Software & Gaming

Last week, we learned that a vulnerability has begun affected Western Digital's My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices, leading to data loss for users when these devices are connected to the internet. Now, WD has discovered that there is also a second exploit affecting these drives. In …

Id Software appears to be up to something. This year, the studio has submitted two projects to the Australian Classification Board, one known as Project 2021A and another known as Project 2021B, with neither appearing to be tied to Doom.  Id Software's Project 2021A was discovered earlier this year and …

It is no secret that Microsoft is constantly in acquisition mode at this point and is always keeping an eye out for studios that can bring additional value to Xbox Game Pass. After the Bethesda acquisition, a lot of people questioned whether larger publishers buying up studios is a good …

PlayStation recently announced that it had acquired Housemarque, the studio behind Returnal, Alienation, and Resogun – to name a few. While Returnal represented the company’s most ambitious title yet, the success of the game and the acquisition by Sony has seemingly allowed for their next project to be even bigger. …

Over the past few years, many of the industry’s biggest and most well known names have left their positions at major studios in order to pursue their dreams of creating their own studios. Such was the case with Hideo Kojima, Jade Raymond, and now Casey Hudson, who has announced his …

Back in February, Blooper Team, developers behind titles like Observer and The Medium, revealed that they were working on a new horror game with “a very famous publisher“. That mystery publisher has now been revealed to be none other than Konami, adding more legitimacy to recent Silent Hill revival rumours.  …

Control is the latest game from Finnish video game developer Remedy Entertainment. Known for cult titles such as Alan Wake, Control helped push the studio into new heights. While Remedy Entertainment currently have a lot on their plate – working on 5 different titles – the studio has now confirmed …

Earlier this year, Magic: Legends, an action RPG spin-off for Magic the Gathering, released in open beta on PC, with plans to expand to consoles later down the line. Unfortunately, the game did not get off to a good start and is now being cancelled.  Magic: Legends entered open beta …

Nvidia’s DLSS technology has slowly been making its way to more and more PC games – and for good reason too. While only available on Nvidia cards, the technology allows for a massive boost in performance while maintaining a high picture quality. EA has now confirmed that Battlefield 2042 will …

Ghost of Tsushima launched last year to high praise and impressive sales, far exceeding developer Sucker Punch Productions' previous efforts commercially. Just under a year after its initial release, it seems as though Ghost of Tsushima may be getting new content, as the ESRB has now leaked what has been …

Back at E3 2018, Bethesda Game Studios announced its next two major projects – Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6. We've known for a long time that Starfield will be releasing first, but rumours have persisted regarding the next Elder Scrolls' development. Now, Todd Howard has clarified just how far …

DOOM Eternal's long-awaited ray-tracing update has finally arrived. Support for ray-tracing was announced prior to the game's launch in 2020, although id Software explained at the time that it wouldn't roll out until after launch. Aside from ray-traced lighting features on PC and console, the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 …

Earlier today, Sony officially announced that it has acquired Housemarque, the studio behind PS5 exclusive ‘Returnal'. As it turns out, there may be another acquisition to announce, as Sony may have accidentally revealed that it is also buying Bluepoint Games. In a now deleted tweet, PlayStation Japan tweeted out a …

Microsoft has just announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) is now available on PC and Apple iOS devices in 22 countries. Microsoft is also expanding its “Designed for Xbox” accessory line with new Xbox Cloud-supported game controllers for iPhones.  Microsoft is bringing Xbox Cloud Gaming to more devices by making …

Following on from the success of PS5 exclusive, Returnal, Sony has announced that it has acquired Housemarque. Moving forward, Housemarque will officially be part of the PlayStation Studios family after years of collaboration. Housemarque was first founded in 1996 and has worked with Sony Interactive Entertainment on a number of …

Focus Home Interactive has become a well known publisher for making impressive and AAA-feeling games despite moderate budgets. One of the publisher’s most high-profile games in recent years was GreedFall, a 2019 action-RPG set in a fictional 17th century world offering combat, diplomacy, multiple choices and stealth. A next-gen patch …

‘Dante in Smash’ has become a popular phrase ever since Super Smash Bros expanded beyond Nintendo IP. With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate including more characters than ever before, hopes to finally see Dante in Smash were higher than ever. These hopeful fans should have perhaps been careful with what they …

Since its release in 2015, Bloodborne has gone on to become a major hit with fans of FromSoftware and Miyazaki’s work. Following its release, Sony has seemed to show a surprising lack of love to the game – neither giving it a PS4 Pro nor PS5 patch. Despite this, it …

Though perhaps not the follow up to Automata that fans expected, NieR: Re[in]carnation is a free-to-play mobile title from creative director Yoko Taro. Previously only available in Japan, it has now been confirmed to be launching next month in the West. Following the surprise success of NieR: Automata – which …

Last week, when Microsoft announced it would be launching Windows 11 as the successor to Windows 10, the company stated that it would come as a free upgrade to all Windows 10 users. However, the free upgrade won't be rolling out this year when Windows 11 officially launches.  According to …

A couple of weeks ago, EA confirmed that it had suffered a data breach, during which confidential source code for games and the Frostbite Engine were stolen. As it turns out, EA was warned of vulnerabilities in its systems months ago, but the publisher failed to tighten up its security.  …

While the story of Clementine seemingly concluded with the release of the final season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead back in 2019, the fan-favourite character is now returning to the world of The Walking Dead – but this time in graphic novel form. Announced by Image and Skybound as part …

Over the years, a number of high profile video games have been set to get film adaptations, only for the projects to be stuck in development hell and never move forward. Mass Effect is no exception, and at long last, we've finally learned why the Mass Effect movie never got …

Team Fortress 2 has just hit a new all-time high player record on Steam. Valve's classic 2007 shooter has remained popular over the years, but the player base has dwindled due to various issues, the most significant being bot players. Valve finally tackled this problem and as a result, over …

Back when EA Motive was first founded, EA hired former Ubisoft executive, Jade Raymond, to lead the studio. Now, the studio is gaining another prominent former Ubisoft employee, with the director behind Assassin's Creed Valhalla joining the studio.  As spotted by Axios, Assassin's Creed Director, Eric Baptizat, is leaving Ubisoft …

Earlier this month, Cyberpunk 2077 was finally welcomed back onto the PlayStation Store and Microsoft's extended refund policy for the game will soon be lifted. Now, CD Projekt Red has discussed the state of the game, which the studio now considers to have reached a “satisfactory level”. Speaking with Polish …

Microsoft officially unveiled Windows 11 last week with a new set of minimum system requirements to run the operating system. The one causing the most trouble right now is the requirement for TPM 2.0, but there is already talk of workarounds for this. 

One of the main highlights at Ubisoft's E3 showcase this year was the reveal of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Built for next-gen consoles and PC on an enhanced Snowdrop Engine, Ubisoft has now gone into a bit more detail on the technical side of the game. 

At the start of the Xbox One generation, Microsoft brought back Killer Instinct as a free to play fighter with new character updates that rolled out for several years. The series has been dormant for a while now, but Xbox is looking to bring it back again. Speaking on Dropped …

A few weeks ago, we learned that a Far Cry map maker had managed to completely recreate Rare's classic shooter, GoldenEye 007, within Far Cry 5's level editor. The project quickly garnered popularity but unfortunately, Ubisoft was forced to take the maps down after a DMCA notice from James Bond …