Software & Gaming

In a bid to make Steam a more open platform, Valve said it would begin to allow almost all legal content back in June, so long as it isn’t trolling or a scam. This includes dropping its long-term feud against games with sexual content, however Valve has warned developers that …

Despite originally pegged for a late September launch, developer Toys for Bob has announced that its remake of the first three Spyro games has been delayed. In order to give it an extra coat of polish, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy has instead been moved to a November 13 release date. …

While Valve hasn't been pushing for Linux gaming particularly hard since the rise and fall of Steam Machines, the company is still working on SteamOS to this day. According to reports, Valve may have figured out a way to make more games accessible on Linux with a new ‘Steam Play' …

Just last week, Blizzard announced that it has ‘multiple' new Diablo projects currently in the works. Now, we know that one of them is indeed Diablo III for the Nintendo Switch, as someone accidentally broke an embargo last night. While the news wasn't supposed to go live until later today, …

Techland debuted Dying Light 2 during this year’s E3, bringing on board narrative designer Chris Avellone, known for his work on RPGs like Knights of the Old Republic II, Fallout: New Vegas and Divinity: Original Sin II. His talents, alongside former CD Projekt Red writer Karolina Stachyra, are intended to …

Despite strict regulations, China remains the biggest video game market by quite a distance thanks to the country’s large population. Things have suddenly come to a halt in recent months, however, as a government change up hasn’t seen a new game approved for publishing in over four months. Anonymous sources …

Intel adds three L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF) bugs to its growing list of processor flaws, led by Foreshadow.

The Call of Duty Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta may have concluded, but those of you who downloaded it will want to hang on to the files for a bit longer. The Black Ops 4 beta is taking place in two phases, one for regular multiplayer and another for the …

After thirteen years without a new entry, Crytek has finally let go of the TimeSplitters IP, handing it over to THQ Nordic-owned Koch Media. It looks like plans are already under way, too, which might not bode well for long-term fan project TimeSplitters Rewind. TimeSplitters gained prominence with the first …

Arkane Studios found itself in the spotlight several years ago after the launch of Dishonored and the franchise's success continued with Dishonored 2 and its subsequent expansion. However, while both games have performed well, we likely won't be seeing a Dishonored 3 for quite some time, as the franchise is …

Back in January, Bandai Namco and From Software announced plans to re-release Dark Souls in remastered form. The game was originally set to launch on the PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch in May but due to various circumstances, the Switch version was delayed. Initially the Switch version was …

Some changes are taking place within EA's ranks this week as long-time executive, Patrick Söderlund is leaving the company. Söderlund started off as the CEO of DICE in 2000, before EA acquired the studio in 2006. Since then, he has risen through EA's ranks and most recently acted as the publisher's …

Bethesda and Sony have a history of clashing, from PlayStation 4’s late adoption of mods to the company’s staunch stance against cross-platform play. It looks like Bethesda might not be giving Sony much of an option when it comes to the latter, however, claiming that cross-platform support for The Elder …

Epic Games has been one of the frontrunners for cross-platform play in recent years, ensuring that PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and mobile can play against one another. Fortunately, the community’s fear of playing at a disadvantage against keyboard and mouse users has been heard by the developer, as plans are …

The Call of Duty Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta may have concluded, but those of you who downloaded it might want to hang on to the files for a bit longer. Activision has confirmed that a multiplayer beta update will be arriving in September. We've known for a while that …

On Friday evening during Quakecon 2018, Bethesda gave us a fantastic showing of DOOM Eternal gameplay. In all, around 20 minutes of new gameplay footage was shown, giving us a look at new mechanics, weapons, abilities and areas to explore. As Quakecon continued, more information about the game came to …

Speculation that Google would be introducing alternative operating systems for its Pixelbook has been around for quite some time, with references to Windows Hardware Certification Kit (WHCK) seemingly confirming the shift back in June. It looks like this might be getting closer to becoming a reality, as a new code …

Despite a full reveal set to coincide with the Paris Major Championship later this week, Rainbow Six Siege players can feast their eyes on Operation Grim Sky’s new defender, Clash thanks to a leak. Coinciding with the finals, Ubisoft will also be offering another free weekend, including everything seen in …

At E3 earlier this year, Microsoft invested heavily in its future by adding five studios to its first party line-up. While most of these were acquisitions, one studio, ‘The Initiative', is being built from the ground up with the goal of securing top-talent from across the industry. The first batch …

Former IGN Nintendo Editor Filip Miucin posted a video to his YouTube channel over the weekend, addressing his very public firing amidst plagiarism allegations. Before the video was removed, Miucin claimed that he was the victim of “a gigantic lynch mob” sent by publications over circumstantial similarities, despite two more …

The day has finally arrived, today at Quakecon, the folks at id Software showed off the first gameplay footage from DOOM Eternal. This wasn’t a small trailer either, in-fact, we were treated to a massive on-stage deep dive, going over new weapons, new enemies, the Slayer’s new armour, new mechanics …

PC fans have been waiting for Monster Hunter World for quite some time since its initial release, and while response has been mixed, this hasn’t stopped Capcom’s action RPG from topping the charts. Not only has Monster Hunter World managed to break into Steam’s top 10 all-time concurrent player count, …

We've known about Nintendo's Switch Online service since the console first launched. While the service was supposed to go live last year, Switch owners ended up getting an extra year of free online multiplayer access. That will be changing in the second half of September though, as the subscription will …

Following Ubisoft’s initial reveal for Operation Grim Sky, Rainbow Six Siege players have been treated to a trailer touring the brand new Hereford Base map rework. Players are warped back in time, as the developers have replaced the bland modern setting with a nostalgic World War II theme for the …

Ubisoft has been trying to branch out into other areas of entertainment for a while. The first big push came with the Prince of Persia movie, then more recently, we had the Assassin's Creed movie. So far, jumping straight into blockbusters hasn't worked out, so we'll be seeing a TV …

Since long before the video game industry was conceived, Germany has taken a zero tolerance policy to depictions of Nazi iconography in entertainment media, from the infamous Swastika to showing Hitler himself. Now, unprecedented changes have been made to Germany’s ratings board that will see video games that wish to …

The day has finally arrived, Monster Hunter World has finally landed on PC, eight months after the console version. The good news is, the game runs and plays quite well with a keyboard and mouse, the bad news is that plenty of players are in fact having issues- with DRM …

A couple of weeks ago, we learned that Nintendo had begun taking legal action against popular emulator sites. It started with lawsuits filed against LoveROMs and LoveRETRO, which were forced to remove their libraries of classic Nintendo games. Now, other sites are starting to remove ROMs, including EmuParadise. EmuParadise is …

At this point, Discord is the go-to communication platform for most PC gamers. For many, it has replaced Skype, TeamSpeak, Curse and most importantly, Steam chat. Now, Discord is going to be taking on Valve in another form, with the chat client set to get its own games store. Discord …

While there have been a couple of delays along the way, Rockstar is nearing the end of development for Red Dead Redemption 2. With the October release date seemingly secured, we shall finally be getting our first look at gameplay later today. So far, Rockstar has released screenshots and cinematic …