Software & Gaming

Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has not had the best of time during its development. Announced back in 2020, the game was in development at Ubisoft Mumbai/Pune, however following a less-than-stellar first showing, the game was moved over to Ubisoft’s Montreal studio – with leaks claiming …

Nvidia did provide some gaming updates at Computex this year with its latest upgrades to ACE, the new G-Assist AI project and the announcement that RTX Remix is going Open Source. However, little of this was touched on in the main keynote and beyond that, there was no sign of next-gen GeForce GPUs. Fortunately, there was a media Q&A follow-up with Jensen himself earlier today, where we had the chance to dive deeper into the future of gaming. 

One of the most exciting games to launch during the PS5’s release year was Kena: Bridge of Spirits. The first game from studio Ember Lab, Kena launched to consistent and positive reviews from both critics and fans alike. Back in April, an ESRB rating seemed to suggest that the game …

Back in April, the team at Hexworks announced update 1.5 for Lords of the Fallen – the final update for the game, bringing with it a ton of new additions including the ‘Advanced Game Modifier System’. Despite being announced as the last major update for the game, Hexworks has surprised …

League of Legends has always been great with its non-gaming related adaptations and projects, but Netflix’s Arcane was by far the franchise’s biggest hit in a while, with a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes alongside a ton of awards. After years of waiting, the much-anticipated second season is officially set …

For the past many years we have seen the relevance of physical gaming retailers fall further and further as digital adoption has exploded in popularity. The UK’s biggest video game retailer ‘GAME’ has not been spared in all this, with many of its retail locations shutting down. Now, the company’s …

Just as promised, Asus officially unveiled the ROG Ally X this week, coinciding with Computex. Priced at $799, the new version of the ROG Ally packs some minor but notable improvements, including more RAM, expanded storage, a larger battery and design refinements.  One of the highlights of the ROG Ally …

In September of last year, Netflix officially announced that they were working on a Tomb Raider animated series. Titled ‘Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft’, the series was shown off with a brief teaser trailer. Now, we have gotten our first proper look at the show – alongside its …

Back in April, the team at Warhorse Studios officially announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance II – a sequel to their highly-successful debut title from 2018. Though little was shared at the time, we now have some technical details on how the game will perform on consoles: offering a single 30fps option …

Over the course of the Switch’s lifespan we have seen Nintendo bring a whole host of older titles to the platform through various re-releases, remasters and remakes. One of the most requested titles by fans has been a Switch release of the Wii’s Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. According to …

During Gamescom last year, Supermassive Games revealed that they would be taking over the Little Nightmares series, announcing Little Nightmares III with a 2024 release window. In an update, the team have revealed that they need a bit more time – pushing the game back to some time in 2025. …

Grand Theft Auto 6 has been announced already, but so far, Rockstar has only confirmed the game for current-gen consoles. While the game will be releasing on Xbox and PlayStation in 2025, those of us on PC will have to wait a bit longer, pushing the release back to 2026.  …

After acquiring Activision Blizzard in late 2023, Microsoft made the decision to allow Toys for Bob to go independent. At the time, we did not know what this meant for the studio’s future involvement with franchises like Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. However, things are looking positive at this stage, as …

In recent weeks, Valve has been holding private playtests for its next game, Deadlock. This appears to be a mash-up between elements of Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2. Many gameplay videos have leaked so far, showcasing characters, mechanics and maps. Despite the game being an open secret at this …

This week, Sony made the mistake of not checking its security properly, leading to a massive leak that allowed players early access to Destiny 2's upcoming expansion, The Final Shape. The entire story of the expansion, most cinematics, and even future seasonal content has all leaked. Now, Sony has officially …

Earlier this year, Sony found itself in hot water after announcing plans to enforce PSN accounts to access PC games like Helldivers 2. This led to PlayStation PC titles being delisted from over 150 countries and the community at large voiced their issues with this. While PSN accounts will no …

In recent weeks we've seen plenty of leaks for Marvel Rivals, including the full character roster and unique move sets for each hero. Last night during State of Play, we got some official news for a change. If you're interested in Marvel's new team-based shooter, there will be a beta …

The Zotac Zone has been teased over the last few days, but the company hasn't revealed the full technical specs for the upcoming handheld yet. The official reveal will be happening at Computex next week. However, a recent leak has revealed what we can expect ahead of time.  The leak …

While PlayStation have mostly moved away from mascots in recent generations, Team Asobi appear to be reviving the genre with its ASTRO BOT series. Following a PSVR1 game back in 2018 – and the excellent PS5 pack-in title Astro’s Playroom – Astro Bot looks ready to hit the mainstream with …

Announced around this time last year with an incredibly vague teaser trailer, Sony’s first-party multiplayer live-service first person shooter ‘Concord’ has finally had its proper official introduction. Shown off during last night’s State of Play, we’ve now been given our first look at gameplay – as well as a release …

After going a decade without any new releases, Konami has finally returned to the Silent Hill franchise, with their first major title being the upcoming remake of the classic Silent Hill 2. Much of the pre-release marketing has been met with somewhat mixed results. Luckily, those looking forward to experiencing …

Sony has slowly but surely been bringing its first-party line-up of PS5 exclusives to the PC platform. During last night’s State of Play, the console manufacturer officially revealed that the next PS5 title coming to PC is none other than God of War: Ragnarök – set to arrive this September.

The DirectSR API has been integrated into the Agility Software Development Kit 1.714.0-preview, allowing developers to integrate various Super Resolution technologies into their games more easily. By consolidating technologies such as FSR, DLSS, and XeSS, DirectSR provides developers with a streamlined solution for implementation. GPU hardware providers have been at …

While Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi was supposed to return in 2023, the game was eventually delayed after the widely positive reception to the game's announcement. The developers have been putting that extra time to good use too, as Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (Budokai Tenkaichi) is due to have an absolutely …

Later this evening, Sony will be going live with its latest State of Play stream, during which we will see 14 new games announced for PS5 and PlayStation VR2. As usual, most of the trailers due to be shown have already been uploaded to YouTube in unlisted or privatised form, …

With GeForce Now finally adding Battle.net integration and gaining access to Activision Blizzard games, we're starting to see major titles like Call of Duty and Diablo supported via the cloud gaming service. This week, Blizzard's biggest game is finally accessible via the cloud, with support for World of Warcraft now …

We've known about Mortal Kombat 1's DLC characters for a long time now, with leaks revealing guest characters like Homelander well ahead of the game's launch. Now all these months later, the Homelander DLC is finally arriving.  Mortal Kombat 1's Kombat Pack 1 DLC sold access to several new characters …

With the most recent COD safely in its mid-life cycle, the launch of xDefiant comes perhaps at the perfect time to try and steal as many eyes away from Call of Duty as possible. While in many ways, xDefiant is indeed competing in the same space as COD gameplay-wise, one might argue that Ubisoft’s efforts have resulted in a product which feels as though it was designed to compete with Modern Warfare 3 (2011), not Modern Warfare III (2023) – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing...

Bungie is heading towards one of its most important releases ever. Destiny 2: The Final Shape is the final expansion in the Light vs Dark saga, the main story arc that kicked off with Destiny 1 ten years ago. The expansion is just around the corner, but it seems someone …

MultiVersus has had a weird road to release. The game was technically out, and even purchasable from late 2022 to mid 2023. Then, out of nowhere, the development team announced that the game would be ‘shutting down' after a six-month long beta, before re-releasing in 2024. Now, MultiVersus has finally …