Software & Gaming

Call of Duty Modern Warfare II is now mere days away from release, and as such, the pre-load for the game has gone live. Unlike previous years, the game’s file size is rather modest. That being said, in order to play Warzone 2.0 you still need MWII installed. Ahead of …

The Devil May Cry franchise is a classic in gaming, however historically it has been a rather mild seller for publisher Capcom. That being said, the most recent entry in the series, Devil May Cry 5, is also by far its most successful – officially selling over 6 million copies. …

Microsoft and Sony have been locked in a back and forth regarding the Xbox manufacturer’s intentions to acquire publisher Activision Blizzard for almost $70 Billion. A secondary effect of this engagement is the fact that many ‘inside baseball’ details are being revealed. One new interesting tidbit claims that Insomniac Games’ …

We've known for a long time now that Bungie is working on new games outside of Destiny. Previously, the company trademarked a game called ‘Matter' but as it turns out, Bungie has something entirely different in the works – a revival of Marathon, an FPS IP that Bungie established before …

GeForce Now has been a solid service for accessing PC titles across a range of devices. However, Xbox Game Pass has had Nvidia beat in one key area – touch controls for smartphones and tablets. Fortunately, Nvidia has been working on adding this for quite some time, and now, it …

EA's Motive studio had a slow start, beginning as a support studio on Battlefront 2 before spending some time working on its own IP, which was later cancelled. The studio had its first hit with Star Wars: Squadrons, and is impressing us again with the Dead Space Remake, due out …

Just as promised, last night Konami went live with its Silent Hill Transmission stream, revealing multiple new projects in the works. There have been rumours swirling around Silent Hill's revival since 2020, and it seems some of those leaks were true. Konami has multiple third-party teams working on Silent Hill …

Back in late 2021, Crytek released the full Crysis Remastered trilogy for PC and consoles. On the PC side, the trilogy was exclusive to the Epic Games Store, but that will change in November, as the complete package finally arrives on Steam.  This week, Crytek put the Crysis Remastered Trilogy …

Cross-platform GPU benchmark software can help compare the graphical capabilities of various GPUs across different devices, but not many support the latest GPU technologies. Thankfully, Basemark has announced a new GPU benchmark to fill in that gap. With full support for the major operating systems, including Android, iOS, Linux, macOS …

God of War Ragnarök is set to release in just a few short weeks and being the conclusion to the Norse saga, the game is expected to be quite meaty. Previous reports stated that the game would take up almost 100GB, but with the title being just over two weeks …

Recently, we reported that the upcoming Gotham Knights would be launching with just one graphics mode on consoles; that being a 30fps experience. With most current-gen titles offering multiple performance options, its absence is notable. Fortunately, one upcoming game which WILL offer multiple modes is The Callisto Protocol. A rumour …

Microsoft has in recent years been keeping its consoles up to date on a consistent and monthly basis, adding new features, removing old bugs and making the overall experience much better. For the month of October, Xbox owners will be privy to a number of new and convenient quality-of-life improvements. …

Netflix has been building up its own games business for a year now. The company has acquired and started up new game studios, and brought a selection of titles to its streaming service. In the future, Netflix may venture further with a cloud gaming offering, taking lessons from Google's issues …

If Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal does go through in 2023, many of us were expecting to see Call of Duty heading straight to Xbox Game Pass. However, it may take a little longer for the flagship franchise to hit Microsoft's gaming subscription service.  Microsoft is facing an unexpected level of …

Last week, WB updated Gotham Knights' Steam Store page with the minimum PC system requirements, but conveniently left out the recommended spec for those looking to play with high graphics settings. The Steam page has since been updated again ahead of this week's launch.  Gotham Knights is a new game …

Recently, Bayonetta's original voice actor, Hellena Taylor, called on fans to boycott the game after claiming to have received a lowball offer to work on the third game. As usual in situations like these, however, we did not get the full story. According to additional sources, Taylor was offered significantly …

EA has been attempting to be more open about some of its in-development projects. This approach paid off well for Dead Space Remake, which has impressed us with every developer update. Now, EA is applying this philosophy to the next Sims game, which is in development under the codename ‘Project …

Cyberpunk 2077 is currently in the best position it has ever been and a large part of the recent wave of positivity around the game came as a direct result of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. The Studio Trigger anime series became a critical hit and a fan favourite when it debuted in …

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is rapidly approaching release. The beta wrapped up in September across all platforms, and now with just over one week until the official launch, Infinity Ward has confirmed the finalised PC system requirements for the game.  For Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward has mapped …

For years, Microsoft has offered players the opportunity to play their games using pro-level Xbox controllers, offering all things in the way of control customisability. Now, your Elite Xbox controller can match your personality, as Xbox’s Design Lab now features the Xbox Elite Series 2. Making the announcement on the …

For the past few years, Capcom has been hosting its own dedicated Resident Evil showcases, giving fans of the franchise updates on the many RE titles in the works. Suitable in line with the month of Halloween, Capcom has announced a Resident Evil showcase for later this week. Making the …

With Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered now available on PC and Spider-Man Miles Morales soon to be on its way to the platform, many fans have turned to the future of the franchise, wondering just how well development on Spider-Man 2 is going. Though we have yet to get a proper look …

Twice a month, Microsoft announces its latest line-up of games which are set for release on its Game Pass subscription service. The console manufacturer has now detailed the list of games which we can expect to see drop onto the service during the remainder of October. Making the announcement on …

While The Outer Worlds does have a 60FPS mode on Xbox Series X via Microsoft's own FPS Boost feature, Obsidian never released a dedicated ‘next-gen' version of the game for Xbox Series X/S and PS5. That is finally changing with the new ‘Spacer's Choice' Edition of the game. A couple …

Back in August, Sony announced the DualSense Edge – its own pro-grade controller to take on Microsoft's Xbox Elite Series gamepads. The controller and its features were shown at the time, but pricing and launch date were not announced. That changed today, and the DualSense Edge will be significantly more …

Gotham Knights has always been pitched as a co-op-focused adventure – the game even features four distinct main characters for players to switch between. For reasons unknown, the game does not actually include 4-player co-op despite this character setup, but a new multiplayer mode will be coming post-launch to change …

Riot Games has just made its latest studio acquisition – but not the kind you might be expecting. Rather than going out and picking up a new studio and IPs, Riot has simply bought out Wargaming's Sydney-based studio. That office will now become part of the Riot family and aid …

Every so often, publishers will take a look at their back catalogue of titles and start killing off online services for old or outdated titles in order to save on operating costs. We saw this with Ubisoft earlier this summer and now just before the end of the year, EA …

We're coming up towards the long-awaited launch of Bayonetta 3, but the game has run into some unexpected controversy at the final hurdle. Recently, former Bayonetta VA, Hellena Taylor, called on fans to boycott the game due to a lowball offer for her to return for the third game. This …

In the wake of E3’s cancellation during COVID-19, many alternative gaming showcases were created, with Goeff Keighley’ Summer Game Fest perhaps being the most successful. That being said, with E3 confirmed to be back properly in 2023, the ESA are looking beyond, having now booked the LA Convention Center for …