Software & Gaming

If you own a Nintendo console and have a Nintendo Account, then you may want to double check your security settings. Over the weekend, reports of third-party log-ins began creeping in, indicating that some kind of breach has taken place.  Nintendo has not confirmed a security breach at this time, …

E3 2020’s cancellation represents a major blow for the games industry in 2020. The annual expo is oft-used as a platform for which game publishers can announce their latest projects. Traditionally taking place in June, many developers would either hold back announcements, or fast track them in order to line …

Nvidia has released a new plugin for RTX GPUs which can help reduce background noise...

There was once a time when DOTA 2 held the record for the highest concurrent Steam player count undisputedly. Over the last few years however, it has seen competition from other titles such as PUBG, which broke DOTA 2’s all-time concurrent record of 1.29 million players back in September 2017. …

Microsoft has been teasing something on Twitter about Cyberpunk 2077. Initially slated for a reveal today, Microsoft has spilled the beans earlier by uploading a video to the official Xbox YouTube channel, showing off the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One X limited edition. In this trailer (posted below), you can …

Following the announcements of Death Stranding and Horizon Zero Dawn for PC, there has been plenty of speculation about what other PS4 exclusives might make the jump to PC. With that in mind, there were plenty of raised eyebrows when listings for PC versions of Bloodborne, Days Gone, Gran Turismo …

Ninjala is an upcoming free-to-play multiplayer action video game releasing exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. Featured in the most recent Nintendo Direct Mini, the game appears to take inspiration from Splatoon – Nintendo’s wildly successful competitive team-based multiplayer game. Set to release on the 27th of May, eager fans can …

Progress on the Master Chief Collection for PC is continuing at a swift pace. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary made its way over last month and later today, public testing will officially begin for Halo 2 Anniversary.  Those who have signed up to the Halo Insider Programme will need to keep …

Void Bastards is a first-person roguelike which was developed by Blue Manchu and published by Humble Bundle. Released in May of 2019, the game was originally an Xbox One console exclusive, arriving on Microsoft’s Game Pass as a day-1 launch. Nearly a year after its release, the game has now …

Microsoft usually releases two big updates per year for its popular operating system, Windows 10. Now the company has announced that the May 2020 update is getting ready for release. Brandon LeBlanc, senior program manager at Microsoft, says that the company is getting “the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (20H1) ready for …

Warframe is perhaps one of this generation’s greatest success stories. Released in 2013, the free-to-play third person action-RPG shooter has seen continuous support from both fans and its developers ‘Digital Extremes’, with the game only improving over time. Thanks to the scalability and success of the game, it would appear …

Following on from yesterday's website leak, Crytek has officially announced Crysis Remastered, heading to PC and consoles this summer...

During the height of its existence, THQ was known best perhaps for its licensed games. Released in 2003, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, became a cult hit amongst many video game fans. In amongst the plethora of remakes such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, Battle for Bikini …

Yesterday we reported that Grand Theft Auto VI was seemingly confirmed to be in the early stages of development. Now, a well known Rockstar insider has weighed in on the news, stating that development is much further along than has been suggested...

Riot Games is expanding again, with its latest acquisition being Hypixel Studios. The small independent outlet known for Hytale will now be joining the Riot family while pushing ahead to release its game next year. Riot had already been an investor in Hypixel, helping to fund the development of Hytale, …

News has been trickling in for the upcoming Marvel's Avengers video game, and we saw multiple trailer and gameplay trailer leaks over the Summer last year. Now, a full gameplay overview trailer has been found online. The gameplay overview video for Marvel's Avengers was uploaded to the game's official YouTube …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of free titles to its customers. This week is a big one, as Just Cause 4, the 2018 open world title from Square Enix is free to all users alongside Wheels of Aurelia, an indie narrative-based driving game. Both of these …

Earlier this week, rumours around Crysis Remastered returned to the spotlight thanks to a teaser posted to the franchise's official Twitter account. Now just a few days later, a leak from the official Crysis website has confirmed the game's existence and how it will take advantage of the latest graphical …

Cyberpunk 2077 was originally intended to release on this day, the 16th of April 2020. Unfortunately back in January the game was officially confirmed to be delayed until September. Even though CD Projekt Red felt as though the game would not be ready in time for its April release, many …

Though events taking place earlier in the year such as E3 and GDC had been cancelled or postponed due to fears surrounding COVID-19, it was unknown whether the latter half of the year would see a similar response, or whether companies were confident that the pandemic would be over by …

This week, new reports around Sony's PS5 launch plans emerged indicating a limited number of consoles available during the three-month launch window...

Exactly what Rockstar is working on next has been a mystery ever since the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 back in 2018. With that said, many had assumed that a new Grand Theft Auto was on the cards and now, that has seemingly been confirmed by a report on …

It has been a while since Rocksteady confirmed that its next project would not be a Superman game. Since then, there has been plenty who believe that it definitely was something the studio was working on at one point. Now, there may be some proof thanks to a new concept …

Riot Games has been granting access to the Valorant closed beta via the Twitch Drops system through partnership with a number of prominent streamers. Now, the system is active on any stream broadcasting Valorant on Twitch, meaning you can watch any streamer for a chance to get beta access and …

It has been a while since we last heard some XCOM news from the folks at Firaxis, but that all changed last night with the surprise announcement of XCOM: Chimera Squad. The latest game in the series is a standalone follow-up to XCOM 2, continuing the story five years later.  …

There’s no denying that the current pandemic has led to many aspects of the video game industry grinding to a halt. While some development studios have had to pivot to working from home, many smaller indie studios are unable to afford to do so. In light of this, Sony has …

GitHub is a global company that provides hosting for software development version control using Git. The company's services are being used by over 40 million users worldwide. Thanks to its popularity, Microsoft decided to purchase the repository service for $7.5bn back in 2018. Now GitHub has announced that “all of the core GitHub features are now free for …

Prior to the release of Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia served as one of Ubisoft’s premiere franchises. The past decade has not been kind to the series however, with Ubisoft paying little attention to the Prince. Recently, the series crossed over with For Honor, and now, rumours have suggested that …

Nintendo recently updated the Nintendo Switch to firmware version 10.0.0. The update brought with it much-requested features such as remappable buttons. Since its release however, users have been data mining the firmware, and have discovered that the latest Switch update has added preliminary support for a new hardware model, suggesting …

With the current state of the world, a large number of countries have enacted some form of social distancing requirements, with the reasoning being to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 – the virus that has rapidly swept the globe. PlayStation, in an effort to encourage people to stay home, …