Software & Gaming

If you are still using your Stadia Pro trial, or have decided to stay subscribed, then there is some good news for you this week. Today, the Stadia team announced the free games that will be available for Pro subscribers in July.  Crayta is perhaps the big one on this …

For many years now, British studio ‘Traveller's Tales' has specialised in Lego video games based on movies and other IP. Once upon a time though, the studio pursued non-Lego versions of The Hobbit, spending $1 million on the demo that would be pitched to Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment.  Traveller's Tales …

Steam has been around for 15 years now, with over 1 billion registered accounts and an estimated 95 million active monthly users throughout 2019. The Epic Games Store has been looking to supply some competition and it looks like the strategy is working, with EGS rising to an average of …

During the recent EA Play 2020 stream, Electronic Arts announced that it would be bringing a number of its games to the Nintendo Switch. Four of the games were announced during the stream, though we now know what the other titles set to arrive on the hybrid console are planned …

During Electronic Arts’ ‘EA Play 2020’ event, the publisher announced that it would be bringing its popular Battle Royale shooter Apex Legends to the Nintendo Switch. Now, in its most recent investor fireside chat, EA announced its intentions to bring Apex Legends to mobile platforms “by the end of the …

Despite years of heavy investment and even bringing in some huge streamers on multi-million dollar contracts, Microsoft's streaming platform, Mixer, has been unable to catch up and compete with the bigger sites like Twitch, YouTube and even Facebook gaming. Now, Mixer will be shutting down, with the service set to …

With many big titles releasing later this year for current-gen systems, it begs the question as to how exactly each publisher will deal with the generation transition. Luckily, those who are planning to purchase Marvel’s Avengers at launch will be able to upgrade to the next-gen versions for free – …

With the recent announcement that Facebook is buying Mixer, it is becoming clear that the social media platform is looking to compete in the games industry in a major way. Now, the company has announced that it has acquired Ready At Dawn, the studio responsible for The Order: 1886 and …

Raijintek has unveiled its latest standalone Morpheus VGA cooler, designed to replace your graphics cards' current cooling solution. Capable of handling GPUs with a TDP of up to 360W, the Morpheus 8057 VGA cooler is compatible with most current-gen GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD.  The Morpheus 8057 features 12x …

The upcoming Ryzen 5 3600XT and Ryzen 9 3900XT processors have been spotted in the 3DMark database, reaching their advertised boost clocks. A 3DMark Time Spy score using the 3900XT was also found, giving us a glimpse of what we might expect from the 12-core processor...

At E3 last year, one of Microsoft's big announcements was that it would be bringing CrossfireX to the west. Remedy Entertainment has been working on a campaign for this new western release and starting today, the game will enter closed beta, with an open beta following later in the week.  …

Earlier today, keen-eyed DC fans noticed that Warner Bros had recently registered two new web domains, one referring to Gotham Knights and another referring to Suicide Squad. Now thanks to some additional reporting, we know that Rocksteady's next game is indeed based on Suicide Squad.  As reported by Eurogamer's Tom …

There have been many Crash Bandicoot games following the original trilogy but now, a couple of decades later, we are getting a proper sequel. Today, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was officially announced.  We got our first hint of this last week, when box art for the game leaked. …

Ever since George Floyd was murdered by police officers on the 25th of May, there have been global protests for racial equality and justice, with many companies announcing and offering their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, Bungie has announced that it will be selling a collectible pin …

For years, fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of The Last of Us Part II. Following on from Naughty Dog’s PlayStation 3 swan song, the game’s sequel was set to continue the story of Joel and Ellie. There was no doubt that Part II would be one of the …

Apple is believed to be working on a game controller for the 2020 Apple TV to promote its Arcade gaming service. The upcoming Apple TV is expected to feature an A12X Bionic processor, which should provide the necessary levels of performance for smooth gaming.   The gaming industry has a worldwide …

In preparation for the reveal and release of a new game, publishers will often register domain names related to the title in question. As it is done prior to the announcement, these domains can give fans an idea of what to expect from a publisher in the future. Such is …

The recently announced Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales for PS5 had its trailer taken down from the official PlayStation YouTube channel. The trailer is still up on Marvel's YouTube channel, but due to a copyright claim from Gameloft, Sony has removed the trailer from its channel. Gameloft has been involved in …

Last week, EA officially unveiled Star Wars: Squadrons, with a gameplay showcase taking place during EA Play Live. With its multiplayer focus, this may seem like one of those microtransaction-baked live service games that EA seems to love so much but it turns out, that won't be the case here.  …

A few days ago, we reported on the alleged existence of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, which showed up via a Taiwanese Games ratings board alongside box art. Now, the game has been officially confirmed to be real, with the Crash Bandicoot Twitter announcing that an official reveal is …

A new range of accessories for flight sim lovers has been launched by Thrustmaster this week, the civil aviation range from the company is officially licensed by Airbus and includes a new flight stick, throttle quadrant and the TM Flying Clamp mounting system. Thrustmaster and Airbus have launched a new …

Not only are we seeing the return of Tony Hawk Pro Skater this year, but EA is also reviving Skate. Fans of Skate have been asking for another entry to the series since Skate 3, which released all the way back in 2010. Finally, EA has listened, confirming a new …

Following on from Cyberpunk 2077's latest delay, CD Projekt Red held a Q&A meeting with investors to discuss the decision. That entire call is now on the web, with CD Projekt Red heads explaining the delay itself, plans for next-gen console support and upcoming press previews. As far as the …

While BioWare did not have much of a presence during last night’s EA Play stream, there may have been a sneaky tease for Dragon Age fans. Anthem, Mass Effect and Dragon Age weren’t specifically mentioned during the show, but a next-gen console teaser-reel appears to have at least something for …

Activision has previously told investors that it is open to bringing back key franchises following some very successful remakes. The Crash Bandicoot trilogy is what kicked this all off and now, it looks like we will be getting an official Crash Bandicoot 4 soon. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time …

Back in late 2019, EA announced that it would be re-partnering with Valve and bringing its games back to Steam. The process of bringing back-catalogue titles over has been somewhat slow but in recent weeks, the pace has quickened rapidly. Recently Battlefield, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Dead Space and more …

Today as part of the IGN Summer of Gaming event, Larian Studios took the virtual stage to show off a massive live gameplay demo for Baldur's Gate 3. This is the second time that gameplay has been shown, giving us an even deeper dive into the features of this much …

The big final game announcement from Sony's PS5 reveal last week was, of course, Horizon II: Forbidden West. At the time, we got a teaser trailer and a good look at some of the areas we'll be exploring in the next chapter of Aloy's adventure, but a release date or …

Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed again, this time being pushed into the holiday season.

Nvidia has quickly made a tradition out of GeForce Now updates landing on Thursdays each week. This time around, the big news is that Square Enix titles are returning to the service, in addition to a few other games. In total, there are 21 games arriving on the GeForce Now …