Software & Gaming

Over the past few months, Ubisoft and Tencent have been forming a new subsidiary, splitting off key franchises like Assassin's Creed and handing them off to the newly formed Vantage Studios. With the launch of Vantage Studios happening recently, Ubisoft made it clear that one long-time franchise leader, Marc-Alexis Côté, …

Following its launch on PC earlier this Summer, the unique racer JDM: Japanese Drift Master has been officially announced for Xbox and PS5.

Just days following the launch of Season 1, Netflix has confirmed that Splinter Cell: Deathwatch is officially getting a second Season.

In the wake of the series coming to Xbox and Nintendo Switch, Sony San Diego’s annual MLB: The Show franchise is seemingly headed for PC in the near future.

Sony is currently locked in a legal battle with Tencent due to the latter’s announcement of Light of Motiram – an open world game which looks eerily similar to PlayStation’s Horizon Zero Dawn / Forbidden West franchise. Previous revelations from the lawsuit included the fact that Tencent had previously pitched a Horizon game to Sony – which the console maker rejected. That said, this wasn’t the only potential project, with the two companies at one point planning to work on a new game based on The Last of Us.

  Quantic Dream has been working away on its own original Star Wars game for years, but very few details have surfaced about it since its announcement in 2021. Now, Quantic Dream has spoken out about the project for the first time in a while.  In a new blog post, …

Earlier this week, an analytics firm predicted that Battlefield 6 had sold over seven million copies during its first five days on the market. Now, EA appears to have official numbers in hand, brandishing Battlefield 6 as the biggest launch in series history. EA has confirmed that Battlefield 6 sold …

GeForce Now had a big weekend thanks to the launch of Battlefield 6. Now this week, Nvidia is following that up with ten more games joining the cloud gaming library.  This week also marks the launch of RTX 5080 servers for GeForce Now Ultimate members in the UK. The servers …

Just seven months after hitting a new peak, Valve's PC gaming platform has done it again. Steam has set a new record for concurrent users, with over 41 million players logged in at the same time this past Sunday, October 12th. According to SteamDB, while some might be quick to …

With its launch just around the corner, developer The Chinese Room has finally pulled back the curtain on the full PC system requirements for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. The detailed specs give us a clear picture of the hardware needed to run this Unreal Engine 5 title, from …

Following rumours last year, Apple has now officially announced that their Vision Pro headset will support Sony’s PSVR2 Sense controllers.

This week’s free Epic Games Store offerings include the latest entry in the much-loved Amnesia series - The Bunker - alongside Samorost 3.

Following its success on PC and Switch, the story-focused adventure game 1000xRESIST is finally coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

In partnership with GreenManGaming, Bungie has released a Destiny charity bundle including all available past content and even the upcoming Renegades expansion.

Game Pass prices are going up again with a complete restructuring of all tiers. Does the Ultimate tier still offer the best value in gaming? Not anymore.

Following on from a leak earlier this week, Sony has now officially announced the next batch of titles for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers. As expected, Silent Hill 2 and Until Dawn will both be on the list, but there are a few extra titles also included that weren't …

Remedy Entertainment, the Finnish studio behind Control and Alan Wake, has issued a profit warning after its multiplayer spin‑off FBC: Firebreak failed to achieve expected sales, despite a major post‑launch update. The company announced that it will recognize a €14.9 million non‑cash impairment, representing the majority of the game’s development …

Nintendo has suffered a few major cyberattacks before, leading to various leaks. Now, a hacking group has claimed responsibility for a recent attack on Nintendo, although the company has yet to confirm if a breach took place.  The group known as Crimson Collective, which gained notoriety after a recent attack …

We already knew that Battlefield 6 was doing well, thanks to the game's record high Steam concurrent player numbers. Now, analysts predict that the game sold as much as seven million copies during its first five days on the market.  As cited by GI.biz, Alinea Analytics estimates that Battlefield 6 …

We don't have any concrete sales figures for Sony's latest first-party PS5 exclusive, Ghost of Yotei. However, chart tracking data suggests it is doing quite well, and may be the biggest first-party PlayStation title since Spider-Man 2.  The GSD European Chart data has been released. As spotted by VGC, the …

After more than two decades at Ubisoft, the franchise head for Assassin’s Creed – Marc-Alexis Côté – has officially left the company.

Following the recent release of Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions have reaffirmed that they are a one-project studio.

Following the cancelled God of War project, BluePoint Games’ latest job listing hints at their next game being a melee-focused 3rd-person action game of sorts.

Summer Game Fest has pretty much become the de facto video game event of the Summer, with Geoff Keighley’s annual showcase growing every single year – most recently amassing over 50 million viewers. Though still many months away, we now have an official date and place for next year’s SGF: Going live on the 5th of June 2026.

Gearbox has always been a big supporter of the PAX events and this year is no different. At a recent panel at PAX Australia, the Borderlands 4 team revealed its content roadmap, including the likes of Bounty Pack 1, the first seasonal event, a new boss and more.

Ubisoft has been a strong supporter of the Switch 2 early on, bringing Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition to the console already. Now, a second AAA game is set to join it before the end of the year – Assassin's Creed Shadows.  Assassin's Creed Shadows launched on other platforms earlier …

Helldivers 2 has always had somewhat shaky performance on PC, but the latest major content update for the game didn't help matters. Now, Arrowhead has put in place a new plan to address the game's growing issues on PC.  As spotted by PCGamer, in a new developer diary video from …

Today Nvidia has rolled out the latest GeForce Game Ready graphics driver, bringing optimisations for new titles like The Outer Worlds 2 and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, which is finally releasing after years of delays.  The new driver is available as a direct download via the Nvidia website, …

Steam Next Fest has returned. This week, there are hundreds of new game demos to try, giving you the opportunity to sample a lot of promising new indie titles due out later this year and beyond. Here, we lay out a few of our recommendations for some of the standout demos available this week. 

A year on from its initial release, Black Myth Wukong has now gotten a massive performance-focused patch on both PS5 and PC.