Intel seems to be moving fast, with the Z390 chipset and Coffee Lake-S breaking cover this week thanks to a new leak.
Read More »You can play Rainbow Six Siege for free this week
Hot on the heels of this week's new operator leak, Ubisoft has announced that Rainbow Six Siege will be having a free weekend. Starting from tomorrow, you will be able to download Rainbow Six Siege for free on PC, Xbox One or PS4 and have full access. The free weekend …
Read More »Sledgehammer reinstates dedicated servers for Call of Duty: WWII, new PC patch rolling out
It has been close to two weeks since Call of Duty: WWII launched and during that time, Sledgehammer has had to address some ongoing issues. More specifically, there has been issues with servers and connection issues. Earlier this week, Sledgehammer addressed the PC player base to promise fixes and last …
Read More »Dataminers have uncovered PUBG’s updated desert map and other new additions
The PUBG 1.0 update went live on test servers last night, giving us our first chance to try out vaulting and climbing. While that was the major change featured in testing, dataminers had a chance to comb through the update and uncover a few things. This includes a better look …
Read More »Tech is reportedly going to get much more expensive as silicon costs rise
Over the last year, we have seen plenty of price hikes in the tech world. A DRAM and NAND shortage has caused SSD and RAM prices to jump, but it looks like silicon prices are also set to rise over the next few years, which will have further reaching effects …
Read More »Qualcomm has rejected Broadcom’s $100B+ buyout bid
Earlier this month we learned that rival chip maker, Broadcom, would be making a $130 billion bid for Qualcomm. The deal would merge the two companies, creating the third largest chip maker in the world. However, it seems that Qualcomm is not interested in selling, with reports this week saying …
Read More »IO Interactive CEO sheds light on going independent and the studio’s future
Earlier this year, Square Enix and IO Interactive parted ways, with the latter going its own way and transitioning into an independent studio. This has obviously taken some adjusting, which IO CEO, Hakan Abrak has shed some light on this week, while also revealing which IP IO lost during the …
Read More »Firefox Quantum has arrived with improved speed and lower RAM usage compared to Chrome
This week, Mozilla finally began rolling out its ‘Quantum Browser' update for Firefox. Starting with Firefox 57, the browser will come with a slew of new algorithms baked in to make itself twice as fast as previous versions from earlier this year. It also uses less memory than competing browsers …
Read More »StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty is free starting from today
Blizzard is looking to give StarCraft 2's multiplayer a resurgence this year. At Blizzcon earlier this month, the publisher announced that StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty would be turning into a free to play game. This comes into effect starting today, meaning you can play through the entire Wings of …
Read More »HTC launches Vive Focus, a snapdragon-powered standalone VR headset
Back in May, we learned that Google would be teaming up with HTC to launch a standalone virtual reality headset built for Google's ‘Daydream' platform. A lot of changes have happened since then, with Google buying up part of HTC, and HTC doubling down on its VIVE efforts. As a …
Read More »CS:GO’s revamped ‘Trust Factor’ matchmaking system is now live
If you are an avid CS:GO player and have some grievances with the matchmaking system, then you may be in luck as it looks like an overhaul has arrived. Yesterday, Valve pushed out a new matchmaking system known as ‘Trust Factor', replacing Prime Matchmaking, which takes into account more stats …
Read More »EA cuts Star Wars Battlefront II hero costs following backlash
Yesterday, EA was having a bit of a PR nightmare. It started off with early Battlefront II players having an axe to grind over the game's microtransaction and progression systems, and ended with EA having the most downvoted comment in Reddit history. The backlash was incredibly strong and it has …
Read More »ASUS launches three new WS motherboards for X299
For years, ASUS has had an excellent track record when it comes to workstation motherboards and that won't be changing now with the X299 generation. This week, Asus has announced three new Intel X299 WS boards, each with a focus on providing maximum performance for complex workloads. The WS X299 …
Read More »Crytek’s free to play shooter ‘Warface’ is getting a Battle Royale mode
It looks like Crytek is looking to give Warface a bit of a resurgence this year with a new Battle Royale mode to compete with the likes of PUBG, Fortnite and H1Z1. Warface initially launched as a free to play shooter in late 2013 on the PC and Xbox 360. …
Read More »Report claims Nvidia’s next GPU architecture will be ‘Ampere’, may debut in 2018
With Volta on the way, we have reached the end of Nvidia's last publicly shown GPU roadmap. Could 'Ampere' be next?
Read More »Alienware 15 R3 laptop giveaway winner announced!
Gaming laptops have come a long way over the last few years, which is largely down to the use of desktop-grade GPUs. This month, we decided to give one lucky KitGuru reader the chance to take desktop level performance on the go by giving away an Alienware 15 R3 laptop. …
Read More »Deepcool Captain EX CPU liquid cooler winners announced!
Last month, we teamed up with Deepcool to give KitGuru readers the chance to win one of three Gamerstorm Captain EX all-in-one CPU liquid coolers. Two with 240mm radiators and one with a 360mm radiator, all featuring RGB lighting. We received thousands of entries for this competition and today, we …
Read More »Activision Blizzard exec seems positive about a potential Overwatch film
When Overwatch was first revealed in late 2014, we were greeted with an excellent cinematic trailer introducing us to the game's initial character roster. Over time, Blizzard has expanded on this with various character-focused animated shorts. At this point, all of the Overwatch animated short films have a combined run …
Read More »EA’s response to Battlefront II unlock complaints becomes most downvoted comment on Reddit
Over the last several months, EA has been met with plenty of criticism over Star Wars Battlefront II and its microtransactions. The publisher has tried to quell these concerns in recent weeks but with the final game now available to play as a ten-hour trial, many have been left unimpressed …
Read More »Samsung wins two CES awards for GDDR6 memory and next-gen SSD
In the build up to CES in January, a group of judges have been going over some upcoming products ahead of time and giving out Design and Innovation awards. Samsung managed to snap up 36 of them, two of which are of particular interest to PC enthusiasts. The first is …
Read More »The iPhone 8 Plus out-shipped the iPhone 8 in Q3, but the iPhone 7 beat them both
Throughout October, there were reports that iPhone 8 sales were down and that Apple would be cutting back on production in response. Now this week, analysts have been looking at the numbers and it looks like the iPhone 7 may be outselling the new iPhone 8. According to market analysts, …
Read More »Nvidia’s CEO has shared his thoughts on recent Intel and AMD news
Intel and AMD have been dominating the tech news cycle this week. Not only did the two companies announce a collaboration for new Intel laptop processors, but AMD's Radeon Technologies Group head, Raja Koduri, also announced that he would be jumping to Intel to help lead GPU development there. With …
Read More »Win an Alienware 15 R3 laptop with Core i7 and GTX 1070 worth over £2000!
It has an Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor, 16GB of DDR4 RAM running at 2667MHz, a 512GB PCIe SSD (boot), a 1TB HDD (storage) and a powerful Nvidia GTX 1070 with 8GB of GDDR5. It could be yours for nothing!
Read More »UK ISPs will automatically pay customers back when connections go down under new rules
Back in March, Ofcom proposed some new ideas to hold UK-based internet providers accountable for poor service. Under its proposal, ISPs would be required to give customers automatic compensation for loss of connection, slow repairs and missed engineering appointments. Now, it several major ISPs, including BT, Sky, Virgin Media and …
Read More »Logitech will replace all Harmony Links before they reach end of life next year
Earlier this week, Logitech caused a stir after emailing owners of the Harmony Link to let them know that their device would “cease to function” after March 2018. The Link released back in 2011 and acted as a way to connect all universal remote compatible devices to a smartphone or …
Read More »Destiny 2 will get Xbox One X and PS4 Pro enhancements next month
Destiny 2 has been out on consoles since September, but with the new expansion coming out in less than a month's time, Bungie has taken the time to include some general improvements to the base game. In December's Destiny 2 update, Xbox One X and PS4 Pro owners will be …
Read More »EA is acquiring Respawn Entertainment for more than $400 million
In a not so surprising move, today EA announced that it would be acquiring Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall and an upcoming Star Wars game. Since its inception, Respawn has partnered with EA as its publisher but now with this $450 million deal, Respawn will officially be part of …
Read More »Discord wants to make it easier for users to join and spectate games with new feature
While Discord may have started out as a chat app, it is becoming clear that it aims to be much more. Today, the folks behind Discord announced a new tool for developers, allowing them to integrate Discord with their games. With this tool, users will be able to set up …
Read More »Windows 10’s latest Insider Build introduces ‘Near Share’
This week, a new Windows 10 preview build started rolling out to insiders, giving us an early look at some of the features arriving in the next big update. The next Windows 10 feature update is codenamed ‘Redstone 4' and one of its most notable features ‘Near Share' aims to …
Read More »Bluehole is returning to MMOs with Ascent: Infinite Realm
At this point, Bluehole has made quite a name for itself in the gaming space, particularly with the success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Since launching on Steam Early Access in March, PUBG has gone on to sell 20 million copies worldwide. Behind the scenes though, Bluehole has been working away on …
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