Software & Gaming

Sony just released its quarterly earnings report, giving us a look at how well PlayStation has sold during its first full quarter on the market. At this point, Sony has sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles, boosting gaming revenues to new heights.  By the end of 2020, Sony had sold …

NFTs have become the latest controversial blockchain technology, allowing people to (in theory) sell digital art in a similar way to that of a physical piece of media – offering an authenticated sense of ownership over a particular piece. The practice has been steep in controversy due to a number …

Super Mario Party is one of the best selling games on the Nintendo Switch. Despite this the game saw very little in the way of post-launch support, with many fans left disappointed by Nintendo’s treatment of the game. In a surprise update, the console manufacturer has announced that the party …

Godfall was the first game to be announced exclusively for the PlayStation 5. Positioned as the first true next-gen game, the ‘looter-slasher’ received a lukewarm reception – though it was technically impressive in a number of ways. Despite its marketing, it would appear that the game can run well enough …

When Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War launched late last year, it offered a native next-gen version, which took advantage of many of the new consoles’ enhancements including 120fps support, FOV sliders and much more. Activision’s arguably more popular Call of Duty game, Warzone, did not receive such treatment. …

Back in July 2016, Twitch banned James “PhantomL0rd” Varga from streaming to his 1.4 million followers for connections and promotion of gambling site, CSGOShuffle. Two years later, Varga filed a lawsuit against Twitch, alleging a breach of contract and in return, Twitch counter-sued the streamer. Now, the case has come …

In late 2020, Square Enix finally brought Dragon Quest XI over to the Xbox platform and better yet, the game was also available on Game Pass. Now, it looks like Xbox will be getting more Dragon Quest games, including the excellent spin-off Dragon Quest Builders 2.  Dragon Quest Builders 2 …

Last week during Capcom’s Resident Evil Showcase stream, the publisher announced that Resident Evil Village will indeed be getting a demo. There was just one problem – it would only be available in a small 24 hour window. Fortunately, Capcom has decided to reconsider and as a result, the demo …

PlayStation's State of Play stream will return later this week with another episode. This time around, Insomniac Games will be in the spotlight once again, with its second major PlayStation 5 exclusive, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.  The next Ratchet & Clank game has been a major part of the …

Last week, a lot of PC gamers ran into issues after updating Windows 10. The update seemed to diminish performance and introduced errors with V-Sync and BSOD crashes. If you've been experiencing these issues then we have some good news for you, a new update is now available to fix …

Back when the Xbox One launched in 2013, one of Microsoft's big exclusives, Ryse Son of Rome, released to middling critical reception. As the years have gone on though, the game has developed a cult following and soon, those long-time fans may have a sequel to look forward to.  Crytek …

It looks like Respawn is cooking up another brand new IP. The studio recently put up some new job listings, revealing plans for a completely new game not connected to Titanfall or Star Wars.  We first caught wind of this via Vince Zampella himself, who tweeted out about an “exciting …

Earlier this week as part of CD Projekt Red's 2020 financial report, the company revealed that it sold 13.7 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077 in December, and fulfilled 30,000 pre-order requests through its Help Me Refund program. As it turns out, the documentation was a little misleading, as the real …

This week, DICE and EA began teasing this year's Battlefield game, promising bigger battles and more destruction than ever before. Battlefield 6 isn't the only new project in the works though, EA is also planning a Battlefield mobile game to compete with the likes of Call of Duty Mobile and …

The D.I.C.E. awards have returned again this year, awarding developers for their hard work on some of the best games released last year. This time around, Hades takes home the GOTY trophy, and a bunch of PlayStation exclusives were also highlighted.  As far as PlayStation exclusives go, Ghost of Tsushima, …

It has been close to a year since SEGA first announced Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis during an Xbox Game Studios showcase. The new version of the MMO is a complete overhaul of the game, similar to what Square Enix did with Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Now, …

EA has had the next Battlefield game on its 2021 release calendar for quite some time and as we get closer to launch, DICE is opening up a bit more about the new title, teasing bigger battles, more destruction and more.  In a blog post published this week, DICE confirmed …

In the lead up to the PS5 launch, Sony patented a bunch of new AI-driven gaming tech, mostly driven around providing tips and walkthroughs during gameplay. Now, another patent has surfaced, this time for an AI feature that could take control and play a game for you.  The patent, first …

Earlier this week, we learned that despite technical issues and refunds for console players, Cyberpunk 2077 still paved the way for CD Projekt Red to have a record financial year, with launch sales much higher than The Witcher 3. Now, CD Projekt Red has revealed the hard numbers, with 13.7 …

PlayStation Now is positioned as a direct competitor to Xbox’s Game Pass. The subscription service features over 700 games, all of which can be streaming for quick access. Until now however, streamed games were limited to 720p, with Sony now announcing that streaming quality is set to receive a major …

Jim Ryan recently claimed that the PlayStation 5 will have the largest library of PlayStation exclusives yet. While not owning as many studios as Microsoft, PlayStation has formed many second-party agreements, such as with Final Fantasy XVI and Forspoken. The console manufacturer has now announced its latest partnership with Firewalk …

Xbox’s FPS boost allows for many older titles to take advantage of the new generation of Xbox hardware, allowing games which were never designed with higher frame rates in mind on consoles to get updates to 60fps and beyond. EA has now announced that over a dozen of its own …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of titles for free to all those with an Epic Games Account. While the scope of the games offered vary from week to week, currently players can get their hands on the much-loved survival horror game Alien: Isolation. From Now until …

Sony has made exclusive titles a major part of the console manufacturer’s strategy in recent generations – a practice which has so far worked out well for them. It would seem that they plan to double down on this, with Sony Interactive Entertainment’s CEO Jim Ryan claiming that the PS5 …

Though Call of Duty may not have as much of a positive reception as it did during the height of its popularity, the franchise continues to be one of the best selling every single year. In the years since the first game launched all the way back in 2003, the …

Microsoft started off the year with 18 million Xbox Game Pass subscribers and over the last few months, some major game additions have caused that number to spike up again. At this point, Xbox Game Pass has reportedly hit a new all-time high of 23 million subscribers.  The addition of …

Frontier is taking Elite Dangerous to the next level this year with the game's new Odyssey expansion. Following a late 2020 announcement, the expansion has been in alpha and beta testing on PC for a while and now, we have an official release date.  Elite Dangerous Odyssey will launch on …

While PlayStation Plus is a worthwhile service for many people – offering free monthly games among other benefits – Xbox’s Game Pass has been deemed by many to be the ‘best deal in gaming’. It would appear as though PlayStation is looking to up the value of PlayStation Plus by …

Earlier this month, Nvidia announced plans to bring 34 more games to GeForce Now throughout April. Fifteen of those games are being added to the cloud library today, including the latest updates for Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Immortals Fenyx Rising.  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Immortals Fenyx Rising both recently got …

During the recent Resident Evil showcase, a VR version of Resident Evil 4 was teased, with more details promised at a later date. Oculus recently held its own game showcase, offering a much deeper look at Resident Evil 4 VR, and revealing the many changes made to the GameCube classic. …