Software & Gaming

In a surprise announcement during Krafton's latest earnings call, the company announced it has acquired Neon Giant, the developer behind The Ascent. That makes it the fifth acquisition in the span of two years. Unlike most acquisitions, neither of the two companies has made any public announcements. Instead, we've learned …

After 5 years of waiting, a brand-new Sonic the Hedgehog game has finally come to fruition. Sonic Frontiers has taken the series in a rather new direction – and it seems to be paying off, with the Blue Blur amassing a concurrent player count on Steam nearly double that of …

Xbox Game Pass features hundreds of games available to play by all those who pay the service’s monthly fee. One publisher which has shown support for Game Pass is Ubisoft – with the Polish Xbox store now suggesting that the latest Assassin’s Creed Valhalla might be set to join the …

Ever since its launch back in Autumn 2020, Microsoft Flight Simulator has continued to evolve with constant and consistent updates – not only improving performance and graphics over time, but also the amount of content. Now as part of the franchise’s 40th anniversary, Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting an update …

After 5 long years of waiting, we have finally gotten another mainline Sonic game – and early responses from fans seem to be highly positive. In the wake of its launch and positive reception, Sonic Frontiers’ director has finally spoken, claiming “we still have a long way to go.” Sonic …

Last year ahead of the launch of Battlefield 2042, EA announced plans to develop a new Battlefield mobile game to take on the likes of Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite and other well-known shooters. Unfortunately, Battlefield 2042 ended up launching in rough shape, so we haven't heard anything about …

Sony is heavily expanding on the Horizon franchise at the moment. Not only did we get a fantastic sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn earlier this year, but a spin-off game, Horizon: Call of the Mountain, is also due to be a major part of the PlayStation VR2 launch next year. …

Back in June, Netflix, EA and BioWare announced that a Dragon Age animated series will be coming to Netflix. Now, that series has a release date, and it is very close.  Dragon Age: Absolution, an animated series based on BioWare's fan-favourite fantasy RPG series, will be released on Netflix on …

Hogwarts Legacy unfortunately isn't coming out this holiday season following a delay into 2023. However, we will at least get to see a bit more of the Wizarding World RPG this week thanks to an upcoming gameplay showcase.  Sony has the marketing deal in place for Hogwarts Legacy, so while …

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 was supposed to release a long time ago, but development issues led to repeated delays for the game. At this point, the project is being worked on by a new team, and while we still don't have a new release date, Paradox Interactive thinks …

Doom 2016 had a masterful soundtrack, all composed by Mick Gordon. Due to the popularity of that OST, Gordon was brought back in to produce the soundtrack for Doom Eternal, but the relationship between Gordon and id Software began to sour and ultimately, the two parted ways. The blame for …

Remedy created its best game yet with Control back in 2019. The studio has since shifted to working on Alan Wake 2, as well as a couple of other unannounced projects, putting a Control sequel on the back burner for a while. Now, Remedy has reached a new agreement with 505 Games for Control 2. 

Each week, those with an Epic Games account are able to get their hands on a number of titles for free via the Epic Games Store. With this week’s games now available, next week’s offerings have been revealed. Currently, you can get your hands on Alba – A Wildlife Adventure …

One of the more exciting gaming events to happen during the latter half of the year is the annual Game Awards. Created and hosted by Geoff Keighley, the annual show has become known not only for its awards ceremony, but also its multitude of game announcements and ‘World Premieres’. Now, …

Released all the way back in 2018, Dead Cells is a rogue-lite metroidvania-inspired action platformer featuring fast and frantic combat alongside a near endless number of unique weapons. Since its release, the game has received consistent content updates, with the latest patch seeing multiple new weapons, skills and skins added …

Battlefield 2042 might not have had the perfect launch, but since Respawn has taken control of the game's post-launch development, you can see it is in much better shape than it was. Each season, the development team makes considerable improvements, and with Season 3 and the introduction of classes to …

Over the years, Discord has become the de facto social media / messaging app for video game enthusiasts. Likewise, The Game Awards has in many ways become one of the biggest ceremonies for gaming. It therefore makes sense for the two to team up, with The Game Awards now announcing …

In recent generations backwards compatibility has become much more of a major focus for the 3 main console manufacturers. While both the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are backwards compatible with previous console games, the Switch is not, with Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto discussing the matter. During the company’s most …

For many years, Pokémon Red, Green and Blue combined have topped Japan's best-selling games chart. Now, their time at the top has ended, as Animal Crossing: New Horizons takes the lead with 10,450,000 sales in Japan, 200,000 more than the first Pokémon games. The team at Game Data Library has …

Last month, sources claimed that Infinity Ward is planning a massive expansion for Modern Warfare II sometime after launch. We heard this would include many classic Call of Duty maps for multiplayer and new campaign content. According to an updated report, the new campaign content will be developed by Sledgehammer …

Arkane has been playtesting Redfall for a long time, with one particular private playtest resulting in gameplay leaks back in 2021, when we still knew very little about the game officially. Soon, it looks like Arkane may give the public its first taste of the game, as evidence of an …

November is a big month for game releases, and Nvidia has a bunch of them lined up for GeForce Now. Last week, the company announced plans to bring 26 games to GFN over the course of the month. 11 of those titles arrived last week and this week, another ten …

Back in September, Google announced that it would be shutting down its Stadia cloud gaming service in early 2023. At the time, Google also announced plans to refund all game purchases made on Stadia since launch, and now, those refunds are starting to roll out.  Stadia is shutting down on …

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is the latest Sony published game to find its way onto the PC platform. Unfortunately, not only has the game been met with mild commercial enthusiasm, but the PC port also suffered from some major performance woes, leading to a less-than-stellar experience. Fortunately, a new patch …

Call of Duty Modern Warfare II launched on the 28th of October to massive success, with the game breaking multiple franchise and platform records. This is all despite the fact that the game’s first Season of content has yet to go live. With Season 1 set to arrive on the …

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Since its release on the 28th of October, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II has continued to break records all over the place, with us having previously reported that the first-person shooter not only managed to achieve the biggest launch in PlayStation Store history, but also in the history of …

All the way back in early 2022, the PC servers for a number of Dark Souls titles were taken down due to a major exploit in the system which could allow for one’s PC to be remotely accessed by others. Following the return of the PC servers for Dark Souls …

Earlier this week, Sony announced a big drop of Ratchet and Clank games for PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers. Now, Sony has announced all the games heading to PS+ Extra and Premium this month, and it is a pretty solid line-up. The PlayStation Premium Classics library update was already revealed for …

While some years see multiple major FPS games launching in the holiday season, this year we only have two and funnily enough, both have come from Activision. In October, Overwatch 2 finally launched and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II arrived, delivering the largest opening weekend in COD history. Many of us only have a limited amount of time to sink into a game, so which one should you pick this holiday season?