Software & Gaming

Back in 2021 in the midst of an acquisition spree, Sony acquired Bluepoint Studios to bolster its first-party PlayStation game development pipeline. Now just a few years later, Sony is shutting the studio down.

Sad Cat Studios has announced that the anticipated cyberpunk action-platformer Replaced will see its release date pushed from March 12th to April 14th. This update, shared by the developer and publisher Thunderful, comes in as both want to do a final push to ensure the game meets the team's quality …

Ubisoft Toronto, the studio in charge of the upcoming Splinter Cell Remake, has been hit with layoffs – although the publisher insists that the remake remains unaffected.  Today, Ubisoft confirmed a new round of cost-cutting efforts, this time impacting its studio location in Toronto, Canada. Ubisoft is letting go of …

The next round of games for GeForce Now has been announced. There are twelve new titles joining the cloud gaming library this week, including the classic Trine series, on top of a slew of new releases. The TRINE series of videogames grew to popularity over the 2010s. As of this …

AOC is adding another QD-OLED monitor to its line-up this week. The new 27-inch Q27G4ZD sits between the previous Q27G4ZDR and Q27G4SDR models, pairing a 280Hz refresh rate with DisplayHDR True Black and ultra-low 0.03ms response times.

Back when the Switch 2 first launched, dataminers had discovered code within Xenoblade Chronicles X that suggested a Switch 2 update was on the way. Nintendo stayed quiet for many months but today, the Switch 2 Edition of the game quietly dropped. 

The ROG Xbox Ally has reportedly failed to put a ‘dent’ in the sales of Valve’s Steam Deck, according to industry analysts.

Just weeks away from its planned release, Bungie has delayed the next Destiny 2 update 'Shadow and Order' by 3 whole months.

Kratos’ voice actor Christopher Judge teased that Sony Santa Monica’s next project could be revealed as soon as “late Summer.”

Bethesda Game Studios’ Creation Engine is a bit of a double edged sword. While the first-party engine certainly has its benefits, many of BGS’ biggest failings tech-wise can be attributed (at least partially) to it. Despite previously stating that The Elder Scrolls VI would make use of Starfield’s Creation Engine 2, Todd Howard has now revealed that TES6 will in fact be running on their newly-announced Creation Engine 3.

ComputerBase conducted the online blind test involving thousands of gamers to evaluate the visual quality of current video rendering technologies. The study compared Nvidia's latest Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) 4.5 against AMD's machine learning-based FSR 4 and native resolution rendering with standard Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA). ComputerBase's test was performed …

It is no secret that the God of War franchise soared to new heights of popularity with its 2018 soft-reboot on PlayStation 4. Since then, the duology of God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok have generated a lot of money for Sony, bringing in well over $1 billion between the two of them. 

Highguard burst on to the scene with very little build-up, but the game did receive criticism from the jump due to its positioning as the final game reveal at The Game Awards this year. Considering Wildlight is a brand-new studio, this caught many off guard but as it turns out, …

Bethesda addresses initial complaints with the Switch 2 version of Skyrim with a new patch that adds a 60FPS performance mode and other fixes.

Mewgenics, the “cat breeding magnum opus” from Edmund McMillen, creator of Binding of Isaac, and Tyler Glaiel, creator of The End is Nigh, has achieved a massive commercial milestone. It has sold over 1 million copies in just 7 days since its launch on PC, Mewgenics has become the first …

Following last year’s mass deletion of a bunch of SEGA classics from mobile storefronts, Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2 are now unfortunately being delisted.

Amid a dwindling player base, the official website for Wildlight entertainment's Highguard has gone offline – sparking fears from fans for its future.

Alongside a live-action film announcement, the highly popular Dead By Daylight is reportedly set to be adapted into an animated TV series.

While initial impressions surrounding Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed left plenty to be desired (in part due to a disparity between fan expectations based on pre-release trailers and the final product), the game itself did offer plenty of fun in its own right, with satisfying wand combat, solid exploration and more. One year on from the game’s release on Xbox and PC, Avowed is now officially available on Sony’s PlayStation 5 – released in alignment with the game’s big anniversary update.

From time to time, physical copies of highly anticipated videogames make their way out to fans early. Some very notable examples of this in recent years include the likes of Starfield, Kingdom Hearts 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Capcom has found itself joining that list …

The Steam Deck has sold out in some regions, most notably in the US, and Valve has a bit of a problem on its hands, as it is now facing difficulties securing regular memory and storage supplies to produce more. 

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile has been on the market for just under two years. However, the game has not met Activision's expectations and as a result, it will soon be shutting down. 

The second wave of Game Pass titles for February 2026 has now been announced, with massive RPGs like The Witcher 3 Complete Edition and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 leading the charge. 

This week, Nvidia has revealed a new batch of DLSS-supported games coming out. The headliners are Styx: Blades of Greed and Star Trek: Voyager, along with the latest game from Tripwire Interactive - NORSE: Oath of Blood.

The upcoming Pokemon spin-off Pokopia is grander than expected, with the title said to be studio Omega Force’s biggest game to date dev-wise.

Celebrating the game’s 7th anniversary, Respawn Entertainment have detailed the next 12 months worth of Apex Legends updates.

Following the announcement of the God of War trilogy remake, insiders claim that Sony Santa Monica’s other project could be unveiled as early as this Summer.

We’ve heard for quite a while now that Ubisoft has been working on a full-blown remake for the much-loved Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, with claims that the title would be launching this year. Following the recent cancellation of a bunch of in-development titles however (including an almost-complete Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake), the future of the Black Flag remake seemed uncertain. Fortunately it appears as though Ubisoft is still planning to release the game this year.

Sony has launched PlayStation Flex in the UK, a hardware leasing programme that allows gamers to rent a PlayStation 5 for a monthly fee with no upfront cost. Developed in partnership with London-based fintech firm Raylo, the programme marks a shift in Sony's strategy, targeting audiences who may not want …

The director behind Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 has been discussing the game in interviews for quite a few months now. In his latest, he confirms plans to develop the third-game as a multiplatform title from the jump, adding that PC is technically the lead platform this time.