Software & Gaming

Tokyo Game Show is a staple of the industry, with primarily Japanese developers taking to the event to reveal new games, offer updates on titles and more. Ahead of this year’s event (taking place in September), the full line-up of developers and publishers has now been revealed. Tokyo Game Show …

As part of the ongoing Microsoft FTC hearings, Sony is of course involved due to their vested interest in not wanting the Activision Blizzard acquisition to go through. Over the past week a boat load of documents, internal memos and more have been submitted, revealing previously-unknown details regarding these companies’ inner workings. Thanks to yet another legal document from Microsoft, we now know that a PlayStation 5 Slim could very well be releasing this year.

Earlier this year, Studio Wildcard announced plans to launch a paid Unreal Engine 5 remaster for Ark Survival Evolved, known as Ark: Survival Ascended. Initially announced as a free upgrade, the paid remaster has been delayed and the game is already getting discounted.  Ark: Survival Ascended is now scheduled to …

There have been many Assassin's Creed games over the years but longtime fans often cite Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag as one of the best in the franchise. The games have evolved a lot since then, moving away from action-stealth gameplay towards massive RPGs, but Ubisoft may be looking to …

Fallout London is an ambitious DLC-sized total conversion mod for Fallout 4, taking players outside of the US for the first time to the “previously unexplored post-apocalyptic environment of London”. Initially planned for release in Q3 of this year, the mod has now been pushed back to the end of …

Back in September of last year during a State of Play, Sony announced Rise of the Ronin – a combat focused open-world action RPG taking place at the end of the 300 year-long Edo Period (set in the 19th century). Developed by Team Ninja of Nioh fame, the game has …

Back in December of last year, trusted industry insider ViewerAnon claimed that The Last of Us Part III is currently in development at Naughty Dog. This is all we knew at the time, however the insider has now returned with additional details, including progress on its development and some light …

For years now it has seemed as though Nintendo is mere months away from officially announcing a successor to its highly-popular Nintendo Switch system. While the console manufacturer has remained entirely mute on the matter, a Spanish games studio has reportedly received development kits for the Switch 2.

While Daedalic Entertainment did seem to have plans for another Lord of the Rings game after Gollum, the company has now decided to make some major changes. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was so critically panned that Daedalic is now choosing to end development on internal projects and will …

A few months ago, Larian confirmed that it is working on an Xbox version of Baldur's Gate 3, but it won't be ready to launch alongside the PC or PS5 versions of the game. The studio has provided an update this week, confirming it is still having issues getting the …

Annapurna Interactive has published plenty of excellent games since bursting onto the scene in 2016, but the company has not endeavoured into in-house development. That is finally changing, with Annapurna launching its new studio, Annapurna Games, and the first project is already lined up.  Annapurna Games will get its start …

Despite being a PvP focused multiplayer title, Overwatch has always enticed fans through its many different animated and CG shorts released over the years. The team at Blizzard have now announced Overwatch: GENESIS – a three-part mini series premiering later this week. Releasing a teaser trailer for the series, Overwatch: …

The Monster Hunter series ballooned to great success following the release of the highly popular Monster Hunter World, with it having sold over 18 million copies since its launch in 2018. That being said, its sequel, Monster Hunter Rise, is well on its way to match this achievement, with the …

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, July’s Humble Choice line-up has been partially leaked, revealing a rather exciting month. Notable …

Following years of anticipation and excitement, Final Fantasy XVI is finally out in the wild, being enjoyed by millions of PlayStation fans. The team behind the FFXVI – Square Enix’s Creative Business Unit 3 – have now claimed that not only are they not done with FFXVI, but they hope …

Assassin’s Creed is by far one of Ubisoft’s biggest franchises, with the publisher having released a total of 12 mainline titles, 17 spin-offs and a bunch of other transmedia titles since the series’ inception back in 2007. Ubisoft has already announced 6 AC games which are currently in development – but according to reports there are in fact 11 titles in the works.

SIFU was one of 2022’s more unique titles, offering an in-depth arena-style fighting/brawling game with interesting mechanics such as its aging system. The game has gone on to sell more than 2 million copies, undoubtedly aided by Sloclap’s commitment to offering free updates. Speaking of, the team have now officially …

Gameloft Barcelona has announced that Disney Speedstorm will officially release on September 28th. That means that from this date onward, the game will be free-to-play and will be available on multiple platforms, marking the completion of its Early Access period. Disney's kart-racing game was first released on April 18th as …

Samsung announced its plans to launch the Samsung Game Portal, an online store focused on gaming. The initial rollout will begin in late June, starting with countries such as the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Brazil. The Game Portal aims to enhance convenience for gamers by offering a …

We are a month on from the launch of Diablo 4, with the initial honeymoon period now over and with the first season looming, it is time to take a look back at the game’s launch and it’s future.

DayZ is one of just a handful of titles responsible for ushering in a wave of early access survival games on PC. The original game has been out of early access for a while now and thanks to documents revealed as part of the FTC VS Microsoft hearing over the …

Guild Wars 2 is getting a new expansion called Secrets of the Obscure. This expansion will introduce new maps in the skies above Tyria, where players will face off against invaders from the Mists and explore new combat options. Following the launch, major updates will be released every quarter, expanding …

During its launch week back in 2016, Final Fantasy 15 sold around five million copies. With Final Fantasy 16, Square Enix is enjoying similar launch day success, with 3 million copies being sold in the game's first three days on the market.  Square Enix has clarified that the three million …

Years ago Microsoft announced that they would stop reporting on Xbox console sales, instead focusing on highlighting total Xbox Live and Game Pass subscribers. As such, it comes as a big surprise that Microsoft have officially released the sales figures for both the Xbox One as well as the Series …

The UK has been suffering from quite a bit of inflation over the past few years, with video game consoles and other hardware seeing price increases as a consequence. Inflation has seemingly gotten so bad that it is even impacting Fortnite’s local economy, with Epic Games increasing the price of …

Outriders came and went pretty quickly following its release back in 2021, with the Square Enix game reported to have not made a profit as of 2022. Cut to one year later and the game has seemingly still not managed to make its money back. As discovered by TweakTown, Outriders …

The Sims 4 released all the way back in 2014, and in the nearly a decade since, we have seen many trends come and go from the video games industry. One practice which seems to have stuck is that of the free-to-play game. It seems as though EA will be …

Earlier this year, IO Interactive officially announced its upcoming fantasy RPG, in development at its new Barcelona studio. Previously, it was claimed that this game would be an Xbox console exclusive and a new document seems to confirm exactly that.  During the ongoing hearing between the FTC and Microsoft over …

Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick, spoke on the witness stand this week during the ongoing hearing between Microsoft and the FTC. During the questioning, he was asked about his opinion on Nintendo's position in the market and he promptly admitted that Activision made a mistake skipping Switch this generation.  Kotick described …

Following on from the first reviews yesterday, the RTX 4060 graphics card is now officially available. Priced at £289 and up, this is now the new entry point to the RTX 40 line-up, enabling features like DLSS 3. To accompany the new graphics card, a new GeForce Game Ready driver …