Software & Gaming

Razer doesn't do a lot of mergers and acquisitions, but that changed this week with the announcement that Razer has acquired StreamElements, one of the most widely used creator tool platforms for streamers and YouTubers. 

Sony’s decision to kill off discs for its future PlayStation titles has proven controversial to say the least. However, how many physical games nowadays can actually be played straight away without first sitting through a download?

Control Resonant is shaping up to be a significantly longer game than its predecessor. According to lead gameplay designer Sergey Mohov, the sequel’s main campaign will run for around 30 hours, with a full completionist playthrough expected to reach roughly 50 hours.

Geralt is officially returning in The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past. Doug Cockle, the long‑time voice of the White Wolf, has shared a new image on social media showing him back in the recording booth working on new dialogue for the upcoming expansion.

Microsoft is setting new targets for Xbox’s future. Following the company’s latest earnings report, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shared a memo with staff outlining plans to return Xbox to revenue and player growth over the next fiscal year.

EA’s long‑running buyout saga is now nearing its conclusion. After clearing regulatory hurdles, the company says it now expects the merger to close next week, marking the end of EA’s time as a publicly traded company.

Humble is offering a ‘Rage Inducing Difficult Games’ bundle, including the likes of GRIME, Getting Over It, Lorn’s Lure and more.

As part of their annual report, Frictional Games revealed that they are “planning to release a new version of Amnesia: The Dark Descent at the end of 2026.”

Celebrating the publisher’s 40th anniversary, Bethesda Softworks have now unveiled their brand new ‘retro’ inspired logo:

This week’s free Epic Games Store offering is OTXO: a brutal top-down twin-stick shooter roguelite inspired by the likes of Hotline Miami.

Valve has shared new details on the reservation and waitlist system for the Steam Machine. The company now expects to clear the entire reservation queue by the end of 2026, meaning anyone who signed up before today should get their chance to purchase the system sometime between now and late …

Gearbox is beginning to tease the next major Borderlands 4 expansion. Story Pack 2 is set to arrive in September and early details confirm that the update will include a new playable Vault Hunter, making it one of the more substantial additions planned for the game. Gearbox has outlined the …

Earlier this summer, Nintendo finally announced plans to roll out Switch 2 editions for the Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy. These titles had severely diminished graphics on the original Switch hardware, but the new upgrades bring updated textures, 4K resolution and support for 60FPS. 

The Elder Scrolls Online team has published a major update on its future roadmap following recent layoffs at ZeniMax Online Studios. With ESO entering a new era of seasonal content earlier this year, fans were concerned that the studio’s downsizing might impact development. Now, ZOS has outlined its new roadmap for ESO moving forward, which does include some content delays, but overall, not much has changed. 

Rockstar appears to be gearing up for new Grand Theft Auto 6 reveals. The official GTA 6 website has remained dormant since pre‑orders went live last month, but over the past day, the site has been updated repeatedly, suggesting that Rockstar’s marketing push may be about to ramp up through August.

This week's GeForce Now update has arrived, with eight new games joining the library. The headliner is Halo: Campaign Evolved, now streamable across a wide range of devices, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 also makes a surprise appearance via Ubisoft Connect.

Tencent is reportedly working on a AAA action-adventure game heavily inspired by the likes of Uncharted, The Last of Us and Tomb Raider.

Nintendo has detailed Part 1 of the Expansion Pass for Pokemon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin, featuring a new underwater town, additional Pokemon and much more.

Despite the original studio being disbanded, the creator of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is partnering once again with 505 Games to develop a sequel.

According to insiders, Microsoft is losing around $150 with the sale of every Xbox console – making its future prospects worrying.

AMD has released its latest graphics driver, Adrenalin Edition 26.7.1, delivering optimisations ahead of the upcoming multiplayer beta for Gears of War: E‑Day. The new driver also expands FSR 4 support and introduces compatibility for AMD’s newest entry‑level RDNA 4 GPU. With this update, AMD has put optimisations in place …

Xbox has had an increasingly large presence at Gamescom in recent years and 2026 will be no different, with the company set to showcase first-party titles like Gears of War E‑Day and Fable, as well as major third-party titles like Metro 2039 and even Alien Isolation 2. 

Double Fine is one of several studios that recently split from Xbox earlier this year. Now operating independently once again, the studio has announced a round of layoffs as it adjusts to its new financial reality.

Earlier this week, former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah suggested that the IP may now be dead under EA, following a series of blunders with Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Darrah has also now touched on the idea of a Dragon Age remaster, but unfortunately, the outlook there isn't promising either. 

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was one of the standout RPGs of 2025, and now Sandfall Interactive has confirmed that it is exploring a Switch 2 version. However, the team says the port will require significant technical adjustments and may still be some way off.

Despite funnelling tons of money into it, the Epic Games Store has continued to fail to win over PC gamers, many of which still prefer Steam. Blizzard's Battle.net platform never had that same issue, so it feels significant that Epic Games has now hired a former Battle.net lead as part of a renewed push to improve the Epic Games Store. 

Subnautica 2 has enjoyed a very strong launch period, with publisher Krafton confirming that the game surpassed 5 million copies sold just a few weeks after release. The game’s early success has helped drive record‑setting Q2 financial results for Krafton, which now plans to invest further into the IP and position Subnautica as one of its key franchises.

Alongside the addition of two new suits, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has gotten a Brand New update, bringing in Enhanced PSSR 2 support for the PS5 Pro.

Previews for Marvel’s Wolverine will go live on the 13th of August ahead of the game’s official launch on PS5 in Mid-September.

Ahead of its official launch next year, SEGA have announced that they will be hosting a closed network test for Crazy Taxi: World Tour.