Software & Gaming

Hunt: Showdown is one of the more successful extraction shooters currently around, with the Crytek-developed PvPvE shooter continuing to see support years on from its initial release back in 2019. In a surprising move, the team have announced that the game is set to get a permanent price cut, reducing …

Over the past year or so, we have seen the leading UK video games retailer GAME UK pull back on many of its previously-offered services, reducing the company’s scope drastically. Following the ending of its Reward program and trade-in services, GAME is now set to stop accepting pre-orders...

Concord is the latest major gamble from Sony Interactive Entertainment, with the upcoming live-service Hero Shooter having a lot to prove in a market which isn’t exactly begging for more games in the genre. Perhaps as a way to entice more players to try out the upcoming game, Sony has …

As a console platform, Xbox has historically focused on the US market, with Europe, Africa and Asia in particular being relatively weak markets for the US-based Microsoft. Following the recent announcement to changes with its Game Pass subscription service, Xbox is reportedly moving away from EMEA regions almost entirely. As …

This week, GeForce Now is adding another three games to its ever-growing library. The big release this time around is Once Human, a new hit survival game on Steam, which has already amassed an impressive number of players. Once Human is a new survival game from Starry Studio, set in …

Apple opened the door for emulators to appear on the iOS App Store, removing the need for any jailbreaking, or using something like the AltStore. Delta, one of the most popular Nintendo iOS emulators immediately took advantage of this opening, releasing an app for iPhones back in April, but iPad …

Sony has now announced the next batch of games for PS Plus subscribers. If you are on one of the higher Extra or Premium tiers, you can expect a new batch of titles available to download, including the likes of Remnant 2 and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. Following …

Fallout: London is finally dropping this month after a small delay. The ambitious mod will allow Fallout 4 players to explore an entirely new map, in a part of the world not explored in previous Fallout games. The mod will require players to uninstall Bethesda's recent ‘next-gen' update for the …

Six months on from the launch of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, the game is now regularly appearing on sale for under £20 as Warner Bros tries to do whatever it can to boost the game's player numbers. If you've yet to buy the game but are curious enough …

Dota 2's massive ongoing event, Crownfall, as entered Act 3 this month. We've known that Valve has more surprises in store Crownfall but the studio caught us all off guard when it debuted a Street Fighter inspired fighting mode for the game.  In Dota 2 Crownfall, players can now participate …

Riot has been working on its own 2D League of Legends fighting game for years now, set to launch next year under the title '2XKO'. As it turns out, the company also had its own Smash Bros style fighting game in development under the codename 'Pool Party', but it was cancelled after seeing the reception to WB's MultiVersus. 

Over the last four years, 2K Games has separated the NBA 2K games, with an ‘old gen' version for Xbox One, PS4 and PC, and a ‘next gen' version, released only for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. PC gamers have been complaining about this disparity since the debut of NBA …

Earlier today, it came to light that Microsoft is planning a Game Pass business shake-up, which will see the service going up in price, and the removal of day-one games for the standard tier subscription. The big reason behind this is the addition of Call of Duty to the library, …

Earlier this year, Vertigo Games announced Metro Awakening, bringing the fantastic game and book franchise to VR for the first time. At the time, we knew the game would be launching in 2024 but an exact release date was yet to be confirmed. Fortunately, that changes today.  Metro Awakening is …

It looks like Xbox Game Pass is indeed finally in for a price increase. Higher prices won't be the only change though, it turns out Microsoft has plans to completely restructure Game Pass in September, ahead of the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, including the removal of day-one games for the standard tier. 

Last month, Amazon announced a partnership with Microsoft/Xbox to bring Game Pass to its Fire TV Sticks via cloud streaming. Said to be coming some time in July, the Xbox Game Pass app is now officially available. Following the announcement last month that the Xbox Game Pass app would be …

While virtual reality may not have blown up in the way some companies were hoping, VR still has a strong audience of dedicated users. With a decreasing number of VR games being represented in major video game showcases, a new dedicated VR Games showcase has now sprung up. Being organised …

SCUF is one of the biggest names when it comes to producing high-end 3rd party video game console controllers, with the manufacturer giving PlayStation and Xbox users the option for backpaddles and more far ahead of any official console offerings. SCUF now looks set to tackle the mobile gaming market, …

Deadpool and Wolverine is the next major film set to come out of Marvel Studios, with the MCU entry being one of the most hyped in a while. Aligning with the film’s upcoming release, it appears as though the X-Men characters are set to make appearances across multiple games. As …

Nvidia's latest GPU game bundle has arrived. In partnership with Game Science, anyone buying select RTX 40 series graphics cards, or an RTX 40 powered laptop, will get a free copy of Black Myth: Wukong to go with it...

Earlier this year, Sony unveiled its next big live-service game, Concord. With two betas coming up for both console and PC, the team at Firewalk has shared the minimum and recommended hardware requirements to play the game at 1080p/60FPS, 1440p/60FPS or 4K/60FPS.  The minimum PC requirements aren't particularly high but …

Running at just 1080p with an uneven 30 fps frame cap, Bloodborne is overdue for some form of update. Unfortunately, in the almost 10 years since the release of the game, we have gotten little-to-nothing in the way of enhancements. That said, given enough time, the much-loved Souls game could …

The introduction of Battle Passes a few years ago seemed to wipe out most uses of the arguably worse loot box system which plagued many free-to-play (and premium) games. While such passes do have their own issues, players are typically able to earn currencies for future battle passes by completing said passes. After using this exact method since its inception, Apex Legends’ battle passes are about to get a lot more expensive.

RGG Studio has made a name for itself over the years for its work on the excellent and much-loved Yakuza / Like a Dragon series. In recent entries especially, the team have gone all out, embracing multiple genres, game modes, themes and more. That said, even beyond this, it seems …

The Dolphin emulator is one of the most well known in the scene, with the GameCube / Wii emulator being by far the best way to experience Nintendo’s games from the 6th/7th generation. Already a pretty mature platform, Dolphin emulator is set to enter a new era as it switches …

Cities Skylines 2 launched on PC last year but was quickly panned by players for performance issues. Since then, Paradox has been focused on fixing up the PC version of the game, delaying the planned console release. Unfortunately, it looks like the console version of the game is also facing …

In recent years, Tencent has worked with some of the larger game publishers to bring major IP to mobile. The company is already working on a mobile version of Elden Ring for From Software, and next, the company may be bringing a version of Final Fantasy 14 to mobile devices.  …

We've known for some time now that 2K is working on a Bioshock sequel. The next game in the series will be the first without involvement from director Ken Levine, and will utilise Unreal Engine 5 to deliver next-gen visuals. Now, it seems a remake of the original game may …

Piranha Bytes has made some interesting games over the years, including cult classics like Gothic and Risen, as well as the more recent fantasy RPGs, Elex and Elex 2. Unfortunately, while the studio has improved with every release, its days are now numbered due to a lack of investment.  Piranha …

While Mario + Rabbids surprised us all back in 2017, Ubisoft's sequel, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope did not do as well. Fortunately, Nintendo is stepping in to get more players into the game by bringing it to Nintendo Switch Online.  If you have a Switch Online subscription, you …