Software & Gaming

Payday 3 is just a few weeks away from release but we'll all have an opportunity to play it a little early. Following on from a closed beta test in July, a fully open beta has now been announced and it kicks off later this week.  The beta will be …

The first batch of Game Pass titles for September have been announced. Obviously, Bethesda's Starfield is the big headliner here, but Microsoft has other big games coming up too, including Lies of P.  Starfield is already available in early access if you purchase the game's premium edition but for everyone …

Discord has been hard at work on its console integration over the last year. Xbox gamers have had access to Discord voice chat for a while and now, users will even be able to stream games in Discord channels right from their console.  If you are using an Xbox Series …

When Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched earlier this year, it arrived with a few performance issues. These were most notable on PC but as I noted at launch, the next-gen console version wasn't holding up super well either. The game's performance mode was consistently under 60FPS, leading to constant screen tearing. Now with the game's seventh major patch, that should finally change.

Little Nightmares is one of the most exciting new horror game IPs of recent memory, with the first game launching back in 2017 followed by a sequel in 2021. Announced during Gamescom, Little Nightmares 3 will be the first game in the series to include multiplayer co-op – but only …

After a great deal of waiting, Square Enix finally confirmed that the much-loved and latest entry in the Final Fantasy series – FFXVI – will be coming to PC and is currently in active development. Unlike previous PC ports of other Final Fantasy titles, it would seem as though FFXVI …

Following an announcement at the Xbox Games Showcase earlier this summer, Microsoft has now officially launched the new Carbon Black Xbox Series S. The new version ships with 1TB of storage instead of 512GB, giving users more space for games on the digital-only console.  The black shell of the Xbox …

Minecraft is by far the best selling game of all time, with the creativity-focused survival sandbox pushing more than 238 million copies. Despite this, the team at Mojang have yet to upgrade the game for current-generation consoles, with the title only available via backwards compatibility. After waiting years, it seems …

Intel just released a new Arc graphics driver to improve the Starfield gameplay experience when running it with an Intel Arc GPU. The updated driver improves Starfield load times as well as certain instability and texture issues but acknowledges that more work still needs to be done. Starfield might be …

Each month, those who are subscribed to the Humble Choice service are privy to a number of games – letting you obtain a handful of titles for a relatively low price. Ahead of the official announcement, September’s Humble Choice line-up has been partially leaked, revealing 3 of the 8 included …

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 was supposed to release a few years ago at this point but due to development issues, the project had to shift studios and be rebooted. Paradox Interactive hadn't confirmed the new studio working on the game over the last couple of years but that …

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting two major updates this month. We already know about the new expansion, Phantom Liberty, which will add a bunch of new content to the game, but those on the base game will be getting a number of major upgrades too through the Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update.  …

Rockstar's next major game will be none other than Grand Theft Auto 6. However, that doesn't mean the studio's other esteemed franchises will be left behind. A recent leak claims that Red Dead Redemption 3 will be coming up.  Take-Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick already confirmed that he believes Red Dead …

Despite controversy around the launch, Hogwarts Legacy released earlier this year to huge success. The game sold more than 12 million copies in its first two weeks and the numbers have only grown in the months since thanks to the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One versions, with a …

We haven't really heard anything about Redfall since the game's launch back in May. Since then, most talk has shifted towards Bethesda's new game, Starfield. However, Pete Hines says they have not left the game behind and there are still updates to come.  In an interview with GI.biz, Hines touched …

Codemasters acquired the WRC licence in 2020, committing to develop one annual WRC game for the next five years, beginning in 2023. The racing game studio was acquired by EA a year later and we've heard little about the studio's first WRC game since, leaving some to wonder if the …

Last week we reported on the unfortunate news that Volition – the studio behind the Red Faction and Saints Row franchises – was being shut down by parent company Embracer Group. Despite the poor reception of 2022’s Saints Row reboot, the ex-studio’s publisher has now confirmed that Volition’s franchises will …

September 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of Spyro the Dragon – an iconic PS1 mascot which helped cement the 5th console generation as being one of the best when it came to 3D platformers and collectathons. Despite losing its cache over the decades, Spyro came back in a massive way …

We've known for a while now that Square Enix is planning to bring Final Fantasy 16 to PC but we've had little news on the progress of this new version. That is finally changing this week, with the studio confirming that Final Fantasy 16 is now in development for PC, and the game is set to get a couple of DLCs too. 

Last month, following the conclusion of EVO 2023, E-Sports Evolution announced that the highly popular fighting game tournament would be returning in 2024, taking place once again in Las Vegas from the 26th to the 28th of July. In a surprising move, not only has the venue now been changed, …

PowerWash Simulator hit it big last year, with the team at FuturLab continuing to support the game in a number of ways ever since. Alongside a bunch of free updates, the game has crossed over with quite a few franchises. The next big collab will see players power wash many …

A few weeks ago, we started to hear that Lenovo was preparing its own Windows-based handheld gaming device, similar to the ROG Ally. Today, Lenovo made this official, announcing the Legion Go, equipped with a Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor for $699.  The Legion Go will ship with Windows 11, enabling …

Ever since its launch last Summer, PowerWash Simulator has been able to keep fans captivated not only through its satisfying gameplay loop, but also thanks to a number of paid and free updates which included a whole host of exciting crossover content. The latest free update is now available and …

A few months ago, Valve officially announced Counter-Strike 2 and sent out a wave of invites to a beta version of the game. Many CS:GO players have been waiting for the next wave of invites to try CS2 and now, that day has finally arrived.  In an update posted in …

Borderlands 3 is the latest mainline entry in the fun and frantic first-person looter shooter franchise. Originally released back in 2019, the game was added to pretty much every platform available (even Google Stadia) – every platform except for the Nintendo Switch. In a surprise announcement, Borderlands 3 and all …

Starfield has only been live for a few hours but modders are already hard at work. There are already dozens of mods for the game live, including a tool to replace FSR2 with DLSS or Intel Xe Super Sampling. 

A couple weeks ago Capcom announced their plans for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, revealing that they would host a “special online program”. Few details were shared at the time, however we now know at least one of the games which will be present both during the showcase and in-person: …

Nintendo recently hosted a Direct dedicated to the upcoming 2D platformer Super Mario Bros. Wonder, showing off all manner of new and creative ideas set to be unleashed upon its arrival late next month. The game’s director has now weighed in on all that was shown, revealing that the game …

Typically, Sony holds a State of Play stream each September and that trend looks set to continue this year. Apparently, Sony is planning another game reveal stream very soon.  According to games reporter, Jeff Grubb, Sony's State of Play stream will return soon. While it won't necessarily be a full showcase …

New World got off to a hot start but after the initial launch, the hype died down considerably for Amazon's big MMO project. The studio is looking to respark things this year though with a new expansion. New World: Rise of the Angry Earth is the MMO's first official expansion, …