Software & Gaming

While Xbox has spent a great deal of time pushing its cloud gaming services (thanks in no small part to Microsoft’s ownership of the Azure cloud computing service), Sony has focused much more on local gaming solutions. This seems to be shifting somewhat with a number of new job listings – alongside recent rumours – suggesting that Sony is going all-in on cloud gaming.

Modders have been working on making Half-Life: Alyx playable without a VR headset ever since the game first launched in 2020. Great progress has been made on this front since then and now, the NoVR mod allows you to play the entire game from start to finish.  The NoVR mod …

If you're an avid user of Discord, you've most likely found yourself trying to share a file with someone and couldn't because of the tiny 8MB size limit. That should now happen less often, as Discord has increased the upload file size limit from 8 MB to 25 MB. Discord …

Hot Wheels Unleashed is Milestone's most successful release. A year and a half since its introduction, the game sold over 2 million copies and was played by more than 8 million players worldwide. Based on the latest statistics shared by Milestone, the studio behind the game, Hot Wheels Unleashed has …

First shown off all the way back in 2013, Media Molecule’s Dreams serves as one of the most interesting first-party PlayStation titles in recent memory. The community-driven game creation toolkit has seen a great deal of post-launch support following Dreams’ release in early 2020. Unfortunately, support will be ending later …

Despite its aged processor and mobile-focused hardware, many developers have managed to bring a surprising number of cross-gen or current-gen titles to the Nintendo Switch – with many of them proving to be a success. Unfortunately, the Switch port of the free-to-play ‘Rogue Company’ will soon be removed due to …

DRM is the bane of many PC players, with Denuvo being the most famous (or infamous). While almost all games with DRM eventually get cracked by fans, developers have begun taking it into their own hands, patching the DRM after launch. Capcom is one such company to do so, with …

While many of us assumed we'd see Injustice 3 after Mortal Kombat 11, rumours in recent months have pointed to Mortal Kombat 12 instead. Now, one prominent fighting game tournament competitor has hinted that we'll see a Mortal Kombat 12 announcement as early as this week.  SonicFox is well-known in …

Last month, Microsoft confirmed when its big summer showcase would take place. Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda will be taking the stage together once again on the 11th of June to showcase new Xbox first-party games, with an additional showcase afterwards focused entirely on Starfield. Now, we know a bit …

A few weeks back, someone on Discord leaked the entire art book for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, showcasing concepts from the development process, different pieces of art used for the final game, and plenty of spoilers for the adventure ahead. Now, Nintendo is hoping to force …

Earlier this year, Xbox began rolling out PC Game Pass to new countries in preview form. Now, the ‘preview' period has come to an end, with Game Pass now officially available in 40 additional countries, greatly expanding the service's reach. PC Game Pass has seen a lot of growth in …

Last year when Nvidia first announced DLSS 3 and its new RTX 40 series graphics cards, the company teased us with an upcoming RT Overdrive mode for Cyberpunk 2077, adding full path tracing effects to the game. Now after months of additional development, the new graphics mode has arrived on …

While The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is traditionally a single-player game, fans have often wished for some form of co-op or multiplayer. The Skyrim Together mod was the most successful attempt at delivering on this, but it would seem that Bethesda might be looking to implement multiplayer elements in a more official capacity with The Elder Scrolls VI. 

Following three years of digital-only events, QuakeCon 2023 will bring the popular BYOC format back to the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, from Thursday, August 10th, through Sunday, August 13th. The prominent fan gathering event returns with a revamped and enhanced BYOC (Bring-Your-Own-Computer) LAN party for …

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is just about to get a new expansion. The previously announced Return of Rome DLC will release next month and is expected to bring some of the civilizations of the first entry of the franchise to the new game. The Definitive Edition of Age …

As part of its effort to get the CMA on board with its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has signed a number of 10-year deals, not only guaranteeing Call of Duty on other console platforms but all Xbox first-party titles for various cloud services. The latest 10-year cloud support deal …

Star Wars Celebration took place over the weekend and amidst new movie and TV announcements, we also got a new look at Star Wars Jedi: Survivor ahead of its launch later this month. The ‘final' gameplay trailer has now released, giving us a look at where this next adventure will …

Persona 3 Portable rolled out for modern platforms earlier this year but ATLUS may have something even bigger planned. Earlier this year, it was claimed that a full remake of Persona 3 is in the works and now, we've got our first glimpse at it. 

With E3 2023 cancelled, the future of this year's PC Gaming Show became uncertain. This week, the organisers behind the show officially announced their plans, bringing the PC Gaming Show back as a standalone stream in June.  As stated by PC Gamer, the 2023 edition of the PC Gaming Show …

Sony’s PlayStation VR2 launched in late February to high praise across the board with many deeming it to be the best virtual reality headset available. Unfortunately, it seems despite the critical reception Sony’s latest headset is off to somewhat of a slow start, with a new report claiming that the …

Tekken 8 serves as one of the biggest fighting games set to release within the next 365 days, and yet there is still a lot we do not know about the impressive-looking title. Two of the most important features to many are the inclusion of cross-play to maintain an active …

TMNT The Cowabunga Collection launched last year to great success, bringing together all of the classic Turtles titles into one attractive and modern package. In December, the collection received a massive update bringing online functionality to a bunch of games, new controller support and so much more. This continued support …

As a little bonus for buying a PlayStation 5, all those subscribed to PS Plus have been able to get their hands on a dozen or so PS4 classics for free. This promotion has persisted for years following the launch of the PS5, but with the console well into its …

Sony’s Premium PlayStation Plus tier includes many benefits ranging from exclusive game demos to streaming and more. By far its biggest draw however is the line-up of included classic PSOne, PS2 and PSP titles – including Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror. It being an older title, the game has now been …

DRM is the bane of many PC players, with Denuvo being the most famous (or infamous). While almost all games with DRM eventually get cracked by fans, developers have begun taking it into their own hands, patching the DRM after launch. Square Enix is one such company to do so, …

Back in May of last year EA officially confirmed that it had parted ways with the FIFA brand following a decades long partnership, with the series’ future entries being renamed to EA Sports FC. Ahead of this years’ title’s official unveiling, EA have shown off the rebranded name, logo and …

All the way back in January 2022 it was announced that Ubisoft+ would be coming to Microsoft’s Xbox consoles – following the service’s inclusion as part of PS+ Extra. Since then, we have heard little in the way of official updates, though one industry insider is now claiming that the …

Geoff Keighley hasn't just been working on Summer Game Fest in recent years, he has also been working on improving Gamescom's digital offering by hosting Gamescom Opening Night Live. E3 might be cancelled this year, but Keighley's two summer events will still be going ahead, with Summer Game Fest in …

Bethesda is unlikely to get around to Fallout 5 until the end of this decade, as the company plans to tackle The Elder Scrolls 6 before making a new Fallout game. This has left fans asking for Obsidian to step in and make a new spin-off similar to Fallout New Vegas. We've heard that Obsidian would be interested and curiously enough, references to New Vegas 2 have now been found on SteamDB. 

Aspyr launched new ports for Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2 on the Nintendo Switch last year. KOTOR 2 was of particular interest, as Aspyr had also announced plans for an official cut content DLC, adding in content left on the cutting-room floor back when Obsidian first created …