Software & Gaming

There have been many Final Fantasy games over the years, some more popular than others. At this point, the most profitable game in the series is none other than Final Fantasy XIV, which just recently surpassed the 24 million players milestone.  Final Fantasy XIV had a rough start, but after …

Before Microsoft got its act together on the PC gaming side of its business, we had massive failures like Games for Windows Live. That service finally shut down last year, meaning some prominent titles had to be reworked to remove it. Last year saw Grand Theft Auto 4 re-released without …

Back in August, Epic Games revealed a new mode for Fortnite – Imposters. The mode immediately caught attention for being exactly like Among Us, a game by a much smaller studio that blew up throughout 2020. Now, Innersloth is starting to get the recognition it deserved, with Epic Games admitting …

Obsidian has been keeping busy since joining Xbox Game Studios. At this point, the team is working on Grounded, The Outer Worlds 2 and most excitingly, Avowed, a new fantasy RPG. Avowed was first announced in 2020 and is reportedly aiming for a 2023 release. Now thanks to new leaks …

While Death Stranding initially released as a PlayStation exclusive, the game did eventually land on PC in 2020. This year, Kojima revisited the game, launching a Director's Cut edition with additional content for the PS5, but evidence suggests that this version of the game may also be coming to PC.  …

Over the weekend and leading into this week, Diablo 2 Resurrected has been suffering from ongoing server issues, blocking players from being able to log in and play online. Now, Blizzard has responded, acknowledging the problem and promising fixes soon.  The issues began over the weekend, when Diablo 2 Resurrected …

While Ubisoft did intend to offer free PS4 to PS5 upgrades for all Far Cry 6 buyers, early physical copy owners have quickly begun running into issues. As it turns out, some boxed PS4 copies sold in the UK shipped with the wrong region version, which is blocking those customers …

Since launching DLSS with the first generation of RTX graphics cards, Nvidia has improved on its AI upscaling technology a ton. At this point, DLSS can now be found in 120 games, with ten more titles implementing the technology soon. Interestingly, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, one of the very …

Roblox is one of the biggest games in the world, played by over 200 million people every month. A large proportion of these players are children, and so as a measure of ‘protection’ the online social sandbox game has now banned hand holding, kissing, and “other romantic gestures in a …

When the Nintendo switch Online Expansion Pack was first announced, many eagle eyed fans noticed that the European announcement video featured Nintendo 64 gameplay running at 50hz. While an accurate emulation of the European experience, some fans were disappointed by this decision. Fortunately, Nintendo has now confirmed that you can …

While most video game companies have stopped the dangerous trend of offering loot boxes in their games, EA’s sports titles continue to be rife with them. Instead of following others and revoking the predatory practice from their titles, the publisher has simply claimed that “Kids should not be spending in …

One of the best things about modern video games is the fact that a large majority of them allow you to transfer your saved data from one console to another. Likewise, console wars have become mostly redundant as cross-play allows for anyone to play with anyone. Unfortunately Capcom didn’t get …

When Pokémon Legends: Arceus was first announced, many fans were left both excited and worried, as this new take on the Pokémon franchise looked to be like nothing the team had attempted before. The Breath of the Wild-styled trailer suggested that the game would be open world, however this doesn't …

Take Two has been one of the biggest offenders when it comes to increasing prices following the release of the latest generation of consoles. It seems as though this will even apply to older titles, as the remastered GTA Trilogy which was recently announced has now gone up for pre-order …

The Epic Games V Apple legal battle continues. While a judge ruled on the lawsuit earlier this summer, Epic Games was unhappy with the outcome and immediately filed for appeal. Now, Apple has also decided to appeal the ruling, despite claiming victory following the trial.  As reported by The Verge, …

One of the most impassioned video game fan bases is that of the Soulsborne series. This is doubly the case for Bloodborne, which only received one release, with no performance patches or remasters for PS5. Those who are hoping for that Bloodborne kick may be able to go to Team …

While New World seemed to have a great launch, long server login queues and issues with character transfers have hurt the game in the weeks following. Over the last few days, Amazon confirmed that it will not be offering cross-region server transfers to players despite previously saying it would, and …

Marvel’s Avengers had a rocky launch when it released back in August 2020. The live-service title has suffered from a lack of content for the past year – something which they are finally addressing. Unfortunately, alongside new content, the development team at Crystal Dynamics have now added pay-to-win mechanics. Marvel's …

Over the weekend, Blizzard took down Diablo 2 Resurrected servers to perform some emergency maintenance. Since then, players across the US and Europe have struggled to access the game, with server issues persisting this week.  Blizzard Customer Service social accounts for Europe and the US noted the maintenance and expected …

While Ubisoft did intend to offer free PS4 to PS5 upgrades for all Far Cry 6 buyers, early physical copy owners have quickly begun running into issues. As it turns out, some boxed PS4 copies sold in the UK shipped with the wrong region version, which is blocking those customers …

To deal with the massive amount of concurrent players at launch, Amazon opened up more servers for New World to handle the rising player population. At the time, the developers recommended that new adventurers play on these new servers for now, and then take advantage of a free server transfer …

Codemasters has had a busy year, not only did the studio release Dirt 5 in late 2020, but the company was also acquired by EA right at the start of 2021. Now, the studio is hiring up for its “most ambitious and biggest game” in over a decade.  Codemasters is …

A couple of weeks ago, Hitman found itself garnering poor reviews after its ‘DRM-free’ release on GOG. The game launched with minimal content available in offline mode, which is not what we have come to expect from games releasing on GOG. Now, the game has been pulled from the store.  …

Following on from many leaks, Rockstar officially announced Grand Theft Auto:The Trilogy – Definitive Edition this week. The remastered collection is coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles later this year, followed by new mobile-versions of these games in 2022.  The collection, which includes …

eFootball 2022 launched in a rough state, so rough that it quickly became the worst-rated game on Steam. Plagued with bugs, bad animations, deformed models and faces, eFootball 2022 is definitely in need of some care, so Konami will be releasing the first bug-fixing patch later this month.  Konami announced through Twitter that …

“Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is? Insanity is doing the exact... same f*cking thing... over and over again expecting...shit to change...That. Is. Crazy”.

It is not often that an act of goodwill from a corporation truly feels genuine and selfless, however such seemed to be the case last year when Sony gave away major PS4 games entirely for free as part of their ‘Play At Home’ campaign – which Sony has now revealed …

We previously reported that Toshihiro Nagoshi was in talks to leave Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio after working with SEGA for more than 30 years. Sadly, this report has now been confirmed, with Nagoshi himself announcing this fact. In a message published on Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s website, the company said …

As the video games industry matures, there becomes more and more of a need for remakes – especially as video games are inextricably tied to the technology of the time. PlayStation has been one of the leading voices in the realm of remakes, and it looks like they are working …

Even as the video game industry gets bigger and bigger, some sales milestones continue to be significant achievements worthy of note. It is therefore exciting to see Capcom’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard surpass 10 million copies shipped – only the second Capcom game to ever do so. In a press …