Software & Gaming

Humble’s Choice subscription service is a great way to get a bunch of games each month for a relatively low cost – aided by the fact that you can freely pause and unpause your subscription at will. Typically costing £8.99 a month, Humble is currently offering 30% off of its …

Today, I wish to look at one company which for many evokes an extreme sense of nostalgia, bittersweetness and formative memories – but for others, is a relic of a dying age. This is an ode to the UK’s most prominent – yet soon to be deceased – retailer of our collective favourite past-time: GAME...

Electronic Arts recently shared the first EA Sports FC 25 trailer, marking the game's official announcement. Alongside it, EA also shared the PC requirements for the game, which are pretty much the same as those for the previous entry in the franchise. EA Sports FC 25 is introducing a new …

While Ubisoft has proclaimed zero plans to delay Star Wars Outlaws after a botched IGN gameplay reveal, the publisher is quietly delaying some of its other projects. The upcoming releases of Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Resurgence are the latest in-development projects to be affected.  As part of its …

Ubisoft has been really struggling to land a hit over the past couple of years. While the success of XDefiant has helped with the publisher's early 2024 financials, the company still took big hits on games like Skull & Bones and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Now, a recent gameplay preview …

The FTC has spent much of 2024 building its case against Microsoft to get the Activision Blizzard acquisition overturned. This month, the FTC was provided with some ammo, as the regulator tells the US Court of Appeals that recent Game Pass price hikes break promises Microsoft made to get the …

Techland has been hard at work delivering new content updates for Dying Light 2, carrying on its tradition of lengthy post-game support. Soon, there will be a massive new multiplayer event added to the game – a raid. If you want to check out this new mode, then there will …

Sony kicked off the Concord beta earlier this month but things have not quite gone to plan. Despite being a freely available download on Steam, PC players just don't seem all that enthralled with the game, amassing just a couple of thousand players. Concord is due to be Sony's next …

Valve has really ramped up the number of Steam sales it holds each year and as a result, the company also often reveals planned sales dates well ahead of time so gamers and game creators can be prepared. Over the rest of 2024, there will be 11 more Steam Sale …

Valve has always had a surprisingly small number of employees, especially if you compare them to other major industry players like Epic Games, Activision, EA, Ubisoft, Take-Two and others. The company also has a policy that allows workers to move their desks between departments to join in on whatever projects …

MSI recently announced a new collaboration with Kepler Interactive to commemorate the launch of Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, which is now available on Steam and the Epic Games Store. MSI will offer digital copies of the new title when users buy select Z790 motherboards. In Flintlock: The Siege of …

Ever since its 1.0 launch back in Summer 2022, PowerWash Simulator has been able to keep fans captivated not only through its satisfying gameplay loop, but also thanks to a number of free and paid DLCs – including a bunch of interesting and unexpected crossovers. Two years on and more …

While Microsoft has seen massive success with the recent release of the Fallout TV show, the console maker’s other efforts in bringing its IPs to TV has not fared as well. Following two seasons and a middling reception, Paramount+ is officially cancelling its Halo TV show. As published by TheHollywoodReporter, …

Pacific Drive is a unique run-based, first-person driving survival game in which “your car is your only companion as you navigate a surreal and anomaly-filled reimagining of the Pacific Northwest”. Released back in February of this year, the indie game has already proved to be a hit, selling over 600,000 …

While Sony claimed that 2024 would be a relatively quiet year for the console manufacturer video game-wise, PlayStation appears to be topping the charts still, with the two-best selling games of the year so far in the UK being Helldivers II and The Last of Us Part II Remastered.

The Fallout TV series impressed fans around the world when it debuted just months ago. Fans are already eager to see a second season and the good news is, the production team has been hard at work on it already.  In the current streaming landscape, there are often popular, expensive …

Since debuting GTA+, Rockstar's subscription service for GTA Online, the company has expanded the list of benefits to include access to other Rockstar classics on certain platforms. According to a recent update to the Rockstar website, soon, GTA+ subscribers may also get free access to games on Nintendo Switch.  Rockstar …

Recently, it was rumoured that Microsoft and Nvidia may be furthering their cloud gaming partnership with more integrations. Now, an official announcement has arrived, with Microsoft confirming plans to allow users to stream games via GeForce Now (or Boosteroid) straight from the web. Games with cloud support on the Xbox.com …

Apex Legends players are very unhappy with the state of the game following recent announcements. Respawn announced a new Battle Pass system earlier this month, which means moving forward, players will have to spend $20 per season to unlock all of the available content. Naturally, this has turned the most …

This week, GeForce Now is getting a substantial update, with nine more games joining the library, including brand new games like Dungeons of Hinterberg and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn.  There will be nine titles joining the GFN library this week, seven of which are brand new releases. Additionally, two …

Splitgate reached V1.0 in 2022 after an extensive period of early access development, followed by a year-long open beta. Now, the developers at 1047 Games have announced plans for a sequel.  While Splitgate did garner a lot of praise at one stage, its popularity began to fizzle out pretty quickly …

Microsoft are no strangers to producing odd and gimmicky Xbox controllers, with the latest generation alone seeing a ton of different and weird crossover controllers – including but not limited to a pizza-scented TMNT controller and furry Sonic the Hedgehog / Knuckles the Echidna themed Xbox controllers. Not to be …

Though in many ways it feels like just yesterday, Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Tsushima is now officially 4 years old. In this time, the brand new IP has gone from strength-to-strength, breaking PlayStation records and becoming a franchise into itself – despite just having one game so far. 4 …

Last year, HBO’s The Last of Us made a big splash at the Emmys, securing a total of 24 Emmy nominations – and going on to win 8 of those awards. It seems we will have a similar situation this year with Amazon’s Fallout TV show, as it has now …

With Star Wars: Outlaws set to release in just over a month, much discussion has been had regarding the upcoming licensed game and its contemporaries. With that, industry analysts Circana have now released the list of best selling Star Wars games of all time (in the US).

As announced this week, Dead by Daylight is finally getting cross-progression, with a system that will no longer require players to double dip on DLC characters to access them on other platforms. However, this change does also mean that the standard price for DLCs for the game on PC will …

If your heading to Gamescom in August, you'll have the chance to play many highly anticipated, unreleased games at demo stations set up throughout the convention centre. Bandai Namco has just revealed its list of playable games for the event and yes, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has made the list.  …

Dave the Diver has been a huge hit on Steam, Switch and PlayStation so far, but there has yet to be an Xbox version of the game. That is due to change soon, with one prominent leaker claiming that Dave the Diver will drop on Xbox very soon and better …

We're months on from the launch of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the latest mainline game in Sega's long-running Yakuza series. Now, it looks like the next game is just around the corner, with plans for a reveal at the Tokyo Game Show.  The Tokyo Game Show (TGS) takes place …

No Man's Sky is well known at this point for having the greatest comeback story in videogame history. At this stage, not only has Hello Games delivered on all of its promises for the game prior to its rocky day-one release, but it has also gone above and beyond with …