Software & Gaming

One of the primary features advertised by Sony for the Premium tier of its revamped PlayStation Plus series was the ability to play limited trials for a number of games both small and large alike. Though still a relatively small list of titles, the service is set to get two …

In 2022, Destiny 2 had its best year ever, thanks to the excellent Witch Queen expansion and the seasonal content that followed. This ultimately led to all-time high concurrent player counts when the follow-up expansion, Lightfall, launched earlier this year. Unfortunately, the Lightfall expansion amounted to little more than filler …

Immortals of Aveum looked like a really cool game, delivering fantastic visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5, alongside a seldom-used magic-focused FPS concept. Unfortunately, 2023 has been absolutely stacked with good games, so it didn't end up selling that well at launch. To try and get more players to check …

The League of Legends Worlds 2023 finals broke the record for esports event viewership with over 6.4 million concurrent viewers, without accounting for Chinese viewers. This is a significant accomplishment for one of the most prestigious esports games. During Worlds 2023, the Korean T1 team showcased their skills and won …

CD Projekt Red has made some surprising Witcher-related announcements recently. Not only is The Witcher 3 soon getting support for a full mod editor, enabling creators to make their own quests and original content in the game, but the studio is also going back and updating The Witcher 1 & …

For many, PUBG was the first battle royale game they played, with the title breaking records and shifting the gaming landscape for quite a while following its launch back in 2017. Since then, industry trends have shifted away from BR games, with extraction shooters seemingly being the new hotness. In …

Last week, we reported on a job listing which claimed that Warner Bros. upcoming Wonder Woman game will be a live-service title. In the wake of the controversies surrounding WB’s other upcoming superhero game – Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – the publisher has now refuted claims that …

Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is an interesting device which uses the company’s Remote Play service in order to stream titles from your home console to the portable peripheral. Despite requiring a constant internet connection, it seems as though there is a great deal of interest for some sort of handheld …

Remnant II is a co-op focused Souls-like which switches out traditional melee combat for 3rd person shooting. Being a sequel to the 2019 surprise hit, many expected Remnant II to do well. Following its immediate success upon launch back in July, the game has now gone on to sell over …

Rocksteady has released the official PC system requirements for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and it appears that the game won't need a high-end PC to run smoothly. Built on Unreal Engine 4, the game will use DirectX 12. As of now, it's unclear if any PC upscaling techniques …

In recent weeks, we've seen some positive signs that Capcom's highly anticipated title, Dragon's Dogma 2, is much closer to release than expected. The game was playable at the Tokyo Game Show in September and a showcase dedicated to the game is coming later in the month. Now, we may …

When Aspyr first announced its Nintendo Switch port of Knights of the Old Republic 2, it also revealed plans to release a free DLC, restoring cut content to the game officially for the first time. Many who picked up the Switch version did so in anticipation of this DLC but …

After the release of The Last of Us Part 1, the second remaster for Naughty Dog's 2013 masterpiece, rumours began swirling that we would see a remaster for The Last of Us Part 2 as well. As it turns out, those rumours were true, with Sony officially announcing the game …

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fan favourite title and we've been hoping for a return to the series for a long time now. It looked like we were finally going to get exactly that when Knights of the Old Republic Remake was announced back in 2021. …

We already knew that Valve planned to celebrate Half-Life's 25th Anniversary with a giveaway of the game on Steam. However, the company also had much more planned. Not only has a new documentary been released on the game's creation, but Valve has also given the game a fresh new update, including new content and restored cut content. 

While perhaps not the entirely successful return to roots that OG Assassin’s Creed fans were hoping for, AC Mirage represents the biggest step in the right direction we have seen for years. Soon, the game will be getting even better, with an upcoming patch set to add a new game …

Ever since the overwhelming success of Persona 5 back in 2017, we have seen the cache of the ATLUS JRPG franchise balloon in popularity, with many fans eagerly anticipating the inevitable release of Persona 6. While not yet officially announced by SEGA, the publisher has revealed that it hopes to …

Earlier this week, Larian Studios teased that we would be getting official news on a physical release for Baldur’s Gate 3. Following the reveal that the release date for the long-awaited Xbox version would be announced at The Game Awards, the studio has now officially announced its Baldur’s Gate 3 …

Half-Life needs no introduction. The first-person shooter put Valve on the map thanks in part to the power of its Source Engine, pushing the video game medium forward. If you have somehow not yet experienced this classic, the original Half-Life will soon be free to own on Steam.

GeForce Now has gone on to become one of the most reliable cloud gaming services around, particularly if you are using the Ultimate tier, which grants access to RTX 4080-powered servers. Those looking to pick up an Ultimate tier subscription will start getting a nice freebie this month too, with …

Each month, Sony updates its library of titles available to play through the platform’s PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscription tiers. While not the most exciting month, November’s line-up includes the day-one addition of the physics-based sandbox ‘Teardown’. Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, Adam Michel, the Director of …

Earlier this year, it was reported that Microsoft was considering an acquisition of the Japanese entertainment giant SEGA – among other potential purchases. Now, SEGA’s COO has spoken out on these rumours, claiming that “I don't think that kind of transaction is going to happen.” During this year’s Web Summit …

Following the overwhelming success of HBO’s The Last of Us (thanks in part to its excellent cast), Showrunner Craig Mazin and the team have been hard at work on the show’s second season. One important character who is set to make an appearance in Season 2 is Abby. According to one report, the role has now been cast...

After creating the critically acclaimed Batman Arkham Trilogy, Rocksteady’s next title was announced to be Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. While conceptually a cool idea, the title’s gameplay reveal left a lot to be desired – ultimately leading to a massive delay. Now, the team are back to show …

In recent weeks, Larian has made it very clear that the Xbox version of Baldur's Gate 3 is coming along nicely. The development team even significantly reduced the game's memory usage while optimising for the Series S, a benefit that will be coming to other platforms as well. Now, it …

Warner Bros. leadership made it clear recently that it wants to transform its games division into a live-service powerhouse, stepping away from the single-player action titles like the Batman: Arkham series or even the more recent Middle-Earth games. This will all kick off with Rocksteady's Suicide Squad game next year …

Hogwarts Legacy is finally available on Nintendo Switch after several months of delays. Getting this game running on the Switch was no easy feat, as we can tell by the scaled-back graphics. Another cut had to be made to get the game on Nintendo's hybrid console, splitting the game's open …

In 2022 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Dragon's Dogma, Capcom made the announcement fans had been waiting for. Dragon's Dogma 2 is finally on the way and it is starting to look like the game's release is just around the corner.  Capcom has told investors that it has a …

Ahead of The Witcher 3's launch in 2015, CD Projekt Red promised mod tools as a free DLC post-launch. The mod kit for the game ended up being fairly minimal, offering users ways to edit textures but not much else. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red has now announced plans to expand the game's mod support with a more comprehensive editor. 

While Ubisoft is known for many things, the publisher has garnered a reputation over the years  for its love of DLC – in particular Season Passes. As such, it comes as little surprise that ahead of the launch of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, a Season Pass has now been announced. …