Software & Gaming

Since its founding in 2007, PlatinumGames has amassed a dedicated audience thanks in part to the studio’s focus on tight, responsive and flashy action games. That being said, the studio wants to be known for much more than simply this, with founder Hideki Kamiya saying “we don't want to be …

Thanks to the success of Fortnite, Epic Games has been afforded the opportunity to enter itself into the video game market in a role beyond simply being a video game publisher and engine creator. Epic’s push towards being a platform holder seems to be paying off as they now have …

Being a Linux-based machine, the Steam Deck has to use its Proton compatibility layer in order to play a large number of PC games – which are typically made for Windows machines. With an older version of Proton, Persona 4 Golden would have been incompatible. Luckily, this has now been …

Back in 2015, WB Games and Avalanche Studios teamed up to release a Mad Max video game, setting players up in a post-apocalyptic open world with great driving a vehicle combat. The game had its flaws but ended up being well-liked by many, and now, it looks like we could …

Nintendo is beginning to shut down online services for its previous generation consoles. Starting in March 2023, the eShop for the Wii U and the 3DS will shut down, although some widely used payment methods will stop being supported much sooner.  Starting from the 23rd of May 2022, it will …

At this point, Activision Blizzard has confirmed that Overwatch 2 won't be launching this year. That might not be entirely true, as the game will be debuting amongst the esports player scene as part of the next season of Overwatch League.  Today in a community update, organisers behind the Overwatch …

After leaving CD Projekt Red, Witcher 3 game director, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, has formed a new studio with a handful of other veteran game developers – with the main goal of delivering a new AAA dark fantasy RPG. The new studio, Rebel Wolves, is now active and is working on its …

After launching into Early Access in 2020, Larian has been quietly been working away on Baldur's Gate 3 to get it ready for full release. While initially the studio was aiming for a 2022 release window, the developers now expect to leave Early Access some time in 2023.  Alongside the …

In case you missed it earlier, today Cyberpunk 2077 finally launched for new-gen consoles, bringing enhancements and optimisations to the game on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 consoles. Given the original console launch for this game, some may be apprehensive about picking it up even now, but the good news …

We've known for a while now that Netflix is looking to expand its roster of video game adaptations, both in the form of films and TV series. After tackling the likes of Resident Evil and Castlevania, Netflix will now be trying its hand at a BioShock adaptation.  In partnership with …

We're half way through the month, which means it is time for another round of games to be announced for Xbox Game Pass. The first half of the month saw titles like Contrast, CrossfireX and Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition added, and now we've got a fresh batch of games on …

The Might & Magic series has been dormant under Ubisoft for a while now but it looks like we could be due for a major comeback. New job listings have been spotted this week, showing that Ubisoft is now hiring for a ‘AAA' Might & Magic game.  The job itself …

Cyberpunk 2077's long awaited next-gen patch has finally arrived. With Patch 1.5, Cyberpunk 2077 now properly supports the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 consoles, but next-gen enhancements are just a small fraction of this update. Patch 1.5 also makes significant improvements and overhauls to gameplay, and adds new content. 

With Elden Ring just over a week away, From Software has finally revealed the game's finalised PC system requirements. The minimum system requirements revealed last week were accurate, and now we have recommended PC system requirements to pair with it.  In an update to Elden Ring’s Steam Store page, the minimum …

Lost Ark just had its official release less than a week ago, and it's already breaking records. Peaking at over 1.32 million players, player demand is through the roof, forcing Amazon to roll out additional servers in Europe.  To reduce queue times to an acceptable level, Amazon Games and Smilegate, …

In what feels like a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, the Metaverse and NFTs sprung out of seemingly knowhere, with almost every major publisher offering an opinion on the concept – and many embracing it. The latest studio to do so is MiHoYo, the developers of Genshin Impact, though in their case they …

Nintendo recently announced that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – a now 5 year old remaster of an almost 8 year-old game – would be receiving multiple new waves of DLC content over the course of the next few years. While this DLC does cost money, most owners of the original …

Until Dawn was a surprise hit when it launched back in 2015. A business collaboration between Sony and developers Supermassive Games, Until Dawn released exclusively for the PS4. Despite its relative recency, new rumours are claiming that a full remake of the game is in the works. This ‘leak’ comes …

Following weeks of rumours and leaks, CD Projekt Red has announced that it will be hosting a live stream later today at 3pm. If you cannot wait that long, a small but significant new announcement has leaked with positive connotations. Ahead of CDPR’s stream later today, Reddit user ‘Blarzek’ stumbled …

Just a few days away from the release of the much-anticipated sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, reviews for Horizon Forbidden West have now officially gone live, revealing that Guerilla Game’s follow-up to 2017’s open world action-adventure title does almost everything that one could want from a sequel. The review embargo …

For years the debate surrounding video game difficulty, creator’s intent and accessibility has been a hot topic. One thing that all can agree on however is the fact that accessibility options are never a bad thing. Developer Sloclap has now realised this, and as such will be adding new accessibility …

PlatinumGames has remained independent for years now, teaming up with several major publishers across the industry in order to release new games. While previously the company has been very keen on staying independent, it is now more open to joining a larger publisher as long as the right offer comes …

One of the best features exclusive to the Xbox Series devices is the ability to use ‘Quick Resume’ which allows players to hotswap between two games without closing the previous title. While already an impressive feature, Microsoft has announced that it is making Quick Resume even more useful. As part …

In recent months, leaks have suggested that CD Projekt Red will announce the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Cyberpunk 2077, and the next major patch, in mid-February. Now, the studio has confirmed this, announcing a stream taking place tomorrow.  In late January, new box-art leaked for the new …

As Fortnite continues to crossover with more and more franchises, Epic Games has had to make a number of decisions regarding design choices while attempting to find a balance between offering skins that players actually want, and skins which are simply used for marketing. In the case of the Uncharted …

We're just two weeks away from the Steam Deck launch, but Valve keeps surprising us with new things about its portable console. Recently, the game company made the CAD files of the Steam Deck publicly available, allowing anyone to create or 3D print the console's casing. The CAD files will …

Lost Ark continued to impress over its launch weekend. Last week, the game appeared on our radar after crossing 500,000 concurrent players on Steam during its early access launch. On Friday after servers opened up for F2P players, that record was broken, with over 980,000 concurrent players, but the game …

It has been just over a year since Rare's 007 GoldenEye remaster resurfaced online with fresh leaks and even a playable build. Now a year later, it looks like GoldenEye will be re-releasing, and it could be dropping within the next few weeks.  Rare originally began working on this remaster …

Earlier this week, the early access launch for Lost Ark impressed us with its massive concurrent player numbers, peaking at over 500,000 active players. Last night, the game had its free to play launch, opening the game up to all players and as you might expect, player numbers jumped significantly, …

A good number of developers at Ubisoft have been just as confused as the rest of us by the publisher's recent push into the NFT market. Ubisoft recently attempted to change the minds of its employees by offering them a free NFT, but as you might expect, that didn't exactly do the trick, leading to another surge in complaints on Ubisoft's private company-wide feedback forum.