Software & Gaming

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 …

Following on from a massive early access debut, Forza Horizon 5 has now set new records for Xbox, with the “largest launch day” in Xbox Game Studios history.  Forza Horizon 5 got off to a good start over the weekend with over a million players joining in early access, a …

Nvidia's Omniverse is full of interesting tools and applications for creators, designers, researchers and engineers. The latest addition to its toolset is Omniverse Avatar, a technology platform to create interactive AI avatars that see, speak, and interpret spoken intent, all rendered with ray-traced 3D graphics. Omniverse Avatar opens the door …

Over the years, Denuvo has become a very prominent DRM provider, with many major Triple A releases using it each year. Usually, Denuvo makes headlines when games launch with performance troubles, but this time around, the DRM provider seemed to knock a bunch of games offline.  On Sunday, a Denuvo …

The video game voice acting industry is a vital part of the development process. Two of the biggest stars in video games are Troy Baker and Roger Clark. Clark and Baker have now revealed that they are working on a game together. In a post on Instagram, Roger Clark – …

During the PlayStation 4 generation, Sony was able to keep a tight grip on console security, with hackers only beginning to figure out jailbreaking methods in 2018, years after the console's launch. With the PS5 now out in the wild, hacking groups are already working on unlocking the console, and …

Back in March of this year, a rumour propped up suggesting that Microsoft was interested in potentially purchasing SEGA. It would seem this is in fact not the case, as SEGA has expressed its intentions to continue growing and acquiring other studios for itself. As part of their annual report, …

 Last week, Netflix officially launched Netflix Games for Android, marking the beginning of its new venture into the videogames market. Starting from tomorrow, Netflix Games will also be available on iOS devices too  Netflix Games are offered through the current Netflix app, although clicking on a game will take you …

While film adaptations of video games have existed for decades now, we have seen a recent uptick in the number of IPs being brought from games to other mediums. Nintendo is also joining in with its upcoming Mario movie. It won’t be its last either, as more Nintendo films are …

We benchmark over thirty GPUs in Forza Horizon 5, with data for both the Extreme and High presets

The virtual reality sector is in an odd position currently. While not yet fully embraced by the video games industry, companies have begun to experiment with the format. One of the biggest companies currently investing in VR software is Take-Two Interactive. Following the announcement of GTA: San Andreas VR, the …

It has been a while since the last major Sonic game released, but SEGA appears to have some big plans lined up for 2022. New trademark filings point to the next Sonic title being ‘Sonic Frontiers', and it might be an open-world game.  Sega has filed multiple trademarks recently in …

Hideki Kamiya is one of the industry’s most prolific game developers, known for his work on Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta and more. Even amongst all those, Okami stands out as one of his most revered works. A decade and a half after the release of the first …