South Park: The Fractured But Whole made quite the impression at E3 last year but unfortunately, repeated delays have kept it out of our hands for far too long. Today though, Ubisoft has finally given us another update on the game, with a new release date set, alongside an all …
Read More »Qualcomm is now suing Apple’s suppliers too, including Foxconn
The dispute between Apple and Qualcomm is continuing to get uglier, with the chip maker now going after Apple's supply chain in court. Qualcomm has already filed a countersuit against Apple itself but now, the company is also going after four of the companies Apple uses to supply components for …
Read More »AMD unveils ‘Threadripper’ 16C/32T and ‘EPYC’ 32C CPUs
Last night, AMD held its Financial Analyst Day meeting, all with the purpose of clearly outlining its product roadmaps and unveiling the rest of its 2017 release plans. Not only did we hear about AMD’s future GPU plans, but the company also unveiled its upcoming ‘Threadripper’ and ‘EPYC’ CPUs. Threadripper …
Read More »AMD updates GPU roadmap, announces Radeon Vega ‘Frontier Edition’
Last night, AMD held its Financial Analyst Day meeting, all with the purpose of clearly outlining its product roadmaps and unveiling the rest of its 2017 release plans. Not only did we hear about AMD's upcoming ‘Threadripper' and ‘EPYC' CPU launches, but the company also updated its GPU roadmap from …
Read More »Ubisoft: Far Cry 5, Assassin’s Creed, South Park and The Crew 2 all releasing this year
Last night, Ubisoft executives gathered around for an annual earnings report, which means we finally have some updates about the publisher's plans for 2017. For starters, Far Cry 5 is confirmed for release this year. However, Ubisoft mentioned a few other major games it has planned for this year, including …
Read More »The mp3 format is officially dead
After 25 long years of success, the mp3 file format has officially been discontinued this week. The music format first hit the big time during the heyday of the iPod and rival mp3 players. Since then however, the format has slowly been replaced by formats like AAC, which offer superior …
Read More »Valve will tackle Steam’s ‘fake game’ problem by placing limits on trading cards
Last week, Valve began its series of community posts outlining the future of the Steam Store. The first post focussed on recommendations and improving discoverability. This week, Valve is turning its attention to what it calls ‘fake games' and the ‘bad actors' that produce them. Valve has sussed out that …
Read More »Zenimax is now suing Samsung over the Gear VR, claims it was built on stolen technology
Having successfully secured a $500 million payout from Oculus earlier this year, Zenimax is now turning its attention to other companies involved with Oculus. This time around, Zenimax is suing Samsung over the Gear VR headset, due to the fact that it uses Oculus software. The new lawsuit also throws …
Read More »We’re looking for a writer to join our news team! Part Time applications open
Hello KitGuru readers! Today I would like to present you with a unique opportunity, we are looking for an additional writer to join our news team. This is a part time position and we are looking for someone who will be available for a couple of hours in the evening, …
Read More »Google’s Project Treble aims to make Android fragmentation a thing of the past
One of the big problems Google has faced with Android over the years is fragmentation. Even now, the adoption rate for Android Marshmallow is poor, despite the fact that Android O is now nearing release. As a result, Google is setting up ‘Project Treble', in an effort to speed up …
Read More »Samsung and Intel are backing the FTC’s lawsuit against Qualcomm
Earlier this year, the US Federal Trade Commission and Apple both filed lawsuits against Qualcomm, citing anti-competitive business practises. Now, it seems that Samsung and Intel are also piling on, backing the FTC's suit against the company, claiming that they too have been harmed by Qualcomm's business practises. It might …
Read More »The 2017 Steam Summer Sale dates have leaked
Over the last few years, it has grown increasingly easier to get your game published on Steam, which also means it's easier for developers to get the scoop on upcoming Steam sales and leak the dates. Each year since 2014, the date of the sale has leaked online prior and …
Read More »Rumour: AMD to have three RX Vega GPUs available on 5th of June
Those of you who have been holding out for AMD's RX Vega launch may not have to wait much longer. This week, a report based on ‘reliable sources within AMD's HQ' has come out, claiming that the initial paper launch for three RX Vega GPUs will occur during AMD's Computex …
Read More »Microsoft: Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility between companies and customers
On Friday, businesses, governments and the UK's National Health Service were left scrambling in the wake of a massive ransomware attack. The ‘WannaCry' ransomware swiftly spread across 200,000 computers in 150 countries, causing Microsoft to issue an emergency patch for those still running outdated Windows XP systems. It turns out, …
Read More »Alan Wake will be removed from sale today due to expiring music licenses
Today is the last day you can buy Alan Wake, as the game is due to be removed from Steam and the Xbox Live store at some point today. Alan Wake uses a lot of licensed music tracks, many of which are used at the end of each in-game chapter, …
Read More »AMD 12-core and 16-core high-end desktop SKUs spotted
AMD has a huge hole in its portfolio, it spans the height above its Ryzen 7 HEDT CPUs all the way up to Naples, the 32-core, 64-thread behemoth it plans to release for datacenter-class computing, and while we'd heard reports it was reserved for lighter server SKUs, it seems that …
Read More »Samsung’s refurbished Galaxy Note 7 may be half the price of the original
We have known for a couple of months now that Samsung is planning on reselling a portion of its recalled Galaxy Note 7s. The bulk of the devices recalled with be recycled but some of them are going to be refurbished with new, smaller batteries and resold. Now according to …
Read More »Microsoft begins showing off new features for Windows 10 Creators Update 2
We are continuing to make our way through Microsoft's new announcements coming out of the Build 2017 conference. Aside from some new additions to the Windows Store and future VR headsets, Microsoft also detailed its next big feature update for Windows 10. This is going to be ‘part two' of …
Read More »iTunes and several versions of Linux are coming to the Windows Store
Microsoft's Build 2017 conference is under way, which means plenty of announcements coming out of Redmond. We already got some new details surrounding the first Windows 10 VR headsets and ‘Creators Update 2‘, but now Microsoft has also revealed some of its next steps for the Windows Store. Not only …
Read More »Quake Champions open beta kicks off today
It has been almost a year since we got our first look at Quake Champions but all of id Software's work appears to be coming to a head as the game is now ready for the public to get its hands on. There have been a few rounds of closed …
Read More »HP has been unknowingly shipping a keylogger with its laptops but a fix is coming
Update: Since publishing our initial story yesterday, HP has been in touch with us to provide a statement, confirming that HP did not develop the key logging driver itself. However, it has since been in touch with the developer and will be rolling out a fixed version later today. Here's …
Read More »Payday 2 is getting an Ultimate Edition, new H3H3-themed DLC also on the way
The folks over at Overkill have been very busy lately as this week, the company announced that it will soon be releasing a PayDay 2 Ultimate Edition. This will come with the base game and all DLC, with all future DLC being free. Well, with the exception of one character …
Read More »Microsoft’s Windows 10 VR headsets could give Oculus and HTC a run for their money
Last year, Microsoft revealed that it would be jumping into virtual reality by teaming up with third-party companies to build a slew of new headsets for Windows 10. Now today during its annual Build conference, the company unveiled the first two headsets, with prices that could give Oculus and HTC …
Read More »Windows 10 has surpassed 500 million installs
Microsoft has officially managed to surpass 500 million active installs of Windows 10, pushing past the halfway mark to the company's goal to have the OS on one billion devices. This follows Microsoft's last milestone update back in September 2016, during which it confirmed that 400 million PCs were running …
Read More »Mass Effect is back on hiatus following poor reception to Andromeda
Mass Effect Andromeda didn't get the warmest reception when it launched in March. The game had its fair share of technical issues but beyond that, some fans weren't that impressed the new story. It seems that EA/Bioware have taken this feedback to heart and as a result, the Mass Effect …
Read More »Square Enix is dropping IO Interactive, studio now up for sale but Hitman future in doubt
It seems that IO Interactive has been thrown into the deep end this week as the studio has officially been dropped by its publisher, Square Enix. It seems that despite some glowing reviews, 2016's episodic Hitman release didn't quite meet expectations. IO Interactive is best known for the Hitman franchise. …
Read More »AMD’s upcoming Raven Ridge APU details appear online
Right now, AMD is busy preparing its next set of APUs, currently known as ‘Raven Ridge'. These are said to be the first based on the Zen architecture and now, it seems like the hardware is edging closer to being ready. This week, a Raven Ridge APU has been spotted …
Read More »Nvidia’s Q1 financial report shows 48% revenue increase, Nintendo Switch sales boosted Tegra
Nvidia's latest financial report landed earlier this week and it seems that the company's jump back in to the console market is paying off. The Nintendo Switch launched this year and already, it has doubled Nvidia's Tegra revenue compared to the same period of time last year. Meanwhile, overall revenue …
Read More »EA discusses console market predictions and lofty Star Wars Battlefront ambitions
EA held its quarterly earnings call last night and as usual, some interesting information came out about the publishers plans and view of the market. We already know that Bioware's new IP has been pushed back of FY 2019, but it seems EA has also been surprised by growth in …
Read More »Microsoft has dropped support for the original version of Windows 10
Microsoft dropping support for older versions of Windows isn't an irregular thing. However, with Windows 10, the company is approaching things a little differently. From today onwards, Microsoft will no longer be issuing monthly service and security updates to the original build of Windows 10. Unlike past versions of Windows, …
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