Remedy Entertainment is an interesting game studio which has historically focused on creating unique third person action games with interesting mechanics. Following the success of Control, it would seem the studio is working on more projects than ever before, with Remedy reportedly working with “four teams across five games.” In …
Read More »CoreCycler test tool for AMD Curve Optimizer released
A new tool to test the settings of AMD Curve Optimizer has been released. Developed by “sp00n.82” from the ComputerBase community, the new tool tests the AMD Curve Optimizer settings by doing multiple 1-core runs of Prime95 and reports any errors that might occur during testing. According to the developer, …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise is getting a new demo, Monster Hunter Stories 2 coming in July
We're just a couple of weeks away from the Nintendo Switch's next big exclusive – Monster Hunter Rise. Ahead of the launch later this month, Capcom will be releasing a new version of the demo with a new quest in place. Monster Hunter Rise is a timed exclusive for the …
Read More »Razer launches Anzu smart glasses with blue light filtering and open-ear audio
Razer has launched its first eyewear product. Named Razer Anzu, these smart glasses feature blue light filtering, polarized lenses, intuitive touch controls, and open-ear wireless audio, resulting in a unique wearable. Available with two types of frames – rectangular and round – the Razer Anzu smart glasses were designed to …
Read More »The Division series surpasses 40 million unique players
The Division franchise has quickly become one of Ubisoft’s most recognisable properties ever since the launch of the first game in 2016. Since then, both games have received years of new content, with The Division 2 even seeing this content extended thanks to “fan support”. Despite only 2 games having …
Read More »Oculus Quest 2 120Hz support pushed back
Just last week, we learned that 120Hz support would be coming to the Oculus Quest 2, with developers estimating a Q1 2021 release window. Unfortunately, things have shifted a bit since then, with 120Hz support being pushed back by several months. According to UploadVR, Facebook's Quest Platform Roadmap, which is …
Read More »Judge dismisses lawsuit against Nvidia over cryptocurrency mining revenue
Over the last few years, a class-action lawsuit has been brewing against Nvidia, claiming that the company misled investors over revenue growth in its gaming division. Now, that lawsuit has been dismissed. The group of investors involved in the lawsuit alleged that Nvidia gave misleading statements about gaming revenue growth, …
Read More »Apple discontinuing iMac Pro
For a few years now, Apple has offered an iMac Pro all-in-one machine alongside the Mac Pro desktop system. It seems that the pricey iMac Pro won't be around for much longer though, as it appears to be getting discontinued. The first sign of this popped up on the Apple …
Read More »Microsoft’s ZeniMax acquisition approved by SEC and EU Commission
It has been around six months since Microsoft first announced plans to acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion. Now, it looks like the final hurdles have been cleared, with reports indicating that the merger has been approved by regulators. Today, the EU has approved Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax without conditions, …
Read More »Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy leaks on Microsoft Store
The Microsoft Store has become a good source of leaks over the last year. This time around, an early listing revealed Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy, indicating that we're getting a re-release of the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy soon. The listing was eventually removed, but not quickly enough to keep …
Read More »KitGuru – Children’s Hospice Charity PC Auction (closed)
We can all agree that the last 12 months have been challenging and stressful for everyone, and I wanted to utilise Kitguru in a positive way for a great cause. Over the next two weeks, we are holding a silent auction via email for our readers and supporters, with 100% of the proceeds being donated to the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice. Additionally KitGuru will be donating the same amount as the winning bid, effectively doubling the donation to the charity. This is a very worthy cause that we want to support this year and everyone who enters will know that they are potentially going to help children in real need.
Read More »Watch Dogs Legion multiplayer mode delayed on PC
Ubisoft was finally set to release the multiplayer mode for Watch Dogs Legion across all platforms later this month but unfortunately, there has been another delay for PC players. Ubisoft discovered some lingering issues with the mode on PC, so it has been delayed indefinitely. According to the announcement, the …
Read More »UK competition authority investigating Apple over App Store rules
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has also decided to investigate Apple over anti-competitive business practices. Apple has been accused of violating anti-trust rules a number of times, but things have picked up considerably since Epic Games' legal assault, filing lawsuits and official complaints across the world. The UK's competition …
Read More »Microsoft investigating unresponsive Xbox Series X/S controller issue
One of Microsoft's big improvements with the Xbox Series X/S was improvements to controller latency. Unfortunately, there are people picking up the new controller and facing issues, with some complaining that the controller is unresponsive at times. Now, Microsoft is looking into the issue. The issue here is that sometimes, …
Read More »The Division 2’s next major update coming ‘later in 2021’
A few weeks ago, Ubisoft Massive announced that it would be delivering new content for The Division 2 this year. Now, the studio has revealed its roadmap, which will include re-runs of old seasonal content for a few months, leading up to a big update later in the year. Initially, …
Read More »Asus and Acer laptop specifications hint at upcoming RTX 3050 and RTX 3050Ti
According to Asus and Acer laptop listings, Nvidia might be getting ready to launch two new GPUs for laptops. The listings show that there will be an RTX 3050 and an RTX 3050Ti GPU option for some Asus and Acer laptops, while also giving some details of these unannounced GPUs. …
Read More »Samsung DRAM-less SSD 980 is already available for pre-order
Samsung is adding another SSD to its extensive portfolio of storage solutions. The new SSD 980 is a PCIe 3.0, DRAM-less solid state drive available with up to 1TB of storage for the entry-level market. Although these SSDs haven't been officially announced yet, they are already available for pre-order at …
Read More »LG to launch four UHD OLED UltraFine monitors this summer
Back at CES 2021, LG began showing off a new 32″ 4K OLED ‘UltraFine' monitor. As it turns out, this monitor will be joined by three other UltraFine displays this year, including the 27EP950, 32BP95E and 27BP95E. As per ComputerBase, both the 27EP950 and the 32EP950 have fairly similar specifications, with …
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima’s developers will become ambassadors for the island
Ghost of Tsushima took many by surprise when it launched last Summer, offering a beautiful open world and introducing players to the island of Tsushima. While feudal Japan has been a desired destination for many video game players, taking people to Tsushima offered a unique twist – one that resonated …
Read More »Bungie acknowledges 12-player raid bug, promises not to fix it straight away
Over the last week, Destiny 2 players discovered a bug that allowed 12 players to join a single raid. As you would expect, this completely changed raid runs and opened up new ways for players to tackle challenges. As a result, there was some hope that Bungie wouldn't patch it …
Read More »Intel ordered to pay $2.2 billion over patent infringement, plans to appeal
This week, a federal jury in Texas has found Intel guilty of patent infringement. The jury found that Intel infringed on two patents held by a company known as VLSI and has ordered that over $2 billion should be paid in damages. The patent infringement lawsuit has been going on …
Read More »Aliens: Fireteam gameplay revealed
Earlier this week, Cold Iron Studios finally revealed the Alien game it has been working on for the last several years. Aliens: Fireteam is a co-op survival shooter, pitting squads of marines up against the Xenomorphs. The initial announcement came with a short trailer, but now we also have a …
Read More »GTA V was the third best selling game in 2020
While each year sees an abundance of new and innovative video games released into the world, it is almost a guarantee that the best selling game of the year will be Call of Duty, a sports game, or a Rockstar title. Such is the case with 2020, where the top …
Read More »Torchlight 3 studio Echtra Games acquired by Zynga
It looks like Echtra Games now has new ownership, as an acquisition agreement has been reached with Zynga. The San-Francisco based studio is best known for bringing back the Torchlight IP with Torchlight 3, which exited Early Access in 2020. While Echtra has developed one PC and console game, Zynga …
Read More »Upcoming Avengers update makes it even harder to level up
Marvel’s Avengers released last September to less fanfare than publisher Square Enix had hoped. After years of development and anticipation, the game launched in a manner that fell into many of the trappings of other live service titles including repetitive gameplay and grindy mechanics. It seems this is about to …
Read More »Valheim has sold 5 million copies in just over 1 month
Recently, we reported that the open world viking-themed survival game Valheim had sold 2 million copies in just two weeks. This trajectory for success has not slowed down at all, with the studio now announcing that the game has reached 5 million players in just over 1 month. Making the …
Read More »Outriders demo reaches 2 million players, new patch coming
People Can Fly seems to be off to a good start with Outriders. At the end of February, the team released a demo version of the game and so far, over 2 million people have downloaded it and tried it out. To keep the ball rolling, a patch for the …
Read More »Valve cancels development on Artifact 2.0, makes game free on Steam
While a small team at Valve has been working to keep Artifact alive over the last couple of years, at this point, the player count has dropped too low. As a result, Valve is officially cancelling future development on Artifact 2.0. Valve announced back in March 2019 that it would …
Read More »Elite Dangerous: Odyssey PC alpha coming this month
Elite Dangerous: Odyssey is still on track to release this year and soon, we'll have the chance to try it out for ourselves. This week, Frontier announced an upcoming alpha playtest and detailed the features and content we can expect to see. The PC alpha test for Elite Dangerous: Odyssey …
Read More »Asus launches Radeon RX 6700 XT ROG Strix, TUF Gaming, and Dual graphics cards
Asus will launch three custom-cooled versions of the RX 6700 XT. The line-up of Asus Radeon RX 6700 XT cards was designed to offer a suitable solution for each type of gamer, whether they want a compact graphics card such as the Dual model, a reliable and durable solution like the TUF …
Read More »