Software & Gaming

In the wake of Palworld’s explosive success last year, Nintendo wasted no time in suing the developers – Pocket Pair – due to the game’s Pokemon inspirations. With the proceedings still ongoing, the company has had to make further adjustments to Palworld – including an odd change to the gliding mechanic.

Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard back in late 2023, after fighting off an injunction from the US Federal Trade Commission that threatened to blow up the deal. Since then, the FTC has been appealing the original decision, looking to split Microsoft and Activision up after the fact. Now …

Last year, we received the first teaser trailer for the next Mafia game. Rather than a sequel, we are getting Mafia: The Old Country, a prequel that explores the origins of the Mafia families. Today, 2K Games and Hangar 13 revealed the latest trailer for the game, along with an …

While paid patches and $80 games has caused quite a stir amongst gamers, Nintendo still expects a record-breaking launch for the Switch 2. Nintendo has reaffirmed its forecast for the launch next month, with the Switch 2 expected to sell through 15 million units. 

GeForce Now is adding more games this week. There are a couple of major day-one games joining the cloud gaming library, but the big highlight is the addition of 2K's legendary Mafia series. Mafia, Mafia II and Mafia III are all coming to GeForce Now, in addition to the classic …

Earlier this week, Rockstar dropped the long-awaited second trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6. The first trailer already did unbelievable numbers when it released in December 2023, but the second trailer has gone on to shatter even Hollywood film records.

Mad Catz is diving deep into the fighting game community (FGC) with their latest peripheral. They've announced the N.E.K.O., a new all-button arcade controller. Designed in close collaboration with FGC pro gamers and fans in the Japanese community, the N.E.K.O. aims to deliver a competitive edge through performance and ergonomic …

The latest Counter Strike 2 update has dropped and it contains quite a bit. Aside from new maps being added to the game, including one returning fan favourite map, Valve has also added new weekly missions to the game to keep players engaged. The new weekly missions can be found …

Following in the footsteps of other Microsoft releases, Gears of War Reloaded may not be getting any physical version on Xbox consoles.

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2 will feature a couple bonus additions, including new weapons; armour; starting classes and more.

Less than two months on from launch, Hazelight Studios’ Split Fiction has sold over 4 million copies so far - meaning 8 million total players.

Since its launch on Xbox and PC back in 2023, Bethesda Game Studios have sporadically released pretty substantial updates for Starfield – adding a few much-requested features, as well as some which should have been there at launch. Following on from November’s patch, Starfield has gotten another update which is now in beta -- bringing notable Creation Kit improvements.

Earlier this year, Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 and alongside the console, it also announced plans to raise the prices of new first-party games, like Mario Kart World, to $80. Last week, Microsoft confirmed its own plans to also follow this pricing model. Surprisingly, EA is not jumping on this …

Sony has announced a new member to the PlayStation Studios family. The new studio, teamLFG, is founded by former Bungie employees.

EA has not been shy about its plans for the next Battlefield game. The company announced development had begun over a year ago and in recent months, it has been holding public playtests as part of its new Battlefield Labs early access programme. Now, EA is confirming that the next …

Last night during a reveal stream, Bungie announced the next two expansions for Destiny 2. Surprisingly, one of them is a crossover with Star Wars, titled ‘Renegades'. Destiny 2: Renegades is a new expansion for the game. It comes with Star Wars themed weapons and armour sets, including real lightsabers, …

Square Enix is planning ahead for the Nintendo Switch 2, with plans to bring the full Final Fantasy 7 Remake series to Nintendo's new system. 

Development continues on the next installment in the Battlefield series, and Dice is now ready to ramp up community involvement significantly. Their playtesting program, dubbed “Battlefield Labs”, which aims to bring players into the early stages of multiplayer development, is set to invite many more individuals to participate throughout May. …

In recent months, we've heard rumblings about an upcoming Xbox handheld, created in partnership with Asus. Xbox and Asus ROG began to tease that something was up back in April. Now, photos of the Xbox handheld have leaked online.  Following on from the teaser shared last month, the first photos …

May’s Humble Choice line-up is available now to claim, including Amnesia: The Bunker; Evil West; Eiyuden Chronicle; STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter and more.

As leaked by Blizzard, following the likes of One Punch Man; Diablo IV; Cowboy Bebop and more, Overwatch 2 is set to crossover with Street Fighter 6.

In a surprise announcement, multiple remasters as well as a brand new title in the long-dormant Ecco the Dolphin franchise have been announced.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launched under two weeks ago to a flurry of strong praise, with the hybrid turn-based RPG becoming the highest-rated game of the year so far and going on to sell over 1 million copies in just a few days. Since then, its momentum has continued, with the game now surpassing 2 million copies sold.

Starbreeze initially launched Payday 3 with a publishing deal in place, with Plaion taking on publisher duties for the game. Since then, Starbreeze has reacquired the publishing rights to the game, something that will allow the company to “significantly accelerate” its content development roadmap. Payday 3 struggled at launch, in …

Following on from last week's surprise announcement that GTA 6 will be releasing in May 2026, Rockstar has now followed up with the long-anticipated release of Trailer 2. 

, Microsoft has announced the first wave of Game Pass titles for May, with the biggest game of the bunch naturally being DOOM: The Dark Ages.

While Nvidia announced specs and pricing for the RTX 5060 at the same time as the RTX 5060 Ti, the standard edition graphics card has not yet been made available. That is finally changing this month, with Nvidia confirming a 19th of May release date. 

The latest Philips Evnia gaming monitor has been announced. The new esports-focused model, the Evnia 25M2N5200U, is overclockable out of the box, boosting its already impressive 360Hz refresh rate up to 390Hz. The Philips Evnia 25M2N5200U gaming monitor uses a Full HD Fast IPS panel with 1ms GtG response times …

Celebrating the game’s 4th birthday. Returnal has gotten a surprise PS5 Pro patch, increasing the resolution by up to 2.5x.

Ubisoft reportedly has 9 different Assassin’s Creed games planned to release over the next 6 years, details for which have now leaked.