Gaming software

Battleborn, Gearbox’s oft-forgotten stab at the hero shooter genre, will be shut down in January 2021, publisher 2K announced (opens in new tab) today. The game has already been removed from digital stores as of this writing, and 2K says it’s “now in the process of gradually sunsetting the game …

If you’re cold as ice and your party reflects that lifestyle, it might be worth finding the Pokemon Sword and Shield Ice Stone. The Ice Stone is an evolutionary item that helps to upgrade specific Ice-type pocket monsters in Pokemon Sword and Shield (opens in new tab) and morph them …

After sweeping Void and Arc subclass changes in Year 2, Bungie’s giving Solar subclasses a day in the sun next season. As the studio announced in a recent blog post (opens in new tab), Destiny 2’s next season, which starts in just under a month, will bring big buffs to …

It’s difficult to get anyone at Valve to tell you that Half-Life 2 was a great game. Its staff are quick to credit their competitors with a similar will for innovation, and are reticent to posit themselves as sole pioneers. Though they acknowledge the pile of awards the game has …

Half-Life: Alyx could be the start of a true Half-Life series revival. Though the Portal games are set in the same fictional universe, it’s been more than 12 years since a full-on Half-Life game has come out, and fans could be forgiven for assuming they’d never get a chance to …

The London pop-up Pokemon centre may have shut its doors on November 15, but news of a second store arriving next year has been announced on Twitter (opens in new tab) as part of plans for the 2020 Pokemon World Championships. While details of the new centre’s location and opening …

Google Stadia (opens in new tab) has officially stumbled out of the starting gate, and while it’s a tiny miracle when it works, it often struggles (opens in new tab) to justify its price and indeed its very existence. Like all new platforms, it’s in need of games, so we …

User customisation is a huge part of Ultimate Team’s mystique, with certain FIFA 20 badges highly sought after on the transfer market for their specs appeal. For instance, FIFA 20 (opens in new tab) marks Salford City’s first appearance in the series – making their ace-looking lion badge an easy …

Life is Strange (opens in new tab) as a series has never been afraid to explore difficult subjects and portray issues that affect people in the real world. From cyber-bullying and racism to discrimination, the many different social issues explored throughout the series are, as lead writer Jean-Luc Cano tells …

If you’d like some help with taking on the Fortnite Hunter and the Hunted challenges for week 6 (previously listed as Fortnite Hide and Seek challenges before they were renamed), then we’ve got all the information you need right here. As well as harvesting up a variety of materials, you’ll …