After its initial debut in May 2018, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook users would finally gain the ability to ‘Clear History’ this year. The feature was originally expected to launch in spring, but it looks as though prospective users of the system will have to wait a little longer …
Read More »WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in UK
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange has been residing in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012, after seeking asylum to avoid being extradited to Sweden. After being holed up in the embassy for seven years, this week, Ecuador withdrew Assange's asylum status, allowing British police to go in and arrest him. …
Read More »Razer takes on Elgato for entry-level streaming with its Ripsaw HD capture card
Back in 2016, Razer entered the streaming market with its Ripsaw capture card, attempting to make content creation more accessible to the average user. While the product didn’t manage to make too big of a splash compared to Elgato, the company has remained undeterred as refreshes its entry-level offering with …
Read More »Monster Hunter World’s crossover with The Witcher 3 is available on PC next month
Back in December, Capcom and CD Projekt Red announced that they would be collaborating on a special quest line for Monster Hunter World. During the event, players will be placed in the shoes of Geralt of Rivia, complete with his usual weapons and abilities. The crossover debuted on consoles back …
Read More »We are hiring another reviewer for our YouTube channel!
We are looking to expand our reviews team for the KitGuru YouTube channel.
Read More »Bungie announces “fix” to stop other platforms using a PS4-exclusive weapon on Destiny 2
Not all is equal in Destiny 2, as an on-going timed exclusivity deal with Sony ensures that new content hits the PlayStation 4 before it comes to other platforms. Bungie has inadvertently reminded us of this over the weekend, when the developer accidentally released a PS4 exclusive weapon onto PC …
Read More »Troy Baker reportedly turned down the Borderlands 3 role he claims to want
While there’s a lot to get excited about with the Borderlands 3 reveal trailer, it’s the return of Rhys from Telltale’s Tales from the Borderlands that is causing a bit of controversy behind the scenes. Original voice actor Troy Baker claims that he wasn’t offered the chance to return, while …
Read More »MSI Gaming Trio RTX 2080Ti and RTX 2080 get their own EKWB custom waterblocks
MSI makes some of the best aftermarket graphics cards around and the updated Trio air cooler design is a big part of that success. Still, sometimes you want the temperatures that only liquid cooling can truly provide. For those people, EKWB has announced today that it is releasing MSI Gaming …
Read More »Philips launches its new 32-inch UHD 329P9H Brilliance for professional users
Philips has been bolstering its foothold in the professional display industry over the past year, with its Brilliance series helping to cement USB-C as the de facto port for interconnectivity. Monitor maker MMD has now announced the Philips 329P9H Brilliance, a 32-inch UHD LCD monitor complete with a USB-C dock. …
Read More »Sony is finally rolling out its name changing feature for PlayStation 4 owners
Sony began trialling its long-awaited name changing feature for PlayStation users last October, revealing that the first alteration would be free but thereafter would cost users. To prepare PlayStation 4 players for its launch later today, Sony has listed an FAQ to communicate the ins and outs of its new …
Read More »RED Hydrogen One Titanium now available, early pre-orderers will get it for free
Last year, there was a lot of excitement surrounding the RED Hydrogen One. The initial pitch included a ‘holographic' display and even a Titanium body. Over time, various delays set the device back and while an aluminium version did release last year, the Titanium edition was pushed back to Q1 …
Read More »Netgear’s Nighthawk AX series of routers are helping to reduce the price of Wi-Fi 6
Connectivity has steadily increased in today’s households, with smartphones, televisions, PCs and many more devices relying on Wi-Fi. With the introduction of four new Nighthawk AX series routers, Netgear is attempting to make ultra-fast Wi-Fi 6 solutions more accessible than ever. Wi-Fi 6 promises to deliver performance up to four …
Read More »Skybound Games started with just five developers when saving The Walking Dead
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Games has made quite the name for itself over the past few months, swooping in to complete The Walking Dead: The Final Season after Telltale’s abrupt closure. Shockingly, the developer was in its infancy with just five developers at the time of the deal and less than …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode is still free to play, new map available
Despite being the first game in the series to not feature a campaign mode, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 received a lot of praise when it came out. A large portion of that came down to the Blackout mode, a Triple A take on Battle Royale. For the rest …
Read More »Store leak confirms Pixel 3a name, while Google reportedly tests the handsets in India
Rumours of Google’s mid-range smartphone efforts have been circulating for quite some time, but a leak from the company’s own store earlier this month confirms that the Pixel 3a series is on its way. This model is said to be accompanied by a Pixel 3a XL, as Google reportedly conducts …
Read More »YouTube is delving into the choose-your-own-adventure genre
Due to a lack of success with its original series, YouTube was reportedly set to take a step back by axing current programming and refocusing on advertisement revenue over subscriptions. The platform doesn’t want to just play it safe however, as it appears YouTube has tasked a brand new, designated …
Read More »Fan pressure isn’t helping the wait for a new Splinter Cell
Although protagonist Sam Fischer has made a special appearance in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, fans haven’t been treated to a core Splinter Cell game since 2013’s Blacklist. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has outlined a number of reasons for the wait, one of which blames the high expectations driving developers away from …
Read More »Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be revealed this weekend, teaser released
We've known for a few years now that Respawn Entertainment is working on its own Star Wars game. Last year, in a rather unceremonious E3 reveal, we learned that the game would be called ‘Jedi: Fallen Order'. Tiny breadcrumbs of information have come out since then but we have yet …
Read More »God of War director weighs in on Sekiro’s accessibility debate
The release of From Software’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sparked two heated debates within the gaming community concerning ‘accessibility’ and the possibility of an easier mode. Unfortunately, the two have continuously crossed over, diluting the terminology and causing confusion. Known for Bloodborne and the Souls series, From Software has …
Read More »Snapchat finally gives Android the love it deserves with a from-the-ground-up rebuild
With Snapchat’s expansion into short film and video game territories, Android users would be forgiven for feeling as though the company had forgotten about them in recent months. Thankfully, that’s all about to change as the long-promised Android rebuild of Snapchat has finally launched. In comparison to its Apple iOS …
Read More »Facebook bolsters election integrity with AI, banning 1 million accounts per day
Facebook is fighting battles on many fronts, from criticism of its data handling to the regulation of content that appears on its platform. In an attempt to bolster political integrity ahead of India’s elections, the social network is utilising advancements in artificial intelligence to weed out accounts that violate its …
Read More »Four pirate site operators face up to a $560 million fine and prison time
It’s not uncommon to see distributors of piracy-enabled hardware end up the court room, but the operators of copyright infringing websites rarely face the consequences. Spanish anti-piracy efforts are hoping to change that, as entertainment groups are seeking jail sentences and half a billion dollars in damages against four alleged …
Read More »KitGuru Launches BEST OF: Our Top Products
Over the past 9 years, KitGuru has published close to 30,000 technical articles - reviewing thousands of products along the way. At any given moment, our team of experts always has an informed opinion as to which product is the BEST OF within its category. After a lot of internal discussion, we decided to create something new: a shortlist of products that are rated highest by the KitGuru editorial team - topped by the BEST OF.
Read More »Borderlands 3 gives players the option of shared or individual loot
With Gearbox announcing that Borderlands 3 will have over 1 billion different weapons, some fans began to worry about loot distribution. Fortunately, the developer has opted for individual loot streams, meaning that players will not have to fight over guns that have dropped. Separate loot avoids problems found in Borderlands …
Read More »AMD launches 2nd Gen Ryzen PRO and Athlon Pro mobile processors
AMD has officially begun rolling out its next generation laptop processors, with 2nd Gen Ryzen PRO and AMD Athlon PRO hitting the market, complete with Radeon Vega graphics on board
Read More »Resident Evil 2 gets an ‘unlock all in-game rewards’ DLC
The Resident Evil 2 Remake has been out for a couple of months now and during that time, the game has garnered up plenty of critical acclaim and positive reviews from players. Capcom has been steadily releasing DLCs, ranging from new character costumes to weapons. The latest DLC is more …
Read More »Z1 Battle Royale switches developers again
H1Z1 has been through plenty of changes over the years. After starting life as a zombie survival game under Sony Online Entertainment, the developers later shifted focus on to Battle Royale. SOE eventually split off from Sony and became Daybreak Games. After leaving Steam early access, H1Z1 became known as …
Read More »UK CMA to investigate Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo over potential consumer law violations
Late last week, we learned that the European Commission has launched an investigation into several game publishers over content geo-blocking and regional pricing. Now, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is also launching its own separate investigation into Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo to check they aren't breaching consumer laws. …
Read More »ASUS ROG Phone 2 might be launching later this year
Back in 2017, Razer brought back the idea of a ‘gaming phone' with the launch of the Razer Phone. Not long after, ASUS launched its own ROG Phone with a similar focus on appealing to gamers with a high refresh rate display and various peripherals. The ROG Phone has been …
Read More »Microsoft’s Chromium-powered version of Edge now available
Late last year, Microsoft made the decision to begin developing a Chromium-based version of the Edge browser. The main goal here will be to boost appeal for web developers and generate better compatibility with popular extensions available on other browsers, like Google Chrome. An early version of Chromium-Edge leaked a …
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