Software & Gaming

Over the course of 2024, Valve has introduced a ton of new and appreciated pro-consumer features to its Steam platform. From the revamped family sharing to increased integration with the Steam Deck and more, Valve has been putting in the work to continue improving the platform. The latest update sees a new, more transparent / user-friendly approach to DLC and Season Passes.

The hugely popular MMO from Square Enix, Final Fantasy 14, is officially heading to mobile. The developers plan to cram the entire story into the mobile version

Remedy has been working away on Control 2 for around two years already, with the company revealing that development had begun in November 2022. Now, Remedy has issued the latest update, confirming that Control 2 will include ‘RPG' elements.  Control was primarily an action game, with a single, focused overarching …

Ubisoft introduced crossplay to Rainbow Six Siege quite some time ago but at the time, the company opted to limit crossplay to consoles, leaving PC players out. That is now changing, with Ubisoft planning to open up PC to console crossplay for the first time.  Starting with the Operation Collision …

Sony has sent in an offer to acquire Kadokawa Group, a massive Japanese conglomerate with its hand in publishing, anime, manga and game development.

One year on from its initial launch, Sony has now announced that the PlayStation Portal is set to get cloud streaming via a new beta update.

Following in the footsteps of Nintendo, Minecraft is set to get its own global theme park attractions starting in 2026/2027.

Despite being on Game Pass, in the past half a year Starfield has only managed to gain 1 million additional players - bringing the total to 15 million.

With DICE recovering from the failure of Battlefield 2042, it seems the team are engaging in a ton more playtests for the upcoming sequel.

In a surprise announcement, SEGA revealed a major 2.0 update is coming to Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble next week alongside new DLC characters.

Following the release of Alan Wake Remastered and its sequel, Remedy revealed that the survival-thriller series has reached a milestone of 15 million players.

MSI's next-gen gaming handheld, the Claw 8 AI+, hasn't been announced yet, but that's likely happening soon. After a quiet showcase at Computex earlier this year, MSI's new handheld is apparently ready to be launched. The Claw 8 AI+ is a much-needed redemption arc for MSI after the somewhat underwhelming …

The second wave of Xbox Game Pass titles for November 2024 have been announced. A number of interesting games will be available soon, with the headliner being the long-awaited STALKER 2, which finally launches on Xbox and PC on November 20th.  STALKER 2 was announced as a day-one Game Pass …

With FromSoftware now finished with Elden Ring, it seems the team are going back into their past, with a remaster of Dark Souls 3 rumoured to be in the works.

Following its release on other platforms, Life is Strange: Double Exposure comes to Switch digitally today – with a physical version penned for early 2025.

Years on from updating the likes of Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey, AC: Syndicate has finally gotten a current-gen 60fps patch.

Despite being one of the lowest rated entries in the series, Pokémon Scarlet / Violet have become the best-selling Pokémon games of all time in Japan.

The Game Awards is airing in December and as always, just a couple of weeks ahead of the event, the nominees are now up for public voting.

The third and final part to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy is now in development, with the story already complete.

Back 4 Blood, the spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead, disappointed a lot of fans at launch. Now, Turtle Rock is looking to turn things around with a sequel.

You can play Avowed early, but you'll need to be willing to shell out £90, with not much else to gain from the Premium Edition beyond a few skins.

It seems like everyone's jumping back into City 17 this week as Half-Life 2 smashes concurrent player records on Steam. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Half-Life 2 just got a massive update and a free weekend, prompting the peak concurrent player count to go over the 64K mark. SteamDB reports that …

Following rumours, Ubisoft confirmed their upcoming Assassin’s Creed Infinity hub (Animus Hub) will be a completely free service when it launches next year.

Though it might be a simple listing error, it seems as though a remaster of Lara Croft’s Tomb Raider Legend Trilogy may be in the works.

The Game Awards has made another controversial change ahead of its 2024 show. From now on, remasters, remakes, expansions and seasons will be eligible for GOTY.

Ahead of its launch early next month, the Marvel Rivals team have shared a bunch of new launch details – alongside Season 1 plans.

At a pretty regular cadence, Humble offers various bundles of games for a heavily discounted price – all the while giving a portion of the proceedings to charity. Right now, the platform is offering a ‘Telltale Collection’ bundle, featuring the likes of The Walking Dead series, The Wolf Among Us and more.

Valve is marking the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2 with a wealth of new content, including a two-hour documentary, an updated developer commentary, and a new update. Unfortunately, in the middle of all of this, there's no mention of the long-awaited “Half-Life 3”. While it may not be the elusive …

PaperGames has announced that Infinity Nikki will officially be available on PC (Epic Games), PS5, and mobile platforms on December 5th. To celebrate the announcement, the developers have unveiled a brand-new trailer and the official system requirements to play the upcoming title on PC. Infinity Nikki invites players to immerse …

Blizzard appears to be reviving its plans for a StarCraft shooter, with multiple job roles now up for grabs on an unannounced open-world shooter.