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Since its release three months ago, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Origins has been sitting safely out of the hands of pirates thanks to Denuvo DRM. Italian hacking group CPY has announced that it has finally cracked it, however, offering hope to those that have their CPUs borked by the intensive title. …

It looks like ROCCAT is officially completing its new AIMO peripheral ecosystem with the launch of the new Khan AIMO headset. This particular headset retains the critically acclaimed features of the Khan Pro and makes various improvements to other areas. The ROCCAT Khan AIMO comes equipped with 50mm drivers, which …

This week, AMD has announced that it is teaming up with Valve to bring support for AMD's TrueAudio Next technology to Steam in an effort to improve audio in virtual reality content. By baking TrueAudio Next in with Steam Audio, virtual reality titles will get increased acoustic complexity and detail, …

Back in 2017, we learned that Samsung's former head and heir to the company, Jay Y. Lee, was arrested in South Korea, with special prosecutors charging him with bribery and embezzlement. Lee was eventually found guilty of perjury, embezzlement and bribery, with a judge handing down a five year prison …

Back in May 2017, Microsoft announced that it would be launching another edition of Windows 10, known as ‘Windows 10 S'. This particular version was intended for cheaper laptops and ultrabooks, with a focus on getting Windows 10 into schools and into the hands of students. Now, less than a …

We have had three updates on our Razer sample supplied direct. Customers of Three UK Mobile aren't quite so happy - using a build from September 2017. What's going on?

As PUBG has grown in popularity, the number of cheaters has also risen exponentially. Between launch and the end of 2017, 1.5 million players were banned after being caught cheating. This took a huge jump last month, with BattlEye revealing that an additional 1 million bans were handed out in …

It’s interesting to see how far handsets have come over the years, giving users a miniature computer in the palm of their hands alongside the traditional texting and calling functionality. Unfortunately, some iPhone X users don’t have access to the latter feature, as complaints that the £1,000 smartphone begin to …

So far, Patriot has proven itself as a contender in the high-end peripheral market with its flagship V570 mouse and V770 keyboard offering feature-packed additions to its line-up. The V730 keyboard instead fills the mid-range portion of its Viper range, offering mechanical switches for a competitive price, but can Patriot …

Back in November, we heard that SUMCO, one of the largest silicon wafer producers in the world, was planning to increase prices by 20 percent this year, with another price increase planned in 2019. Now, it looks like other Silicon wafer manufacturers are joining in, with Taiwan's GlobalWafers confirming that …

We've heard about various governments looking to crack down on cryptocurrency this year and now it looks like banks are joining in. Banks across the US have already begun banning Bitcoin purchases with credit cards and now the same thing is happening here in the UK. This week it was …

If you've ever looked in to hard drive failure rates, then you have likely come across Backblaze. The company has recorded percentages for hard drive failures since 2013, deriving its stats from drives in its data centers. Over the last month, Backblaze has had a chance to over its 2017 …

Two weeks ago, the folks at PUBG Corp announced that they would be taking down 100,000 cheaters in a single ban-wave. This move was applauded by much of the player base, but the final number of in-game bans in January turned out to be much more impressive. According to BattlEye, …

Usually when G.Skill breaks a world record for the extreme speed of its memory kits, it does so at the expense of its signature RGB design. It’s latest Trident Z RGB set breaks this cycle, being the first DDR4 kit to reach an outstanding 4700MHz. While G.Skill often tussles for …

Microsoft's first big exclusive game for 2018 is already off to a good start. The Sea of Thieves beta ended last week and while we don't know how popular the game will end up being when it launches in March, the closed beta caught plenty of attention. In total, 332,052 …

Is this the ultimate keyboard for 2018 retro lovers? Its certainly expensive enough!

It's certainly an unusual V-shaped design - but is it actually any use at all?

Logitech’s MX Master 2S is a update on it's predecessor and is designed to enhance productivity and make working on a PC, MAC or both more efficient. MX Master 2S uses Logitech Flow software that lets users control up to 3  computers with one mouse and copy-paste content between them. With a …

The war between PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and its rampant cheaters is very much under way, with developers PUBG Corp beginning to single out third-party applications including, but not limited to ReShade. Now it has Steam family sharing in its crosshairs due to “a number of vulnerabilities that are being exploited.” Its …

The first benchmarks are in for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G. We even have some performance results for the RX Vega M GL, the graphics core inside of Intel's upcoming laptop chips.

They say good things come in small packages, and the Philips Brilliance 272P7VPTKEB could be a case in point. It is very telling that a 27in screen feels small, but with the influx of larger screens we have had recently here at KitGuru, it feels pretty compact. Yet this screen …

Qualcomm has seen better days, with many ongoing lawsuits, antitrust claims and rumours of a hostile bid takeover from its rival Broadcom. In a strike of good news, the chipmaker has finally struck a deal with Samsung that hopes to quell those rumours alongside eliminating its South Korean antitrust case …

Jess Cliffe, famed for co-creating Counter-Strike has been arrested in Seattle for the sexual exploitation of a child. As of yet, authorities have yet to charge Cliffe with any crime, but his employer, Valve Corporation has suspended his employment until further notice. Reports originated from a local Seattle news outlet, …

Given that it’s the default anti-virus protection baked into every Windows 10 system and is the bare minimum needed for securing PCs, Microsoft is keen to continue amping up Windows Defender. Aside from just targeting viruses and malware, Microsoft’s anti-virus protector will now target “scareware” too, in order to protect …

Square Enix will finally be bringing Final Fantasy XV to PC in a couple of months time. So far we have a release date, minimum/recommended/4K system requirements and now, we have a benchmarking tool to check out performance well ahead of time. Pre-orders for Final Fantasy XV have gone live …

In January last year, Windows 10 officially surpassed Windows 7 here in the UK. Now one year later, Microsoft's latest operating system has managed to just about out-do Windows 7 worldwide, making it the most popular operating system in the world. According to the analytics specialists at StatCounter, Windows 10 …

It has been a good while since we last heard any new information on Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2. Back when the game was first announced, it was due out in ‘Fall 2017', it was later pushed to ‘Spring 2018', which would have meant a release in the first half …

Earlier this week we learned that the UK government had officially hit its target of delivering ‘super fast' broadband coverage to 95 percent of the country. Now it looks like the next steps are already being taken to deliver even faster internet to places across the UK, with Openreach announcing …

While Nintendo is no stranger to downloadable content (DLC), it is a practice that the company doesn’t use as often as its rivals. It seems that Nintendo is increasingly warming up to the popular games-as-a-service model, however and wants to start placing more emphasis on DLC to make titles last …

As part of Corsair's new focus on wireless peripherals, we were sent a special 'wireless kit' just for reviewers. Inside that big box of goodies we found the new K63 wireless mechanical keyboard, a DarkCore SE wireless mouse, the MM1000 mousepad, a Void Pro RGB wireless headset, and a special lapboard designed for sofa gaming. To be able to share this experience with our readers , we of course filmed the whole thing.