales this console generation, but the company seems to be making up for it somehow with continued revenue growth. Microsoft's gaming revenue rose by eight percent during Q2, generating $4.23 billion overall. While Microsoft scrounged up $4.32 billion over the holiday period, …
Read More »Nintendo enjoyed high Switch sales over Christmas but will miss ambitious 20m target
It is no secret that the Nintendo Switch has been a huge success for Nintendo. The console has already surpassed the GameCube and Wii U in lifetime sales and has been outpacing the Xbox One and trading blows with the PS4 month to month. Over the holiday season, Nintendo boosted …
Read More »Ubisoft reveals beta date and content available for The Division 2
While The Division 1 had its stumbles along the way, the game was largely viewed as a success by Ubisoft. We have a sequel coming out in just a couple of months time, which means it is time to start talking about the beta. We already knew that The Division …
Read More »