Software & Gaming

The Deus Ex series returns later this month with the launch of Mankind Divided, a direct sequel to the events of 2011’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution. In the lead-up to launch, Eidos and Square Enix have announced the game’s PC system requirements, as well as when you can preload it …

One of Microsoft’s surprises at E3 this year was the launch of the Halo Wars 2 beta, which is being made by Total War studio, Creative Assembly. Unfortunately for those of us on the PC, the beta was only available on Xbox One. However, we will get our chance to …

No Man's Sky may already be out on the PlayStation 4 but there are still plenty of PC gamers waiting for the game to unlock on Steam. Fortunately, Hello Games has announced the exact times that the game will be downloadable on Steam in the UK, Europe and US. No …

Much like real world sports, the last thing Esports needs is a reputation for harbouring cheaters, which is perhaps why Riot Games is going so hard against the makers of League of Legends cheating software. It's now launched a lawsuit against the developer, LeagueSharp. LeagueSharp is a service that for …

Quantum Break had a bit of a troubled launch as a Windows 10 Store exclusive title. It was one of the earlier games to use the Universal Windows Platform and due to the platform limitations at the time, the game did not make a great first impression. However, Remedy Entertainment …

Back at E3 this year, CD Projekt Red took to the stage to officially announce a standalone version of Gwent, the much loved card game that debuted in The Witcher 3 last year. Originally, people were going to get their first chance to play in September but it looks like …

Doing anything other than looking at the road while driving is never a good idea, even if you have a Tesla with autopilot. Playing a game while driving is one of the dumbest ideas though, which is why Taiwan has begun fining people who are discovered playing hot new augmented …

If you like the look of the new Xbox One S but don't think it's portable enough, there's one man who can solve that: Ed Zarick. Mere days after the official release of the console, he's managed to fit one into his own custom built laptop chassis, creating the world's …

Telltale Game's in-house engine for making its conversational simulator titles has never quite been perfect. Even though it had a unique, comic book look from its very first outing, it always had a few graphical quirks. That doesn't seem to have disappeared with the new version either, whether you're talking …

Earlier this week we got wind of a report claiming that Sony is planning a September press event, at which it will finally reveal the PlayStation 4 Neo in full and give us some official details. Since then, Sony has begun sending out invitations to press outlets for an event …

The original Dead Rising is finally making its way to the PC next month, ahead of the launch of Dead Rising 4 in December, which will see the return of Frank West, the series’ original protagonist. The game will be launching in ‘remastered’ form and now that the Steam page …

It looks like the official Dota 2 forum has been targeted by hackers as the site was apparently breached last month, with nearly two million user records accessed, which include email addresses, passwords, IP addresses and usernames. News of the leak first appeared on Leaked Source, a site that gives …

One of the more interesting features to come out of virtual reality development in recent weeks was the introduction of audio-reactive brushes in 3D painting experience, TiltBrush. Users have been experimenting with it since and it's lead to some amazing creations, like this VR painting music video. The song used …

Following years of security leaks, the world and its dog have decided it's time we ditched Adobe's Flash web standard for good, but we can't just take it out back and shoot it, it needs to be a slow, painful goodbye. That's been happening for a while now, but Chrome …

Oh Rapture, how long has it been since we danced beneath the waves? How far have we grown apart since you tried to murder me with crazed, hook handed splicers and drill toting diving suits? Perhaps it's time we joined forces once again to explore your deep and devilish confines, …

IO Interactive are trying something different with Hitman this time around. The game is ‘out’ but it is getting episodic content updates throughout the rest of the year and by the sounds of things, the new model is going quite well, as there could be two more seasons worth of …

Recently Blizzard added a new game mode to Overwatch called ‘Lucio Ball', which appears to have been inspired by Rocket League, except instead of driving cars, you are running around as Lucio. Since then, players discovered a bug that could allow them to play as other characters in this game …

The bane of game crackers the world over, Denuvo, may have finally begun to weaken in the face of an onslaught of hacking attempts, as several titles protected by the game have now appeared on popular sharing sites, fully playable. Rise of the Tomb Raider however, appears to have been …

Nintendo may often be considered a company that looks to the past for its future, but it's understandable when its back catalogue is so strong. One of its more exciting recent announcements is the Nintendo Classic Mini which will bring many of the console's classic games to the modern era, in …

Tesla's autopilot feature has gotten a bad rap in recent months after two people were involved in crashes while it was enabled, with one tragically losing their life in the process. Now though it may have redeemed itself somewhat, as the autonomous vehicle feature just saved a man's life by …

A gamer who spent nine years levelling up in the punishing 20 year old MMO, Tibia, was finally able to unlock a door in the game world that nobody had been through in the 11 years since it was introduced. But nobody other than he knows what was behind it, …

Removing the three step tracking system entirely from Pokémon Go was one of the worst received moves in recent game developer history. Fans were really not impressed, but it's good to see Niantic has responded quickly by releasing a newly revamped tracking system in its early stages of development. You …

Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Neo exists but so far, it has also avoided talking much about it or showing it off publicly. However, it looks like Sony might finally be ready as a report this week is claiming that the PlayStation Neo will be officially revealed on the …

A few days ago Sony began warning early No Man’s Sky players that the day-one patch would essentially make their save files obsolete, as significant changes are due to be made to the game. This also doubled as a call to press outlets with leaked copies to not evaluate the …

This October marks 20 years since Lara Croft's polygonal form first graced our screens, so understandably there are a few celebrations planned. One of the less expected ones though, is a concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, which will take place in December, featuring the full Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Headed by famed conductor, Robert …

If like many gamers young and old around the world, Pokémon Go has given you the itch to try your hand at becoming a Pokémon Master once again, it was well timed. A new fan-made Pokémon game, Uranium, has just been released, complete with new story, pocket monsters, abilities and …

Blizzard's approach to competitive play in Overwatch is a little different to other games. The competitive mode runs in seasons, during which players compete to reach the top 500 player list, if you break into the list at any time during the season, you get a unique player icon and …

There will be no early review copies of No Man's Sky but that hasn't stopped various press outlets and even regular gamers from getting their hands on early versions of the game through other sources. Unfortunately for those that have managed to start playing early, those save files will no …

We already knew that Overwatch was off to a great start but it looks like Blizzard's latest franchise has really caught on, with over 15 million players worldwide already. The game officially launched on the 24th of May this year, so over the last two months, the player base has …

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update began rolling out this week, which means it is time for Microsoft to start talking about the future. Today, in a new blog post going over some new Windows update changes, Microsoft confirmed that there are no more feature updates planned for 2016. However, there …