The Division has had its fair share of issues since launch, to the point where a lot of players just could not enjoy the end-game content. Rather than doubling down on the problems though, so far, Ubisoft has been prioritising DLC updates instead. However, that is changing now as Ubisoft has …
Read More »The Epic Games forum has been hacked again
In mid-July last year the Epic Games forum had been hacked, leaving thousands of users compromised. Now, just over a year later, history has repeated itself, this time though, over 800,000 logins have been stolen. Records of private messages, email addresses and more were also taken in the attack according …
Read More »WhatsApp is going to start sharing user data with Facebook
It has been quite some time since Facebook shelled out $19 billion for the messaging service known as WhatsApp and now we are starting to see what Facebook plans to do with the app. Soon, the messaging service will be changing its privacy policy in order to share user details …
Read More »Halo 5: Forge is coming to PC next month
While Microsoft might not be ready to bring the main-line of Halo games back to the PC just yet, they are throwing us a little taste of the game on PC in the form of the multiplayer Forge mode. Forge has been a huge part of the Halo games over …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided PC Game Analysis
After five long years, Adam Jensen has returned this week in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Aside from being a sequel to the events of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Mankind Divided is also a bit of a technical showpiece, as it is the first game to feature the brand new Dawn …
Read More »Latest AOC monitors on show at i58
KitGuru managed to catch up with AOC's European Product Manager, Alfonso Clemente, during the build up phase of GamesCom over in Cologne. He gave us a tour of the latest models and promised that visitors to Multiplay i58 will have the chance to get hands on with the new technologies at the …
Read More »PlayStation accounts finally have two-step verification
The PlayStation network has historically not been the most secure. It has suffered at least one major breach over the last several years, during which millions of accounts were compromised. Now, it looks like Sony is beginning to step its game up, as the company has now made two-step verification …
Read More »Airlander 10 airship’s second test flight ends in crash landing
It looks like the world isn't quite ready for the airship of the future just yet, as the Airlander 10, which combines fixed wing aerodynamics with a large envelope, has crashed on its second UK flight. Although the first went off without a hitch, the second ended with much too …
Read More »First consumer autonomous car trial to begin in Singapore
Cars that drive themselves is something that we're gradually easing towards with trials and tests, but nobody has begun a full commercial roll out of the technology, until now. In Singapore they've signed off on the first official test of autonomous taxis, with MIT spin off, Nutonomy, beating the likes …
Read More »Smelling South Park farts, with the Nosulus Rift
Ubisoft had a surprisingly successful game on its hands with South Park the Stick of Truth, so it's doing it again with the Fractured But Whole. To provide a special promotional opportunity at Gamescom however, it showed off the game with a unique peripheral: the Nosulus Rift, which lets you …
Read More »Pizza by air: Domino’s New Zealand to start drone delivery
Drone delivery is something that many major companies are talking about doing, but nobody is quite there yet. The New Zealand branch of Dominos Pizza though, is looking to be the first, with a completed test delivery earlier this week and the announcement that it plans to roll out that …
Read More »Valve turned 20 yesterday: happy birthday!
In a world where game developers and publishers come and go, folding, founding, merging and being bought out by larger entities, Valve has been a real constant for the past two decades. It's given us a lot of big games and big milestones in gaming, so today we celebrate its …
Read More »CloudFlare faces lawsuit for helping protect piracy sites
CloudFlare is well-known for its anti-DDOS and website security services. The company has done business with plenty of legitimate sites but it also provides its services to some piracy sites, something it has been criticised over before. Now, CloudFlare is facing a lawsuit, as it continues to provide CDN and …
Read More »Google Daydream VR headset and new Nexus phones could launch soon
Google just began rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat this week but we have yet to see new hardware from the company in the form of new Nexus smartphones or a new Virtual Reality headset with support for the Daydream platform. However, it looks like everything will be revealed in just …
Read More »Microsoft strips down Hololens, reveals 24-core custom processor inside
We have known about Microsoft's holographic, augmented reality visor, the Hololens, for some time now but we did not know exactly what was powering it under the hood, until now. This week at the HotChips conference, Microsoft stripped down the Hololens for the first time, revealing the custom-built 24-core, 28nm …
Read More »Sony is bringing PlayStation Now to the PC
A lot of PC gamers out there don't dip their toes into the console market and as a result, they do miss out on some good games. However, it looks like PC owners will get their chance to play some PlayStation exclusives soon as Sony has confirmed that it is …
Read More »Pokemon Go craze starting to cool off, daily users in decline
Pokemon Go has been in our lives for about six weeks now and during that time it has really blown up, turning into a worldwide phenomenon. However, the app may have already hit its ceiling, with the amount of daily players now in decline. The game hit a peak of …
Read More »The extradition may be televised: Dotcom wants to livestream trial
Kim Dotcom's extradition appeal with the New Zealand High Court isn't far off now, with a planned six weeks set aside for the hearing. Because of international interest in it, Dotcom has requested it be live streamed around the world, but the government wants to stop that and has counter-requested …
Read More »Denovo’s invincible aura is fading: Inside cracked in six weeks
Denuvo has spent the last year and a half standing tall amidst the pirate throngs that would tear it down, protecting games of all kinds from being played illegally. In recent weeks though it has begun to show its cracks and it may be about to tumble, as it's been breached for …
Read More »Facebook/Oculus deny Zenimax copyright claims
In the ongoing legal battle between Facebook owned Oculus VR and id Software parent company, Zenimax, the VR firm has denied all allegations that it breached Zenimax copyright and non-disclosure agreements in creating the Rift headset. It has also called Zenimax's tactics misleading, unjust and lacking in good faith. Oculus …
Read More »Tesla’s new batteries make Model S the fastest production car
Tesla's latest drive has been to bring down the price of electric vehicles, which it will officially do in spectacular fashion when the Model 3 is released at the end of 2017. But it's also working on improving range and performance and it's managed to do that with a new …
Read More »New anime to follow career of Esports gamer
A new anime is set to follow the career of a disgraced esports star, specifically a MOBA player, as he attempts to recapture his emotions, skillset and standing in the leagues. Produced by majority share holder in Riot Games, Tencent, it's based on the 2012 Chinese Manga, Quan Zhi Gao Shou …
Read More »PCI Express 4.0 due next year, could kill off GPU power cables
The next generation of the PCI Express connector is aiming to launch on motherboards next year and it looks like it could also clean up your build a bit. The new socket will be capable of delivering 300W of power to the GPU, which could remove the need for additional …
Read More »Apple rumoured to launch curved iPhone in 2017
From what we have seen and heard so far, 2016 is going to be a fairly unexciting year for the iPhone. However, 2017 is shaping up to be the year to upgrade with reports of big design changes, OLED screens and now, the rumour mill is claiming that Apple will …
Read More »Microsoft to bring more games to Steam ‘where it makes sense’
Recently Microsoft decided to bring its Sci-Fi action game ‘Quantum Break' to Steam. Previously this game was exclusive to the Windows 10 Store, so the move brought new hope that future exclusives may also come to Steam, even if it is a few months after launch. However, it looks like …
Read More »Some Blizzard games are being affected by a DDOS attack
If you are experiencing any issues with Battle Net or some of Blizzard's games right now, then that would be down to a DDOS attack going on at the moment. The attack comes on the final day of Overwatch's Summer Games event, making this your last chance to get hold …
Read More »HBM3 to double bandwidth and pave way for 64GB GPUs
We might still be waiting to see widespread use of HBM 2 in graphics cards but that isn't slowing down news on the future of High Bandwidth Memory as this week, reports began popping up going over HBM3 and the improvements it should bring, including improved density, efficiency and more. …
Read More »Who’s going to Insomnia 58 this weekend?
Are you heading to the UK's biggest summer LAN party this weekend coming? We are, or rather I am, but I'll be flying the KitGuru flag, so the rest of the team are there in spirit. If you fancy a chat, a game or something in between, I'll be around …
Read More »Anti-prison drone task force, Operation Airborne, set up by police
Forget Amazon deliveries, drug deliveries to jail are one of the hottest uses for drone technology right now and the British police are trying their utmost to stop it. To do so, they've launched “Operation Airborne,” a special task force to tackle drone deliveries into jails around the UK. This …
Read More »India threatens heavy fines and prison sentences for pirates
Although three strike measures, potential fines and even jail sentences aren't that uncommon a fear for Western pirates, those sharing files in India face potentially much stiffer punishments. Stated in a new block warning going up on certain pirate sites, the government is threatening £3,000+ in fines and a three …
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