Earlier this year, a presentation for his latest game, Detroit: Become Human came under fire, because it used the abuse of children as a way to show its branching choices. Now, UK MPS and Anti-abuse campaigners have criticised the game for its depictions of domestic violence – calling for those depictions of child abuse to be withdrawn.

The PS2 dashboard is still a work of art, a simplistic collection of menus which allowed players a host of options to navigate through and tweak their game output that little bit more. It’s also getting a revival, just in time for players to slap on some rose-tinted nostalgia goggles and wax lyrical about the good ol’ days.

Last year’s DOOM, a functional reboot of the seminal first-person shooter was close to perfect. Its multiplayer may have been tacked on, but as a visceral and glib-filled single player throwback, it shone as one of 2016’s very best games. Now, its made the jump to VR. Unlike Skyrim VR, which is a relatively straight port of the entire game …

What makes Dota 2 such a great game is how it changes with almost every major tournament and patch. We rarely see teams dominating for longer than a few months, especially in this day and age. This was the case this past weekend for Team Secret who obliterated International winners Team Liquid at DreamHack Winter.

Lawyers seem to ruin everything. Just a few months ago, we told you that Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III from Toys for Bob, the original creators of Star Control, were finally making a direct sequel to the beloved space exploration and adventure game. Now they're busy fighting lawyers.

If you’ve ever wondered what poetry in motion looks like, then Ode’s imaginative mix of music and exploration will leave you with a smile on your face.

Announced on the weekend, the rest of the Jak and Daxter games will be headed to ye olde PlayStation 4, to complete a collection that began with Naughty Dog and Mass Media Games’ remastering back in 2012 on PS3, eventually finding its way to the PS4 this year with the Precursor Legacy. Said list will include Jak 2, Jak3 and Jak X: Combat Racing, which will allow you to Jak off to your sick heart’s content.

It’s that time of the year where stores – both physical and digital ones – start dishing out delectable discounts on games. We’re a few days into PlayStation’s 12 days of Christmas deals, where the current deal is a 45% discount on NBA 2K18, but there’s another great round of discounts on the PlayStation store. Right now, there’s another sale, that’s offering two games of your choice from a list, for just R469.