Software & Gaming

BlizzCon is just a few days away now and if you happen to be in attendance, you'll find MSI monitors throughout the convention for showcasing the latest Blizzard game updates. MSI is the official monitor partner for BlizzCon, sending 1,500 monitors to be used throughout the Anaheim Convention Center during …

The Resident Evil series is by far Capcom’s biggest, with the nearly 30-year-old franchise continuing to see new entries released at a regular cadence to great fanfare and commercial success. As part of the publisher’s most recent fiscal report, Capcom revealed that total sales for the Resident Evil franchise has …

All signs are pointing to a new Nintendo console in 2024, widely expected to carry forward the hybrid console idea. A new Nintendo patent gives us a small peek at one idea its had, showing a new dual-screen device that splits in half.

We already had one instance of players being mistakenly VAC banned in Counter-Strike 2 this month, with AMD's Radeon Anti-Lag+ feature found to be triggering anti-cheat to kick in. Now, players have found a reproducible bug that bans you for moving your mouse in a bot-like fashion.  If you've ever …

While we may be past the peak of the battle royale zeitgeist, Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends continues to go strong, with the free-to-play title set to see its 19th Season go live on the 31st of October. Alongside the many expected additions set to arrive with Apex Legends: Ignite, the …

Insomniac's Spider-Man games contain plenty of easter eggs for the wider Marvel universe. Soon, Insomniac will expand its Marvel repertoire with a standalone game based on Wolverine. In a recent interview, Insomniac confirmed that while Wolverine doesn't get a nod in Spider-Man 2, Insomniac's version of the character will be …

Released all the way back in 2013, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag holds a special place in many AC fans’ hearts, with some deeming it to have been the best entry in the entire franchise. As the game now reaches its 10th anniversary, Ubisoft has revealed that Black Flag has …

Humble Bundles are a great way for video game fans to acquire a number of high-quality titles for a relatively low price. Right now, in collaboration with Warner Bros. and celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary, you can get your hands on a dozen titles (including Gotham Knights, MK11, Batman Arkham …

With just a few days before users can access EA Sports WRC, an essential question has been addressed. EA and Codemasters have finally revealed the system requirements for the PC version of the game, as well as the console performance targets. Overall, the PC system requirements look to be relatively …

There was a time when people were generally looking forward to Skull and Bones but years of delays and reboots to the project have dampened that considerably. Still, Ubisoft is forging ahead with it, but it won't be releasing this year.  After being swiftly delayed out of 2022 last year, …

Battlefield 2042 has had quite the comeback recently, with concurrent players surging passed the 100K mark on Steam in October. Now, DICE is looking to keep the momentum going with the launch of the Dark Protocol event. Battlefield 2042: Dark Protocol is a limited time event that will run for …

BlizzCon is finally returning this year with the big event set to kick off next month. If recent leaks are anything to go by, we can expect a new World of Warcraft expansion, set in the new continent of Avalon. In convincing images shared to Reddit, we get a look …

Ubisoft has had a big release planned for early 2024 for quite some time. While not confirmed to be Star Wars Outlaws, it was widely believed that Ubisoft's Star Wars game would be releasing earlier than expected, especially after the 10-minute gameplay reveal this summer. However, the game may have …

Alan Wake 2 officially launches tomorrow and it sounds like Remedy has cooked up an end-of-year hit. Reviews for the game went live today, the latest game to achieve a 90+ overall rating.  2023 was already a pretty stacked year for highly-rated games, with titles like The Legend of Zelda: …

Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we got a new trailer for The Finals, a new multiplayer game developed by Embark Studios, which was founded by former Battlefield developers. Now, you can dive into the game and try it for yourself thanks to the open beta.  The Finals' …

Payday 3 has not had the best start, with the game suffering from a rocky launch with matchmaking issues. Starbreeze has been working on the game's first patch for well over a month now but delays have pushed things back. Now, Starbreeze is taking the time to explain the delays …

Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we finally got a good look at Ark: Survival Ascended gameplay. What wasn't mentioned on the stream was the fact that the PC version was releasing. The Unreal Engine 5 remake of the game is now officially available but you may want to hold off on picking it up for now.

Microsoft has worked with the developers behind Ark: Survival Evolved a few times in recent years. Ark 2 was announced at an Xbox conference and Microsoft aided in funding with a day-one Game Pass deal. Before we get to the sequel though, Studio Wildcard has us returning to the original …

The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 has arrived and fans are already datamining to discover what's next for the franchise. This year, Konami officially unveiled the new remaster collection, containing the first half of the Metal Gear series for modern platforms, as well as a remake for Metal …

Bethesda has been working on its own patches for Starfield in the weeks since its launch but as always, the community has patch plans of its own. Following on from the unofficial patches for Skyrim and Fallout 4, the Starfield Community Patch is now available for PC players.  This mod …

Blizzard has already confirmed plans for at least two Diablo IV expansions. The base game's campaign already gave us plenty of hints as to where the story will go next but now thanks to the efforts of dataminers, we have some confirmation.  Blizzard recently released a new technical alpha build …

The release of Payday 3 has not exactly gone to plan. While this was supposed to be a big return for the co-op heist series, the game launched with various issues and it seems players are quickly dropping it in favour of returning to Payday 2.  We're roughly one month …

I've never really put much thought into the idea of turning The Elder Scrolls into an RTS game but one modder certainly has and now with a Skyrim RTS mod on the cusp of release, the idea sure makes a lot of sense. Skyrim has had a very healthy modding …

Ubisoft has been working away on its Avatar game for years but the release date is now swiftly approaching. While December release dates for AAA games are often viewed as tenuous due to regular delays, it sounds like Ubisoft will in fact hit its planned release date for Avatar: Frontiers …

Earlier this year, we began hearing about two Far Cry projects. One of these is obviously Far Cry 7, the next single-player game in the franchise. However, there is also a multiplayer spin-off being developed and now, it appears that the team has settled on it being an extraction-based shooter.  …

Alan Wake 2 is just around the corner. We've already had a look at the demanding PC system requirements and now, we get to dive into exactly why the game requires such beefy hardware. The simple answer is ray-tracing, and lots of it. The team at Remedy began pushing graphical …

Nightdive has been working away on classic PC games for a while now, having shipped remasters for games like System Shock, Turok 1 & 2, and providing development for the recent re-releases of Quake and Doom 64. At Gamescom this year, the studio unveiled another new remaster, this time focusing …

The Souls-like Lords of the Fallen has already sold over one million copies in its first 10 days on the market. Considering the mild reception it got, that's quite an achievement. The milestone was shared on social media and via a press release, which was accompanied by a “thank you” …

It looks like we're in for another Xbox games showcase. While the summer showcase focused on first-party games, this month's unveilings will focus primarily on third-party studios.  We won't be seeing what's next for Starfield, Hellblade, Fable or Avowed at the next Xbox showcase but we will get updates on …

The Fallout TV show has looked good so far in set photos, with the production team appearing to do everything it can to capture Fallout's war-torn wasteland aesthetic. After years in development and over a year on since filming began, we now know when we'll get to see the show …