Software & Gaming

During E3, the PS5 version of 2019’s Death Stranding was officially revealed. Named Death Stranding: Director's Cut, the game comes with enhanced features, graphics, performance and new content. According to the director of the game himself however – Hideo Kojima – the term ‘Director’s Cut’ is wrong. Following the release …

When Resident Evil Village was first announced, it was supposed to come with its own multiplayer mode, Re:Verse. The mode ran into problems immediately upon beta testing and was delayed until July. Now, Re:Verse won't be coming until 2022.  In a tweet today, Capcom confirmed that Re:Verse will no longer …

Nvidia has been rapidly building up its library of supported games for GeForce Now over the last year. All that hard work has led to a new milestone, with the cloud gaming service now spanning over 1,000 games.  The milestone is crossed with today's GeForce Now library update, which brings …

Battlefield 2042 isn't out for a few more months, but DICE is preparing for technical alpha and beta testing in the coming weeks. One of the features that will be tested over the summer is crossplay, with DICE planning to enable console and PC players to matchmake together.  In the …

Back in May, we learned that Netflix was mulling over a bigger push into the video game industry and was looking to hire experienced industry veterans to help. Now, it seems that Netflix has made its first big gaming hire, putting former Oculus exec, Mike Verdu, as VP of game …

For years now, there has been more scrutiny over DRM in PC games and the performance impact that these protections can have. Resident Evil Village is the latest game to enter this conversation, as it has now been proven that the cracked, pirated version of the game runs better than …

Final Fantasy 16 was announced last year as part of a PlayStation 5 showcase and since then, we've heard that the game is quite far into development and could release in 2022. With that in mind, there has been some expectation that we'll see some gameplay footage some time this …

We've known for a while now that Tencent is looking to acquire more game developers and according to reports this week, it may have its eyes on Crytek. Sources this week claim that Tencent is looking to acquire Crytek. According to German news outlet, Bild, Tencent is looking to acquire …

Last month, Koei Tecmo brought the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection to PC via Steam, immediately garnering a negative response for missing features, including a lack of graphics and display settings. Now, thanks to a new update, the game now has at least the basic options you would expect in a …

Earlier this year, Frontier Developments began rolling out its latest Elite Dangerous expansion on PC. Unfortunately, the game was not in a fit state at release and as a result, the upcoming console versions of the expansion have been delayed indefinitely.  In an effort to focus on fixing the PC …

Earlier this month, Rockstar Games announced that it would be bringing Nvidia's DLSS technology to Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online on PC as part of an upcoming update. That update has now arrived, and it looks like RTX graphics card owners will be getting up to a …

Cyberpunk 2077 was finally welcomed back on to the PlayStation Store last month following CD Projekt Red's 1.23 patch for the game across all platforms. We were unsure how well the game would do now six months later, but it quickly became the best selling PS4 game of the month.  …

It has been a long time since we last had an update on Ghostwire: Tokyo from Tango Gameworks. The game was initially set to be releasing on PC and on PS5 as a timed-exclusive this year, but the game has since been pushed back.  In an announcement today, Bethesda and …

EA has finally announced FIFA 22, detailing some of the game's upcoming features, the “Dual Entitlement” option, and the game versions. One of the highlights is the new HyperMotion technology, which promises to deliver better animations by motion-capturing athletes. However, this and other next-gen features won't be bundled in the …

With WarnerMedia being spun off and merging with Discovery to form a new company, questions have been raised around the future of certain WB Games studios. Recently, it was suggested that NetherRealm and TT Games could be sold to another publisher, but WB has now denied these rumours.  The rumour …

Last week during a State of Play showcase, Sony focused on Deathloop, one of two upcoming PlayStation exclusives from Bethesda. The interesting thing is that now, Microsoft owns Bethesda, opening the door for this game to eventually come to Xbox...

Activision is no stranger to cheaters in its games, with Call of Duty being a target of cheat makers each year due to its popularity. Recently, a new kind of cheat was discovered, using machine learning and automatic input commands to allow aimbot on consoles. As you would expect, Activision …

Microsoft is continuing its acquisition spree. This time, the tech giant has bolstered its cybersecurity offerings by acquiring RiskIQ in a deal said to be worth more than $500 million.  According to Bloomberg, the acquisition will see Microsoft paying more than $500 million, although the company has not yet revealed …

Earlier this year, SEGA announced that it would be returning to its Yakuza spin-off series, Judgement, with a brand new sequel known as ‘Lost Judgement'. Given that Sega has been bringing all of the Yakuza games over to PC recently, it was assumed that Judgement would also see a release …

Back in April, a new and sealed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. sold for a record $660,000 at auction. Now, a perfect copy of Super Mario 64 has also been sold, setting a new record with a price tag of $1.56 million.  As with the previous auctions, the …

Blooper Team recently announced that it has signed a publishing deal with Konami, immediately reigniting rumours of a new Silent Hill game coming from the studio. Unfortunately, according to Blooper Team, while there may have been some truth to these rumours at one point, they are apparently based on outdated …

With Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker coming in November, Square Enix released a GPU benchmark so users can test their systems and check if they're prepared for the upcoming expansion. According to Square Enix's description of the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker GPU benchmark, the benchmark uses “actual maps and playable characters …

The Witcher is coming back to Netflix with an even bigger presence. Besides announcing the second season of the series, scheduled to launch on December 17th, fans of the franchise are also getting an anime film on August 23rd. Additionally, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will receive new free DLCs …

Welcome to KitGuru Games, a new weekly column going over the latest in gaming, from what we’ve been playing and impressions on the latest releases, to shining a light on interesting hidden gems. This week, I’ll be sharing my fresh thoughts on Resident Evil Village after finishing the game...

Back in February, EA officially closed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters, bringing the racing game specialists and all of its IP under the EA umbrella. Now that the acquisition process has finished, Codemasters' CEO and CFO have both announced that they are leaving the company. Frank Sagnier and Rashid …

In Nvidia's first GeForce Now update for the month of July, the company revealed that 36 games will be joining the library over the next few weeks. The second batch of ten games lands on GFN today.  We're currently in the middle of the summer lull, with less major game …

As revealed a couple of weeks ago, Windows 11 will continue to be a free upgrade for those who own an older version of Windows, going all the way back to Windows 7. Unfortunately, the upgrade path for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users will be a bit more complicated, …

At the recent PlayStation State of Play, the console manufacturer provided updates on a number of small and large upcoming titles including Death Stranding and SIFU. Accompanying these was the announcement for the console release of Hunter’s Arena: Legends, as well as confirmation that it will launch for free on …

Sony recently held a State of Play, which brought with it a number of announcements including the release date for Death Stranding: Director’s Cut as well as the reveal of Moss: Book II. SIFU, the kung fu action game also appeared at the show – though under more disappointing circumstances. …

Moss was one of the PSVR’s biggest and most well received VR titles, letting players “meet Quill, a mouse with dreams of greatness. While exploring the woods, she finds a mysterious Glass Relic and an ancient magic is awakened”. At the recent State of Play (which also saw Death Stranding: …