Software & Gaming

Ahead of the game’s launch in March, the ambitious action-RPG Crimson Desert has hit a milestone of over 2 million wishlists.

2026 looks set to be a big year for the Epic Games Store, with plans to overhaul the launcher's architecture, introduce regional pricing and more.

February’s Humble Choice line-up is officially available now, including the likes of Resident Evil Village, Squirrel with a Gun, Core Keeper and more.

Prior to the game’s launch last year, the team at Gearbox confirmed that the then-upcoming Borderlands 4 would be landing on the Nintendo Switch 2 alongside all other platforms. Right at the last minute however, the Switch 2 version was delayed indefinitely citing the need for “additional development and polish time”.  While leaks indicated that the port could finally be arriving this month, publisher 2K has now indicated this might not be the case.

Last week in an effort to improve player sentiment around the game's launch, the team behind Highguard rushed out a 5v5 mode, a highly requested feature amongst players who felt that the game's launch map was simply too large for 3v3 matches. Initially, this was only going to be a …

The first wave of Game Pass titles for February 2026 has now been announced. Starting today, games like Final Fantasy 2 and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii are available across all Game Pass platforms, but there is much more to come later in the month, including the day-one …

2025 ended up being an absolutely huge year for Obsidian Entertainment. The studio has shipped more games than any other first-party Xbox studio, with three arriving last year alone, including Avowed, Grounded 2 and The Outer Worlds 2. Unfortunately, two of these games did ‘fall below expectations' and while Obsidian …

Nintendo Switch has now surpassed the Nintendo DS to become Nintendo’s best‑selling console, while Switch 2 continues to break records as the company’s fastest‑selling system.

Two decades on from the console’s initial release, Netflix is finally set to be shut down on PS3 next month come the 2nd of March.

According to one insider, studio Build a Rocket Boy is set to end its partnership with MindsEye publisher IO Interactive.

According to insiders, Microsoft is planning to bring more of its Windows PC titles over to Steam “in the coming months”.

4 months on from the game’s launch, SEGA has offered updated figures on Sonic Racing Crossworlds’ current and expected future performance.

When Highguard launched last week with its 3v3 PvP mode, many players were quick to complain that the map feels like it was designed for larger-scale battles. Now just days later, the developers have put out an experimental 5v5 mode. 

Nioh 3 is about to come out and just like its predecessors, the game will be a PS5 console exclusive. While neither Nioh or Nioh 2 have ever made it over to a non-PlayStation console, that might change with this entry.  In its latest trailer for the game on the …

Last week, Google rolled out an experimental AI program called Project Genie, which could generate new playable game worlds through text prompts. While most of the core gaming crowd wasn't impressed by this, it seems investors were, as many pulled money out of several gaming companies. 

Nikita Buyanov, the creator of Escape from Tarkov, has further fuelled speculation regarding his next project, Cor3, with a teaser trailer that seemingly confirms a leap into the sci-fi genre. Following a month of cryptic social media teases and an interactive terminal set in the year 2251, the latest video, …

Alastair Duncan, who played Mimir in the God of War duology, will be reprising his role in the upcoming live-action Amazon show.

EA is finally shutting down the Nintendo Switch 1 version of Apex Legends, with the game officially going offline at the end of Season 29.

Ahead of Yakuza Kiwami 3’s Switch 2 launch, RGG Studio revealed that they hope to bring even more entries to Nintendo’s platform.

HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us helped spearhead the surge in quality adaptations of video game properties, amassing record-breaking views and winning a ton of awards. Like with the games themselves however, Season 2 of the show proved to be somewhat more contentious than the first. While a 3rd Season was greenlit even before the second season came out, it appears as though the next chapter of HBO’s TLOU might be its last.

Sony appears to be aggressively repositioning itself in the portable gaming market for 2026. According to recent leaks, the company is preparing a two-pronged approach: a near-term OLED refresh of the existing PlayStation Portal and a much more powerful gaming handheld powered by AMD's RDNA 5 graphics. The report comes …

Beyond Good and Evil was named as one of the main franchises to survive Ubisoft's restructuring and now, the sequel's director has confirmed that Ubisoft remains 'committed' to the game. 

It would seem that the rumours of an incoming Nintendo Direct showcase are picking up steam. Multiple additional sources have since corroborated the claim that a new stream will be taking place in February. 

A number of major Linux gaming projects are joining forces to form the Open Gaming Collective. The goal here is to reduce duplicated work across several crucial projects and centralise development efforts for critical components like kernel patches, input frameworks and display compositors.  The OGC's technical strategy (via GamingOnLinux) centres …

Fanatec has officially released its first-party Stream Deck plugin. Available for free on the Elgato Marketplace, the plugin transforms the Stream Deck into a real-time telemetry display and hardware tuning hub for racing sims. This collaboration marks one of the first major synergy projects since Fanatec's integration into the Corsair …

Gearbox have now released an updated roadmap for Borderlands 4, including confirmation of cross-save support later this year.

World War Z x The Walking Dead crossover is officially available now, letting you play as Rick; Daryl; Michonne and Negan.

Rainbow Six: Siege is arguably one of Ubisoft’s biggest games of all time, with the now decade-old title continuing to make money in-part through its plethora of cross-overs. Following on from the likes of Chun-Li; Master Chief; 2B and even Pickle Rick, Solid Snake himself is set to join the Rainbow Six Siege roster.

Ahead of the game’s launch next month, Team Ninja have released a demo for Nioh 3 – with save data transferring over to the full game.

The next round of games for GeForce Now has been announced. There are ten new titles joining the cloud gaming library this week, including new releases like Half Sword, as well as classics like Prototype.