Software & Gaming

Following the overwhelming success of Grand Theft Auto Online, it was clear that Rockstar had hoped to see the same level of success with its follow-up title: Red Dead Online. Unfortunately, the online game mode has suffered slightly from a much smaller player base with shorter retention over time. It …

Last week, CD Projekt Red released the first official footage of Cyberpunk 2077 running on Xbox One X and Xbox Series X. Now this week, the studio is turning its attention to PlayStation, with new gameplay capture from the PS4 Pro and PS5.  The video simply shows Cyberpunk 2077 running …

Xbox head, Phil Spencer, is continuing to do the rounds at press outlets to discuss all things Xbox and promote the recent Series X/S launch. In a recent interview published this week, we learned about what's next for xCloud in 2021, with Microsoft's game streaming service set to become much …

We all know that the PS5 was in extremely limited supply at launch, with the head of PlayStation even warning people that every single available unit has been sold. How many of those units actually landed in the hands of scalpers over normal consumers though? Based on reports this week, …

As the PlayStation 5 finally launched in the UK last week, many who managed to get their hands on the console likely also picked up one of the PS5’s launch titles. One of the biggest games to launch alongside the console was Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. That …

Earlier this year, Nintendo announced that it would once again be teaming up with Koei Tecmo Games, this time for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – a prequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The game has only been out for a short time but it is …

While YouTubers have been dealing with music-related copyright strikes on gaming content for years, the issue is fairly new to live streamers on Twitch. Recently, thousands of Twitch streamers had to wipe content from their channels due to a mass wave of DMCA claims from the music industry. Fortunately, some …

While many PlayStation fans had hoped to get their hands on the next-gen PlayStation 5 during the launch period, a large majority were left disappointed as supply was unable to meet demand. It would appear as though this stock shortage is unlikely to be resolved any time soon, as PlayStation’s …

When The Last of Us first launched in 2013, the game offered an interesting story in a compelling world, leaving many fans wanting a sequel. 7 years later, The Last of Us Part II released, seemingly completing Joel and Ellie’s story arcs. That being said, it appears as though Naughty …

When Insomniac Games first announced the PS5 remaster of 2018’s Marvel’s Spider-Man, many fans expressed annoyance at the fact that save files from the original PS4 version would not be transferable to the remaster. Following the feedback, Insomniac Games promised to add the functionality. Players can now transfer their PS4 …

Khronos Group's alternative to DXR is almost here, as Vulkan Ray Tracing gets its final specifications detailed ahead of release next month.

After originally releasing on the Nintendo DS back in 2007,  The World Ends With You received a second wind in 2018 thanks to its revival on the Nintendo Switch. It would seem that the Switch release reignited enough interest in the series to warrant a sequel too.  Today, Square Enix …

Ubisoft has been supporting free current-gen to next-gen upgrades on its games this holiday season but unfortunately, the system seems to be having some issues on PlayStation. Since the PS5's release, some users have found that they are missing the PS5 version of games like Watch Dogs Legion and Assassin's …

The Xbox Series X/S have been out for almost two weeks now and with that, there are plenty of new Xbox controllers in the wild. At the moment, these controllers won't work with iOS or iPadOS, unlike the older Xbox One controllers, but support is on the way.  Last week, …

We're all well aware that Cyberpunk 2077 went gold a couple of weeks before being delayed from November 19th to December 10th. With that in mind, there are disc copies of the game already floating around and at least one of them has leaked to the public over the last …

The DualSense controller has been getting plenty of good feedback from early PS5 owners and soon, it looks like PC players will be able to use Sony's new gamepad too. Over the weekend, Valve brought PS5 controller support to the Steam Input API.  Valve typically likes to add support for …

We recently got our first look at the ray tracing requirements for Cyberpunk 2077, although there's no mention of AMD GPUs. CD Projekt Red's Global Community Lead, Marcin Momot, has now confirmed that ray tracing won't be supported on AMD cards at release...

Marvel's Avengers hasn't exactly been in the news for the right reasons lately, but perhaps that could start turning around soon. This week, Crystal Dynamics finally announced a release date for the game's first new character DLC.  ‘Taking AIM' is the name of the first Avengers expansion, which will bring …

Just ahead of the release of Wasteland 3, InXile revealed that they've been quietly working on a VR shooter. Things have been a little quiet since then, but this week, we learned that Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds will be releasing in December. This is a PC VR game, so it …

It has been quite a while since we last had an update on the status of DOOM Eternal for the Nintendo Switch. Earlier this week, pre-order customers in the US had their purchases cancelled, causing some worry that the Switch version has been scrapped entirely. Fortunately, that is not the …

It looks like most major cloud gaming providers have figured their way around Apple's iOS App Store restrictions. Earlier this year, Amazon Luna presented the idea of streaming to iOS via the Safari browser instead of a dedicated app. Since then, Nvidia has rolled this out with GeForce Now and …

Black Friday is coming up very soon, but a lot of tech and gaming companies are getting an early jump on sales season. Today, Razer officially launched its own line-up of Black Friday deals.  The first round of Razer deals are live today, covering the usual batch of gaming peripherals …

As we start to spend more time with the new next-gen consoles out in the wild, the differences between the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 are becoming more apparent. One of the big differences seems to be how backwards compatibility is implemented, which is holding the PS5 back from running …

To make up for Cyberpunk 2077's recent delay to December 10th, CD Projekt Red aired another episode of Night City Wire this week. This time around, we're greeted with the official gameplay trailer, featuring plenty of Johnny Silverhand.  The official gameplay trailer is pretty big, coming in at over 5 …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers its users a number of free titles. This week, those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on the popular online space-sim ‘Elite Dangerous’, as well as the indie, story-focused visual novel / puzzler hybrid ‘The World Next Door’. Both games …

This week's Nvidia GeForce Now update is bigger than usual. Not only are new games being added to the streaming service, but Nvidia has also launched GeForce Now access on iOS devices for the first time.  Game streaming services have largely avoided iOS due to Apple's App Store restrictions. Nvidia …

IO Interactive has been independent for a while now, continuing to focus on the Hitman series. Following Hitman 3 in 2021, IO Interactive will be turning their attention to something a bit different – a James Bond game.  Not much is known about the project at this point in time, …

Recently, we reported that 2018’s God of War is estimated to have sold around 20 million copies. It would appear another Sony exclusive from that year also sold equally as well. Marvel’s Spider-Man is reported to have sold 20 million copies globally, adding yet another title to the PS4’s 20 …

Back in October, we learned that Nintendo had won a lawsuit against people attempting to sell Nintendo Switch hacking tools. Now, Nintendo has set its sights on other sellers, leading to another legal battle.  This time around, Nintendo is suing an Amazon seller known as ‘Le Hoang Minh', which has …

Though the video game industry is bigger than it's ever been, on a purely statistical basis, the PlayStation 5 has surprisingly had a rather tepid launch. In Japan, the console managed to shift 118,085 units in its first four days, making it the second lowest PlayStation console launch in the …