Netflix is continuing its push into the video game market. Recently, Netflix officially launched ‘Netflix Games' as part of the streaming service and since then, the company has been shopping around for independent studios to develop games for the platform. Previously, Netflix acquired Oxenfree developer, Night School Studio. Now, Netflix …

While multiplayer isn't the core selling point behind the XCOM games, it still has its fan base. Unfortunately, in the case of XCOM 2, multiplayer services will soon be going away for good, on PC at least.  Released back in 2016, XCOM 2 is a fantastic strategy game that has …

For years now, there have been rumours around a Switch Pro, with a newer Nvidia SoC and support for features like DLSS. At this point, a Switch 2 is looking far more likely than a mid-gen refresh, and we finally have confirmation of such a product existing thanks to recent Nvidia leaks. 

Bungie has found itself in a spot of controversy this week, as the studio has revealed that it intends to ban any Destiny 2 player attempting to access the game on Steam Deck. Bungie says the Deck is an ‘unsupported platform', despite the fact that the game can run using …

The Steam Deck officially began shipping out to pre-order customers this week, but it didn't take long for buyers to encounter issues. Some early Steam Deck units do suffer from ‘stick drift', an issue that has plagued several different kinds of gamepad over the years, including the Switch Joy Cons. …

In late 2021, Microsoft announced some major improvements coming to the Xbox Game Pass app on PC. The update will finally give users more control over their game installs and files, as well as increased mod support. Now after months of testing, this update is finally ready to roll out. …

We've already seen some impressive graphical showcases on Sony's PlayStation 5 console, including ray-traced reflections in titles like Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank. Moving forward, Sony may be looking to squeeze even more out of the system, with a newly discovered patent detailing new ray-tracing acceleration tech.  Sony has patented …

Amazon has been working on its own game streaming service, Luna, for years now. So far, the service has only been available in trial form and in limited territories. That changes today, however, with Amazon Luna officially launching across the US, adding new games and channels, and implementing Twitch integration.  …

Turtle Rock has always had post-launch expansions and DLCs planned for Back 4 Blood, although it has taken a while longer than expected. Today, the studio announced that the game's first expansion, Tunnels of Terror, will be arriving in April.  At launch, Back 4 Blood packed one single, but lengthy …

We've officially made it through to March and right on time, Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC, consoles and cloud. In a surprise move, we have a pretty major headliner for this month – Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.  Marvel's Guardians …

Last week, the Steam Deck officially began shipping to the first wave of pre-order customers. It didn't take long for reports of Valve founder, Gabe Newell, hand delivering Steam Decks to hit the web, and now Valve has uploaded the footage too.  In celebration of the Steam Deck launch, Gabe …

Over the weekend, hackers were able to break into Nvidia's systems and steal roughly 1TB worth of confidential files. So far, the group behind the attack claims to have source code, drivers, an LHR bypass, schematics and more and now, some of these files have begun leaking - starting with the source code for DLSS. 

Back in April 2016, Valve began accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment on the Steam Store, allowing those with cryptocurrency to purchase games. Valve eventually removed support for cryptocurrency in 2017, and now we know why – half of the transactions were fraudulent. When Valve first decided to remove …

The Steam Deck has officially launched and while Valve doesn't have a major game to launch alongside its new hardware, it has cooked up a smaller game set in the Portal universe. It might not be Portal 3, but Aperture Desk Job will be free, so it has that going …

Sony recently made a big bet on esports by jointly acquiring EVO, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world. The event is on track to return in 2022 but unfortunately, there will be one major game missing from the roster this year, as Nintendo has pulled Smash Bros. Super …

Last week, we learned that Shadow Warrior 3 would be coming to PlayStation Now at launch. As it turns out, Sony had a few more games up its sleeve, all of which were developed by studios under the Embracer Group.  The Embracer Group owns a ton of game development studios …

Konami isn't as much of a force in the video game world as it once was, with the publisher largely focusing on other business areas nowadays. With that in mind, it might not come as a surprise that the publisher let the domain lapse for the official Silent Hill website, …

Elden Ring launched last week to rave reviews and is already looking like a GOTY contender despite its share of technical issues. Fans of the Souls games have flocked to the latest title in droves – we've already seen it smash records for From Software on platforms like Steam, and …

Last week, the Steam Deck officially began shipping to the first wave of pre-order customers and in a surprise move, it appears Gabe Newell was doing the rounds and hand delivering some of the first units.  Steam Deck pre-order customers, and even a few Steam users that didn't order a …

Given that Pokemon Legends Arceus only just released, many of us weren’t expecting to see another major Pokemon game for the Switch in 2022. As it turns out though, Game Freak has been working on a new generation of Pokemon games – Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet.  Pokemon Scarlet & …

After glowing reviews from critics this week, many of us expected Elden Ring to be in solid shape once the game launched. Unfortunately today, many players, especially those on PC, found out that the game has some major performance issues. Now, publisher Bandai Namco has acknowledged those problems, promising that …

While we've heard that id Software does have plenty of ideas for future DOOM games, the studio has said little about Quake in recent years. We did get a small remaster of Quake last year with some new maps created by Machine Games, and now, it looks like id Software …

Recently, we learned through reliable sources that Call of Duty would be skipping 2023, with the next mainline game in the franchise being delayed to 2024. While there might not be a mainline Call of Duty next year, we are due to get Warzone 2, and based on recent rumours, …

In recent years, Microsoft has acquired both Bethesda and Obsidian Entertainment, paving the way for a potential Fallout New Vegas sequel. Fans have been hoping for a sequel for some time and now, it sounds like Microsoft is open to the idea.  In the latest episode of Grubbsnax on Giant …

Back in December, we first learned that Sony is planning its own games subscription service known as 'Spartacus'. The project so far has been billed as PlayStation's answer to Xbox Game Pass and now, we have a better breakdown of what each subscription tier will get you and how much it will cost...

Elden Ring fans were excited to get hold of the game today following glowing reviews from press outlets earlier this week. Unfortunately, it looks like the game's technical problems are worse than we were led to believe leading up to release.  Elden Ring has launched to ‘mixed' overall reviews on …

Just a few days ago, we learned about an upcoming piece of software claiming to be capable of completely unlocking the hash rate on Nvidia RTX 30 series graphics cards. As it turns out, the tool was nothing more than malware in disguise. The LHRUnlocker tool was made available through …

Valve's next big hardware launch, the Steam Deck, is coming in just a matter of days, with the first units set to ship out to pre-order customers this week. Before you pick up a Steam Deck, Valve has now released a tool so that users can check how many games …

Microsoft went through a lot of changes during the Xbox One generation, from leadership shakeups, to platform overhauls and major acquisitions. While the Xbox One launched with Twitch integration, allowing users to stream straight from their console dashboard, those features were removed and replaced by Mixer integration in 2017. Now, …

This week, Elden Ring officially became one of the highest rated games of all time, with glowing reviews across the board. We know a lot of KitGuru readers are going to want to play this over the weekend - so we're giving away a free copy for PC!