Software & Gaming

In recent years Sony has partnered with a number of small yet promising indie studios – many of which consist of industry veterans. Just some of the partnerships have included FireSprite Games; Haven Studios; Deviation Games and more. One such partnership was seemingly with Final Strike Games, working on an …

Capcom has had an interesting trajectory in the video games industry over the years. Once a juggernaut of the industry, Capcom’s caché saw quite a drop during the Xbox 360 / PS3 era. Fortunately, Capcom is back and bigger than ever, with the publisher having sold more games than ever …

While the FTC and the CMA are opposing Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, reports this week claim that the European Commission has a different view on the deal and plans to approve it.  According to sources speaking with Reuters, the EU will approve Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition. Previously, the Commission …

Sony kicked off the month with a few new games for PS Plus Essential subscribers and now, the next batch of games for PS Plus Extra and Premium have been announced. There will be 23 games joining the service in May, including Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.  Ratchet & Clank: …

Game Freak is primarily known for developing the Pokemon games but the studio does work on other projects regularly. In a surprise move, Game Freak has now signed an agreement with Take-Two's Private Division for the release of a new Action Adventure game.  Private Division will publish Game Freak's next …

While many of us have been anticipating a late 2023 launch for the next Dragon Age game it seems BioWare's next RPG won't be arriving quite that soon. In a recent presentation, EA suggests that Dragon Age: Dreadwolf won't be coming out until 2024.  As spotted by Eurogamer, EA recently …

Respawn has been hard at work on patches for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor since launch. Today, the fourth patch for the game has arrived on PC, promising a number of PC-specific performance and bug fixes. The patch, which became available on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 earlier in the week, …

We'll have another opportunity to play Diablo 4 ahead of release during the upcoming 'Server Slam' weekend, designed to stress test the game's servers ahead of launch. Interestingly, the Server Slam beta version of Diablo 4 will have a number of launch-day features, including DLSS 3 support. 

Since its launch in Spring of 2017, the Nintendo Switch has consistently sold like hotcakes, with the handheld-console hybrid finding itself near the top of the list of best-selling consoles. With the latest figures released, it is safe to say that the Switch could very well end up being the …

Following the massive success of Call of Duty Warzone, Activision announced that a mobile port of the free-to-play battle royale game was in development. Initially intended to launch this month, the game has now been delayed to the end of the year. Those who pre ordered Call of Duty Warzone …

Horizon Zero Dawn proved to be a huge success for PlayStation, with the 2017 open-world title helping push the team at Guerrilla Games to new heights – both in terms of their ambitions, as well as the team’s commercial/critical success. Just one year after its launch, 2022’s Horizon Forbidden West …

Announced nearly 8 years ago, NightDive Studios have been working on a remake of the classic 1994 cyberpunk immersive sim System Shock. Development has not been the smoothest, with the title being delayed multiple times over the years. That said, the game is finally set to come to PCs later …

Last year during Microsoft’s E3-adjacent conference, the console manufacturer claimed that all of the games shown off would be releasing within 1 year of the event. As time has progressed, many of the titles shown off have seen delays past this 1 year mark. Unfortunately, one more game will not …

The Dragon Ball franchise has been producing video games for decades, creating many well-known and loved series, including the 3D fighter ‘Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2’ as well as the Arc System Works-developed Dragon Ball FighterZ. Speaking of, it has now been announced that both titles have sold over 10 million …

Vela Games, a studio formed by former Blizzard and Riot developers, has now unveiled its first game – Evacore Heroes. While this looks like a MOBA at first glance, the team is doing something a little different here, emphasising co-op play in a PvE setting rather than direct PvP competition.  …

We're coming up to June, which typically means we're in for a few weeks of major game announcements. We already know the plan for Summer Game Fest, Gamescom and the Xbox Games Showcase. Now, we have an early tip that the next major PlayStation showcase will be happening soon.  According …

According to reports coming out of Japan, Nintendo is indeed preparing its next-generation console. Nintendo has addressed the idea of a Switch successor a number of times, primarily to debunk rumours that a new console is on the way.  The cycle of Switch 2 rumours continues this week. According to …

Call of Duty is a massive seller every year but for the most part, console versions beat out the PC version in sales. That might be starting to change, as Activision's latest earnings report shows.  Activision's latest earnings report shows that PC sales outperformed console sales between January and the …

Following on from a leak this morning, Nvidia has now officially announced its latest game bundle. The previous GeForce RTX bundle saw Nvidia teaming up with Blizzard to offer a free Battle Pass for Overwatch 2. The latest bundle sees Nvidia teaming up with Blizzard again, this time with free …

Street Fighter 6 has so far been met with a great deal of optimism. Whether it be thanks to the many details shared online by the publisher, or due to the multiple closed betas, excitement surrounding SF6 seems to be at an all-time high less than one month from the …

Star Wars Jedi Survivor was one of the most anticipated games of the year. Unfortunately, its launch was hampered by a great deal of issues across the board on both consoles and PCs. Bugs aside, the game seems to be a great improvement on all fronts, and so it is …

SEGA may not be the industry juggernaut that it once was, but it has amassed a respectable reputation in recent years thanks to a renewed focus on releasing quality titles. As part of the company’s recent fiscal reports, SEGA offered total sales stats on its most popular franchises. SEGA (and …

Sperasoft Studios is a Silicon Valley-based co-development studio, having worked on all manner of major releases – including but not limited to Fallout 76; The Outer Worlds; Dead Space (2023); and Star Wars the Old Republic to name a few. Now, the team seems to be working on their own …

A number of GPU game bundles have leaked this year and it looks like that won't be slowing down anytime soon. The next Nvidia GeForce game bundle has now leaked, showing that the company will soon be giving away free copies of Diablo IV.  Diablo 4 was first announced back …

It has been a couple of weeks since the CMA first announced plans to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Since then, both Microsoft and Activision have made it clear that they plan to appeal, a process that should begin this week.  According to a report from The Telegraph, Microsoft …

Back in January, Starbreeze began teasing PAYDAY 3, reaffirming the upcoming 2023 release date. Now, a new teaser has been posted, with the promise of a gameplay reveal later this summer.  The new teaser doesn't give much away, showing what appears to be a brief cinematic snippet, or perhaps a …

PixelOpus may not be one of Sony’s most well-known first-party PlayStation studios, but it was just as important – focusing on smaller scale and more arthouse-styled experiences. In a surprising move, despite the studio’s upward-trending trajectory, PixelOpus has unceremoniously been shut down. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official PixelOpus …

Ghostwire: Tokyo was one of the more forgotten games of 2022. Originally pitched as a PlayStation exclusive, the game’s developers (Tango Gameworks) ended up being acquired by Microsoft midway through development. Following a year’s long exclusivity period, the game finally released on Xbox and Game Pass – helping to push …

During the Xbox 360 era, one of the console’s more notable exclusives was the Dead Rising series. While the game’s sequels never managed to quite hit the same as the 2006 original, fans of the franchise continue to hope for a new entry at some point. Fortunately, it seems as …

As the video game industry matures, it is only fair that a record of some of history’s most important titles is kept for the sake of posterity. As can be observed in other media industries, the world video game hall of fame inductees for 2023 have now been announced. Each …