Last week, publisher Gearbox got another chance to convince the Australian Classification Board to give We Happy Few a rating. Following a successful appeal, the title will now see a release in the country under an R 18+ classification. Australia originally refused We Happy Few a rating back in May, …
Read More »Steam Summer Sale 2018- Our recommendations
The Steam Summer Sale is here once again, so we've put together a list of games that we believe are well worth checking out.
Read More »be quiet! is giving away a Dark Base Pro 900 Rev 2
While we run many of our own competitions here at KitGuru, every so often we'll spot one running elsewhere on the web and share it with our readers. This week, we noticed that be quiet! is running a new giveaway for a Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 case this …
Read More »Samsung could have 8K TVs ready by the end of August
Samsung first showed off its 8K TVs at CES earlier this year, asserting the company's desire to make the resolution mainstream, despite 4K just starting to break ground. At the recent QLED & Advanced Displays summit in Los Angeles, Samsung once again spoke about its desire to get 8K TVs …
Read More »Samsung phones reportedly sending photos to contacts without permission
It wasn’t too long ago that Samsung had to recall the Galaxy Note 7 after a huge number of reports surrounding battery failures and explosions. The company had a quiet 2017 free of these issues, but now this year, something new has come to light. Recently, the updated Samsung Messages …
Read More »Bethesda to set a level cap on PvP to extinguish harassment worries in Fallout 76
Bethesda has been doing a lot of damage control upon the reveal of Fallout 76’s always-online requirement, stating that it has plans in store to combat griefers and harassment. While it’s still exploring various methods to prevent it from turning out like the chaotic Fallout 4-76 mod, at least one …
Read More »Valve has hired the writer behind Farpoint and The Invisible Hours
Valve has been making some moves on the development side lately. Aside from acquiring Campo Santo, the team behind Firewatch, Valve has also recently hired some new writers. Most notably, Valve brought Rob Yescombe on board, who penned the story behind The Invisible Hours last year. The Invisible Hours is …
Read More »What is motion sickness in video games and how can you prevent it?
As video games continue to get more complex and realistic, we are also seeing more people affected by motion sickness. What is the cause? And more importantly, what can you do about it?
Read More »OnePlus plans to pair with US carriers with upcoming 5G smartphone
The OnePlus 6 might be just over a month old, but the Chinese manufacturer is already talking about its successor. The tentatively titled OnePlus 7 and 7T will be one of, if not the first 5G smartphones available to the public, set to be revealed later this year. CEO Pete …
Read More »ASUS ProArt PA32UC 32in Monitor Review
It's the most colour-accurate screen we've tested - but it will set you back £2000
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix Scar Gaming Laptop winner announced
Last week we ran a competition giving KitGuru readers the chance to win an ASUS ROG Strix gaming laptop, packed with a Core i7 processor and a GTX 1060 graphics card. We received many entries for this one, but as always, there can only be one winner. The laptop we …
Read More »Microsoft’s foldable Andromeda handset leaks in email
Microsoft has been working on foldable devices for quite some time, with major patents being pushed through at the end of last year. The mysterious new device codenamed Andromeda reared its head last week thanks to a leak, supposedly creating an entirely “new and disruptive” category of handsets under the …
Read More »HTC is laying off 25 percent of its work force
Back in September 2017, HTC began to reshape itself by selling off its smartphone team to Google for $1.1 billion and doubling down on its VR projects. Unfortunately, it looks like HTC is in fact still struggling, with the firm announcing today that it will be laying off 1,500 employees, …
Read More »Gigabyte reportedly expects a 20 percent drop in GPU shipments for Q2
As every PC gaming enthusiast will know, GPU prices have been completely inflated this year due to a resurgence in GPU mining. At this point though, things seem to be returning to normality, which seems to be having an effect on bottom lines, as Gigabyte has reportedly warned investors that …
Read More »Signs seem to be pointing towards an August launch for GTX 1180
GDDR6 is entering mass production and Nvidia is reportedly sending out invites for an event in August. Could the GTX 1180 be arriving next month?
Read More »Toshiba OCZ RC100 240GB SSD Review
It's the smallest M.2 SSD we've ever seen, but what is it good for?
Read More »Sony is the reason Fallout 76 won’t feature cross-platform play, according to Bethesda
Bethesda and Sony haven’t had the best relationship over the years, with the publisher’s controversial Creation Club mod suite noticeably omitted from launching on the PlayStation 4. It seems that things are still a little rocky, as Bethesda’s very own Todd Howard has blamed Sony for the lack of cross-platform …
Read More »Turtle Rock Studios kicks off hiring spree for new game based on a ‘globally-known franchise’
Turtle Rock Studios, the developer behind the massively successful Left 4 Dead and not so successful Evolve has begun gearing up for a new project. The studio has just kicked off a hiring spree, seeking out new developers to help work on an unannounced Triple A game based on a …
Read More »Exactis leaks 340 million records of personal data via a publicly accessible server
Data breaches have become more and more common in the news lately. Unfortunately for marketing firm, Exactis, this story has less to do with someone ‘breaching' and much more to do with poor security practices. Exactis is a firm that harvests data on people and businesses, they then store that …
Read More »Sources claim that Google is preparing a cloud gaming platform of its own
There have been rumours surrounding Google's interest in gaming for a number of years, but it is starting to look like we may finally see the tech giant's plans come to fruition. At this point, most major publishers are interested in some form of cloud streaming for games, and Google …
Read More »Leo Says Ep 22: Nvidia Turing delayed, Intel DGPU, Nvidia bitten on A$$? 32 & 24-core Threadripper 2
Today Leo touches on the rumours surrounding Nvidia delaying its new Turing-based GPUs, the upcoming Threadripper 2 processors and their model codes, as well as the drama surrounding Brian Krzanich resigning as CEO of Intel.
Read More »Ninox offers the world’s most lightweight modular mouse with the Astrum
Previously entering the peripheral scene with its Aurora and Venator mice, British manufacturer Ninox has once again graced the scene with its Astrum model. Dubbed the “world’s lightest fully modular gaming mouse” at below 80 grams, the Astrum offers users 13 different mice in one, with the ability to add …
Read More »32 Core Threadripper 2990X spotted for just over €1500
At Computex earlier this month, AMD officially outlined its new Threadripper line-up, utilising the refined Zen+ architecture. We already know that the flagship CPU will pack 32 cores and 64 threads, but there was no word on pricing. Since then, a major German retailer has given us a hint, listing …
Read More »Judge cuts damages owed to ZeniMax in half and allows Oculus Rift sales to continue
Back in early 2017, the big ZeniMax VS Oculus/Facebook trial officially took place, with the end result being a $500 million fine against Facebook. Since then, ZeniMax filed for an injunction in an effort to halt Rift sales, and Facebook has appealed the fine. This week, Facebook scored two wins …
Read More »Visceral Games’ Star Wars is looking “pretty different” under EA Vancouver
After Visceral Games was dissolved, EA handed Amy Hennig’s action-adventure based Star Wars title to EA Vancouver. The publisher’s research pushed the new studio to drop the linear approach in favour of something more replayable and lasting, which Hennig describes as “pretty different” from the original vision. Hennig’s position at …
Read More »Spielberg’s Halo TV series is finally happening, first season will be 10 episodes
During the initial unveiling of the Xbox One, Microsoft shifted much of its focus on to TV, with one of the big announcements being a new Halo TV series produced by Steven Spielberg himself. Over the years, Microsoft's TV ambitions have died down, but the company has always maintained that …
Read More »PC Specialist Vulcan X (i7-8700K & 1080 Ti) System Review
It's got an overclocked i7-8700K and GTX 1080 Ti - for just £1629.99
Read More »Razer unveils new ‘Huntsman’ keyboards with new Opto-Mechanical switches
Razer has two new keyboards launching today featuring all new 'Opto-Mechanical' switches- utilising infrared beams to detect key presses, while still maintining the satisfying feel of a mechanical switch.
Read More »Apple and Samsung finally settle 7-year long patent suit
Apple and Samsung have been embroiled in a legal battle for over seven years, as the iPhone maker sought compensation for patent infringement. A court filing has now revealed that the lawsuit has finally been put to rest, as both companies have managed to reach an undisclosed settlement. Samsung launched …
Read More »Oculus Rift now requires Windows 10 for new features
There are many people who have yet to upgrade to Windows 10, in fact, the latest Steam Survey shows that over 30 percent of users are still running Windows 7. However, over time as new technology matures, these older operating systems become less viable. This is the case for Oculus …
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