Software & Gaming

I first started using GeForce Now back when it first became available for Nvidia Shield tablets over a decade ago. Back then, we were limited to 30FPS gameplay, with choppy controls and low resolutions. Since then, the service has come a very long way, offering RTX powered servers to bring features like ray-tracing and DLSS directly to you, no matter what device you are using. I've had early access to the new RTX 5080-powered servers for about a week now, so let's jump back in and see if cloud gaming has reached a point where it could comfortably replace a traditional gaming PC. 

With Marvel’s Wolverine rumoured to be at the next State of Play, insiders have claimed that impressions for the upcoming Insomniac title have been “fantastic.”

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in the US, the top 20 best-selling PlayStation games of all time have now been revealed.

Following its successful launch in 2024, the indie hit Pacific Drive is set to receive an expansion later this year: 'Whispers in the Woods'.

Celebrating 20 million players and the franchise's 14th birthday, Dambuster Studios have teased that another Dead Island game is in the works.

Microsoft’s semi-regular ID@Xbox game fest has once again gone live – letting you check our dozens of new and upcoming indie demos.

Prior to Nintendo's official announcement of the Switch 2 console, a company known as Genki caused quite a stir when it showed up to CES armed with dummy units of the console, dummy units that ended up being very accurate to the final product. As a result, Nintendo filed a …

AMD's latest Radeon graphics drivers have arrived. The latest update brings optimisations for the upcoming release of Borderlands 4, as well as optimisations for Hell is Us, which launched recently. This driver also brings the total number of FSR 4 supported games up to 85. AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.9.1 …

Two former Xbox executives have revealed their thoughts on Game Pass this week. While Game Pass has been a successful service for ensuring a broad number of games find an audience, there are an increasing number of people sounding warning alarms over the impact on overall sales.  As spotted by …

Back in December 2022, just weeks after the release of God of War Ragnarök for PS5, Amazon announced that it had signed a deal to produce a God of War TV series for the Prime Video service. Now several years on, production is finally set to begin. 

While the PlayStation 5 is still going strong, rumours for its successor have begun to surface. According to a new report, Sony plans to adopt a detachable disc drive strategy for the PS6 from its initial launch.

Intel's Application Optimisation (APO) technology has demonstrated the ability to deliver free performance gains in supported games by intelligently managing tasks across P-cores and E-cores. However, updates have been pretty slow, leaving the list of supported games relatively small. This week, Intel finally released an update, bringing APO support to …

Borderless Gaming has been helping gamers manage unruly game windows for some time. After more than a decade, the developer has finally released version 1.0, bringing a massive overhaul with it. Relaunching on Steam as a premium, paid application, the new version has been completely redesigned from the ground up, …

Final Fantasy Tactics is making a big return this year with the release of The Ivalice Chronicles, a remaster of the original 90s classic for PC, Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox. Final Fantasy Tactics has been revered by longtime fans of the franchise, but the upcoming remaster is just step one, with Square Enix remaining open to doing more Tactics games in the future. 

Despite being announced five years ago, we've had no official updates for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake. Originally in development at Aspyr, the game ended up shifting to Saber Interactive, but progress has been painfully slow from the outside looking in. Now, thanks to a former concept artist on the project, we have at least a small look at what the game was going to look like. 

Following their split with Sony, Paramount is now set to distribute the upcoming Street Fighter adaptation – with the film arriving in October 2026.

Square Enix’s Creative Director Tetsuya Nomura has offered development updates for both Final Fantasy VII part 3 as well as Kingdom Hearts 4.

Following its announcement a couple years ago, the live-action Life is Strange adaptation has officially been greenlit by Amazon.

Reviews for Ghost of Yotei will go live a week ahead of the game’s official launch – suggesting that Sony are feeling confident in this much-anticipated sequel.

After delaying its debut by a year, Sports Interactive has given us our first look at the long-awaited new match engine for Football Manager 26. Built on the Unity engine, the visual overhaul for the football management series is substantial, resulting in a slight increase in the game's hardware requirements. …

Konami's long-awaited remake, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater, has had quite a successful launch, but technical issues have somewhat soured the celebration. The publisher has announced that the game sold over one million copies on its launch day across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox, despite players reporting significant performance issues. …

It's a sad time for handheld gaming fans, as the Nintendo 3DS era has now officially come to a complete close. This week, Nintendo officially ended its repair service for the New Nintendo 2DS XL, the last and final model in the beloved console family to be supported by the …

Machine Games impressed greatly with Wolfenstein: The New Order and its sequel. Unfortunately, the story of B.J. Blazkowicz has been on pause since the 2017 release of Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, but the studio may finally be ready to wrap up its planned trilogy. Over the past few years, …

August was a big month for Helldivers 2, as Arrowhead welcomed a whole new platform to the ranks. Helldivers 2 is now out on Xbox consoles for the first time and so far, it appears to be a massive hit.  Alinea Analytics shared their list of the most downloaded games …

Borderlands 4 is less than a week away at this point. For those eager to get in as soon as their pre-order unlocks, Gearbox has now finalised its launch-day plans, revealing global launch times for the game on all platforms. Interestingly, PC players will get in hours earlier than those …

Last year, PowerColor entered the gaming peripheral market with its new brand, Alphyn. The launch kicked off with two great products, the PowerColor Alphyn AM10 wireless mouse and the Alphyn AH10 wireless gaming headset. We gave both positive reviews when they launched at their initial MSRPs of £99 and £79, …

Gigabyte is getting in on the hardware game bundle action this month. For a limited time, anyone buying select Gigabyte graphics cards or gaming laptops will also receive a free copy of Borderlands 4, which has been garnering plenty of positive reception from early previews.  If you buy a Gigabyte …

For months, we've been hearing rumours that Valve is working on a new home console, one that would bring the Steam Deck experience to the living room. Now, a recent trademark filing suggests that Valve is close to an announcement.

Ahead of its arrival this December, Bungie has announced a developer livestream dedicated to the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion ‘Renegades’.

In the year and a half since its launch, Ubisoft's underrated metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has managed to attract over 3 million players.