Software & Gaming

This week, Nintendo finally endowed the Switch with its first universal video application, allowing users to download YouTube from the eShop. Unfortunately for those still watching things on their Wii, Nintendo has revealed that all video services are soon to be axed for the aging console. Confirmation comes from Netflix …

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Update: At this point, Sunset Overdrive for PC is all but announced. We've had numerous leaks from ratings boards, the Steam Database and now, Microsoft's own Xbox Live API has seemingly revealed the game ahead of an official announcement. The website ‘TrueAchievements‘ was recently updated with a listing for Sunset …

While Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion seemed to get critics back onboard with the game, it apparently hasn't been doing the business for Activision's bottom line. During the publisher's most recent earnings call, heads at Activision confirmed that Destiny 2: Forsaken has not met internal sales expectations. During the call, Activision's …

Today we are taking a look at something a bit different- Moonlighter, an action RPG developed by the small team at Digital Sun. It shares DNA with other indie hits, including The Binding of Isaac, Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley.

If Cortana simply isn’t enough virtual assistant for your needs when traversing Windows 10, Amazon has a potential solution by bringing Alexa to the platform. Unfortunately, it looks as though functionality will be limited at launch, which could be a deal breaker for some. Amazon had already put Alexa through …

Update (09/11/18): Reports emerged that YouTube would finally come to Nintendo Switch this week, a year and a half after the hybrid console first launched. Fortunately, the rumours were true, as Nintendo has officially unveiled the application in its eShop. Ever since its March 2017 release, fans of the Nintendo …

Although EA’s Battlefield V officially releases on November 20th, paying members of the publisher’s Origin Access Premier earned the right to access the game early. This was expected to launch tomorrow, but it seems that annual shooter is already available to subscribers. Battlefield V has one of the most fragmented …

Microsoft has encountered a few issues with Windows 10 lately, with many of them stemming from a buggy 1809 feature update. This week, a new issue cropped up for users, with some Windows 10 Pro users finding their licenses deactivated or downgraded to Windows 10 Home. These license downgrades came …

The Fallout 76 beta officially ends later today, which means it is now time for Bethesda to start talking about what to expect from the game on release and beyond. On the PC side of things, the beta had a few issues, which resulted in locked frame rates and FOV …

Cloud gaming has long been pegged as the future of video game delivery by many industry heads, and now it seems Take-Two wants in. The Red Dead Redemption 2 publisher wants to “embrace new distribution technology” but only if business models align with the company’s current outlook. Ubisoft CEO Yves …

For many fans of survival games, DayZ has fallen into irrelevancy over the last few years as development continued to stall and the illusive ‘beta' build continued to get delayed. Now five years later, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, with the DayZ beta build …

While the PS4 Pro might be the most powerful console on Sony's roster, it doesn't come without drawbacks. Initial launch units of the PS4 Pro get notoriously loud, especially when playing newer games like Spider-Man, God of War or Red Dead Redemption 2. Sony has been quietly revising the PS4 …

Following on from Square Enix's $33 million loss yesterday, the publisher has held a Final Fantasy XV livestream, essentially to announce that future DLCs are now cancelled. The game was set to get another set of character focussed ‘episodes' in 2019 but this will no longer be the case. On …

Nintendo seems to have caused quite the controversy with last week’s Direct presentation, as new footage of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate showed Mr Game & Watch don an insensitive Native American sprite. The developer has since apologised, stating that it will be altering the animation from its anticipated brawler via …

Japanese publisher Square Enix has had a few hits under its belt this year, from Shadow of the Tomb Raider to Octopath Traveler, but that hasn’t stopped the firm from losing a considerable amount of money. Its latest fiscal report shows a staggering loss of ¥3.73 billion ($33 million), which …

Gender-based discrimination has been the topic of many conversations regarding Riot Games, as the League of Legends developer promised a new “zero tolerance policy on discrimination, harassment, and general toxicity.” At least one current and one former employee feel that these words are hollow, taking it upon themselves to launch …

Red Dead Redemption 2 launched not only to great critical acclaim, but to record-setting weekend launch sales too. Immediately at launch, the game was billed as the 2nd biggest entertainment launch ever, second only to GTA V. Rockstar has continued to dominate charts in the week following, with Red Dead …

The Fallout 76 beta is coming to a close this week, with the final slot scheduled in for tomorrow. Before the finale, Bethesda has rolled out a 30GB patch for the game, which contains some bug fixes and also places limits on framerate and field of view. Typically, Bethesda's game …

This week, BoMenzzz sits down to solve some Lovecraftian mysteries in Call of Cthulu. We kinda forced her to play this one and she wasn't too happy about it. She took one for the team.

We are just over one week away from the launch of Fallout 76 but there is still one more round of beta tests to go. Over the last couple of weeks, players across PC, Xbox One and PS4 have had a few chances to try the game out and on …

Troubling news emerged for PC players of Fallout 76 earlier this week, after a modder detailed various ways in which the game can be broken and manipulated by other players. Bethesda has since responded, stating that many claims are “either inaccurate or based on incorrect assumptions,” but has set out to …

Since its release in 2014, Hearthstone has experienced a steady influx of players, reaching 70 million within three years. This number has surged exponentially in the past 18 months, with Blizzard now celebrating the notable 100 million players milestone. A large part of its growth is thanks to a growing …

Blizzard landed itself in a bad situation over the weekend after choosing to close out its Blizzcon mainstage announcements with Diablo Immortal, a mobile spin-off. At the time, fans of Diablo have been left scratching their heads wondering why they didn't at least acknowledge Diablo 4. According to sources, acknowledging …

Ubisoft has found itself in hot water with parents, after complaints that Just Dance 2019 was bombarding children with subscription messages despite utilising the supposedly safe “Kids Mode.” The publisher has since apologised, and claimed that it will rework its song listings to prevent such confusion in the future. Kids …

While Diablo fans may have been let down at Blizzcon this year, Blizzard did bring along some better news for Warcraft fans. Rumours of a Warcraft 3 remaster have been floating around for a couple of years now but Blizzard is hoping to kick things up a notch with Warcraft …

In the build up to Blizzcon this year, we knew that there were ‘multiple Diablo projects' in the works and that we would see at least one of them announced. Prior to the event, Blizzard did try to temper expectations, dashing away hopes for Diablo 4. So what exactly did …

While Blizzard hinted that Diablo news was on the way, the firm did its best to temper expectations surrounding a fourth mainline entry in the run-up to its annual BlizzCon event. Sadly, these efforts were in vain as the newly announced Diablo Immortal for mobile has become one of the …

Civilization VI marks the return to console for Sid Meier’s mainline series, as well as the first entry to soon hit a Nintendo platform since the original for Super NES. The upcoming Switch version is just around the corner, although one major caveat is sure to disappoint many – there …

Today we present part two of our Red Dead Redemption gameplay. This time around, we spend more time exploring the huge open world, as well as the different customisation options you get.