Software & Gaming

For more than a decade now, Humble has offered a new way to purchase PC games, letting you acquire ‘bundles’ of related titles for heavily discounted prices – with a portion of the proceedings going to different charities. Since its founding in 2010, the company has raised an impressive amount …

Skull and Bones has had an incredibly turbulent development. After being delayed over half a dozen times and pushed back years beyond its initial release date, the multiplayer Ubisoft pirate game is finally actually launching on the 16th of February. That said, excitement surrounding the game has been minimal, but …

If you have an older PC that does not officially support ReBAR, you might be interested in this new mod. An open source tool is now available to enable ReBAR on more systems, which can improve gaming performance by as much as 12 percent.  The ResizableBAR technology became popular in …

While Epic Games is technically an independent studio, it does have several huge investors. Companies like Tencent and Sony have been quick to buy up shares in the company and now, Disney, perhaps the largest entertainment company in the world, is buying up a piece. 

Late last year, following the release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Insomniac Games announced that the title would be getting a rather significant update in 2024 – bringing with it a NewGame+ mode, additional accessibility options and more. Though details on the update remain light, we now know that the NG+ …

EVO is one of the biggest competitive gaming tournaments in the industry, dating all the way back to 1996 and offering an arena where the biggest and best fighting game champions can clash. Back in September of last year, the event coordinator announced that more details on 2024’s EVO would …

A couple days ago, the team at S-GAME released a new trailer for their upcoming spectacle fighter Phantom Blade Zero. Though no release date has been given, the team promised that a demo will be released sometime this year. Unfortunately, more details surrounding the demo have been revealed – including …

Overwatch 2 has had somewhat of a controversial life so far, with many of the game’s promises ultimately being canned in favour of more small-scale changes and additions over time. That said, the team at Blizzard have been putting a decent amount of work into each new Season – the …

For the past two generations of Xbox and PlayStation consoles, Sony and Microsoft have both gone with AMD for their custom hardware. Microsoft is already laying the groundwork for its next console, as we know from files revealed as part of the FTC v Microsoft trial over the acquisition of …

Sony has fully embraced the idea of remasters and remakes this generation. Two of the PS5's launch titles were both re-releases, with one being Demon Souls and the other being Spider-Man Remastered. Since then, Sony has gone on to re-release both The Last of Us games in remastered form and is …

Valiant Hearts: The Great War released over a decade ago as one of Ubisoft's most praised games at the time, but a sequel titled Valiant Hearts: Coming Home only just released last year. Currently, this sequel is exclusive to Netflix's mobile gaming platform, but recent leaks suggest a console release …

During Nintendo's latest earnings call, the company shared the total sales number for Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, ending the debate for the best-selling game of 2023. With over 22 million copies, Hogwarts Legacy has officially beaten out The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as 2023's …

It has taken a little longer for Suicide Squad reviews to go live, as review codes were only sent out a few days ahead of launch. At this point, many outlets have published their scored reviews and unfortunately, Suicide Squad has ended up as Rocksteady's lowest rated game ever.  Based …

As predicted, last night during Sony's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth stream, Square Enix officially announced plans for a demo. Better yet, if you have a PS5, you can download it right now.  The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo has arrived on PS5, ahead of the game's full release on the …

Genshin Impact put studio MiHoYo (now known as HoYoverse) on the map, with the open-world free-to-play Zelda-like title raking in over $4 Billion since its launch in late 2020. Since then, the team have released Honaki Star Rail – which while it performed well ahead of launch, has not been …

Is Microsoft moving away from exclusive games and embracing multiplatform development? Phil Spencer responds to the latest rumours...

Each month, those who are subscribed to the Humble Choice service are privy to a number of games – letting you obtain a handful of titles for a relatively low price. February’s line-up is now available to acquire, including the likes of Life is Strange: True Colors and Scorn. Available …

Following the success of Persona 3 Reload, it looks like Atlus is now looking to remake Persona 2 and Persona 4...

Since its launch back in 2020, the PlayStation 5 has received a significant number of updates, adding brand new features alongside miscellaneous quality-of-life improvements. This latest beta update is part of the latter – though does bring with it a whole host of welcome additions. Making the announcement via the …

Helldivers II is the next major first-party release from PlayStation Studios, with the co-op focused 3rd person shooter set to arrive later this week. Ahead of launch, the team have released a story recap for the first game – alongside promises of free post-launch support, Making the announcement via the …

When all is said and done, the Nintendo Switch will have been one of the most successful video game consoles of all time. With less than a year to go until the company most likely releases their next-gen successor, the 2017 handheld-hybrid has proven itself across the world – especially …

While Microsoft accidentally went live early with a Final Fantasy 14 beta announcement in January, it has taken several weeks to get new details. With Final Fantasy 14 launching on Xbox consoles for the first time, Square Enix will be holding an open beta for the Xbox Series X/S version …

CD Projekt Red is building up its new US and Canada-based studios, both of which form CD Projekt Red North America. This is the team spearheading Project Orion, otherwise known as the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. The game is now in the early stages of development, with many former CD …

Last year with the launch of the iPhone 15 Pro, Apple made a few surprising gaming announcements. Now, several AAA studios are bringing their games to iOS devices, including the likes of Resident Evil Village and Death Stranding. Unfortunately, other acclaimed titles are going in a different direction, with a …

February has kicked off which means it is time for another Nvidia DLSS update. This week, there will be two new games getting DLSS updates. For starters, we have Stormgate, which features both DLSS 2 and DLSS 3. Stormgate managed to raise over $2.2 million in crowdfunding last year, making …

There has been a lot of drama around Xbox in recent days, as news broke that Microsoft is considering ditching game exclusives and moving towards multiplatform development. Microsoft hasn't addressed those rumours yet, but while we await an official response, the next batch of Game Pass titles have been announced. …

While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launched with a widely praised multiplayer mode, its single-player campaign left a lot to be desired. The campaign ditched the structured missions of previous COD campaigns and instead opted for 'open world missions'. Now, it appears that this will not be a one-off occurrence. 

Monster Hunter is celebrating its 20th anniversary on March 11th, 2024. It's a significant milestone, and Capcom plans to mark the occasion with a collaboration with Puma. The two brands are set to release a collection of new Monster Hunter merchandise created by the sports brand sometime in 2024.  Even …

The Steam Next Fest is back with hundreds of game demos spread over seven days, and it's the perfect opportunity to discover new games. This event happens three times a year, and it's a chance for gamers to try out upcoming games before their release. The current Steam Next Fest …

EA is bringing back Skate this year, with plans to re-launch the series as a free-to-play game. While the game was first announced for consoles, it is also coming to PC and better yet, it will be on Steam.  Skate doesn't have an exact release date yet but EA has …