Software & Gaming

While Sony claimed that 2024 would be a relatively quiet year for the console manufacturer video game-wise, PlayStation appears to be topping the charts still, with the two-best selling games of the year so far in the UK being Helldivers II and The Last of Us Part II Remastered.

The Fallout TV series impressed fans around the world when it debuted just months ago. Fans are already eager to see a second season and the good news is, the production team has been hard at work on it already.  In the current streaming landscape, there are often popular, expensive …

Since debuting GTA+, Rockstar's subscription service for GTA Online, the company has expanded the list of benefits to include access to other Rockstar classics on certain platforms. According to a recent update to the Rockstar website, soon, GTA+ subscribers may also get free access to games on Nintendo Switch.  Rockstar …

Recently, it was rumoured that Microsoft and Nvidia may be furthering their cloud gaming partnership with more integrations. Now, an official announcement has arrived, with Microsoft confirming plans to allow users to stream games via GeForce Now (or Boosteroid) straight from the web. Games with cloud support on the Xbox.com …

Apex Legends players are very unhappy with the state of the game following recent announcements. Respawn announced a new Battle Pass system earlier this month, which means moving forward, players will have to spend $20 per season to unlock all of the available content. Naturally, this has turned the most …

This week, GeForce Now is getting a substantial update, with nine more games joining the library, including brand new games like Dungeons of Hinterberg and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn.  There will be nine titles joining the GFN library this week, seven of which are brand new releases. Additionally, two …

Splitgate reached V1.0 in 2022 after an extensive period of early access development, followed by a year-long open beta. Now, the developers at 1047 Games have announced plans for a sequel.  While Splitgate did garner a lot of praise at one stage, its popularity began to fizzle out pretty quickly …

Microsoft are no strangers to producing odd and gimmicky Xbox controllers, with the latest generation alone seeing a ton of different and weird crossover controllers – including but not limited to a pizza-scented TMNT controller and furry Sonic the Hedgehog / Knuckles the Echidna themed Xbox controllers. Not to be …

Though in many ways it feels like just yesterday, Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Tsushima is now officially 4 years old. In this time, the brand new IP has gone from strength-to-strength, breaking PlayStation records and becoming a franchise into itself – despite just having one game so far. 4 …

Last year, HBO’s The Last of Us made a big splash at the Emmys, securing a total of 24 Emmy nominations – and going on to win 8 of those awards. It seems we will have a similar situation this year with Amazon’s Fallout TV show, as it has now …

With Star Wars: Outlaws set to release in just over a month, much discussion has been had regarding the upcoming licensed game and its contemporaries. With that, industry analysts Circana have now released the list of best selling Star Wars games of all time (in the US).

As announced this week, Dead by Daylight is finally getting cross-progression, with a system that will no longer require players to double dip on DLC characters to access them on other platforms. However, this change does also mean that the standard price for DLCs for the game on PC will …

If your heading to Gamescom in August, you'll have the chance to play many highly anticipated, unreleased games at demo stations set up throughout the convention centre. Bandai Namco has just revealed its list of playable games for the event and yes, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has made the list.  …

Dave the Diver has been a huge hit on Steam, Switch and PlayStation so far, but there has yet to be an Xbox version of the game. That is due to change soon, with one prominent leaker claiming that Dave the Diver will drop on Xbox very soon and better …

We're months on from the launch of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the latest mainline game in Sega's long-running Yakuza series. Now, it looks like the next game is just around the corner, with plans for a reveal at the Tokyo Game Show.  The Tokyo Game Show (TGS) takes place …

No Man's Sky is well known at this point for having the greatest comeback story in videogame history. At this stage, not only has Hello Games delivered on all of its promises for the game prior to its rocky day-one release, but it has also gone above and beyond with …

Each week, those with an Epic Games Store account are privy to a number of titles for free. Available from tomorrow, Epic is giving away two underrated games in the form of Arcade Paradise and Maid of Sker. Available to add to your library from tomorrow 18th of July at …

Each month, those who are subscribed to Amazon Prime are privy to a number of free games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. For the month of July – in alignment with the company’s Prime Day deals – Amazon is giving away a solid selection of titles…and Suicide …

Sony has been steadily growing its PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium service ever since its revamp a couple years ago. As with most subscription game services however, titles only stick around for a limited time. The console manufacturer has now announced which half-a-dozen-or-so games will be leaving next month.

In the age of constantly evolving and updating live-service titles, it has become almost a necessity for such games to feature some form of cross play / cross-progression. Despite amassing an audience of over 60 million players, Dead by Daylight had not featured any form of cross-progression…until now. Making the …

Overwatch 2 has in many ways failed to meet the expectations of Activision Blizzard, with the free-to-play sequel being continually criticised since its launch back in 2022. That said, those who do actively play and enjoy the game will now be able to access a Spotify-wrapped styled recap video featuring …

After launching Cyberpunk 2077 in late 2020, CD Projekt Red restructured its studios to reduce crunch and even swapped out its in-house development tools for Unreal Engine technology to smooth out development of future games. Since then, the studio has also been very open about its roadmap. In the latest …

With Xbox announcing plans to bring a select few first-party games to rival console platforms earlier this year, there have been rumours around bigger franchises like Halo and Gears of War also making the jump to multi-platform. The Coalition is currently deep into development on Gears of War: E-Day for …

Given that Microsoft just confirmed plans for a major Game Pass shake-up that will see prices going up, we were hoping for a bit more of a substantial list of games in the second half of July. While there are some decent games coming over the next two weeks, the …

Each week new games integrating NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex and advanced ray-traced effects are released or announced, and this week is no different, with Dungeonborne, Marvel Rivals, Black Myth Wukong, Flintlock, Throne & Liberty and Stormgate all being announced with GeForce features baked in. Stormgate is finally coming out, pitting …

As they have done for years and years now, ahead of the upcoming Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Activision/Treyarch will be allowing players to get their hands on a slice of the game early, with early beta access being given to those who pre-order – ahead of an open …

Fallout London is easily one of the most anticipated Fallout Projects of all time, despite being an unofficial fan-made mod. The ambitions of this DLC-sized mod has amassed a great deal of interest and curiosity. This is even more so the case now following the reveal that the mod will …

Back in 2022, it came as a rather big shock when 1047 Games, the team behind the much-loved Splitgate, announced that they would be ceasing development on the Halo-like multiplayer FPS, stating at the time “We’re turning our attention away from iterative, smaller updates and going all-in to focus on …

Just last week, we reported on the unfortunate news that the leading UK video games retailer ‘GAME UK’ would no longer be accepting in-store pre-orders in what was the latest in a long string of downsizing strategies. It seems the retailer is set to further dismantle itself piece-by-piece, with the …

Over the past few months, we've been hearing a lot of rumours around the next BioShock game. While the title has been confirmed publicly by 2K Games, it has not had an official reveal, but it has been claimed that an announcement is not far off. Now, the first image …