Software & Gaming

Just a few weeks ago, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive surpassed its all-time concurrent player count, hitting a peak of 876,575 players at once. This appears to have been the start of a snowball effect, as the record has now been broken again.  CS:GO's previous peak player count clocked in at over …

While evidence of the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo showed up all the way back in early January, the playable teaser had not been officially announced or released by Square Enix. The game's eventual delay seemed to push those demo release plans back too, although that comes to an end …

After plenty of leaks over the past few days, today Riot officially announced ‘Valorant', the studio's new 5v5 tactical shooter. The full game is due to launch at some point over the Summer but there will be beta testing first, giving players a chance to try the game out ahead …

Ahead of the Steam release for Borderlands 3 later this month, Gearbox has announced the next big DLC titled ‘Guns, Love and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock'. This is the second piece of post-launch story DLC, expanding on a teaser found at the end of the main game's …

Star Citizen is still pretty far away from a final release but good progress is continuing to be made. This week, the development team revealed their plans for survival mechanics, with systems for eating, drinking and maintaining body temperature.  Inside Star Citizen is a developer diary series from Cloud Imperium, …

Just a few days ago, the first leaks around Riot's upcoming shooter, Valorant, hit the web. Now thanks to a few more insider sources, we have more details, including the fact that Riot plans to announce and reveal beta testing plans next week.  Esports consultant, Rod Breslau, has confirmed through …

Bethesda is gearing up to launch the Wastelanders expansion for Fallout 76, adding proper NPCs, conversations, new story quests and more to the game. This potentially game-saving update has been delayed a couple of times but now, an April release date is in place and a good chunk of gameplay …

The Witcher had an excellent first season on Netflix but there are still a few major characters we have yet to see on screen, including Vesemir, Geralt's teacher and fellow Witcher. For a while, there were rumours that Mark Hamill was going to take on this role- that didn't happen. …

Earlier this week, GOG announced a change to its refund policy, giving customers of the DRM-free games store a 30-day refund window. Refunds can be obtained at any point within those 30 days, whether the game has been downloaded and played or not. It is the most generous refund policy …

We're at a slow point in the year for game releases, so you might be looking to try something new. With that in mind, Pearl Abyss is having a 100% off sale on Black Desert Online on Steam, you don't just get to play this weekend, the game will be …

Last year, Riot Games went on an announcement spree, greatly expanding the studio's list of projects beyond League of Legends. One of those upcoming games is known as ‘Project A', a tactical first-person shooter. Riot has been a bit quiet on details since the initial reveal but leaks appear to …

With Stadia expanding to more smartphones this month, an updated APK file has been made available for datamining, showing what features Google is prioritising for near-future updates. As part of Stadia app version 2.7, some small tweaks were made to the UI but if you dig a bit further, we …

A few days ago, Microsoft announced a number of details and Specs for the Xbox Series X. It seems they weren’t done announcing new features however, as it was revealed that the Series X will allow you to continue playing where you left off even after the console has been …

After appearing at PAX East this week, Larian Studios officially revealed Baldur's Gate 3 gameplay for the first time and beyond that, the studio has also confirmed plans for an Early Access release. We also have details on exactly what will be included in the Early Access version of the …

When Borderlands 3 was first announced, it was revealed that the game would be an Epic Games Store timed-exclusive on PC. At the time, no specific date was given regarding when Steam users might be able to play – although a six month exclusivity window was insinuated. Now it has …

Last night, another wave of gaming companies pulled out of GDC next month, with Microsoft, CD Projekt Red and Unity joining a growing list. Now, Epic Games and the folks behind the widely used Unreal Engine are also cancelling their appearances.  The announcement was made by the official Unreal Engine …

Earlier in February, we reported that Pokémon had partnered up with Google in order to establish who everyone’s favourite Pokémon was. The vote took place within google search, and after hundreds of thousands of votes, the results were finally announced. Though Pikachu and Eeviee are well established as the faces …

Logitech has announced that its Logitech G gaming brand will team up in an exclusive partnership with Herman Miller to produce a range of furniture for gamers. The partnership will bring together both companies’ expertise to provide esports athletes, gamers and streamers with a new line of ergonomic furniture. Just …

Gigabyte’s premium gaming division Aorus will be showcasing its line of next-generation products for gamers at PAX East this weekend. Aorus plans to show off an arsenal of new pre-built PC gaming systems, gaming monitors and laptops during the gaming festival held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Centre. The …

The Epic Games Store continues to gift its users a free game each week. This week’s free title is InnerSpace, and though only one game is on offer, it’s still worth checking out thanks to its unique art style and focus on exploration and self-reflection. InnerSpace is replacing last week’s …

Just a few days ago, it was announced that GDC was still planned to go ahead in early March despite increasing concerns around the coronavirus. At this point, Sony, Oculus, Capcom, Square Enix, Capcom, EA and more have all pulled out and this week, Microsoft, CD Projekt Red and Unity …

Our first look at Baldur's Gate 3 gameplay is supposed to come tomorrow, although leaks have spoiled some of the surprise. Today, several screenshots were posted online showing off combat, conversations, characters and different parts of the world.  What is immediately apparent is that Baldur's Gate 3 is polished to …

Ever since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Plague Inc. has become one of the most popular games in China on the iOS App Store. At the time, the studio behind the game issued a statement about the virus outbreak and reminded players that the game is not intended to be used …

Though there was once a time when loot boxes were being implemented into a large number of games, it would seem the many controversies surrounding the exploitative nature of the randomised system has led to many of these developers backtracking on the mechanic. The latest game to remove loot boxes …

There are some big releases to look forward to over the next week, from Apex Legends season 4, to ARK's latest expansion and The Division 2: Warlords of New York. In order to get GeForce GPU users ready, the latest driver has begun rolling out with day-one support, as well …

Platinum Games has revealed the third of its four announcements, although unlike the first two reveals, this one isn't a game. So far, Platinum has announced The Wonderful 101 Remastered and Project GG, now the third reveal is a big expansion to the studio, with Platinum opening up a new …

GOG has always been known to be a consumer friendly service. All games on its store are DRM-free, and back in December it released GOG Galaxy 2.0 which allowed users to collate their games library across different launchers. GOG has now updated its refund policy to allow users to refund …

After The Wonderful 101: Remastered was announced for Kickstarter and surpassed its goal by tenfold in a matter of hours, there became no doubt that fans would get to experience this Wii U title on modern hardware. The only question left was ‘when’. Though the Kickstarter page estimated a release …

Soleil game studio, the creators of Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, is developing a new Samurai Jack game, the first in 16 years. The announcement of the game came with a gameplay trailer showing a bit of the combat system, weapons and worlds that players might look for. Published by …

Hideki Kamiya, Platinum Games chief game designer, has announced the second game out of four that the studio will announce. With the first being The Wonderful 101: Remastered, the second is currently referred to as Project G.G and it will be made at Platinum's new studio, in Tokyo. From what's …