If I was staring down the boot of an ogre that happened to be the size of a skyscraper, I’d most likely find religion in those final moments. If I was Extinction’s Avil however, I’d be reducing one of those ogres into a bloody quadriplegic and moving in for the killing blow.

Last Month, Square Enix revealed that it had cut Hitman developer IO Interactive loose, and the future of the barcoded, bald assassin was in jeopardy. In a new statement, the developer revealed that sanity has somehow prevailed. IO is now officially an independent developer again – and has kept the rights to Hitman.

One of my final sessions at E3 gave me the chance to briefly grab Destiny 2’s executive producer David Allen for some one-on-one. I had some questions. Allen had some answers for me. So here they are from our short and sweet session.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Creative Director, Jens Matthies, explains how this sequel expands the more interessting parts of The New Order - the downtime with the rest of your crew.

At E3 2017, Insomniac had plenty more Spider-Man to show off as their version of the iconic webhead is forging his own path and identity outside of the comic books.

Super Mario Odyssey is full of wonder and mystery, but also a captivating gameplay hook that's coming to steal the thunder from Galaxy.

Far Cry 5 looked downright somber then. A serious look at the effects of cults and the ramifications of their presence on the people around them. That much is still very much true in Far Cry 5, but it’s also not the defining aspect of this latest sequel. In a hands-on session at E3, Ubisoft’s open-world shooter was madder than a bag of agitated weasels, the kind of game that makes you echo America f*** yeah with gusto.

Blizzard have announced a new kind of league which aims to eventually close the gape between professional and amateur players.