Software & Gaming

Yesterday, Microsoft officially announced the next batch of titles for Xbox Game Pass, all of which will land on the service before the end of the month. Unfortunately, some titles have to be cycled out due to expiring agreements. Typically, we see just a handful of titles removed each month, …

Life is Strange has always been a highly requested title for the Nintendo Switch. A remaster of the original game and its prequel were supposed to land on Nintendo's console back in 2021, but ultimately, the release was delayed. Now, well over a year later, there is finally a new …

With every major Bethesda game comes a flurry of mods and typically, one of the most installed mods is an unofficial patch that fixes bugs that have persisted in Creation Engine games. There were heavily-downloaded unofficial patches for Skyrim, Fallout 4 and soon, Starfield will join that list. 

The first half of the month saw titles like Ghost Recon Wildlands, Two Point Campus, Cooking Simulator and Offworld Trading Company joining the Xbox Game Pass library. Now, Microsoft has revealed the titles coming in the second half of August, including another big Ubisoft release.  Ubisoft is continuing to add …

Back in 2020, ArenaNet announced plans to finally bring Guild Wars 2 and its expansions to Steam. The update was eventually delayed and things went quiet. Now, just in time for the MMO's ten year anniversary, a Steam launch date has finally been announced.  Guild Wars 2, complete with its …

The Dragon Ball crossover is now live in Fortnite, bringing along several iconic characters for you to play as, as well as new gameplay items, quests, themed-islands and even a Dragon Ball Super festival.  The crossover event will be live for one month, ending on September 17th. Between now and …

For years now, Marvel and Disney have been looking to ramp up their video game efforts. There is now a good number of games in development based on licensed IP, giving Disney enough content to put on its own games showcase.  The first Disney & Marvel games showcase will be …

DXRacer will soon launch new models of its Air and Master series gaming chairs. In addition to a revamp to the Master series with its 2023 model, there will also be a Pro variant of the DXRacer Air.  Starting with the 2023 Master model, this gaming chair is supposed to …

Microsoft is currently in the process of having its massive acquisition of Activision Blizzard approved by governments across the world. While most countries don't publicly publish documents involved in these investigations, things work a bit differently in Brazil, which has given us an excellent look behind the curtain. The latest …

Now that Spider-Man has officially broken free of PlayStation exclusivity and ended up on PC, dataminers have swiftly gone to work trying to figure out all of the game's secrets. As it turns out, at one point, Insomniac was considering a multiplayer co-op component for the game.  In the game …

Last week, Unity received a surprise acquisition offer, with mobile-focused company, AppLovin, offering $17.5 billion. There's just one problem, the merger would mean that Unity would have to cancel its previously announced deal to acquire IronSource. After talking it over, Unity has decided to go ahead with its original plans. …

Scorn was first announced as an early exclusive for the Xbox Series X/S consoles, as well as a big day-one title for Xbox Game Pass. The game was unfortunately delayed back in 2021, but now, Ebb Software is on the road to release, with plans to launch in October.  Scorn …

It looks like The Lord of the Rings is making a resurgence in video games. Recently, there have been rumours of several studios getting access to the Middle-Earth license, and we've now got another studio to add to that list, as Wētā Workshop is now working on a game set …

Last week ended with a major new PC release in Spider-Man Remastered. Originally a PlayStation exclusive, Spider-Man has now arrived on PC, complete with all of the features you expect from a PC game. Nvidia released a set of day-one drivers for the game, and AMD also rolled out a …

To cap off last week, THQ Nordic held its own games showcase, announcing several new and upcoming titles. One of those titles was none other than a new Alone in the Dark game, confirming leaks from earlier last week.  Alone in the Dark will be a “reimagination” of the original …

Avatar: The Last Airbender is still loved by fans to this day, but it has been quite some time since we last saw a video game based on the series. That could change soon, as an unannounced Avatar game has leaked via Amazon, and it may be releasing in November.  …

We've known for a while now that there is a new South Park video game in the works, but exactly who is working on it has remained a mystery. A small California-based studio called ‘Question Games' is working on something, and in a surprise move, it appears that THQ Nordic …

WB has been a little cagey on the release date for Hogwarts Legacy, sticking to a ‘holiday 2022' release window. Typically when a release date isn't set this late, it means there is a delay. With that in mind, it shouldn't be too surprising to learn that WB's upcoming Wizarding …

It has been five years since Ubisoft first announced Beyond Good and Evil 2, and unfortunately, there have been few development updates since. The game lost its director back in 2020, and now according to new reports, it seems that the game has been internally rebooted once again.  Recently, industry …

Recently, Bungie has been handing out lawsuits against cheat sellers and cheat creators, looking to stamp out cheating in Destiny 2. For the most part, Bungie is winning these cases, but it ran into a wall earlier this year when a lawsuit against AimJunkies was dismissed by a judge. Now, …

A few days ago, we first heard that THQ Nordic is planning a new game based on the survival horror classic, Alone in the Dark. THQ Nordic acquired the IP back in 2018 and now, the series will be getting rebooted once again.  Leaked screenshots and a retail listing with …

MultiVersus has had a great reception since launching its open beta earlier this summer. The game's first season was unfortunately delayed ‘indefinitely' at the start of the month, but the developers have quickly been able to polish things up for launch, which will now be happening next week.  In an …

Gamescom is coming up later this month and Geoff Keighley has finally begun sharing details on what we can expect from his Opening Night Live showcase. The show will kick off Gamescom on the 25th of August, and will be the first time the event has been held in person …

Earlier this week, fans spotted that many top-selling games on Xbox had their store pages updated to indicate cloud streaming support. Now, Microsoft is claiming that this was a bug, which has now been fixed.  In response to reports, Microsoft told Eurogamer that the cloud streaming options advertised were a …

A few weeks ago, leaks revealed that Fortnite had another big anime collaboration in the works. Following on from a recent Naruto-themed event, Epic is now bringing Dragon Ball to Fortnite.  Epic officially teased the new crossover event on Twitter, publishing an image of Shenron hovering above the map, hinting …

Nvidia is continuing its weekly mission to bring more games to GeForce Now. There will be 38 titles arriving in August, seven of which are coming today, including brand new releases like Rumbleverse.  Rumbleverse is a new free to play platform fighter, not to be confused with the recently released …

At this point, id Software has a huge library of titles and even some re-releases with various additions to certain classic titles. With that in mind, id's digital library can be somewhat confusing. To get around this, the developer is consolidating its titles and delisting certain store pages, although the …

There was a lot of excitement for Forspoken after its initial unveiling. The game looked like it was going to be a great graphical showcase for next-gen hardware, but subsequent showings have been less impressive. The most recent clip of the game shown online is drawing plenty of criticism due …

Corsair is back with their latest gaming chair, priced at a cool £350

Just over a week ago, we learned the official opinions of Sony, Ubisoft, WB, Riot and other companies regarding Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Sony naturally had a lot to say and was particularly concerned with Microsoft's growing hold on the subscription market with Game Pass. Now, Microsoft has had a chance to respond, calling Sony for buying 'blocking rights' to keep certain games off of Xbox.