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Star Citizen is a true Kickstarter juggernaut, in-fact it seems to raise a few million dollars every time we check in on how it's doing, but with so many backers looking forward to the release- there isn't any room for disappointment. It's because of this that the dog fighting module, …

Samsung has dropped its heavily Xbox 360 influenced gamepad in favour of a new design which does look quite nice, especially in comparison to the cheap white plastic controller it had previously released. The controller is now made with both metal and plastic and opts for a much more appealing …

Twin Galaxies, the long time video game world record score keeper, has disappeared off of the face of the internet. The official site redirects you a “not found” page on the owners site, the Facebook hasn't been updated in weeks and the Twitter has been quiet for over seven days. …

In another classic example of site blocking not achieving its original goals and simultaneously overstepping the mark into the realms of censoring completely legitimate content, Sky's recent blocking of several torrent websites as per UK court orders, ended up also blocking popular image hosting site Imgur over the weekend. penis …

Today we are analysing the Alienware 17 – a powerful  gaming machine which fits into the Alienware range between the 18 that we looked at a few weeks ago and the 14 which has yet to pass through our labs. Is it worth a shortlist? writing essay service We were …

Amazon has a long history of not treating its employees very well, whether it's not providing adequate air conditioning in some of its facilities – leading some workers to pass out on the job – or leaving warehouse employees working alone in huge empty buildings. But one constant theme seems …

According to new emails outed as part of the Kim Dotcom extradition trial, New Zealand customs officials were offered the chance to earn “brownie pointts,” by the organisation's operations manager, if they gave up secretive information on the people they were investigating and handed it over to the FBI. how to …

Often used as a tool for relaxation – or a murderous weapon if you're watching Seven Psychopaths – the art of paper folding, or Origami, can now add another use to its resume, as  a team of engineers from Brigham Young University has been in touch with an origami mathematician to figure …

It's always nice when a Kickstarter game comes to fruition and is finally released, but it's especially so whey they look as interesting as this one. In an interesting blend of stealth and voyeurism – let's call it, Metal Gear Solid meets Night Trap – Republique is a game that …

It's been a big 24 hours for open world, multiplayer titles. First Just Cause 2 MP landed late yesterday and now the standalone version of DayZ has finally appeared on Steam too. It's still an early access alpha, so don't expect a completely polished experience, but it's certainly got a …

This week we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a STEAM game of your choice. All you have to do is join our funny Facebook comment thread and place a funny/entertaining caption to this image from Assassins Creed Black Flag. It means you can …

Amazon Studios  has just announced that it plans to shoot all of its 2014 series in 4K and will eventually make the ultra high resolution available for customers to stream. Programming will include both comedies and drama's and will most likely be put on Amazon's instant video service which is …

Samsung will be releasing a new phone early next year – the Galaxy Core Advance. It looks similar to an S3 but it definitely does not have the same specs, in fact, it's screen resolution is going to be worse than that found on the original Galaxy S which was …

Over the last few months we've seen plenty of cheap Android tablets come out: Tesco came out with the Hudl, Argos released the ‘MyTablet‘ and Asda partnered up with electronics company, Medion, to exclusively sell the ‘LifeTab‘. Prices of these tablets currently range from £77 all the way up to £130 …

One of the more popular, but overlooked (especially in terms of government sanctioned DNS blocks) ISPs in the UK, Plus.net, has unveiled some new pricing plans for its broadband packages, with pricing that could really take the fight to some of the bigger firms out there. The new deal sees …

Microsoft has announced that starting in early 2014, its Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles, will have access to their own unique, original content that won't be available anywhere else initially. What those shows will be at the moment remain somewhat of a mystery, though we do know some things. …

Anyone trying to visit the Pirate Bay this morning will have found that the usual .SX address is no longer valid. Instead, it's now operating at thepiratebay.pe, a Peru based address. Temporarily it was running at thepiratebay.ac, but now it's settled on its new South American home. For now at …

Google has been gunning for robot development for some time now, possibly lining it up to go head to head with Amazon over automated delivery services – and now it can do it over frozen lakes too, as it just bought Boston Dynamics, the company behind the Big Dog service …

The United States made a big splash earlier this year, when it announced that it was going to begin accepting applications for US sports Visas from Esports competitors. The first was granted to a League of Legends player last week, and now another has been given to Korean Kim Dong …

We've been getting teased by single images and snippets of information about Valve's Steam Box hardware for a while now, so it's nice to finally see that someone's managed to get one opened up and take a look inside to see what we're really working with and how the hardware …

Invited down to a glamorous hotel in central London by YOYOTech to see ‘The Resurgence of PC Gaming', KitGuru was intrigued. The Centerprise performance PC brand was certainly acting confident, but in the face of recent IDC and Gartner reports, was that confidence mis-placed?  Ignoring the wine and nibbles, we …

We all spend a small fortune on mobile devices. Alongside transport and staple foods, it's one of those omnipresent bills that need to be paid. The only question that remains is ‘How much should we pay?'.  The traditionally strong players here are the providers themselves with their ‘store on every …

We had many thousands of entries for this competition and a lot of people will be unhappy to hear they didn't win. abortion argumentative essay The winner of the 240GB SSD is Harry Jeffries from Merseyside. His Facebook page is HERE. Remember if you didn't win, then be sure to …

As far as exclusive titles go, Dead Rising 3 has been pretty well received on the Xbox One. Of course with a AAA game that does well on a console, it normally doesn't take long for DLC to start showing up and this game is no exception, as details of …

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed IV will receive its first bit of story expanding DLC  next week . It's called Freedom Cry and it's set to come out on the 17th of December and will launch on all platforms at the same time in the US. However, in Europe it …

GOG, the DRM free game store is currently giving away all of the pre Bethesda Fallout games, that includes Fallout 1, 2 and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel. If you've ever been interested in exploring the background of the series then this is your chance. Be careful though, Steam has …

This week we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a STEAM game of your choice. All you have to do is join our funny Facebook comment thread and place a funny/entertaining caption to this photograph. It means you can put all your spare cash …

Frictional Games, the developer behind the terrifying first person Amnesia and Penumbra series, has released a new in-game trailer for its next project, SOMA, which shows us its deeply creepy atmosphere, as well as a detailed break down of what the team is focusing on during development. nora ephron essays …

While it sounds like a punchline for a joke about the worst person alive, Lawfuel has announced its winner of Lawyer of the Year, granting it not to an individual but to the entire legal team of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. While there's a lot of people working in the …

Maker of the world's most talked about virtual reality headset, Oculus, has managed to secure another $75 million worth of funding to help continue development on the consumer version of its Rift headset, set to be released towards the end of next year. This follows on from the initial $2.4 …