Software & Gaming

It has been quite some time since we last had an update on Payday 3. The game was announced back in 2020, and funding for the game was secured in 2021. The game entered full production in 2022 and now just as the calendar turned over to the new year, a …

Late last month, you likely saw a few articles covering a recent Destiny 2 datamine, which showed strings for a subscription option for the game. While the D2 Dataminers Discord server is usually a trusted source for these leaks, the mods of the server have now revealed that the subscription …

Sony’s PlayStation VR2 headset is set for release in a few short months, and while the hardware’s £529.99 price tag might be hard to swallow, it is with good reason as the headset features many advanced technologies including eye tracking. We now know one of the ways this tech will …

2022 was a big year for ATLUS, with the studio releasing multiple much-anticipated titles, including the long-awaited multiplatform release of Persona 5 Royal. With 2023 officially underway, the team have now teased their plans for the upcoming 12 months. To start off 2023, Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu collaborated with dozens …

To some, Resident Evil 4 is one of the most important video games in history, with the title influencing the horror genre for years following its 2005 release. Nearly 18 years later, the remake is set to launch in March 2023. With just a few months left, the developers have now claimed RE4 Remake to be in the “final spurt” of development.

Throughout 2022 we saw both the rise and fall of NFTs, with game developers and publishers around the world announcing their own spin on the technology – before quietly moving away from the idea following backlash. One publisher that seems committed to the technology however is Square Enix, with them …

Unlike previous generations, Nintendo has remained somewhat conservative when it comes to releasing special edition versions of the Nintendo Switch. That being said, it seems a bespoke version of the handheld is planned for release alongside the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, with images of the device …

In just two short months, Sony’s next-generation PlayStation VR2 headset will be released, improving upon the first iteration in literally every way possible. Even so, the headset will still need to be wired to the PlayStation in order to work (though admittedly with only one cable). In discussing this, Sony …

After a slow start due to supply issues and high demand, the Steam Deck has been hitting its stride on all fronts. 10 months after the first batch of Steam Decks were released to the wild, Valve’s popular portable handheld system now supports more than 7000 titles. As reported by …

We are closing in on the end of 2022 and in keeping with tradition, Valve has revealed the top selling games of the year on Steam. This year's top 100 has some familiar titles, with the likes of Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege, Dota 2 and CS:GO making the list, in addition to a number of new titles, like Dying Light 2, Elden Ring and Monster Hunter Rise.  

The Epic Games Store’s 2022 edition of its 15 days of free games program has officially come to an end, concluding with an exciting pair of titles. As hinted at previously, the final game on offer for 2022 is Dishonored: Definitive Edition – though it isn’t the only one. Available …

Ever since Microsoft chose to focus on growing its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, the quality of games being offered as part of the console manufacturer’s Games with Gold program has seen quite a decline. January’s free games have now been announced – proving that the service will not be …

For years, there have been rumours that Nintendo had plans for a ‘Switch Pro', providing a mid-gen power bump to the console. This all came to a head in 2021, when ‘insiders' convinced fans that a new Switch was on the way, only to be met with the Switch OLED, …

Each month, those subscribed to Sony’s PlayStation Plus Essential service are privy to receiving a number of games for ‘free’. Following a leaked line-up, Sony has now officially announced January’s PS Plus Essential titles. Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, Adam Michel, the Director for Content Acquisition & Operations …

Deathloop is the latest game to come from the much-loved French studio Arkane Lyon. Originally released in 2021 as a PS5 console exclusive, Deathloop has since been brought over to Xbox. In the wake of this, it seems as though more Deathloop is on its way – as accidentally shared …

For the final two weeks of 2022, Epic Games is giving away a new title for free every single day. Ahead of its official announcement, the final free game of the year seems to have been figured out thanks to the not-so-mysterious wrapping paper used for this digital ‘gift’. Looking …

For the final two weeks of 2022, Epic Games is giving away a new title for free every single day. Available to add to your library right now is the Souls-inspired action RPG Mortal Shell which “tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world.” Available right now to add …

The new console generation has been off to a slow start for Microsoft, with delays resulting in a lack of major exclusives in 2022. There does appear to be optimism for Xbox in 2023 though, with a strong line-up to start off the first half of the year.  In recent …

Naughty Dog have consistently pushed the video game medium forward by borrowing many aspects from other forms of media and expertly weaving it into a video game format. According to co-president Neil Druckmann, the team’s next game will take this notion even further, being “structured more like a TV show.” …

Bungie has already made all of its major announcements for next year's Destiny 2 expansion, Lightfall. However, recent datamining shows that there was one potentially huge change to Destiny 2 that was seemingly scrapped – a subscription option.  As reported by The Game Post, the D2 Datamines Discord server discovered …

With the success of Sonic Frontiers, all eyes are on the blue blur’s next game and what it might be about. According to a new job listing posted by SEGA, the next Sonic game could in fact feature multiplayer. As discovered and translated by ResetEra user ‘Dooble’, SEGA recently published …

Back in February 2022 it was announced that an anime adaptation of the critically acclaimed and much-loved genre-bending Action-JRPG  NieR: Automata was in the works. We later learned that the anime is set to premiere in January 2023. Ahead of this, we have now gotten our first full trailer. Giving …

HBO’s The Last of Us TV show adaptation is set to premiere in just a few short weeks on the 15th of January 2023. Ahead of the show’s launch, TLOU creator and game director Neil Druckmann discussed the approach taken with this adaptation, revealing that only “the very essential” violence …

For the final two weeks of 2022, Epic Games is giving away a new title for free every single day. Right now, those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on the “stylish single-player FPS” Severed Steel. Available to add to your library right now (and will remain …

Over the past few years, we have seen an increasing number of services offer a personalised end-of-year review including the likes of PlayStation, Xbox and Spotify. Quite excitingly, Steam has now released its own ‘Steam Replay’ for the first time, letting you take an in-depth and nitty gritty look back …

One of the biggest console exclusive games set to release in 2023 is the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI. Developed exclusively for the PlayStation 5 (at least for now), the game’s producer has discussed some of the benefits afforded to the team thanks to being on PS5 – including the fact …

Just over one year ago in October 2021 we reported that the leading PlayStation 3 emulator, RPCS3, had hit an impressive technological milestone: with every single PS3 game now at least loadable to some degree. One year later and the team have hit their next major goal – with 100% …

For the final two weeks of 2022, Epic Games is giving away a new title for free every single day. Right now, those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on the visually unique and ambitious action metroidvania ‘F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch’. Available to add to your …

2022 has been a big year for gaming. Equally, the year has served Xbox Game Pass well, with the game subscription service adding hundreds of titles over the course of the past 12 months. With the year coming to an end, let’s take a look back at some of the biggest titles of each month, and ultimately decide whether Xbox Game Pass in 2022 was worth the £131.88 annual asking price.

After Rayman 3, Ubisoft was planning to launch a fourth game. However, due to unknown reasons, the game never released. Still, the work done on it has never been lost, and has now found its way onto the Internet. Ubisoft's Rayman mainline series hasn't received a game for a while. …