Software & Gaming

Last week we reported that Ubisoft had delayed Skull & Bones for the 6th time while cancelling three unannounced games. Another title which has been long in development is Beyond Good & Evil 2 leading some fans to fear for its future. Fortunately, Ubisoft has reaffirmed that the game is …

We're just a few days away from Stadia's final closure, but Google has decided to launch one last game on the platform before shutting it down. The title in question is Worm Game, a Snake-like offering developed by the Stadia team that was used to test the cloud features of …

Microsoft will be hosting a game showcase in just a few short weeks, giving fans a look at what is in store for 2023 and beyond. On the flipside, we have learned little from PlayStation in the past few months – but this will soon change with an upcoming set …

In 2022 we saw Sony wholly revamp its PlayStation Plus subscription service, replacing the previous model in favour of a three tiered structure: PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Premium. With the introduction of the new PlayStation Plus, Sony was clearly attempting to align the service to be much closer to that of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. But have they succeeded?

For many years EA required its development studios to create their games using the publisher’s proprietary game engine known as Frostbite. While an impressive engine in some respects, its cross-genre compatibility left a lot to be desired. Fortunately the publisher has loosened up when it comes to using Frostbite – …

Back in January 2022 Ubisoft announced that it would be bringing its own game subscription service Ubisoft+ to Xbox consoles. Since then, we have heard little in the way of official updates. That said, a new change to a number of Ubisoft game listings on Xbox seems to suggest that …

In the many years following the launch of Rainbow Six: Siege we have seen Ubisoft slowly but surely bring an increasing number of odd and interesting crossover skins into the tactical FPS. Following the likes of Pickle Rick and 2B from NieR: Automata, wrestling legends The Undertaker and Becky Lynch …

We're just less than a month from the launch of Hogwarts Legacy, and now Avalanche has released the PC system requirements. Overall, the game looks pretty heavy, even by today's standards - we're talking GTX 1080 Ti or RX 5700-level performance, just to hit 1080p/60FPS using High settings...

One of the Xbox’s most successful releases in recent years has been the Halo: Master Chief Collection (following a bunch of updates and patches) – bringing all the previous Halo titles onto modern platforms in a remastered format while also allowing players to hot swap the graphics, sound effects and …

IO Interactive have been making a lot of moves keeping the HITMAN franchise not only alive but thriving, with the studio recently announcing that all HITMAN 3 players will receive the prior two games for free. Ahead of this update, IOI have now detailed their additional upcoming game mode – …

Back in 2021 it was announced that PlayStation was partnering with Discord to bring the highly popular messaging/communication service onto Sony’s consoles. Over a year and a half later, it seems this integration is finally ready to go live with the next major PlayStation 5 system software update. As reported …

Deep Rock Galactic is a fun co-op first-person shooter which sees players working together to mine underground resources in full-destructible environments – all the while trying to hold back the horde of enemies coming your way. Since its early access release in 2018, the game has gone from strength to …

In recent years we have seen a renewed focus by major gaming companies to merge with or acquire smaller developers and publishers. Ubisoft has supposedly been proposing a number of potential acquisitions and mergers with various parties, however they reportedly “mostly got laughed at.” In a Tweet released by Jeff …

Each week, those with an Epic Games account are privy to a number of games for free. Available right now, EGS users can get their hands on the single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG ‘Gamedec – Definitive Edition’ as well as the social-deduction party game ‘First Class trouble.’ Available to add to …

Each month, those with a PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium subscription are gifted a dozen or so free games to play for as long as their subscription remains intact (or until the game is removed from the service). Sony has now announced January’s free PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium titles …

2022 was not a great year for Ubisoft. The French game publisher suffered from a number of controversies while also releasing a rather small list of games. Unfortunately, what few titles they did release did not perform well, with Ubisoft commenting on their relative lack of success. As part of …

Skull & Bones has been in development for almost a decade and yet Ubisoft still seems unable to decide what to do with the open-world tactical action game. In a surprising move (though we should have seen it coming) Ubisoft has now delayed Skull & Bones for the 6th time, pushing it back to a vague 2023-2024 window...

Toys For Bob has made a name for itself over the years thanks to its excellent work on a number of classic mascot IPs including developing Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Though Toys For Bob were absorbed into the Call of Duty machine, it …

Following a great year in 2022, Microsoft has started off its 2023 in a rather silent manner – at least when it comes to Xbox Game Pass. Typically updated twice a month, we have seen little in the way of new titles for Game Pass. Finally however, Microsoft has announced …

The Forza Horizon series has managed over the course of a few years to become one of the premiere franchises for Microsoft and Xbox. Developed by Playground Games, the studio is currently tasked with working on the latest Fable game. In the wake of this, Forza Horizon’s Creative Director – …

Bayonetta 3 released late last year to a somewhat mixed reception, due mainly to the game’s performance, but also a general sense of incompleteness when it comes to the final finishing touches typically seen during the ending stretch of development. Though unfortunate that the game did not launch in its …

The Last of Us is one of the best games of all time in the eyes of many, with the 2013 stealth-action-adventure title receiving universal acclaim following its release almost a decade ago. HBO since announced that it would be adapting the game into a show, and mere days away from its public premiere, reviews for the show have gone live, managing an impressive 97% on Rotten Tomatoes...

In an interesting move, Netflix has been amassing a decent collection of indie games which subscribers can play for no additional cost. Following the likes of OXENFREE, Moonlighter and Immortality, the latest game to join the service is the hit arcade-styled side-scroller TMNT Shredder’s Revenge. Available right now, TMNT Shredder’s …

AMD has been offering game bundles with previous-gen hardware for a while now. We've already seen Radeon RX 6000 series buyers able to get up to two games (The Callisto Protocol and Dead Island 2), while previous Ryzen 5000 purchases were eligible for a copy of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves. …

One of the first studios to be acquired by Microsoft as part of this most recent string of gaming acquisitions was Compulsion Games – developers of the much-hyped though ultimately somewhat disappointing We Happy Few. Despite Microsoft now owning the studio, and it being on the service for over 4 …

Over the past couple years we have seen the adoption of digital games balloon into quickly becoming the leading way in which people choose to purchase the media. Over time the ratio has skewed further and further towards digital – with a new report revealing that almost 90% of all …

The remake of the much-loved sci-fi survival horror title Dead Space is mere weeks away, and those who remain unsure of whether they want to experience this journey have now been given a slight bit of enticement, as all those who pre-order the Dead Space Remake on Steam will get …

The Meta (then-Oculus) Quest was released all the way back in 2019 and in many ways served as one of the leading forces behind this modern re-interest in VR technology. It being a first-gen product, the Quest 1 is starting to show its age, and so Meta has announced that …

Microsoft and its respective game studios already have plenty in the works, but it seems is on the way as 2023 gets underway. The tech giant is reportedly planning to host a new Xbox Games Showcase event on January 25th, which will give us more details about some previously announced …

Final Fantasy XVI has been labelled as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, with no other version officially announced – not even a PC release. That said, certain marketing materials have suggested that the game might have a 6 month exclusivity window on PlayStation, with it then coming to PC. The game’s producer …