Software & Gaming

While many fans have been waiting patiently for Nintendo's Switch Online service to finally arrive, there is one other feature that is often highly requested- virtual console. Over the last few console generations, Nintendo has used Virtual Console to bring back older and beloved games from its back catalogue. Unfortunately, …

Players of Fortnite: Battle Royale began finding strange secret bases when the meteor shower hit last week, prompting thoughts of what might come. Yesterday, it was revealed that this was all leading up to a Thanos-sized Avengers: Infinity War crossover event, putting players in the shoes of the Mad Titan …

While a lot of Microsoft's Build conference announcements so far have related to cloud and AI services for Azure, Windows 10 has not been forgotten. Microsoft announced a new app for smartphones today, allowing users to mirror their mobile device to their PC, allowing you to access important notifications, send …

Year Three Season Two is inbound for Rainbow Six Siege players, as Ubisoft announces more details surrounding Operation Para Bellum. Alongside the standard two new operators comes the much needed change to dropshotting, the Clubhouse map buff and the Pick & Ban settings among general changes. Considering Ubisoft no longer …

It has been quite some time since Nintendo last discussed its planned online subscription service for the Nintendo Switch. While in the past, Nintendo console owners have been able to play online for free, that will be changing later this year on the Switch, with Nintendo launching an Xbox Live/PSN …

In its run up to release, Beat Saber took social media by storm with many intrigued by its simple premise, combining the best of rhythm games with Star Wars-like lightsabers. Just three days after its released, it has impressed players enough to earn itself the title of ‘highest rated game …

Last week, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds introduced a new time-limited game mode called Desert Knights, a 50-player deathmatch comprised of ten five-person teams in the wastelands of Miramar. Unfortunately, players had less than 24 hours to jump into the event before it was pulled from the servers thanks to stability issues. Developer …

While EA helped popularise the debate over gambling in video games, the original title to bring forward the discussion was Valve with third-party gambling sites abusing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s trading system. It seems that history is repeating itself as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has its personal trading temporarily suspended on Windows PC …

Although fans of Beyond Good and Evil were blessed to see creator Michel Ancel wade through the development hell of its follow-up in late 2016, the title’s development was still at ‘day zero’ by June 2017. It looks like Ubisoft Montpellier has made quite a bit of progress since then, …

May 4th is here and with it a plethora of unofficial Star Wars celebrations, including GOG’s huge classic Star Wars video game sale. To kick off the festivities, the platform has resurrected Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer, a 1999 title that originally released for PC and Nintendo 64 before falling …

Back in 2016, South Korea passed a law that made distributing cheats for video games illegal. Back in January, we learned that 13 Overwatch cheaters had been arrested following this law change, and now two of them have been officially sentenced. As confirmed by Blizzard Korea, one offender was hit …

Throughout the past couple of years, Valve has stepped up its efforts in controller support, adding native compatibility for PlayStation 4 at the end of 2016. Now Nintendo’s Switch Pro controller is getting the same treatment, removing the arduous process of file shuffling in favour of plug and play. As …

Rockstar has released its third proper look into Red Dead Redemption 2 with a brand new 2-minute trailer. Alongside cinematics of what to expect from the anticipated open-world Western, the developer has also given a snippet into our new protagonist’s history. Much like the second trailer that debuted last year, …

The Switch has already been a huge success for Nintendo. Unfortunately, the more attention your product grabs, the more likely it is that you are going to face some patent infringement complaints. This year, Gamevice is trying to take another shot at Nintendo, after its original patent infringement suit was …

For the past few weeks, a giant meteor has been lingering above players in Fortnite: Battle Royale, prompting speculation as to what Epic Games had in store for its fourth season. It seems many had already figured out that this was in order to renovate the current map, however instead …

A couple of years ago, before we knew about the Nintendo Switch and the situation for the Wii U wasn't looking good, many suggested that Nintendo turn to mobile gaming to boost its financial situation. To our surprise, Nintendo came out swinging with Super Mario Run, and later brought Fire …

Over the last few months, a lot of attention has been brought to Facebook and its data collection practices. This has had a big impact on user trust in the social network, but it is also causing some splinters inside the company too. This week, it is being reported that …

It has been a while since Call of Juarez was last in the spotlight, but the game resurfaced in news recently after one of the best games in the series, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, was removed from Steam. It turns out that Ubisoft's publishing rights for the series had elapsed. …

Remedy is gearing up to reveal its latest project at this year’s E3, currently known simply as Project 7. Not much is currently known about what the Alan Wake studio has in store with P7, however it is believed to be Remedy’s first PlayStation release since 2003 as the upcoming …

April has been an excellent month for Sony. At this point, there are 79 million PS4s in the wild, and it looks like a good chunk of them are interested in God of War. After dominating sales charts during its launch week, God of War has been able to maintain …

We have more news surrounding Shadow of the Tomb Raider this week, though this time around it is PC-specific. With the launch of Rise of the Tomb Raider in 2016, we saw Square Enix partner up with Nvidia, this partnership now extends to Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with Nvidia …

We've known for a while that CD Projekt Red is gearing up for something this year. In January, the Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter account came back to life for the for the first time since 2013. This was followed by multiple sources claiming that we would finally see Cyberpunk 2077 at …

Since PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite: Battle Royale graced the scene, it seems that every developer and his dog wants in on the genre. That is, every developer apart from Microsoft’s first-party studios, which will only take on the challenge if they have something new to offer the genre. It’s difficult …

Last year, the WannaCry ransomware outbreak devastated many systems across the world, with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) being caught among them. Since then, the NHS has been under fire for its lack of cybersecurity, prompting the decision to upgrade all systems to Windows 10. Due to the expense …

With the video game industry being one of the most lucrative in the world, it’s no surprise that crunch time hits developers hard to ensure products are ready for their final release. Devolver Digital co-founder Mike Wilson spoke up about the harsh conditions that developers are subjected to in such …

We've been expecting the Windows 10 April Update for several weeks now, and while it looked like Microsoft may miss its release window in an effort to solve some last minute bugs, the update will begin rolling out today. Formerly known as the ‘Spring Creators Update', the April Update will …

It looks like fifteen people have been arrested on suspicion of creating and selling cheats for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. PUBG Corp has been ramping up its efforts to combat in-game cheaters over the last few months, with massive ban waves sweeping across the game periodically. Now, things are being taken a …

While the Xbox One might not be the biggest console of the generation, it is still making plenty of money for Microsoft. Today, Microsoft revealed that its video-game division brought in $2.25 billion between January and the end of March. At $2.25 billion, Microsoft's video-game related revenue has risen by …

While the next feature update for Windows 10 was originally expected to arrive much earlier this month, some last minute bugs caused Microsoft to delay its roll out. The Windows 10 April update, formerly known as the ‘Spring Creators Update', will now be available to download on Monday, but it …

Last month, Square Enix officially announced Shadow of the Tomb Raider, after two years of rumors and leaks. The announcement came with a teaser trailer, and the promise of a bigger reveal on the 27th of April. That day has now arrived, with gameplay impressions and a full trailer hitting …