Gaming software

Terraria has well and truly won over the hearts of PC players, with over a million reviews and a 97% positive rating on Steam. The quirky two-dimensional Minecraft-esque game was released on PC all the way back in 2011, and it turns out a lot of people really like it. So much so that it’s …

Hogwarts Legacy pre-orders have been out in the wild for a few days now, and with some pricing mix ups and free gifts out the way, it looks like things are starting to get rolling. US shoppers have it easiest right now, with pre-orders available at a range of retailers …

Update: The Pokemon company has now officially unveiled newcomer Grafaiai for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Just earlier today on August 30, the official Pokemon Twitter account pulled back the curtain on Grafaiai, a creature who’s particularly hard to catch. Well, perhaps “pulled back the curtain on” is pretty generous given …

The name of the next major Assassin’s Creed game appears to have been leaked. Earlier today, Assassin’s Creed YouTuber j0nathan outlined a number of potential details about the next game in the series. Among those details are a potential name for the new title, which is expected to be Assassin’s …

Splatoon 3‘s debut Splatfest is over, and Big Man fans are in mourning for their idol. Over the past weekend, the World Premiere Splatfest ran for Splatoon 3 players, pitting rock, paper, and scissors against one another. Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be for Big Man, as scissors ended up …

Iconic horror director and lover of video games John Carpenter has more gaming opinions, including a hilarious reason for not playing the Red Dead Redemption series. Carpenter has spoken about his love for video games before, most notably praising Assassin’s Creed Valhalla back in 2020, calling it an “incredible game” …

Just ahead of The Last of Us Part 1’s launch on September 2, Naughty Dog has released a new blog (opens in new tab) and video detailing all of the ways the remake improves upon the original game. Right from its initial announcement back in June, The Last of Us …

Dwarf Fortress, the absurdly-detailed roguelike simulation game that’s been in development for 20 years, is coming to Steam “sooner than you might think”. That’s according to publisher Kitfox Games, providing a cheeky response (opens in new tab) to one fan’s request for information on the long-awaited Steam version. The store …

Terraria 1.4.4, also known as the Labor of Love update, is finally getting ready for launch, and it’s set to be the game’s first simultaneous launch across console and PC. “Barring any issues or delays in first-party (Sony, Nintendo, etc) submissions, we expect Labor of Love to release in late …

PlayStation has acquired a new mobile studio, Savage Game Studios. In a blog post (opens in new tab) earlier today, head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst announced the acquisition, stating that the new arrival shares PlayStation’s “ambition to innovate, along with a continued drive to expand our audience and bring …