Software & Gaming

This month, EA released Star Wars: Squadrons, something of an apology title for messing up Battlefront II back in 2017. This is a game with no microtransactions or live service elements. Instead, it is a nice, £35 package for fans that just want to enjoy some space combat. As it …

Back in June, CD Projekt Red held the first ‘Night City Wire’ stream, bringing new gameplay footage, trailers and other announcements for Cyberpunk 2077. A couple of episodes have aired since then and it looks like CD Projekt Red isn't done yet, as a new episode will be coming next …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of free games to users of its ecosystem. Following on from last week’s offering of Pikuniku, those with an Epic Games account can now get their hands on the underwater exploration title ABZÛ, as well as the 64-player tactical shooter Rising …

We recently heard that Final Fantasy XVI's development might be further along than expected. Now, it appears that Square Enix is confirming just that, with a new recruitment page indicating that a good chunk of the game is already finished.  As spotted by Games Talk, a new recruitment page has …

While most modern video games offer a field of view slider on PC, allowing players to customise how much peripheral vision is afforded to them when playing a game, console titles have rarely been offered the option. Be it for performance reasons or otherwise, only a handful of titles have …

Thursday has arrived once again, meaning it is time for another GeForce Now library update. This week the streaming service gains support for Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia, The Survivalists, Tomb Raider and more.  There are ten games in total coming to GeForce Now this week, two of which are returning …

While trophies and achievements do little in the way of adding a significant degree of substance to a game, the feature is loved by many, and for some, adds an extra degree of satisfaction in playing and completing a game. That being said, trophy tracking on PlayStation has historically been …

Despite the success of the films, John Wick Hex is a game that flew somewhat under the radar after its release on the Epic Games Store in 2019. The game is getting another chance in the spotlight this year though, as it has now been announced for Steam, Nintendo Switch …

Watch Dogs: Legion is just a few weeks away. With that in mind, Ubisoft has begun teasing what's to come beyond launch, including a mix of free single-player content and paid expansions, mirroring what the publisher has done with Assassin's Creed in recent years.  In a new post-launch and season …

The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War PC beta is coming up, which means it is time for another Nvidia GeForce driver update. Aside from adding support for the next Call of Duty, this driver update also extends support for NVIDIA Reflex.  The Black Ops Cold War PC beta …

One of the biggest stories of 2020 has been Epic Games' sudden war with Apple and its iOS app store practices, resulting in Fortnite being booted from the App Store. A big lawsuit has been brewing ever since, but there is going to be a bit of a break on …

Next-gen consoles are on the way and for hardware enthusiasts, one of the more exciting aspects of a new console launch is the teardown, seeing how these custom machines are built and exactly what is going on under the hood. To satisfy that very crowd, today Sony released an official …

The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer beta is set to kick off soon, first for PS4 this week and then for other platforms next week. Ahead of the PC beta on October 15th, Activision has announced the game's PC hardware requirements.  The beta period kicks off on …

Each month, Sony adds a number of games to its PlayStation Now game subscription service. For the Halloween month of October, the console manufacturer is adding horror and horror-adjacent games including the Sony Bend-developed Days Gone, as well as the remake of the PlayStation classic MediEvil. Making the announcement on …

Virtual Reality is a perfect companion for many types of video game genres. One of these is undoubtedly horror. Bloober Team appears to have recognised this, as the studio has taken its most recent release, Blair Witch, and adapted it for VR devices. Coming to Oculus Quest first on the …

As we inch closer and closer to the launch of the PlayStation 5, Sony has begun to show off more and more of what it hopes will separate the next-gen console from its competition. One of these features is the PS5’s 3D audio powered by Sony’s Tempest Engine. The console …

Genshin Impact took many people by surprise when it launched last week. The free-to-play, open world, Breath of the Wild inspired action RPG released to much fanfare thanks to its fun gameplay, exciting world, and generous gacha mechanics. All this has led to the creation of a game which many …

If you've been playing a lot of Among Us on public servers over the last few weeks, then you have likely encountered a cheater somewhere along the way. Among Us currently has no anti-cheat system in place, leaving server owners to kick or ban ill-doers at their own discretion. Fortunately, …

Sports games have always been used as graphical showcases for next-generation consoles and that tradition won't be changing as we approach the Xbox Series X and PS5 launch. This week, the next-gen version of NBA 2K21 got its first proper gameplay trailer.  NBA 2K21 is a somewhat controversial launch title, …

Though the effects of COVID-19 has impacted nearly all aspects of the launch of next-gen consoles, from production to marketing to pre-orders, it appears as though Sony is remaining confident in its ability to meet the huge demand for the PlayStation 5. While the initial round of pre-orders saw demand …

This generation has been great for fighting games. Not only have we seen the likes of Soul Calibur, Street Fighter, Tekken and Super Smash Bros. all find their way onto the current gen systems, but in many instances these entries are among the best selling in their respective franchises. One …

As we begin to approach the first anniversary of Netflix’s The Witcher, thoughts are beginning to shift towards the upcoming season 2. While there is currently no release date for the follow-up season – barring a vague 2021 – filming is currently underway. To satiate fans during the long wait, …

Crash Bandicoot served as one of the first major video game mascots when the original trilogy first released on the PlayStation 1. Since then, the Bandicoot saw a gradual decline in both popularity and releases. The franchise was finally revitalised in 2017 when the N.Sane Trilogy launched. Now, 22 years …

With 24GB of GDDR6X memory, the RTX 3090 has no shortage of VRAM. One proud owner of Nvidia's latest flagship put some of that memory to good use, turning it into a GPU RAM drive and installing Crysis 3 directly on the GPU memory.  A user known online as Strife212 …

Just as promised, today EA's teaser countdown ended, revealing a Need for Speed remaster. Next month, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered will be hitting current-gen consoles and PC, promising enhanced visuals, cross-platform multiplayer and more.  The Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit remaster will include the main game and all …

Ghost of Tsushima quickly became a best-seller for Sony earlier this year, breaking records as one of the fastest selling new IP in PlayStation history. In August, Sucker Punch announced a co-op multiplayer expansion called Ghost of Tsushima: Legends and later this month, that update will be released.  Ghost of …

Ever since the first video game consoles, competing manufacturers have disagreed on the correct button placements, button faces, as well as the functionality of these buttons. While the ecosystem is perhaps more uniform than ever, the next generation PlayStation 5 is set to take this a step further. While Japanese …

If you were worried about Cyberpunk 2077 being delayed again, then you can now put those worries to rest. Today, CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has officially gone gold, meaning the game is complete and ready for production. Elsewhere, the full game map has also hit the web.  …

Microsoft’s recent purchase of ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion served as a major boon for the console manufacturer’s first party output. These recently acquired studios have now begun to share details on their future projects. One such studio is ZeniMax Online. Known best for the Elder Scrolls Online MMO, the …

We've known that Payday 3 has been in the works for a while, although financial issues at Starbreeze did hold things back a bit. It would seem that we now have an official update on the project, including confirmation of an engine change, switching from an in-house engine to Unreal …