Software & Gaming

Ubisoft has officially begun integrating Activision Blizzard titles into Ubisoft+ Premium, marking the first tangible result of the cloud-streaming rights deal secured in August 2023. The publisher has confirmed that the first batch of games is available to stream starting today, initially launching via an integration with Nvidia GeForce Now. …

Path of Exile 2 has been in early access for around a year at this stage, but we are still quite a long ways off from release. The next major update will bring the game up to Version 0.4, although Grinding Gear Games says it is going to do everything it can to ensure that Version 1.0 does not slip into 2027. 

Upcoming fantasy-inspired survival game, Soulmask, has been working its way through its Early Access roadmap since June 2024. Now, the road to 1.0 is in sight, with the developers announcing a Spring 2026 launch date, alongside confirmation of the game's new Egypt mythology inspired DLC.

For months, we have been hearing rumours that Warner Bros is seeking a buyer. Now, Netflix has emerged as the bidding war winner with the announcement of an $82.7B acquisition deal.  Due to the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, this acquisition is a little more complicated than it initially seems. Earlier …

The creator of Left4Dead has now teamed up with Sony to develop “an unannounced four-player, cooperative shooter” for PS5 and PC.

Alongside this week’s free offerings, Epic Games have teased that a mysterious title will be given away next week in alignment with The Game Awards.

Amazon Luna / Prime Gaming’s free titles for December have been officially announced, including the classic Fallouts; LEGO 2K Drive; Deus Ex and more.

After being saved by Krafton, Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush is now set to have its DENUVO anti-tamper DRM removed next month.

Nvidia is ending the year off strong with the announcement that 30 more titles will be joining the GeForce Now library this month. On top of that, a new Game Ready driver has rolled out for Nvidia graphics card owners. The new Game Ready driver is available to download now …

The unique BrickBreaker-inspired rogue-like Ball x Pit has sold over 1 million copies, with the team confirming that it will receive 3 free updates next year.

Nintendo has now released a notable update for Drag x Drive, expanding its Survival Tag game mode while introducing various adjustments, bug fixes and more.

December’s Humble Choice offerings are now available, including Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name; Streets of Rage 4 and more.

Mario Kart World has gotten its biggest update yet, fixing tons of bugs while adding long-requested quality-of-life features

The Skyblivion team have announced that their ambitious Skyrim mod will now launch in 2026 – releasing an interactive map in the meantime.

Earlier this year, following a publicly playable alpha test, Bungie was forced to delay Marathon after an artist noticed that their work had been included in the game uncredited. Now months later and seemingly ahead of Marathon's re-reveal, the artist has confirmed that the dispute has been resolved. In an …

Helldivers 2 has always had a significantly higher install size on PC compared to the console versions. At launch, players needed around 70GB of free space to install the game but after more than a year of updates, the PC version has ballooned to a 150GB file size. Now, thanks …

Obsidian has been patching up Avowed with major updates every few months. Unfortunately, the Winter update, which contains new features like NewGame+ has been delayed at the last minute.

The Game Awards 2025 has officially opened the polls for its Players' Voice category, the only accolade in the upcoming ceremony determined entirely by the gaming community. Unlike the primary categories, where a global jury of media outlets heavily weights the outcome, the Players' Voice award hinges 100% on fan …

DICE is reactivating its Battlefield Labs initiative, a community testing program designed to gather feedback. Initially, the tool was created before Battlefield VI and Redsec was released, but now it will be adapted to test updates before they go live. While participation is strictly by invitation, players can register their …

As part of CD Projekt Red's earnings report recently, we learned that the teams behind both The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 have continued to grow. Now, the company has revealed a few more interesting details about its upcoming plans as part of a call with shareholders. During CD Projekt …

Microsoft has now revealed the next wave of titles coming to Game Pass over the next couple of weeks. This is likely to be the last major Game Pass update for the year, but the team has made the most of it with a large number of titles joining the …

Despite seeing a drop compared to last year (and the arrival of the Switch 2), Sony’s PlayStation 5 is still the best-selling console of 2025 so far in the UK.

This week Nvidia revealed DLSS upgrades for several titles, including a refresher on major updates coming to previously released DLSS-supported games. On top of that, Nvidia has announced that it is giving away a new RTX 5090 graphics card with a custom Arc Raiders decal across the GPU shroud. The …

Following recent leaks, insiders have claimed that Ubisoft’s long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will launch on the 16th of January 2026.

Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 exclusive is off to a slow start, with Kirby Air Riders barely cracking the top 20 in Europe during its launch week.

December’s expanded PlayStation Plus line-up is available to claim from today, including Neon White, LEGO Horizon Adventure; Killing Floor III and more.

Following its less-than-stellar launch, Build A Rocket Boy is offering MindsEye for free via a ‘Starter Pack’ featuring a slice of the campaign and ARCADIA.

The free-to-play open-world action-RPG 'Where Winds Meet' has managed to reach a new milestone two weeks into its life, with over 9 million total players.

Fortnite’s recent end-of-chapter event managed to draw in over 10 million total players – though it still failed to hit the highs of last year’s finale.

Despite only being officially announced a couple months ago, Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 6 is reportedly set to launch during the first half of 2026.