Software & Gaming

Back in April 2016, Blizzard shut down Nostalrius, one of the most popular vanilla WoW private servers around. This kicked off a lengthy discussion for Blizzard, with the studio ultimately announcing plans to launch WoW Classic. That announcement came in late 2017 but after much waiting, the game is finally nearing release …

Over the last couple of years, the topic of developer crunch has been gaining much more traction, largely due to developers opening up about their experiences working on some of the biggest games. Rockstar was drawn into the conversation last year in the wake of Red Dead Redemption 2's launch …

Psyonix has been through some major changes this year. First off, the studio behind Rocket League was acquired by Epic Games and now, another major change is coming, with Rocket League set to cut out randomised loot boxes. Crates in Rocket League were first introduced in 2016 as a way …

Capcom kicked off this year with the excellent Resident Evil 2 Remake and it looks like another new game in the series is already well on the way. Over in Japan, members of the Resident Evil Ambassadors program have begun receiving invites to alpha test a new Resident Evil game. …

The folks at 343 Industries are still working away on the PC version of the Master Chief Collection. The latest developer update gives us a quick look at what the game looks like running on an ultrawide monitor and a breakdown of some of the bugs the team is currently …

The violent video game debate has sprung up again this week, although notable members of the industry have been speaking out against recent comments from politicians.

The latest GeForce, Quadro and Telsa drivers address five security flaws, making now a good time ensure you are up to date.

Back at E3, Ubisoft gave us a small teaser for the next Rainbow Six game, titled ‘Rainbow Six Quarantine'. This is essentially a fully fleshed out, standalone version of the limited time ‘Outbreak' mode from Rainbow Six Siege, focusing on PvE co-op in a fight for survival. At the time, …

No Man's Sky has had quite the impressive turnaround over the years. While the game initially disappointed at launch, the team at Hello Games put their heads down and got to work on various improvements, leading to several huge free updates. At this point, No Man's Sky has better crafting/building, …

Within the last couple of weeks, Apple has found itself in the middle of another privacy and security misstep. A report surfaced stating that contractors were given access to Siri recordings and would often hear private conversations while trying to ‘grade' Siri commands in order to improve the service in …

Back in June we learned that Black Mesa, a remake of Half-Life 1, was going to be getting a public beta for the Xen section of the game very soon. A limited beta has been available for a few weeks now but today, the full Xen Chapters have been pushed …

Modern Warfare returns this year for the Call of Duty franchise, bringing back classic multiplayer modes, a single-player campaign and as you might expect, Battle Royale. Previews of the game have now gone live across the web and Activision has announced the dates for the game's open and closed beta …

It has been almost two months since Bungie first announced Destiny 2's next expansion and plans to make the base game and first-year DLCs all free to play. At the time, the new expansion and free to play transition were due to take place in September but a small delay …

We've known for a couple of years now that a team over at Respawn has been focusing on creating a first-person combat game for virtual reality. The title will be released in partnership with Oculus and while we haven't heard much about the project since its announcement, that will be …

We are used to seeing a lot of video game remakes and remasters nowadays but what about De-makes? In an interesting video, one YouTuber recreated a section of Cyberpunk 2077 in the style of a PlayStation 1 game, giving us a look at what something like this would have looked …

In true Activision fashion, the publisher has announced that it will be sneaking micro-transactions into Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fuelled. This is a similar tactic to what Activision has been doing with Call of Duty recently, keeping micro-transactions out of the game at launch and introducing them later. While we normally …

Razer has been a big supporter in the esports space for many years now, with roots going all the way back to 2005. At this point, Team Razer sponsors many top pro players, spread across 18 teams in 25 different countries. So far, 2019 is looking like a big showcase …

Since Nintendo released the NES Mini a couple of years ago, there has been a huge boost in popularity for retro consoles coming back in miniature form. We've seen Nintendo continue the trend with the SNES Mini, Sony jumped on board with a miniature PS1 and now this year, SEGA …

Microsoft Flight Simulator made a grand return to the spotlight earlier this year thanks to an impressive reveal at E3. Now, it won't be long for the first enthusiasts to get their hands on it, as the Flight Simulator Insider Program is taking on sign-ups, with the first playable preview …

It is well known that Sony has been doing incredibly well throughout this console generation but it looks like the PS4 still had one last record to break before we enter the PS5 generation in 2020. Sony has now shipped over 100 million PS4 consoles, becoming the fastest console to …

Long before the arrivals of Xbox Game Pass and uPlay+, EA began testing the waters of gaming subscriptions with EA Access. The service granted people access to a growing vault of older games alongside early access and 10-hour trials to brand new titles. EA Access has already been successful on …

The Humble Bundle is still going strong and it looks like next month's Monthly deal is going to be excellent value. The Humble Monthly Bundle for August is now live with the first two early unlock games now available, including Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Surviving Mars. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is …

While Gears 5 didn't get as big of a showing at E3 this year as we expected, the game is entering the final stages of development and this week, we have another chance to try the game in action across both PC and Xbox One. The Gears 5 Technical Test …

One of the biggest announcements to come out of E3 earlier this year was Cyberpunk 2077's release date. At the event itself, people had a chance to go and see a new gameplay demo, showing off new parts of the game not seen in last year's gameplay demo. The new …

Update (25.07.19): Earlier this week, Bethesda made the surprise announcement that Wolfenstein Youngblood would be coming out on PC a day early, bringing the release date forward from the 26th of July to the 25th. Now, we have exact unlock times, with the game set to open up to players …

This week has been a bit of a roller-coaster for VLC, a few days ago the popular media player was put on blast by security researchers for having a long-standing vulnerability. This news swiftly began making the rounds, prompting VLC to issue its own statement claiming that the researchers got …

We've known for years now that Remedy has been interested in returning to Alan Wake. The original game was an Xbox 360 and PC exclusive and while sequel ideas have been explored at the studio, ultimately Remedy decided to create two new IPs in Quantum Break and Control. As we …

Back at E3, Square Enix finally announced Marvel's Avengers with a 2020 release date. The press got to see a behind-closed-doors gameplay demo at the time but the footage had been kept under wraps since then. Now, at San Diego Comic Con, that gameplay section has been shown once again …

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is coming out in just a few days time and is set to be one of Nvidia's big ray-tracing showcases this year. Currently, all RTX GPU buyers will get a code for Wolfenstein: Youngblood. Given all of the RTX-specific promotion this game is getting, you might have expected …

While Gears 5 didn't get as big of a showing at E3 this year as we expected, the game is entering the final stages of development and this week, we have our first chance to try the game in action across both PC and Xbox One. The Gears 5 Technical …