Software & Gaming

One of the Xbox One's biggest exclusive launch titles was Dead Rising 3 but the game won't be staying console exclusive for much longer as Microsoft has revealed that the game will be making its way to PC. Now gamers will be able to enjoy the zombie slaying title at …

Microsoft recently admitted that by making the Kinect optional, developers would be able to squeeze out an extra 10 per cent out of the GPU on the Xbox One. However, that doesn't mean that current owners will suddenly see a performance boost simply by unplugging the peripheral. Microsoft has now …

As part of yesterday's CD Projekt Red conference, which saw it revealing the stunning new trailer for the Witcher 3, the developer also unveiled something special to do with its GoG platform. As well as continuing to offer DRM free games via its website, it will also be launching its …

Yesterday was all about the Witcher 3, with its developer CD Projekt Red running a live event to show off the new game and some of its features. It also released a new trailer, showcasing a mashup of pre-rendered cut scenes and gameplay footage and boy does it look pretty. …

The upcoming systems powered by the Core M “Broadwell” microprocessors will certainly be impressive. But the real revolution awaits us sometimes in 2015 – 2016, when Intel Corp.’s partners roll-out devices based on the code-named “Skylake” central processing units. Those mobile systems are expected to be completely wireless and therefore …

Back in 2012, Michael Thommason officially broke the world record for the world's largest video game collection, so far his record has not been broken but it looks like he is ready to move on as the full 11,000 game collection is on sale with the bidding currently sitting at $5,678.00. The …

Ubisoft and Nvidia's Gameworks partnership has been extended passed Watch Dogs, Nvidia will now power several upcoming titles including The Division, Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Unity and the upcoming racing sim, The Crew. The Gameworks partnership recently stirred up some controversy after AMD claimed that it wasn't given a …

Valve has now updated the Steam FAQ to clarify that Early Access games don't necessarily have to be finished as some development teams may run in to problems that hinder them from finishing the game. Valve's new advice to Early Access buyers is to only buy if you are excited …

It was this very week in 2013 that first saw revelations of the NSA, GCHQ and the US government's advanced spying regime first hit the internet, as Edward Snowden divulged masses of secretive documents to Guardian journalists and ultimately, to the world, from his hideout in Hong Kong. Since then …

There was a lot of speculation about Microsoft's decision to drop Kinect and whether it was just about getting the price down in line with Sony's PlayStation 4. It turns out that there was in-fact an ulterior motive too, freeing up the GPU to give the console a much needed …

Being the President of the United States is a pretty big job so it's unlikely that Obama spends much time playing video games. However, the man himself has expressed his admiration for CD Projekt Red's “The Witcher” series but admits that it is still a part of his backlog and …

The FBI and National Crime Agency have given PC users a two week warning to update their anti-virus software or at least get some as the Gameover Zeus virus is going to start allowing more cybercriminals to deploy Ransomware to steal bank account details and lock up hard drives. However, according …

Star Citizen backers can finally play the game's dog fighting module after a couple of delays. The playable segment is called Arena Commander and has launched today as version 0.8, Chris Roberts has announced. Arena Commander was originally due to launch last week but the developers came across a critical …

One of the biggest concerns people have had with Turtle Rock's upcoming monster hunting epic, Evolve, is the same one they had with Titanfall: it forces you to play with other people. Fortunately it turns out, that's simply not true. Evolve won't go the same way as Respawn's game, and …

UK and European PS3 owners are missing out on a pretty good sale right now over on the Playstation Store as Sony has launched a three day long “flash sale” bringing the price down on more than 15 decent RPG titles for its US customers including South Park The Stick …

Apple has changed its tune on the subject of bitcoin, updating its iOS App Store terms of use, by stating that it's ok for apps to “facilitate transmission of approved virtual currencies, provided that they do so in compliance with all state and federal laws.” This is a marked change …

If anyone thinks Esports aren't a force to be reckoned with or are a flash in the pan, perhaps some raw numbers will convince you otherwise. In 2013 alone, fans around the world tuned in to Twitch and other sources to watch over 2.4 billion hours of Starcraft II, League …

E3 is likely going to show us something new and fresh with Turttle Rock's Evolve. Maybe a new monster, likely some new maps and perhaps a new mode or two, but in the build up to the show, the Nerdist crew has been going head to head against one another …

It turns out that Rocksteady's finale to its Batman Arkham series won't be coming out this October as it has been delayed until 2015 alongside a few other highly anticipated next generation titles that were due out this year. Like other developers, Rocksteady needs more time to make the best …

Sony's Playstation Portable handheld console was hugely popular, in-fact until the release of the Playstation 4, it was the fastest selling console in the UK on release. However, all good things come to an end and with Sony's recent focus on the PS Vita, it's time to put the old …

As you might expect, E3 this year is going to be the platform that a lot of game developer use to debut their new games, but I don't think anyone expected there to be quite so many unannounced ones. Thanks to the new official streaming parter Twitch, we now know …

A video showing some leaked beta footage of Battlefield Hardline has appeared online, giving us a much better idea of what gameplay will be like, what sort of equipment and vehicles we'll have access too and how the game plays without a load of jump cuts. Update: Thanks to Facebook …

The adoption rate of Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 video game console continues to set records, if the unofficial information about its sell-through numbers is to be believed. As of mid-May life-to-date sales of the PS4 were eight million units. Apparently, the PlayStation 4 continues to sell very well seven months …

Crytek UK has announced the relaunch of its Homefront sequel which is now titled Homefront: The Revolution. The game will be coming out on the PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4 next year and will be set in an open-world version of Philadelphia with a focus on guerilla warfare. The …

Last month, the fabled Atari landfill was finally excavated and a Microsoft documentary crew recovered 1300 boxed copies of the failed E.T. game. Since the discovery, it's been up in the air as to what Microsoft plans to do with the cartridges. However, it has now been revealed that 700 …

Windows 8 wasn't quite the disaster release that Windows Vista was back in the 00's, but it was far from great. People didn't like being forced into using a touch screen developed tab system on their desktop and laptop and the missing start button didn't help much either. Fortunately it …

A new Unreal Engine 4 tech demo from a Ninja Theory developer, called The Beggar's Opera, recently appeared on his personal site, showing some fantastic visuals and a creepy setting, but it now seems to have been pulled. Fortunately, AGB managed to get it up on Youtube so we can …

Red Dead Redemption was released all the way back in 2010, since then it has gone on to sell thirteen million copies which sparked rumours of a potential sequel. However, it still took Rockstar parent company, Take-Two, a few years to actually bring up the possibility. Take-Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick, seems …

This weekend we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a PC game of your choice. All you have to do is join our silly Facebook comment thread and place a funny/entertaining caption to this image from Watchdogs. It means you can put all your …

From Software might be set to reveal ‘Project Beast' at E3 this year, according several leaks. The game is rumoured to be in co-development with Sony's Japanese studio and would be the developers second Playstation exclusive title. The newly leaked footage shows off 20 seconds of individually leaked gameplay segments …