Software & Gaming

Over the last couple of years, the Nintendo Switch has grown to great prominence, competing with the growth rate of some of the most popular consoles of all time. Developers have been paying attention, with tons of big games coming to the console each month. Blizzard tested the waters last …

World of Warcraft Classic is officially launching today, giving long-time fans a chance to relive the glory days of the MMO while also giving newer players a chance to experience what things used to be like. The beta stress tests for WoW Classic seemingly went down well but as usual, …

Sony has done incredibly well during this console generation, in large part thanks to an impressive slate of exclusive games for the PS4. However, we could start to see a shakeup next generation thanks to Microsoft’s new slate of first-party studios and the promise of PC and console releases. Sony …

Sick of having to open a ton of launchers to access all of your PC games? Here are some handy universal game launcher alternatives to re-unify your library.

Supergiant has made some excellent indie games over the years, from Bastion in 2011 to Pyre in 2017. Last year, the team launched a brand new project into early access called ‘Hades’, which many of you might remember as the very first Epic Games Store exclusive. That exclusivity is coming …

With Gears 5 coming out this year, many of us expected a big preview of what’s to come during Microsoft’s E3 conference this year. Unfortunately, the presentation was kept low-key, with just one new multiplayer mode being shown on stage. Now, at Gamescom this week, we’ve finally had our next …

Development on next-gen consoles is well underway at this point, with Sony confirming several key specs for the PlayStation 5 and Microsoft announcing Project Scarlet. Developers already have their hands on early versions of this next-gen hardware and while devkits are normally kept heavily under wraps, one particular industry veteran …

One of the biggest announcements to come out of E3 earlier this year was Cyberpunk 2077’s release date. At the event itself, people had a chance to go and see a new gameplay demo, showing off new parts of the game not seen in last year’s gameplay demo. The new …

Update (22.08.19): Back in July, Crytek announced that Hunt: Showdown would be leaving Steam Early Access this month as part of the full release. Now, owners of the game can try out the ‘release candidate’ update for last minute testing before version 1.0 officially goes live. The update began rolling …

Xbox Game Pass has been available on the PC for a couple of months now and as promised, each month the library has seen an impressive expansion. Not only do we have exclusives like Age of Empires: Definitive Edition and Gears 5 coming soon, but August will also see a …

Back in June, Bungie made several huge announcements for Destiny 2. Not only are we getting a new expansion, but cross-save is being implemented across all platforms, the base game is going free to play and Destiny 2 will officially be moving over to Steam. This does mean that once …

Insomniac Games has been an excellent partner to Sony over the years, developing many PlayStation exclusive games while remaining independent. Over the last six years or so, Insomniac has been experimenting more with work on other platforms, including Oculus VR and Xbox One, but those days are now over, with …

Back at E3, Microsoft announced that Age of Empires II Definitive Edition would be releasing this year, across Steam and Xbox Game Pass for PC. We’ve been patiently waiting for more news since then and last night during the kick-off to Gamescom, we got a proper release date, alongside the …

Nvidia's RTX features are starting to catch on with developers and the list of supported games continues to grow. At E3, a few more major releases were added to the full list.

While Square Enix first showed off Marvel’s Avengers back at E3, the publisher opted to only demo gameplay in behind closed door meetings. Now just a few months later, that 20-minute gameplay demo has been officially shared with the world, giving us a better quality look at the game in …

Back in June, the most ambitious Nintendo Switch port to date was announced, bringing the complete edition of The Witcher 3 to Nintendo’s hybrid console. We’ve seen some screenshots already but now, we have a new gameplay trailer, complete with a release date. The Witcher 3 is set to run …

This time last year I checked out PC Building simulator for the first time and was surprised at how accurate and fun the gameplay was. The title allows you to plan and build you own virtual PC system with a range of components from various manufacturers. PC Building simulator has had quite a few updates over the past year with the biggest one being the addition of Custom watercooling. I thought this was a great opportunity to pick up the game again and plan my dream PC complete with a custom loop. 

Just last week, Mojang announced that it was cancelling the Super Duper Graphics Pack for Minecraft, the game’s first in-house graphics overhaul set to rival some of the most impressive mods. While the graphics pack may no longer be coming, there is something else in the works, with Minecraft set …

Creating a Triple A game is no easy task, requiring the hard work and dedication of hundreds of people and a solid leadership team to keep things on track. Over the weekend, it looks like 343 Industries went through some changes on the Halo Infinite team, with the creative director …

Microsoft Flight Simulator made a grand return to the spotlight earlier this year thanks to an impressive reveal at E3. Now, it won’t be long for the first enthusiasts to get their hands on it, as the Flight Simulator Insider Program has been taking sign-ups and is now ready to …

Back when NVIDIA first announced RTX GPUs, a number of games were listed to support real time ray-tracing. One of the first games to be announced was Assetto Corsa Competizione, but it looks like that announcement may have come too soon, as RTX implementation is low on the list of …

No Man’s Sky Beyond launched earlier this week, bringing some huge changes to the game and VR support. Unfortunately, this massive update also came with a few problems, particularly for PC and VR players, who experienced performance issues and crashes. However, Hello Games has been quick to address these problems, …

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Earlier this month, Apple ended up suspending its Siri voice grading program due to privacy concerns. Apple was found to have been sending voice recordings from unsuspecting Siri users to contractors tasked with grading Siri on its voice recognition capabilities, but these contractors ended up hearing private conversations, which sparked …

It looks like Gamescom this year is going to be getting some extra attention from publishers and developers across the gaming industry. The European gaming event is usually a great place to try upcoming games but we rarely have an E3 style showcase of announcements. That will be changing this …

Update (14.08.19): Just as expected, Need for Speed Heat was announced by EA today. The countdown timer from earlier in the week has now reached zero, unlocking the announcement for the next entry in the Need for Speed franchise. As you might expect, Heat once again focuses on the street …

Ever since the game’s launch in February, we’ve known that the team at Respawn has been working on new modes for Apex Legends, including a highly requested ‘solo’ mode. In an update last night, the solo queue went live, giving Apex Legends players a chance to take on the challenge …

No Man’s Sky has had quite the impressive turnaround over the years. While the game initially disappointed at launch, the team at Hello Games put their heads down and got to work on various improvements, leading to several huge free updates. At this point, No Man’s Sky has better crafting/building, …

A couple of years ago during E3, Microsoft announced that it would be releasing its own Super Duper Graphics Pack for Minecraft, a first-party, cross-platform graphics pack comparable to some of the mods that have been available on PC for years. Mojang has been quiet on the subject since its …

Last week, we learned that Valve was making changes to Steam in an effort to crack down on developers abusing the store’s ‘upcoming releases’ list. Now this week, the Steam team’s attention is turning towards the community workshop, where CS:GO, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2 items will now need …