Software & Gaming

Valve is implementing some region-specific changes for CS:GO this week in order to get around potential loot box regulations. In an effort to work around the lootboxes/gambling argument, CS:GO now has an X-Ray scanner to reveal the specific item in any container before opening it. The X-Ray Scanner is only …

In a rather unexpected announcement late last night, the PlayStation Twitter account released a statement saying that Shawn Layden has left the company. There has been no accompanying press release, or even a statement from Shawn Layden himself. A replacement chairmen for Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios has also not …

Over the years, AMD has managed to put together some excellent game bundles for hardware buyers. Earlier this year, we saw some Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs sold with free codes for The Division 2, Devil May Cry V and Resident Evil 2. Now just in time for the holiday …

Today is a big day for Bungie, with the studio establishing its new era of independence with a new expansion, a free to play version of Destiny 2 and a platform switch, with Destiny 2 officially leaving Battle.net and coming to Steam. All of these changes take time though, so …

While the Gears of War franchise is well known for its story campaigns, a lot of players also sink a ton of time into the multiplayer modes. This year with Gears 5, The Coalition doubled down on multiplayer with a new ‘Tour of Duty’ seasonal program, a new game mode …

Ever since leaving Microsoft and Halo behind, Bungie has been working on the Destiny franchise. However, with the studio’s new and complete independence, Bungie is looking to do a bit more, with plans to push more franchises out into the market by 2025. We had our first hint of this …

No Man’s Sky has been in a great position over the last couple of years. While the game initially disappointed at launch, Hello Games has been hard at work on several big feature updates since then. This year, No Man’s Sky Next launched, bringing in huge overhauls, adding proper multiplayer …

By all accounts, Windows 10 will be taking another step forward with its second feature update of 2019 potentially being released this week. However, this update is reported to be minor compared to previous releases. The latest Windows 10 feature update dubbed 19H2 (version 1909) will be shipping to participants …

Back in 2016 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Duke Nukem, the Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour was released. That re-release is now causing some legal issues as composer, Bobby Prince, is suing Gearbox, Randy Pitchford and even Valve claiming that his music was used without permission. Court …

At this point, the smart home craze is in full swing and most major tech companies are looking at ways to break into the market. On Microsoft's side, the Xbox One is getting voice command support for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa in addition to Microsoft's own digital assistant, Cortana. …

Back in June, Bungie made several huge announcements for Destiny 2. For starters, the game is leaving Battle.net behind and relaunching on Steam. The base game and Year 1 DLC content are also being packaged together and put out as the free to play ‘Destiny 2: New Light'. There is …

Over the last year, a class-action lawsuit has been brewing against Nintendo for ‘Joy-Con drift', an issue where the Switch controller's thumbsticks begin to register movement even when the user is not moving the analogue stick. This has been an on-going issue for a long time now and unfortunately, it …

Prior to developing Spider-Man and officially being acquired by Sony, Insomniac was exploring games on other platforms, with Oculus being the most notable example. Over the years, Insomniac has released three VR games for the Oculus Rift and in November, the studio's most ambitious VR project yet, Stormland, will be …

In the years following Grand Theft Auto V's release, there were plenty of rumours going around indicating that single-player DLC was in the works. As we now know, no such DLC ever came to fruition, with Rockstar choosing to focus exclusively on GTA Online with continuous updates. With Red Dead …

Earlier this week, we learned quite a bit about Activision's plans for exclusive PS4 content in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The publisher won some points earlier by implementing full cross-platform multiplayer and opting to give all platforms new maps at the same time. However, the downside is that Spec …

Respawn has been very busy this year between bringing Medal of Honor back and finishing up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Over the course of 2019, Respawn has also been consistently updating Apex Legends with seasonal updates. With season 3 about to launch Apex Legends is going to get some …

Microsoft has announced it will integrate Google Assistant into Xbox One, allowing voice-activated control over the console. Beta testing is kicking off soon, with a full launch expected this Autumn. Adding Google Assistant to Xbox One will allow users to voice activate features of the console, such as turning the …

There has been a lot of talk surrounding Anthem this month. The game finally joined the EA Access/Origin Access Basic library, which should bring in some new players. However, BioWare has also scrapped its previous DLC plans in order to give the game the re-working it desperately needs. With all …

Earlier this year, we learned that PUBG Corp was planning to reach even more players across the world with PUBG Lite, a version of the game aimed at those with less powerful PCs. Similarly to the mobile version of PUBG, this version will be free to play and now, it …

At TwitchCon this week Nvidia will be showcasing its next-generation streaming enhancements, labelled as the Nvidia RTX Broadcast engine, which can add real-time effects such as virtual green screen, style filters and augmented reality elements. Nvidia has developed a way to enable their RTX graphics cards to make use of …

Today we look at TriXX Boost - Sapphire's software-based feature to increase your frame rates

This has been a huge year for Respawn Entertainment, with the studio swiftly branching out beyond Titanfall under EA's ownership. This year, we've had the launch of Apex Legends, the announcement of Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond and in November, Respawn is also launching a story-focused Star Wars game, …

The Last of Us is fondly remembered as one of the all-time great single-player story-driven games. However, Naughty Dog also popped a multiplayer mode in to the original game that grew to maintain quite a large following. This week after The Last of Us Part II previews began going up, …

Back in 2018, we saw two major peripheral makers, Corsair and Logitech, making significant acquisitions to capture a bigger piece of the streamer and content creator markets. At this point, Logitech owns Blue Microphones and Corsair owns Elgato. Now this week, the competition is rising as Logitech is adding to …

iOS 13 and iPad OS 13 have been rolling out for almost a week now and bug reports are rolling in. Some issues have already been squashed by a swift 13.1 software update, but Apple still has a relatively big problem with third-party keyboards, which can be given ‘full access’ …

Overwatch is set to be back in the spotlight for a while this year as not only is Blizzard’s hero shooter coming to the Nintendo Switch, but it is also about to get a big ‘remaster’ update. This won’t be a remastering of visuals, but the Overwatch team is making …

Last week, Ubisoft announced the dates and unlock times for the Ghost Recon Breakpoint open beta. The follow up to Wildlands is swiftly approaching with an early October release date. Now after ironing out some last minute server connection issues, the open beta is live and ready to be played. …

For a couple of years now, we have known that Respawn Entertainment has been working on a secret VR game for Oculus. Now, we finally know what it is and surprisingly, it is a Medal of Honor game, bringing the long dormant franchise back in new form. Medal of Honor: …

Each year, we see a new Call of Duty game released with some form of exclusive to one of the major console platforms. Last generation, we saw Xbox 360 players getting new maps a month before everyone else. This generation, Sony has had those benefits instead for the PS4. This …

It has been almost one year since Microsoft first announced Project xCloud. The service had a brief, closed test phase at E3 this year, which resulted in some positive impressions but now, a public beta is also on the way, giving us the chance to try Microsoft's cloud gaming tech …