Software & Gaming

EA is gearing up to launch Need for Speed Payback later this year, so it is time for the publisher to begin showing off more of the game. Payback is currently being supported by Nvidia on the PC side of things, so the GPU maker has had first dibs on …

Whenever there is a major controversy surrounding a game or a developer, we often see fans resort to ‘review bombing'. This is essentially where players flood a game's Steam page with negative reviews as a way to get their point across. Sometimes these negative reviews aren't relevant to the game …

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is being brought back for another round as Konami has announced the title will be available for PC and PS4 in 2018. The Hideo Kojima produced mech-action game will be receiving virtual reality support across both platforms and make use of 4K resolution …

Earlier this month, Bethesda surprised us all by announcing that it would be bringing both DOOM and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus to the Nintendo Switch. Now, it seems other major publishers are also looking to bring their full-fat Triple A titles to the console, with Square Enix currently testing …

Jump launched its new game subscription service this Tuesday, delivering over 60 games for $9.99 per month. While other subscription services often cater to AAA titles, Jump bases its growing library around the more “revered” indie games, even launching with Ed McMillen and Tyler Glaiel's new game The End Is …

Back at Gamescom in August, Microsoft kicked off Xbox One X pre-orders with the launch of the Scorpio Edition. Those sold out very quickly, meaning many were left waiting for the standard edition to become available. Now, that day has come, with retailers across the world now offering the Xbox …

Earlier this week, a fairly interesting discovery was made on the Nintendo Switch. Some users managed to unearth a hidden copy of NES Golf embedded in every console. At the time, we were unsure why this Easter egg existed but as it turns out, it is actually a tribute to …

At E3 earlier this year, long-time fans of the series were pleased to see Monster Hunter: World presented live on the Sony stage. Now at TGS, more of the game has been revealed, with a world wide release date planned for the 26th of January 2018 for consoles, with PC …

The Tokyo Game Show kicked off over night and sure enough, there were plenty of reveals and announcements to be had. One of the most surprising announcements comes from Square Enix, which just announced a new IP called ‘Left Alive'. This is set to be a survival/action shooter, created by …

Over the weekend, plenty of Fortnite players on PS4 discovered that they were being matched up in games with Xbox One players. This was particularly strange as so far this generation, Sony has been a roadblock for developers looking to implement cross-play between PS4 and other consoles. Now, Epic Games …

Avast owned CCleaner hasn’t been clean itself for the past month, with hackers piggybacking malware on the software for at least a month. As the maintenance tool is free, its downloads are well into the millions meaning up to 3.9 million users could be affected. Researchers at Cisco’s Talos Intelligence …

There has been a lot of debate surrounding Sony's stance on cross-platform play between the Xbox One and PS4. For a while now, Microsoft has been completely open to it, with Sony being the roadblock when it comes to Minecraft, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rocket League, Gwent and more. However, it …

Middle-earth: Shadow of War prides itself on its revised Nemesis System, giving weight to the choices you make in game. Giving a taster at what’s to come, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has released an interactive live-action film headed by veterans of Avatar, Watchmen and Game of Thrones. The Campaign That …

Nintendo Switch owners have been waiting patiently for the company to implement its Virtual Console, giving the ability to play old school games on the go. Excitement has been raised once again, as fans have found a fully-fledged NES emulator nestled inside the Switch’s system ROM. Last week, the Nintendo …

Gearbox missed the mark last year when it came to Battleborn. The game wasn't terrible but the fact that it released so close to Overwatch meant that it didn't stand much of a chance in the grand scheme of things. Over the last year, Gearbox has continued to update the …

Earlier this month we watched PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ascend to the top of the Steam charts, taking over Dota 2's top spot that week. Now over the weekend, the game has set another record, PUBG has now had the most concurrent players of any game in Steam history. As seen by …

Earlier this week, Destiny 2 managed to surpass 1.2 million concurrent players on console alone, reaching 1.3 million as of developer Bungie’s blog update last night. Publisher Activision has continued to share the good news about Destiny 2’s success by revealing the console launch press release. “With franchise pre-order records …

OurMine has made quite a name for itself, the hacking group has successfully targeted many high-profile people and companies all in the name of ‘testing their security'. This week however, it appears the group is taking a new approach by posting 3.12TB of Vevo's internal files online after one of …

This week most major advertising organisations all cried out in pain after Apple announced that it would be improving user privacy on macOS. Apple is planning to integrate cookie-blocking technology into its Safari browsers for desktop and mobile, which will limit the amount of information marketing agencies and advertisers can …

Frontier Developments teased the return of the villainous Thargoids back in January, as Elite: Dangerous players were pulled out of hyperspace to be met by an intimating, yet harmless ship. The upcoming 2.4 update aptly titled The Return is set to see this race coming back in a greater capacity, …

Activision is hoping for a resurgence in popularity for Call of Duty this year, as the series heads back to the past to explore World War II. Those of you who are intrigued by a ‘back to basics' Call of Duty title will get the chance to try it out …

Every time a new competitive game hits the market, cheaters are going to find exploits they can take advantage of. Squashing cheaters in itself can be a challenge for many developers but it seems that Bluehole is up to the challenge with PUBG as over 150,000 cheaters have been banned …

Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Digital Inc announced that the title was set to get more licensed characters after its introduction of Halloween’s Michael Myres last October. Much to everyone’s surprise, The Texas Chainsaw Massicre’s Leatherface has been introduced as the next killer, clashing with the already established Hillbilly. Hillbilly …

After 18 years at the studio and with masterpieces like Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us under his belt, Bruce Straley is departing from Naughty Dog. Over the years, Straley has risen through the ranks at the studio, starting off as a texture artist on the Crash Bandicoot and …

Microsoft will be rolling out another major Windows update next month, so the company is starting to go over some of its upcoming changes. The Windows 10 privacy policy already went through some changes with the first Creators Update but it looks like further tweaks to privacy settings will be …

Most, if not all competitive games are plagued with toxic players and the more popular the game gets, the worse the case usually is. Blizzard’s Overwatch is no different, with director Jeff Kaplan admitting that the game’s development has been slowed down because of the behaviour. The latest Overwatch update …

Over the years, the Virtual Console has become a staple part of Nintendo's software lineup. We are still eagerly awaiting its arrival on the Nintendo Switch but in the meantime, we will be able to enjoy a new feature known as ‘Arcade Archives', bringing classic Nintendo arcade games to the …

The Nintendo Switch's Year One game library just got a bit stronger as last night, Bethesda surprisingly announced that it would be bringing both DOOM and Wolfenstein 2 to the console. DOOM will be arriving this year and is the surprise game release Bethesda alluded to last week.  DOOM Switch …

Paid mods have never been particularly popular and the same rings true for Bethesda’s Creation Club, whether it’s selling small lots of content or intrusively downloading pieces without your permission. Ironically, a mod has since been created to block all Creation Club news in Fallout 4, and needless to say, …

Following PewDiePie’s latest controversy, Firewatch developer Campo Santo began to distance itself from the entertainer by filing a DMCA takedown notice to all of his content regarding the game. The takedown notice resulted in all Firewatch content disappearing from the YouTube star’s channel, which has prompted those against the developer’s …