Software & Gaming

Nintendo announced months ago that the Switch 2 would be backwards compatible with Switch 1 titles, bar a few limited exceptions. However, it turns out Switch 1 titles aren't running natively on Switch 2 and are instead relying on emulation. 

Cat Quest II is available to claim for free this week on the Epic Games Store, with River City girls being offered next week.

From Season 3 onwards, Marvel Rivals will be getting a brand new hero / character on a monthly basis - up from two a Season.

Ahead of the annual video game BAFTAs, the company has revealed the public’s vote for the most influential games of all time - with Shenmue taking the top spot.

Following a long bout of silence in the wake of the initial Marathon teaser, Bungie looks set to finally give us a proper look at the game.

While Nintendo has not revealed the detailed specifications of the chip powering the Switch 2 console, the company has revealed two crucial bits of information - the GPU has ray-tracing capabilities and DLSS is supported. 

Another major first-party game is joining Xbox Game Pass this month. Compulsion Games has been quiet since releasing We Happy Few in 2016, but the studio is now back with its latest game, South of Midnight.  South of Midnight is the first new game developed by Compulsion Games since being …

The upcoming Mario Kart World will cost a staggering $80 (£75) for a physical copy on Switch 2 - though digital copies are at least slightly cheaper.

Announced during the Switch 2 Direct, Yakuza 0 is getting a surprise Director’s Cut, adding multiplayer, new cutscenes, and a full English dub.

Though it may feature many welcome upgrades, the Switch 2’s 120fps mode will limit the system to just a 1080p resolution output.

Switch 2 is set to enhance a number of last-gen titles with better visuals/performance. Unfortunately, depending on the upgrades, you'll need to pay up to $20.

Following the Direct, Nintendo released official pricing for the Switch 2’s accessories – most of which have seen an increase compared to last-gen.

With the Switch 2 Direct having concluded, the console maker has offered new details on the console – including that it could've been called Super Switch.

Nvidia has announced the latest round of games to get DLSS 4 upgrades. This week, both Cyberpunk 2077 and FragPunk get updated to Nvidia's latest DLSS transformer AI models, and gain the ability to switch on Multi-Frame Generation.

From promising indie titles to massive AAA ports of next-gen titles, we've rounded up all 22 third-party games announced for the Switch 2 so far.

Nintendo has confirmed the first six first-party Switch games to get upgrades for the Nintendo Switch 2. This includes new upgrades for both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and its sequel.

During today's Nintendo Direct, the gaming giant confirmed its launch plans for the Switch 2. The new console is launching in June, proving the accuracy of a retail leak from earlier this week. 

Nintendo will offer GameChat and even the ability to share games within chat lobbies for the first time with Switch 2.

The first big launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2 has been revealed. Mario Kart World will be releasing later this year exclusively for Nintendo's new console.  The trailer showcases a large level design, in which players can drive from race course to race course, and go off-road to discover …

Nintendo has announced a double feature of Treehouse Live sessions scheduled for later this week, offering fans an extended look at upcoming Switch 2 gameplay. While the duration of each presentation remains undisclosed, Nintendo has confirmed that both will showcase “hands-on gameplay of Nintendo Switch 2 games”, providing a more …

Rebellion, the UK-based studio famed for the Sniper Elite series, has announced that its latest release, Atomfall, has become the developer's “most successful launch” in its 32-year history. Atomfall, a post-apocalyptic survival game inspired by the real-world Windscale nuclear disaster of the 1950s, launched on March 27th. It quickly amassed …

With the Kickstarter for its sequel nearing its end, the team at Frogwares announced that they’re remastering The Sinking City – coming as a free upgrade.

Following the likes of System Shock and Turok, Nightdive Studios wants to begin remastering PS3 and Xbox 360 games, claiming "We stand ready."

Alongside the launch of Season 3, Black Ops 6 is letting console players disable crossplay with the PC platform due to ongoing cheating issues.

Each month, all those with a Humble subscription are privy to a select number of titles for ‘free’ as part of the company’s Humble Choice service. For the month of April, subscribers can obtain a strong and varied choice of titles, including the remasters for Tomb Raider I-III; Dredge and one of last year’s hottest indie games: 1000xRESIST.

Blizzard has done little with the StarCraft IP since rounding out the StarCraft 2 trilogy. However, South Korean studios are desperate to get their hands on it to produce a new game themselves.  According to Asia Today (via IGN), a number of Korean studios have pitched ideas for StarCraft games …

It would seem that despite the Switch 2 launch being a few months away, ‘many developers' still don't have development kits for the new console, which will limit third-party output for the console over its first year or so on the market.  According to former Game Informer editor and current …

Asus and Xbox recently teased their upcoming Xbox-branded handheld device. Coinciding with that, dataminers have discovered new code in the recent Insider build of Windows 11, hinting at the long-awaited implementation of a gaming UI.  Xeno Panther first shared the discovery, but Windows Central verified the claims. The new strings …

Nintendo had already announced plans for a Switch 2-focused Direct stream this week but now we have more details. It would appear we are in for a much larger event compared to the initial console reveal.  Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 goes live tomorrow, the 2nd of April, at 2PM …

Starbreeze has had its troubles over the years and the poor performance of Payday 3 at launch didn't quite help matters. Now, the publisher has a new CEO who will attempt to turn the company into a multi-project studio. The new CEO of Starbreeze, the company behind the Payday series, …