Software & Gaming

2018 was a massive year for Bethesda Game Studios, with the team not only showing off Starfield for the first time during their E3 presentation, but also giving fans their first teaser for The Elder Scrolls VI. In the 7 years since, we’ve received little-to-nothing regarding the next Elder Scrolls, with Bethesda’s Todd Howard now claiming that the much-anticipated title is “still a long way off.”

Last month, Sony held a State of Play stream, bringing us new PS5 game announcements, along with the latest trailer for Insomniac's long-awaited Wolverine game. This month, another State of Play will take place, this time focusing on games made in Japan and other regions of Asia. State of Play …

Arc Raiders got off to a great start earlier this month, achieving around 300K concurrent players over its launch weekend. Since then, the numbers have only grown, with the game now surpassing Helldivers 2's all-time concurrent player record.  Helldivers 2 and Arc Raiders are both extraction shooters, but each handles …

While BioWare didn't reveal much about the next Mass Effect game during N7 Day, the company did leave a series of hints in its blogpost for fans to decode. Now, those fans have succeeded, uncovering a link to a new piece of Mass Effect 5 concept art. The art, titled …

When Halo Infinite was first planned, 343 Industries had ambitions of keeping the game going for a decade. When the game ultimately failed to win over a significant number of fans at launch, those plans changed. Now, 343 Industries has been broken down and rebuilt as Halo Studios, and the …

Following its removal earlier this year, GTA V is once again joining PlayStation Plus Extra later this month - the 3rd time it's been added in 2 years.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is confirmed by Bandai Namco to have sold 5.4 million copies in its first 6 months on the market.

FromSoftware’s iconic Dark Souls Trilogy has now sold over 40 million copies, reaching this milestone almost a decade following the final entry’s release.

Each month, Amazon offers a number of games for free to all those with a Prime Gaming (now Amazon Luna) subscription. For the month of November, members can claim a baker’s dozen worth of games, including Fallout 76; New Tales from the Borderlands; Gas Station Simulator and more.

MSI has introduced a new tool for managing RGB lighting, dubbed Portal X. This web-based platform eliminates the need for a locally installed software suite, such as MSI Center. The company is positioning this as a fast and straightforward solution for users who want to configure their lighting without having …

Borderlands 4 has been out for a while now, but we've yet to hear much about sales. That changed this week, with Take Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick, admitting that the game's sales had been ‘softer' than expected. Still, the publisher expects the game to do well in the long-term. In …

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, the new game from former Uncharted director, Amy Hennig, and Skydance Games, has been delayed again. The game was supposed to be releasing in early 2026. Now, it looks like the game won't be out until much later in the year. In a statement shared …

The indie co-op cooking game franchise Overcooked is being turned into a reality show in partnership with A24 and Netflix.

Game developers looking to ship their titles around mid 2026 can all breathe a collective sigh of relief, as Rockstar has just announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed again. 

Following its initial release back in September, the Switch 2 version of Sonic Racing Crossworlds is set to finally launch on Switch 2 next month.

Following its announcement in 2023, filming for the live-action Legend of Zelda film has officially commenced in New Zealand.

Despite being focused around Grand Theft Auto Online, Rockstar’s GTA+ subscription did not include the game itself as part of the offering…until now.

Nvidia is kicking off its November GeForce Now line-up with six more games joining the service. From this week, players will have day-one cloud access to games like Europa Universalis V, 7 Days Blood Moons and more.  Europa Universalis V is the latest strategy game from Paradox Interactive. In this …

Sony may be planning to introduce cross-buy between its PlayStation 5 and PC titles according to newly datamined details.

Two years from its initial launch, the PlayStation Portal has gotten its biggest firmware update yet, bringing new cloud streaming functionality and much more.

Despite games still coming to the last-gen system, Nintendo has now confirmed that they are shifting primary development focus “to Nintendo Switch 2.”

Since its launch in 2022, the Steam Deck has only improved with time, receiving countless new features and quality of life improvements through relatively consistent updates. As part of the Steam Deck’s beta branch, users will finally be able to download titles while the screen is off in an update which has been a long time coming.

While Contraband was announced in 2021 with a planned 2022 release date, the game continued to face delays and as a result, Microsoft ultimately pulled the publishing deal for the title. It is still unclear whether or not Avalanche will be able to revive the project, but in the meantime, …

Recently, the Japanese patent office rejected Nintendo's application for a patent what would cover monster capturing and throwing mechanics, something that could serve quite the blow to the company's ongoing lawsuit against the creators of Palworld. Now, the US version of this patent, which Nintendo was granted earlier this year, …

Following the ransomware attack on Insomniac a couple of years ago, a roadmap from the studio began doing the rounds, claiming that Insomniac would move on from Wolverine and Spider-Man in the coming years to focus on an X-Men series of games. Recent comments from Marvel Games seem to hint at that roadmap being accurate.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is launching very soon. Ahead of the game's November 14th release, Activision has now confirmed the final PC system requirements for the game, with minimum & recommended specs, alongside an Ultra specification guideline for those looking to play at 4K or chasing extremely high frame rates. 

Prior to EA's confirmation that Battlefield 6 sold 7 million copies at launch, analysts at Alinea Analytics predicted the result. Now with October fully behind us, they've updated their sales estimates to 10 million.  Battlefield 6 has already surpassed 10 million copies sold, according to data from Alinea Analytics. Speaking …

Minecraft's latest crossover DLC is very interesting for anime fans. While we typically see a lot of licensed skin packs in Minecraft, the new Dragon Ball Z DLC goes much further, offering new gameplay elements and game modes, alongside fan favourite characters from the series. 

4 months into the Switch 2’s life, Mario Kart World is already nearing 10 million copies sold – with half a dozen other Switch 1 titles approaching milestones.

The Nintendo Switch 2 officially sold over 10 million units in its first 4 months on the market – with the OG Switch just 10,000 units away from the DS.