Software & Gaming

Following the overwhelming success of 2022’s God of War Ragnarök, there had been rumblings that the team at Sony Santa Monica were cooking up some DLC for the game. Even so, it came as a great surprise when the studio revealed God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, bringing a free rogue-like …

When Larian first announced Baldur's Gate 3, we all thought it looked impressive but there was no predicting the level of success the final release would see. The game went on to become one of the highest-rated games of the year and now, Larian has capped things off by winning …

Capcom's Monster Hunter series finally obtained global popularity in 2018 with the release of Monster Hunter: World. Now, we have our first look at Capcom's first truly next-gen Monster Hunter game – Monster Hunter Wilds.  At The Game Awards last night, Capcom unveiled the first trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds, …

While Rocksteady's previous superhero games have all been playable offline, the studio is taking a different approach with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which is set feature ‘live service' elements, which typically means an always-on connection is required. Fortunately after viewing some feedback, the team has now opted to …

We've already talked about Hellblade 2 and Arkane's Blade but Xbox wasn't stopping there with its Game Awards announcements. Hideo Kojima also appeared on stage, alongside director film Jordan Peele, to discuss his upcoming Xbox game.  Kojima's Xbox exclusive title is officially titled ‘OD', which ties in with previous rumours …

As promised, Xbox Game Studios showed up in force at The Game Awards last night. Not only did we get a new trailer for Ninja Theory's Hellblade 2, but Arkane also made an appearance. The bad news is, we aren't getting Dishonored 3 like rumours claimed. However, they are working …

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 was first revealed at The Game Awards in 2019. We've had a few more teasers since then, but the game has made one final TGAs appearance before its launch next year with a new gameplay trailer.  Ninja Theory earned plenty of praise for Hellblade's visuals but …

Bungie's financial struggles this year have been no secret, with Bungie exploring new ways to monetise Destiny 2 players, while simultaneously attempting to draw players back in after a disappointing release in Lightfall. It turns out, the executives may have good reason to be panicking despite Sony's injection of cash …

Many of us had assumed that CD Projekt Red would move away from Geralt being the lead character with its new trilogy. However, the game director on The Witcher 4 has now teased Geralt's return. In an interview with Italian site Lega Nerd (via insider-gaming), Witcher game director, Sebastian Kalemba …

AMD has released its day-one graphics driver for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Ubisoft's latest open world game has already been available to Ryzen and Radeon hardware buyers through a game bundle, now, you'll get optimisations in time for its launch. AMD has worked with Ubisoft to optimise the Snowdrop Engine …

One of the biggest surprises to come with Chapter 5 of Fortnite has been the introduction of 3 new and bespoke game modes. Alongside a LEGO world and a full-on racing game, Epic Games announced Fortnite Festival – a Guitar Hero-esque rhythm game. With just a few days to go …

One of Microsoft’s core strategies for the Xbox has been its rapid adoption of cloud streaming as part of the company’s ‘play anywhere’ initiative. With Activision Blizzard now securely under the wings of Microsoft, the console manufacturer has announced that a wave of ABK titles are coming to streaming. Making …

2023 might just be the worst year in the history of gaming – at least when it comes to the health of the development studios themselves. With thousands of devs already having been laid off across dozens of studios, another publisher is now set to drop up to a 3rd …

Last year, in collaboration with Valve, Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards gave away a Steam Deck for every minute that the awards ceremony was live. The two have partnered up once again, this time giving away a total of 100 OLED Steam Decks to viewers. Making the announcement on Twitter, …

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons was a huge indie hit when it originally launched back in 2013. Personally, it is still a game that I think back on fondly today. It looks like a new generation will get to experience the game soon, as a remake is reportedly on …

With esports being such a huge industry in Asia, services like Twitch have become very popular in places like South Korea. However, due to rising operating costs, Twitch, the biggest games streaming platform, is now pulling out of the country. Twitch has officially declared its decision to terminate its services …

While the Nintendo Switch was getting more up-to-date third-party game releases for a time, in recent years that has slowed down to remasters and re-releases of older titles. The Batman Arkham Trilogy is the latest to land on Switch but unfortunately, the release is a mixed bag riddled with performance …

The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer has been live for a little over one day and as expected, it has taken over the internet. Within one day, the new trailer reached the lifetime views of the original GTA V reveal, amassing over 104 million views on YouTube alone.  This is …

Baldur’s Gate 3 will undoubtedly go down as one of the biggest success stories of 2023. After spending years in Early Access, the role playing game officially launched back in August to a massive wave of success, achieving universal acclaim and far exceeding sales expectations. Despite being a 100 hour …

In recent years we have seen Nintendo expand outwards beyond just video games, with the entertainment giant partnering with Universal Studios to open up a dedicated Super Nintendo World within Universal’s parks. Nintendo World is set to get a massive upgrade next year, with the Japanese branch adding a dedicated …

In this ever-increasing world of digital media, it feels as though no one truly owns what they buy. One of the few ways to ensure your games will remain available to you in perpetuity is to buy physical discs. Unfortunately, even physical media is beginning to become unreliable in this …

Following the overwhelming success of The Super Mario Bros Movie, it did not come as a surprise to see that a Zelda adaptation was greenlit shortly after. Despite being a live-action project, the film’s director has compared his ambitions for the Zelda movie to the works of Studio Ghibli, being …

While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 did launch with support for upscalers like DLSS 3 and XeSS, it does not feature ray-tracing. That will change with a patch this week, bringing ray-traced graphics to the game, but there's a catch – ray-tracing will only be shown in the pre-game …

BioWare's upcoming release, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Despite high-profile developer departures and layoffs impacting some of BioWare's longest-serving staff, the company is finally ready to unveil more about the highly anticipated game with a new trailer. To celebrate “Dragon Age Day”, BioWare published a …

2023 has not been the best year for Embracer Group. After spending countless amounts of money on acquiring a whole host of developers and game studios, the holding company has had to let many of them go as a result of a failed $2 Billion deal. The latest studio to …

The announcement of The Last of Us Part II Remastered came with a surprising number of new included features. Among them was the ‘No Return’ game mode – a rogue-like which will offer highly replayable levels using Part II’s excellent gameplay loop. Ahead of the title’s launch early next year, …

One of the biggest games of 2023 was the long-awaited remake for Resident Evil 4. Released back in March, the game would later get an expansive piece of DLC in the form of ‘Separate Ways’. It seems as though Capcom are preparing to release a complete edition of sorts for …

Mortal Kombat 1 is the latest title from fighting game studio NetherRealm. As with their prior Mortal Kombat games, MK1 will be getting a major expansion not too dissimilar to MK11’s Aftermath DLC – bringing with it new story content and more. That is not all however, as MK creator …

With the release of the first GTA VI trailer, we have finally gotten an official look at Rockstar Games’ next tentpole release. Of course, the publishing of the trailer brings with it a great deal of new details – some good, some bad. Fortunately, the game looks to be a …

After years of anticipation, hype and excitement, Rockstar Games finally released their first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI. While undoubtedly a moment worth celebrating, the game appears to be even further away than expected, with it set to arrive some time in 2025. Rockstar Games have officially released their …