Software & Gaming

Crimson Desert was a hotly-anticipated brand new IP prior to its official launch earlier this month, with the ambitious open-world title garnering a ton of attention thanks to its pretty visuals, freeform gameplay and player agency. Upon its launch however, the game suffered from a number of issues, including rather awkward controls. Fortunately, the team at Pearl Abyss have been quick to respond to criticisms – with Crimson Desert having now climbed its way to a ‘Very Positive’ score on Steam.

AMD's quiet rebranding trend continues, with the latest victim being the company's latency-reduction software. Following the recent transition that saw the “FidelityFX” moniker stripped away in favour of a unified “FSR” prefix, a new commit in the FSR SDK 2.2 suggests that Anti-Lag 2 is being prepared for a name …

For years now, Epic Games and Disney have had a close working relationship. Unreal Engine has been used for Disney Park attractions and film productions, while Disney has also leveraged Fortnite to promote its treasure trove of IP. It is now being claimed that Disney executives are waiting for their opportunity to swoop in and buy Epic Games outright. 

Fans of the Deus Ex franchise must unfortunately brace for more bad news. Eidos Montreal has been hit with another wave of layoffs, reducing headcount for a third year in a row, indicating that a new major game is not close to coming out. In a statement shared this week, …

The next entry in the Serious Sam series has been officially announced, with the co-op focused Shatterverse set to launch some time this year.

Following the release of South of Midnight, Compulsion Games have confirmed that their next project will once again be a brand new IP.

ARC Raiders’ next big update is here, with the Flashpoint Update officially going live later today alongside new weapons, enemies and more.

During the latest shareholder meeting, Pearl Abyss’s CEO spoke on the future of Crimson Desert; cut features and the potential for official modding tools.

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has officially retired the controversial “This is an Xbox” marketing campaign. The initiative, which debuted in late 2024, sought to brand everything from smart TVs to handhelds as an Xbox, suggesting that dedicated hardware was optional. According to a Microsoft spokesperson, Sharma pulled the plug …

Microsoft has confirmed its plans for the summer Xbox Games Showcase. There will once again be a day of announcements in June, followed by a special Direct presentation on Gears E-Day, the latest game in the Gears of War franchise.  The showcase, announced by newly appointed Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, …

The competitive fighting game scene is bracing for a packed summer. In addition to Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, developer Gameplay Group International has locked in a July 2nd release date for Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game. The 2D brawler, which brings the elemental combat of the Avatar universe to life, …

Following the announcement that it has filed for insolvency, Nacon is looking to sell off one of its biggest studios ‘Spiders’; the team behind Greedfall.

7 years on from its initial launch, Capcom is set to release a new version of Devil May Cry 5 – with a ‘Hunter Edition’ having been rated for Switch 2.

Following the success of V Rising, Sunlock Studios have confirmed that they are currently working on their “most ambitious project yet.”

2026 looks to be a solid year for Nintendo, with plans for a new version of Ocarina of Time and the release of The Duskbloods – among other upcoming projects.

In early 2025, Krafton officially announced PUBG: Blindspot, a new spin-off game, offering players a very different top-down tactical gameplay experience compared to the main battle royale game. Now after just a little time in early access, the game is shutting down. PUBG: Blindspot did not take off after its …

Death Stranding 2 has officially launched on PC, arriving just less than one year after its initial release on PS5. Thanks to this new version of the game, total sales for Death Stranding 2 have pushed over 2 million. 

It is going to be years before we see a new mainline Halo game but in the meantime, the newly formed Halo Studios does have something else for fans – Halo: Campaign Evolved. New details about this remake have recently surfaced, revealing new missions that expand on the original story.  …

The Elder Scrolls Blades has been around for over seven years at this point but it has been years since the game last had any kind of major content update. Now, we never see new Blades content, as the game is officially shutting down. 

Positive word of mouth is beginning to spread and more players are jumping in to Pearl Abyss's new single-player open-world action game, Crimson Desert. Since launch, the game has now surpassed five million copies sold and the development team is looking to boos this further with a new Nintendo Switch …

The Xbox Game Pass tier lineup might be about to change once again. Following the recent appointment of Asha Sharma as the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming, reports are surfacing that a budget-friendly, first-party-focused Game Pass tier is currently being planned.  According to findings shared by Better xCloud, the Triton tier is …

It would be hard to argue that NVIDIA’s DLSS technologies haven’t been a net positive to the PC space, with the machine-learning based upscaler successfully translating lower resolution inputs into a final image which is perceivably sharper while hogging fewer resources. Though somewhat more contentious, the next evolution of DLSS came in the form of Frame Generation, using ML in order to generate additional frames for high-refresh rate gaming. Both techniques can have their issues, but generally speaking they’ve allowed for more people to experience higher-end titles at increased frame rates. DLSS 5, however, takes a sharp pivot, with a very different end goal in mind than the performance-boosting versions that came before.

Recent leaks have claimed that Nintendo is currently developing a new Star Fox game, with plans to launch this summer, followed by a full remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time later in the year. 

Memory shortages have prices for tech shooting up across multiple market segments but gaming is being hit particularly hard. This week, Sony announced that it is having to raise PlayStation hardware prices in the US, Europe, UK and Japan. Once the new pricing comes into effect, the PS5 will officially …

Sony has yet to officially reveal next month's free PlayStation Plus titles but a new leak has given us an idea of what to expect ahead of time. In April, those subscribed to the basic tier of PlayStation Plus will be able to claim a free copy of Lords of …

STALKER 2 has been out for almost a year and a half now and during that time, GSC Game World has issued a lot of major updates to the game at no extra cost. Now, fans have new adventures to look forward to, with the first major expansion, titled 'Cost of Hope', coming out later this year. 

Due to delays and internal reboots, Marathon ended up being in development for much longer than initially planned. With a six year timeline, the cost of producing the game rose exponentially for Bungie, with estimates putting the final number in the $250M to $300M range. Despite positive reviews from those that have given the game a chance, Marathon has reportedly only shifted an estimated 1.2M copies so far, with the vast majority of that coming from the PC market. 

Following on from an initial tease earlier this week, Techland has now officially announced Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land Edition. This new and enhanced version of the game delivers a major free content update, designed around giving players a more challenging survival experience.

Last year, Respawn surprised us with the announcement of Star Wars Zero Company, a new strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, created by former XCOM developers. Now with the game's release date getting closer, we've received a much deeper look at the game. 

This week's GeForce Now update brings five more titles to the cloud gaming library, including the new anime-inspired racing game Screamer, which launches straight on to GeForce Now's RTX 5080 servers.