The mobile market is tough to crack. Many companies have tried to rise above the likes of Apple and Samsung only to drop off the map later. With that said, there has been a shift over the last few months, with Huawei reportedly overtaking Apple in total smartphone shipments. According …
Read More »Valve introduces Steam trade protection following the wave of item scams
A wave of games have been pulled from the Steam store this week after it was revealed that they were using the built-in trading system to scam users with fake items. Luckily Valve has already wised up to the matter, introducing new trade protections. Abstractism was the first of the …
Read More »Monster Hunter World seems to be crashing on PC due to heavy CPU usage
Monster Hunter World isn't landing on PC for another week, but reviewers already have their hands on the game and have been discussing PC performance. At first, impressions seemed positive, but eventually word of heavy CPU usage began causing concern. Now, it seems that the amount of work the game …
Read More »Antec launches Mercury RGB series AIO liquid coolers
Antec is revamping its all-in-one liquid cooling lineup this week with the introduction of the new Mercury RGB series. The latest Mercury AIOs come with RGB lighting, just as the name suggests, and will be available in three sizes, with 120mm, 240mm and 360mm radiator options. According to Antec, the …
Read More »PS4 closing in on PS3 lifetime sales, 40 million games sold last quarter
Yesterday, Sony revealed its quarterly financial results. We've already established that Sony Mobile is in a tough spot at the moment. However, Sony's gaming division is doing better than ever, with the PlayStation 4 set to surpass the PS3 in lifetime sales very soon. Since launching in November 2013, the …
Read More »While the PS4 is doing great, Sony’s mobile division is suffering
While Sony might be doing excellently on the gaming side thanks to the success of the PS4, the same can't be said for the company's mobile division. Sony's latest quarterly earnings report indicates that its smartphone business is shrinking, with sales continuing to slump. During the 2017-2018 financial year, Sony …
Read More »Logitech acquires Blue Microphones
Logitech and Blue Microphones are both well known in the PC space for different reasons. Logitech makes fantastic gaming peripherals, and Blue make fantastic audio equipment. Now, both companies will be teaming up, as Logitech has acquired Blue Microphones for $117 million. The acquisition was announced earlier today. Going forward, …
Read More »SK Hynix to invest £2.37 billion in new DRAM plant
SK Hynix is the second largest DRAM manufacturer in the world behind Samsung. And after strong financial results for the last quarter, the company is looking to invest 3.5 trillion Won (£2.37 billion) in a new semiconductor fabrication plant at its HQ in Icheon, South Korea. SK Hynix has announced …
Read More »Steam game used to scam people with fake DOTA 2 items
We have another Steam scam coming to light this week. Just yesterday, we learned of a game that doubled as a cryptocurrency miner. Today, we are finding out about a game that is being used to scam people with fake Dota 2 items on the Steam marketplace. A game called …
Read More »AMD officially launches B450 motherboards
It has been a long time coming, but today AMD has officially launched the B450 chipset for AM4 motherboards. Up to this point, Ryzen 2nd Gen buyers have had X470 motherboards available to them, but with B450 now landing, there will be more budget-oriented options available. As you would expect, …
Read More »AMD B450 chipset preview – X470 features at a lower price
AMD's B450 chipset has officially launched - Leo previews two motherboards from ASUS and Gigabyte
Read More »The Nintendo Switch has sold 19.67 million units between launch and June 2018
After the disappointment of the Wii U from Nintendo, the Switch has taken the world by storm. It offers both a fantastic living room and portable gaming experience at a very affordable price. The sales back this up in Nintendo’s latest financial report, as the company has already sold close …
Read More »Mozilla is looking for user opinions on its proposed Firefox rebrand
Firefox is currently undergoing a system overhaul, with creator Mozilla looking to create new, cohesive branding for its browser and other related ventures. In an attempt to avoid the same backlash it received for its impromptu Moz://a stylisation, the firm wants to know what users think based on pre-established criteria. …
Read More »Ex-Project Phoenix developer admits Tiny Metal embezzlement claims were fabricated
Last year, ex-Creative Intelligence Agency developer Tariq Lacy accused his former studio of embezzling Kickstarter funds from previous video game Project Phoenix in order to create Tiny Metal. Over 6 months later, Lacy has since retracted his statement against the newly reformed studio, AREA 35, revealing that the accusations were …
Read More »UK papers caught bashing video games once again using fake news
In the wake of political scandals across social media, fake news has become quite the hot topic with many platforms vowing to combat the poor practice moving forward. It seems that fake news is alive and well in print media, however, with UK publications such as The Sun and the …
Read More »Sources point towards Face ID and slimmer bezels for 2018 iPad Pro
But it all comes at the cost of Touch ID and the headphone jack...
Read More »Next update garners almost 100,000 concurrent No Man’s Sky players on Steam
Developer Hello Games has put a lot of effort into getting No Man’s Sky back on its feet after its disappointing launch, enticing players to return with the brand new features in its Next update. Fortunately, it seems that things have been a success as the space sandbox managed to …
Read More »Leo Says Ep. 24: GTX 1180 coming!, AMD rock the financials, new Intel CPU’s and Macbook Pro FAIL!
Not only do we have information on the long-awaited Nvidia GTX 1180, but Leo also discusses Intel's new 8-core processors, dubbed Coffee Lake Refresh, as well as the rumours that AMD is bringing a 16-core chip to AM4. Leo can also reveal information about a new member of KitGuru's reviewing team...
Read More »Capcom discusses heavy CPU load in Monster Hunter World PC
Monster Hunter World has already been a huge success for Capcom on Xbox One and PS4, selling over eight million copies, but many are still waiting for the PC launch. At this point, it is well established that the PC version is going to be very demanding, particularly on the …
Read More »Nvidia confirms GeForce Gaming Celebration event just ahead of Gamescom
Nvidia has an event planned for the 20th of August, will we finally be getting new graphics cards?
Read More »Playground Games is staffing up with industry veterans for its rumoured Fable game
We've known since the start of the year that Microsoft Studio, Playground Games, has been working on a big RPG project. Currently, the rumour is that this will be a revival of the Fable franchise, in an open-world setting with a big focus on the single-player story. Now, the UK-based …
Read More »Possible Intel Core-i9 9900K 3DMark benchmark spotted
As the release of Intel's 9th Gen CPUs grows closer, more leaks are coming our way. This latest leak comes in the form of a benchmark test, giving us a good idea of what to expect from Intel's upcoming Core i9-9900K. In a database entry on 3DMark, the Core i9-9900K …
Read More »Indie Steam game found to contain cryptocurrency malware
It is well known at this point that hundreds of games launch on Steam every week and a good chunk of them aren't particularly good. Over time, Valve has been clamping down on the number of ways poor quality games can make money on Steam, like changing the trading card …
Read More »Pixel 3 XL leaks show Google’s new notch and possible wireless charging
A prototype of Google’s Pixel 3 XL has made its way into the wild, corroborating many of the rumours we’ve heard so far. It also looks like the firm has an accessory in the works called the Pixel Stand hinting at Google’s return to wireless charging. The latest look at …
Read More »HWBOT adds second-gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs
At Computex this year, AMD announced that 2nd Gen Threadripper is on the way, one-upping Intel in the process. We know that the flagship CPU will be a 32 core 64 thread monster, but we didn’t know much about the models below it, that was until a recent listing by …
Read More »Alienware 17 R5 competition winner announcement!
Earlier this month, we launched a new competition, giving our readers the chance to win a brand new Alienware 17 R5 laptop. This is quite the beast, with an 8th Gen Core i9 processor, a 1440p 120Hz display and a GTX 1080 GPU. There were many entries for this one, …
Read More »ASUS confirms Z390 with 19 new motherboards
Last week it was confirmed via leaks from ASRock that the upcoming eight-core CPUs from Intel will work on existing motherboards. ASUS has now also confirmed that there will be a new chipset available, dubbed Z390, and they will be releasing no less than 19 motherboards for the platform. Over …
Read More »Intel’s 10nm Cannon Lake processors delayed until the second half of 2019
Despite many hoping for an earlier launch, Intel’s 10nm Cannon Lake processors have been delayed once again, this time aiming for a late 2019 launch.
Read More »EA quietly retires its On The House freebie program ahead of Origin Access Premier
Following last week’s announcement of Origin Access Premier, Electronic Arts has quietly put its “On The House” freebie program on the shelf. PC players will get to keep their claimed games, however the promotional page now redirects to EA’s Origin Access. EA introduced its On The House scheme back in …
Read More »Portal 2 writer returns to Valve after 1-year absence
Over the last couple of years, we've seen an exodus of writers at Valve, with multiple veterans leaving the studio to work on other projects. This included Half-Life writer, Marc Laidlaw, The duo behind Left 4 Dead and Jay Pinkerton, who worked on Portal 2 and some of the Team …
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