Software & Gaming

The Switch has been very successful in bringing many of Nintendo’s older games to the console manufacturer’s latest system. While a number of fans are still waiting for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and The Wind Waker to make their way onto the hybrid console, it appears as though …

The latest Call of Duty Duty title, Modern Warfare, has become infamous for its bloated file size and massive patches. That being said, the latest patch is most likely the most egregious. The first-person shooter recently released a patch which fixes a graphical bug that has been plaguing the title. …

A retail source this week has shown evidence that the Xbox Series X will launch this November for $599

Creative Assembly and Epic Games teamed up for something rather unusual last week. As part of the launch day for Total War Saga: Troy, the game was free to claim on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours. The giveaway was already a huge success when over a million people …

Shortly after allegations were made against him on Twitter, Assassin's Creed Creative Director, Ashraf Ismail, stepped down from his role on the upcoming AC: Valhalla and deleted his social media. Now a couple of months later, Ubisoft has decided to let him go.  Ubisoft has been conducting a number of …

Capcom's latest sales numbers reveal that the Resident Evil series has sold a total of 103M units across the span of 24 years, with the latest original entry to the franchise being the best-selling release. Capcom's sales chart is led by Monster Hunter World, with 16.1M units sold. Resident Evil …

Dead by Daylight has grown massively over the years, scoring partnerships with franchises like Saw, Scream and Silent Hill while also arriving on other platforms, like Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Recently, the developers announced plans to introduce cross-platform multiplayer and progression. In an update this week, the first …

Horizon Zero Dawn has been out on PC for one week now and unfortunately, early buyers have ran into some issues with the PC version. Guerrilla Games is working on fixes though, with the first patch arriving today.  This initial PC patch is smaller than the developers had hoped, but …

Just recently, EA set up a Steam page for the EA Access subscription service but it won't be called that for much longer. Today, EA announced that it was rebranding both EA Access and Origin Access for a more neutral name – EA Play.  EA Access and Origin Access will …

We're at the middle of the month, which means it is time for another update on the best selling games of the year so far from NPD Group. This week, we have the top ten US game sales in 2020 so far, as well as the top ten selling games …

The official schedule for DC FanDome has been announced and just as anticipated, next weekend's event will see two separate game panels. The first will go over Rocksteady's newly announced Suicide Squad game, while the other will focus on WB Montreal's long-teased Batman game.  Interestingly, the schedule announcement gives us …

Late last night, Apple took steps to remove Fortnite from the iOS App Store due to Epic Games' recent inclusion of a new payment method that circumvents Apple's in-platform microtransaction system. Not too long after, Google did the same thing with Fortnite on the Google Play Store.  Just as it …

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has quickly become one of the most talked about games of the Summer. The Wipeout-styled Battle Royale title has already been purchased over 2 million times in less than a week on PC alone. The developer, Mediatonic, appears to already be making the most of its …

The current generation of gaming has seen a number of older-gen titles receiving full-blown from the ground up remakes. Titles such as Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Shadow of the Colossus have all released to great success. One more game is now set to join the …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers its users a number of free titles. This week sees fans receive a gun-based co-op souls-like ‘Remnant: From the Ashes’, from the studio behind Darksiders III – Gunfire Games, as well as The Alto Collection – a PC conversion of the popular mobile …

For years, Fortnite on Android circumvented the Google Play Store due to its 30% cut on in-app purchases. Epic Games however could not do the same on iOS due to limitations within the OS. Recently however, the developers added their own payment system into the popular Battle Royale shooter, leading …

It has been three years since EA shut down Visceral Games and cancelled a very promising Star Wars game helmed by Uncharted director, Amy Hennig. As the years go by, those who were at Visceral during that time are becoming more open to talking about the cancelled project and the …

Embracer Group, the parent company of THQ Nordic, has acquired a number of game studios this week, starting off with 4A Games – best known for the Metro series. Not only has 4A Games been acquired, but their new owners also confirmed that work on a fourth Metro game is …

Last week, Microsoft officially scrapped plans for xCloud streaming on iOS, citing Apple's tight App Store rules as a result. Apple didn't deny this and in fact backed this up by saying that its store does not allow for streaming services like xCloud, GeForce Now etc on its platform. Sure …

Back in June, Creative Assembly made a huge announcement, unveiling that Total War Saga: Troy would be an Epic Games Store timed exclusive and that on launch day, the game would be free for all players. That day has now come, with Total War Saga: Troy being free to keep …

Thursday has officially become GeForce Now’s library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week’s update includes 12 more games coming to the service, including the return of the excellent Two Point Hospital.   After being removed previously, Two Point Hospital is officially back on GeForce …

We are just one day away from the pre-order beta for Marvel's Avengers on PC and just a few weeks away from the game's full release. As a high-budget Avengers game, we are expecting plenty of graphical prowess, but what sort of PC will you need to run it? Today, …

HBO’s The Last of Us is likely one of the highest profile video game adaptations currently in development. The TV show will adapt the story from the first game, though according to the show’s creator there will be at least one “jaw drop” moment that was originally intended to be …

The Resident Evil series is currently in an interesting position. While most agree that the recent entries in the series have been overall great titles, many have suffered from shorter-than-expected total play times. While the most recent entry, Resident Evil 3, only took around 6 hours to beat, an insider …

With the release of the PlayStation 4 back in 2013, Sony gave its DualShock controller a rather significant redesign. While many agree that it was an overall improvement, some claimed that the battery life on the controller was far too short. It appears as though Sony will be rectifying this …

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has quickly proven to be one of the biggest hits of the Summer. The Takeshi’s Castle styled Battle Royale game recently released to server-breaking levels of enthusiasm – selling over 2 million copies on PC alone in less than a week. Though Fall Guys is currently …

After some brief downtime to implement the final touches for launch, Hyper Scape has officially  returned, complete with a Season One battle pass. If you're keen to dive in on the first season, then you may want to check out Nvidia's GeForce Now bundle. Hyper Scape has immediate support on …

Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher appears to be popping up everywhere at the moment, from Netflix-produced anime to mobile games. Today, Ubisoft also announced that Sam Fisher will also be heading to Rainbow Six Siege as his own operator.  Operation Shadow Legacy will be the next big season for Rainbow Six …

Ahead of the launch of Control's second and final expansion later this month, Remedy Entertainment has announced Control: Ultimate Edition, which will be the game's debut on Steam and will also be available on next-gen consoles.  Control: Ultimate Edition includes ‘The Foundation' and ‘AWE', as well as the free updates …

After a few delays and some coronavirus-related troubles along the way, the Final Fantasy XIV team has officially shipped the highly anticipated ‘Reflections in Crystal' update. This patch not only contains the story finale to to the Shadowbringers expansion, but it also completely reworks the new player experience.  Patch 5.3, …