Software & Gaming

Valve has been putting a lot of its development resources into new projects in recent years. From Artifact and Dota Underworlds, to more successful releases like Half-Life Alyx and Counter-Strike 2. This has essentially meant that Team Fortress 2 has been left behind. Now, Valve has handed the keys to …

There have been many disappointed enthusiasts who have been unable to get hold of an RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 graphics card since launch last month. In an effort to avoid scalpers buying up Founders Edition graphics cards, Nvidia has now set up a Verified Priority Access program. 

This week, Epic Games is giving away two titles for free, the co-op zombie shooter World War Z: Aftermath and the cutesie RPG Garden Story.

Following claims from a pro skater, one industry insider has revealed Microsoft’s plans to bring back the ill-fated Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4.

Sony giveth and Sony taketh away, with 10 games set to leave the company’s PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium service next month.

Supergiant Games is back with another massive Hades II update, bringing new gods, boons, story content and much, much more.

HBO’s The Last of Us was a huge hit when it released back in early 2023, amassing 10s of millions of viewers and winning a ton of awards. Though it was known that Season 2 is planned to arrive sometime in April of 2025, we’ve now gotten a concrete premiere date.

Phil Spencer has been doing the rounds in headlines again this week thanks to a newly published interview. We've already heard that Microsoft is no longer interested in convincing gamers to switch to Xbox from competing platforms. Spencer has now confirmed that future Xbox game showcases will feature more multi-platform titles.

The Pillars of Eternity series was incredibly well received but due to the top-down, CRPG nature of the game, it wasn't as widely accessible to the gaming masses. Obsidian is opening up the world of Eora to a new audience today with the launch of Avowed, which has released to a very positive reception on Steam. 

Despite Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 being cancelled a few years ago, one professional skater has now claimed that a new remaster is in the works.

Microsoft has now announced its Xbox Game Pass line-up for the second half of February – including a bunch of notable departees.

With the Switch 2 likely to be mere months away from release, Nintendo has announced that they are discontinuing their Gold Points program.

Despite the game’s undeniable success, one of Marvel Rivals’ game directors has announced that he and others from his team have now been laid off.

OCCT is now available in alpha for Linux / SteamOS users, marking a significant step for the platform.

Warhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has stormed out of the gate, achieving impressive sales figures in its first two weeks on the market. The developer announced via the game's official social channels that it has surpassed two million units sold, a remarkable feat considering it took just one day …

CyberConnect2 has kicked off its 30th anniversary celebrations with a refreshed logo and new mascot - promising more announcements over the coming year:

Following a great cinematic run of almost half a Billion USD, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is spindashing onto streaming platforms today.

Sony’s recent PlayStation State of Play showcase broke a bunch of viewership records for the company - with over 2 million concurrent watchers.

During the 1990s and early 2000s, instead of PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox, the video games industry’s 3 console giants consisted of the aforementioned PlayStation and Nintendo – but also SEGA. Unfortunately, following the failure of the Dreamcast, the console maker would pivot to becoming a 3rd-party publisher. With Microsoft seemingly set to go a similar route, Xbox Head Phil Spencer has now directly addressed these comparisons.

Counter-Strike has been one of the most popular games on Steam for over a decade but the game is showing no signs of slowing down. Just this past week, Counter-Strike 2 surpassed its old record and hit a new peak concurrent player milestone. 

Fans of Overwatch have been calling Blizzard out for their missteps in the transition to Overwatch 2. Now with Marvel Rivals dominating the hero shooter space, the director behind Overwatch 2 has admitted that the game has not "evolved as much as it should have" over the past couple of years.

Everyone is looking forward to Grand Theft Auto 6 later this year but for the first time in the franchise's history, the single-player campaign might be the least important part of the release. With GTA 6, we are also expecting a big new version of GTA Online, and it seems …

Want to immortalise yourself as a character in one of the biggest franchises in gaming? Bethesda is offering up that very opportunity for The Elder Scrolls 6.

Last week, we heard rumours that Ubisoft was planning a big announcement for the future of Rainbow Six Siege this month. At the time, it was thought that a direct sequel was going to be announced. It turns out that isn't the case, instead, Ubisoft is working on a big …

Xbox head and Microsoft Gaming CEO, Phil Spencer, gives a surprising update on Rare Studios next game - Everwild.

Elden Ring Nightreign players may see extra playable characters and boss fights added as DLC post-launch.

Following a record-breaking launch for the series, Koei Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors: Origins has now officially sold over 1 million copies in just under a month.

Ahead of the launch of Season 2 Reloaded, Call of Duty has announced an upcoming crossover coming to Black Ops 6, featuring the TMNT.

As part of Fortnite’s upcoming Season, the BR shooter will be crossing over with the iconic fighting game franchise Mortal Kombat.

Following their recent State of Play, Sony is reportedly planning to host a full-blown PlayStation Showcase later this Summer.