Software & Gaming

During XO19, Microsoft finally put Age of Empires IV back in the spotlight with a brand new trailer and a few new details. Now, additional interviews from XO19 are starting to make their way out, giving us more information on some of the newly shown games. Notably, we know a …

With Stadia now out in the world, Google is going to need to expand its first-party games strategy with exclusive titles to bring players in. We know that Google is looking to open up a few first-party studios around the world at the moment and now, Stadia Games and Entertainment …

Yesterday, Codemasters announced the acquisition of Slightly Mad Studios, the developers behind the Project Cars series.  Codemasters had to pay $30 million upfront, “$25 million in cash, and $5 million in stock”,  to acquire the studio. Considering Slightly Mad's EBITDA over the next three years, this value can reach as high …

Back in October, it was announced that the Humble Monthly bundle would soon be changing to ‘Humble Choice‘, a new version of the subscription that offers up to ten games and allowing users to choose the ones they want each month. We don't have an announced date for when this …

When No Man’s Sky first released in 2016, the game was mired in controversies surrounding alleged broken promises made by the game's developer ‘Hello Games’. Since then, the studio has released multiple large free updates, each one adding new content, refining features, and improving the overall experience. The latest free …

Man of Medan, the first title in The Dark Pictures Anthology by Supermassive Games, is receiving an update in the form of a free Friend’s Pass. Available on PlayStation, Xbox and PC, the update will allow for those who own the game to play online with another friend, without them …

Xbox announced its upcoming free Games with Gold for the month of December. The games that will be available to Xbox Live Gold, and Game Pass Ultimate members, are: Insane Robots, Jurassic World Evolution, Toy Story 3, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD. These games are …

PlayStation has announced the free games that will be gracing the systems of PlayStation Plus subscribers for the month of December. The two games that will be available to download are Titanfall 2, and Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame. These two games will be replacing November’s line-up of …

One of the big selling points for cloud gaming services is the removal of update downloads, as all patches are applied server-side, removing the need for players to sit around waiting. Unfortunately, it looks like somebody forgot to tell the NBA 2K team about this, as the game continues to …

Ever found yourself reaching the critical point in a PC gaming session, only to realise you have to pop out for an important engagement and leave the game behind, or even worse, lose your progress completely? Well, Samsung has come up with a new app that allows gamers to continue …

Gaming and digital experiences festival N1B (NiceOne Barcelona) is set to kick off today and will run through to 1st December. Anyone attending will be able to experience a host of gaming challenges and fun activities as well as accessing live Esports tournaments. If you are one of the lucky …

During The Game Awards 2018, it was announced that The Stanley Parable would be getting a big update in 2019, known as “The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe”. The new upgrade promises a bunch of new content, new endings and plenty more chatter from the Narrator. With just a few weeks …

Back in October, Rockstar announced Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC, with the game starting off as available on the Rockstar Games Launcher and Epic Games Store, with a Steam release planned for December. In keeping with Valve's new T&Cs on store exclusives coming to Steam later, the game will …

Infinity Ward has done well with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare so far and with paid map packs and loot boxes now out of the picture, the game is transitioning to a ‘seasonal' model for content. There will be a battle pass, but if you don't want to pay, the …

Google’s new cloud-based gaming platform Stadia may not have got off to a great start and has received some negative press since launch. However, Google has announced that it will be trialling a new method of information delivery this week to improve communication. An announcement was made via Reddit on …

Overwatch, the popular first-person, team-based hero shooter by Blizzard, is currently offering a free trial week for users across PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game is currently free to play until the 4th of December. Users on PlayStation or Xbox will require a PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live …

The Elder Scrolls: Blades was first announced at E3 2018. The game was said to be an Elder Scrolls game which could be played on mobile. Alongside the mobile release, a port for the Nintendo Switch was promised. While the game released on mobile in early 2019, news of the Nintendo …

Valve’s first foray into designing its own hardware brought the Steam Link and Steam Controller into the world. Both devices were designed with the goal of tackling PC gaming in the living room. Nowadays, Valve's primary hardware focus is virtual reality and the older devices are being left behind. The …

Popular benchmarking and stress testing software AIDA64 has received an update, the software developer Finalwire has announced AIDA64 v6.20 which includes AMD Renoir benchmarks, support for AMD RX 5500 GPU series and more. All the major products in the AIDA64 catalogue are updated to v6.20 including Extreme, Engineer and Business …

Ever since its initial release in 2018, the rhythm-based, indie VR title, ‘Beat Saber’ has become a success, selling over 1 million copies, being ported to multiple devices, collaborating with mainstream artists, and winning various awards. Facebook announced yesterday that they would be acquiring the studio behind the game, with …

When Google Stadia was first announced, it was promised that pro users of the service would receive free games on a regular basis, similar to Xbox Live Games With Gold, or PlayStation Plus. At the time, Google didn't clarify how often that would be. It seems that we now have …

Gearbox missed the mark back in 2016 with Battleborn. While the game presented an interesting mix of MOBA mechanics in both single-player and multiplayer form, it released too closely to Overwatch and ultimately failed to garner much of a playerbase. In 2017, Gearbox announced that it would no longer be …

Rockstar has been steadily patching up Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC in an effort to tackle instability issues, crashes etc. This week, update 1.14.1 began rolling out, fixing 12 crashing errors and Vulkan stability, which should further smooth out the stuttering errors. Now we just have to hope that …

Last weekend saw a Q&A session take place in Warsaw with the developers of Cyberpunk 2077, the much anticipated upcoming RPG from CD Projekt Red. The session revealed an abundance of information, including the comparative length of the game, day-night cycles, the depth of side quests, and the fact that …

We are just one week away from Halo: Reach coming to PC after a lengthy stint as an Xbox exclusive title. In preparation for the big release, Nvidia has begun rolling out the Game Ready driver with optimisations. In addition, Quake II RTX has had an upgrade to further improve …

After releasing Red Dead Redemption 2 onto PC, speculation surrounding Rockstar’s next project has begun to ramp up. One of the most likely candidates for Rockstar’s next title is a medieval game, set in Europe. The game is said to be a new IP, and lines up with a Rockstar …

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series was one of the highest rated game series of all time. Beginning back in 1999, the Skateboarding franchise went from strength to strength, with the first 4 games in the series averaging a score of 94 on Metacritic. Following the release of HD consoles however, …

Phil Spencer has clarified whether or not the next Xbox will support VR...

Over the last couple of months, we have seen Epic Games taking legal action against testers who leaked Fortnite Chapter 2 details ahead of launch. Now, The Pokemon Company is taking similar action against those behind the Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks, claiming that they caused irreparable damage to the …

Capcom have been slowly releasing the Devil May Cry series onto the Switch. The first game was ported to the Switch on the 24th of June, with Devil May Cry 2 releasing on the 19th of September. The 3rd game in the series has finally been announced for Nintendo’s hybrid …