Software & Gaming

Over the past 15 years or so, FromSoftware has gone from strength to strength. Starting with 2009’s Demons Souls, the studio has had a generational run with each new game receiving an increasing number of sales and accolades – culminating with Elden Ring as one of the highest rated games of all time. Though seemingly still a good game, the studio’s upcoming Elden Ring: Nightreign has become the lowest-rated FromSoft title since 2018’s VR exclusive Deracine.

Fans of classic RPGs have a date to mark on their calendars: the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake will launch on October 30th, 2025. This highly anticipated remake will be available across various platforms, including PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store on Windows, alongside Nintendo Switch, the …

It has been almost two years since Starfield first launched. The game just received its latest major update and while there are rumours of incoming DLC announcements, it seems that first, Bethesda will finally be putting the game on PS5. 

This week, we learned that Apple has acquired its first game studio, after years of focusing solely on third-party deals to keep its Apple Arcade service afloat. Now, it turns out that Apple is planning a whole new gaming ecosystem for its devices.  According to Bloomberg's Apple expert, Mark Gurman, …

It has been months since Game Freak announced Pokemon Legends Z-A for the Switch and Switch 2. We've gone a long time with no concrete release date news but that changed today, with the game being announced for October. One week ahead of the Switch 2 launch, The Pokémon Company …

Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has quickly emerged as a success story, reaching a sales milestone that perfectly aligns with its name. The developers announced via social media that the French RPG has sold a remarkable 3.3 million copies 33 days after release. This impressive figure was achieved on …

As retailers are now beginning to receive stock, a few people have managed to get their hands on the Switch 2 early, but Nintendo has put measures in place to make the system unusable until a day-one update. 

Apple looks set to take its next step further into the Arcade games space – with a new dedicated gaming app said to be coming to Apple devices later this year.

While fans eagerly await its final chapter, The Long Dark has gotten a surprise update bringing a ton of visual enhancements to PC and current-gen consoles.

Following years of free and paid post-launch support, PowerWash Simulator’s final update is arriving tomorrow: The Muckingham Files 6.

As was previously leaked, Sony has now officially announced their annual 2025 PlayStation Days of Play celebrations, with up to 25% off of PS5 consoles.

As part of the company’s Days of Play celebrations, Sony is adding a bunch of bonus titles to its PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium subscriptions.

Bungie recently suffered another blow for Marathon, with reports indicating that employees are concerned for the game internally after the company was found to have included stolen art in the recent alpha build. Now, Sony might be preparing to delay the game.

Nintendo's first major first-party game for the Nintendo Switch 2 also happens to double as the poster child for the gaming industry's push towards $80 games. However, Mario Kart World wasn't really planned to be a Switch 2 exclusive, and was originally developed for the Switch 1.

New benchmarks reveal a stark performance and efficiency disparity between the Windows and SteamOS variants of Lenovo's Legion Go S (Ryzen Z2 Go) gaming handheld. While Lenovo unveiled both versions at CES 2025 in January, the SteamOS model only recently began shipping, and early tests suggest it dramatically outperforms its …

The official World Rally Championship gaming brand is set to return to a familiar home, with French publisher Nacon announcing it will publish new WRC games over a six-year timespan. This news follows the startling revelation last month that Codemasters would discontinue development support for EA Sports WRC and cease …

Each week, Nvidia announces DLSS game updates and this week is no different. The end of May will see the release of EA Sports F1 25, developed by the racing specialists at Codemasters, with support for ray tracing and DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation. RTX 40 GPU users can make use of standard Frame Generation.

Elden Ring Nightreign is the new multiplayer spin-off, inviting players to group up to take down tough bosses in From Software's usual gameplay style. However, the game will be quite strict on groups, allowing for only solo or three-player teams. That may change after launch though, with the developers now …

As they do each year, Sony is set to go live with its annual Days of Play promotion – with the event reportedly beginning from tomorrow.

With the Switch 2 set to launch in just over a week, the console maker is reportedly prepping an upcoming Nintendo Direct.

In another unsurprising move, NieR: Automata is now crossing over with Call of Duty Mobile - going live with the launch of Season 5.

While Microsoft is not doing a full-blown physical release for Hellblade II Enhanced, the publisher is partnering with Limited Run Games to print discs.

Sony appears to be planning to re-enter the handheld gaming market. Following their venture into portable streaming with the PlayStation Portal, new reports suggest the company is now working on a more ambitious, in-house semiconductor project to power their next portable device. Based on @Jukanlosreve's report (via Wccftech), Sony is …

Mere days following its release, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has already sold over 500,000 copies.

Despite their decline in quality, Pokémon games continue to sell like hotcakes – with the franchise now closing in on 500 million total units sold.

Indie/horror film distributor A24 has announced that they are working on an Elden Ring adaptation with FromSoftware and Bandai Namco.

Years removed from the game’s launch, Elden Ring continues to be a massive hit – with nearly half of all PC players having put in over 100 hours so far.

It’s hard to successfully follow-up on a game as iconic as Bioshock – though we might finally learn about what the team has been cooking up thanks to new leaks.

For well over a year now, we’ve heard an increasing number of details surrounding Capcom’s next mainline RE title Resident Evil IX. While we’ve yet to get any official announcement, one known insider has now offered new details on the game’s development – alongside some of Capcom’s cancelled plans.

This week’s free Epic Games Store titles include the brand new Deliver At All Costs as well as Slopclap’s SIFU and Gigapocalypse.