Software & Gaming

Following the conclusion of its 5th Season, MultiVersus is now officially dead and has been delisted from all storefronts.

Wizards of the Coast has announced a publishing agreement with Giant Skull for a new Dungeons & Dragons video game. This new studio was founded by Stig Asmussen, a game industry veteran who worked on games such as God of War 3 and the Star Wars Jedi series. Giant Skull …

Known for their middle-of-the-road output, Ubisoft has shown a commitment to making sweeping changes to its games post-launch. Unfortunately, the publisher appears to have neither the vision – nor the identity – in order to elevate its titles beyond just being “another Ubisoft game.”

Kojima Productions is set to host a “game premiere” presentation for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach with Geoff Keighley on the Summer Game Fest main stage. This event will occur on Sunday, June 8/9th, at 7 p.m. PT / 3 a.m. BST, concluding this year's Summer Game Fest schedule. …

FromSoftware and Bandai Namco's Elden Ring Nightreign has rapidly surpassed 2 million players within a day of its release and amassed over 300,000 concurrent players on Steam.  Notably, Elden Ring Nightreign is unavailable on subscription services like Xbox Game Pass, suggesting that the 2 million player count closely reflects copies …

Earlier this week, EA revealed that it has closed down one of its single-player studios, Cliffhanger Games, and cancelled its Black Panther title. This game was one of three planned Marvel game projects and despite its cancellation, EA says there will still be three games on the way.

Ahead of The Witcher 3's launch in 2015, CD Projekt Red promised mod tools as a free DLC post-launch. The mod kit for the game ended up being fairly minimal, offering users ways to edit textures but not much else. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red released a far more comprehensive set …

For years, Games for Windows Live (GFWL) was seen as a blight on PC gaming. Fortunately, Microsoft ditched it, but in the process, some games were left inaccessible. A number of major games have been updated since to remove all traces of GFWL, but it was only in 2024 when …

Mundfish, the developer behind the 2023 hit Atomic Heart, is leveraging its debut title's success to expand into a new strategic venture within the gaming industry. As the title just reached 10 million players, the studio has officially launched Mundfish Powerhouse, a new publishing initiative to support developers and investors. …

Recent reports indicate a possible shift in Microsoft's strategy for the portable gaming market. Microsoft's long-rumoured first-party Xbox handheld is now said to be facing delays, as Microsoft has realised that Windows still needs a lot of work on the power management front to catch up to alternatives like SteamOS.  …

The upcoming Sonic Racing CrossWorlds will reportedly feature more than just Sonic characters, with a leak claiming that SpongeBob and the TMNT will be present.

In a surprise move, SEGA is delisting a bunch of its classic games from the Google Play and iOS mobile App Stores – with no reason given as to why.

With one week to go until the Switch 2’s launch, UK retailer GAME has unceremoniously cancelled a bunch of pre-orders, with no explanation given.

This week’s free games include the 2022 Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands alongside the excellent puzzle-platformer LIMBO.

This week, EA made the surprise announcement that it was shutting down one of its newest studios, Cliffhanger, and cancelling their in-development Black Panther game. Moving forward, EA says it will be slimming down its portfolio to focus on a few select franchises.  Naturally, these franchises are all the big …

Over the past couple of years, CD Projekt Red has been building a new US-based development studio and quietly laying the groundwork for Project Orion, the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. Now, CD Projekt Red has dropped the codename, referring to the project openly as Cyberpunk 2, as the project has …

There has been a resurgence in TMNT video games in recent years. From the fantastic arcade collection to new action games like TMNT: Splintered Fate. Now, the half shell heroes are heading to VR for the first time. 

We are one week away from the Nintendo Switch 2 launching worldwide. Nintendo has promised backwards compatibility with the vast majority of the Switch 1 game library, with just a few notable exceptions. So far, around 75% of the Switch 1 library has been tested.  Nintendo had already confirmed that …

It has been a while since we last had an update for the GeForce Now app on Steam Deck. This week, that is finally changing, with GeForce Now for SteamOS getting a major upgrade. On top of that, six more games are joining the GFN cloud gaming library this week. …

Microsoft is expanding its AI-powered initiatives into gaming, launching a beta version of Copilot for Gaming on mobile devices starting today. The new digital assistant will be capable of offering tips for in-game tactics, or help you find something new to play.  Designed to act as a second screen while …

Alongside the previously-announced film adaptation, Kojima has now revealed that a Death Stranding anime is in the works.

Alongside the celebrations surrounding The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s 10th anniversary, CDPR have revealed that the game has sold over 60 million copies:

Ahead of the kick off for 2025’s Summer Game Fest, a partial list of the more than 60 partner publishers present at the upcoming showcase has been shared.

In an unfortunate announcement, EA’s Black Panther game has been cancelled – and its development studio 'Cliffhanger Games' fully shuttered.

Over the past 15 years or so, FromSoftware has gone from strength to strength. Starting with 2009’s Demons Souls, the studio has had a generational run with each new game receiving an increasing number of sales and accolades – culminating with Elden Ring as one of the highest rated games of all time. Though seemingly still a good game, the studio’s upcoming Elden Ring: Nightreign has become the lowest-rated FromSoft title since 2018’s VR exclusive Deracine.

Fans of classic RPGs have a date to mark on their calendars: the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake will launch on October 30th, 2025. This highly anticipated remake will be available across various platforms, including PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store on Windows, alongside Nintendo Switch, the …

It has been almost two years since Starfield first launched. The game just received its latest major update and while there are rumours of incoming DLC announcements, it seems that first, Bethesda will finally be putting the game on PS5. 

This week, we learned that Apple has acquired its first game studio, after years of focusing solely on third-party deals to keep its Apple Arcade service afloat. Now, it turns out that Apple is planning a whole new gaming ecosystem for its devices.  According to Bloomberg's Apple expert, Mark Gurman, …

It has been months since Game Freak announced Pokemon Legends Z-A for the Switch and Switch 2. We've gone a long time with no concrete release date news but that changed today, with the game being announced for October. One week ahead of the Switch 2 launch, The Pokémon Company …

Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has quickly emerged as a success story, reaching a sales milestone that perfectly aligns with its name. The developers announced via social media that the French RPG has sold a remarkable 3.3 million copies 33 days after release. This impressive figure was achieved on …