Software & Gaming

Following the announcement of the ROG Xbox Ally, Microsoft appears to have cancelled all their plans for an internally-developed Xbox handheld.

9 months on from its launch, Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 continues to sell well – having now surpassed 7 million players.

Microsoft concluded its recent Xbox Games Showcase event with a lengthy deep-dive into the upcoming The Outer Worlds 2. While it appears to be a solid sequel to 2019’s AA affair, the game has seen some backlash for being the first in Microsoft’s new $80 push. Though unsurprising, the team at Obsidian have confirmed that the price was dictated by Microsoft, not them.

Microsoft has rolled out its June 2025 security update for Windows 11, identified as KB5060999. This cumulative update integrates a series of enhancements, focusing on resolving persistent graphics and display-related issues. As shared on Reddit, this update addresses problems within the Graphics Kernel that have led to certain games stalling or …

The latest version of Intel PresentMon brings some significant improvements, focusing on enhanced telemetry, improved FPS overlay, and better system compatibility. Intel has added new telemetry data, including effective frequency, voltage regulator temperatures, and total board power. This provides users with a more comprehensive overview of their system's performance. Moreover, …

Just Cause has been on ice since the release of Just Cause 4 on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. As it turns out, Just Cause 5 was in development for a number of years, but it had been cancelled before it could be announced publicly. 

The last couple of PlayStation-published PC titles, like Spider-Man 2, Until Dawn and The Last of Us 2, have failed to garner headlines. That changes this week with the launch of Stellar Blade, with the PC version amassing an impressive 100K concurrent players on day-one.  Stellar Blade: Definitive Edition is …

Blooper Team's Silent Hill 2 remake launched to plenty of praise last year. Now, Konami is turning its attention to other games in the series, starting with a remake of the original game.  Silent Hill 1 is next in line to get the remake treatment. The game is being developed …

This week, nine more titles are joining the GeForce Now library, including two of this week's biggest new games – Dune: Awakening and MindsEye.  MindsEye is a new game from Build a Rocket Boy, a new studio founded by former Rockstar producer, Leslie Benzies. The game has unfortunately not had …

The MindsEye launch was already not going to plan, as a crucial day-one patch for the game had been delayed for one console platform. Now with the game widely available, players have discovered nothing but issues, from wide ranging bugs to poor optimisation. As a result, Sony has begun offering …

With the Summer Game Fest showcase now out of the way, all eyes are turned to Gamescom for the next wave of game announcements. A number of major publishers have already announced their plans for the event, including the likes of Nintendo, Ubisoft and Capcom. 

This week’s free Epic Games Store title is the quirky and highly entertaining Two Point Hospital - available for the next week.

Celebrating its two year anniversary, Capcom announced that Street Fighter 6 has officially sold over 5 million copies so far.

This month’s PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium titles include a bunch of solid titles – alongside the day-one addition of FBC: Firebreak.

Resident Evil Requiem will allow players to freely switch between a 1st and 3rd person perspective at will – a first for the series.

Earlier in the year when rumours of a Gears of War remake first surfaced, it was claimed that the game would feature no multiplayer. That turned out to be not true, with Gears of War: Reloaded set to include all the content and modes from the original game. Now, a …

Fans were excited for the return of Dragon Age last year. Unfortunately, Dragon Age: The Veilguard had stripped away much of what made the previous games great. It turns out the majority of those issues stemmed from a 2017 decision from EA executives, forcing BioWare to tap into the multiplayer …

Many of Sony's internal studios have been mismanaged in recent years, with many single-player focused studios being pushed into live-service projects. One such studio was Days Gone creator, Bend Studio, which has just had its next game cancelled.  According to sources speaking with Jason Schreier, Bend Studio had been working …

Frontier has officially released the PC system requirements for Jurassic World Evolution 3, giving prospective park managers a clear idea of what hardware they'll need to build their prehistoric theme parks.  Jurassic World Evolution 3 is set to feature over 80 ancient species, 75 of which are fully breedable and …

Nintendo has officially unveiled Splatoon Raiders, the first-ever spin-off title in the popular Splatoon franchise, confirmed as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive.  Splatoon Raiders will transport players to the enigmatic “Spirhalite Islands”, where they will assume the role of a mechanic. While the teaser offered a glimpse of gameplay, a …

Later this year Sony is bringing new functionality to its DualSense controllers via a software update, letting you pair them to multiple devices simultaneously.

In an effort to continue building upon its foundations, Hitman: World of Assassination will receive a new co-op mode in the future.

The latest patch for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 brings big changes to the game’s story mode difficulty, ultrawide support and more.

Ever since Microsoft began to bring its library of Xbox titles over to the PlayStation, we’ve seen two of the console’s ‘Big Three’ added – those being Forza Horizon 5 and the upcoming Gears of War: E-Day. It appears as though the 3rd pillar of the Xbox brand is set to branch out, with datamined APIs suggesting that Halo is coming to PlayStation “very soon.”

Seagate has launched the first 4TB Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S. This new capacity option is designed to confront the ever-growing storage demands faced by Xbox console users globally and remove the need for users to delete titles to make way for new ones.  With AAA titles often …

Each week, Nvidia provides an update on the latest games launching with DLSS. This week is shaping up to be one of the biggest of the year, with eight titles being announced with DLSS support, including the newly launched survival hit, Dune Awakening.

MindsEye, the new game from former Rockstar producer, Leslie Benzies, is about to have a somewhat complicated launch. The game releases on PC and consoles today but will require a day-one patch to play ‘as intended'. Unfortunately, this patch will not be made available to those buying the game on …

At the Xbox Games Showcase this week, Microsoft officially announced this year's Call of Duty game – Black Ops 7. Microsoft has a legal agreement with Nintendo to release COD titles on Nintendo consoles for the next decade but so far, Black Ops 7 appears to a no-show. As part …

Back in 2023, following the box office success of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo officially announced its plans to make a Legend of Zelda movie. An early 2027 release date was confirmed previously but now with filming set to begin, Nintendo has revised the release date. Unlike the Super Mario Bros. …

Microsoft confirmed earlier in the year that it would be pricing some of its newest titles at $80 moving forward. Now, it turns out that The Outer Worlds 2 will be leading that charge as the first $80 Xbox game.