Software & Gaming

Acer is getting into the handheld gaming market. At CES this week, Acer has revealed the Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11 handhelds, both equipped with a Ryzen 8000 series processor with Radeon graphics.  While some handhelds like the Lenovo Legion Go and the ROG Ally utilise the Ryzen …

Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft, has hinted at a potential spiritual successor to the iconic sandbox game. Notch began working on Minecraft back in 2009 and the game quickly became popular even in its Alpha stage. Later on, Microsoft acquired Mojang and the Minecraft IP for $2 billion.  …

Marvel Rivals' first season of content is on the way. Leaks have already pointed to several new characters joining the roster, including the likes of Deadpool, Modok and Jean Grey. However, it would seem that some of those characters will be appearing later than we thought, with the developers focusing …

It has been months since Black Myth Wukong first launched on PC and PS5. While an Xbox version was announced, it was unceremoniously delayed and we've heard very little about plans for the Xbox version since. At the time, Game Science developers pointed to the Xbox Series S as the …

The Nintendo Switch 2 is due to launch this year, but Nintendo has been slow to announce anything officially. However, with each passing day, more leaks are beginning to surface.

Video game leaks come from all kinds of unlikely places. We've seen plans for a Tomb Raider game leaked due to someone leaving their laptop open on a train. Other leaks have happened simply by walking into the bars near game studio offices. The most recent GTA 6 reveal makes the list for unusual leaks, as it appears to have come from an office cleaner.

Soon, gamers will be able to go back and revisit the ARPG in its original form once again, as Diablo 1 is reportedly set to drop on Game Pass.

The modding team behind the Skyblivion project, which will rebuild Oblivion using the Skyrim engine, is set for a 2025 launch.

The first wave of PlayStation Plus games have been announced for 2025. Starting on January 7th, PS+ Essential subscribers will get access to three more games, including a Need for Speed classic and the biggest failed live-service game of 2024 (no, not Concord).  Starting on January 7th, PS+ Essential (or …

The Nintendo Switch has had a great run but sales have begun to slow down at around the 150 million mark. With the Switch 2 arriving next year, let's take a look at what Nintendo could do to push the Switch 2 to become the highest selling console of all time.

An ominous tease from a well-known Half-Life voice actor points to 2025 being a big year for Half-Life fans...

The Steam Awards 2024 has come to a close and the winners have been announced for all categories...

Over the past six months there has been mounting evidence that Valve is working on a new single-player Half-Life game. Valve officially revived the Half-Life IP a few years back with Half-Life: Alyx, but unlike all other games in the series, Alyx was a VR-exclusive. With this new game, Valve …

Millions of players have jumped into Marvel Rivals since its launch a few weeks ago. The new free-to-play hero shooter has captured a good chunk of the playerbase that Overwatch left behind during the transition from Overwatch 1 to Overwatch 2. Now through datamining efforts, we know what characters to …

While Sony has slowed down on some of its active live service game projects, cancelling a good number of them after acquiring Bungie, the company isn't bowing out of this market entirely yet. Concord's failure was not the final nail in the coffin, as confirmed by PlayStation's co-CEO, Herman Hulst. …

Just 10 months after it reached 30 million sales, Stardew Valley has already hit another major milestone with over 41 million copies sold.

On the cusp of new years eve, Epic Games is giving away the recently-released roguelike [REDACTED] for free for a limited time.

Intel's new Graphics Software has arrived with a surprising omission: the “Studio” tab, which housed streaming and recording features in the previous Arc Control software. According to Intel, this feature has been removed due to low user usage. This decision has left many users scratching their heads, especially considering the …

AMD's upcoming Ryzen Z2 Go APU might not be available on as many consoles as the other Ryzen Z2 chips. According to a recent report, AMD's Ryzen Z2 Go is exclusive to the upcoming Lenovo Legion Go S handheld. Renowned leaker Golden Pig Upgrade (via @Olrak29_) has revealed that the …

Square Enix has announced that NieR: Automata, the critically acclaimed action RPG developed by PlatinumGames, has reached a new sales milestone, surpassing 9 million units sold worldwide. This figure includes physical and digital sales across all platforms, including PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. NieR: Automata, a sequel …

Despite asking for £70 for the base game, and extra money for each Season Pass, Black Ops 6 is getting another form of monetisation with Premium Event Passes.

Available right now for a limited time, those with an Epic Games account can claim the arcade racer Hot Wheels Unleashed for free.

Steam has had a monumental year, shattering its previous record for new game releases and welcoming a surge of new players. But while the platform continues to thrive, Valve has poured cold water on hopes for a Steam Deck 2 anytime soon. A staggering 18,825 new games landed on Steam …

Animal Crossing New Horizons is not only the second-best selling Switch game ever, but has now broken a decades-long record held by Pokémon Red/Green in Japan.

As part of the Epic Games Store’s end-of-year 2024 promotions, the cyberpunk-styled parkour slasher Ghostrunner 2 is free to claim for a limited time.

Nvidia has taken steps to address the recent performance problems plaguing its new GeForce Experience replacement, the Nvidia App. The app's Game Filters seem to be causing significant frame rate drops and stuttering in certain games, leading the green team to launch an update to disable the feature by default. …

Less than 3 years after its release, Elden Ring has now entered the exclusive ‘1 million reviews club’ on Steam - only the 11th title to do so.

As part of the Epic Games Store’s end-of-year Christmas promotions, Control is free to claim right now for a limited time only.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has been a great surprise to end the year on. Machine Games delivered a fantastic original story that slots nicely between the original films. Now, it appears that Disney has more plans for Indiana Jones video games.  According to film leaker, DanielRPK, who typically …

Ubisoft first began its foray into blockchain and NFT-infused games with Rainbow Six a few years ago. There was swift, loud backlash against this idea and since then, Ubisoft has instead opted to not publicise any of its NFT projects. Recently, the publisher launched another one, based on Captain Laserhawk, …