Software & Gaming

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 …

Nvidia opened the door for thousands of developers to take advantage of DLSS technology when it released an official plugin for the Unreal Engine. Now, Nvidia is bringing its DLSS plugin to another widely used engine – Unity. As part of Nvidia's GTC 2021 announcements, the company revealed today that …

With the PlayStation 5 almost halfway into its first year on the market, it was high time that the console received its first major software update. Such is now the case, with Sony announcing that the PS5 will be receiving its first major update later today. Making the announcement on …

Due to the state of Cyberpunk 2077 at launch and even now five months later, some have been questioning whether CD Projekt Red should go forward with its post-release plans for the game. While this idea has made the rounds on social media, CD Projekt CEO, Adam Kiciński, says that …

Resident Evil 7 on PlayStation VR proved that the franchise can translate really well into virtual reality. While RE7 only ever released for PlayStation’s VR headset, it would appear as though more Resident Evil titles could be coming to VR – and might be announced at tomorrow’s event. Capcom will …

On a semi-regular basis, Nintendo hosts its Indie World showcases, highlighting new and upcoming indie games for the Switch. The next showcase has now been announced, and will go live later today at 5pm UK time, and will be “focused on fresh and new indie games coming to #NintendoSwitch.” Making …

We learned back in February that Final Fantasy XIV would be getting a free update to take advantage of the PlayStation 5's more powerful hardware. Now, the PS5 version of the MMO is in open beta, complete with new visual enhancements and smoother frame rates. Over on the PlayStation Blog, …

While online gaming has allowed for new ideas and many different ways to play games, the issue with these is that servers will inevitably shut down. Such is the case with a number of legacy Ubisoft titles, all of which will have their servers taken offline soon. On PC, a …

Creative Assembly have been consistently making video games for over 30 years. During this time, the Horsham, England based studio has become known for a number of high profile franchises including Total War, and the much-loved Alien: Isolation. The studio has now announced its latest expansion, making Creative Assembly the …

Over the weekend it was revealed that so far, Epic Games has spent around $330 million on exclusives for the Epic Games Store. Epic Games didn't seem to concerned about this and now we know why, as the company has just completed a $1 billion round of funding with investments …

Fortnite continues to be perhaps the biggest crossover in all of media. With dozens of different franchises being represented, the battle royale game can seemingly crossover with almost any media property. It would appear that one of the next major crossovers will bring Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn into the …

Ever since its launch all the way back in 2017, NieR: Automata has suffered from a number of rather significant problems on PC in particular, including stutter and resolution scaling issues, to name a few. Most of these were never resolved, leading to a great deal of frustration from fans. …

It has been a while since we last had some big VR games to look forward to, but that will be changing soon. This week, Oculus announced its first games showcase, during which we'll see new footage for anticipated VR games like Lone Echo 2, as well as some new …

Over the last few years, developers from Valve's SteamWorks forum have regularly leaked upcoming sales dates. Now, Valve is done trying to hide upcoming sales and is announcing them publicly ahead of time. This all starts with the “Steam Open World” sale, which will take place next month. In a …

We've known for a while now that a new BioShock game is in the works and now thanks to some new job listings, we have some new details on what to expect. Currently, it looks like BioShock 4 is going to be an open world game with a less linear …

Microsoft Flight Simulator released to a great deal of praise last year on the PC. The Asobo Studio-developed game was commended for its impressive scale and ambitious technology. Following its PC release, Microsoft has announced plans for a console release, with a new PEGI rating suggesting it is nearing completion. …