Software & Gaming

Valve has now released a comprehensive breakdown of its Steam users, with a majority of all players now using Simplified Chinese.

Ahead of its official Early Access launch on Steam, the upcoming life-sim inZOI has had its Denuvo DRM entirely removed, with the team explaining why.

Following a slight delay, Black Ops 6 Season 3 is almost here – bringing with it a ton of new additions, including maps; modes; perks and much more.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a massively important game for Ubisoft, with the publisher suffering from a long string of commercial disappointments and the fear of being absorbed into competing companies. Fortunately, for now Shadows seems to be doing what was needed – with the game having already surpassed 3 million players.

The Triple-i Initiative is set to return on April 10th, 2025, at 9 a.m. PDT/6 p.m. CEST, marking its second year with a showcase of indie game announcements. Following the success of its inaugural event, which featured titles like Slay the Spire 2 and The Rogue Prince of Persia, this …

Microsoft's multiplatform release strategy continues to see success. In April, two major former Xbox console exclusive games are set to release on PS5 for the first time, and they are already topping the pre-order charts on Sony's PSN store.  Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, along with Forza Horizon 5, …

Crystal Dynamics has a lot going on right now. Aside from being the primary development force for Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot, the studio is also working on the next installment in the Tomb Raider franchise. Unfortunately, despite all of that, the company has had to undergo another round of job …

Ahead of the launch of the Switch 2, Nintendo is making a big change to how it handles digital games. Starting in April, Switch owners will have their digital game libraries converted into 'Virtual Game Cards', which can be freely lent out to friends and family. 

Nintendo did not disappoint us with today's Direct stream. A new trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has released, showcasing more of the planet we'll be exploring and the aliens we'll have to take down in Samus's latest mission. 

ATLUS had a huge 2024 with the releases of Persona 3 Reload, Shin Megami Tensei V: Definitive Edition and Metaphor: ReFantazio. The studio is not slowing down in 2025, with another new game now on the way - Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army. 

Today during a Nintendo Direct stream, Square Enix kicked off the show with a brand new trailer for the Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D remake, confirming a 2025 release date. 

Nightdive Studios at one point had big ambitions for bringing back the System Shock franchise, with plans for remakes of the first two games, followed by a sequel. Unfortunately, System Shock 3 disappeared in 2020 and we've heard nothing about the project since. Now with the System Shock 2 25th …

Xbox Game Pass subscribers are set to get more ‘value’ thanks to a new initiative giving benefits for free-to-play games:

No Man’s Sky has gotten yet another major patch, this time focused on fossil excavation, letting you build skeletal structures and more with the Relics Update.

Gran Turismo 7 has gotten another update, bringing three new cars; additional scapes; events and enhancements to Sony’s SophyAI driver.

With Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s post-launch support prematurely coming to an end last year, Rocksteady looks set to move on to their next major project. Rumoured to be another Batman title, a new job listing has now popped up offering a bunch of interesting details.

Scopely has been making a lot of headlines this month. Not only is the company set to acquire NIantic's game business, including Pokémon Go, but now, they are also teaming up with more AAA developers to adapt major IP to mobile, starting with CD Projekt Red.  CD Projekt Red is …

We're coming up to the end of the month, which means it is time for Sony to announce a new batch of titles for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Starting in April, PS+ subscribers will get to download two PS5 titles and one PS4 title.  The biggest game available for free via …

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is a project perpetually impacted by delays. After a reboot and a studio switch, the game looked to finally be on track for a release in the first half of 2025, but it has since been pushed back again.  Paradox Interactive, the publisher behind …

It looks like we're in for some Nintendo news this week. The company has confirmed that it will be hosting another Nintendo Direct and better yet, it'll drop tomorrow.  Nintendo Direct returns tomorrow, the 27th of March at 2PM UK time. The Direct will last for 30 minutes, meaning we'll …

Nvidia App's latest update (11.0.3.218) introduces some interesting new features, including an AI assistant named Project G-Assist. This update also introduces DLSS Super Resolution scaling controls and incorporates key settings from the legacy Nvidia Control Panel, aiming to consolidate functionality within the new application. Nvidia's Project G-Assist provides practical in-game …

Due to the first trailer for The Witcher 4 dropping last year, fans have been hoping for a 2026 release date. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red is putting expectations in check, stating that the game definitely won't be coming out next year. During CD Projekt Red's most recent earnings report, the …

Initially planned to premiere in March 2026, Sony’s upcoming live-action Street Fighter film has had its release date removed.

With GTA VI set to launch later this year, many major publishers have reportedly put plans in place to delay titles so as to not clash with Rockstar Games.

With the Switch 2 Direct just a week away, insiders have revealed some of Nintendo’s launch plans for the console – including a 3-phase game release strategy.

Despite its ubiquity across multiple gaming platforms nowadays, CD Projekt Red has always been a PC-centric studio, with the original The Witcher being a PC exclusive and its sequel coming only to Xbox on the console side. Despite selling millions upon millions of copies of both The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 across PlayStation/Xbox since, new data has revealed just how much of the audience still hail from CDPR's home platform.

Funcom has officially announced the release date for Dune: Awakening, the anticipated multiplayer survival game inspired by Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel and Denis Villeneuve's acclaimed film adaptations. Players can brave the treacherous sands of Arrakis on May 20th, with pre-orders now live. Three distinct editions are available for pre-order …

It is Spring sale season and MSI is getting into the spirit of things with a round of price cuts on gaming monitors and other PC hardware. We've rounded up some of the best deals, all available through Amazon, so you'll get speedy delivery too.

Months after its initial announcement, Arm has expanded the accessibility of its Accuracy Super Resolution (ASR) upscaling technology, providing developers with more options to integrate it into games. At GDC 2025, Arm showcased pre-built and readily deployable plugins for Unity-powered games, set for release later this year. An Unreal Engine …

Despite seeing very little support from Sony, Bloodborne reportedly managed to become one of the best-selling first-party PS4 titles of all time.