Software & Gaming

Up to now, viewers have been asked to pay $4.99/€4.99/£4.99 for a T1 subscription to their favourite Twitch streamers, regardless of where they live.  For certain countries, this quantity may not seem much, but for others, it's more than the average hourly income. To prevent this from happening, Twitch announced …

Yesterday AT&T announced plans to spin off WarnerMedia, sparking some concern for what would happen to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and all of its major game studios. As it turns out, WB's studios are likely going to be split up, with some going to the new company and others remaining …

During the development of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, BioWare made the decision to purely focus on the single-player experience, dropping multiplayer and rebalancing Mass Effect 3 for single-player progression only. While the remasters don't have multiplayer right now, that could change in the future if there is enough demand.  Speaking …

Last year it was reported that AT&T was looking to sell off Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the division responsible for publishing and developing video games like the Batman: Arkham series, Mortal Kombat and more. A few months later, it seemed that those discussions had died down, but big changes are now …

Up to this point, very few music streaming services have offered lossless audio. Apple Music, YouTube Music and Spotify all offer ‘high quality' streaming options, which usually means 320Kbps MP3 files, while Tidal stood alone offering a lossless audio tier. Now, Apple Music is jumping on that wagon and will …

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare was one of the most popular multiplayer PC games back in the early 2010s and over the years, the studio has been working on a big sequel to compete with the likes of For Honor and other modern multiplayer brawlers. Chivalry 2 is coming in less than …

Since launching late last year, Watch Dogs Legion has offered just one graphics mode on Xbox Series X/S and PS5, enabling 30FPS gameplay with ray-traced reflections. Soon, the game will be joining many other next-gen titles in offering a 60 frames per second mode.  Watch Dogs: Legion Patch 4.5 is …

Ubisoft only just announced The Division Heartland recently, but gameplay is already leaking online. Over on Twitter, early testers of the game have been sharing footage of the Free to Play Division title, giving us a good look at what to expect.  The leaked video posted by SkyLeaks was apparently leaked …

There have been a lot of rumours surrounding Starfield in recent months, particularly after Bethesda merged with Microsoft in March. With E3 less than a month away, insiders are beginning to settle on a few things – Starfield will be exclusive to Xbox and PC, and will “most likely” be …

As we've known for a while, Sony is expanding its reach by bringing some of its first-party games to PC, alongside some third-party exclusives that Sony Interactive Entertainment has the publishing rights for. Now, we have a small look at the scope of Sony's PC plans, as the PlayStation Studios …

Back in February, Square Enix revealed the next expansion for Final Fantasy 14. Since then, we've known that Endwalker is due to release later this year but now, we have an official, November release date. Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is releasing on the 23rd of November, a little later than …

Now that Subnautica: Below Zero has fully released, the studio Unknown World Entertainment is free to focus on its next game. Although it hasn't been announced yet, the developer looks to be experimenting with new genres for its new project, staying away from the survival genre for the time being. …

Ghostrunner offered a satisfying gameplay loop in an interesting world. The action platformer was developed by Polish development studio One More Level and co-published by All In! Games and 505 Games. Following its successful launch last year, a sequel has already been greenlit and has officially been announced. In a …

Google Stadia has generally been regarded by most to be a disappointment. The game streaming service has until now underdelivered on its promises, and has failed to capture the market in any meaningful way. Despite all of these issues, the marketing lead for Stadia has told “any non-believers to take …

Ever since the PS5 was first revealed, some fans expressed their dislike for the black and white colour scheme adopted by the next-generation console. The DualSense also shared this look. Now, 6 months after its launch, Sony is finally releasing new DualSense colours. Making the announcement on its blog, PlayStation …

High Dynamic Range gaming took off half way through the previous generation. Offering more true-to-life colours and brightness, HDR supported games can help immerse players even more into their gaming experiences. Microsoft has now brought Dolby Vision support to Xbox, taking HDR gaming even further. Making the announcement, Xbox’s Major …

Last year due to the pandemic, a lot of events were cancelled, while others shifted to a digital-only format. While some events will be returning to normal this year, a lot of gaming events will stay digital this year, including QuakeCon, which returns for 2021.  In an announcement posted this …

MSI is issuing a security warning this week, as a malicious website impersonating MSI's official web page has been found spreading malware. The website “afterburner-msi(dot)space”, is a fake Afterburner page, claiming to offer downloads of the MSI Afterburner GPU monitoring and overclocking application. The impersonating web page has no relation …

Amazon Studios' upcoming MMO, New World, finally has a new release date. The game was delayed again back in February, but just a few months later, we have a new launch date. Assuming it sticks, you'll be able to play New World in August.  While the game was originally supposed …

Kena: Bridge of Spirits served as one of the biggest surprise titles at the PS5 reveal event last year. Developed by Ember Labs, the studio’s debut game is set to release on the 24th of August. Despite this, it appears as though the studio is already working on its sophomore …

Last week saw the first batch of 17 games arriving to GeForce Now this month. This week, another 15 games are coming to the library, but we also have some news on Biomutant and a previously removed game returning to the service.  After years in development and several delays, Biomutant …

Super Mario Odyssey is widely regarded as being one of the best games on the Nintendo Switch. While many fans assumed that the team would be working on a sequel to the game (which sold over 20 million copies), rumours suggest that the team is taking their talents elsewhere – …

Six months after the launch of the PlayStation 5, Sony has already released a number of very well received games, including Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Demon’s Souls, and most recently, Returnal. This is just the tip of the iceberg however, as the console manufacturer reportedly has 25 first-party games in development …

A couple of weeks ago when EA began teasing the next Battlefield game, the publisher stated that it would take full advantage of next-generation consoles, including the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. This did leave some doubts as to whether or not the game would also come to current-gen …

Microsoft regularly updates its Xbox console software with new features, improvements and more. For May, the Xbox Series X and S have received a major boost to the Quick Resume feature, new audio options and more. Making the announcement on its blog, Microsoft revealed that the May update for the …

ATLUS is known for producing high quality JRPGs however the studio has had many of its games somewhat limited by their release structures, either being exclusive to certain consoles, or seeing a staggered global release. For the studio’s future games, publisher SEGA is hoping to change the way it releases …

Remedy Entertainment has been  going from strength to strength, both in the eyes of fans, as well as in the number and scope of its projects. The studio has now given an update on the next game from the team behind Control, revealing that they have moved onto an “exciting …

While Steam has been focusing on maintaining its position as the most popular PC storefront, Valve’s video game output on other platforms has very much been seemingly demoted to a secondary focus for the company. In a recent Q&A however, Gabe Newell teased the return of Valve to other systems. …

If you've logged into Destiny 2 within the last 24 hours, then you may have noticed that Bungie went live with PC and console cross-play. Unfortunately, the feature wasn't supposed to go live yet and as a result, it is being disabled.  After seeing social media buzz about cross-play being …

Over the course of its relatively short history, the video game industry has changed and evolved in many different ways. One of the biggest shifts was caused by the introduction of free-to-play games – the most successful of which make billions each year. Ubisoft has now announced that it will …