Software & Gaming

The Nintendo Direct opened up with the announcement of the next Fire Emblem game – Fire Emblem Engage. This is the mainline Fire Emblem game that leaked through screenshots earlier this year, but unfortunately it won't quite make it into 2022.  Fire Emblem Engage is not a direct sequel to …

Ahead of the Tokyo Games Show, EA has announced a surprising new partnership. EA is teaming up with Japan's Koei Tecmo and Omega Force to create a brand new fantasy IP, aiming to take on Capcom's Monster Hunter series.  Omega Force is primarily known for the Warriors series of games, …

While Babylon's Fall was supposed to represent PlatinumGames' big step towards a ‘live service' future, the game ultimately fell flat at launch. The team had originally planned for multiple years of content updates, but due to dwindling sales, the game is shutting down less than one year after release. Babylon's …

Long before the announcements of God of War and Spider-Man Remastered for PC, Sony had announced Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. The PC release was announced in late 2021, but has seemingly faced multiple delays throughout the year. Fortunately, the team seems to finally have the game on track for …

Today is shaping up to be a big one for video game news. Not only is Nintendo holding a big Direct showcase this afternoon, but Sony has also announced plans to air the next State of Play stream today.  The day will be kicking off with Nintendo Direct, which goes …

Nintendo has had a few major releases this year already, thanks to first-party hits like Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Splatoon 3. Now, it is time to find out what Nintendo has planned for the holiday season, as Nintendo has announced a new 40-minute long Direct stream.  Nintendo didn't hold a …

Earlier this year, CD Projekt Red stopped its partnership with Saber Interactive, bringing The Witcher 3's impending ‘next gen' update in-house. A small team has been working on finishing up the update ever since, which is on track to release before the end of the year. Unfortunately, the update was …

Back in October 2021, following the shuttering of his own independent studio, Halo co-creator, Marcus Lehto, joined EA to form a brand new studio. Now, under Lehto's leadership, Ridgeline Games (formerly EA Seattle) will now be tasked with developing future single-player Battlefield titles.  Battlefield used to be well known for …

Over the weekend at D23, Disney and Marvel held their very first games showcase, announcing a number of new titles. The biggest announcement of the bunch was a first look at the upcoming title from former Naughty Dog director, Amy Hennig.  While EA is rumoured to have its own Black …

Valve has been very open regarding the repairability of the Steam Deck. If your console has a problem, you may choose to repair it yourself without voiding the warranty. However, not everyone is comfortable with opening up their console and doing things manually. With that in mind, Steam Deck repair …

For years now Microsoft has championed its ID@Xbox program, offering a spotlight to many indie titles which would otherwise possibly fall under many players’ radars. Part of this initiative includes hosting ID@Xbox showcases – the latest of which has now been announced. Making the announcement on the Xbox Blog, Microsoft …

Last year it was announced that ex-Call of Duty developers Jason Blundell and Dave Anthony‘s newly formed studio Deviation Games is partnering with PlayStation on a brand new AAA IP for the console manufacturer. Unfortunately, nothing has been shown from this game so far, and now to add a spanner …

The Xbox Elite Series of controllers offer a premium option for all those who want to maximise their gaming potential. This comes at a heavy premium however, costing significantly more than a Standard Xbox controller (£159.99 to be exact). For those who want a slightly more premium experience while not …

Humble Bundles are a great way for you to buy a collection of related titles for a relatively low cost – with a small portion of the proceedings also going to charity. Humble’s latest bundle has now gone live, allowing you to get your hands on a number of publisher …

Microsoft’s intention to purchase Activision Blizzard for $70 Billion came as a surprise to many when it was first announced earlier this year. Since then, the situation surrounding the publisher’s biggest multi-platform franchises have been in flux – especially Call of Duty. While we do know current deals set in …

Back in July Sony released a new beta version of the PlayStation 5’s system software, bringing with it some much needed features including folder-like game lists; improved social features and much more. By far the biggest addition came in the form of 1440p support. After months of beta testing, the …

AMD’s Fidelity FX Super Resolution has been going from strength to strength. Though the technology’s original 1.0 implementation left much to be desired, the company’s launch of FSR 2.0 back in May was met with great enthusiasm. AMD have not been resting on their laurels however, and have now officially …

Mechanical keyboards are great for their tactility, accuracy and overall pleasant hand-fell. This typically comes at the cost of thickness, with most being rather chunky. In recent years we have started to see manufacturers offer more slimmed-down mechanical keyboards. Corsair have now revealed their own take on the ultra-thin mechanical …

On the 10th of September, Ubisoft will be going live with its ‘Ubisoft Forward’ games showcase, where the publisher has confirmed it will include “a special Assassin's Creed showcase offering a peek at the future of the franchise”. It was already known that the recently announced Assassin’s Creed Mirage would …

Meta/Facebook is one of the biggest players in the virtual reality market, both due to its highly successful Quest 2 VR headset as well as the company’s continued investment into the technology. In just over a month, the company will be hosting its annual Meta Connect showcase, where the company …

Throughout each month, Microsoft adds a number of titles to its Xbox Game Pass library, allowing subscribers to experience a wide variety of games across all types of genres. The console manufacturer has now announced which titles will be dropping onto the service throughout the first half of September. Making …

We still do not have a launch date for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset. This has not stopped the console manufacturer from announcing a plethora of PSVR2 titles ahead of time however. The latest title announced to be coming exclusively to Sony’s headset is a sequel to 2018’s VR first-person …

Spider-Man Remastered on PC took one of the best looking PlayStation exclusives and improved upon it further by adding high resolution and crisp ray-traced reflections. Being a showpiece for just how transformative RT reflections can be to a game, Nvidia has now announced that they will be giving away free …

CD Projekt RED’s Night City Wire stream recently concluded, with the developer announcing and releasing patch 1.6 (the Edgerunners update) as well as giving fans their first look at the upcoming Phantom Liberty expansion. CDPR is not yet done with Cyberpunk however, as the game’s director has confirmed that future …

CD Projekt RED have announced and released Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.6 (the Edgerunners update) which brings with it hundreds of changes, improvements, and additions, including a transmog system; new weapons; cross progression; customisation outside of the initial character creation and so much more. Unfortunately, one of the most requested features …

CD Projekt RED recently held their latest Night City Wire stream, where the studio announced and released a major update in the form of patch 1.6. Perhaps even more exciting however was the official unveiling of the game’s upcoming expansion, named ‘Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.’ Ahead of its release some …

Many fans still feel burned by the broken launch of Cyberpunk 2077 almost 3 years ago now. Fortunately, CDPR have not yet given up on the game, with patch 1.6 – the Edgerunners update – now going live, adding new weapons, a transmog system, cross progression and so much more. …

It seems as though any live-service title released nowadays must inevitably include some form of crossover with other video game IPs. Such is the case with the command-action RPG NieR: Re[in]carnation, which will see a number of Persona 5 characters added to the game. Making the announcement on Twitter, the …

State of Decay 3 was announced all the way back in 2020 with a teaser trailer and little else. While we still have yet to get a proper look at the upcoming open-world zombie survival game, Matt Booty, the Head of Xbox Game Studios, has now offered some insights into …

Returnal is a highly unique, fun and impressive 3rd-person roguelite bullet-hell shooter which was released exclusively for the PlayStation 5 back in 2021.  Following its launch, rumours popped up suggesting that the title would be making its way to PC platforms at some point in the future. While we have …