Software & Gaming

When Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag first launched more than a decade ago, Ubisoft was still mixing in ‘modern day' story elements into the Assassin's Creed games. Since then, this portion of the series' storytelling has been dropped almost entirely. Now with the Black Flag Remake coming up, Ubisoft has …

With the latest Star Wars film, The Mandalorian and Grogu, finally hitting the box office this week, MSI has also rolled out its limited edition RTX 5080 graphics card. There are only 500 of these being made, exclusive to the European market, so if you want one, you'll have to act fast. 

Last night, Bungie officially announced that it is ending development of Destiny 2. Fans immediately began hoping that this would mean that Destiny 3 is entering development, but that turns out to not be the case.

Helldivers 2 is set to get yet another major tech-focused update, introducing DLSS, FSR, PSSR, among other optimisations.

Less than a week on from its Early Access launch, Unknown Worlds’ Subnautica 2 has already sold more than 4 million copies.

This week’s free Epic Games Store offerings includes the remastered Lara Croft Tomb Raider trilogy and indie puzzler Down in Bermuda.

In a shocking announcement today, Bungie has confirmed that it is ending development on Destiny 2. Destiny has been Bungie's most successful game to date, but with player numbers dwindling, Bungie has decided to walk away and explore new projects. In its statement today, Bungie confirmed that on June 9th, …

Helldivers 2 has had a number of good crossovers during its time, including legendary warbonds for Halo and Killzone-themed gear. Now, the next crossover has been announced, bringing some Warhammer flavour to Arrowhead's shooter.  Helldivers 2 will be getting a Warhammer 40,000 legendary warbond later this year. This is one …

We already know that Insomniac's Wolverine game will be a big point of focus for Sony's State of Play showcase next week but now, we know of at least one other first-party game due to make an appearance. Sony has just trademarked a mysterious game called ‘Break In'.  As spotted …

Ubisoft has often jumped at the chance to embrace new technology, to varying degrees of success. Many of you will remember the Ghost Recon NFT saga from a few years back. Now that ‘blockchain gaming' hasn't really taken off, Ubisoft has shifted its efforts towards Generative AI. Ubisoft has confirmed …

This week's GeForce Now update has arrived, with eight new games joining the library, including new releases like Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, Luna Abyss and the latest Warhammer game. Aside from the new games joining GeForce Now this week, Nvidia has also announced another promotion with 007: First Light, …

Over the last few weeks we've been running our annual reader survey, offering up entrants the chance to win a high-end Acer laptop. The results are now in, and we are ready to share the winner! 

Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core has finally launched in Early Access – though initial impressions from players has been somewhat mixed.

Ahead of its official announcement, early details for this year’s PlayStation Days of Play have leaked, with the promotion said to be going live next week.

Following his departure from Housemarque back in 2023, Returnal Director Harry Krueger has announced the founding of a brand new studio: Cosmic Division.

After being leaked a couple days ago, 1047 Games have now officially announced their Titanfall inspired 6v6 movement FPS EMPULSE.

Sony has officially announced its Summer showcase plans for new PS5 titles. State of Play is returning in early June, offering an hour of new game announcements and other reveals. 

After a spree of playtests and an early access launch, Quantic Dream has cancelled development of its first 'live service' multiplayer game, Spellcasters Chronicles. The game failed to grab a large enough audience during its first few months in early access. 

Warhorse Studios has announced its next two projects. Yes, a third Kingdom Come game is being planned, but beyond that, the studio is also now working on a LOTR RPG. 

Embracer Group is going through yet another round of major organisational changes. The company hit dire financial straits a few years ago, leading to numerous layoffs and studio closures. Now that the dust has settled, Embracer is spinning off Middle-Earth Enterprises into a new company to house the group's largest …

One of the most disappointing things about Embracer's acquisition of Eidos Montreal has been the complete lack of interest in bringing back Deus Ex. Now after years of struggling to generate hit games, Embracer Group finally appears to be willing to give Deus Ex a chance at life.  Today, alongside an …

Stig Asmussen, the director behind Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, has had his next game project cancelled. Asmussen left EA shortly after finishing Jedi Survivor to form a new studio to work on a new D&D game, but Wizards of the Coast just scrapped it.  …

Following its success in the US, the family-focused Nex Playground console is coming to the UK and Ireland starting from next month.

Publication Insider Gaming have announced their own video game showcase – featuring 55 games including a dozen World Premieres.

As part of their ongoing rebrand, Xbox has announced a new Player Voice feedback program: “a new place to collect your feedback and make it more visible.”

According to Microsoft’s ID@Xbox director, the console maker is currently “positioning Xbox for what comes next in the next 25 years.”

Lords of the Fallen 2 was going to release later this year as an Epic Games Store exclusive after CI Games signed a publishing deal with Epic. However, in a sudden change of plans, CI Games has now announced that it has cancelled the publishing deal. 

We haven't had an update on The Witcher spin-off Project Sirius in a long time but that changed this week, with a writer behind Destiny 2: The Final Shape joining the development team. 

The next wave of Game Pass titles has been announced. Over the next couple of weeks, 14 more games will be joining the Game Pass library, including Forza Horizon 6, Luna Abyss and more. 

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has impressed early players thanks to its massive Gotham map, combined with its Arkham-style combat. Now we know why the game shares so much DNA with the Arkham games - Rocksteady has been working on it.