It is incredibly rare for a single-player game to break its launch-day concurrent player records without some form of update but The Witcher 3 has defied the odds. The game had a peak all-time concurrent player count of 92,000 back at launch in 2015. Over the weekend, that number was …
Read More »New renders give us an early look at 2020 iPad Pro
The latest revision of the iPad Pro has proven very popular, with Face ID, vastly reduced bezels, better multi-tasking, a better keyboard stand and even re-designed Apple Pencil functionality. In 2020, Apple will be looking to improve things again, with the next batch of iPad Pro units set to bring …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake demo spotted on PSN
Attendees at E3 had the chance to get some hands-on time with Final Fantasy VII Remake earlier this year but there are still many fans eagerly awaiting a chance to play the game for themselves. Fortunately, it looks like the wait won’t drag out for much longer, as a demo …
Read More »Valve reveals the best selling Steam games of 2019
We are closing in on the end of 2019, which means we’ll be seeing plenty of ‘top 10’, GOTY and best seller lists over the next week or two. Valve has been revealing the top selling games on Steam each year for a few years now and that tradition is …
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider and Thumper will be free on Stadia Pro next month
In keeping with its promise to keep early adopters more informed, Google has announced the next set of free games due to arrive for Stadia Pro subscribers. Everyone currently on Stadia is required to have a Pro level subscription and so far, those users have received Destiny 2, Tomb Raider, …
Read More »Oculus Quest sales boost sees new shipments pushed back to late February
There has been plenty of Oculus Quest headsets in stock to go around in the months following launch but that changed over the last few weeks. It would seem that the holiday season, combined with some big end-of-year VR game launches and announcements, has caused a stock shortage, with new …
Read More »Star Citizen’s Squadron 42 single-player campaign gets new teaser trailer
While we didn’t learn anything new about Squadron 42 during CitizenCon last month, Cloud Imperium Games didn’t want to end 2019 without showing something new. Star Citizen’s ambitious single-player campaign now has a new visual teaser, highlighting a lot of new environments. The trailer is over three minutes long and …
Read More »Alleged RX 5600 XT GPU benchmark results leak
AMD has been slowly ramping up its Navi GPU lineup, with the RX 5500 XT recently joining the RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT. The next step seems to be the RX 5600 XT, with leaked benchmarks leading us to expect similar performance to a Vega 56. User ‘_rogame’ posted …
Read More »Motorola Razr foldable smartphone pushed back due to high demand
This year, Motorola announced the return of the ‘Razr’, in reimagined foldable form. It is a costly $1500 reboot of one of the most popular phones of the early 2000s. The new Motorola Razr was due to ship in 2019 but due to high demand, the release is being pushed …
Read More »Half-Life remake ‘Black Mesa’ releases Xen Chapters
This has been an exciting year for Half-Life fans, not just because of Valve’s return to the series with Half-Life: Alyx, but also thanks to Black Mesa, which officially began wrapping up content development over the summer. The full version of Black Mesa’s ‘Xen Chapters’ went into public beta just …
Read More »All Rainbow Six Siege players can unlock a free operator for a limited time
Just in time for the holidays, Ubisoft has announced a free gift for all Rainbow Six Siege players. Those that log in from now until the 5th of January will find a free pack available in-game, which will unlock a random operator for free. Rainbow Six Siege operators can be …
Read More »The Witcher Season Two will be more focused
After years of following the show’s development, The Witcher season one officially hit Netflix last Friday. The first eight episodes put a lot of building blocks in place and according to the series’ show runner, a lot of that set up will start to pay off in season two. Speaking …
Read More »Moon Studios aims to ‘revolutionise’ the action-RPG genre with next project
Moon Studios has made some great strides during this console generation, in large part thanks to the release of Ori and the Blind Forest. The team is now looking ahead to the future, so after Ori and the Will of the Wisps comes out in March, Moon Studios will be …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV and Shadowbringers expansion are 50% off
There have been a lot of excellent games released throughout 2019 but there have also been a few standout expansions bringing older games back to the forefront. Final Fantasy XIV in particular is worth a look. The game’s recent expansion, Shadowbringers, launched to high praise and now during the Winter …
Read More »AVerMedia cuts prices on capture and streaming gear
If you are shopping around for some last minute gaming gear over the Christmas season, then AVerMedia is happy to oblige. Starting from today until the 29th of December, there are some big discounts on gameplay streaming and capture hardware. The sale is taking place via Amazon UK this time …
Read More »Digital games generated $9.5 billion worldwide in November 2019
The gaming market has grown tremendously over the last decade but the ‘holiday season’ is usually when we see the biggest uptick in sales. This month, SuperData released its worldwide digital games market analysis, giving us details on how key launches like Red Dead Redemption 2 (PC), Star Wars Jedi: …
Read More »G.Skill’s latest Trident Z memory kits offer low latency and up to 256GB capacity
It has been quite a year for G.Skill, with new memory kit launches, the annual overclocking world championship and the expansion of the Trident Z Royal line of DDR4 kits. To cap off 2019, G.Skill has another launch, delivering ultra low-latency DDR4 memory kits in configurations up to 256GB. CL14-18-18-38 …
Read More »Analyst predicts 85 million AirPods will be sold in 2020
While there were plenty of jokes made at Apple’s expense after the initial unveiling of the AirPods, the wireless ear buds have gone on to become one of the most popular on the market. That success is due to grow quite substantially in 2020 too, with industry analysts expecting a …
Read More »Hellblade 2 is coming to PC as well as Xbox Series X
Two of the biggest surprises to come out of The Game Awards this year were the announcements of the Xbox Series X console and Hellblade 2. While the initial announcement only confirmed Ninja Theory’s sequel for Xbox Series X, Microsoft has since confirmed that the game is indeed also coming …
Read More »Nexus Mods confirms security exploit
If you have ever gone searching for game mods, then chances are, you have used Nexus Mods. Unfortunately, the popular mod site encountered a security flaw in November, which could have been used by malicious third-parties to access user details. Information that could have been stolen includes user email …
Read More »Destiny 3 will ‘have to wait a bit longer’ as Bungie continues work on seasonal Destiny 2 content
Around this time last year, there were some rumours floating around about the impending release of Destiny 3, with Bungie beginning work on the project prior to splitting up with Activision and going fully independent. Since then, Bungie has dialled back a bit, refocusing its major efforts on Destiny 2, …
Read More »Google Stadia gets achievements system
Google has been slowly adding new features and games to Stadia since it’s launch last month. There is still a long way to go before the service fully lives up to its potential but for now, at least most of the important basics are now in place, including an Achievements …
Read More »The Wolf Among Us 2 development is starting over on new engine
Back in 2018, the financial situation at Telltale Games went south very swiftly and despite various cutbacks and management changes, the studio ultimately shut down. Since then, another company has acquired Telltale’s assets, leading to The Wolf Among Us 2 returning to development. However, while progress on the game was previously …
Read More »Star Citizen’s massive 3.8 update is now rolling out
Star Citizen’s annual convention took place last month, bringing along a ton of exciting announcements for the game. At the time, we learned about some technical changes coming to the game to further improve optimisation, in addition to new gameplay features and content. Now, Star Citizen's massive 3.8 update is …
Read More »be quiet! is giving away a gaming PC and silent hardware packages in Christmas raffle
As most of our regular readers will know, we love running our own giveaways here at KitGuru but occasionally, there is a competition happening elsewhere on the web that we think you should all know about. This week, we are shining a spotlight on the be quiet! Christmas raffle, with …
Read More »There are 12 Xbox Game Studios titles coming in 2020 so far
Microsoft has had a few quiet years for first-party content during this console generation but it has become clear that 2020 won’t be one of them. So far, Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft’s games publishing arm, has twelve games announced for next year and there are still a few likely games …
Read More »Half-Life: Alyx gameplay shown across multiple VR headsets
Half-Life: Alyx may have skipped its planned showing at The Game Awards but Valve did have something else planned to make up for it. This week, the folks at Tested put up a half an hour video showcasing new gameplay and also talking about how the game works across a …
Read More »CD Projekt Red confirms new deal in place for The Witcher IP
It has long been known that Witcher author, Andrzej Sapkowski, left a lot of money on the table when it sold the video game rights to his novel series to CD Projekt Red. Eventually, Sapkowski’s legal team did get in touch with CD Projekt Red seeking additional royalties. That legal …
Read More »Halo MCC December update brings good news for PC players
Microsoft closed out the year with the launch of Halo: Reach on Xbox One and PC. For those who have picked up the Master Chief Collection on PC already, 2020 is going to be a big year, as developers are making swift progress on the remaining games in the series. …
Read More »Samsung begins rolling out Android 10 to Galaxy Note 10
Samsung can often be slow when it comes to rolling out the latest version of Android to its devices but the switch to Android 10 seems to be going a bit quicker, with the Galaxy Note 10 update appearing in the US. The Android 10 update for the Galaxy Note …
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