Software & Gaming

CD Projekt Red is continuing to release little teasers for Cyberpunk 2077 to tide us over until the game’s new release date in November. This week, the studio is returning to concept art again, this time giving us a view of the Heywood district, which is split between modern skyscrapers …

Despite previous rumours and teasers that Xbox Game Pass may one day come to other platforms, Microsoft is officially shooting that idea down this week. While Phil Spencer and his team previously considered bringing Xbox content to competing systems, the idea has since been put to rest. During a recent …

Final Fantasy VII Remake had a fantastic debut earlier this year but now that it has been out for a little while, everyone is wondering when part 2 will be on the way. In a Japanese interview this week, it would seem that Square Enix has confirmed one major milestone, …

All the way back in December 2019, Obsidian announced that it was planning and working on additional DLC for The Outer Worlds. It has taken quite some time to get to this point, but Obsidian appears to be ready to bring The Outer Worlds back into our lives.  The official …

Sucker Punch has officially returned this year with another PS4 exclusive- Ghost of Tsushima. While a story about a samurai in feudal Japan may seem like a shoe-in idea for a PS4 exclusive, Sucker Punch went through a number of ideas before landing on this one. Thanks to some new …

This generation has seen the release of many unique and zany couch co-op party games. One of the more unique and well-known is overcooked. Team17, the studio behind the game series, has now announced that all of the games, its DLC, and new additions will be coming to the next-generation …

Though just a few years ago the concept of console-wide cross-play was but a pipe dream, the video games industry has evolved at a rapid rate in that respect, with many games now offering the functionality. One more game is now set to join the list, as its been announced …

Sea of Thieves has come a long way since its launch in 2018. What originally started out as a lukewarm multiplayer title has turned into a more expansive and fun pirate adventure with a dedicated, sizeable player base. That has become all the more clear this week, with Sea of …

When Mario Kart Tour was first announced, one of the most interesting decisions by Nintendo was to make the mobile racing title playable only in portrait mode. As the game races towards its first anniversary, players who prefer a wider field of view can now play Mario Kart Tour in …

Review bombing has been an issue for developers for some time now and while there have been efforts to tackle it on platforms like Steam, Metacritic's user reviews have continued to be an issue. That could start to change soon, as a waiting period is now being put in place …

With E3 and many other gaming conventions cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19 and the global pandemic, the opportunity for fans to get their hands on games before release has been severely limited. It is for that reason that Geoff Keighley teamed up with Xbox to bring more than 60 …

One of the big surprise announcements during Sony's recent PS5 unveiling was Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a smaller, standalone game based in Insomniac's Spider-Man universe. We haven't seen much of the game outside of an initial teaser trailer, but slowly, more details are being shared- with the latest announcement being a …

Since the announcement of GOG Galaxy 2.0, the launcher has had the goal of unifying your game libraries across all launchers. So far, users have been able to link in their Steam accounts, Xbox Live, PSN, Battle.net and more. Now starting today, official Epic Games Store integration is also coming. …

Dead by Daylight has grown massively over the years, scoring partnerships with franchises like Saw, Scream and Silent Hill while also arriving on other platforms, like Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Soon, all of these versions of the game will be tied together, as cross-platform multiplayer and cross-progression have …

Just as promised, today Nintendo aired a brand new Direct Mini stream, coming in at about eight minutes long and showcasing various third-party games coming to the Nintendo Switch. We weren't really expecting any exclusives news, but as it turns out, Shin Megami Tensei V did make an appearance. You …

Though we recently reported that Sony is upping the number of PlayStation 5 consoles manufactured for launch from 6 to 10 million, it appears as though the console manufacturer may still be concerned about being able to meet the expected demand. Discovered on PlayStation’s website, fans may be limited to …

For years now, we’ve heard rumblings of the existence of a new title in the much-loved Splinter Cell franchise. The last game in the series released all the way back in 2013 and so fans are clamouring for a new entry. The wait may not be too long, as according …

In just a couple days, Microsoft will be hosting its Xbox Games Showcase, unveiling an hour’s worth of next-gen games. Though PlayStation is most often associated with Japanese developed titles, Phil Spencer has stated that he is “proud of what we're going to show on July 23” when it comes …

Despite Nintendo insisting that there are no plans for a Direct stream, the rumour mill has continued to spin. Over the weekends, rumours of a Nintendo Direct began to circulate online and now, Nintendo has confirmed one for later today, although it is a ‘Direct Mini', rather than a bigger …

Those of you that use a VPN for connecting to the internet may be interested to learn that there’s a new VPN on the market from a trusted company. Mozilla, the company best known for its Firefox internet browser software has launched its own VPN service this week. The new …

Just a couple of months ago, Microsoft announced third-party widgets for the Game Par on PC. XSplit and Razer were the first to release widgets and now, EVGA is joining that group, bringing EVGA Precision to the Game Bar, so you can adjust and monitor your GPU in-game.  For those …

With The Xbox Series X set to release later this year, kicking off the next generation of gaming, one of the ways in which Microsoft is aiming to showcase the improvements set to arrive with the Series X is by enhancing current-gen titles to look and run better on the …

Paradox Interactive is expanding once again, this time with the acquisition of Iceflake Studios. Recently, Iceflake Studios has been working on Early Access title ‘Surviving the Aftermath', which is also being published by Paradox Interactive. Iceflake Studios has been around since 2007 and over the years, the company has experimented …

Ghost of Tsushima is the final major first-party game to release on the PlayStation 4. The open-world action-adventure title takes players to feudal Japan on a quest for revenge. While Ghost of Tsushima has received a great deal of attention thanks to its unique setting, things could have been very …

As we inch closer and closer to the next generation of consoles, the differing approach to the future of gaming between Sony and Microsoft is becoming more clear. While PlayStation has so far put a great deal of emphasis on its PS5-exclusive games, Microsoft is doubling down on its cross-compatibility, …

Each week, the Epic games Store offers its users a number of free games. While this week, only one title is on offer, the storefront has revealed which games are set to arrive next week, including the Sci-Fi exploration title Tacoma. Until then, fans can get their hands on the …

Sony has made a lot of ambitious claims about the DualSense controller since its announcement a couple of months ago. However, we have yet to see the controller in action or get hands-on feedback from any users. That will be changing later today, as Geoff Keighley will showing it off …

After some back and forth over the last couple of weeks, it has seemingly been confirmed that Microsoft is indeed discontinuing the Xbox One X and the Xbox One S All Digital Edition. This isn't too surprising, as next-generation console hardware is just around the corner, although the standard Xbox …

We see just how well Death Stranding performs across 22 GPUs, while also testing DLSS 2.0

Just a couple of months ago, Bungie announced the future of Destiny 2, outlining plans for a trilogy of expansions. The first one, Beyond Light, was announced for release in September but after some extra evaluation time, the studio has decided to push the new content back to November.  Destiny …