Software & Gaming

There is a long standing history of Assassin's Creed games leaking long before their intended announcement dates. That hasn't changed in recent years, even with Ubisoft giving the series extended time between releases. There won't be a new Assassin's Creed in 2019 but when the series does return, it looks …

Since launch, the Nintendo Switch has had a number of excellent exclusive game releases. One of the best so far has come from none other than Square Enix and its classic-style JRPG, Octopath Traveller. From the looks of it though, Octopath won't remain a Switch exclusive forever, as a PC …

The European Commission tends to launch several large antitrust investigations each year. While most of the ones we report on tend to fall in the tech realm, this week, the EU is turning its attention to gaming. More specifically, the commission is investigating publishers and platform holders over content geo-blocking, …

Fallout 76 has had more than its share of issues since launch but despite all of that, the game has still amassed an impressively dedicated player base and content updates are on the way. One of this year's updates may cause some controversy though, as a new ‘repair kit' mechanic …

Since the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown, there has been an increased focus on CPU and chipset security. Last year, a vulnerability was discovered in Intel's ‘Manufacturing Mode' for laptop CPUs, which leaves systems vulnerable to certain attacks. Recently, it was discovered that a number of Razer laptops were left …

On the eve of the UK’s Gaming BAFTA awards, Prince Harry weighed in on the on-going debate surrounding video game addiction. In particular, the Duke of Sussex chastised Fortnite for being “more addictive than alcohol and drugs,” calling for a ban on the battle royale title. “That game shouldn't be …

Atlus is just weeks away from unveiling more about Persona 5: The Royal and Persona 5S, but that hasn’t satiated fan-demand to see Persona 3 and 4 come to modern platforms. Although the studio quite obviously has its roadmap filled for the time being, director Naoto Hiraoka has revealed that …

The Division 2 has been out for a couple of weeks now and so far, there seems to be a lot of positive buzz surrounding both the main game and the end game content. Over the course of this year, Ubisoft will be working to keep players invested with a …

It has been a while since we last had the chance to talk about Alan Wake. Since the game's initial release in 2010, there have been plenty of rumours surrounding a potential sequel. It turns out that Remedy was in-fact working on Alan Wake 2 at one point but unfortunately, …

Since the launch of Windows 10, there have been several occasions where feature updates have caused major issues. This has caused a lot of distrust amongst PC owners and many have used workarounds to avoid updates entirely. In the next feature update for Windows 10, this will no longer be …

Ubisoft has announced that it will no longer be producing additional toys for Starlink: Battle for Atlas due to underwhelming sales. Despite this, the developer has assured fans that it will continue to support the game itself with free content updates. The aim of the action-adventure game is for players …

Two large datasets were found on public servers yesterday, exposing hundreds of millions of Facebook records. The social network has launched an investigation to determine whether the data was used maliciously, after it was found to contain account names, Facebook IDs, comments, likes, reactions and, in a number of cases, …

The last 24 hours or so have been a whirlwind for BioWare, as a huge investigation into Anthem's development brought to light many issues going on behind-the-scenes. At first, BioWare's response was largely seen as dismissive of the story but since then, the studio's leadership has had a chance to …

As we continue to push into an age plagued with controversial loot boxes and DLC, Rage 2 promises to shine as a beacon to those that miss earning bonuses in the game rather than opening their wallet. To that end, players will be able to purchase old-school-style cheats with the …

For years, professional players across many different games have utilised abstract aspect ratios to stretch the resolution, claiming that it helps them to perform despite the obvious trade-offs. Epic Games sees this as an advantage that unbalances competitive play and has decided to make alterations to the aspect ratio within …

Way back in 2017, we first began hearing about BioWare's plans for the next Dragon Age game. In fact, the company had plans set and had begun hiring up for full production, with series veteran, Mike Laidlaw, set to lead the way. What we didn't know at the time was …

Over the last few months, we have seen more and more games jump from Steam over to the Epic Games Store with timed-exclusivity attached. This tends to cause quite a bit of controversy, especially if a Steam version of a game has already been announced. At GDC this year, Epic …

Despite the fair annual price of Nintendo’s Switch Online service, the company has repeatedly been criticised for omitting integrated voice chat in favour of a smartphone application. Vivox is looking to end this by handing developers the tools to implement voice chat in the summer, while Performance Designed Products (PDP) …

Last week, Gearbox Studios announced that not only would Borderlands 1, 2 and the Pre-Sequel be getting upgrades this year, but Borderlands 3 is also on the way. A leak earlier this week revealed that the game would be launching in September and that it would be an Epic Games …

Over the last eight years, BioWare has released three games- Dragon Age Inquisition, Mass Effect Andromeda and Anthem. Each launch has been followed by stories from developers talking about how difficult the development process was, in large part due to changing over to the Frostbite engine. On paper, having all …

The State Administration of Press and Publications (SAPP) has continued its efforts to clear the backlog of video game approvals since China began handing out licences again last December, with its latest batch approving 97 new games. 30 of those titles were foreign IPs for the first time since the …

Lately, there has been a lot of talk surrounding Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to PC and while we don't have any firm release dates yet, we do know that beta tests are planned. Last month, we were told that the first test would happen ‘sooner than we expect' …

In an effort to bolster viewer/streamer interaction, Streamlabs has partnered with Twitch to debut its brand new Face Masks extension. The simple-to-use plugin makes use of augmented reality, allowing viewers to apply animated 3D masks onto the content creator’s face in real-time as a part of their channel subscription or …

Since it was established in 2010, Humble Bundle has made a name for itself with its unique ability to give back to both the developer and various charities worldwide when purchasing games. After nine successful years, founders Jeffrey Rosen and John Graham will be parting ways with the company, making …

Over the last couple of years, Google has been pushing its Android partners to do a better job of keeping on top of security updates. As one of the largest Android phone makers around, Samsung has been one of the focus points here. This week, Samsung updated its security patch …

Persona fans are getting impatient with the endless teasing from developer Atlus, but there isn’t too much longer to wait for all to be revealed. Persona 5: The Royal finally be unveiled on the first day of its game-themed concert, while the second and final day will debut the mysterious …

A few weeks ago, we learned that Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown' Greene would be moving away from PUBG development after five years on the project. The game will continue to be supported but in the meantime, PlayerUnknown himself will be heading up a new division called ‘PUBG Special Projects'. This week, Greene …

This week, the Assassin's Creed 3 remaster began rolling out as a standalone game, in addition to being part of the Assassin's Creed Odyssey season pass. This game makes a number of graphical changes to the game, some of which will divide opinion. If you wanted to pick up the …

Last week, Gearbox Studios announced that not only would Borderlands 1, 2 and the Pre-Sequel be getting upgrades this year, but Borderlands 3 is also on the way. However, while the rest of the series has launched on Steam, Borderlands 3 will instead be heading to the Epic Games Store, …

Many of you will remember the massive 2014 leak that saw private photos of various celebrities plastered all over the internet. Through a huge phishing scam, a group of people were able to gain access to the iCloud accounts of a bunch of celebrities and steal their private information. Most …