Software & Gaming

The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription service was met with some controversy when it was announced, due in part to the fact that the added perk of N64 and SEGA Mega Drive games was lackluster. Fortunately, Nintendo continues to add new games, the latest being 5 SEGA Mega …

Tencent has quietly expanded a ton in recent years, adding new studios to its roster and making strategic investments in a number of independent studios. The company's latest acquisition is a pretty major one – with Tencent picking up Turtle Rock Studios.  Turtle Rock Studios made a name for itself …

While Valve initially planned to begin shipping the Steam Deck before the end of this year, supply chain constraints forced the launch to be pushed back by a few months. Now, Valve plans to begin shipping the Steam Deck in Q1 2022, with the first units ‘on track' to go …

During the recent Epic Games Black Friday sale, the store did away with its £10/$10 discount voucher. Fortunately, it is returning in time for Christmas sales, and better yet, rather than limiting users to one voucher, there is an automatic system in place, applying the discount to all applicable games …

2021 saw PlayStation engage in an acquisition spree, buying a wide breadth of video game companies and bringing them under the Sony umbrella. One such company was Nixxes – PC specialists who were purchased in order to help with PC ports of Sony games. Just months after the acquisition, the …

This month, the Halo Infinite campaign officially launched and as great as it is, the lack of co-op play has been disappointing for many fans. As it turns out, there is a way to get local co-op working already, but it requires exploiting a glitch.  Campaign co-op has been a …

The Steam Deck is a couple of months away from shipping out to customers and with this extra time, Valve will be going back to ensure its own games work well on the handheld system. Most notably, there will be updates to Dota 2 and CS:GO, Valve's two most-played multiplayer …

If all goes according to plan, Dying Light 2 will officially release on the 4th of February 2022 for PC, as well as old-gen and new-gen consoles. Ahead of launch, Techland has now revealed the game's PC system requirements, with the minimum targeting 1080p at 30FPS, recommended targeting 1080p at …

This week, GSC Game World announced plans to sell NFTs for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, which immediately garnered some backlash from the gaming community. Now just two days later, the developers have reversed those plans and will no longer be going through with support for NFTs.  The change in …

Guy Beahm, better known as Dr Disrespect, has a long history with the gaming industry, having previous experience as a map designer before launching his streaming career. Now, Beahm is taking on a more active role in the industry, setting up a new games studio called Midnight Society.  Beahm will …

Just last week, CD Projekt Red confirmed that it had entered settlement talks with a group of investors suing the company over Cyberpunk 2077's rough launch, citing misleading statements and other issues. The lawsuit has now been swiftly settled, with CD Projekt Red paying out a $1.85 million sum.  The …

As of today, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is officially available on PC after over a year of PlayStation exclusivity. The only issue is that exclusivity deal has been followed up with another one, limiting the game to the Epic Games Store for the time being. There has been no confirmation …

Recently, Ubisoft announced Quartz, its own NFT platform with plans to sell in-game content for Ghost Recon Breakpoint as NFTs. This decision quickly sparked controversy in the gaming community, with the publisher's announcement video for Quartz being so heavily downvoted that Ubisoft unlisted the video. As it turns out, many …

Peter Molyneux was once one of the most recognisable faces in the video games industry, having been responsible for iconic games such as Populous, Dungeon Keeper and Fable. Molyneux has now shot back up in interest after his latest NFT game has managed to make over $50 million before even …

Halo Infinite has had a tumultuous development to say the least. Even after a year’s delay, the game launched with a decided lack of content – even though the general consensus remained positive overall. As the year comes to a close, 343i have now given fans a look at what …

Following the smashing success of Super Smash Bros Ultimate, many publishers saw the opportunity for profits through crossover games. One entry in this new sub-genre was Nickelodeon All Star Brawl. Unfortunately, the game's many iconic characters were missing their voices – though this may change. Back in September, we reported …

Though it may be surprising to believe, there can be such a thing as being too successful. Square Enix is familiar with such a fate, as they have had to suspend the sales of Final Fantasy XIV due to its overwhelming popularity – in the literal sense of the word. …

In recent months, we've seen a lot of leaks regarding a new Splinter Cell game. For the most part, reports pointed to this being a brand new game in the franchise, possibly taking it in an open world direction. As it turns out, this won't be a sequel, as Ubisoft …

Since releasing Gears 5 back in 2019, The Coalition has been pretty quiet. The studio has revealed publicly that it is currently working on projects with Unreal Engine 5, and contributed to the development of Epic Games' recent interactive demo based on The Matrix. According to sources, the studio is …

Recently, a game known as Myth of Empires was removed from the Steam Store following allegations that developers used stolen source code from Ark: Survival Evolved. This allegation caught some traction, as Angela Game, the studio behind Myth of Empires, was founded by a former employee with access to Ark's …

GSC Game World has been working on Stalker 2 for a long time now, with several years spent pitching the game to publishers. Earlier this year, we learned that the studio had partnered with Microsoft for its release, making the game a day-one Game Pass title, in addition to a …

Minecraft is the best selling game in the world, with almost 250 million copies sold. Despite this huge figure, it pales in comparison to the number of  video views that Minecraft has collectively amassed over the years. As announced by YouTube, Minecraft has now surpassed 1 Trillion video views on …

While many people purchase Tesla cars for their focus on sleek designs and future-proof technology, the car manufacturer has had a history of decking its cars out with superfluous but fun features. One of the most interesting will see the classic 1991 side-scrolling platformer – Sonic the Hedgehog – come …

Many eager and excited fans were left bitterly disappointed when Cyberpunk 2077 launched last year in a poor state across all systems. One person who did not suffer from any bugs was Keanu Reeves as he confirmed he has not played the game – though this contradicts claims made by …

Nintendo was the first gaming company to popularise digital game showcases years before the global pandemic forced others to follow suit. One of the console manufacturer’s primary showcases is the Indie World Showcase – the newest entry of which will go live later today. Making the announcement on Twitter, the …

Way back in 2016, fans of the original System Shock crowdfunded a full remake, being developed by Nightdive Studios. The game has had a turbulent time in development, but all these years later, the game is finally set to launch.  Nightdive's System Shock remake has been in development since crowdfunding …

In recent months, fresh rumours have been building around a new Splinter Cell game. Over the summer, Ubisoft reportedly greenlit a new game in the series, which will apparently take the franchise in a new open world direction. We may have slight confirmation of this now from Ubisoft itself, as …

In recent weeks, we've seen a lot of leaks coming out of Ubisoft, particularly around future DLC plans for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Now, Ubisoft has confirmed much of this information, officially announcing the Dawn of Ragnarök expansion and confirming additional DLC is in the works for next year.  Assassin's Creed …

While Rockstar Games are nowadays known primarily for Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto, the studio has a long list of IPs under its belt. One of the most loved was Bully (or Canis Canem Edit). After more than 15 years of absence, it looks as though the series …

In recent years, Nvidia has been shining a spotlight on overall system latency and the benefits of using software and hardware to reduce latency to improve individual performance in games, particularly in first-person shooters. This week, Nvidia is launching the System Latency Challenge, which you can now take part in …