Software & Gaming

Valve broke new records for Steam concurrent users over the course of the pandemic and this year, Steam has grown once again. Just last month, Steam set a new record for concurrent users, with over 30 million people signed onto the platform at once. Now, that record has been broken …

A few weeks ago, Blizzard officially announced Overwatch 2's next hero – Ramattra, a new tank character that will roll out alongside the game's second season pass in December. At the time, we got a cinematic trailer, but now Blizzard has followed that up with a gameplay trailer, giving us …

This year, Capcom officially announced Street Fighter 6, with plans to release in 2023. It looks like we'll be playing the latest in the series pretty early next year too, as the game has already been rated.  As pointed out by VGC, South Korea's games rating board has issued its …

The Gran Turismo series has been a staple for PlayStation over the decades. Now with Sony finally bringing its games over to PC, the Gran Turismo team is looking at bringing its iconic racing game to PCs for the first time.  Speaking with GTPlanet, Polyphony CEO, Kazunori Yamauchi, was asked …

We're just hours away from the launch of the next WoW expansion. Announced earlier this year, Dragonflight will increase the MMO's level cap, add a new character class and a new dragon riding skill. Here's when the expansion unlocks in each time zone.  World of Warcraft: Dragonflight introduces a new …

Recently we reported that a AAA game based on the popular Alien film franchise is said to be currently in development, While little else was known about the title at the time, a new leak has offered additional information revealing which studio has been tasked with the game’s development. Following …

NieR: Automata started its life as a pseudo-sequel to a highly niche Japanese title from an equally niche-yet-unique creator ‘Yoko Taro’. In the years since its 2017 release, the Action-JRPG has gone on to see a surprisingly high amount of commercial success – with the team now revealing that Automata …

Dead Island 2 has had a long and seemingly arduous development life. With the sequel first being announced all the way back in 2014, we are finally mere months away from the game’s release. Following the title’s most recent (and final) delay, a Dead Island 2 showcase has now been …

As with seemingly every month now, the list of free titles set to be given away to all those who have an Amazon Prime subscription has leaked ahead of time, with Prime subscribers set to get their hands on the likes of Quake, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and …

The Epic Games Store has been offering free games on a weekly basis ever since it launched. For the holiday season this year, Epic will be stepping things up a notch, with plans to offer a free game every day through Christmas and New Years.  Many gamers have likely heard …

Modern Warfare II (2022) represents the latest and greatest from Infinity Ward and Call of Duty, serving as a reimagining of this now 13-year-old game – offering the tried-and-true COD experience while evolving the player movement and controls in order to make it what I believe is the most mechanically perfect multiplayer FPS yet...

The Callisto Protocol is shaping up to be one of the biggest horror games of the year. With the game just one week away from release, Striking Distance Studios has revealed the game's PC system requirements.  Striking Distance Studios is spearheaded by Glen Schofield, a name you should recognise, as …

Each week, Epic offers a game or two for free to all through its Epic Games Store. Right now, those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on the fun and frenetic space shooter ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’. Available to add to your library for free from now until …

Earlier this week as part of the CMA's investigation into Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, Sony's filing with the CMA arguing against the deal was published online for the world to see. In the document, we see Sony making a number of questionable arguments that we've already covered. In one section …

Politico previously reported that the EU would enter a phase 2 investigation into the Xbox Activision-Blizzard merger. Now, the site is reporting that the FTC is planning on filing a lawsuit against Microsoft to block the merger.  The FTC has been stricter on anti-trust cases recently. The commission previously filed …

Nvidia is back with another weekly GeForce Now library update. While we saw a lot of titles added at once in previous weeks, the final update for November is on the lighter side, offering four games. However, they are all brand-new releases. Nvidia's final GeForce Now update for November brings …

Gran Turismo 7 launched earlier this year to great fanfare – though the title was admittedly missing some necessary features. One major omission was the ability to sell your cars as a means to purchase others. Fortunately, this (and much more) is now available thanks to GT7’s latest free update. …

UPDATE: Following the publication of this article, The Callisto Protocol's Director, Glen Schofield, took to Twitter to clarify that these death animations will be wholly unrelated to the main campaign and as such will not affect those without the season pass, saying “To be clear: We’re not holding anything back …

Recently, we reported that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet had the biggest launch of any game this year in the UK. It seems this sales success was mirrored worldwide, as it has now been revealed that the controversial game has in fact sold over 10 million copies within its first 3 …

Over the years we have seen many first-party Sony titles outperform one another, meaning while 2018’s God of War managed to sell 3.1 million copies in 3 days – making it the fastest-selling PlayStation game at the time, it was soon outdone by both Marvel’s Spider-Man and then The Last …

We've known about a few of the complaints Sony has been sending to regulators in regard to Microsoft's planned Activision Blizzard merger for a while now. As the UK's CMA moves on towards its Phase 2 investigation into the deal, Sony's complaint filing has been made public, revealing some of …

Today CD Projekt Red gave us our first look at the next-gen update for The Witcher 3 and shared many other details of the patch. For starters, the game is getting ray-traced global illumination and ray-traced ambient occlusion. It will also support upscaling techniques like DLSS and FSR 2.0.  On …

Netflix has been building up its gaming business this year, with plenty of studio acquisitions to produce new interactive content for Netflix. Now, Netflix seems to be aiming even higher, as the company has reportedly begun highering for a ‘AAA PC game'.  The new job listings are for the new …

It is that time of the year again - the Steam Autumn Sale is officially live, offering discounts on hundreds of games spanning every genre you could ask for. If you need some help deciding on a game to pick up, we've got a few recommendations for you. 

God of War: Ragnarök has launched and earned great critical and fan acclaim so far. With this project now out of the way, Sony Santa Monica can turn its attention to other games. Interestingly, Ragnarök's director is pretty clear about what he'd like to do next – a Castlevania game, …

The 40th Golden Joystick Awards winners have been announced, with Elden Ring coming out as the event's biggest winner. Besides Best Visual Design and Best Multiplayer Game, it also brought home the Ultimate Game of the Year and Critics' Choice awards. From Software also received the Studio of the Year …

Due to a whole host of reasons China as a market has been underutilised by console manufacturers, with most games not making it into the country – and few titles being exported. Sony’s China Hero Project was developed in order to help boost Chinese-made titles, with PlayStation now announcing its …

IO Interactive have long been known for their work on the Hitman series of games. That being said, the studio is expanding its horizons with them currently developing multiple projects, including a James Bond game. One of their future titles – according to a job listing – will for the …

Media Molecule’s Dreams remains one of the most unique titles to be published by PlayStation, with the game-creation toolkit amassing a moderate-yet-dedicated audience. As part of its community efforts, Media Molecule hosts an annual Impy Awards where they celebrate some of the most creative Dreams – nominations for which have …

The relative accessibility of digital gaming has allowed for far more titles to be published to online storefronts for much less cost than would be required if wanting to do so in a physical capacity. This has had its advantages and disadvantages – with the latter being that storefronts are …