Software & Gaming

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 …

Genshin Impact made waves upon its initial announcement due to its inspirations from titles such as Breath of the Wild. With the game finally launching last week, it has become clear that the game has managed to amass a number of fans. Following the news that Genshin Impact received over …

With the next generation of consoles just over a month away, both Sony and Microsoft have been pushing their respective SSDs as being one of the core improvements set to arrive with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. That being said, SSD storage isn't cheap, and so both consoles …

Minecraft was one of the first games to push cross-platform multiplayer between consoles, PC and even mobile. Minecraft Dungeons launched without cross-play multiplayer, but that will be changing soon, with a new update bringing together all console versions and PC.  Today during Minecraft Live, Mojang announced that Cross-Play is coming …

Back in July, Asobo Studio, the team working on Microsoft Flight Simulator, revealed that they were working on VR support – a feature that should ship this year. Ahead of that though, VR support needs to be publicly tested, so Asobo has opened sign-ups to participate in the beta.  The …

For a few months now, EA has been rumoured to be preparing two big remasters for the holiday season. Unfortunately, the Mass Effect trilogy remaster was pushed back to early 2021, however, the other remaster is still on the way and thanks to a new teaser, it appears to be …

GOG Galaxy 2.0 will allow players to buy titles from the Epic Games Store through the application. This feature is available now in closed beta, meaning that only a selected group of users can buy games this way, but more will be able to as development continues.  As per GOG, …

Today Nvidia released a new Hotfix driver for GeForce GPU users, iterating on the update from earlier this week with a few important bug fixes. If you've been having issues with game crashes, screens going black or lower than usual frame rates, then you will want to download and install …

Baldur's Gate 3 is set to launch in Early Access in just a few days time, so Larian is giving us all the weekend to ponder over the newly confirmed day-one features. This includes what classes and character creation features will be available at launch, as well as the addition …

This month, GOG officially turns 12 years old and to celebrate, the DRM-free games store is having a huge sale, while also bringing back another Konami classic back to PC. Recently, GOG brought the original Metal Gear and first two Metal Gear Solid games to PC and this week, that …

Ubisoft got off to a great start with Hyper Scape on PC but it seems that the console launch of the game has fallen below expectations. As a result, the development team is working on an overhaul, intended to revamp the game across all platforms to “reach the game's full …

AMD announced and launched its latest Raise the Game bundle earlier this year, offering RX 5000 GPU buyers a free copy of Godfall and/or World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. This offer was initially due to end soon, but AMD has extended it, offering free games to GPU buyers through to early …

Back in August, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands would release on the 27th of October – a new trailer was also released alongside the announcement. Since then though, Blizzard has run into some difficulties and as a result, the expansion has been delayed.  World of Warcraft: Shadowlands executive …

Though Google has been much quieter on Stadia than when the service first launched late last year, the search giant still very much supports the game streaming service. Still, it appears as though Stadia is far from the company’s main priority, as the new Google Chromecast, which was announced at …

One of the best aspects of the Epic Games Store’s free weekly game program is the fact that it can introduce new and unique games to a wide audience, allowing players to experience new sides to video games. This week, the unique co-op adventure-puzzle game, Pikuniku, is available for all …

While the Yakuza series has historically been synonymous with PlayStation, Microsoft have put a great deal of effort into bringing the much-loved series to Xbox, even going so far as to make the next-gen version of Yakuza: Like a Dragon a timed-exclusive on Xbox Series X/S. If you have yet …

Just as promised, today the latest DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was announced. This time around, the team is bringing Minecraft Steve and Alex to the battlefield, as well as Minecraft themed maps to play on.  The announcement was made earlier this afternoon and has much of the …

Respawn Entertainment has wanted to bring cross-play multiplayer to Apex Legends for a long, long time now. Back in  June, the studio confirmed plans to bring the feature to the game later this year and next week, it will officially be going into beta.  The cross-play beta will cover PC, …

At this point, the Master Chief Collection on PC is very close to completion. Halo Reach, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST are all out on PC and soon, Halo 4 will be joining that list, with beta tests set to begin very soon.  This …

Thursday has arrived once again, meaning it is time for another GeForce Now library update. This week is a smaller update, but it packs a punch, with big games like Spellbreak, Blade & Soul and Hunt: Showdown making their way to the library.  A short while back, Hunt: Showdown was …

Late last year, Apple launched its Apple TV+ video streaming service, which saw the iPhone manufacturer join the likes of Netflix and Amazon in creating and distributing original programming to its subscribers. Over the course of the past year, the Apple TV app has slowly been making its way to …

Back in May, Nintendo took aim at a retailer known as Uberchips, taking legal action against the store for selling hacking tools to enable piracy on Nintendo Switch consoles. The case has had a quick turnaround, with a judge ordering the seller to pay $2 million in damages to Nintendo.  …

Each month, Sony offers two PlayStation 4 games for free to all those who are subscribed to the console manufacturer’s PlayStation Plus online service. For the month of October, players can get their hands on the choice-based action RPG Vampyr, as well as the open-world racing title Need for Speed: …

Sony stirred up some controversy recently when the console manufacturer announced that its PlayStation 5 remaster of the much-loved Marvel’s Spider-Man would not be offered for free to those who already own the game on PS4. Players would instead have to purchase the Ultimate Edition of the upcoming Miles Morales …

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate possibly represents the biggest crossover in video game history. This is set to become only more true as Nintendo continues to add new DLC fighters to the game’s already huge roster. Though COVID-19 has certainly slowed down the company’s output, pushing back the release of new …

Microsoft has been working on ARM support for Windows 10 for some time now and while 32-bit x86 apps are supported via emulation, the vast majority of apps are now x64/64-bit and don't work on devices like the Surface Pro X. That will change soon, as Microsoft is set to …

Since the introduction of Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s other subscription service, Xbox Live Gold and its Games with Gold program, appears to have fallen to the wayside a little bit. Still, for the month of October, Microsoft is offering those with Xbox Live Gold memberships a number of games suitable …

CD Projekt Red has come up plenty of times in discussions about development crunch. As we enter the final push towards Cyberpunk 2077's release, CD Projekt Red has found its name in the news again, this time for a mandatory crunch period to get the game ready for November 19th.  …

Just as Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout saw a sudden and rapid burst of success, so too has Among Us. Originally released in 2018, the online multiplayer ‘social deduction’ game saw a recent surge in its player base thanks in part to online streamers. Just quite how successful the game has …

On a regular basis, Microsoft updates its Xbox Game Pass library, both adding new games to the service, and taking some away. For the first half of OCtober, subscribers can look forward to getting their hands on DOOM Eternal, Forza Motorsport 7, and Brutal Legend, to name a few. The …