Software & Gaming

Nintendo has faced plenty of criticism over the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. Shortly after the console's launch, it became clear that the Joy-Con controllers were prone to a ‘drifting' issue, which has gone unfixed to date. This has led to multiple class-action lawsuits over in the US and now, it …

It has been a while since IO Interactive split off from Square Enix and went independent. Since then, the team has been working hard on Hitman 3, which released to high critical acclaim last week. IO Interactive's bet on itself is already paying off too, with Hitman 3 already recouping …

As we've known for some time now, Sea of Thieves is switching to a seasonal content model this year, with the first season and its accompanying ‘battle pass' arriving this week. Now, just ahead of the battle pass rollout, Rare has detailed what it will actually include.  As you'd expect, …

While the situation surrounding COVID-19 greatly inhibited the output of both hardware and software manufacturers throughout 2020, the gaming industry seemingly continued to flourish. According to Microsoft, the Xbox Series X|S achieved the “most devices ever sold in a launch month” for Xbox. According to Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella, “the …

While special edition video game consoles are a relatively common occurrence, Nintendo has been more reserved than most when it comes to releasing special edition Switch consoles. While rumours of a Switch ‘Pro’ continue to circulate, Nintendo has now announced that it will be releasing a special edition Nintendo Switch …

First popular back in the early to mid-2000s, we have begun to see a renewed interest in developers creating high quality AAA licensed games. One of the latest licensed games to be announced is that of IO Interactive’s James Bond game. While little is currently known, the studio has offered …

While Cyberpunk 2077 mods have been popping up since launch, these have all been made without any official modding tools. To help give the modding community a push, CD Projekt Red has now released some of the official mod creation tools for the game.  CD Projekt Red previously confirmed that …

The Elder Scrolls Online is about to enter a new year of content. Last year, the focus was on the ‘Dark Heart of Skyrim'. In 2021, players of ESO will be moving on to the Gates of Oblivion, a new year-long adventure.  Things will get started with a new DLC …

Lord of the Rings: Gollum is no longer coming out in 2021. This week, the developers at Daedalic announced that they'll be needing more time, so the game has been pushed back to 2022.  This game was first announced back in 2019, but we didn't really get a good look …

Biomutant has been in the works for a number of years now and while it has seemingly come close to release a few times, delays have kept pushing it back. That changes this year though, as Biomutant is set to finally release in the first half of this year.  Today, …

Skyforge garnered a lot of attention back at release, in part due to a collaboration with Obsidian Entertainment. The game was announced for the Nintendo Switch last September and now, just ahead of its February release date, we've got our first look at gameplay.  Skyforge puts players on the planet …

The Medium is coming out later this week and since this is an RTX-supported game, there is a new Nvidia GeForce graphics driver to go along with it. This week's driver update provides support for The Medium and its RTX features, GeForce RTX 30 series laptops and expands the number …

Recently we reported that The Last of Us Part II had surpassed 200 Game of The Year awards, entering an exclusive club which only a few games have managed to achieve. Since then, the accolades have continued to flow in, and now The Last of Us Part II has officially become …

Of all of Koei Tecmo's franchises, its Warriors games are by far the best selling. With over 42 million copies sold across the entire franchise, it more than quadruples the publisher’s next best-selling series. Even among Warriors games however, the newly released Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity stands out, becoming …

Ever since the delay for Halo: Infinite was announced from Holiday 2020 to Fall 2021, fans have expressed concern at the state of the game, and whether the situation is even worse than previously thought. In order to qualm these concerns somewhat, 343 Industries has promised that it will offer …

Each week the Epic Games Store offers at least one free game to all those with an Epic Games account. While the quality and popularity of the title varies from week to week, last week’s offering of Star Wars Battlefront II was perhaps one of the store’s biggest. It has …

Grand Theft Auto Online and more recently, Red Dead Online, have had issues with cheaters and hackers on PC since their respective launches. As part of an effort to crack down on cheating, Take-Two has recently been targeting cheat makers and sellers, with one popular cheat website now shutting down.  …

Jagex, the UK studio behind RuneScape, has been sold again. The studio has changed ownership a number of times over the years, with the latest buyers being Carlyle Group, a US private equity holder.  Carlyle Group has reportedly acquired a majority stake in the studio behind RuneScape. Previously, a Chinese …

Among Us was by far one of the biggest games in 2020. Despite launching originally in 2018, the imposter-styled online game blew up in 2020 following global lockdowns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the fast-paced nature of the video games industry, Among Us continues to see immense …

It has been over four years since Nightdive Studios successfully crowdfunded its System Shock remake. There has been progress and some setbacks along the way, but it looks like the game may finally release this year.  In a Kickstarter update, Nightdive let backers know that the System Shock remake will …

Dying Light took many by surprise when it offered a fun and interesting take on the zombie genre in 2015. Since then, fans have been eagerly anticipating the game’s sequel. Unfortunately the game appears to have been suffering from some development issues, with many delays taking place. That being said, …

It has been a couple of days since CD Projekt Red released Cyberpunk 2077's first major patch. In Update 1.1, a lot of issues were fixed and the foundation was set for future updates too. Unfortunately, while there were a lot of fixes, at least one game-breaking bug has been …

In late 2020, the Esports Integrity Commission began investigating and suspending a number of professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players for illegal betting and match fixing practices. As the investigation has gone on, a number of additional players have been caught out, bringing bans to another 35 players. Today, the commission …

One of the biggest selling points of the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series of consoles are their ability to ray trace reflections, shadows and more. That being said, only a handful of ‘next-gen’ titles currently offer the functionality. While the recently released Hitman 3 launched with no ray-tracing support, …

Ghost of Tsushima surprised many when it released last year, becoming the PS4’s fastest selling original IP debut and selling over 5 million copies to date. Following this success, it was safe to assume that Sucker Punch Productions would work on a sequel, however this has yet to be confirmed. …

Earlier this month, LucasFilm Games was officially revived and it was confirmed that the Star Wars games license will no longer be exclusive to EA. We already know that EA is working on a Jedi Fallen Order sequel and Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment is working on an open-world Star Wars game …

Late last night, CD Projekt Red officially pushed out Cyberpunk 2077's first major patch. Patch 1.1 for Cyberpunk 2077 is available across all platforms and focuses on “various stability improvements”.  Writing about Patch 1.1, CD Projekt Red said: “In this update we focused on various stability improvements, which you can …

Activision is making a surprising change this week. Vicarious Visions, the studio behind the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, is going to be merging into Blizzard.  Vicarious Visions will soon be a new division within Blizzard. From there, all of Vicarious Vision's employees …

Less than 24 hours after announcing Xbox Live Gold's price hike, Microsoft and the Xbox team have reversed the decision. Following the announcement, there was swift backlash and players were quick to point out other issues with Xbox Live Gold that have existed for quite some time. Following this, some …

Sony Pictures and Naughty Dog have been trying to get an Uncharted movie off the ground for many years now. It is finally happening, with Tom Holland set to take on the role of Nathan Drake but unfortunately, the film will no longer be coming out this year. Initially, Uncharted …