Software & Gaming

Streets of Rage 4 came as a huge surprise to long-time fans of the side-scrolling beat ‘em up franchise. After being absent for so long the series came back with a vengeance in 2020 bigger and better than ever. In another surprise, the game has now received a free update …

Dead Cells is no stranger to crossovers. That said, many fans were left both surprised and excited by the announcement that the rogue-lite metroidvania would be getting Castlevania DLC. With the Return to Castlevania crossover now live, Konami has officially addressed the future of the classic franchise. In an interview …

As great as the visual upgrade has been for The Witcher 3 following the release of its next-gen version, the update didn't arrive without problems. There have been some lingering graphics and performance issues in the game for a while now but today, a sizable new patch began rolling out …

There was a lot of excitement around Atomic Heart following the game's lengthy development period. The game did end up doing fairly well, garnering a 74 overall score on open critic and it seems that the developers at Mundfish are already planning a sequel.  While not officially announced by Mundfish, …

Just last month, prior to rumours of CSGO 2 heating up, we saw a new peak player count record for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, surpassing over 1.32 million concurrent players. Now following mounting evidence that a Source 2 upgrade is on the way, a new peak concurrent player count record has …

GSC Game World has had a rough time over the past year. The company has already had to move countries due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and after dealing with all of that, the studio has faced numerous cyberattacks. In the latest breach, a group of Russian fans of the …

Last year shortly before Google announced plans to shut down Stadia, we learned that the company had been approaching publishers in an effort to license out Stadia's streaming tech as part of a pivot away from direct-to-consumer game sales. Stadia has now shut down for good and it seems those …

Lemnis Gate looked promising when it first burst onto the scene in 2021 but unfortunately, the game never quite found its footing. Now, Frontier and Ratloop Games have announced plans to shut down the game for good. On the 11th of April, Lemnis Gate will be pulled from sale and …

The Gears of War series is well known for its third-person gameplay. Prior to selling the IP off to Microsoft, Epic Games had its own ideas for Gears of War 4, including a dramatic shift to first-person gameplay.  Before Microsoft acquired the IP and put together The Coalition studio, Gears …

CD Projekt Red and Nvidia have teased Cyberpunk 2077's RT Overdrive mode previously, with plans to enable full path tracing effects in the game. It has been a while since we last had an update on this, but it looks like CDPR and Nvidia will be teaming up again soon …

Way back in 2021 when Square Enix first started raising its game prices to match the new $70 standard that Sony ushered in with the PS5, I talked a little bit about the negative impact this may have on Forspoken. While the game was highly anticipated at the time, the …

Last night during the Capcom Spotlight stream, the publisher officially unveiled the Resident Evil 4 Remake demo. The demo is already available for PC, Xbox and PlayStation, giving players a chance to play a portion of the game early.  The Resident Evil 4 Remake demo, otherwise known as the Chainsaw …

Just as the leaks claimed, last night during the Capcom Spotlight stream the publisher announced a release date for Exoprimal, an upcoming co-operative shooter that pits humans up against dinosaurs.  Exoprimal will be launching for previous and current-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles, and PC, on the 14th of July 2023. …

Announced back at the 2022 Game Awards, Crime Boss: Rockay City is an organised crime game blending first-person shooting and turf war mechanics, featuring an all-star cast including the likes of Michael Madsen, Michael Rooker, Danny Trejo and Kim Basinger – to name a few. Coming to PC via the …

Fortnite’s upcoming Season is just a few short days away, with the Neo-Japan inspired theme having now been officially announced and shown off. While we have already gotten a decent look at some of the additions set to arrive with the update, Epic Games have now revealed that Fortnite Chapter …

In order to gain a foothold in the digital PC market, Epic Games employed a number of strategies following the official launch of its Epic Games Store, with the two most aggressive being the weekly offerings of free games as well as by making a bunch of PC games EGS …

The planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has not been smooth sailing, with the entire ordeal getting messier with Sony trying its hardest to convince regulators to block the deal, while Microsoft is doing everything it can to get it approved. One of the biggest talking points has been what …

It has only been a couple of weeks since Rocksteady's gameplay reveal for Suicide Squad. That reveal drew plenty of criticism and now, it looks like Rocksteady is going to delay the game to later in the year.  While Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was supposed to release on …

The Last of Us Part 1 is heading to PC in just a few weeks time. In preparation, today Sony has revealed detailed PC system requirements for those looking to play at 1080p, 1440p and 4K. Additionally, PC-specific features for the game have now been confirmed.  We'll start off with …

Microsoft's latest filing with the UK's Competition & Markets Authority was published this week with the company responding to a few more of the CMA's concerns. One such concern the CMA laid out was the potential for Microsoft to raise Game Pass pricing following the Activision Blizzard acquisition, but Microsoft …

Since launching in 2019, Epic Games has run free game giveaways on a regular basis. If you're wondering how many free games get claimed, the numbers are pretty staggering. It turns out in 2022 alone, Epic gave away nearly 700 million games.  Over the course of 2022, Epic ran giveaways …

Each week, those with an Epic Games Store account are able to get their hands on a free game or two as part of the platform holder’s ‘Free Games’ initiative. Available to add to your library right now is the “otherworldly tale of mystery and love”:  Call of the Sea. …

Another eight games are landing on GeForce Now this week, five of which are new releases coming day-one to the service.  Last week Nvidia announced plans to bring at least 19 titles to GeForce Now in March. Last week saw the additions of Monster Hunter Rise, Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire …

The Capcom Spotlight won't go live until later this evening, but some of the upcoming announcements have already leaked.  The first leak comes via Twitch, with some users reporting to have seen advertisements saying that the Resident Evil 4 Remake demo is now available. If accurate, it seems that Capcom …

While Microsoft has signed a legal agreement with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty games to Nintendo consoles if the Activision Blizzard acquisition goes through, there has been doubt as to whether or not we'd see Call of Duty on the Switch. As it turns out, Microsoft is pretty confident that it could get a native version of the game working, even on the Switch's ageing hardware.

The past couple years have seen the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles experience a resurgence with the release of a classic games compilation in the form of The Cowabunga Collection as well as a brand new entry – that being TMNT Shredder’s Revenge. Speaking of Shredder, the iconic villain is set …

For nearly two decades now TT Games has made a name for itself thanks to the team’s work on the LEGO games franchise – having developed dozens over the years. Despite the success of their most recent title (LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga) a new report has revealed that …

Many fans were left surprised by the announcement of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon as it seems to differ quite a lot from the mainline entries in the spectacle fighter franchise. If you are still unsure what to think about the upcoming title, a demo has now been …

After spending years away from the platform, Activision finally announced that it would bring all future published titles to Steam. This began with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II late last year and since then we have seen a number of missing Activision titles added to the platform. Though not …

AMD has been working on new FidelityFX technologies. Besides FSR 3, we don't know what other technologies the company has up its sleeve, but that should change in a few weeks. AMD has now confirmed plans for a FidelityFX-focused presentation at GDC.  Jason Lacroix, principal member of technical staff at …