Software & Gaming

We have known about the Fable reboot being developed by Playground Games since 2018, when Eurogamer leaked early details of the project. As it turns out, Playground actually began its journey towards becoming a multi-project and multi-genre studio a couple of years earlier, following the success of Forza Horizon 3.

Last week, Ubisoft announced yet more internal changes to its business, alongside the cancellation of six games, including the highly anticipated remake of The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Now, it appears that a round of layoffs is up next, with plans to cut as many as 200 roles at its Paris HQ. 

Last night Highguard officially launched but the initial reception to the game hasn't exactly been great. Thousands of players jumped in last night when the game officially went live, leading to an influx of negative user reviews on Steam. 

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed the release timeline for Control Resonant, the highly anticipated sequel to its 2019 hit. According to a late-2025 investor report, the game is now slated for launch at the end of Q2 2026, trimming down the vague 2026 release window revealed when the game was announced. …

The crowd went mild when Highguard was revealed as the final surprise game announcement during The Game Awards in December. Since that initial trailer, the developers have done shockingly little to promote the game, but as it turns out, they did do at least some marketing, having organised a preview …

It has been almost two years since Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launched on PS5 to wide critical and fan acclaim. Square Enix has been hard at work on the third and final entry to the Remake trilogy ever since and it sounds like fans won't be kept waiting too long to get their hands on it. 

It has been a while since Microsoft or Blizzard provided an update on overall sales for Diablo 4 but a new milestone may have been reached recently. According to one Blizzard employee, Diablo 4 might now be the company's best-selling game ever. 

Vampire Survivors studio, Poncle, has been hard at work on a new game alongside various DLCs for its breakout hit. The new game, Vampire Crawlers, is a direct spin-off that incorporates deck building elements for a new addictive gameplay loop.

The Stop Killing Games initiative has reached another milestone. After months of painstaking verification, the European Union petition has officially confirmed 1,294,000 valid signatures, comfortably clearing the threshold required to force a formal debate within the European Commission.

Following a strong launch, the team at Embark have now released their latest roadmap for ARC Raiders, confirming major content updates on a monthly basis.

Following a major restructure at Ubisoft, insiders have offered an update on the future of the Watch Dogs franchise – or lack thereof.

According to one industry insider, Microsoft is planning to host a second Xbox Developer Direct sometime later this year.

Insiders have offered details on the unannounced Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake, with claims that the title will release during the first half of 2027.

While the original target for the 1.0 release for Enshrouded was set for this spring, the studio has moved the window to fall 2026 to ensure the final transition is as polished as possible. This slight delay follows a year of significant expansion, including the Wake of the Water update, …

This week’s free Epic Games Store offering is Rustler (Grand Theft Horse) – a top-down open world action-adventure comedy inspired by the old school GTA games.

Following a year and a bit of Early Access, Greedfall 2: The Dying World is set to officially launch in March on PC and consoles.

Game Freak’s impressive-looking action RPG Beast of Reincarnation is officially launching this Summer on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PS5.

Microsoft is making a push to bridge the gap between traditional x86 gaming and the emerging ARM-based Windows ecosystem. The recent release of a dedicated Arm-compatible Xbox App marks a turning point for the platform, with Microsoft stating that approximately 85% of the current Game Pass library is now playable …

Forza Horizon 6 is officially launching on Xbox and PC on the 19th of May, with a PS5 version scheduled to release later this year.

During the Xbox Direct, Playground Games offered a deep dive into the upcoming Fable reboot, confirming that the game will arrive later this year in Autumn.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD has gotten a free update, adding Dixie Kong; a new Turbo Attack mode and bringing resolution / loading improvements on Switch 2.

With a total of 436 Game of the Year wins so far, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has dethroned Elden Ring as the most awarded game of all time.

Less than a year on from its release, the Elder Scrolls inspired ‘Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon’ has sold over 1 million copies.

Ahead of its official launch on the 19th of March, Pearl Abyss have announced that the open world RPG Crimson Desert has now gone Gold.

With Season 2 of Battlefield 6 being delayed by a month, the team at BF Studios have offered an early look at their future plans for the game.

AMD has introduced a major update to its software ecosystem with the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition AI Bundle, a new stack designed to remove the technical hurdles associated with setting up a local artificial intelligence environment. Historically, developers and creators have had to manually configure complex stacks involving graphics drivers, …

Throughout 2025 we saw an increasing number of leaks and rumours surrounding Ubisoft’s long-awaited Prince of Persia The Sands of Time Remake, with recent reports claiming that the title is scheduled to launch as early as this month. While this may have been the case at one point, Ubisoft have now announced “a major organizational, operational and portfolio reset” which includes the cancellation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake and 5 other projects...

Sony has revealed that the PS5 Pro version of Bungie’s Marathon runs at a native 5K resolution, which is then downsampled to 4K using PSSR.

Sony is set to remove a total of 9 titles from its PlayStation Plus library next month, including Cult of the Lamb, Rez Infinite; The Ascent and more.

Following an indefinite delay, it appears as though Borderlands 4 for the Switch 2 is now set to arrive next month on the 27th of February.