Software & Gaming

Death Stranding has been treated as the biggest exclusive of the year by Sony. From the budget of the game, to the amount of marketing and promotion, to all the famous actors and singers present within the game itself, it’s clear that Sony was expecting Death Stranding to be a …

It has been just over a year since Shadow of the Tomb Raider first launched and those that have held off for this long will now be able to pick up a cheaper, complete version. This week, Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition launches, containing the base game and …

It can be easy to forget that BioWare actually came out with a game this year. Anthem didn't end up living up to its ‘evolving world' live service promises but in an effort to overhaul the game, BioWare has a new, smaller seasonal content update plan in place to fill …

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been out on PC for 5 days now, so the inevitable influx of mods on the nexus is already well under way. Ultrawide fans can enjoy custom field of view settings and cinematics without black bars, while people who have played the game previously on …

Many of you will be aware of Blizzard's recent controversy surrounding Hearthstone Grandmaster ‘Blitzchung' and his tournament ban following his support for the protests in Hong Kong. Blizzard's stance caused plenty of backlash, with protesters even showing up at Blizzcon last week. While there are some at Blizzard that agreed …

Kerbal Space Program 2 was announced at Gamescom in August with an early 2020 release date. However, as always, game development is a dynamic job where problems can sneak up when you least expect them. With that in mind, the developers are going to need a bit more time, pushing …

It is difficult to know what information to trust when it comes to Splinter Cell at the moment. We’ve had plenty of leaks that didn’t pan out, cross-promotional teases inside of Ubisoft games and even one instance of an Ubisoft director teasing Sam Fisher’s return only for it to be …

If you aren’t interested in playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC this week, or getting G-Sync compatibility on LG’s 2019 OLED TVs, then you may have skipped over the most recent Nvidia graphics driver when it began rolling out earlier this week. If you are one of those people, …

It has been a long time since Microsoft first announced its plans to bring back Age of Empires. At the time, we had announcements for remasters of the original trilogy, as well as confirmation of Age of Empires IV, which is being handled by Relic Entertainment. Now, it looks like …

Way back in the glory days of Halo, there was plenty of talk surrounding blockbuster movie spin-offs and TV projects to expand the franchise. None of those previous attempts got off the ground but when the Xbox One was announced, Microsoft officially committed to a Halo TV series. Getting the …

Overwatch 2 was announced at Blizzcon last weekend and unfortunately, the official announcement didn’t manage to clear up much of the confusion surrounding the sequel. With the way things are currently set up, Overwatch 2 sounds more like an expansion than a full sequel. Adding some extra fuel to this, …

HITMAN 2 has had quite the year, delivering content updates at a rate that put other ‘live service' games to shame. IO Interactive is continuing this streak with new content throughout November, although things are starting to wind down as work on the sequel starts to ramp up. In November, …

Cory Barlog, the Creative Director of 2018’s God of War recently updated his Twitter profile, posting cryptic messages. Barlog changed his Twitter profile to that of the Voyager 2 space satellite, his cover photo to a picture of stars in space, and tweeted the cryptic message “—- <END TRANSMISSION> … …

While EA's prized racing franchise has run into plenty of trouble over the current console generation, Need for Speed keeps coming back. The last entry in the series seemed promising but was bogged down by a microtransaction-riddled and randomised car modification system. This week, Need for Speed Heat has snuck …

Over the last year or so, Starbreeze has been in a rough financial position, leading to the loss of The Walking Dead video game license, a publisher restructuring and the dropping of StarVR. Prior to this, Payday 2 development had officially ended, but that changed a couple of weeks ago …

Norman Reedus, who plays the lead character in the Kojima Productions game ‘Death Stranding’, was originally slated to be in the now cancelled Silent Hills game. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Reedus revealed that after being approached for Death Stranding, he was retroactively glad that Silent Hills never came to …

Just a few days ago, a Steam Partner site update went out with references to something called ‘Steam Cloud Gaming'. This initially sparked rumours of Valve creating its own streaming alternative to the likes of Google Stadia, although recent updates indicate that third-parties will be able to offer their own …

Ever since the online stream platforms such as Twitch became mainstream, we have seen some amazing characters presenting their personalities in public for all to see. Not everyone who places themselves in front of a camera to livestream footage will succeed – it takes a person with a real unique …

For the last year or so, the US and China have been engaging in a trade war, imposing various tariffs on each country’s goods and services. What this has meant for the video game industry is that the upcoming PlayStation 5, Xbox Scarlett, and Nintendo consoles were threatened to have …

The Epic Games Store is once again offering two free games this week. Available to download for free right now is ‘Nuclear Throne’, a post-apocalyptic, rogue-like top-down shooter, and ‘Ruiner’, an isometric action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. These two games have replaced last week’s …

The developer behind Black Desert Online, Pearl Abyss, will announce three new games and the upcoming closed beta of Shadow Arena at G-Star 2019 on November 14th (04:00 UTC) in Busan, South Korea. G-Star 2019, the Korean videogame conference, is right around the corner, and with it comes the expected …

Bug bounty programs are fairly common in the tech world, but it is rarer to see game developers participating. With GTA Online, Rockstar began a bug bounty program calling on white hat hackers and security sleuths to dig out reproducible instances of false positive bans. Now, the program is being …

PlayStation has certainly had a busy day. They have appointed a new head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios, they have also created a new initiative, focused on enhancing relations with indie studios, and now Jim Ryan, CEO of PlayStation, sat down with Gamesindustry.biz to talk about the future of PlayStation, as …

Earlier today, PlayStation announced that Hermen Hulst, the managing director of Guerrilla Games, would become the new Head of PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios, replacing Shuhei Yoshida. It was also revealed that Yoshida will remain at the company, but will now be leading a new initiative with a focus on working with …

Back in early October, Sony made the surprise announcement that Shawn Layden, head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, has left the company after a lengthy 30-year career. A replacement had not been lined up at the time but today, Sony announced a new head for SIE Worldwide Studios.  Hermen …

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been looking to bring back some of its PC-specific game franchises, with the most notable revival being Age of Empires. We are currently getting ‘Definitive Editions' for the first three Age of Empires games with a long-awaited sequel also in the works. Age …

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Just the other week, Razer announced the Viper Ultimate wireless version and now the company has added another of its popular mice to its wireless range. The Basilisk Ultimate and Basilisk X HyperSpeed are the latest Razer mice to receive the wireless upgrade. Razer has introduced two new versions to …

While the gaming industry has taken strides over the years to diversify the characters and stories we see, it still lags behind the other two major media industries: films and TV shows. Brass Lion Entertainment has been created by a group of industry veterans to help tackle that exact issue. …

Last week, Halo: Reach went live on PC for one full week, giving beta testers a chance to check out every major game mode and give the online multiplayer servers a good push. A lot of feedback was offered over the course of the week, so instead of ending the …