Software & Gaming

Earlier this week, the Biomutant team came out of a long period of silence to announce the game's release date. The team had been quiet for a couple of years and now, we know why they stepped out of the spotlight for so long. After first being announced and shown …

Following the last two Hitman games, IO Interactive spent a year or so releasing additional DLC, adding in free new content in addition to paid levels. While no DLC has been revealed for Hitman 3 yet, IO Interactive will indeed be expanding upon the finale in the months to come. …

Immortals Fenyx Rising has been a tad overshadowed by Ubisoft's other major holiday 2020 release, Assassin's Creed Valhalla. In an effort to get more players to try out the new IP, Ubisoft has decided to release a playable demo version of the game this week. Immortals Fenyx Rising previously had …

Back when Valve first released Left 4 Dead 2, the game faced issues being approved for sale in Australia and Germany. As a result, these versions of the game had to remove certain content while the rest of the world got the ‘uncut' edition. In 2014, Valve was able to …

In 2020, many events across the world were cancelled, including the majority of games industry events. To get around the lack of physical events, Valve introduced the Steam Game Festival, allowing game devs to advertise their work to millions of gamers worldwide. This year, the Steam Game Festival will return.  …

Since its PC launch in August of 2020, Asobo Studio has been consistently updating Microsoft Flight Simulator with “World Updates,” improving certain regions with much higher detailed and bespoke models more representative of these areas’ architecture. Set to go live in March, the game’s 4th World Update will focus on …

The Epic Games Store had a particularly big 2020. With so many people stuck at home due to the pandemic, the online gaming scene boomed last year, with many taking advantage of sales and game giveaways. Last year, Epic Games gave away almost 750 million free games.  As part of …

Following the less than stellar gameplay preview of Halo: Infinite last year, 343 Industries opted to delay the game by almost a full year. In order to keep fans updated on the game’s status however, the studio recently promised to offer monthly development updates. The first update has now gone …

After releasing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics turned its attention to Square Enix's Marvel initiative, putting its development resources behind The Avengers. That game hasn't really taken off and now it seems that Crystal Dynamics is turning its attention back to Tomb Raider for a while.  As part …

Square Enix’s Avengers game has struggled to get the attention that the publisher had hoped since its launch back in August of 2020. Being a live-service title, the game’s developers ‘Crystal Dynamics’ is betting on its many promised updates to bring the game back into the limelight. Despite the slow …

One of the key enhancements brought about by the Xbox Series X|S and PS5 are the consoles’ abilities to output games at 120hz. While not all games support the feature, many titles have been slowly adding the functionality. As part of Sea of Thieves’ Season One update, Xbox Series X …

Last year, Ninja Theory stepped out of its comfort zone and launched a 4v4 multiplayer brawler known as Bleeding Edge. The game had similar vibes to Overwatch but with more focus on melee combat. Unfortunately, the game didn't go on to become a huge success and now, Ninja Theory is …

While Don't Nod seemed like a studio primed to be acquired by a larger publisher, it seems that the company is intent on staying independent for the time being by taking on investors. The latest company to invest in the studio is none other than Tencent, which now owns a …

Back in June 2020, EA officially announced that it was bringing the Skate franchise back with a new game, but we didn't know much about the studio taking on the project. That changes today, with EA announcing the new studio it has put together for Skate 4.  EA's newest studio, …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers users of its storefront a video game for free. This week, those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on the unique 2D metroidvania platformer Dandara. The game will be available to purchase and download for free from now until the …

Sony has a few excellent looking PS5 exclusives lined up for 2021. Returnal from Housemarque Studios is one of them, but to give the team some extra time to polish the experience, the game has been delayed from its original March 19th release date.  In a tweet this afternoon, the …

Over the weekend, shortly after CD Projekt Red began rolling out Patch 1.1 for Cyberpunk 2077, players noticed a progress-blocking bug that stopped you from getting further in the main quest. As promised, a hotfix to sort this out is now available.  Cyberpunk 2077 Hotfix 1.11 is now available across …

Nvidia is returning to its regularly scheduled GeForce Now updates in 2021, so we'll be getting a new batch of games added to the cloud gaming service each week. This week, The Medium – an RTX supported title, is the headlining game, but seven other games are joining it on …

In recent years, Netflix has shown support for a number of video game properties, expanding their worlds through anime adaptations. Though previous efforts have released to mixed responses, the streaming service is continuing to adapt more video games. Following on from the Resident Evil, Castlevania and Dragon's Dogma adaptations, Netflix …

Each month Sony offers a number of titles for free to all those who are subscribed to the console manufacturer’s PlayStation Plus service. For the month of february, subscribers can get their hands on a number of major titles, including Control Ultimate Edition and the brand new Destruction AllStars. With …

Control tested the limits of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in many ways when it launched in 2019. With the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, console players can now experience the story of Jesse Faden in a way much closer to that of PC players. …

Cougar's Armor S Royal gaming chair costs less than £250, but is it any good?

The developers behind The Division 2 have been a bit quiet over the last few months but it looks like the game is going to start 2021 off strong. While there won't be a ‘State of the Game' update this week, The Division 2's next big update is coming in …

Nintendo has faced plenty of criticism over the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. Shortly after the console's launch, it became clear that the Joy-Con controllers were prone to a ‘drifting' issue, which has gone unfixed to date. This has led to multiple class-action lawsuits over in the US and now, it …

It has been a while since IO Interactive split off from Square Enix and went independent. Since then, the team has been working hard on Hitman 3, which released to high critical acclaim last week. IO Interactive's bet on itself is already paying off too, with Hitman 3 already recouping …

As we've known for some time now, Sea of Thieves is switching to a seasonal content model this year, with the first season and its accompanying ‘battle pass' arriving this week. Now, just ahead of the battle pass rollout, Rare has detailed what it will actually include.  As you'd expect, …

While the situation surrounding COVID-19 greatly inhibited the output of both hardware and software manufacturers throughout 2020, the gaming industry seemingly continued to flourish. According to Microsoft, the Xbox Series X|S achieved the “most devices ever sold in a launch month” for Xbox. According to Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella, “the …

While special edition video game consoles are a relatively common occurrence, Nintendo has been more reserved than most when it comes to releasing special edition Switch consoles. While rumours of a Switch ‘Pro’ continue to circulate, Nintendo has now announced that it will be releasing a special edition Nintendo Switch …

First popular back in the early to mid-2000s, we have begun to see a renewed interest in developers creating high quality AAA licensed games. One of the latest licensed games to be announced is that of IO Interactive’s James Bond game. While little is currently known, the studio has offered …

While Cyberpunk 2077 mods have been popping up since launch, these have all been made without any official modding tools. To help give the modding community a push, CD Projekt Red has now released some of the official mod creation tools for the game.  CD Projekt Red previously confirmed that …