Late last week, Samsung revealed that its 2018 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S9, would be launching at the Mobile World Congress event next month. Now this week, a full shot of the phone's packaging has been released, giving us a look at the spec/feature list. The Galaxy S9 will be …
Read More »DICE is making Battlefield 1’s Operation Campaigns free for all players
Over the course of 2017, DICE has been expanding Battlefield 1 with a new Operations mode. The first Operations campaign was free for all players, while the second one was reserved for Premium Pass holders. It was expected that future Operations Campaigns would also be reserved for Premium Pass holders …
Read More »The Xbox Duke controller is making a comeback in March
At E3 last year, Microsoft not only announced that it would be bringing back original Xbox games through backwards compatibility, but Phil Spencer also revealed plans to bring back ‘The Duke'. The oversized original Xbox controller will now be arriving in March, complete with support for the Xbox One and …
Read More »CES: Cherry debuts new low-profile mechanical switch
Cherry has announced a new low-profile mechanical switch is launching soon
Read More »CES: Cooler Master unveils its impressive M800 peripheral line-up
Cooler Master has taken to CES 2018 to unveil a plethora of new equipment, from cases to RGB coolers, but one of the standout products is its new M800 gaming series of peripherals. While still quite a way from launching the products, there is something for everyone, from a selection …
Read More »Dark Souls Remastered publisher pegs leaked 50% loyalty scheme as a mistake
Yesterday, we learned that FromSoftware’s iconic title, Dark Souls would be receiving an upgrade for current-gen consoles, due out May 25th. Some reports began circulating, misinforming original game owners that they would be entitled to special treatment when purchasing the remaster, but it turns out these reports were wrong. The …
Read More »CES: First look at HyperX Predator IR Synchronized DDR4 RGB RAM
CES 2018 has kicked off and we are already starting to see some exciting announcements. Today, HyperX launched its new Predator DDR4 RGB Memory, which leverages IR technology to synchronize lighting across all channels. This new HyperX Predator memory has IR communication channels embedded onto each memory module, allowing for …
Read More »Monster Hunter World producer assures potential microtransactions won’t affect gameplay
Steering away from the controversy, Monster Hunter World producer Ryozo Tsujimoto made sure to assure fans that it wouldn’t be following the same trend as other games when it comes to loot boxes. Now, as we approach the title’s release, he’s keen to reiterate that statement, explaining that any microtransactions …
Read More »CES: Razer’s impressive laptop/smartphone hybrid prototype is racking up ‘Best of CES’ awards
Every year, Razer brings something unique and interesting to CES and 2018 is no different. This time around, the company announced ‘Project Linda', a new smartphone/laptop hybrid concept that extends the Razer Phone into a laptop. Razer hopes that Project Linda will be a new era for mobile computing, blending …
Read More »CES: MSI revamps its laptop line with new GE63 Raider notebook and TITAN Pro
At CES this year, we had the chance to swing by the MSI booth where two laptop launches took place. For starters, MSI is bringing out a new version of the GE63 Raider notebook with RGB lighting and secondly, the TITAN Pro GT75VR is being revamped with a Killer Wireless-AC …
Read More »AMD issues update on CPU security: Spectre is a concern, Meltdown is not
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the Spectre and Meltdown security bugs over the last week. After evaluating the situation, AMD has explained which of these bugs affect its own CPUs and how it plans to solve the problem.
Read More »The war against the Thargoids is heating up in Elite Dangerous: Beyond
Last year, players of Elite Dangerous began noticing some odd encounters. A few players managed to come across huge Thargoid ships and soon after, the alien race began attacking spaceports in the game. This has all been building up to Elite Dangerous: Beyond, a multi-chapter series of updates that will …
Read More »PUBG has already sold three million copies on Xbox One
It looks like PUBG is already a huge success on console. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was by far the biggest game of 2017 on PC and now it is beginning to dominate on consoles too, having sold three million copies on Xbox One since launching on the 12th of December. PUBG launched …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege targets Ela in last of Year 2’s Mid-Season Reinforcements patch
Rainbow Six Siege is about to enter its last Mid-Season Reinforcements during Operation White Noise, which means some big changes are on the way. Year 2’s last sizeable update is set to include map tweaks, UI improvements and operator buffs and nerfs. One of the more welcome changes affects GROM …
Read More »Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is coming to PC
In recent years, Square Enix has made an impeccable effort in officially bringing each game in its Final Fantasy series to Microsoft Windows. Initially, fans were met with disappointment upon learning that Final Fantasy XII’s The Zodiac Age remaster was a PS4 exclusive, but fans need not wait that much …
Read More »2018 Wi-Fi routers to get WPA3 wireless protection
Currently, most modern routers boast WPA2 wireless security protocol, but it seems that a replacement is inbound. Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) has actually been around for quite some time, but now might finally be coming into play on upcoming routers. The news was announced by The Wi-Fi Alliance, comprised …
Read More »PUBG players demand region locking to combat cheating
Today, PUBG Corp. took to the Steam Community forums to issue an apology over a bug that caused people to lose out on Battle Points, the game’s in-game currency system. While players are to be compensated for their loss, it seems that the more pressing issue is cheating and region …
Read More »Dark Souls Remastered is coming to current platforms, including Nintendo Switch
Given the impact that Dark Souls has had on gaming since its 2011 debut, it was just a matter of time before we’d see the title remastered. It seems that it only took one generation for that decision to be made, as Dark Souls Remastered has been officially announced. FromSoftware’s …
Read More »Head of Samsung confirms Galaxy S9 will launch in February
Samsung took to this year’s CES to reveal the world’s first consumer 146-inch MicroLED modular television, called The Wall, but as expected, played coy regarding its anticipated Galaxy S9 smartphone. Now, it seems that the device is set to launch in February during a trade show event. The reveal comes …
Read More »CES: first look at Deepcool limited edition ‘Electro’ series and FRYZEN air cooler
We managed to get up close and personal with the Limited Edition Quadstellar and ARK 90 cases from Deepcool! We also took a closer look at the Fryzen CPU cooler in all of its RGB glory.
Read More »CES: Phanteks launches new cases, power supplies, RGB gear and waterblock
There was plenty of new gear on show at the Phanteks booth during CES this year. For starters, the company has teamed up with Seasonic to launch a new range of power supplies that support dual-system set ups. Beyond that, there were new cases, some new RGB gear and a …
Read More »CES: be quiet! revamps its flagship air coolers with Dark Rock Pro 4 and Dark Rock 4
Be quiet! make some of the best CPU coolers around, the Dark Rock series in particular has been a consistently top performer. This year at CES, we had the chance to catch up with be quiet! and to our surprise, we were greeted with the Dark Rock Pro 4 and …
Read More »Reader review: Deepcool Baronkase Liquid, DQ750st PSU and RF 120 RGB fans
Throughout December and early January, we ran a series of daily giveaways for the holiday season. These were all ‘reviewer’ giveaways, in hopes that readers would come back and share their thoughts on what they won with us and other KitGuru visitors. We’ve had a few submissions so far and …
Read More »CES: Thermaltake unleash new X1 mechanical keyboard and rebranded software.
This year, Thermaltake is attempting to move up the peripheral market, laying out its plans to have a selection of Tt Premium mice, mouse pads and headsets by Computex in June 2018. Kicking off this trend, the company has unveiled its X1 mechanical gaming keyboard, its X Comfort Air gaming …
Read More »PUBG expands loot boxes and tests a new type of microtransaction
PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s second major post-release update is currently live on the test servers, bringing with it changes to how PUBG Corp handles cheating, performance and balance tweaks. PUBG is also expanding its loot crates as well as possibly adding in a new type of microtransaction, but in a bid to …
Read More »CES: Thermaltake swaps aluminium for copper with its new liquid cooling line
While Thermaltake has debuted an impressive line of cases at CES, one of the most impressive technologies it has under its belt is its Pacific CL line of liquid cooling radiators along with the C-Pro fittings. Each are built to be sturdier than predecessors, utilising a new design and new …
Read More »CES: Thermaltake celebrates 20th anniversary with range of new cases
Thermaltake has taken to CES to celebrate its 20th anniversary, debuting a line of experimental cases including triangular prism shapes, curved tempered glass and, of course, patented RGB lighting.
Read More »CES: Asus gives us a sneak peek at the Zenphone Max Plus ahead of February launch
Today at CES, we had the chance to get a sneak peek at Asus's next smartphone launch- the Zenphone Max Plus, featuring a new design focusing on slimmer bezels, bigger battery life and decent performance wrapped up with a $229 price tag. Under the hood, the Zenphone Max Plus is …
Read More »CES: Asus previews new Vivo, ZenBook and X-series PCs
We've already had some exciting announcements from Asus's ROG branch over the course of CES, but there is also a slew of new PCs on the way for the mainstream market too. Today at CES, we had the chance to take a look at the new X-series, Vivo and Zenbook …
Read More »CES: Zotac’s new MEK 1 mini PC combines Coffee Lake and Pascal in a small package
At CES today, we had the chance to swing by the Zotac booth, where they were showing off a new and improved MEK 1 mini gaming PC. The original Mek 1 PC launched quite recently based around Intel's 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. However, the new version we saw today …
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