Software & Gaming

Blizzard is undergoing more major changes behind the scenes. Last week, the company's head of Diablo, Rod Fergusson, announced that he was leaving the studio after five years at the helm of all things Diablo related. Fergusson had previously worked at Epic Games, before moving to Microsoft to found The …

BioWare is in a very tough spot at the moment, having released two critical and commercial flops in Anthem (2018) and Dragon Age: The Veilguard (2024). In an effort to try and turn things around a bit, BioWare had pitched a set of remasters for the original Dragon Age games, …

QuakeCon took place over the weekend and as usual, Bethesda had some surprises in store. Over the past couple of years, Bethesda has used QuakeCon has a platform to announce remasters for several of its classic shooters and QuakeCon 2025 was no different.  Bethesda's id Software has teamed up with …

It seems the hype for Battlefield's return is very real. The Battlefield 6 Open Beta has been a success on PC this weekend, hitting a peak of over half a million concurrent players on Steam and, in the process, breaking the long-standing record held by its biggest rival, Call of …

Nintendo keeps exploring unique ways to play, as a newly discovered patent filing reveals the company is experimenting with a crank-like peripheral for its controllers. The patent, filed with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), shows a detachable crank that could add a new layer of tactile, rotational input to …

Like clockwork, Take-Two announced that GTA V has once again sold a further 5 million copies – pushing total sales past 215 million.

Following the likes of Genshin Impact, more live-service titles are reportedly set to be discontinued on last-gen consoles throughout 2026.

Following reports that Turn 10 has been downsized and Forza Motorsport cancelled, the team have now spoken out on the future of the racing series.

In a welcome surprise, Polyphony Digital has launched an online database featuring all of the cars available in Gran Turismo 7 alongside stats, facts and more.

Following up MK11 with Mortal Kombat 1 seems to have been a bit of a mistake, with the latest title from NRS having sold less than half that of its predecessor.

Konami has locked in the launch details for Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater. The good news is that the whole single-player campaign is just around the corner, arriving on August 28th. However, players looking to test their stealth skills against others will have to wait a bit longer, as the …

AMD has just released FSR 3.1.4, and while on the surface it looks like another iterative update with bug fixes and a new SDK, the strategy behind it appears to be far more ambitious. This latest version is reportedly the foundation for “FSR Redstone”, AMD's upcoming suite of AI-powered graphics …

Just as promised, the Nintendo Indie World Showcase took place yesterday, delivering 15 minutes of independent game announcements for the Switch and Switch 2 consoles. Despite only being 15 minutes long, a total of 18 games were shown, making for a very fast-paced set of announcements.  You can watch the …

Asus's partnership with Noctua continues with the announcement of the Asus x Noctua RTX 5080, delivering a triple-fan cooler with Noctua's famously silent fans. Asus and Noctua have been partnering on some graphics cards for a few years now but the 5080 variant seems to have the best cooler yet. …

Last night, it became clear that there was another casualty in the recent Xbox shake-up. Xbox has cancelled its publishing deal and funding for Avalanche's new game, Contraband. Now, Avalanche has confirmed that the project has been paused while the studio looks into its options.  Xbox announced Contraband as an …

Amazon has revealed the next batch of free games for Prime subscribers. Through Prime Gaming, this month you'll be able to claim classics like Civilization 3: Complete Edition and Thief: Definitive Edition, as well as a dozen other games.  Starting today, Prime subscribers can head over to Prime Gaming to …

Following yet another major game cancellation at Xbox, an insider has claimed that Hideo Kojima’s OD is still safe and in development.

For the past day, the PlayStation Store on PS3 has been inaccessible, with a pop-up claiming that “This service is currently undergoing maintenance.”

As part of Sony’s latest fiscal earnings report, the console maker revealed that the PS5 has now surpassed 80 million units shipped.

Earlier this Summer Microsoft shocked everybody when they announced that a ton of their ongoing Xbox projects would be cancelled, with just some of the victims including Perfect Dark and The Initiative; Rare’s Everwild; Zenimax Online’s Project Blackbird and Turn10 – to name a few. One project which was said to be safe from all this was Avalanche Studios’ Contraband. Unfortunately, it seems as though it too has now been cancelled.

Due to the amount of cheaters in cross-platform lobbies, Activision implemented kernel-level anti-cheat for Call of Duty on PC a few years ago. Now, the requirements are increasing once again, with Black Ops 6 to enforce Secure Boot for Windows systems.  Secure Boot is a feature in Windows that aims …

A couple of weeks ago, a reliable leaker confirmed that the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally handheld would become available for pre-order at Gamescom later this month. Now, we have an exact release date, so those looking to pre-order know when they should receive their shiny new device.   Renowned leaker, bilbill-kun …

Following a series of alpha gameplay tests earlier this year, Bungie was forced to delay Marathon due to artists discovering stolen artwork being used for assets throughout the game. While we still don't have a new release date for the game, Sony says it is still on track to release …

Under former CEO, Jim Ryan, PlayStation embarked on a mission to break into the live-service genre, spinning up over a dozen projects across its studios. Eventually, Sony spent billions to acquire Bungie to aid in this effort, but it only resulted in most of these projects being cancelled. Now, Sony's …

This week, GeForce Now adds five more titles. Mafia: The Old Country is the major headliner, but TItan Quest 2 has also been quickly added to the service after its surprise release last week, Mafia: The Old Country launches today. The game is a prequel to the original games, taking …

Despite not launching until next year, PlayStation appears confident in Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, claiming that they plan to support the title for a decade.

As part of Battlefield 6’s big reveal, EA / DICE have confirmed that the upcoming multiplayer shooter will make use of AI bots in lobbies when necessary.

After over a decade in development, the ambitious action title Lost Soul Aside from Ultizero Games has finally gone Gold.

Humble has announced a massive Warner Bros. themed bundle, offering 16 games in total for just over a tenner - including Batman, MK and much more.

Years after it was rumoured, it appears as though FromSoftware / Kadokawa are finally gearing up to announce the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime adaptation.