Gaming software

As I sit trapped in my sweltering flat, sweat dripping down my chest, and Covid19 fears ricocheting around my head, it feels both surreal and oddly comforting to see my situation mirrored on a screen. Amidst a blistering British heatwave, I’m playing Stilstand, an utterly bizarre interactive comic from Danish …

If you were one of the lucky ones who managed to secure a PS5 pre-order on Amazon, you still may not receive the console on its November 12 release day.  Amazon has just informed me I may not receive my PlayStation 5 pre-order on release day due to “high demand.” …

Sackboy: A Big Adventure has been confirmed as a PS5 launch day title. In a blog post (opens in new tab) after yesterday’s showcase, Sony announced the adorable mascot’s next outing will arrive on the same day as its new console. While Sackboy made a few cursory appearances during the …

Read more (Image credit: Sony) Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Horizon: Forbidden West coming to PS4 is an unexpected surprise, but one we should probably welcome (opens in new tab) It’s best that you don’t mistake the PlayStation Plus Collection as the PS5‘s answer to Xbox Game Pass. PlayStation certainly doesn’t …

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest is at last coming to Switch as part of Switch Online’s September 2020 selection of new NES and SNES games. Nintendo revealed the new games late Tuesday evening in a tweet. Other SNES games being added to Switch Online include the puzzler Mario’s …

The PlayStation Plus Collection is a new benefit for Sony’s online subscription, and it’s bringing a huge collection of PS4 games to PS5 at launch. Access to the PlayStation Plus Collection will be available to existing PS+ subscribers, seemingly at no extra cost, and it will offer dozens of PS4 …

Update: Ubisoft is officially working on new Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed games for virtual reality. Both games are being chiefly developed by Ubisoft’s Red Storm studio, whose previous VR projects include Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Werewolves Within. The new projects were announced along with many others – and …

In a new Cyberpunk 2077 Q&A session aimed at the game’s Russian community, quest designer Philipp Weber discussed the approach to companions in the sci-fi RPG, and how players can interact with them as V. “There actually are quite a few people you can play different quests with that are …

Update: Psyonix has confirmed that Rocket League will go free-to-play later this month. In a tweet (opens in new tab) and trailer released this afternoon, the developer said that the change in price will take effect on Wednesday, September 23. Psyonix also announced that an update will drop tomorrow, September …

Some shiny new screenshots for the upcoming Fall Guys update give you a look at how it will be “spicing up” some existing levels.  The update will be the biggest patch added to Fall Guys since the game launched. Mediatonic recently revealed it was working on the update with a …