Software & Gaming

Originally announced at E3 2019, Outriders is the latest game developed by the studio People Can Fly, known best for having created Bulletstorm, and co-developing a number of Gears of War titles. Their next title is a co-op sci-fi shooter with a focus on elemental abilities. The latest trailer gives us …

With the Last of Us Part II set to be released in just over 3 months, it would appear as though Naughty Dog is beginning to spin the wheels of their PR and marketing campaign. At PAX East, which is set to take place between the 27th of February and …

Back in August 2019, we reported that Sony had acquired Insomniac Games, the Burbank-based development studio which has shared a long history with the Japanese console manufacturer. At the time, it was unknown how much Sony had paid to make the studio a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Worldwide …

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the series chose to abandon its old form of post-launch support in favour of introducing seasonal content. As the first-person shooter is set to debut its second season later today, Infinity Ward has detailed what fans can expect both in terms of free content, …

In the run up to Pokemon Sword and Shield's launch last year, there were a number of leaks revealing large numbers of Pokemon and unannounced details ahead of release. Nintendo has obviously been investigating the source of these leaks since then and in a rare turn of events, Nintendo has …

When it comes to choosing a gaming keyboard, there are many factors that have to be taken into account before parting with your hard-earned cash. Rapoo is looking to change that though, with the introduction of a cost-effective mechanical gaming keyboard designed for exacting purists. The new VPRO V500Pro mechanical …

Following what Temtem did with Pokémon, Hokko Life seems to take some inspiration from Nintendo's Animal Crossing series. Hokko Life is a community simulation game where the players can unleash their creativity into building the “town of their dreams”. Developed by Robert Tatnell for the PC, Hokko Life focuses on letting …

We are approaching the one year anniversary of Anthem's launch and over the last year, not much about the game has changed. First-year DLC plans were scrapped so that BioWare could quietly re-develop the game's core systems and deliver on initial promises better. Now after a lengthy period of silence, …

A few months ago, head of Xbox Phil Spencer stated in an interview that VR wasn’t a focus for the console manufacturer, and that Xbox is “responding to what our customers are asking for and… nobody’s asking for VR”. Since then, Spencer has returned to clarify the situation, claiming that …

Ubisoft recently held its quarterly financial call, and one of the most interesting pieces of information to come from the publisher was the news that the first-person tactical online shooter, Rainbow Six: Siege had officially amassed over 55 million registered players. The shooter, which originally released in 2015, continues to …

The folks at OtherSide Entertainment have been working on a long-awaited System Shock sequel for a few years now. System Shock 3 was due to release some time after the upcoming System Shock remake, which is being handled by a separate studio. Unfortunately, the sequel may now be shelved, as …

While cracking efforts have sped up over the last couple of years, a lot of major game publishers still rely on Denuvo DRM to protect launch-period sales on PC. This has drawn criticism as Denuvo is often seen as overly heavy and harmful to game performance. Publishers counter this by …

The Resident Evil series is one of gaming’s most well known franchises, with over 93 million copies sold across over a dozen titles. The series has also seen a film franchise adaptation, which collectively grossed over $1.2 billion at the box office. It is no surprise therefore to hear that …

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is the latest video game in the long running anime series. Having released on the 16th of January in Japan, and the 17th worldwide, the game’s publisher, Bandai Namco, have now confirmed that the action RPG has sold over 1.5 million copies in its first week, …

Microsoft launched its brand-new Edge web browser built on the Chromium open source project in mid-January with a goal to provide better compatibility and to create a partnership with the Chromium community to help improve the engine itself. However, performance improvements were not discussed at the time, according to PCMark, …

The Team at F-Secure Foundry has released a new version of its USB armory flash drive-sized computer. The latest USB armory USB device is suitable for a range of applications that require the flexibility of an embedded computer without sacrificing security such as cryptocurrency wallets, secure authentication and licensing tokens. …

Cyberpunk 2077 may have been delayed by six months but CD Projekt Red is already using that extra time wisely by revealing new gameplay details. The studio made a name for itself as a top RPG maker with The Witcher 3, through a mix of excellent main story quests as …

Blizzard has been back in the hot seat over the last week, as Warcraft 3: Reforged launched to much fan disappointment. The remaster ended up falling short of the expectations set by the original Blizzcon demo and now after being hit with the lowest user-score on all of Metacritic, Blizzard …

Earlier this week, Nvidia officially launched GeForce NOW after a lengthy beta, offering both free and paid streaming tiers right from the get-go. This has got us wondering when Google Stadia's free streaming tier is due to arrive and fortunately, Google has given an answer. Google Stadia was pitched as …

Activision Blizzard recently had its earnings call, and in the meeting, they revealed that the company is planning to announce multiple remastered games and reimagined titles later this year. The company is no stranger to remasters, and so, many of the remastered titles which have circulated the rumour mill over …

In October 2019, EA announced that after many years of absence, the publisher would be returning to Steam. EA has their own PC store, Origin, and so the announcement was seen as a pro-consumer move. It would appear as though this honeymoon period may have been short-lived however, as it …

Metro Exodus was perhaps the most controversial Epic Games Store exclusive of 2019, with the highly anticipated follow-up to Metro Last Light pulled from Valve's store just two weeks before its release date. The last minute change caught everyone off guard at the time but we are now approaching the …

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The Outer Worlds is the latest action RPG to be developed by Obsidian Entertainment. Known for having created Fallout: New Vegas, their latest release was seen as a welcome follow up to 2010’s Fallout entry. It would appear as though the game’s positive reception was reflected in its sales as …

Though unsurprising, Activision has officially confirmed that a new Call of Duty title is set to release “this fall”. Since the release of Call of Duty 2, a new title in the series has come out on an annual basis. Still, this announcement differs somewhat from previous years’, as Activision …

On yesterday's financial call, Ubisoft promised that it will launch five new games between March 2020 and April 2021. Out of these five new games, three were named, while the other two were confirmed to be a part of the company's “biggest franchises”. Three out of five games will launch in …

It would appear as though exclusive titles are no longer ever truly exclusive. The latest ‘exclusive’ game to go multi-platform is the charming PlayStation VR title ‘Ghost Giant’. Originally released in April 2019, the game has now been announced to be arriving on the Oculus Quest on the 20th of …

We already know that Microsoft plans to continue competing in the console hardware space with the Xbox Series X, but services and more specifically, cloud gaming, are becoming increasingly bigger areas of focus. With that in mind, Phil Spencer is eyeing up competition from the likes of Google and Amazon, …

This week’s free Epic Games Store titles are now available to download. Unlike most weeks, where a single game is on offer, Epic Games are giving its users two free titles to download and keep this week: Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride. These titles are replacing last week’s offering of …

The Ninja Gaiden series is one of video games’ longest running, dating all the way back to 1988. Since 2014’s Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z however, the series has taken a backseat. With Nioh 2 set to release soon, the Director of the game has revealed that Team Ninja, the studio …