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Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two Interactive has been cracking down on cheat makers over the past couple of years, recently gaining court orders to search and seize the equipment of alleged perpetrators. After being caught, a Florida resident has been ordered to pay the company $150,000 in damages and a further …

As we prepare for our Radeon VII launch review and video, we spoke with partners today about getting hold of custom versions of cards for follow up reviews. Every AMD partner we have spoken to at this point has told us that they will not be releasing custom versions of the Radeon VII, with one partner even indicating that AMD have restricted the releases to strictly reference BBA cards.

Following allegations made by the US government, officials from around the world have been omitting Huawei from network infrastructures in fear of surveillance. Huawei has allocated $2 billion in order to address those security concerns in the United Kingdom but has warned that the process could take up to five …

Sources speaking with KitGuru have confirmed that Radeon VII will be reference-only, with no custom versions from board partners.

When the Disney+ streaming service was announced, the company teased a range of first-party properties in production from Star Wars to Marvel to Pixar. CEO Bob Iger has since confirmed with investors that the platform is set to act as a true Netflix competitor, housing third-party licensed content at launch. …

Cooler Master debuted its M800 Series with the MP860 dual sided RGB mouse pad last year, praised for its customisable lighting and dual Cloth / Aluminium surfaces here at KitGuru. The company is now expanding the series with the introduction of the MM830 gaming mouse, complete with a hidden D-Pad …

KitGuru’s Storm and Damien visited the Retro Games Fair in Leeds, a celebration of video games, merchandise and the technology of yesteryear.

Xbox Game Pass has gone on to become a very important staple in Microsoft's future plans. All future first-party games will be there day one and over the last year especially, Microsoft has been working on bringing bigger third-party games to the service. This month is set to be one …

After the surprise launch of battle royale Apex Legends, Respawn Entertainment confirmed yesterday that it wasn’t working on Titanfall 3. This seems to contrast EA’s recent earnings report, which states that the studio will deliver another premium Titanfall game by the end of the year. Apex Legends is already doing …

Antec is beefing up its case lineup for 2019, this time with an addition to the renowned Performance One case series. The P101 Silent is launching this month for those who value a quiet system above all else. The P101 Silent measures in at 527mm x 232mm x 506mm (L …

VLC Media Player is already regarded as one of the best pieces of free software around, but developer VideoLAN isn’t stopping there. Announced during the Free and Open Source Developers European Meeting, the upcoming VLC 4.0 update is set to bring a whole host of new features. The first thing …

After five years working for Apple, Angela Ahrendts has announced that she will be stepping down as retail and online stores to pursue other interests. She will be passing the baton onto 30-year Apple veteran Deirdre O’Brien, who will begin her position as senior vice president of Retail + People …

Last month during CES, AMD announced that it would be launching the Radeon VII, a new high-end graphics card based on 7nm Vega. There have already been whispers of low launch stock, but it looks like we now have some credible numbers for those of us in the UK. KitGuru …

Despite reportedly topping 7.3 million sales in just two months since its release, EA has revealed that Battlefield V has failed to meet expectations. Although this is a worrying dip for the flagship series, the company acknowledges that it was the result of “intense competition” throughout the 2018 Holiday period. …

Over the last few years, Star Wars fans have grown increasingly frustrated with EA and its handling of the Star Wars license. Over the last six years, we've received two Battlefront games, while two other projects have been cancelled. Despite all of that though, it looks like Disney is in …

On the weekend, the FBI conducted a sting in Brookhaven, Georgia that saw 21 men arrested for attempting “to seduce, solicit, lure or entice” children. A 32-year-old Hi-Rez employee was identified to be among the group, promptly seeing the studio dismiss the developer and distance itself from the situation. Georgia …

As the majority of companies continue to shift from AA batteries to chargeable built-in power sources, Energizer has long been planning its expansion in another market. Partnering with manufacturer Avenir, the firm is set to unveil a staggering 26 new smartphones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) later this month. And …

It is no secret that Witcher series author, Andrzej Sapkowski, didn't strike a great deal when he sold the video game rights to CD Projekt Red. At the time, the studio paid less than £10,000 to obtain the rights and has gone on to find huge success creating a trilogy …

Google has repeatedly been accused of breaching Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), with seven countries coming forward about the matter last November. The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has since launched an investigation to determine whether the Search giant is guilty, potentially resulting in a £ 1.55 billion …

At the end of last year, history repeated itself as HMV fell into administration for a second time in five years, putting thousands of jobs on the line. Narrowly escaping closure once more, it seems as though the UK retailer has found another buyer but not all stores will be …

A couple of weeks ago, we learned that the Machinima YouTube channel had removed all videos without warning. Years of YouTube gaming history was gone in an instant. Now, Machinima is shutting down for good. Machinima started off as an independent multi-channel network for YouTubers. For a period of time, …

Apex Legends has arrived. The battle royale, Titanfall spin-off is available for free but how are the microtransactions handled?

The Epic Games Store isn’t the most popular place with gamers since Metro Exodus suddenly jumped ship, but it is responsible for lending a helping hand in saving The Walking Dead: The Final Season after Telltale’s closure. Developer Skybound Games has now confirmed that the fourth and final episode will …

If there are two things that the average American internet user would agree shouldn't go together, it's Comcast and network traffic monitoring. After all, it was Comcast's own shady data practices that helped spur the calls for net neutrality regulations in the US (which have since lapsed) and drove millions …

In response to last week’s controversial move to the Epic Store, an anonymous developer from 4A Games stated that boycotting Metro Exodus could mean the series wouldn’t return to PC in the future. Koch Media’s video game publisher Deep Silver has issued a statement reassuring fans that this is not …

The latest WhatsApp update allows iOS users to add an extra layer of biometric security to the application. Fans of the Facebook-owned chat service will now be able to utilise Apple’s proprietary Touch ID and Face ID thanks to a new feature called Screen Lock. Apple’s fingerprint-based Touch ID has …

At the start of the year, a simple picture of an egg became the world’s hottest sensation, overtaking Kylie Jenner for the most-liked post on Instagram. London-based creator Chris Godfrey has since teamed up with Hulu, launching a heart-warming 30-second video that uses the world record egg to advocate support …

AMD's Radeon VII has arrived - today we unbox it and give you an overview of the card

Just two weeks away from Samsung’s Galaxy S10 unveiling, more and more details are reportedly making their way out of the woodwork. Despite underwhelming benchmarks for Exynos 9820 surfacing last month, new benchmarks from an ever-reliable source are much more in line with Samsung’s annual release. While smartphones in the …

Despite being the most popular operating system in the world, Microsoft hasn’t had the best luck with Windows 10 in recent months. Moving on from its bug-ridden October 2018 update that was inevitably delayed, the firm has now caught another issue that is preventing users from accessing Windows Update or …