Software & Gaming

Microsoft has been testing its xCloud game streaming tech on Android for almost a year now and soon, Xbox Cloud Gaming will officially spread to other platforms. Microsoft is kicking off public beta testing for game streaming on PC and iOS this week.  As reported by The Verge, Xbox Cloud …

Adding gyro controls to video games has become more of a common practice in recent years, bringing an added layer of precision and control to movement and aiming. Following the recent limited PlayStation demo, Resident Evil Village was discovered to offer gyro controls – however the implementation is unfortunately not …

Nintendo of America is continuing its crackdown on Nintendo Switch piracy and hacking groups this year with a new lawsuit filed against Gary Bowser, who is said to have been one of the leaders of the group ‘Team Xecuter'.  The lawsuit, which was spotted by Polygon, alleges that Bowser infringed …

Recent reports suggested that despite moderately successful sales, Sony refused to greenlight a sequel to 2019’s Days Gone. While this does not rule out a new entry in the future, the potential franchise appears to have been put on ice. The Creative Director for the game has claimed that part …

Despite technical issues and refunds for console players, Cyberpunk 2077 still sold millions of copies in 2020, leading to CD Projekt Red's most successful financial year ever. In fact, total revenues and profits for the launch tracked much higher than The Witcher 3.  CD Projekt Red released its projected earnings …

Amazon Game Studios and Athlon Games were co-developing a new MMO set in the Lord of the Rings universe, but it looks like those plans have now been scrapped due to a dispute between both parties.  As reported by Bloomberg, Amazon has cancelled yet another video game. Following Breakaway and …

Last year, we learned that Nintendo isn’t the only company facing lawsuits over gaming controller issues – there was also a case brewing against Microsoft over Xbox One controller ‘stick drift’. Now this year, Microsoft has successfully managed to remove the case from the courtroom by compelling arbitration.  The lawsuit …

It has been a couple of weeks since CD Projekt Red began rolling out Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077. It turns out, not all the changes made to the game were mentioned in the lengthy patch notes, as dataminers have begun uncovering new content in the game files.  A modder …

Earlier this year, IO Interactive released Hitman 3, the finale for the World of Assassination trilogy. This time around, IO Interactive released and published Hitman 3 fully independently and so far, this change appears to be paying off, with Hitman 3 outselling the previous game by 300%.  IO Interactive CEO, …

Earlier this week, a report citing “multiple banker sources” claimed that there were several parties exploring an acquisition of Japanese mega-publisher, Square Enix. Of course, while Square Enix might be in the sights of a number of companies, there was nothing to suggest Square Enix was in active talks to …

Dead by Daylight has successfully brought in many of the horror genre’s biggest killers, including Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pyramid Head and more. Now, it has been announced that the next villain to make its way to the multiplayer survival game will be from the Resident Evil franchise. Resident Evil …

If Fortnite has taught us anything, it’s that no crossovers are off the table. Even so, this latest crossover is certainly unexpected. Ubisoft has announced that its popular tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege will be crossing over with the Adult Swim cartoon Rick and Morty. Announced via a trailer, Rainbow …

Following last night’s Resident Evil Showcase, Capcom released new technical details for the upcoming Resident Evil Village. As with many games, Village will offer multiple graphics modes. What is unusual however is the fact that some of these modes will lock the game to 45fps. Ahead of the release of …

Last night during Capcom's Resident Evil Showcase stream, the publisher announced that Resident Evil Village will indeed be getting a demo. Similarly to the RE 7 demo, players will get to play an hour of the game a few days before release.  Capcom producer, Tsuyoshi Kanda announced the demo, which …

Resident Evil 4 is generally agreed to be one of the best titles in the franchise, with the game still standing the test of time. Just as how RE4 took advantage of fringe technologies at the time, the game is once again stepping into new territory, as a VR version …

Viper Gaming is back in the headlines this week with a new PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD. Boasting write speeds of up to 7,400MB/s and up to 2TB capacity, the Viper Gaming VP4300 SSD looks to be a significant upgrade over previous generations.  This week, the Viper VP4300 M.2 SSD …

We've known for a while now that Bungie is preparing a new IP, which is due to launch sometime in the next four years. Now, Bungie has revealed a bit more about its plans for this game, with some new details revealed through job listings.  There are several new job …

Last week, the ESA finally began making some of its plans for E3 2021 official announcing press conferences and appearances from a number of large publishers. Now, we are starting to get date and times for when to tune in, with Ubisoft being the first to announce its major E3 …

Square Enix has been a key pillar in the games industry for decades now with huge historical gaming franchises under its belt. A major change could be coming though, as sources claim that “multiple parties” are exploring an acquisition of the publisher. According to Bloomberg Japan in a report citing …

We've known for a while now that Days Gone is the next major PS4 console exclusive to be coming to PC. Now, we have a date and our first look at the PC version in action ahead of launch next month. Days Gone is coming to PC on the 18th …

In the past few years, Twitch has been unmatched when it comes to live streaming platforms, with many competitors coming and going, none of which have been able to compete with the sheer size of Twitch’s audience. This continues to be the case in 2021, with the service’s biggest competitors …

The ESA, who is responsible for the annual E3 gaming convention, recently confirmed that after skipping 2020, E3 would be coming back later this year. With the event being digital this year, and in order to “extend its reach to video game fans worldwide,” the ESA announced that it has …

Last month, Ubisoft announced Assassin's Creed Valhalla's first major expansion, “Wrath of the Druids”. While the expansion was originally due to release later this month, the development team needs an extra couple of weeks, pushing the expansion back into May. In a tweet last night, the Assassin's Creed Twitter account …

Since its surprise launch in February 2019, Apex Legends has become one of the major players in the free-to-play Battle Royale genre of games. Though growth has slowed down substantially, EA reported that Apex Legends has now officially surpassed 100 million players. Making the announcement on Twitter, the Apex Legends …

In November 2020, Capcom confirmed it had suffered a huge data breach, with attackers stealing hundreds of thousands of confidential records and other data, including personal information of employees and plans for future games. In an update this week, Capcom confirms that it has completed its investigation into the attack. …

Yesterday’s Nintendo Indie World showcased many new and interesting games coming to the Switch (and other platforms) throughout 2021 and beyond. The biggest announcement perhaps was the reveal right at the end that a sequel to the much-loved Oxenfree is in development and will be launching later this year. “Five …

It has been a few weeks since Cyberpunk 2077's massive Patch 1.2 update came out and while it did squash a lot of issues, there were still some lingering problems. Those are now being tackled with Hotfix 1.21, which also aims to make the game a bit more stable across …

One of the toughest parts of making a competitive online game is ensuring that all players are acting fairly. This becomes exponentially harder the more popular the game is. Call of Duty: Warzone is currently one of the biggest active Battle Royale games, and so sees its fair share of …

Mortal Shell has been on Nvidia's list of upcoming ray-tracing and DLSS supported titles for quite some time now. This week, the game's RTX update is officially dropping and Nvidia has a new Game Ready driver in preparation for it. Aside from that, we also have some new upgrades to …

Back in February, during BlizzCon 2021, Blizzard shadow-dropped the Blizzard Arcade Collection, packaging together three classic Blizzard titles from the 90s. Blizzard is now expanding the collection, adding another two games. The Blizzard Arcade Collection began with three games, the first of which is The Lost Vikings, a puzzle platformer …