If you need a new game for the Christmas period and fancy treating yourself to a new graphics card at the same time, Overclockers' new RX 470 deals are not only priced rather well, but come with the full season of Hitman. You can grab one of the cards for …
Read More »Love trumps Wolves at Intel Extreme Masters eSports event
The Unicorns of Love have been crowned champions at the latest Intel Extreme Masters XI in Oakland, California, in a tough bracket of pro League of Legends teams. Fellow eSports organisation, Ninjas in Pyjamas, won their own trophy and cheque for taking the crown in the Counter Strike: Global Offensive …
Read More »Blizzard is working on a new first person project
Blizzard might have a lot of popular games available to play right now, but only one of them is in the first person perspective: Overwatch. However that may not be the case forever, as it's now created two new job listings for software engineers for an unannounced project built using …
Read More »Three’s database was breached, 130,000 customer accounts accessed
It looks like Three has suffered from a security breach as the UK-based mobile network has confirmed today that the accounts of over 130,000 customers were breached recently. Three people were reportedly involved in the breach, using official employee logins to access the mobile network's database of customers, with 133,827 …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV director ‘regretful’ over early copies leak and spoilers
Final Fantasy XV is releasing in just over a week but if you are trying to avoid spoilers, you may want to be extra careful over the next few days as some retailers have broken the game's street date and those who have managed to get the game early are …
Read More »Porn age verification will enable credit card fraud, warns ORG
The Open Rights Group has warned that the UK's recent push for age verification on pornography sites as part of the Digital Economy Bill, could lead to more people being at risk of credit card and identify fraud. Although credit card checks exist for purchases, age-gates that use credit cards …
Read More »Intel announces most hackable gifts this Christmas
A new report from Intel Security has suggested less than two thirds of all consumers take the time to properly secure their new gadgets and with the Christmas period coming up, that likely means a lot of unsecured devices joining the Internet of Things. So at this busy time of year …
Read More »Watch Dogs 2 to come free with certain Nvidia GPUs soon
Nvidia and Ubisoft have teamed up for graphics card promotions plenty of times in the last couple of years, so it may not be a total surprise to learn that Nvidia might be teaming up with the publisher once again this year to offer a free copy of Watch Dogs …
Read More »Star Citizen devs respond to criticism, will share internal roadmaps
As ambitious and awesome as Star Citizen sounds, the crowd-funded game has drawn quite a bit of criticism over the last couple of years, especially when it comes to module delays. Over time, the game has grown bigger in terms of scope and as a result, development times have increased …
Read More »Privacy concerns force WhatsApp to suspend user data collection in EU
WhatsApp has gone ahead and put a stop to its user data collection activities in Europe after growing pressure from privacy watchdogs in multiple EU countries. The policy change means that the messaging app will no longer be relaying personal information, like phone numbers, over to Facebook though this may …
Read More »Dishonored 2 gets PC beta patch, ‘begins the process’ of fixing
Dishonored 2 has unfortunately launched with a range of issues affecting many but not all PC users. The worst issues appear to be random crashes and a frame rate that fluctuates widely, as we found in our own analysis of the game. Since then, Arkane Studios has been working on …
Read More »Three mobile users at risk following trio of arrests for fraud
Customers of the Three mobile network are being urged to watch out for potential fraud or identity theft following the arrest of three men who have been charged with breaching the mobile provider's upgrade database. Although the purpose of the breach was to ‘steal' free phones, it also gave them …
Read More »Mega confirms breach, but claims user data still safe
The Mega file locker has admitted that some of its corporate data, specifically relating to its blog and help-centre system was stolen by hackers. However, it categorically denies claims that its main file locker system has been compromised, and promises users that their data is safe and secure. When initially …
Read More »Respawn unsure if there will be a Titanfall 3
While EA doesn't appear to be as worried about Titanfall 2 sales as the rest of us, it seems that Respawn might be, as the studio is currently unsure whether or not it will continue the franchise by making a third game. Titanfall 2 has been a huge success in …
Read More »Updated: FIFA 14 coin thief convicted of fraud
Anthony Clarke, one of four individuals arrested as part of an investigation into FIFA 14 Coin hacking, has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He now has a few months to wait until sentencing, but potentially faces as long as 20 years in a federal prison for his …
Read More »There is a Nintendo Switch beta scam floating around
The Nintendo Switch announcement has been exciting for many but unfortunately, there are those out there looking to take advantage of that. This week it emerged that a Nintendo Switch beta scam is doing the rounds, using fairly unsuspicious looking sites and a fake sign-up form to lure in Nintendo …
Read More »Symantec: Millennials most likely to be victims of hacking
Considering the Millennial generation grew up with a greater access to technology than any that came before it, you would think that its members would be some of the most security conscious. It turns out that that couldn't be further from the truth, with a new report from anti-viral firm …
Read More »No sex please we’re hackers: Ubisoft to patch out WD2 genitals
While there is plenty of deliberate nudity to be found in Ubisoft's recent watch Dogs 2 release, it turns out fully rendered, realistic female genitals wasn't necessarily part of it. To address the problem of a player being banned because they shared an image of them on Sony's Live from …
Read More »Nintendo is apparently still struggling to finish Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Wii U owners have been waiting to get their hands on Zelda: Breath of the Wild since early 2013 but unfortunately, repeated delays pushed the game back to 2017 and now the game will also be coming to the Nintendo Switch next year. However, the game apparently won't be ready …
Read More »French finance regulator accuses Ubisoft execs of insider trading
It looks like the head of Ubisoft Montreal and several other Ubisoft executives could be facing some trouble with the AMF, France's financial market regulator as some of the company's top employees have been accused of insider trading. According to allegations made by the AMF, there are five Ubisoft executives …
Read More »Watch Dogs 2 multiplayer mode delayed due to crashing issues
While the original Watch Dogs failed to truly impress players back in 2014, Ubisoft is giving the series another chance this year with the release of Watch Dogs 2, which will take us to a brand new city with a new cast of characters. Unfortunately, it looks like the game …
Read More »Rumor: Nintendo Switch to launch with £199 and £249 options
Nintendo won't be giving us official details on pricing, launch games and release dates for the Nintendo Switch until January but that doesn't mean we won't continue to hear whispers of what is coming beforehand. Many of the Switch's features were known of way ahead of time and it seems …
Read More »‘Available when we’re sober,’ VR’s bar room brawler: Drunkn
The developers of virtual reality's first drunken bar room brawl simulator, Drunkn Bar Fight, have said the game will be “available when we're sober,” according to the game's Early Access Steam page. It also depicts some of the in-game action, which involves punches, kicks, drinking and the classic throwing of …
Read More »World of Tanks developer to publish Total War Arena
The publishing arm of the World of Tanks developer, Wargaming, is set to take the reins of Creative Assembly's still in-development, Total War: Arena. Although Sega will still have some say in the whole process, it was officially partnered with Wargaming Alliance to handle the majority of the heavy lifting. …
Read More »Dishonored 2 will be getting a PC patch ‘in the coming days’
Dishonored 2 is a bit of a mess for many on PC right now, casting further doubt on Bethesda's new reviews policy and upsetting many long-term fans of the original game. As we noted in our full analysis of Dishonored 2 yesterday, which includes benchmarks, screenshots and background information on …
Read More »False alarm, CD Projekt Red is not under threat of hostile takeover
Over the last week or so there have been some rumours floating around, surrounding CD Projekt Red and the potential for a hostile takeover. This was obviously cause for concern as CD Projekt Red are often seen as a consumer friendly studio and a takeover could end up jeopardising that. …
Read More »Dishonored 2 PC Game Analysis
Dishonored was a surprise hit for Arkane Studios and Bethesda back when it first launched in 2012. The stealth-action game quickly went on to become one of the best games of that year and now we can finally get our hands on the sequel – Dishonored 2. This time Arkane …
Read More »Yahoo admits employees knew about 2014 hack
Earlier this year, Yahoo finally officially confirmed that it was hacked back in 2014, leaving 500 million user accounts exposed. While Yahoo only just got around to confirming that it was hacked a few months ago, we did not know when the company first discovered the breach. However, this week …
Read More »PC gamers should hold off on buying Dishonored 2
If you've been reading KitGuru for a while, then you may know that I like to cover all of the big game launches with a PC Analysis piece. Over the last 24 hours, I have been working on one for Dishonored 2- my most anticipated game of 2016. Unfortunately, the …
Read More »GAME to start selling games inside WHSmiths
As the world of gaming downloads more and more games and retreats ever further from the high-street, outlets like GAME are looking to remain relevant. Its latest effort includes teaming up with fellow real-world shopfront, WHSmith. Although the book seller stopped shifting games itself back in 2010, GAME will now …
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