Software & Gaming

Thanks to ratings board leaks, we know of at least four titles due to get major announcements in the coming weeks. 

Over the past few days there has been an apparent spike in cheaters for Marvel Rivals following an update on May 21st. Now, NetEase has confirmed that it has banned hundreds of accounts since the update went live. 

It has been years since Dragon Quest 12 was officially announced by Square Enix, with very little news coming out about the game since then. That may finally change very soon, as Square Enix has uploaded eight unlisted videos to its Dragon Quest playlist ahead of the upcoming DQ Day stream. 

A few years ago due to licensing issues, the Friday the 13th game officially shut down. However, fans of multiplayer horror games will soon see Jason Vorhees again - this time in Dead by Daylight. 

Sony's new State of Play showcase might be bigger than initially expected. While initially it was thought that the new PlayStation game announcements would go on for an hour, various screenings of the event around the US pin the runtime at 90 minutes. 

Despite a recent price hike in the US, Nintendo is still expecting to sell many Switch 2 consoles in the year ahead. Recent reports indicate that Nintendo is set to boost production of the console by 20% for its second year on the market. 

It looks like the era of Unreal Engine 5 is coming to an end. Epic Games has announced plans for Unreal Engine 6, with Rocket League set to be the first game to make use of the new technology.  The announcement of Unreal Engine 6 comes just a year or …

Star Citizen has been in development for over a decade at this stage. Since the initial crowdfunding campaign, around 6.5 million registered players have pumped more than $1 billion into the project, but the main game remains in alpha. 

Microsoft has just shelled out another $250 million as part of the Activision Blizzard acquisition. The deal, which had already cost the company more than $70B to complete, drew in a lawsuit, which Microsoft has now paid a hefty fee to settle out of court.

As they do each month, Sony has announced its list of PlayStation Plus titles set to leave the subscription service in June.

With the Super Mario Galaxy Movie closing in on a Billion dollars, Toad’s voice actor has confirmed that a 3rd film is planned to release in 2029.

Ahead of its expected arrival in Autumn, Playground Games’ Fable reboot has now been officially rated in multiple different regions.

Just days on from its full, wide release, Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 6 has already exceeded 6 million total players.

Take-Two is set to have a busy few years, claiming that they plan to release 7 different “remakes, remasters, and platform extensions” between now and 2029.

A new hardware-level calibration method for Xbox controllers is being added to DriftGuard, eliminating stick drift through re-adjusted deadzones.

Take-Two just held its end-of-year earnings report, confirming sales from the previous year and forecasting the next 12 months. As you would expect, Take-Two used the opportunity to reaffirm the November launch date for GTA 6, while also estimating a massive $8 billion in revenue for the year ahead. 

Earlier this month, Sega confirmed to investors that it is still moving ahead with its 'classic IP revival' effort. Now, just a couple of weeks later, Sega has begun teasing the return of Crazy Taxi. 

The Xbox Showcase is coming up early next month and Infinity Ward is preparing early. In an open letter shared on social media this week, the studio confirmed that it is working on this year's Call of Duty, teasing ‘a new chapter' for the studio.  Infinity Ward has primarily been …

When Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag first launched more than a decade ago, Ubisoft was still mixing in ‘modern day' story elements into the Assassin's Creed games. Since then, this portion of the series' storytelling has been dropped almost entirely. Now with the Black Flag Remake coming up, Ubisoft has …

With the latest Star Wars film, The Mandalorian and Grogu, finally hitting the box office this week, MSI has also rolled out its limited edition RTX 5080 graphics card. There are only 500 of these being made, exclusive to the European market, so if you want one, you'll have to act fast. 

Last night, Bungie officially announced that it is ending development of Destiny 2. Fans immediately began hoping that this would mean that Destiny 3 is entering development, but that turns out to not be the case.

Helldivers 2 is set to get yet another major tech-focused update, introducing DLSS, FSR, PSSR, among other optimisations.

Less than a week on from its Early Access launch, Unknown Worlds’ Subnautica 2 has already sold more than 4 million copies.

This week’s free Epic Games Store offerings includes the remastered Lara Croft Tomb Raider trilogy and indie puzzler Down in Bermuda.

In a shocking announcement today, Bungie has confirmed that it is ending development on Destiny 2. Destiny has been Bungie's most successful game to date, but with player numbers dwindling, Bungie has decided to walk away and explore new projects. In its statement today, Bungie confirmed that on June 9th, …

Helldivers 2 has had a number of good crossovers during its time, including legendary warbonds for Halo and Killzone-themed gear. Now, the next crossover has been announced, bringing some Warhammer flavour to Arrowhead's shooter.  Helldivers 2 will be getting a Warhammer 40,000 legendary warbond later this year. This is one …

We already know that Insomniac's Wolverine game will be a big point of focus for Sony's State of Play showcase next week but now, we know of at least one other first-party game due to make an appearance. Sony has just trademarked a mysterious game called ‘Break In'.  As spotted …

Ubisoft has often jumped at the chance to embrace new technology, to varying degrees of success. Many of you will remember the Ghost Recon NFT saga from a few years back. Now that ‘blockchain gaming' hasn't really taken off, Ubisoft has shifted its efforts towards Generative AI. Ubisoft has confirmed …

This week's GeForce Now update has arrived, with eight new games joining the library, including new releases like Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, Luna Abyss and the latest Warhammer game. Aside from the new games joining GeForce Now this week, Nvidia has also announced another promotion with 007: First Light, …

Over the last few weeks we've been running our annual reader survey, offering up entrants the chance to win a high-end Acer laptop. The results are now in, and we are ready to share the winner!