Software & Gaming

As the year winds to a close, and 2020 steadily approaches, Microsoft has taken the opportunity to host an end of year sale, featuring over 500 titles, at a discount of up to 85% off. The sale is running from today until the 2nd of January. Those who have Xbox …

AOC and G2 Esports have announced they are set to renew their successful partnership since AOC is extending a sponsorships deal with the Esports organisation which has been running since 2018. G2 was first signed by AOC in January 2018 and the collaboration between the two has been very successful, …

The biggest tech companies in the world are all preparing for cloud gaming, with a big push coming from the likes of Google, Microsoft, Sony and Nvidia. Now, Facebook is looking to get a piece of the emerging market too, starting with the acquisition of PlayGiga, a Spanish cloud gaming …

All the way back in July 2015, we learned that an incredibly rare prototype of the unreleased SNES-CD, otherwise known as the SNES PlayStation or the Nintendo PlayStation Superdisc, was found and recovered in near perfect condition. Over the next couple of years, the owner got the console working and even managed …

We are just a few hours away from the Steam Winter Sale, so if you are browsing the store for something new to play, we have the sale start times so you know exactly when you should actually hit the buy button. The Winter Sale is just half of the …

The decision to reboot the Modern Warfare franchise came partly from the desire to recapture the levels of engagement that were previously seen during the heights of the franchise’s lifespan, with the release of the earlier Black Ops and Modern Warfare entries. It appears that the strategy has been paying …

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been out on Steam and Game Pass for around a month now but the developers have stayed busy since then. Today, the game's first major update begins rolling out, including a long list of bug fixes, the first major civilization balance changes and …

When Google first announced Stadia, one of its core advantages was that users wouldn’t have to wait to download updates or patches – the latest version of the game would always be available for users to play. It would seem that this isn't the case however. Borderlands 3 launched yesterday …

Luigi’s Mansion 3, the action-adventure Switch exclusive, released on the 31st of October to great critical and commercial success. Months later, Nintendo has finally announced the game’s first paid DLC pack. Named ‘ScareScraper and ScreamPark DLC Pack’, it focuses on the multiplayer aspect of the game, adding new minigames, outfits, …

While console and PC gaming remains the current way that most gamers choose to play their AAA games, many companies are taking an interest in introducing cloud gaming as an alternative. While PlayStation has PS Now, Xbox has Project xCloud, and Google has Stadia, it seems that Nvidia and Tencent …

Nvidia's list of RTX supported games has been steadily growing this year, with big games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Control, Cyberpunk 2077, Minecraft and more joining the roster. Now to cap off the year, Nvidia has announced six new games set to support real-time ray-tracing in 2020.  During …

Nvidia's RTX features are starting to catch on with developers and the list of supported games continues to grow. At E3, a few more major releases were added to the full list.

Resident Evil 3 Remake is coming out in April 2020, hoping to swiftly follow up on the success of Resident Evil 2 Remake. The game will run on the same engine and will hit a similar level of graphical quality, with that in mind, its not too surprising to see …

Back at Blizzcon 2018, Blizzard did have some good news for Warcraft fans, with the announcement of Warcraft 3: Reforged. There have been rumours about a Warcraft 3 remaster for a few years now but Blizzard is taking the extra step, describing this new version as a ‘reimagining'. Now after …

Earlier this year, PUBG Corp made some interesting moves, setting up two brand new studios to work on projects outside of the main Battle Royale game. One of these studios is headed up by ‘Player Unknown' himself and while we weren't expecting their first game announcement so soon, they did …

PlayStation has announced the list of games that will be joining its PS Now games subscription service next month. Starting on the 2nd of January, PS Now subscribers will be able to play Overcooked! 2, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and Horizon Zero Dawn : Complete Edition. These titles will be …

In a surprise announcement by PlayStation, the Dualshock 4 will be receiving an official attachment which adds two back buttons to the controller, allowing for a more versatile playstyle. The “Dualshock 4 Back Button Attachment for PS4” will allow you to “Map up to 16 different actions to the two …

Just a couple of weeks ago, Riot announced ‘Riot Forge', a new publishing arm aimed at partnering with third-party developers to create story-driven single-player games for the League of Legends IP. The very first project under this new initiative has now been announced, titled ‘Ruined King: A League of Legends …

Mobile gaming is the biggest gaming market in the world in terms of revenue, with the monetary potential far outweighing that of its console and PC counterparts. With that in mind, mobile data analytics firm App Annie has listed the most downloaded, and highest grossing mobile games of the decade. …

Apple Arcade is a video game subscription service, which allows users to access over 100 iOS, iPadOS, tvOS and MacOS games. The service was launched in September, but only allowed for a rolling monthly subscription, at a cost of £4.99 per month. Apple have now added a second payment option, …

Gothic is an ARPG made by the German studio Piranha Bytes, which launched back in 2001. Earlier this year, THQ Nordic acquired the studio behind Gothic and the rights to the video game series from Piranha Bytes. Now, THQ Nordic has launched a playable teaser for a remake of Gothic, made using Unreal Engine 4. …

The Witcher is heading to Netflix in just a few days time, with the first eight-episode season set to debut on the 20th of December. Like most Netflix original shows, The Witcher will have a simultaneous worldwide release, so it will be live at different times depending on region.  Netflix …

During The Game Awards last week, Microsoft surprisingly announced the name and showed off its next-gen console for the first time. The Xbox Series X name has been thrown around but it turns out that Microsoft didn't get its message across very clear, as the next-gen console is supposed to …

During E3 2018, Microsoft had a huge showcase for Gears of War, announcing Gears 5, Gears POP! and Gears Tactics. Strategy game fans and PC-specific gamers have been waiting for more information on Gears Tactics since then, with the game set to launch as a PC exclusive. Now, the game …

GOG is one of PC gaming’s primary storefronts. Owned by CD PROJEKT RED, the store prides itself in its DRM-free purchases and its money back guarantee. While the store’s winter sale is currently underway, GOG is also giving away a game entirely for free. Postal 2, the controversial first-person shooter …

Resident Evil has been known to use game demos in a creative manner. With the original Kitchen demo, not revealing itself to be a tease for Resident Evil 7 until much later, Capcom appear to enjoy using the medium to tease and mess with fans. After the announcement of the …

There was once a time when split-screen multiplayer was the only way to play a game with a friend. As the console generations progressed however, the shift for multiplayer gaming and co-op turned to online gaming, with split-screen falling to the wayside. While some games still offer split-screen, it has …

Windows 7 is still alive and kicking, with current marketshare stats showing that 33.37 percent of desktop users are still running the ageing OS. However, with the Windows 7 ‘extended support' window soon coming to an end, Microsoft is getting antsy, adding full screen pop-up warnings for Windows 7 users.   This isn't …

The Outer Worlds might not have won best RPG at The Game Awards last week, but it was still without a doubt one of the best games to land in 2019. There have been rumours that Obsidian is working on extra content for the game since launch and now, the …

Throughout 2019, the Epic Games Store has been offering free games to its users on a consistent basis. This programme was promised to run until the end of 2019. As the year is coming to a close, Epic appears to be giving the programme one last hurrah, with 12 games …