Software & Gaming

A couple of weeks ago, Valve's Artifact team revealed that we could expect more news on the future of the game after the release of Half-Life: Alyx. That day came sooner than expected, with Valve announcing the Artifact Beta 2.0 and detailing some of the big changes being made to …

We tested Resident Evil 3 remake on over 25 GPUs to see what sort of performance you can expect

Due to the self-isolation which has been imposed on many households throughout the world, internet service providers are seeing a much higher usage of its services simultaneously, leading to a great deal of strain on their bandwidth. Many companies including Netflix, YouTube and PlayStation have opted to slow down their …

When Resident Evil 2’s Remake released early last year, it was deemed a must-play, becoming one of the highest rated games of the year, and staying that way throughout the entirety of 2019. So when Resident Evil 3’s Remake was announced, it brought with it a renewed sense of trust …

Four weeks ago, Riot officially announced Valorant and began closed alpha testing with a small group of esports professionals. Now, Riot is ready for Closed Beta, which will launch on April 7th, but you will have to jump through some hoops in order to play yourself.  The closed beta is …

This year, Nintendo is going to be celebrating the 25th anniversary of Super Mario and now thanks to decent sources on the matter, we know a bit more about Nintendo's plans. Switch owners will get a lot of Super Mario games this year, including remasters for a couple of fan-favourites.  …

Since the release of the Nintendo DS, Nintendo has offered a free animation program for its handhelds called Flipnote Studio (and later Flipnote Studio 3D). The service allows for users to create animated gifs and flipbook-style animations using drawings, photos, and sound. Released on both the Nintendo DS and 3DS, …

RTX support for Minecraft was announced back at Gamescom 2019. It already looked impressive at the time but over the following months, more work has been done and today, Nvidia is sharing another sneak preview ahead of release.  Minecraft with RTX is coming very soon and to show off what …

Yesterday, Square Enix held a celebratory livestream for NieR’s 10th anniversary. The livestream brought with it a number of announcements including an enhanced remaster of the original game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC and a new mobile game set in the same universe. Furthermore, it was announced that …

It is known that with many countries imposing self-quarantining and urging citizens to stay home in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, internet services have been strained. Video services such as Netflix have already announced measures in order to limit the amount of strain placed on bandwidths. Though no …

Over the weekend, we learned that some pre-order customers were getting their physical copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake very early. This morning, Square Enix has clarified the situation, saying that in order to ensure as many people get their copy in time for launch, it began shipping disc copies …

It would appear as though we have entered the age of video game adaptations. With projects such as Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog and Castlevania seeing a great deal of success, studios seem more eager than ever to adapt the rich history of video game franchises into other mediums. The …

Steam Workshop has been around for years now and many of us just assumed that the idea came about due to Valve's history with the modding community. As it turns out though, part of the reason Workshop came into existence is thanks to World of Warcraft, as Gabe Newell got …

Following the announcement of the remaster of NieR: Replicant and the release date of SINoALICE, another mobile game from Yoko Taro, Platinum and Square Enix have announced a new NieR video game. NieR: Reincarnation is the first mobile game of the franchise, announced during the NieR's 10th anniversary event. The NieR: Reincarnation …

Last Oasis initially looked like a very promising PvP focused survival MMO but its launch weekend has been riddled with issues. Widespread connection issues meant that early buyers couldn't even play the game and at the moment, this problem still persists. As a result, servers are being taken offline for …

The Castlevania series on Netflix swiftly garnered a reputation as one of the video game adaptations around and that success continued over the course of the show’s second season. Season 3 just released and has also garnered up high praise. As a result, Netflix is keen to get people looking …

There have been several gameplay changes made for Doom Eternal, including the addition of larger platforming sections, a new resource management system to keep your armour, health and ammo up, as well as the removal of the starter pistol from DOOM 2016. It turns out that the starter pistol is …

GeForce Now is going to be expanding its library of available games each Thursday, starting off with Control, one of the best RTX showcases to date.

Since the release of WoW Classic, there has been talk of Blizzard also adding support for the older expansions in their original form. Blizzard appears to be curious about this idea too, as it has begun surveying current Classic players on the possibility of bringing out a classic version of …

The Nier franchise has gained plenty of new fans this generation thanks to the excellent Nier Automata. Now, we'll have the chance to go back and see where it all started, as a remaster of Nier Replicant has been announced for PC, Xbox One and PS4.  Square Enix and ToyLogic …

While Resident Evil 3's new multiplayer mode trial is having some issues this weekend, there is another multiplayer game that you can try out for free. Predator: Hunting Grounds has a free trial live on PS4 and PC this weekend, complete with cross-platform matchmaking.  Predator: Hunting Grounds was originally announced …

The game is still two weeks away, but copies are getting out very early.

Back in 2016, Valve fans had their interest piqued when Portal references were found as Easter eggs within a new CS:GO game mode, possibly hinting at an ARG with some kind of big announcement at the end of it, similar to the ARG that preceded the announcement of Portal 2. …

The open beta for Resident Evil: Resistance was due to eat up some of our time this weekend but unfortunately, some unforeseen technical issues have been discovered and as a result, Capcom has pulled the beta from download and postponing it.  Resident Evil 3 Remake comes out in just a …

There have been a number of leaks and rumours pointing towards a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remaster over the last few years. However, this year, more convincing evidence has been popping up at a faster rate, with the latest leak coming straight from Infinity Ward's latest Modern Warfare …

With the COVID-19 outbreak shaking up daily lives and business operations across the world, there is an increased possibility that games may be delayed. We already know that Final Fantasy VII may suffer a shortage of physical copies available at launch and now, Capcom is facing a similar problem with …

Square Enix has already released some of the best Nintendo Switch titles to date, including the likes of Octopath Traveller and Dragon Quest XI Definitive Edition. In 2020, the publisher is coming back for round 3, with a brand new sequel to Bravely Default. Bravely Default II was announced back …

The Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series of fighting games have always offered fans of the anime a new way to experience its story. Developers CyberConnect2, who were responsible for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, recently announced ahead of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4’s launch on the Nintendo Switch in April, …

We recently reported on Epic Games’ new publishing initiative, which saw a number of companies joining under this new deal. One such company was Playdead, the Danish studio responsible for the award winning titles LIMBO and INSIDE. The studio has remained relatively quiet since the release of their last project …

Windows 10 has been out for almost five years and is currently being used in over 1 billion devices. Each month usually sees more people updating their operating system and switching to the latest available version. However, new data from AdDuplex suggests that trend may have reversed, with more consumers …