Software & Gaming

Nitro Concepts is teaming up with Hasbro for a range of Transformers gaming chairs. The Nitro Concepts X1000 Transformers Edition chair comes in three flavours, an Optimus Prime Edition, an Autobots edition and a Decepticons edition. The Nitro Concepts X1000 Chair – Transformers Autobots Edition can be seen in the …

Square Enix has been hard at work on Final Fantasy 16 for years now and fans have been patiently waiting for the game's launch. While delays are typical for major games nowadays, it looks like we won't have to worry about that with Final Fantasy 16, as the game has …

Last year, Sony partnered with Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, holding a huge State of Play showcase ahead of Geoff Keighley's own show. This year, it looks like we'll be seeing the same schedule play out, with a State of Play taking place in early June.  According to games reporter …

Since the Switch's first year on the market, Nintendo has faced criticism for the design of its Joy-Cons due to persistent stick drift issues. A number of lawsuits were filed and Nintendo did make some efforts to try and alleviate the problem, but it was never really stamped out completely. …

Typically, all of Xbox's modern exclusive games are available through Game Pass and it is extremely rare to see one of these games removed from the service. It has happened once before with Forza Horizon due to expiring licenses. Now, it seems to be happening again, but this time it …

Prior to the success of the Nintendo Switch, there was a lot of concern about Nintendo's future in the gaming business, as the Wii U struggled to gain any momentum in the market. At that time, Nintendo turned to the mobile gaming specialists at DeNA to boost its revenues to …

On April Fool's Day, Asus unveiled the ROG Ally, billed as a new gaming handheld with a custom Ryzen APU more powerful than the one found in the Steam Deck. Now, Asus has confirmed that this announcement was not a joke, the ROG Ally is real, and it will be …

After many years away, Konami seems set to be slowly but surely re-entering the video games industry. So far, the publisher has focused on bringing many of its old 2D classics to modern systems such as was the case with the Castlevania Collection. A number of leakers have also claimed …

Rumours have persisted for a while now that Sony is working on a beefed up PlayStation 5, and while this may be the case, one industry insider has now revealed that the console manufacturer is also working on new hardware which is not a PS5 Pro – leading some to …

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is the latest title to be published by Koei Tecmo, launching to favourable reviews across the board. In the wake of its day-one release on Xbox Game Pass, the publisher has stated its intentions to bring more of its games to both Sony and Microsoft’s subscription …

Back in January Studio Wildcard revealed that the team is working on a remaster of ARK: Survival Evolved which was stated to be a “complete free upgrade/remaster”. Now, the team have officially detailed the remaster – but unlike what was promised, the upgrade will in fact cost more than a brand new game.

As previous reports claimed, Microsoft is launching an Xbox Series X Diablo IV bundle on the game's launch day. Besides the console and the game, players will also get some in-game items with this bundle, including a mount and an armour skin. If you want to play Diablo IV on …

After a surprise win at the BAFTAs 2023, the team behind Vampire Survivors has announced that the game is getting a new expansion on April 13th. The new DLC will be called Tides of the Foscari, and like the previous one, it will bring a new level, new characters, new …

2015’s Dying Light served as a spiritual successor to Techland’s zombie slaying series ‘Dead Island’ – going on to surpass its predecessor with over 20 million copies sold. Following the successful release of its sequel Dying Light 2, Techland has now revealed that the first entry in the series will …

First revealed back in 2019, Project L is an upcoming free-to-play tag team fighting game set in the world of Runeterra and is being published by Riot Games. So far, the game has only been confirmed to be releasing for the PC platform – in alignment with Riot’s other releases …

Ever since Microsoft debuted its Xbox Game Pass subscription service we have seen the console manufacturer’s legacy Xbox Live Gold fall somewhat out of relevancy. Despite this, Xbox Live Gold and its Games with Gold program remains – though with a noticeable decrease in the quality of its offerings. This …

Ahead of its official launch on the 6th of June, Blizzard hosted a beta for the much-anticipated Diablo IV. With the open beta now officially concluded, the publisher released a number of impressive stats for the period, revealing that Diablo IV achieved “the largest Beta in Diablo franchise history.”  Taking …

Ever since the Steam platform blew up in popularity we have seen Valve shift its focus away from primarily developing video games. Despite how it may appear, the team continues to work on new games, with a number of employees sharing the fact that Valve is currently hard at work …

The Last of Us Part 1 finally launched on PC earlier this week, but despite a one-month delay, the game did not arrive in a fit state. Unfortunately, players are facing crashes, numerous bugs and performance problems on a range of PC setups, but the first patch is now rolling …

Back in late 2022, AMD and UL Benchmarks confirmed that an FSR feature test benchmark would be coming to 3DMark in the future. Now just a few months later, that day has finally arrived, with the FSR Feature Test for 3DMark now becoming available.  The FSR Feature Test is part …

The BAFTA Game Awards have been getting more and more attention in recent years. This year, titles like Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok were competing for the coveted ‘Best Game' award, but both were beat out by an unlikely contender – Vampire Survivors.  Vampire Survivors released last year …

Earlier this month, CD Projekt Red told investors that it had plans to ‘write off' funds spent on an upcoming game, Project Sirius, as the team plans to reboot and start again. Now, the company has explained this a bit more, citing a new effort to “cut costs early” rather …

While the ESA and new E3 organiser ReedPop had big plans to bring the event back this year, it would seem that too many companies pulled out. Last night, the ESA confirmed that E3 has been cancelled and at this point, it is being widely assumed that the event won't be returning again. 

A number of game publishers have made cuts in the early months of this year. Microsoft let go of many employees from across Xbox, Take-Two recently announced a round of layoffs and now, EA is joining the list with plans to cut around 750 positions.  EA is cutting roughly six …

In 2022, CD Projekt Red successfully managed to turn Cyberpunk 2077 around, with continued patches and content additions polishing up the game, and the Edgerunners anime series helping to bring fans back to the game. Now, we're all waiting on the Phantom Liberty expansion, and it looks like CD Projekt …

After a somewhat slow start due component supply issues, Sony announced at the beginning of the year that PS5 consoles should no longer be in short supply. We have seen this pan out, with the console sales skyrocketing over the past few months. Now, it has been revealed that last …

While Square Enix has struggled with some of its 3D RPGs in recent years, the company has been dominating on the classic RPG front. The new era of HD-2D games has been hugely successful for Square Enix. Last year, we saw one of the first HD-2D remakes, bringing back the …

Sonic Origins released last year to somewhat of a mixed reception. While the remastered games included in the collection were solid, the offering as a whole felt somewhat incomplete. Following the announcement by SEGA that a new package in the form of ‘Sonic Origins Plus’ is on its way, the …

GeForce Now is heading towards a big April, with plans to bring 23 new games to the service, 13 of which will be day-one titles for GFN. Before then though, 11 more games will be joining the library this week.  One of this week's new GeForce Now titles is a …

Despite being a cross-gen title, Sony announced that Horizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores expansion would be released exclusively for the PlayStation 5, with the team promising that its current-gen exclusivity would allow for the implementation of new technology. Now, ahead of the expansion’s launch next month, the team has detailed …