Software & Gaming

Earlier this month, Microsoft confirmed plans to bring a few of its exclusive games to other platforms. We're getting four games in all, thought to be Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment and Grounded. To kick things off, Microsoft will be shipping both Pentiment and Grounded for Nintendo Switch.  As …

When Motiga announced the shutdown of Gigantic, a MOBA-hero shooter hybrid, less than a year after its release, the developer claimed the game didn't resonate with the players. But now, with the upcoming release of Gigantic: Rampage Edition in 2024, the game is set to make a comeback. This time, …

Shortly after launch, Bethesda swiftly brought Nvidia's DLSS to Starfield, joining the game's FSR 2 implementation. Now as new updates are winding up for the year, Bethesda has upgraded Starfield with FSR 3, as well as support for Intel XeSS. 

SIFU caught many people’s attention when it was first released back in February of 2022. The martial arts title was a follow-up to developer Sloclap’s well-received 2017 game Absolver. Two years on from SIFU’s successful launch, the game has sold an impressive 3 million copies. Making the announcement via a …

As with all game subscription services nowadays, titles are added and removed on a regular basis – typically monthly. With that, Sony has now revealed the next set of games leaving PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium – including the excellent Ghostwire: Tokyo. Updating its ‘Last Chance to Play’ section on PS Plus …

EA’s Need for Speed franchise has had a varying amount of success over the years/generations, with many of its earlier entries being bona fide classics – and their modern release much less so. In a surprising move, the team have now revealed that Need for Speed Unbound will be getting …

By now, Fortnite is by far the game with the greatest number of crossovers, with the live service title featuring countless franchises and IPs, including real world celebrities such as Eminem, Travis Scott and Ariana Grande. Joining the ever-growing roster is Mother Monster herself: Lady Gaga. Making the announcement via …

Game Freak wrapped up the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet generation with a pair of expansions last year. Now in just one week's time, The Pokémon Company will unveil its next projects.  The Pokémon Company has announced plans for a new Pokémon Presents stream, which will air on the 27th of …

Respawn has been working on a few Star Wars projects outside of the Jedi Fallen Order series. One of these projects is a shooter but excitement for the game should begin to rise now that it has been reported to be a Mandalorian game.  Star Wars fans have wanted a …

The final batch of Game Pass titles are in, but we've also got a preview for what's coming in March, which is shaping up to be a much bigger month...

Nacon has announced the date and time of its Nacon Connect 2024 event, where it will showcase its upcoming video game and gaming accessories line-up for the year ahead. The presentation is scheduled for February 29th at 6:00 pm (GMT) and will last 30 minutes. Alongside the announcement, the French …

With the Switch soon to be on its way out, there remain a small number of Nintendo Directs left before focus shifts towards the company’s next generation device. With that, the Switch maker has now announced a 25-minute Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase – where we might see the official announcement …

Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is an interesting device which uses the company’s Remote Play service in order to stream titles from your home console to the portable peripheral. Despite being a streaming-only device, its Android-based software has now allowed for game emulators to be unofficially installed to the device – …

Following its abundant success, PowerWash Simulator announced and released a bunch of crossovers, ranging from Final Fantasy VII to SpongeBob SquarePants. Last year the team revealed that they would be collabing with the grim and dark world of Warhammer 40K – with the DLC finally set to arrive in just …

As with the first game, the developers at Techland have been adding a whole bunch of new stuff to Dying Light 2, from small changes and refinements, to entirely new gameplay styles. The team seem to have no plans of stopping any time soon, as they have just announced Dying …

Bethesda has released a few editions of the Fallout Anthology collection over the years, offering a Collector's Edition bundle that packages together all previous games in the series. The Anthology was previously updated to include Fallout 4. Now, the Fallout S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Anthology returns with Fallout 76, alongside all the previous …

Helldivers 2 is a well made game that punches far above its weight, offering the most fun co-op moments I've had since the early days of Halo. It also bucks plenty of industry trends along the way and sets a new standard for live multiplayer games moving forward.

In late 2023, a leak confirmed that Ubisoft was working on a new version of the original Beyond Good and Evil. Soon after the leak, Ubisoft confirmed that the special version was coming to celebrate the franchise's 20th anniversary, hence being named 20th Anniversary Edition. The developer promised to share …

All the way back in 2020, Apple removed Fortnite from its iOS App Store in response to efforts by Epic to circumvent the company’s store fees. 3 and a half years later, it seems the two companies have found common ground, with Apple finally unbanning Epic’s developer account. Apple recently …

A few days ago, Lies of P was updated on Steam, with the team at NEOWIZ accidentally uploading a DRM-free version of the game. In the wake of this, the studio has finally opted to remove the infamous DENUVO from Lies of P in an official manner. Despite receiving high …

For what feels like forever now, we have heard an increasing number of rumours surrounding the inevitable successor to Nintendo’s incredibly popular Switch console. With that, it seemed as though 2024 would be the year that we finally get our hands on this next-gen system. Unfortunately, it appears as though this won’t be the case.

Thanks to the recent passing of the Digital Markets act in the EU, Apple has had its hand forced into opening up its iOS App Store. One of the biggest changes as a result is that app developers can now with greater ease bring cloud-based game streaming services to iPhones …

For multiple console generations now, Microsoft has opted not to share any sales figures for its Xbox systems, instead choosing to focus on Game Pass subscribers. That said, we’ve had no official update on total users in over 2 years. Finally, Microsoft has revealed that Game Pass has now grown …

A couple months removed from 2023, Epic Games have now released their year-in-review, revealing a bunch of interesting statistics pertaining to the Epic Games Store. Despite slow growth (and a regression in some aspects), the PC store front has now managed to exceed 270 million registered users. Available to view …

The 27th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards winners have been announced, recognising the most exceptional video games released in 2023. Among the many winners, Baldur's Gate 3 stood out by winning Game of the Year, Best Role-Playing Game, and Outstanding Achievement awards in the Story, Game Direction, and Game Design …

Helldivers 2 just launched for PC and PS5, delivering one of the most fun co-op shooters we've seen in years. Right now, the game is focused on PvE only and if you were wondering if that might change in the future, then look no further.  Following the success of Helldivers …

Alan Wake 2 launched in October and Remedy has now given us an update on how the game is doing. Ahead of the first of two story DLCs planned, Remedy has sold around 1.3 million copies, a figure that the studio is happy with. In a statement on the milestone, …

We already know through court document leaks that Microsoft is already well into planning its next generation Xbox console. Surprisingly, Microsoft is now talking about its next-gen plans openly.  We should be at least four years away from the next console, according to documents leaked through the court system during …

Yesterday during the Official Xbox Podcast, Phil Spencer announced plans to bring four Xbox games to rival consoles. While this is happening, Xbox, PC and mobile will continue to be the only places with Xbox Game Pass access, and soon, Microsoft will finally start bringing Activision Blizzard titles over.  During …

After a very lengthy marketing period, the much anticipated Tekken 8 finally released late last month. It seems as though the game has found a strong audience straight from the get-go, with the fighting game having already sold over 2 million copies. As shared by Bloomberg reporter Takashi Mochizuki (via …