Software & Gaming

While Ubisoft has tried to save face and claim that Skull and Bones is in fact doing well, the fact is, the game launched to very poor reviews and barely anyone has been talking about it since. Ubisoft is still hoping to win some gamers over though, with plans for …

While we would typically see last-gen consoles phased out entirely at this point in a new hardware generation, the PS4 and Xbox One still have a bit more life in them than anticipated. New mainline Call of Duty titles are still heading to previous-gen consoles, and that won't be changing …

In recent weeks, there has been a lot of buzz around the idea that a new DOOM game is coming out soon. Various leakers have already claimed that the next Doom game from id Software will be revealed at the Xbox Showcase in June. Now, more details have come to …

Many of us had been expecting to see updates on Machine Games' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Obsidian's upcoming RPG, Avowed, during the Xbox Games Showcase on June 9th. However, it would seem that Microsoft has something else planned, as it is now claimed that these games will …

Fans have been waiting to jump into XDefiant for a long time now, especially after the game's successful playtests last year. However, after multiple delays, buzz around the game began to go quiet. That changed this week with the game finally coming out.  According to Insider Gaming, XDefiant surpassed 1 …

Earlier this week, Activision officially announced this year's Call of Duty. Just as leaks suggested, this year's game will come from Treyarch and will be the latest mainline entry in the Black Ops series. It would seem that Black Ops 6 has had some extra development time too, as the …

Nvidia is back this week with another round of games for GeForce Now users. The cloud gaming service adds new games each week throughout the year. Today's update includes seven new titles, including swift support for Ninja Theory's long-awaited sequel, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2.  If you are using a Steam …

The specifications for the ROG Ally X have finally been revealed, ending the speculation. Even if not official, a recent leak shows that the upcoming handheld will retain the same APU, screen, and aesthetics but will come in black. The leak is from VideoCardz. In terms of design, adjustments have …

Months ago, Anti-Lag+ had to be disabled in online multiplayer games like Counter-Strike 2 due to the technology leading to false anti-cheat flags and player bans. Now, Anti-Lag has been reworked with Anti-Lag 2, which has now debuted in Counter-Strike 2 and should be friendly to use with other online …

The dwindling Suicide Squad fan base had plenty of questions for Rocksteady earlier in the month, after the studio quietly missed its release window for the game's ‘Episode 2' update for its first season. Now, Rocksteady has finally spoken up. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League entered its first season …

Last week, Sony announced the next wave of games heading to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers, including older titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Watch Dogs, alongside smaller titles like Deceive Inc, Crime Boss: Rockay City and Cat Quest. Now, Sony has announced the next wave of games …

Following on from numerous leaks in recent weeks, Activision has now officially announced this year's Call of Duty. As you would expect, previous leaks were indeed accurate, with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 set to release this year. While it was no secret that there would be a new …

After successfully shipping Helldivers 2, Arrowhead is going through some changes. Internally, the studio's outspoken CEO, Johan Pilestedt, has decided to step down, passing on the CEO role to Shams Jorjani, who was previously part of the team that shipped Arrowhead's 2011 game, Magicka. While Pilestedt will no longer be …

We've been hearing for a while that Sony is gearing up for a new PlayStation showcase ahead of Summer Game Fest next month. Just like previous years, it looks like Sony will be holding its summer showcase in late May, revealing the next wave of major titles for the PS5, …

Over the past few months, MSI has been hard at work improving its new handheld gaming system, the MSI Claw. Earlier in the year, a major BIOS update saw the device take a significant leap in gaming performance. Now, MSI is back again, boasting another 30 percent performance uplift with …

Recent leaks have revealed Valve's next game, Deadlock, which is currently undergoing playtests ahead of an official launch later in the year. The game aims to combine elements of DOTA 2, Team Fortress 2 and Tower Defence, all wrapped up in a magic-infused 1940s art style, not too dissimilar to …

Microsoft is gearing up to integrate super-resolution technology for gaming at the OS level. This upcoming feature, currently available to Windows Insiders, will allow super-resolution upscaling in select games and applications through the Windows graphics settings. However, it seems this feature will initially be limited to specific devices. As noted …

It has been around six months since Crytek first announced plans to overhaul Hunt: Showdown with the latest version of its CryEngine technology. Now, we finally have an update, with the big engine upgrade set to arrive in August.  Hunt: Showdown has always been a great looking game, especially on …

There have been plenty of rumours over the years claiming that major game publishers have put in offers to acquire Valve, the company behind huge IP like Half-Life and Portal. Given that Valve also owns and operates the Steam Store, the company has never exactly been hurting for cash, so …

After numerous delays, Ubisoft’s once-hyped Call of Duty competitor, “XDefiant”, has officially released. The game caught on with fans initially last summer thanks to a successful round of playtests. However, various issues led to the game’s release being delayed far longer than planned. Now that the game is out, its …

Antec is preparing to get into the gaming handheld market with the help of AyaNeo. The Antec Core HS is a tweaked version of the AyaNeo Slide, which features a 6-inch sliding screen, and integrated gamepad controls.  According to LTN (via Tom's Hardware), the Core HS features a 6-inch sliding …

Hellblade 2 was first revealed in late 2019, alongside the announcement of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox console. Now, four years into the Xbox Series X/S generation, Ninja Theory's long-awaited sequel has finally arrived, but reviews are a little more mixed than anticipated.  While Hellblade garnered universal acclaim back in 2017 for …

While we regularly see PlayStation and Xbox making headlines for acquisitions and mergers, Nintendo rarely ventures into the M&A arena. Typically, Nintendo makes smaller moves when acquiring additional studios and that continues to be the case now, with Nintendo announcing plans to acquire Shiver Entertainment.  Shiver Entertainment was previously owned …

Stellar Blade officially launched exclusively on PS5 earlier this year to a wave of positive reviews. Now, Shift Up's dazzling action game appears set to arrive on other platforms, like PC, and a sequel is already being considered.  Shift Up, the game studio based in South Korea, is considering bringing …

MultiVersus is in a bit of an odd position. The game was initially revealed last year to a large wave of hype, followed by a very successful, six-month long beta test. The game was then taken offline, with plans to ‘relaunch' in 2024. Now, WB is trying to build that …

Summer Game Fest is just a couple of weeks away. With E3 now officially cancelled for good, Summer Game Fest has cemented its position as the new go-to summer event for game announcements. This year's show will see over 55 partners being involved, ranging from smaller indie companies and gaming-adjacent software makers, to the biggest publishers in the industry. 

Back in 2021, Square Enix announced that it would be bringing the entire Kingdom Hearts series to PC for the first time. This exciting news was somewhat hampered by the revelation that the games would be exclusively available via the Epic Games Store and would not be coming to Steam. …

Larian has already confirmed that it won't be working on another Baldur's Gate game, or any expansions for Baldur's Gate 3. Instead, the studio will be focusing on other projects, with two new games on the way, which studio founder, Swen Vincke, claims to be Larian's “best work ever”. To …

Recently, the Delta emulator for iOS has made headlines, after returning to the App Store immediately upon Apple changing its rules to allow emulators once again. Delta has remained one of the most downloaded apps on iPhone since coming to the App Store, but the developers have now landed in …

Square Enix made it clear during its recent financial earnings call that it would be overhauling its development operations, with a bigger focus on multiplatform releases moving forward. As far as actual game releases are concerned, this should have been a huge year thanks to Final Fantasy 16 and Final …