Just maybe mute the all the voice channels before you start your session…

Just when you thought we were finally able to move past the meme it heaves itself back from the brink of extinction.

Anthem may not have much life in its bones currently, but over at Kotaku there was a spark of hope that the live service Iron Man simulator could actually be, and brace yourselves for this one, exciting.

When Street Fighter V was released in 2016, it was a little on the anaemic side. With just a handful of characters, very little meaningful single player content and a focus on live service, it wasn’t the hit that Capcom or publisher Sony wanted from one of the world’s most venerated fighting games. Capcom has done a decent job of updating and adding to the game over the years, with characters, stages, modes and more being added through seasonal DLC. People who played the game fastidiously would be able to buy all of these extras with the fight money they earned in the game, while more casual players had to shell out cash.

On the cusp of a new console generation, 2019 was gaming at its very finest and worst when you think about it. Old legends returned to glorious new heights as single-player games surged forward in quality as gamers got fed up with peak live service game launches, indies remained as groundbreaking as ever and pure thrills based on proven formulas filled the spaces between big budget releases. Which means that obviously , its award season time.

Black Friday is upon us soon. It’s that time of the year that both retailers and consumers seem to lose their minds, with one doing whatever they can to drop prices (like increasing them slowly in the preceding weeks), and consumers spotting for deals like hawks. Even though Black Friday has nothing at all to do with South Africa, over the years it’s become customary for people to hold on to their wealth like Bilbo Baggins clutching the one ring, so that they can blow it all on big-ticket items in the run-up to year’s end. We do quite like bargains.

There are still those who are willing to get up at the crack of dusk and boot up their console to find him for you. People who’ll risk digital life and limb to let you know if Xur is selling a treasure or rubbish. I just so happen to be one of those people. Maybe you’re stuck at work and can only log in later tonight. In that case: Where is Xur?

If you’re looking for a new twist on old favourites, then here you go: A complete guide to evolving familiar faces into brand new forms in Pokemon Sword and Shield.