Software & Gaming

With the introduction of the RDNA architecture, AMD decided to take away support for one of the features within the Adrenalin software stack, including the frame generation technology for videos called Fluid Motion Video. This technology operates quite similarly to AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF), which had just been announced …

A Starfield patch earlier this week aimed to improve the game's stability on Intel Arc graphics cards but Intel's latest driver update brings the biggest performance improvements yet. The new Intel Arc graphics driver delivers up to 149 percent more performance in Starfield at 1440p, and a 117 percent improvement …

Steam’s Next Fest event sees hundreds of demos for upcoming games released for a short period of time, allowing users to get a taste of just some of the titles set to arrive on Steam in the not-too-distant future. The latest iteration of Steam’s Next Fest has now gone live, …

In May of last year, EA announced that it would no longer be partnering with FIFA for its annual football titles, with the long-running FIFA series now being rebranded to EA Sports FC. While there were concerns that the disassociation from the FIFA name would lead to lower sales, this …

2023 has both been one of the best years for gaming as well as one of the worst. While 2023’s output would easily make it an amazing year full of high quality titles, the industry itself has suffered dearly – with constant reports of industry lay-offs. In total, more than 6000 developers have been laid off this year – with it seemingly only set to get worse.

Deep Rock Galactic is a fun co-op first-person shooter which sees players working together to mine underground resources in fully-destructible environments – all the while trying to hold back the horde of enemies coming your way. Since its early access release in 2018, the game has amassed a large audience, …

The soulslike Lies of P was a surprise hit this year, with both critics and gamers hailing it as a strong new entry to the genre in terms of gameplay, story, and atmosphere. If the base game wasn't enough for you then we have some good news, as it looks …

Advertising errors on console stores are nothing new. We've previously seen a number of major games mistakenly listed as available through Game Pass on Xbox for instance. A recent image change on the PlayStation Store is now hinting at The Last of Us Part II for PS+ Extra and Premium …

Starfield has been out for a little over a month now. Bethesda has already released a couple of patches to target bugs. Now, we have our first of several promised game improvements, with the latest patch adding a FOV slider.  You could always adjust the Field of View in Starfield …

It has been a long road but Cyberpunk 2077 is finally complete. The introduction of Patch 2.0, as well as the Phantom Liberty expansion, has marked the end of development. Just like The Witcher 3, there will be one final Cyberpunk 2077 release, packaging together all the content on offer. …

The most recent batch of PS+ Essential titles recently became available and now it is time to turn our attention to this month's update for PS+ Extra and Premium subscribers. The higher PS+ tiers include access to an evolving library of games. Despite rumours that The Last of Us Part …

If you grew up watching Dragon Ball Z in the late 90s and early 2000s, then chances are you have also played the Budokai Tenkaichi games. This series has been dormant for a long time but the time has finally come for a grand return.  Back in March, Bandai Namco …

Over the past many years, The Game Awards has risen to become one of the premiere annual gaming events, with the Geoff Keighley-led ceremony blending new announcements alongside a celebration of the past 12 months in gaming. Unsurprisingly, The Game Awards will be returning this year, set to go live …

In 2016 Bloober Team released Layers of Fear, a psychological horror game which helped put the Polish video game studio on the map. Since then, the team have worked on all manner of games, from a sequel (Layers of Fear 2) to a licensed game (Blair Witch) to a brand …

The Hotline Miami series resonated with a great deal of fans when it released over a decade ago, merging fast-paced top-down shooting with puzzle-like mechanics and layouts alongside a hardcore 1-hit-kill/death system to make for a highly replayable and addictive “1 more try” type of experience. With it having been …

The Rayman series has had an interesting life. While at one point seen as a relic of a bygone era, the mascot platforming franchise has had a resurgence as of late, with many fans both old and new hoping to see a new entry in this long-dormant franchise. While Ubisoft …

AMD has recently launched Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF), with the technology debuting with support for RX 7000 series graphics cards. Now, the company is expanding AFMF support to the Radeon RX 6000 series with the release of the Adrenalin Edition Preview Driver 23.30. This driver, which builds on the previous …

With The Last of Us: Factions going through delays and Naughty Dog's rumoured new IP still nowhere to be found, many have been wondering what the studio is up to. As it turns out, the studio may be releasing a game soon… a remaster of The Last of Us Part …

CD Projekt Red confirmed that a sequel for Cyberpunk 2077 would be on the way last year with the announcement of its future games roadmap, including the new Cyberpunk game and a new Witcher trilogy. Developed under the codename Project Orion, the game has recently passed a new milestone.  In …

A few months ago following the launch of Redfall, Arkane promised to bring improvements to the game, including a 60FPS performance mode for Xbox consoles. Now seemingly out of nowhere, that update has dropped.  This week, a new Redfall patch began rolling out, bringing a 60FPS performance mode to both …

It would seem that Sony has actually faced a few cyberattacks this year. Sony has just confirmed a breach from back in May, during which the personal information of SIE employees was stolen. 

It was January 2022 when Microsoft first announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard. Now some 20 months later, the deal finally looks set to close next Friday.  According to “a source familiar with Microsoft's plans” speaking with The Verge, Microsoft is hoping to complete the transaction on Friday, the …

CD Projekt Red have had an interesting few years. Following the overwhelming success of The Witcher 3, the team were elevated to new heights, with their next game ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ being huge upon initial release. Of course, the less-than-stellar state of its launch did put a hamper on the studio’s …

Smartphones are much more powerful than they are given credit for, with these portable pocketable machines being able to run many modern video games. We are slowly but surely seeing more console titles making their way over to the platform, with IO Interactive now announcing that their PS2 classic Hitman: …

In an unfortunate move which we have seen become more and more common, game publishers have started to include the controversial Denuvo DRM to its games AFTER launch, in order to avoid any negative press during the review period. The latest title to engage in such tactics is Assassin’s Creed …

In May of last year, EA announced that it would no longer be partnering with FIFA for its annual football titles, with the long-running FIFA series now being rebranded to EA Sports FC. While there were concerns that the disassociation from the FIFA name would lead to lower sales, this …

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.0 and Phantom Liberty are now live and so far, the response has been nothing but positive. Unlike the game's initial launch, the release of Phantom Liberty has impressed fans, leading to thousands of positive reviews. While these were the last two major updates planned for the …

We'd be doing an injustice if we ignored the success of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and the renewed life it brought to Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projekt Red's redemption arc is now complete, with the final major updates shipping for Cyberpunk 2077, as well as a major expansion. We won't have to wait …

While the launch of Intel's Arc desktop GPUs wasn't perfect, Intel has impressed with driver updates in the months since, bringing consistent performance improvements. The latest Xe Graphics driver preps gamers for upcoming titles like Assassin's Creed Mirage and Forza Motorsport, while also providing performance improvements for a range of …

Windows 11 KB5030310 has received a lot of attention for providing a lot of new capabilities brought by ‘Moment 4'. This is one of the most significant upgrades in recent months, and it includes Windows Copilot, a new File Explorer, and other features. However, customers have experienced some issues with …