Software & Gaming

We're heading towards the last few months of the year, which means there are still a few seasonal Steam sales left on the calendar. This week, Valve confirmed dates for the upcoming Autumn, Winter and Spring sales, which will take place over the next six months.  The Autumn Sale is …

Dead Space Remake looked fantastic in the most recent teaser trailer. The game is now due for an early 2023 release and according to reports, we'll be getting another gameplay reveal very soon.  According to Insider Gaming, EA Motive will be revealing more on Dead Space Remake in ‘mid October'. …

Returnal remains one of the more unique PlayStation 5 exclusive games to have been released in the past few years, with the 3rd person roguelite bullet hell shooter seeing great success on Sony’s latest system. That being said, rumours have claimed that Returnal is set to come to PC in …

While the legalities surrounding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues to be figured out, the console manufacturer has not been keeping its eggs in one singular basket, with Microsoft reportedly looking to the East for potential studio acquisitions. As part of the latest episode of the Giant Bombcast podcast, industry …

Intel XeSS is finally here, and we already have two games supporting it. The first two titles to support Intel's upscaling technique are Death Stranding and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. There are even measurements of the latter running on the different XeSS modes using a Radeon RX 6800 XT. …

With Need for Speed: Heat, EA chose to work on the game quietly, only choosing to announce the game shortly before its planned release date. It appears the same strategy is in place this year, with reports claiming that Need for Speed: Unbound will be launching soon.  As reported by …

Skull & Bones has already had multiple release dates, and multiple delays over the last five years. The game was supposed to finally release in just a handful of weeks, but now at the last minute, the game has been delayed once again.  Initially scheduled to arrive in early November, …

Sony has really ramped up its PC releases this year, bringing the likes of God of War, Spider-Man: Remastered and soon, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection over to the platform. Now, another surprise title has been announced – Sackboy: A Big Adventure.  Sackboy was one of the earliest games rumoured …

The Last of Us TV show had been in development hell for years, with little bringing the adaptation any closer to reality. After involving the likes of Craig Mazin, Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey and even Neil Druckmann himself, the show looks to be coming together nicely, with HBO now releasing …

Each year, ahead of the game’s proper release, Activision hosts a beta period for that year’s Call of Duty, giving fans early insight into the maps, guns, mechanics and more coming with the upcoming FPS. The beta period for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has ended, with the publisher …

People Can Fly has been working on a couple of other projects alongside its most recent major release, Outriders. While the studio's next major IP, currently known as ‘Project Dagger', was going to be published by Take-Two, it appears both companies are now going their separate ways. Project Dagger was …

Since launch, Ubisoft has released a number of DLCs for Far Cry 6, bringing back fan-favourite characters and even hosting a couple of crossover events. Soon, Far Cry 6 will return with a new Game of the Year edition, and a big expansion is also on the way.  Aggiornamenti Lumia, …

Blizzard has been making good progress with Diablo 4 this year. Not only did we finally get a gameplay trailer back at E3, but the development team has also been posting monthly updates on the game's progress. This month, the company announced the first ‘public' Diablo 4 beta, and the …

Blizzard has made some questionable decisions with Overwatch 2. The sequel will completely replace the original next week, ushering in a new age of battle passes, 5v5 gameplay and character grinding. We already know that players will have to unlock new heroes by levelling the in-game battle pass, but newcomers …

Earlier this month, EA announced a partnership with Koei Tecmo and Omega Force to produce a new Monster Hunting game to rival Capcom's Monster Hunter series. That game is now officially known as ‘Wild Hearts', and it will be coming out in 2023.  The reveal trailer surprisingly includes a lot …

Slime Rancher 2 is the sequel to the cult-hit farming simulator which sees you grow and take care of different types of Slimes. Following the success of the first game, a sequel was announced. Having launched just last week, the studio has revealed that the game is already a success, …

Grounded is one of the more interesting titles published by Xbox Game Studios. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, this ‘Honey I Shrunk the Kids’ styled survival game has spent the past many years in Early Access. Two years on and 10 million players later, Grounded has officially gone 1.0. Alongside a …

Supermassive Games has spent the past few years expanding its Dark Pictures Anthology of titles, with the series now spanning across two console generations. In order to make for a more cohesive package, a number of entries in the Dark Pictures Anthology now have bespoke PS5 and Xbox Series X|S …

Xbox has just released a new colour option for the Xbox wireless controller. The new colour named Mineral Camo is the fourth out of the camo series, which already includes Night Ops Camo, Arctic Camo and Daystrike Camo. In addition, Razer is also launching a matching charging stand. The new …

Back in March, Google announced the Google Play Games PC beta, a new app to bring Android games to PC. The beta is now finally going live, but access is limited to just a handful of countries.  With Google Play Games, PC gamers have an official way to access Android …

Oxenfree, the supernatural mystery horror adventure indie title saw a great deal of success following its launch back in 2016. The game’s sequel, originally planned for release back in 2021, was later delayed to some time this year. With just a few months left in 2022 however, Night School Studios …

While VR as a gaming platform has yet to match the universal appeal of regular console and PC gaming, more and more impressive titles are showing us just how far the VR market has come in a relatively short time. One of the most exciting VR-exclusive titles – BONELAB – …

NieR: Automata was one of the most unique video games to release back in 2017. Directed by Yoko Taro, the open-world action-adventure JRPG featured hauntingly beautiful music, a deep and emotional story, and bombastic action and visuals. Following its success, it was announced that a NieR: Automata anime was in …

These days it seems as though any and all successful video game IPs will eventually be adapted into a different medium. The latest game to be getting such a treatment is Capcom’s Onimusha franchise, with Netflix now announcing that the series will be getting an anime adaptation. Taking to Twitter …

Over the past year, reports have insisted that Konami has multiple Silent Hill games in development as part of an effort to revive a few key video game franchises. Now, we may have our first legitimate piece of evidence, as South Korea's game rating committee has listed an unannounced Silent …

Over the Summer, Sony announced plans to bring both of its Spider-Man games to PC for the first time. We've already had high praise for Spider-Man Remastered and soon, Miles Morales will be dropping too.  Spider-Man: Miles Morales is not a full sequel to Spider-Man Remastered. It is more of …

Atlus has filed a lawsuit against a group of Shin Megami Tensei fans for creating and operating servers for its defunct Shin Megami Tensei MMO ‘Imagine Online'. The game shut down back in 2016, but fan servers have kept the game alive in the years since.  Over the years, many …

Over the past year, Netflix has been building up Netflix Games, a new part of the streaming service that offers games. So far, Netflix has been acquiring independent studios to help build up its library. Now, the company is investing even further by setting up its own in-house development studio …

The ESA ultimately scrapped E3 for 2022, but did announce plans to bring the show back in 2023 as a full, physical event, with additional streamed content. Now this week, the ESA has announced that E3 is scheduled for June 13th to the 16th.  In recent years, E3 has scaled …

Earlier this month, EA announced a partnership with Koei Tecmo and Omega Force to produce a new Monster Hunting game to rival Capcom's Monster Hunter series. The company promised more information soon, but the Tokyo Game Show came and went without an announcement. That will change this week, when ‘Wild …