Software & Gaming

After three days of chaos, the Rockstar launcher is finally back online and those who bought the PC version of the Grand Theft Auto definitive edition trilogy can finally begin to play.  While Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition was supposed to launch on PC last Thursday alongside …

Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service offers hundreds of games, both old and new. Microsoft isn’t afraid to splash the cash either in order to obtain major 3rd party titles. It seems this may be the case with the latest entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise, as MK11 has been teased …

In what seems to be an unexpected partnership, Microsoft and Gucci have teamed up to launch a limited-edition Xbox Series X console. The console comes in a special Xbox|Gucci carrying case, 2x Gucci-themed Xbox Series X wireless controllers and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, all for $10,000. The customised controllers will …

Since launch, the Grand Theft Auto ‘Definitive Edition' trilogy has been offline on PC, with Rockstar pausing sales of the PC version and taking its launcher down for maintenance. Dataminers may have discovered why the Rockstar Launcher has been offline for so long, as lengthy developer notes, unlicensed music tracks …

Xbox is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary on Monday, a date that also marks the 20th anniversary of Halo. Microsoft is holding a stream for the occasion, but claimed there would be no major reveals. As it turns out, there might be one particularly big showstopper, as dataminers have …

Since the announcement of the Steam Deck, we've known that the handheld gaming PC is powered by a custom AMD processor, combining Zen 2 CPU cores with RDNA 2 graphics. During a series of development streams this week, Valve unveiled more about the Steam Deck's custom chip, which is codenamed …

While many of us are eager to dive back into GTA 3, Vice City or San Andreas in remastered form, the new 'definitive editions' are far from being the best way to play these titles. In fact, you might be better off avoiding them entirely.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition launched as planned yesterday but unfortunately, as soon as the game became available, the Rockstar launcher became unresponsive. Currently, the launcher continues to be offline, blocking access to the new GTA remasters, as well as other games, like GTA V and Red …

The US holds one of the biggest markets in gaming when it comes to revenue, sales, market cap and all manner of statistics. Within the US, the biggest gaming company has historically been Activision, with franchises such as Call of Duty pushing the publisher to new heights. Surprisingly, Activision Blizzard …

Ubisoft is known for offering many games with massive open worlds. Unfortunately, many of these worlds are filled with bloat, making the experience of playing a Ubisoft game exhausting and overly-long. It seems that the publisher is doubling down on this, as the next Far Cry game is rumoured to …

Aside from a few indie partnerships, many of Ubisoft’s titles launch with the traditional AAA pricing structure of $60 USD. While the publisher has pushed back against the next-gen price hike to $70, Ubisoft appears to be experimenting with more flexible pricing, as the upcoming Rainbow Six Extraction will only …

When the Nintendo Switch first launched, it was positioned as a game-focused device. As such, no media apps were made available. Slowly but surely, more have been added, with Twitch now available on the Nintendo Switch. Making the announcement, Nintendo said “Watch livestream gaming videos, Esports and any IRL broadcast …

Battlefield 2042 is now available in early access, but players have been quick to notice that voice chat is missing from the game. As it turns out, the feature is planned, but it won't be available in-game at launch.  Most online games featuring teams have voice chat to allow players …

After a lengthy delay, Spider-Man is finally joining the Marvel's Avengers roster. The DLC was controversially announced as a PlayStation exclusive last year with plans to release in early 2021, before being pushed back to late 2021. On November 30th, the Spider-Man DLC will release and we now have a …

While Xbox Game Pass offers an incredible value for money across both PC and consoles, the PC version of the service falls behind due to its lack of features when compared to the likes of Steam. Finally, the Xbox app on Windows will soon offer mod support, allowing for much …

The Game Awards are coming up very soon and host Geoff Keighley is beginning to tease details for this year's event. Each year, the TGA's hosts a number of game announcements, split between indies and smaller up and coming games, with a few major Triple A announcements sprinkled in. This …

After numerous delays, Ubisoft is finally pushing forward with the release of Rainbow Six Extraction, formerly known as Rainbow Six Quarantine. The spin-off shooter has been in the works for years and now, a January release date has been confirmed.  Ubisoft quietly revealed this information a few weeks early by …

The Golden Joystick Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating the year in video games. For 2021 however, instead of just voting for the best game of the year, you can now vote for the best game of all time, stretching back all the way to 1971. The video games …

Over the last couple of years, noblechairs has been working with Bethesda on a number of special edition gaming chairs themed after some of the game publisher's biggest franchises. So far, we've had chairs for DOOM, The Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout. Now this year, we're getting a Skyrim 10th …

Whenever a new video game franchise is developed, assuming it is successful, one of its primary money-making avenues is through merchandising. Interestingly, the studio behind Genshin Impact – MiHoYo – is allowing all fans to not only create but also sell merch without any licensing required. In an extended post …

For months there have been rumours suggesting that Naruto was going to join the ever-expanding list of characters being added into Fortnite. This has now officially been confirmed, with not only Naruto, but Sasuke, Kakashi and Sakura all joining in too. Back in March, Epic Games sent out a survey …

The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – Definitive Edition launches today and Rockstar has finally uploaded a gameplay comparison, showing off the original games up against the new remasters. Beyond that, we finally have a detailed breakdown of all the new enhancements in place.  There are three short comparison videos available …

When Valve announced the Steam Deck earlier this summer, the company planned to begin shipping to pre-order customers in Q4 this year. Unfortunately, there have been shortages in the supply chain, so the Steam Deck has been delayed to Q1 2022. 

Following on from the release of Call of Duty: Vanguard, fans have been datamining the game to uncover hints about upcoming content. We've already seen evidence of an Attack on Titan crossover event, and it looks like more events are already planned, including crossovers with Indiana Jones and Captain America.  …

3DMark is adding a new benchmark to its already vast suite of testing tools. Developed to benchmark storage devices, 3DMark's Storage Benchmark aims to bring a better correlation between benchmark results and real-world performance. Most storage synthetic benchmarks were developed back when HDDs were the superior storage solution. However, SSDs …

Far Cry has long been defined by its villains, with each entry putting a lot of focus and marketing effort behind its star bad guys. With Far Cry 6, Ubisoft is taking this a step further with three DLCs planned focusing on past villains from the series. The first will …

Battlefield 2042 is less than two weeks away, and now, DICE is beginning to detail post-launch content plans for the game. While the base game and its main modes will all be available at launch, seasonal content won't begin until early next year.  In an updated blog post, DICE has …

Back in 2017, Piranha Bytes released its best game to date, ELEX, promising a mix of Sci-Fi and post-apocalypse. Back in June, THQ Nordic announced ELEX 2 with a cinematic trailer, but at the time, the publisher could not announce a release date. That changed today, with the sequel being …

Back at E3 2018, Bethesda made headlines with the announcements of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI, its next two major RPGs. This week, Bethesda also addressed the future of the Fallout series, confirming that it does have some ideas for Fallout 5, but the game is going to take …

Despite only just finishing DLC development earlier this year, Bandai Namco has announced plans to shut down Jump Force's online services and remove the game from sale next year.  In a surprising announcement today, Bandai Namco revealed that it will be shutting down all online services for Jump Force on …