Software & Gaming

Less than two months on from launch, Hazelight Studios’ Split Fiction has sold over 4 million copies so far - meaning 8 million total players.

Since its launch on Xbox and PC back in 2023, Bethesda Game Studios have sporadically released pretty substantial updates for Starfield – adding a few much-requested features, as well as some which should have been there at launch. Following on from November’s patch, Starfield has gotten another update which is now in beta -- bringing notable Creation Kit improvements.

Earlier this year, Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 and alongside the console, it also announced plans to raise the prices of new first-party games, like Mario Kart World, to $80. Last week, Microsoft confirmed its own plans to also follow this pricing model. Surprisingly, EA is not jumping on this …

Sony has announced a new member to the PlayStation Studios family. The new studio, teamLFG, is founded by former Bungie employees.

EA has not been shy about its plans for the next Battlefield game. The company announced development had begun over a year ago and in recent months, it has been holding public playtests as part of its new Battlefield Labs early access programme. Now, EA is confirming that the next …

Last night during a reveal stream, Bungie announced the next two expansions for Destiny 2. Surprisingly, one of them is a crossover with Star Wars, titled ‘Renegades'. Destiny 2: Renegades is a new expansion for the game. It comes with Star Wars themed weapons and armour sets, including real lightsabers, …

Square Enix is planning ahead for the Nintendo Switch 2, with plans to bring the full Final Fantasy 7 Remake series to Nintendo's new system. 

Development continues on the next installment in the Battlefield series, and Dice is now ready to ramp up community involvement significantly. Their playtesting program, dubbed “Battlefield Labs”, which aims to bring players into the early stages of multiplayer development, is set to invite many more individuals to participate throughout May. …

In recent months, we've heard rumblings about an upcoming Xbox handheld, created in partnership with Asus. Xbox and Asus ROG began to tease that something was up back in April. Now, photos of the Xbox handheld have leaked online.  Following on from the teaser shared last month, the first photos …

May’s Humble Choice line-up is available now to claim, including Amnesia: The Bunker; Evil West; Eiyuden Chronicle; STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter and more.

As leaked by Blizzard, following the likes of One Punch Man; Diablo IV; Cowboy Bebop and more, Overwatch 2 is set to crossover with Street Fighter 6.

In a surprise announcement, multiple remasters as well as a brand new title in the long-dormant Ecco the Dolphin franchise have been announced.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launched under two weeks ago to a flurry of strong praise, with the hybrid turn-based RPG becoming the highest-rated game of the year so far and going on to sell over 1 million copies in just a few days. Since then, its momentum has continued, with the game now surpassing 2 million copies sold.

Starbreeze initially launched Payday 3 with a publishing deal in place, with Plaion taking on publisher duties for the game. Since then, Starbreeze has reacquired the publishing rights to the game, something that will allow the company to “significantly accelerate” its content development roadmap. Payday 3 struggled at launch, in …

Following on from last week's surprise announcement that GTA 6 will be releasing in May 2026, Rockstar has now followed up with the long-anticipated release of Trailer 2. 

, Microsoft has announced the first wave of Game Pass titles for May, with the biggest game of the bunch naturally being DOOM: The Dark Ages.

While Nvidia announced specs and pricing for the RTX 5060 at the same time as the RTX 5060 Ti, the standard edition graphics card has not yet been made available. That is finally changing this month, with Nvidia confirming a 19th of May release date. 

The latest Philips Evnia gaming monitor has been announced. The new esports-focused model, the Evnia 25M2N5200U, is overclockable out of the box, boosting its already impressive 360Hz refresh rate up to 390Hz. The Philips Evnia 25M2N5200U gaming monitor uses a Full HD Fast IPS panel with 1ms GtG response times …

Celebrating the game’s 4th birthday. Returnal has gotten a surprise PS5 Pro patch, increasing the resolution by up to 2.5x.

Ubisoft reportedly has 9 different Assassin’s Creed games planned to release over the next 6 years, details for which have now leaked.

After many years of service, The Louvre museum is finally retiring their Nintendo 3DS audio tour guide later this year in September.

Since its shadow-drop two weeks ago, the remaster for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has been performing extremely well – selling over 4 million copies in mere days and achieving the 3rd biggest launch on PS5 this year. As time progresses and more data is gathered, we’re getting a clearer idea of just how well Oblivion performed; with the game currently sitting as the 3rd best-selling game of 2025 in the US.

A few weeks ago, a rumour went around claiming that Microsoft was working on a Gears of War Remaster, one that would bring the franchise to PlayStation for the first time. Now, Microsoft has announced Gears of War: Reloaded, and it is coming out later this year. 

The rumour mill is buzzing again about Valve's long-awaited next entry in the Half-Life series. According to rumours, the game is currently “playable end-to-end”, which would mean that Valve may make a full announcement later this year.  In a video posted on YouTube, Tyler McVicker, known for reporting on Valve …

Warhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is proving to be a major hit, quickly racking up impressive sales figures. The studio has announced that the game has officially sold over three million copies just three months and one day after its release, solidifying its position as one of the most …

In an unexpected shift for a studio long synonymous with the genre, Codemasters is officially stepping away from rally racing simulators. While Formula One has become their primary focus under EA, rally sims have been an integral part of Codemasters' identity for decades, from the days of Colin McRae Rally …

Last year, a writer sued Bungie, claiming that Destiny 2's Red War campaign copied from his own stories published online. The Red War campaign was the original set of story missions that launched with Destiny 2. This campaign hasn't been available in Destiny 2 for several years at this stage …

Call of Duty 2025 will be announced within the next few months and we're starting to hear more rumblings about the changes this year's game will bring. One of the big changes may be coming to monetisation, as one prominent leaker claims that Activision plans to make limited time modes …

Back at CES, many attendees were shocked to see one company showing off a Nintendo Switch 2 right there on the show floor. The company known as Genki, had boldly brought along a Switch 2 dummy unit to showcase its upcoming accessories for the unannounced console. Now, Nintendo is suing them. 

Half-Life 3 rumours are heating up again, with claims that Valve is now playtesting a new build and could go on to announce and release the game later this year. It is also being speculated that the game could open up a Valve multiverse, with Portal 2 protagonist, Chell, potentially making an appearance in the new Half-Life game.