Software & Gaming

Following the recent announcement that Sony is going to acquire Bungie for $3.6 Billion, the console manufacturer’s executives have been discussing the award-winning studio – with PlayStation Head Hermen Hulst even revealing that the PlayStation-exclusive Killzone was directly inspired by Halo. PlayStation Studios Head Hermen Hulst recently sat down to …

Following on from a brief hiatus over the holiday season and early January, Nvidia is back to releasing weekly GeForce Now updates, with new titles joining the service each Thursday. Throughout February, we can expect 30 titles to join GeForce Now, including the Life is Strange games, Dying Light 2, …

A couple of weeks ago, WarnerMedia's CEO made some comments about the company's 2022 slate of video games, mentioning titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Gotham Knights. We immediately noticed the lack of mention for Rocksteady's upcoming Suicide Squad, leading us to believe that the game has been delayed. Now this …

Yesterday following a preview leak, we learned some new details about Tango Gameworks' upcoming PS5 exclusive, Ghostwire: Tokyo, including a March 24th release date. As it turns out, that release date was a little off, as today Sony has confirmed the game will be releasing on the 25th of March.  …

This week, DICE announced that the first season of post-launch content for Battlefield 2042 has been delayed by months, giving planned new content a Summer 2022 release window. This was followed by EA's quarterly earnings call, during which executives admitted the game did not meet expectations. Speaking on the call, …

With Dying Light 2 Stay Human about to release, MSI decided it was a good idea to bundle the new post-apocalyptic title with selected PC components, systems and peripherals. The promotion began on February 1st and will end by March 5th. You'll be able to redeem a free copy of …

This week during its quarterly earnings report, Nintendo revealed the latest Switch milestones. The portable console has enjoyed high sales worldwide since launch and now as we approach the console's 5th anniversary, the Switch has become the best selling Nintendo home console of all time, surpassing the Wii.  Between September …

It's not news that PlayStation 5 consoles are selling like hotcakes. By the end of July 2021, Sony had already shipped over 10 million units, making it the fastest-selling console ever. Still, the sales numbers didn't stop there, as the Japanese company has now announced that its console has sold …

Chernobylite is an interesting first-person survival thriller developed by The Farm51. We reviewed the game back during its initial console release in September 2021. Now, finally, the game’s next-gen release date has been revealed. Making the announcement on their blog, the Chernobylite publishers ‘All in! Games' said “The highly anticipated …

PlayStation has a strong relationship with Epic Games and as such we have seen many PlayStation characters come into Fortnite. The next collab with PlayStation could see Nathan Drake dropping into Tilted Towers – though which Drake is yet-to-be known. As reported by Fortnite leaker Shiina, a new in-game Fortnite …

While EA previously sounded bullish about the idea of NFTs in gaming, the publisher appears to have taken a step back following a string of recent controversies. During an earnings call this week, EA CEO, Andrew Wilson, was asked about future plans for NFTs and surprisingly, it seems EA is …

PlayStation has typically been known for being the home of single-player story-focused third person games. While this continues to be the case, the recent Bungie acquisition indicates their move towards live service titles. They have now doubled down on this, wanting to release almost a dozen such titles within the …

Battlefield 2042 has had a rough time since launch and at this point, EA has admitted that the game fell below expectations and refused to share sales numbers. Now that it is clear that the game needed more time in the oven, EA and DICE have made the decision to …

While AMD’s FSR and Nvidia’s DLSS technologies are often compared, the two have little in common, with AMD’s offering being able to run on all manner of hardware. The upcoming Steam Deck will officially support AMD’s FSR – but at an OS level.

We've known Apex Legends is coming to mobile platforms for almost a year, but a specific release date has yet to be announced. However, it shouldn't take long, as Respawn is about to soft launch the mobile title in selected countries. According to Respawn, Apex Legends is soft-launching for Android …

Following on from leaks yesterday morning, Microsoft has officially announced the games coming to Xbox Game Pass over the next two weeks. While the games shown on the leaked image yesterday were accurate, it turns out the leak did not include the full list of titles coming to Game Pass …

It appears that we'll be getting some official information about Tango Gameworks next title, Ghostwire: Tokyo, within a matter of days. Press were recently invited to a preview event, revealing new gameplay details and a release date, all of which have leaked.  The preview embargo will apparently lift on the …

Dealabs has been gaining a reputation lately for accurately leaking upcoming free games for Xbox and PlayStation subscription services. This time around, the site has beat Microsoft to unveiling the next batch of titles for Xbox Game Pass, all coming this month.  Chances are, Microsoft will confirm this list within …

Sony has made a number of key acquisitions in recent years, adding Insomniac, Housemarque, Nixxes, Bluepoint and Bungie to its roster of PlayStation Studios. While its recent $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie was the biggest so far, SIE CEO, Jim Ryan, has said that there are still more moves to …

Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally came to life in 2020, but we've only seen part one of the story so far. Fans are eagerly awaiting the reveal of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part Two, and it looks like we won't have to wait much longer. This week during an event …

Sony's newly announced acquisition of Bungie isn't the merger making headlines this week. Microsoft's recent deal with Activision Blizzard is now back in the news, as the FTC reveals plans to review the deal on antitrust grounds.  As reported by Bloomberg, the US Federal Trade Commission is conducting an antitrust …

In a shocking twist last night, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it has reached a deal to acquire Bungie, Microsoft's former first-party studio and the original creators of Halo.

At one point last year, it looked highly likely that Microsoft was going to acquire Discord. In the end, the company chose to remain independent and formed a new partnership with rival console maker, Sony. At the time, we were promised that we would see integration between PlayStation consoles and …

While PlayStation and Nintendo systems get all the attention when it comes to emulator support (due in part to having more non-PC titles), the Xbox 360 still has many worthwhile exclusive games, and so it is exciting to see the system’s leading emulator (Xenia) get even better. Making the announcement …

We previously reported that Microsoft Flight Simulator had been updated to offer a DirectX12 version of the highly successful latest entry in the globe-trotting simulator. Thanks to that update, Nvidia’s impressive-yet-propretary DLSS is now coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator. The Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann sat alongside Sebastian …

One of the PS5’s most unique selling points is the DualSense controller’s Adaptive Triggers, used both for gameplay and immersion purposes. Slowly but surely, more and more devices are supporting the feature, possibly creating a new controller standard. iOS 15.4 recently saw its first Beta release shortly following the uneventful …

Though its launch back in 2019 saw some controversy and mild success, Death Stranding has continued to see support from new and old fans alike – as well as developer KojiPro. With the enhanced edition’s PS5 exclusivity window nearing its end, the Death Stranding Director’s Cut’s PC release date has …

Despite supply chain struggles and slower production lines, Apple managed to make record amounts of revenue in Q4 2021, bringing in a whopping $123.9 billion, beating out even the highest estimations. As you would expect, this revenue surge was largely driven by iPhone sales, expanding Apple's reach to 1.8 billion …

After years of development hell, the live-action Halo TV series is finally on the way thanks to a partnership between Microsoft, Showtime and Paramount. The series is set to debut in just under two months time and now, we have our first full trailer.  The Halo TV series trailer aired …

In a surprise announcement last week, Blizzard revealed that it is working on a brand new IP. While the low-key nature of this reveal would usually indicate that development is very early on, it turns out that this survival game has been in the works for nearly five years.  During …