Software & Gaming

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers users of its storefront a video game for free. This week, those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on the unique 2D metroidvania platformer Dandara. The game will be available to purchase and download for free from now until the …

Sony has a few excellent looking PS5 exclusives lined up for 2021. Returnal from Housemarque Studios is one of them, but to give the team some extra time to polish the experience, the game has been delayed from its original March 19th release date.  In a tweet this afternoon, the …

Over the weekend, shortly after CD Projekt Red began rolling out Patch 1.1 for Cyberpunk 2077, players noticed a progress-blocking bug that stopped you from getting further in the main quest. As promised, a hotfix to sort this out is now available.  Cyberpunk 2077 Hotfix 1.11 is now available across …

Nvidia is returning to its regularly scheduled GeForce Now updates in 2021, so we'll be getting a new batch of games added to the cloud gaming service each week. This week, The Medium – an RTX supported title, is the headlining game, but seven other games are joining it on …

In recent years, Netflix has shown support for a number of video game properties, expanding their worlds through anime adaptations. Though previous efforts have released to mixed responses, the streaming service is continuing to adapt more video games. Following on from the Resident Evil, Castlevania and Dragon's Dogma adaptations, Netflix …

Each month Sony offers a number of titles for free to all those who are subscribed to the console manufacturer’s PlayStation Plus service. For the month of february, subscribers can get their hands on a number of major titles, including Control Ultimate Edition and the brand new Destruction AllStars. With …

Control tested the limits of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in many ways when it launched in 2019. With the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, console players can now experience the story of Jesse Faden in a way much closer to that of PC players. …

Cougar's Armor S Royal gaming chair costs less than £250, but is it any good?

The developers behind The Division 2 have been a bit quiet over the last few months but it looks like the game is going to start 2021 off strong. While there won't be a ‘State of the Game' update this week, The Division 2's next big update is coming in …

Nintendo has faced plenty of criticism over the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. Shortly after the console's launch, it became clear that the Joy-Con controllers were prone to a ‘drifting' issue, which has gone unfixed to date. This has led to multiple class-action lawsuits over in the US and now, it …

It has been a while since IO Interactive split off from Square Enix and went independent. Since then, the team has been working hard on Hitman 3, which released to high critical acclaim last week. IO Interactive's bet on itself is already paying off too, with Hitman 3 already recouping …

As we've known for some time now, Sea of Thieves is switching to a seasonal content model this year, with the first season and its accompanying ‘battle pass' arriving this week. Now, just ahead of the battle pass rollout, Rare has detailed what it will actually include.  As you'd expect, …

While the situation surrounding COVID-19 greatly inhibited the output of both hardware and software manufacturers throughout 2020, the gaming industry seemingly continued to flourish. According to Microsoft, the Xbox Series X|S achieved the “most devices ever sold in a launch month” for Xbox. According to Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella, “the …

While special edition video game consoles are a relatively common occurrence, Nintendo has been more reserved than most when it comes to releasing special edition Switch consoles. While rumours of a Switch ‘Pro’ continue to circulate, Nintendo has now announced that it will be releasing a special edition Nintendo Switch …

First popular back in the early to mid-2000s, we have begun to see a renewed interest in developers creating high quality AAA licensed games. One of the latest licensed games to be announced is that of IO Interactive’s James Bond game. While little is currently known, the studio has offered …

While Cyberpunk 2077 mods have been popping up since launch, these have all been made without any official modding tools. To help give the modding community a push, CD Projekt Red has now released some of the official mod creation tools for the game.  CD Projekt Red previously confirmed that …

The Elder Scrolls Online is about to enter a new year of content. Last year, the focus was on the ‘Dark Heart of Skyrim'. In 2021, players of ESO will be moving on to the Gates of Oblivion, a new year-long adventure.  Things will get started with a new DLC …

Lord of the Rings: Gollum is no longer coming out in 2021. This week, the developers at Daedalic announced that they'll be needing more time, so the game has been pushed back to 2022.  This game was first announced back in 2019, but we didn't really get a good look …

Biomutant has been in the works for a number of years now and while it has seemingly come close to release a few times, delays have kept pushing it back. That changes this year though, as Biomutant is set to finally release in the first half of this year.  Today, …

Skyforge garnered a lot of attention back at release, in part due to a collaboration with Obsidian Entertainment. The game was announced for the Nintendo Switch last September and now, just ahead of its February release date, we've got our first look at gameplay.  Skyforge puts players on the planet …

The Medium is coming out later this week and since this is an RTX-supported game, there is a new Nvidia GeForce graphics driver to go along with it. This week's driver update provides support for The Medium and its RTX features, GeForce RTX 30 series laptops and expands the number …

Recently we reported that The Last of Us Part II had surpassed 200 Game of The Year awards, entering an exclusive club which only a few games have managed to achieve. Since then, the accolades have continued to flow in, and now The Last of Us Part II has officially become …

Of all of Koei Tecmo's franchises, its Warriors games are by far the best selling. With over 42 million copies sold across the entire franchise, it more than quadruples the publisher’s next best-selling series. Even among Warriors games however, the newly released Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity stands out, becoming …

Ever since the delay for Halo: Infinite was announced from Holiday 2020 to Fall 2021, fans have expressed concern at the state of the game, and whether the situation is even worse than previously thought. In order to qualm these concerns somewhat, 343 Industries has promised that it will offer …

Each week the Epic Games Store offers at least one free game to all those with an Epic Games account. While the quality and popularity of the title varies from week to week, last week’s offering of Star Wars Battlefront II was perhaps one of the store’s biggest. It has …

Grand Theft Auto Online and more recently, Red Dead Online, have had issues with cheaters and hackers on PC since their respective launches. As part of an effort to crack down on cheating, Take-Two has recently been targeting cheat makers and sellers, with one popular cheat website now shutting down.  …

Jagex, the UK studio behind RuneScape, has been sold again. The studio has changed ownership a number of times over the years, with the latest buyers being Carlyle Group, a US private equity holder.  Carlyle Group has reportedly acquired a majority stake in the studio behind RuneScape. Previously, a Chinese …

Among Us was by far one of the biggest games in 2020. Despite launching originally in 2018, the imposter-styled online game blew up in 2020 following global lockdowns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the fast-paced nature of the video games industry, Among Us continues to see immense …

It has been over four years since Nightdive Studios successfully crowdfunded its System Shock remake. There has been progress and some setbacks along the way, but it looks like the game may finally release this year.  In a Kickstarter update, Nightdive let backers know that the System Shock remake will …

Dying Light took many by surprise when it offered a fun and interesting take on the zombie genre in 2015. Since then, fans have been eagerly anticipating the game’s sequel. Unfortunately the game appears to have been suffering from some development issues, with many delays taking place. That being said, …