Software & Gaming

At the start of this month, many of us had a chance to play the closed beta for The Division. However, it was a bit short on content with many of the game's systems and areas locked off. Fortunately, an open beta has been announced which will have some of …

The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) of Parliament, a previously rather quite organisation has stepped out of the shadows to lambaste the British government over its proposed Investigatory Powers Bill, often termed the Snooper's Charter. It claims that the bill “lacks clarity,” and wants to see privacy protections, “form the …

Undisputed UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, has dominated his weight class for the past three years and hasn't lost since 2011, but fighting is a young man's game and at 29, he's thinking about the future. And that future might revolve around video-games, as Mighty Mouse has said …

There's never been a better time to be a fledgling game developer. While engines would have cost you hundreds of pounds to even use on a restricted license a few years ago, today you have your pick of the litter with many available for free with back-end points instead of …

While a smart home was once thought the preserve of the uber rich today with wireless apps and plug-in security systems, anyone can have a connected household. All you need is something like the Smanos X300 Plug and Play Alarm system, which bundles a motion sensor, door sensor and a …

Over the weekend, a video began making the rounds featuring an unnamed member of The Division development team stating that the PC version had to be “kept in check” as it would be unfair to console players if PC gamers got a far superior looking version of the game. Ubisoft …

The Binding of Issac: Rebirth won't be coming to the iOS App Store it seems as the game has been rejected by Apple due to what the company perceives as violence towards children. This isn't the first time that this game has faced some trouble launching on a platform, having …

Video game cracking group, 3DM has revealed that it is going to be running an experiment, they won't be working on cracks for single-player games for around a year in order to assess any genuine impact piracy has on game sales. This follows on from recent comments that game piracy could …

As the most watched Esport in the world, League of Legends has millions of players around the world, many of them hoping to make it as professionals. But over the past few years, Korean teams have dominated in the finals. Will this year be any different? The undefeated North American …

We got our first new triple-A Star Wars game in years in 2015 with the launch of Battlefront but one of EA's other studios, Visceral Games also has a secret Star Wars project in the works, backed by the writer of the Uncharted series. Visceral's game is said to be …

After some time in early access, Daybreak Studios is now splitting H1Z1 into two separate games. While H1Z1 initially launched as an open-world zombie survival multiplayer game, it eventually got the Battle Royale game mode, which essentially plays out like the hunger games where a group of players compete to …

Last week, I had the chance to take a good detailed look at the PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider and while I came to the conclusion that it is an excellent game, some have had their issues. Fortunately, the team behind the PC version, Nixxes, has already issued …

CCP Games has announced that it plans to shut down its Eve-linked free to play shooter, Dust 514 in May this year, making room for a brand new FPS built in the Unreal 4 Engine. The free to play game will have its servers go offline on the 30th of …

Godus Wars was only announced a few days ago, but already it has almost 80 per cent negative reviews. Part of that is people feeling that the game was an attempt to sweep the original Godus' under the rug, part of it is because they still don't like the game's …

The official forums for Day Z have been hacked, with email addresses, usernames and passwords for all accounts made vulnerable. As a security measure the forums have now been closed while the flaw is fixed, and all users are being encouraged to change their security information anywhere else where it was …

Bethesda and id Software have announced the release date for the new DOOM game. The rebooted first person shooter has been in the making for years now, with beta access even being offered up to those that pre-ordered the 2014 Wolfenstein: The New Order. The game will now be coming …

Last month, Blizzard announced that the Overwatch beta would be returning in February with a brand new game mode, some new maps and an all-new progression system. The beta's return will also mark the next wave of invites for those still looking to get access and now it looks like …

It shows the ever lasting appeal of the original UFO: Enemy Unknown that over the past few years we've had not only one complete reboot in the new XCOM release, but another in the form of a '70s take on the alien invasion simulator: Xenonauts. That game, which was a …

Cheaters in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can be frustrating to deal with, so one player decided to take the matter into their own hands by using the honey trap method, developing a fake hack designed specifically to ensure a VAC ban. It worked pretty well too as over 3000 players were caught …

Over the last couple of years, Square Enix has been making more of an effort to bring its Final Fantasy series of games to the PC. We already have a lot of the older titles on the PC at this point but now it looks like the yet to be …

Update: The people behind GameBundle got in touch to let us know that it has now reached out to 22Cans and Peter Molyneux to ask if they want to get involved with the Game Bundle. That letter is reprinted in full below: “Dear 22Cans, “We hope this letter finds you …

The Division beta kicked off over the weekend and in that time, the development team managed to gain some pretty good feedback. However, quite a few cheats in the PC version were also uncovered during the weekend-long test and while it was frustrating for players to deal with at the …

A common theme seems to be spreading when it comes to first person shooters in the last couple of years- they are starting to ditch campaigns. With notable examples being Evolve, Star Wars: Battlefront, Titanfall and Rainbow Six: Siege. It would also seem that Gears of War creator, Cliff Bleszinski …

If you have been following VR development over the years, then you may know that back in the 90's Nintendo tried to bring virtual reality to the masses with the Virtual Boy. The console didn't take off and things on the VR front went quiet for many years. However, the …

Ubisoft and EA are currently having a bit of a legal squabble over a trademark to the word ‘Ghost'. EA applied to trademark the word last year for its Ghost Games studio, which works on Need for Speed. However, Ubisoft isn't too fond of this as the publisher believes it …

Following on from the game's initial release last Friday, AMD has launched a new Radeon Software driver update to bring some specific optimizations for the game as well as a CrossFire profile for mutli-GPU users. Rise of the Tomb Raider is a Nvidia-backed title, so the green team managed to …

Last year, Bethesda held its first ever E3 conference and it brought some huge announcements along with it, including the reveals of Fallout 4 and Dishonoured 2 as well as a release date for DOOM. Thanks to the success of last year's keynote, it looks like the studio is set …

Back in 2014, the Steam Boy was revealed and was set to be the first handheld Steam Machine, allowing PC gamers to play some of their games on the go or stream more demanding titles from a desktop. Then last year, the project was renamed the ‘Smach Z' and put …

Despite David Cameron and Theresa May calling for a better insight into the websites we visit with the potentially fast tracked Investigatory Powers Bill, a committee of politicians has warned that it lacks clarity, not defining key points. It warned that if the tech-firms that must be complicit in the …

Age of Mythology is one of those classic RTS titles from the golden era of games like Age of Empires. In-fact Age of Mythology was made in-between AOE games, but had more of a, well, mythological feel to its units, buildings and gameplay. And now, 13 years on from its …