Software & Gaming

Chrono Trigger, one of the most beloved classic JRPGs of all time had a surprise comeback last night, with Square Enix bringing the game to Steam. The game promised updated visuals, Steam Achievements and other enhancements but fan excitement swiftly turned to mass disappointment as word began going around that …

Over the last several months, there has been mounting pressure on game companies and rating boards to do something about the rise in concern over in-game microtransactions and loot boxes. Politicians have been getting involved, and earlier this month we saw a US senator directly call on the ESRB to …

Loot boxes are currently a hot topic in the gaming industry, leading many companies to re-evaluate how their own systems work. In an attempt to get ahead of the curve, Riot has now released its drop rates for League of Legends’ Hextech Chests, alongside its bonus drops and special rules. …

Official Overwatch pages have been sent into overdrive as of late, dropping hints and teasers at what many suspect to be upcoming hero number 27. Given that already-established hero Torbjörn is the centre of a lot of these, his daughter Brigitte Lindholm is expected to be the one to step …

CD Projekt Red was thrown under the spotlight after the release of The Witcher 3. To many, it is one of the best games ever made and fans are eager to see what the studio does next. So far, CDPR has been very quiet on the subject of Cyberpunk 2077, …

Final Fantasy XV is heading to PC officially next week but we've managed to get a quick look at performance ahead of time thanks to the release of a free playable demo. The game's initial benchmark release didn't turn out to be all that useful, but the demo version of …

March is coming up fast and some big PC game releases are coming along with it. We've got Final Fantasy XV and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 coming up in the next week, and Nvidia is already prepared with a new Game Ready driver update. The latest driver update also brings a …

Back in May 2017, we learned that Netflix would be putting together a TV series based on The Witcher. While the video game series is largely what popularized Geralt of Rivia and his friends, the TV series will be taking its inspiration from the original novels that started it all. …

Kingdom Come: Deliverance released two weeks ago after a long time in the making, already achieving wonderful success with over a million copies sold. Despite this, executive producer Martin Klíma has stated that the development team would have benefited from more time to polish the game for its final release. …

Data leaks and breaches are increasingly common nowadays, potentially putting user information in harm’s way. Password protection service 1Password has a proof of concept feature that will help further secure its users' accounts, notifying them if their password has been compromised thanks to its integration with Troy Hunt’s Pwned Passwords. …

Although Death Stranding remains a complete enigma at this stage, it seems that break out studio, Kojima Productions is making good progress on the title. If the newly revealed casting of veteran voice actors Troy Baker and Emily O'Brien aren’t enough to get you excited about the mysteries that await, …

Being the first in the franchise without creator Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Survive was already in the firing line in the eyes of long term fans before it was discovered that the title would carry questionable microtransactions. In a bittersweet nod to the renowned predecessors, it seems that the development …

There have been many opportunities to slate Konami over the last couple of years following the publisher's fallout with Hideo Kojima. If you were hoping to push past that and approach Metal Gear Survive with an open mind, then I have bad news for you, because it seems that Konami's …

While PUBG spent most of 2017 being the dominant Battle Royale game, Epic's Fortnite has been giving it some serious competition. Now with the latest 3.0 update, Fortnite will be keeping the pressure on too, bringing 60 frames per second to the console versions of Battle Royale. PUBG began expanding …

Given that uTorrent is one of the most popular torrent clients around, there is a good chance that many of you currently use it. If you have it installed, then be sure to upgrade to the latest version, as multiple security flaws were recently discovered in the software, and have …

Crytek may have faced some financial troubles over the last few years, but it looks like the studio has managed to keep things together long enough to finally release a new game. This week, Hunt: Showdown launched on Steam Early Access, Crytek's first game in years, this time with a …

Final Fantasy XV is set to land on PC in March, complete with upgraded graphics and mod support. The previously released benchmarking tool gave us a brief look at what the game will look like, but we'll have an even better chance to see the game in action next week, …

Update (22/02/18): Following on from the Norwegian Consumer Council's questions regarding Nintendo's eShop refund policies, the company has officially responded. Unfortunately, the statement is about as brief as they can get, being a once sentence denial that its lack of refunds are against EU law. Here is the full statement: …

If there’s one thing we can be certain of in the tech world, it’s that nobody seems to like change. Facebook has experienced it numerous times with its user interface overhauls and now it seems Snapchat is on the brunt end of it too following its latest update. Snap has …

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been a key component in Microsoft’s reboot over the past couple of years, helping to redefine the console brand and bridge the gap towards the PC platform. Spencer has stated during the 2018 DICE Summit that an important part of this is addressing workforce …

Earlier this week, we learned that Blizzard had been inviting a bunch of Warcraft 3 pro players to its HQ for a ‘secret offline event'. This immediately sparked rumors surrounding a remaster of the original game, or even perhaps a Warcraft 4. Now in order to keep a lid on …

Last year, players of Elite Dangerous began noticing some odd encounters. A few players managed to come across huge Thargoid ships and soon after, the alien race began attacking spaceports in the game. This has all been building up to Elite Dangerous: Beyond, a multi-chapter series of updates that will …

While development might have slowed for certain features of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in favour of putting a stop to cheaters, it seems that loot crates are entirely unaffected. PUBG Corp has revealed that it has two new cosmetic crates lined up for testing today: The Militia Crate and the Fever Crate. …

Since spinning off Fortnite Battle Royale into a free to play game, Epic Games has been butting heads with cheaters. While in the past we have seen studios like Blizzard and Riot launch lawsuits at cheat creators and distributors, Epic Games has been taking it a step further and serving …

Rocket League fans were treated to their first bout of DC Comics licenced content around February 2016 in support of Batman v Superman. It seems that Batfleck has some competition, however, as players will be able to argue the point that either Michael Keaton or Christian Bale is better by …

Following in the footsteps of his father, Gray Newell, has co-founded a new independent game studio called Naetyr. Opening up about his first game, a work-in-progress titled Fury, Gray hopes to step out from Valve co-creator Gabe Newell’s shadow and craft something of his own merit. Considering Fury is still …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a standout title for many reasons, one of which is it progressing rather quickly on development and being one of the few successful Early Access titles to make it out unscathed. It seems that development has been slowing, however, as PUBG Corp states that the effort to …

After spending several years working on the Call of Duty franchise, it looks like Sledgehammer Games' co-founders, Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield, are ready to try something new. The pair helped create and direct Call of Duty: WWII and Advanced Warfare and will now be moving on from Sledgehammer Games …

It has been many years since Criterion moved on from the Burnout series. Since then, the franchise has been dormant, with the last entry coming in 2011 in the form of Burnout Crash. Now in 2018, Burnout is making a small comeback, with Burnout Paradise now being officially announced. We …

Microsoft's quest to bring Age of Empires back from the dead kicked off this month with the re-launch of the first game. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is now out on Steam, with the catch being that you have to obtain it from the Windows Store in order to play. …