Gears 5! It’s brutal, the best slice of action on Xbox and still the main reason why you can hear me screaming VREEEEEEEEEEMMMMM at odd hours in the night. Naturally, it’s metal. And what do metal games deserve? METAL ALBUMS! That heavy metal sound that defined developer The Coalition’s latest chapter in the Gears of War saga had some of the tastiest licks around, and now it’ll be getting the vinyl treatment.

Another day, another Pokémon article! While Pokémon Sword and Shield may have plenty of new Pokémon who can be levelled up and evolved from there, some Pokémon require a more secretive manner with which to ascend to a higher form. One of those Pokémon is Yamask, a peculiar Ghost-type pocket monster that has a new regional form over in the …

It’s a mistake to dismiss first-person horror adventure Close to the Sun as a BioShock rip-off. Despite similarities to the 2007 fan-favourite, Close to the Sun has its own unique identity. And skipping it will deprive you of one of the most sumptuous and memorable game settings of 2019.

For ages now, it’s been rumoured that the next Assassin’s Creed game will give us a look at the Vikings. It’s interchangeably been called Kingdom and Assassin’s Creed Ragnarok – though it’s likely one of them is a codename and the other is the name of the game. Earlier “screenshots” of the game were proven fake, but the rumours have persisted. While Ubisoft hasn’t confirmed anything of the sort, I’d put money down that the rumours are on the money, and that we’ll see a Viking-based Assassin’s Creed next year.

The title which was initially a PC and Xbox exclusive will be launching on Sony’s console “soon”.

The utterly worthless debate over whether or not esports are akin to sports will rage on for perpetuity. It’s pointless to argue for either case, as it’s not going to make a difference to how either is practiced. Of course esports pros aren’t subject to the same physiological tolls as those playing more physical sports – but a new study from the University of Chichester suggests they may be prone to the same psychological stresses.

Pokémon Sword and Shield is everything that you love about pocket monsters and then some. With an emphasis on sharpening what works and ditching more bloated elements aside to create the best region yet for the franchise, Pokemon Sword and Shield is pocket monster catch ‘em all mania at its very best.

Role-playing games seem to be slowly working their way back into the main spotlight, spreading their reach and influence into other genres while still taking the time to release pure versions of their particular slices of gameplay. It’s a field that Xbox is looking to capitalise on now that they’ve got more than a dozen studios under their belt and Wasteland 3 on the horizon, it isn’t just a cheap pledge.