Software & Gaming

Sony has announced its PlayStation Plus Essential line-up for August, including the souls-like Lies of P; the open-world survival game Day Z and more.

As the franchise nears its 40th anniversary, Square Enix has revealed that the Final Fantasy series has sold over 200 million units since 1987.

With Black Ops 7 set to arrive later this year, Activision is shaking up its much-maligned COD HQ launcher, decoupling both MWII and MWIII from the service.

Just yesterday, we reported on the lawsuit filed by Sony against Tencent as a result of the announcement of their Horizon: Zero Dawn ‘clone’ Light of Motiram. As part of the filings, the console maker (who typically picks and chooses when to share game sales data) has revealed that PlayStation’s Horizon franchise is nearing 40 million copies sold.

Riot is making a major change to Valorant today. The latest update is now rolling out, transitioning the game from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5, a move that Riot says will lay the groundwork for new experiences in the years ahead.

2024 was a disastrous year for WB Games. All of the money made by Hogwarts Legacy, the top-selling game of 2023, went straight back out the door due to the dire launches of titles like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Multiversus and Harry Potter Quidditch Champions. Has this stopped …

It has been just over a month since the ROG Xbox Ally handheld was announced. The handheld is set to be a centrepiece of the Xbox Gamescom booth in August, and following multiple leaks in recent weeks, we now seem to have confirmation on when the handheld will become available.  …

Following a teaser back in June, Sony has now officially detailed their upcoming FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick – set to arrive some time in 2026.

Sony is now suing Tencent for IP violations as a result of their recently announced Horizon: Zero Dawn “clone” Light of Motiram.

According to data miners Ubisoft is planning to announce something Assassin’s Creed related soon – possibly being the long awaited Black Flag Remake.

In yet another blow to game preservation, 2015’s Goosebumps: The Game is set to be unceremoniously delisted early next month.

EA has been back on Steam for a few years now and the move has paid off. Following on from the reveal of Battlefield 6 last week, the game has surged to the top of many wishlists on Steam.  EA withheld its games from Steam for years but that changed …

Xbox today confirmed its schedule and showcase lineup for Gamescom 2025, spotlighting hardware demos, playable game previews, and special live broadcasts. As you may expect, the ROG Xbox Ally will be a focus point, and Hollow Knight: Silksong will also be playable for the very first time.  There will be …

The Mortal Kombat Legacy Collection is launching sooner than anticipated. Thanks to a leak via the Xbox store, the game is confirmed to be releasing in September. The official announcement was due to come this Friday during Sony's EVO USA fighting game tournament.  The Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, like the …

2026 is shaping up to be a pretty big year for Xbox, with the long-awaited Fable reboot set to drop, as well as a new Gears of War title. It turns out, there is more on the way, with two major ‘unannounced' games confirmed for next year.  An Xbox producer …

Back in late 2022, Amazon announced that they had greenlit a Prime Video TV show based on Sony’s God of War series. Pre-production slowed to a crawl after that, as it was reported that the scripts needed to be reworked. Now, with filming due to start soon, we finally have …

The indie first-person infection inspection management sim 'Quarantine Zone: The Last Check' has surpassed 1 million Steam wishlists.

5 years after the last game was shut down, a new video game based on the horror classic Friday the 13th is now in the works:

As expected, in alignment with the launch of the latest Marvel film, the Fantastic Four are now crossing over into Fortnite.

Over the past couple of years, Valve has put a particular amount of focus on improving Steam across the board – from library sharing revamps to visual tweaks and much more. In alignment with this, those on Steam’s beta channel can now check out the brand new ‘Store Menu’.

Elden Ring Nightreign has been off to a good start sales wise, despite being the lowest rated From Software game in years. Currently, the game only supports parties of three players, or solo players, with no option for a Duos mode. That will finally change next week.  From Software confirmed …

Back in April, Oblivion Remastered quickly amassed four million sales from its launch across PC, PS5 and Xbox. Since then, that player count has more than doubled, with the game surpassing 9 million players. The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered released in April and in the three months since, the …

Microsoft has spent the past 18 months transforming itself into a multi-platform games publisher. Soon, Sony may also try its luck on platforms outside of PS5 and PC.  As spotted by Insider Gaming, Sony is now hiring for a Senior Director of Multiplatform and account management. This person will “play …

5 years on from Tsushima’s release and Sucker Punch is gearing up to launch its successor – with Ghost of Yotei set to arrive this October. Given just how much praise Tsushima received for its retooling of the open-world genre, it is not surprising to see the team doubling down on this concept for the upcoming Ghost of Yotei. Whether it will ultimately work out or not, we will have to wait and see, but there’s no denying that in many ways, Sucker Punch is trying to refine the open world with Ghost of Yotei.

At this point, Xbox has settled into the role of multiplatform game publisher, rather than a console platform with a library of exclusives. As a result, it is no longer a surprise when we hear that new upcoming games will arrive on PS5, but a growing trend indicates that soon, …

EA elected to not announce the release date for Battlefield 6 when its first reveal trailer dropped earlier this week. However, the legal fine print on EA's website did confirm a leak that claimed the game would release in October. The official website for Battlefield 6 went live this week …

Rumours continue to claim that there will be a Nintendo Direct before the end of this month. Now, we have a sign that news is just around the corner, as Metroid Prime 4 just passed a new milestone that signals a near release.  Nintendo has shown off a good chunk …

Techland has big plans for Dying Light: The Beast, with the new standalone game poised to deliver an experience more in-line with the original game, rather than the more RPG-like sequel. The game was originally planned to release in August, but it has had a last-minute delay. Techland has announced …

Back at Computex, Leo met with Thermal Grizzly to get all of the details on their new series of water cooling blocks, releasing under the DeltaMate series. Today, Thermal Grizzly provided an update on its upcoming DeltaMate GPU block for the ROG Astral RTX 5090. Thermal Grizzly is well known …

Ubisoft has detailed its Summer updates for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, including QoL improvements, additional skills and a release date for its first DLC.