As an exercise in nostalgia, or an introduction to one of the most seminal fighting games, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers is great. Its new modes, characters, and features are ultimately disappointing though, making the definitive edition of Street Fighter II less meaningful than it should be.

Some community members are pushing to up the Overwatch competitive community. With so many people playing Overwatch locally, it seems logical for the competitive side to grow as well.

In Destiny 2 there's a new player in town: The Red Legion. Much like the Cabal on Mars and Phobos, these guys are massive walking tanks who require plenty of ammo to take down. On the surface, the Red Legion are typical Cabal shock ‘n awe troops. Dig a little deeper however, and you’ll find that these “special forces” have a few new tricks and units up their massive sleeves, as they’re more than prepared for your usual techniques.

The truth is that Gran Turismo is no longer the undisputed king of console racers, and hasn’t been for years. There’s an added pressure on Polyphony Digital to get things right in the face of an impending Project Cars 2 and Forza 7 – and it could be just the impetus the company needs. Gran Turismo sport has all the ingredients to return it to its rightful place on the podium. Whether or not they get the recipe right is yet to be seen.

In Destiny 2 a new threat has emerged from beyond our solar system: Dominus Ghaul, leader of the Red Legion and the force behind the invasion of the Last City that results in every Guardian being cut off from their source of Light connected to the Traveller.

Mario and Ubisoft's Rabbids are getting their own crossover in September, with XCOM-like turn-based action. Yeah, we can't believe it either.

Red Dead Redemption 2 will take a little longer than anticipated to be completed, shifting from a late 2017 release to sometime in 2018 instead. And you know what? That’s fine, because launch windows really don’t matter. That’s the word according to Take-Two president Strauss Zelnick, who claimed that a game such as Red Dead Redemption 2 could afford to launch whenever it wanted to.

With esports growing, it's time to take a look at the numbers once again.