Back in March 2019, Daedalic Entertainment had announced that it was developing a new “The Lord of the Rings” game. Further details of the game, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, were unveiled in the latest issue of Edge magazine, and it seems that Gollum won't look like the character …
Read More »MSI details upcoming gaming monitors, PCs and AIO coolers ahead of CES 2020
CES kicks off tomorrow but MSI has given us a sneak peek at what new launches to expect over the coming days.
Read More »Analysts predict NAND Flash price increases for 2020
The NAND flash market has been through plenty of ups and downs over the last few years. Unfortunately for consumers, we are looking at another period of price increases, with analysts predicting flash memory prices to rise by as much as 40 percent. DRAMeXchange, a division of Trendforce, started off …
Read More »Thermaltake will be showing off new TOUGHRAM memory at CES
ThermalTake began showing off its new TOUGHRAM DDR4 modules at Computex last year, with enhanced RGB lighting features, a 10-layer PCB and pre-binned memory ICs to ensure performance. Over the second half of 2019, speeds were consistently improved, with kits now available all the way up to 4400MHz. Each of …
Read More »Square Enix hopes to create games ‘only possible in the cloud’
Square Enix has always had a penchant for new technology and with the rise of mixed reality and cloud streaming, that won't be changing any time soon. This week, Square Enix president, Yosuke Matsuda, issued an open letter on the year ahead, specifically addressing the publisher's ambitions for cloud streaming …
Read More »Riot communications lead talks about how to announce risky or controversial games
Riot Games has announced a lot of new titles recently, rapidly expanding beyond its core game, League of Legends. Some of the titles announced could be considered risky but there was no Artifact or Diablo Immortal level backlash to speak of. It turns out that a lot of thought went …
Read More »Dragon Ball Z Kakarot trailer teases brand new story moments
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot is just a couple of weeks away from releasing and while we've seen some gameplay snippets, the trailers so far have been mostly story-focused. This Time on Dragon Ball Z Kakarot changes that a bit, running down the playable characters, side activities and even teasing some …
Read More »KitGuru Folding@Home team ranks in top 200, you can join too!
Long-term KitGuru readers from the early 2010s will remember that we used to have our own forum. While that section of the website is on hiatus for now, the KitGuru Folding@Home team is actually still going. Andrew, otherwise known as ‘LimeyGeorge' reached out to us this week to let us …
Read More »AMD reportedly set to double TSMC 7nm wafer order in 2020
AMD had the jump on the 7nm generation, pushing out several 7nm-based GPUs and CPUs. In 2020, AMD is expected to push its 7nm product line further, with expectations that the company will become TSMC's biggest 7nm customer for the year, edging out the likes of Apple, Qualcomm and Nvidia. …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S11 launch event scheduled for February
Earlier this week we took our first look at the recent slate of Samsung Galaxy S11 leaks and rumours doing the rounds. Now, the official launch date for Samsung's next flagship has been revealed thanks to a leaked promotional video for the Samsung Unpacked event. Just as expected, Samsung will …
Read More »Early XFX product listing shows upcoming RX 5600 XT Thicc II Pro
The XFX RX 5600 XT Thicc II Pro has appeared online in yet another leak for AMD's next GPU launch.
Read More »The Humble Choice January bundle has been revealed
Last month, Humble officially launched Humble Choice, a replacement for the old Humble Monthly Bundle that gives different tiers of subscribers up to 10 games to choose from and add to their libraries. December's Humble Choice was headlined by Shadow of the Tomb Raider and January;s bundle has now been …
Read More »The Witcher 3 surpasses 100,000 concurrent players for the first time
It is incredibly rare for a single-player game to break its launch-day concurrent player records without some form of update but The Witcher 3 has defied the odds… twice. After beating out the game's launch-day peak player count on Steam last week, it seems that even more people became interested, …
Read More »New documentary will showcase Valve’s cancelled game ‘F-STOP’
Over the years, Valve has worked on many unannounced game prototypes, many of which we may never hear about. We will be learning about one particular game soon though, F-Stop, a prequel to Portal that never ended up making its way to the finish line. LunchHouse Software, an indie studio, …
Read More »January’s PlayStation Plus games have been announced – including 3 Uncharted titles
With us now officially in 2020, PlayStation has announced which titles are being offered for free to its PlayStation Plus members in January. From the 7th of January until the 3rd of February, you can get your hands on the Nathan Drake trilogy, in the form of Uncharted: The Nathan …
Read More »Samsung announces its first ‘Odyssey’ gaming monitors
While Samsung has been building up a strong line-up of gaming monitors for a while now, none of them have carried the ‘Odyssey' badge. That will start to change this year, with the Samsung Odyssey CTG9, a flagship 240Hz ultra-wide display with a massive 5120×1440 resolution. While pricing has yet …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V is the latest surprise addition to Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft has been adding some big games to the Xbox Game Pass service in recent weeks and 2020 is starting off strong with third-party partnerships. Aside from The Witcher 3 being added to the library, today Microsoft shadow dropped Grand Theft Auto V. Grand Theft Auto V coming to Game …
Read More »Thermaltake announce the View 51 Tempered Glass ARGB Edition full-tower chassis
Thermaltake has announced its first new PC chassis of 2020. The View 51 Tempered Glass ARGB Edition is a full-tower chassis available in black and snow edition white versions, featuring tempered glass panels and pre-installed RGB fans. The new View 51 TGB ARGB features an open layout design, equipped with …
Read More »Report claims Nvidia ‘Ampere’ GPUs will be 7nm and provide 50% more performance
Taipei-based investor analysts hint at next-gen Nvidia 'Ampere' launch in 2020 with a 50 percent performance increase on 7nm.
Read More »GameSir announce the VX2 AimSwitch Combo gaming keypad
GameSir already produces a range of innovative and high-quality gaming peripherals for PC and console gaming systems. Just recently the company announced it has launched the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for its VX2 AimSwitch Gaming combo device. The GameSir VX2 AimSwitch Combo aims to help users who experience difficulties playing FPS …
Read More »S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will use Unreal Engine but won’t necessarily be an EGS exclusive
Way back in May 2018, GSC Game World announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was back in development after some lengthy downtime. News on the sequel has been pretty quiet since then but this week, the developers gave an update, confirming that the game is being built on the Unreal Engine. This …
Read More »Samsung announces the Galaxy Book Flex Alpha 2-in-1 PC
Samsung is expanding its notebook portfolio with the launch of the new Galaxy Book Flex α (alpha). The new device adds another variant to Samsung’s Galaxy Book Flex range and features improved battery life and an immersive QLED display at a competitive price point. Galaxy Book Flex α is the …
Read More »Zotac to launch a new line of Mini PCs at CES
Zotac is preparing to debut a new product range at CES 2020 next week, along with expanding its line of ZBOX Mini PCs. The company will be at the Caesars Palace Forum Suite in Las Vegas with some interesting new products on show. Attendees at CES will be given a …
Read More »Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella to take leadership of DICE LA
Since leaving Infinity Ward to co-found Respawn Entertainment, Vince Zampella has led his new studio to a string of hits, including the Titanfall series, Apex Legends and most recently, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. All of that success has Zampella climbing up the ranks amongst EA executives, as he will …
Read More »The 2019 Steam Awards winners have been announced
Back in December, Valve announced all of the nominees for 2019's Steam Awards and opened the doors for Steam users to vote on which games should win across eight categories. The winners have now all been announced, with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice being named the Steam community's game of the …
Read More »Sony’s Uncharted movie loses another director
Film adaptations of video games don't have a great reputation but studios are still eager to make attempts. Sony in particular has been trying to get an Uncharted movie off the ground for years now and even cast Spider-Man lead, Tom Holland, as Nathan Drake. However, the film has suffered …
Read More »Intel Core i9-10900K processor could be up to 30% faster than the previous generation
Just a few days ago, the potential specification of Intel’s 10th generation Core series desktop processors were leaked online and now an alleged internal Intel document appears to show the performance of the upcoming flagship ten-core Intel Core i9-10900K CPU...
Read More »Apple and Imagination Technologies are back together as new GPU deal is formed
Back in early 2017, we learned that Apple would soon be ending its long-running deal with UK GPU maker, Imagination Technologies. At the time, Apple said its plan was to start designing and producing its own GPUs for iOS devices, similarly to how it brought CPU design in-house a few years ago. As they …
Read More »Samsung DRAM and NAND production facility suffers power outage
There has been talk of NAND and DRAM supply getting back on track this year but sometimes, unforeseen circumstances can get in the way. This time around, one of Samsung's fabrication plants has suffered a power outage and while the power was down for only one minute, it will take …
Read More »Epic Games Store is giving away Darksiders 1 & 2 and Steep this week
The Epic Games Store has gained some traction this holiday season by offering a free game each day for a full two weeks. That promotion has since ended but free weekly games are still coming and for the first week of 2020, Epic Games is offering up a trio of …
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