Software & Gaming

The 15th of January saw HBO’s The Last of Us premiere to a huge audience, with the episode reaching 4.7 million viewers during its airing – the second highest debut for HBO since 2010. Since then, each successive episode seems to have continued to amass a greater audience, with the …

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has become somewhat of a game of opposites. Despite being the lowest rated mainline entry in the series history due to many technical issues, Scarlet and Violet managed to become the fastest selling game in Nintendo history both domestically and worldwide – and not just on …

As anticipated, the UK's Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it believes Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard would harm the UK market. The CMA confirmed its concerns in documents released today, but it has also sent a list of potential remedies to Microsoft.  The CMA has concluded …

Forspoken didn't have the best launch, with technical issues impacting the experience, particularly on PC. Fortunately, there is a big patch on the way, which will aim to improve performance, graphics quality, ‘playability' and more.  In an update this morning, Luminous Productions thanked players who have jumped into Forspoken so …

The next wave of titles for Xbox Game Pass have been announced. Over the next couple of weeks, a number of key titles will join the library, including the likes of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Atomic Heart and Shadow Warrior 3.  EA Play, which is available as part of …

We've learned through numerous leaks that Blizzard has been holding an ongoing private beta for Diablo IV in recent months. Now, it seems that a public beta will be taking place soon, giving us a chance to play the game early ahead of its June release.  Diablo IV Producer, Rod …

With the release of the 9th generation of consoles, we have seen the upper base price of games shift from $60 to $70, with console manufacturers and publishers using the new hardware as justification. With the Switch releasing during the 8th generation, Nintendo has opted to keep its games at …

It seems as though Rockstar’s games have reached a level of mainstream which pretty much guarantees that the developer’s title will be a smash commercial hit. Despite not having the same cache and history as Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 has now officially sold over 50 million …

Mixed-reality games have proven to be quite successful when done right (Pokémon Go, for example). However, as a new genre, achieving popularity isn't easy. Velan Studios has tried it once with Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, but despite being promising, it didn't live up to expectations. Now, they'll try it …

Atari is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and while the company isn't as big a name in gaming nowadays, many still have fond memories of gaming on classic Atari systems. To commemorate the anniversary, Atari has put together a limited-run box set, including 10 classic Atari 2600 games in …

Activision will be doing something a little different with Call of Duty this year. While the company has confirmed plans for a ‘premium release' in 2023, sources have claimed that this will be an expansion for Modern Warfare 2, giving the game an extra year of life before Treyarch releases …

The PlayStation VR2 is set to launch later this month alongside a slew of virtual reality games. One of the headset’s premiere launch titles – Horizon Call of the Mountain – has now officially gone gold, meaning the game is unlikely to be pushed past its 22nd of February release …

EA's Motive studio had a slow start, beginning as a support studio on Battlefront 2 before spending some time working on its own IP, which was later cancelled. The studio had its first hit with Star Wars: Squadrons, and impressed us again this year with Dead Space Remake. Now, Motive …

The Nintendo Switch has had a great run since its launch nearly six years ago. Since 2017, Nintendo's current-gen home console has sold over 122.5 million units, putting it ahead of the PS4 in lifetime sales in less time on the market.  As part of Nintendo's earnings call last night, …

The System Shock remake has been in the works for a long time now, but launch is just around the corner. With the game releasing next month, the developers have released a demo, giving players free access to the game's first level.  If you've never played System Shock before and …

This year's Grammy show was special to the video games industry. It was the first to include the Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media award, which was given to the composer of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök's original soundtrack. Various games have been nominated for a …

Overwatch 2 will debut a new season pass today. While we aren't getting a new hero in season 3, the new content brings a new map, additional balance changes to heroes, and of course, new skins. For the first time, Overwatch will be having crossover skins, themed after One Punch …

Last week we heard rumours that a Nintendo Direct would be coming soon. While leakers had initially banked on this happening on the 6th of February, that date came and went without a word from Nintendo. That changed today, with Nintendo officially announcing its next big Direct.  Nintendo Direct will …

The PlayStation VR2 headset is set to release in just a few short weeks. Ahead of the headsets 22nd of February launch, Sony has now released what it is calling “The Ultimate FAQ” – answering any and all questions that a prospective purchaser might ponder. Taking to the PlayStation Blog, …

Back in late 2021, 2010’s Sonic Colours received a much-anticipated remaster in the form of Sonic Colours Ultimate. At the time, the game’s PC release was limited to the Epic Games Store. Finally, more than a year after its launch, Sonic Colours Ultimate is finally available on Steam. Making the …

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is an upcoming Souls-like from Team Ninja – the studio behind the much-loved Nioh series. Set to release on the 3rd of March, a second demo for Wo Long has now been announced; available on all platforms on the 24th of February. Making the announcement on …

For over a decade Sony has been trying to bring its many popular gaming IPs into different mediums. Finally, we are beginning to see the fruits of this labour, with the commercial success of the Uncharted film followed by the near-universal praise for HBO’s The Last of Us TV show. …

Steam’s Next Fest event sees hundreds of demos for upcoming games released for a short period of time, allowing users to get a taste of just some of the games set to arrive on Steam in the not-too-distant future. The latest iteration of Steam’s Next Fest has now gone live, letting you play hundreds of demos over the course of the next week.

Last week, it was revealed that Xbox console-exclusive shooter, CrossfireX, would be leaving Game Pass this month. At the time we thought that perhaps the exclusivity deal had run its course and that the game may now head to other platforms. However, as it turns out, publisher Smilegate is pulling …

We recently learned that Ubisoft cancelled a number of unannounced projects, a few of which were different takes on the Battle Royale formula. According to a recent leak, one of these cancelled projects was a new Watch Dogs game.  A rumour spreading around the web this week claims that Ubisoft …

Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard is continuing to be investigated by regulators around the world. Over here in Europe, the investigation has reportedly reached a critical point, with the European Union set to issue a formal antitrust warning to Microsoft.  According to sources speaking with Politico, the EU outlined …

We are just days away from the launch of Hogwarts Legacy, with pre-order buyers set to get early access starting tomorrow. Ahead of the early access period, the first reviews have now gone live and so far, the scores are looking pretty good.  There are roughly 40 scored pre-release reviews …

We've not seen many Dragon Age leaks in recent years. While BioWare has announced Dreadwolf as the next game in the series, we still don't have a release date and gameplay details are shrouded in mystery. Some of the fog may have lifted over the weekend thanks to a playtest leak. 

While it seemed that The Last of Us Part 1 was on track to meet its early March release date on PC, the game needs a bit more development time. This week, Naughty Dog announced a small delay, pushing the game back a few weeks.  The Last of Us Part …

It has been roughly six weeks since The Witcher 3's next-gen update landed for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. The update brought huge graphical upgrades, particularly on PC, where ray-tracing effects can be cranked up even further. Now, we have our first patch, bringing a number of stability and …