Software & Gaming

Over the years we have seen the Assassin’s Creed franchise balloon from a small-scope stealth title to an open-world RPG with literally hundreds of hours of content. With this great shift however we have seen some fans move away from the series. For those yearning to return to the roots …

By now, there have been countless crossovers and collaborations within Fortnite, from games to films to shows and even clothing brands – to name just a few. Still, the free-to-play juggernaut is set to get yet another exciting crossover, this time with the highly popular anime series Jujutsu Kaisen. As …

Years after it was initially announced, Square Enix and Microsoft have finally revealed that Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox consoles some time next year during the Spring Season. During the same FanFest event, the publisher also claimed that following FFXIV, more Square Enix titles are planned to be …

Masahiro Sakura is one of the most well-loved faces in the industry. Being responsible for the creation of not just Kirby but also Super Smash Bros, the director has been involved in the development for every Smash Bros. game. With Ultimate having concluded its post-launch support all the way back …

Each month, those who are subscribed to the Humble Choice service are privy to a number of games – letting you obtain a handful of titles for a relatively low price. Ahead of the official announcement, August’s Humble Choice line-up has been partially leaked, revealing what may end up being …

After years of waiting, Payday 3 is officially set to release this year. Ahead of the game's late September launch, there will be an open beta, playable on PC and Xbox.  If you are on PC, you can request access to the beta test right now through Payday 3's Steam …

Over the last few years, Riot Games has been working on its very first fighting game under the codename Project L. We last saw gameplay in 2021 and now, Riot is ready to show off a bit more.  Project L was initially announced alongside Valorant a couple of years ago …

During Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest yesterday, Square Enix announced the MMO's next major expansion, Dawntrail. Scheduled to release in 2024, Dawntrail will bring a new campaign set in the “New World”, the level cap will increase from 90 to 100 and players will have new class jobs to try …

While Square Enix may have skipped Xbox with recent games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 16, the publisher is finally throwing Microsoft a bone by bringing Final Fantasy 14 over to the console for the first time.  Phil Spencer has publicly expressed a desire to get Final …

Just ahead of the Diablo 4 season launch earlier this month, Blizzard pushed out what ended up being a very controversial patch, bringing nerfs to all aspects of the game. Blizzard quickly revealed plans to course correct and now, a round of much more welcomed changes have been announced for …

Following on from the official reveal of the game in May, NetherRealm has now announced its beta plans for Mortal Kombat 1. Ahead of the game's launch in September, there will be a closed beta taking place on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles. Unfortunately, it does not appear that …

While stock shortages have hampered the sales potential of the PS5 somewhat, the console has still sold a lot of units since launching in 2020 and this year, supply has greatly improved. With a potential new PS5 design revision on the way, Sony has now announced the first official price …

Each month, those who are subscribed to Amazon Prime are privy to a number of free games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. For the month of August, subscribers can get their hands on a number of titles, including PAYDAY 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 and …

A decade ago, Slender Man took the internet by storm, with the creepy faceless horror icon rising to fame thanks in part to the creation of Slender: The Eight Pages and Slender: The Arrival – two survival horror experiences from Blue Isle Studios. 10 years on from the release of …

The music industry is notorious for having rather harsh copyright laws with a relatively recent example seeing Nintendo forcefully remove over 1000 songs from YouTube in 2022. Fortunately not every company takes this approach as we saw with Square Enix uploading over 5500 songs to its YouTube channel last year. …

In recent years we have witnessed the incredibly rapid adoption of digital gaming, with the ratio of physical to digital sales far in favour of the latter. Some publishers have begun to take this opportunity to cut out physical sales entirely – such as with the upcoming ‘Like a Dragon …

During the heights of its popularity, Naruto was undeniably one of the biggest anime shows of its time, with dozens of games being made based on the IP. The Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm games saw particular success, with the latest entry in the series having officially become the best-selling anime …

Back in April of last year, real-life rapper Snoop Dogg was added into a number of Call of Duty titles. Now, with Warzone 2 and MW2 out in the world, “The D O Double G” is once again making an appearance – this time being joined by Nicki Minaj, 21 …

A week ago, Microsoft announced plans to officially retire Xbox Live Gold. The original console multiplayer gaming subscription will end on September 1st and will be replaced by a new entry-level Game Pass subscription. Now, the final batch of free Games with Gold has been announced.  In August, Xbox Live …

There have been rumours of a Red Dead Redemption remaster circulating for years but everything seems to be coming to a head in recent months. Shortly after a new version of Red Dead Redemption was rated, Rockstar's website has now been updated and sleuths have discovered more references hinting at …

In recent years, Capcom has teamed up with a couple of mobile development companies to produce new Monster Hunter games. One of those projects is Monster Hunter Now, a Pokemon Go-style AR game set in the Monster Hunter universe, built by none other than Niantic.  Announced earlier this year, Monster …

Each week Epic Games gives away free titles through its store, a strategy that has greatly helped Epic boost its user numbers for the store. This week's free titles are now available, including Homeworld: Remastered Collection.  The Homeworld: Remastered Collection first came out in 2015, delivering a high quality upgrade …

The PS5 has reached a new sales milestone, with Sony confirming that over 40 million units of the new-gen console have been sold. It didn't reach this milestone as quickly as the PS4, but that can primarily be chalked up to significant supply issues during the console's first two years …

GeForce Now is updating its library again this week, bringing eight more games to the service, headlined by Remnant II, which has garnered a fantastic reception on Steam.  Remnant II launched earlier this week. The game already looked highly impressive in trailers thanks to its Unreal Engine 5 feature set, …

While Insomniac's PC release of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was supposed to support ray-tracing, this is only the case for Nvidia users. Insomniac disabled RT features for AMD GPUs. The game also supports an older version of AMD's FSR feature than anticipated.  In a support article posted earlier this …

Following on from an announcement a couple of months ago, Nicolas Cage is now officially playable as a new survivor character in Dead by Daylight. Following on from a few weeks of testing in the PTR server, the DLC is now officially available.  As of the 25th of July, the …

Microsoft has published its latest quarterly earnings report, giving us a new look at how Xbox is doing. While Xbox Series X/S consoles have begun selling out in some countries due to Starfield's upcoming launch, Xbox console sales have dropped by 13 percent, but overall gaming revenue has continued to …

We're coming up towards August, which means a new set of free games are on the way for PS+ subscribers. Next month, those subscribed to the entry-level PS+ Essential tier will get three more games, including a free copy of one of our favourite PlayStation titles, Dreams.  Sony has officially …

Back in 2020, Ubisoft released Immortals Fenyx Rising and while it wasn't a huge sales hit, the game did garner a decent reception. Ubisoft Quebec has been working on a sequel for a while now but unfortunately, the publisher has now pulled the plug due to concerns over the growth …

From Software ruled the 2022 gaming landscape with Elden Ring, which is widely considered to be the studio's best game to date. This year, the studio is taking a break from its Souls-like games to return to Armored Core. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is due out later this …