South Park: The Fractured But Whole made quite the impression at E3 last year but unfortunately, repeated delays have kept it out of our hands for far too long. Today though, Ubisoft has finally given us another update on the game, with a new release date set, alongside an all …
Read More »Apple may refresh its MacBooks next month but the iPad Mini is on the chopping block
Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is just around the corner, which means there are announcements ahead. According to the most recent reports, WWDC will be kicking off with hardware upgrades to the 12-inch MacBook and the MacBook Pro lineup. However, the iPad Mini might be on the chopping block, …
Read More »Hackers holding Pirates of the Caribbean 5 to ransom
Just a few weeks ago, a hacker managed to get their hands on the majority of Netflix's fifth season of Orange is the New Black and promptly demanded ransom money to keep it off the web. Now this week, Disney appears to have found itself in a very similar situation, …
Read More »Qualcomm is now suing Apple’s suppliers too, including Foxconn
The dispute between Apple and Qualcomm is continuing to get uglier, with the chip maker now going after Apple's supply chain in court. Qualcomm has already filed a countersuit against Apple itself but now, the company is also going after four of the companies Apple uses to supply components for …
Read More »The Witcher is getting a Netflix series
Geralt of Rivia might be returning to our screens sooner than we thought as today it was announced that Netflix will be developing and producing a new TV series based on The Witcher. This new TV show will be based around the original Witcher novels, with author Andrzej Sapkowski set to …
Read More »AMD unveils ‘Threadripper’ 16C/32T and ‘EPYC’ 32C CPUs
Last night, AMD held its Financial Analyst Day meeting, all with the purpose of clearly outlining its product roadmaps and unveiling the rest of its 2017 release plans. Not only did we hear about AMD’s future GPU plans, but the company also unveiled its upcoming ‘Threadripper’ and ‘EPYC’ CPUs. Threadripper …
Read More »AMD updates GPU roadmap, announces Radeon Vega ‘Frontier Edition’
Last night, AMD held its Financial Analyst Day meeting, all with the purpose of clearly outlining its product roadmaps and unveiling the rest of its 2017 release plans. Not only did we hear about AMD's upcoming ‘Threadripper' and ‘EPYC' CPU launches, but the company also updated its GPU roadmap from …
Read More »MSI Motherboard Unboxing (B350M, H270; Z270)
MSI sent us some of their latest motherboards and today we present a group unboxing to highlight their appearance and some key features. We were also very excited to see some of the new MSI Tomahawk Arctic boards – ideal for the enthusiast user wanting to create something very eye …
Read More »Ubisoft: Far Cry 5, Assassin’s Creed, South Park and The Crew 2 all releasing this year
Last night, Ubisoft executives gathered around for an annual earnings report, which means we finally have some updates about the publisher's plans for 2017. For starters, Far Cry 5 is confirmed for release this year. However, Ubisoft mentioned a few other major games it has planned for this year, including …
Read More »The mp3 format is officially dead
After 25 long years of success, the mp3 file format has officially been discontinued this week. The music format first hit the big time during the heyday of the iPod and rival mp3 players. Since then however, the format has slowly been replaced by formats like AAC, which offer superior …
Read More »Valve will tackle Steam’s ‘fake game’ problem by placing limits on trading cards
Last week, Valve began its series of community posts outlining the future of the Steam Store. The first post focussed on recommendations and improving discoverability. This week, Valve is turning its attention to what it calls ‘fake games' and the ‘bad actors' that produce them. Valve has sussed out that …
Read More »AMD’s stock begins to bounce back ahead of tonight’s analyst meeting
Earlier this month, shares in AMD took the biggest hit we've seen in the last ten years, following what was considered to be a rocky earnings call. However, as of today, things already appear to be bouncing back, with shares in AMD rising by 7.5 percent today during midday trade, …
Read More »Zenimax is now suing Samsung over the Gear VR, claims it was built on stolen technology
Having successfully secured a $500 million payout from Oculus earlier this year, Zenimax is now turning its attention to other companies involved with Oculus. This time around, Zenimax is suing Samsung over the Gear VR headset, due to the fact that it uses Oculus software. The new lawsuit also throws …
Read More »Lawbreakers Closed Beta 2 kicks off this weekend
Back in 2015, Cliff Bleszinski founded his new studio ‘Boss Key Productions' and began working away on Lawbreakers, a competitive shooter set in a world where we have the technology to manipulate gravity. There was a round of closed beta tests in 2016 and since then, Boss Key has been …
Read More »We’re looking for a writer to join our news team! Part Time applications open
Hello KitGuru readers! Today I would like to present you with a unique opportunity, we are looking for an additional writer to join our news team. This is a part time position and we are looking for someone who will be available for a couple of hours in the evening, …
Read More »Phantom Dust re-release will be a free download on Xbox and PC
Back in 2014, Microsoft announced its plans to bring Phantom Dust back with a complete re-make. Unfortunately, that particular project didn't end up getting very far, causing Microsoft to re-evaluate the situation. Eventually, Phantom Dust was handed over to a new development team and work on a remaster began, which …
Read More »Google’s Project Treble aims to make Android fragmentation a thing of the past
One of the big problems Google has faced with Android over the years is fragmentation. Even now, the adoption rate for Android Marshmallow is poor, despite the fact that Android O is now nearing release. As a result, Google is setting up ‘Project Treble', in an effort to speed up …
Read More »Netflix confirms plans to block rooted Android devices, users resort to 3rd-party installers
If you want to (re)watch *that* episode of Stranger Things, or are just Netflix and chilling with the bae, you might come across some trouble with using the Netflix app. Google Play might want to tell you your device is not compatible, even though it was working last week. After looking …
Read More »Google Android Auto gets much-needed standard interface, still lacks CAN Bus integration
In the build-up to Google I/O, which starts on May 17, Google has come forward to announce a few wins for its automotive portfolio: It has released the Android Auto mobile app, and two big-name automakers, Audi and Volvo, have taken up the Android mantle for their newest vehicles. The …
Read More »Samsung and Intel are backing the FTC’s lawsuit against Qualcomm
Earlier this year, the US Federal Trade Commission and Apple both filed lawsuits against Qualcomm, citing anti-competitive business practises. Now, it seems that Samsung and Intel are also piling on, backing the FTC's suit against the company, claiming that they too have been harmed by Qualcomm's business practises. It might …
Read More »The 2017 Steam Summer Sale dates have leaked
Over the last few years, it has grown increasingly easier to get your game published on Steam, which also means it's easier for developers to get the scoop on upcoming Steam sales and leak the dates. Each year since 2014, the date of the sale has leaked online prior and …
Read More »Rumour: AMD to have three RX Vega GPUs available on 5th of June
Those of you who have been holding out for AMD's RX Vega launch may not have to wait much longer. This week, a report based on ‘reliable sources within AMD's HQ' has come out, claiming that the initial paper launch for three RX Vega GPUs will occur during AMD's Computex …
Read More »Microsoft: Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility between companies and customers
On Friday, businesses, governments and the UK's National Health Service were left scrambling in the wake of a massive ransomware attack. The ‘WannaCry' ransomware swiftly spread across 200,000 computers in 150 countries, causing Microsoft to issue an emergency patch for those still running outdated Windows XP systems. It turns out, …
Read More »Report claims Nintendo is bringing The Legend of Zelda to mobile
Back in 2016, Nintendo finally started broadening its horizons and began making its own smartphone games, kicking things off with franchises like Fire Emblem and Super Mario. Now it seems that The Legend of Zelda might be the next major Nintendo franchise to get its own mobile game, meanwhile the …
Read More »Alan Wake will be removed from sale today due to expiring music licenses
Today is the last day you can buy Alan Wake, as the game is due to be removed from Steam and the Xbox Live store at some point today. Alan Wake uses a lot of licensed music tracks, many of which are used at the end of each in-game chapter, …
Read More »AMD 12-core and 16-core high-end desktop SKUs spotted
AMD has a huge hole in its portfolio, it spans the height above its Ryzen 7 HEDT CPUs all the way up to Naples, the 32-core, 64-thread behemoth it plans to release for datacenter-class computing, and while we'd heard reports it was reserved for lighter server SKUs, it seems that …
Read More »Samsung’s refurbished Galaxy Note 7 may be half the price of the original
We have known for a couple of months now that Samsung is planning on reselling a portion of its recalled Galaxy Note 7s. The bulk of the devices recalled with be recycled but some of them are going to be refurbished with new, smaller batteries and resold. Now according to …
Read More »Microsoft begins showing off new features for Windows 10 Creators Update 2
We are continuing to make our way through Microsoft's new announcements coming out of the Build 2017 conference. Aside from some new additions to the Windows Store and future VR headsets, Microsoft also detailed its next big feature update for Windows 10. This is going to be ‘part two' of …
Read More »iTunes and several versions of Linux are coming to the Windows Store
Microsoft's Build 2017 conference is under way, which means plenty of announcements coming out of Redmond. We already got some new details surrounding the first Windows 10 VR headsets and ‘Creators Update 2‘, but now Microsoft has also revealed some of its next steps for the Windows Store. Not only …
Read More »Quake Champions open beta kicks off today
It has been almost a year since we got our first look at Quake Champions but all of id Software's work appears to be coming to a head as the game is now ready for the public to get its hands on. There have been a few rounds of closed …
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