Software & Gaming

Despite being quite a global phenomenon, the west usually gets a bit left out when it comes to Attack on Titan. Not only is the English translation of the manga a good few months behind that of its Japanese counterpart, but games based on the hit series are often denied …

Microsoft has confirmed that its technical preview users will finally get their hands on the Project Spartan browser in the next build of Windows 10. The browser is already set to take over from Internet Explorer and will likely launch under a new name by the time Windows 10 is …

Update: The Star Craft 2: Legacy of the Void beta has begun and invites have been sent out to everyone who made the cut. Blizzard isn't sending out beta keys like with some other titles, instead select Battle Net accounts are selected for participation. Factors in making the cut include …

It turns out that Microsoft's original Xbox console could have been a very different machine. At one point before launch, the company considered making it free in order to undercut Nintendo and capture the casual gaming market, according to Oddworld creator, Lorne Lanning. Speaking in an interview with GamgesIndustry.biz, , …

Anyone who has ever tried to use productivity tools like spreadsheets on a tablet will know just how time consuming and awkward it can be to complete even the most simple of tasks. While modern tablets have nice screens and plenty of processing horsepower, the challenge is the interface. Microsoft …

Evolve has been out for around six or seven weeks now and in that time, the player base has dwindled a bit, according to the Steam statistics. However, Turtle Rock is looking to pick up the slack with four new hunters and a new monster, which are now available. Obviously …

Destiny has been out for a while now. It has sold enough copies and has enough regular players to be considered a success and a new expansion is expected to release very soon. However, Bungie’s senior gameplay designer for the game has just left for Bethesda. Josh Hamrick, senior gameplay …

Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed Chronicles, a new three-part series of smaller, downloadable 2.5D side scrolling games. The first part of the series takes place in China and will release on the 21st of April. This follows some of Ubisoft’s other 2.5D titles, like Valiant Hearts, Child of Light and …

If you still happen to have Dying Light installed, then you might want to hop on for a bit tomorrow as Techland is going to be adding in super-charged player abilities as part of April Fools ’ Day. The modifier will only last 24 hours and the game will return …

Just a few days ago, Bioware surprised us all with new single player content for Dragon Age Inquisition, the DLC known as ‘Jaws of Hakkon’ is now available for the Xbox One and PC but PlayStation and Xbox 360 owners will get their chance to play it in May, it …

Microsoft's big Xbox One exclusive, Halo 5 Guardians, now has a release date, which was revealed in two new live action trailers. Each trailer goes on the idea that Master Chief is now a traitor and the UNSC's Spartan Locke has been given the task of tracking him down. Halo …

PlayStation Music Unlimited is officially dead and has now been taken over by Spotify on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Over the last six months, Sony has been working with Spotify to build its debut console app. The console app will be available to free Spotify users as well …

Dead or Alive 5 launches for the PC today following a month-long delay but it seems that very little effort has been put into it as it is missing several important, standard features. For a start, there is no support for Steam cloud saves or Steam Achievements. However, what is …

The collaborative programming site GitHub has been hit by a sustained denial of service attack over the weekend, with suggestions that China may be behind it. While not entirely clear, it's thought that the reasoning may be to shut down projects designed to circumvent Chinese censorship tools. At last count …

Blizzard's take on the MOBA formula, Heroes of the Storm, has been in closed beta for a little while now but things have been opening up to include more players recently. Thanks to a couple of generous readers, we have some beta keys to share with our audience. In order …

Update: Tickets for this year's Dota 2 tournament, ‘The International', went on sale yesterday with the event set to kick off in August. However, unless you were quick, your chance to go may have already come and gone as the initial batch of tickets sold out in just six minutes. The …

Nintendo Wii U game console has failed to become popular and gamers nowadays prefer more advanced Microsoft Xbox One as well as Sony PlayStation 4. Nintendo has already confirmed development of the next-generation gaming system, but disclosed no details about it. In a recent interview the president of the company implied …

Hearthstone’s next adventure expansion, Blackrock Mountain, is coming out next week, Blizzard has confirmed. The new Adventure will bring 31 new cards to the game, adding on to the previous 120 new cards that came with the Goblins and Gnomes expansion a few months back. It will be available on …

Star Wars Battlefront was announced all of the way back in 2013, since then Disney has made a lot of changes to the official Star Wars canon, throwing a lot of it out of the window. Now we have our first look at the new official time-line of Star Wars …

Grand Theft Auto V is still coming to the PC, although it is arriving a lot later than expected. However, Rockstar is hoping to tempt the enthusiasts out there with these stunning looking screenshots of the game and by the looks of it, the team is making good use of …

One of, if not the biggest eSports event of the year, Dota 2’s ‘The International’ is swiftly approaching and tickets go on sale today. The annual, Valve-backed event is now running in to its 5th year and will kick off in a few months’ time. Last year’s tournament took place …

Continuing on its forever quest to make its console the best place for gaming, Microsoft is set to release a new update for its Xbox One system in April and has set free a new video breaking down some of the improvements that users can expect within the next couple of weeks. Voice …

Update: Infinite Crisis has officially exited open beta and launched on Steam. The DC themed MOBA is now available to download and install via the Steam store, HERE. It is a free to play game, using the character rotation model, meaning that you can outright buy a particular character, or …

Earlier this week, a games blogger was locked out of Battlefield Hardline on Origin after benchmarking a number of graphics cards. At the time, people pointed the finger at some form of ‘ghastly DRM’. People were convinced that Battlefield Hardline contained some form of DRM, that would lock you out …

Microsoft is dropping the term ‘universal apps’ to describe programs built to run seamlessly across multiple devices using Windows 10. The company will now be referring to these simply as ‘Windows Apps’, it’s the same thing with what Microsoft considers to be a simpler name. In a recent session at …

A new mod for Half-Life 2, titled ‘Half-Life 2: Update’, is heading over to Steam tomorrow. The Valve approved fan-made effort does what you would expect, it updates Half-Life 2, bringing better lighting, effects, textures and some bug fixes to the classic shooter. This will be the final, finished version …

Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel are on their way to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as part of ‘The Handsome Collection’ this month, featuring 1080p visuals, 60 frames per second gameplay and a rather large day one patch. PlayStation 4 owners get off a little easier with an …

As if the world needed any more indicators that Minecraft is one of the most impactful games ever released, every school above primary age in Northern Ireland is going to be given free copies of Minecraft for all the students to use. This is all part of a new project …

Over a year since its first act was released and almost three years since the original campaign, Broken Age hasn't had the smoothest of rides to release, but now it looks like its second and final part, Broken Age Act 2, will be released in just over a month's time. …

Microsoft Corp. does not want to lose this round of game console wars to Sony Corp., which is why it takes bold actions like unbundling Kinect motion sensor from Xbox One or temporarily cutting the system’s price. According to a financial analyst, Microsoft will not be able to return the …