Software & Gaming

Embracer Group, the parent company of THQ Nordic, has acquired a number of game studios this week, starting off with 4A Games – best known for the Metro series. Not only has 4A Games been acquired, but their new owners also confirmed that work on a fourth Metro game is …

Last week, Microsoft officially scrapped plans for xCloud streaming on iOS, citing Apple's tight App Store rules as a result. Apple didn't deny this and in fact backed this up by saying that its store does not allow for streaming services like xCloud, GeForce Now etc on its platform. Sure …

Back in June, Creative Assembly made a huge announcement, unveiling that Total War Saga: Troy would be an Epic Games Store timed exclusive and that on launch day, the game would be free for all players. That day has now come, with Total War Saga: Troy being free to keep …

Thursday has officially become GeForce Now’s library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week’s update includes 12 more games coming to the service, including the return of the excellent Two Point Hospital.   After being removed previously, Two Point Hospital is officially back on GeForce …

We are just one day away from the pre-order beta for Marvel's Avengers on PC and just a few weeks away from the game's full release. As a high-budget Avengers game, we are expecting plenty of graphical prowess, but what sort of PC will you need to run it? Today, …

HBO’s The Last of Us is likely one of the highest profile video game adaptations currently in development. The TV show will adapt the story from the first game, though according to the show’s creator there will be at least one “jaw drop” moment that was originally intended to be …

The Resident Evil series is currently in an interesting position. While most agree that the recent entries in the series have been overall great titles, many have suffered from shorter-than-expected total play times. While the most recent entry, Resident Evil 3, only took around 6 hours to beat, an insider …

With the release of the PlayStation 4 back in 2013, Sony gave its DualShock controller a rather significant redesign. While many agree that it was an overall improvement, some claimed that the battery life on the controller was far too short. It appears as though Sony will be rectifying this …

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has quickly proven to be one of the biggest hits of the Summer. The Takeshi’s Castle styled Battle Royale game recently released to server-breaking levels of enthusiasm – selling over 2 million copies on PC alone in less than a week. Though Fall Guys is currently …

After some brief downtime to implement the final touches for launch, Hyper Scape has officially  returned, complete with a Season One battle pass. If you're keen to dive in on the first season, then you may want to check out Nvidia's GeForce Now bundle. Hyper Scape has immediate support on …

Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher appears to be popping up everywhere at the moment, from Netflix-produced anime to mobile games. Today, Ubisoft also announced that Sam Fisher will also be heading to Rainbow Six Siege as his own operator.  Operation Shadow Legacy will be the next big season for Rainbow Six …

Ahead of the launch of Control's second and final expansion later this month, Remedy Entertainment has announced Control: Ultimate Edition, which will be the game's debut on Steam and will also be available on next-gen consoles.  Control: Ultimate Edition includes ‘The Foundation' and ‘AWE', as well as the free updates …

After a few delays and some coronavirus-related troubles along the way, the Final Fantasy XIV team has officially shipped the highly anticipated ‘Reflections in Crystal' update. This patch not only contains the story finale to to the Shadowbringers expansion, but it also completely reworks the new player experience.  Patch 5.3, …

Last month, Rockstar confirmed plans for ‘the biggest content update ever' for GTA Online. Now, that update has arrived, dubbed the ‘Los Santos Summer Special'. This is a pretty big update for GTA Online, containing more of pretty much everything.  As a quick run down, you can expect 15 new …

One of the issues that many racing titles face is the fact that licenses with car companies only last so long, with the agreements put in place expiring after a certain amount of time. Such is the case with Forza Horizon 3, which is set to be delisted at the …

Yesterday we reported that The Last of Us Part II was set to receive a new update adding both perma-death and Grounded difficulties. Naughty Dog have now officially announced the ‘Grounded Update’ which brings not only the aforementioned difficulty modes, but two dozen other changes and additions, including gyro-aiming and …

For months, both Sony and Microsoft have been drip feeding new information on the companies’ respective next generation video game consoles. One of the key details – being the console’s launch date – has until now remained a secret (aside form a vague ‘Holiday 2020’). Though Sony have yet to reveal when its PlayStation 5 will launch, Microsoft have officially announced that the Xbox Series X will come out this November.

Halo: Infinite was marketed from the offset as being THE Xbox launch exclusive for Microsoft’s upcoming next generation Series X console. It therefore comes as a great surprise that the game has now been delayed to 2021, with no firm release date. Making the announcement on Twitter, 343 Industries released …

We are just one month away from the official launch of xCloud, Microsoft's Xbox-powered cloud gaming service. In preparation for that day, all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in supported regions can play on xCloud in beta on Android starting right now.  As has been well documented at this point, …

It has been a few years since Amazon first introduced ‘Twitch Prime', a reward scheme for Amazon Prime subscribers that also happen to watch content on Twitch. Over time though, it became apparent that the Twitch Prime branding was out of place compared to other Amazon services and as a …

Codemasters is all set to launch Dirt 5 later this year, with versions coming to current and next generation consoles as well as PC. While the game was originally scheduled to launch on the 9th of October though, some extra time is needed.  Dirt 5 will now release on the …

Back in late 2019 when EA announced that it would be bringing its games back to Steam, the publisher also announced plans to bring over the EA Access subscription service. Now all these months later, it looks like EA Access is due to go live on Steam any day now.  …

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced its Xbox 20/20 initiative, in which the console manufacturer promised to release new Xbox information on a monthly basis for the entirety of 2020. Just one month into the initiative however, Microsoft appeared to forget about Xbox 20/20. Since then, Xbox news has been inconsistent, leading …

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is quickly becoming one of the hottest games of the Summer. The Takeshi’s Castle styled Battle Royale title launched on the 4th of August to great enthusiasm. Though the game initially suffered from server capacity issues, it appears to have been for a good reason – …

Paradox Interactive opened up GDC 2019 with the huge announcement of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, a long awaited sequel to the cult classic RPG. Since that announcement, the game has had a tentative 2020 release window, but that is changing today, with Bloodlines 2 joining the growing list …

When the original The Last of Us first came out, the developers Naughty Dog opted to add a ‘Grounded Mode’ post-launch – significantly increasing the difficulty of the game. While the launch of its sequel saw no such difficulty, the developers are now not only bringing Grounded Mode to Part …

Just as promised, this evening CD Projekt Red went live once again with the second episode of Night City Wire. This time around, we were treated to an in-depth look at the different ‘Life Paths' available in Cyberpunk 2077, as well as a plethora of weapons.  In the first video …

Marvel’s Avengers recently began its beta period, allowing fans to give the game a try in anticipation of its 4th of September release. In the wake of the beta’s launch, some fans have managed to datamine parts of the game, revealing a number of new potential characters which may be …

There have been a number of rumours pointing towards the existence of a second next-gen console from Microsoft dating back a couple of years now. For a long time, we've been running under the assumption that this will be known as the Xbox Series S and it would seem that …

Persona 4 Golden’s release for PC back in June was a welcome surprise for many. The critically acclaimed JRPG originally released for the PlayStation Vita all the way back in 2012 – with no further re-releases. It seems though that the success of the PC port has now proven to SEGA …