Software & Gaming

We're still a week away from the release of Resident Evil 4 Remake but Capcom seemed to have so much confidence in the project that it sent review codes out very early. The embargo has now lifted, revealing high scores across the board.  Reviews for Resident Evil 4 Remake are …

Since its initial release last year, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin has been exclusive to the Epic Games Store. That will soon change, with the game now announced for Steam and it will be getting a decent price cut too.  Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin will release on …

Typically studios like to avoid 18+ ratings but it isn't always possible in every region. This week, the Australian classification board rated Starfield as an 18+ title, primarily due to depictions of drug use.  The board's rating reveals a few things about Starfield. As you would expect from an RPG …

It has been around a year since the Steam Deck first launched and to celebrate the system's first anniversary, Valve is discounting it for the first time. As part of the ongoing Steam Spring sale, you can pick up a Steam Deck direct from Valve for 10% off. 

While we've known for a while now that Sony has been in talks with the CMA to express concerns about Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard, we haven't heard much about studios speaking out in defence of the acquisition. That changed today, with the CMA's filings being updated with responses …

IO Interactive is hard at work on multiple new projects, putting the Hitman series on hiatus for a little while. Currently, the studio's biggest focus is its James Bond game, which will feature a new and original 007. Speaking with Eurogamer recently, IO Interactive's Christian Elverdam and Hakan Abrak revealed …

Techland has been hard at work on updates for Dying Light 2 since its launch but now the studio is ready to start turning its attention to something new. Today, Techland announced that it has begun developing a new IP.  Moving beyond the Dying Light series, Techland is now developing …

Originally premiering in January, NieR: Automata Ver1.1a took the story from 2017’s genre-bending action-adventure RPG and condensed it into a tight season of anime which manages to capture not only the visual styles of the game, but also the essence of its messaging. Unfortunately for some, the show launched with …

While last week was a pretty big one for GeForce Now with five brand-new releases joining the library, this week is a bit quieter. Today's GeForce Now update will bring two titles – Disney Dreamlight Valley and The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure.  Disney Dreamlight Valley has been available …

GDC is set to kick off next week but Nvidia is making a few of its gaming-related announcements early. For starters, DLSS is coming to more games, DLSS 3 is getting Unreal Engine 5.2 integration and the next graphics card game bundle is now official.

Late last year Konami broke its years of ‘silence’ on the publisher’s Silent Hill gaming franchise, announcing a bunch of new video game projects as well as revealing that they are once again tackling a Silent Hill horror film. Little was known at the time, though we now have information …

Ubisoft has been rather good in ensuring many of its previously published titles get updated with some level of support for the new generation of consoles. We have already seen a whole host of games get their free upgrades including multiple Assassin’s Creed titles, Rainbow Six and more. Unfortunately, the …

Just yesterday we reported that the HITMAN franchise would be taking a break as IO Interactive moves on to focus on their upcoming James Bond 007 game. It is therefore exciting to see that IOI are opening up another studio – this time in Istanbul – which will assist on …

The next batch of games for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers has been announced. If you skipped over the PS5 version of the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves collection, then you are in luck, as it will now be included as part of the subscription, but that is just the …

Square Enix has been talking about experimenting with blockchain technology and NFTs for quite some time. In late 2022, the publisher announced its first step into this market with Symbiogenesis, a “digital collectable art project” designed for “Web3 fans”. Now, this “game” has its first official trailer.  The teaser trailer …

Recently AMD announced its latest game bundle for its graphics cards, delivering free copies of The Last of Us Part 1 to buyers of RX 7000 series and RX 6000 series GPUs. Now, Nvidia is set to unveil its latest bundle, which will offer up free copies of Redfall.  This …

Just recently, we heard that Sony is developing a PS5 Pro console, indicating that the PlayStation 6 should arrive sometime between 2027 and 2028. Now, regulatory filings have confirmed that Microsoft is also working on its next generation of Xbox hardware and services.  The FTC is currently suing Microsoft to …

It has been roughly one year since Tango Gameworks released Ghostwire: Tokyo on PS5 and PC. Now with Sony's timed console exclusivity deal coming to an end, Microsoft has announced plans to bring the game to Xbox consoles and Game Pass.  Ghostwire: Tokyo will release on Xbox Series X/S, and …

Yesterday Microsoft announced a new deal with a competing cloud gaming provider in an effort to convince regulators that its acquisition of Activision Blizzard won't squeeze the competition out of the market. Today, the company is announcing yet another deal, this time with a more widely known cloud gaming company.  …

For its entire existence, IO Interactive have focused almost exclusively on the Hitman franchise, with their most-recent non-Hitman project being 2010’s Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. After successfully turning the latest HITMAN trilogy into a ‘World of Assassination’ sandbox, the team at IOI are putting Agent 47 on ice …

Unlike Microsoft with Xbox Game Pass, Sony does not bring its first-party titles to the console manufacturer’s PlayStation Plus subscription service at launch. Despite this, Sony has been rather good with adding partner titles day-one to PS Plus. Such is the case with Behaviour Interactive’s upcoming post-apocalyptic first-person building and …

One of the biggest first-party PS5 titles to have been released so far is Horizon Forbidden West. Despite it being a major improvement over the first game in many aspects, the sequel to 2017’s open world action adventure title still came to PS4 as well as Sony’s latest system. That …

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. Ahead of the game’s intended March release, the team have now delayed …

In recent weeks, Microsoft has signed legal agreements to bring Activision Blizzard titles to additional platforms, including Nintendo consoles and Nvidia's rival cloud gaming service, GeForce Now. Microsoft is looking to pile on here with additional deals with competing companies. While Sony isn't playing ball with Microsoft's 10-year agreement, other …

Last year, it was claimed that studio Hangar 13 is now working on a new Mafia trilogy, built using Unreal Engine 5. Later on in 2022, the studio confirmed that it is indeed working on Mafia 4 and now through job listings, we have an idea of just how far …

The Diablo 4 beta is just around the corner, with early access beginning this week. Ahead of the beta, Blizzard has announced preload plans, so you can get the game installed ahead of time and avoid waiting for the download when the beta goes live.  Pre-order customers will get early …

It has been reported that we'll see a new version of the PS5 console with a detachable disc drive later this year, but it seems something even bigger could be just around the corner. While the rumoured PS5 redesign won't include any hardware upgrades, it has now been claimed that a PS5 Pro is on the way in 2024. 

Ever since Sony announced that it would support the PC market with its first party games, we have seen a good number of major titles find their way onto the platform at a rather consistent rate. With The Last of Us Part I set to arrive on PC at the …

With HBO’s The Last of Us finale recently concluding, Naughty Dog co-president and The Last of Us Part II director Neil Druckmann recently sat down with Kinda Funny for a ‘spoilercast’ in which he revealed a bunch of details on what the team is working on, including the fact that …

The Nintendo Switch has been a runaway success for the console manufacturer with the system set to become one of the best selling consoles of all time – and could very well be the best-selling when all is said and done. That said, the Switch is getting long in the …