Every so often, we'll be notified of a sale going on elsewhere. Over the last couple of weeks, AquaTuning has been sending out discount codes to celebrate the summer season and by extension, the world cup. For the next couple of days, anyone interested in picking up some water cooling …
Read More »Valve to offer its own tracking data after shutting down Steam Spy’s latest efforts
Valve’s increased focus on user privacy spelled bad news for unofficial sales tracking sites in April, with Steam Spy almost shutting up shop entirely. Fan support motivated creator Sergey Galyonkin to find a workaround and just as things were starting to look up, Valve has once again stepped in and …
Read More »Dead Island 2 is still on the way, but there is nothing to show yet
At this point, it would be easy to forget that Dead Island 2 was ever announced. At one point, the game was being developed by the folks at Yager with a release date planned for 2015, but publisher Deep Silver pulled the plug, reassigning the project to a new studio. …
Read More »Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank remake is its most successful game ever
Although the original Spyro trilogy put Insomniac Games on the map, the developer is truly known for its creation of Ratchet & Clank. It turns out that its 2016 PlayStation 4 remake of the original title has become the company’s most successful title to date. The information was revealed on …
Read More »GPU prices reportedly expected to dip by 20% this month
According to reports, vendors are anticipating an average GPU price reduction of 20% in July as crypto demand continues to weaken.
Read More »Resident Evil 2 will be a reimagining rather than a remake
Resident Evil is one of the most loved franchises in gaming, with what is seen by many as one of the best remakes of all time. Colloquially known as REMake, the remake of Resident Evil 1 is often on many top games lists. Resident Evil 2 isn’t going in the …
Read More »EU votes against Copyright Directive, sending Article 11 and 13 back to the drawing board
Two weeks ago, European Parliament sent the media world into a frenzy by pushing legislation that threatened to dismantle the internet as we currently know it. Fortunately, the all-important vote has seen both Article 11 and 13 thrown out, meaning copyright laws are to remain as they are for the …
Read More »Fortnite on Mobile has half the downloads but five times the revenue of PUBG
The battle between Fortnite and PUBG isn’t just happening on PC and consoles, but on mobile too. Both Battle Royale games have been heavily competing for player numbers, and while it looks like PUBG has more downloads than Fortnite on mobile, Epic Games' is making a lot more money. The …
Read More »Chinese mega-corporation Xiaomi looking to break into the US market
Last week, Chinese smartphone giant, Xiaomi, opened itself up on the Hong Kong stock exchange, raising an eye-watering $4.72 billion. Initially, the company was seeking $6.1 billion, but that isn't stopping the company from looking to make a splash in the US market. Xiaomi's Senior Vice President, Wang Xiang, spoke …
Read More »Bethesda reassures fans that games-as-a-service titles aren’t the future of the company
Much to the dismay of its fans, Ubisoft revealed that the future of its titles lies with games-as-a-service, providing players with continues strings of content in the aftermath of release. With the controversial new direction taken by Fallout 76, many feared that Bethesda was heading down the same path. Luckily, …
Read More »Google’s Android P is close to completion as Beta 3 launches
Introduced in August last year, Android Oreo has just about managed to reach 5.7 percent of devices on the market, a staggeringly low figure in comparison to that of its predecessor. Despite this, Google is pushing forward on its next iteration, rolling out Beta 3 of its impending Android P. …
Read More »‘Stylish’ browser extension found stealing users’ internet browsing history
Stylish is often viewed as a great extension, allowing users to customise a website's look to their liking. It also doubled as one of the top recommended extensions on Chrome and Firefox. Unfortunately, its reputation has been somewhat tarnished this week, as it was discovered that the extension was logging …
Read More »Valve unveils the top selling games on Steam for the first half of 2018
The Steam Summer Sale will be coming to a close shortly, but first, Valve is taking the opportunity to reveal the top selling games on Steam so far in 2018. As we saw in the 2017 bestsellers list, games are broken down into platinum, gold, silver and bronze categories. Perhaps …
Read More »Netflix’s new Ultra tier charges more for existing features
It seems as though Netflix is keen to shake up its current subscriptions, trialling changes made to its Premium tier and introducing the brand new ‘Ultra’ package. Instead of expanding what its subscriptions offer, however, it seems as though the streaming giant is simply offering all it used to for …
Read More »Loot boxes aren’t gambling in France, but should still be controlled according to regulator
The loot box narrative continues, as French regulator ARJEL released its 2017-18 activity report. While it determined that loot boxes don’t legally pertain to gambling, the practice does warrant a closer look from the board, with ARJEL stating that Europe should form a combined consensus on the matter, rather than …
Read More »Seagate is launching BarraCuda SATA SSDs with up to 2TB of storage
Seagate is of course well known in the hard drive space thanks to its popular BarraCuda and IronWolf series of storage drives. While HDDs have been Seagate's main focus for years now, the company is beginning to make some moves in the consumer SSD space, starting with the launch of …
Read More »The KitGuru guide to mechanical keyboard switches
Mechanical keyboards are a staple for many serious PC gaming set ups. These switches offer more tactile feedback, faster actuation and longer life spans. However, with so many different kinds of switches floating around, it can be confusing to decide which one to go with. Today we'll be going over the different mechanical switches currently on the market, explaining what each of them do differently.
Read More »Intel microcode update inadvertently reveals ninth-gen Core CPUs
While Intel's 8th Gen Coffee Lake processors haven't been around for all that long, we've known for a while that something new is right around the corner. This week, a microcode update accidentally leaked a few details on Intel's upcoming 9th Gen processors, which will utilise the Coffee Lake-S architecture. Recently, …
Read More »ZTE continues partial operations in the United States
President Trump’s effort to lift the ban on Chinese mobile manufacturer ZTE is beginning to come into effect, as the United States is once again allowing the company to support its existing products. It seems that the US is taking baby steps with the handset maker, however, as ZTE is …
Read More »Shenmue 1 & 2 remasters launch next month, with PC locked at 30Hz
Update (04/07/18): This week, Sega announced that the remasters of Shenmue 1 & 2 were set to launch on August 21st. Following the reveal, the publisher launched a short FAQ on its website that delves into what we can expect, including the unfortunate revelation that the PC version will only …
Read More »HTC launches Vive Pro full kit in the UK and US, complete with SteamVR 2.0 base stations
Upon launching its £799 Vive Pro back in April, HTC made the curious decision to ship the device without controllers or base stations, forcing early adopters to either recycle first-generation hardware or purchase them separately. Although it’s taken three months, the company is now offering a full kit at an …
Read More »Study of over 17,000 apps didn’t find evidence of eavesdropping, but did uncover screen recording
We’ve all heard the stories of someone talking about cat food and then all sudden getting an adverts on Facebook for it. A group of academics must have had enough of it and decided to put these eavesdropping rumours to the test. Unfortunately for the conspiracy theorists out there, the …
Read More »Nintendo President says that they haven’t revealed their full 2018 line-up
While Nintendo's E3 presentation this year was great for fans of Smash Bros, there wasn't much shown outside of that. This has led to some disappointment amongst Nintendo fans, especially after the console's excellent first year on the market. Nintendo's outgoing president, Tatsumi Kimishima, attempted to quell concerns this week, …
Read More »Ubisoft shifts further into games-as-a-service, phasing out “finite experiences”
Despite being known for its open world single-player experiences, Ubisoft has found tremendous success in recent years thanks to ongoing games-as-a-service titles that constantly provide smaller chunks of content across the years. Vice president Lionel Raynaud has stated that Ubisoft intends to continue this approach, leaving behind one-shot narratives in …
Read More »Australia lifts the ban on We Happy Few following successful ratings appeal
Last week, publisher Gearbox got another chance to convince the Australian Classification Board to give We Happy Few a rating. Following a successful appeal, the title will now see a release in the country under an R 18+ classification. Australia originally refused We Happy Few a rating back in May, …
Read More »Steam Summer Sale 2018- Our recommendations
The Steam Summer Sale is here once again, so we've put together a list of games that we believe are well worth checking out.
Read More »Facebook closing three apps including one acquired just eight months ago
With Facebook being the giant power house that it is, the company has acquired its fair share of competing social media platforms in its time. From Instagram to WhatsApp, and to a lesser extent, Oculus. Now, Facebook has announced that it will actually be trimming some fat, with plans to …
Read More »be quiet! is giving away a Dark Base Pro 900 Rev 2
While we run many of our own competitions here at KitGuru, every so often we'll spot one running elsewhere on the web and share it with our readers. This week, we noticed that be quiet! is running a new giveaway for a Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 case this …
Read More »Cooler Master launches its streamlined MasterCase H500
Cooler Master’s H-Series has seen a steady release of new models across the past year, with the MasterCase H500P and H500M both receiving glowing reviews here at KitGuru. Expanding its line-up once more, Cooler Master has launched the standard MasterCase H500, streamlining the case by shedding the extras of its …
Read More »Samsung could have 8K TVs ready by the end of August
Samsung first showed off its 8K TVs at CES earlier this year, asserting the company's desire to make the resolution mainstream, despite 4K just starting to break ground. At the recent QLED & Advanced Displays summit in Los Angeles, Samsung once again spoke about its desire to get 8K TVs …
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