This year, the Solstice of Heroes is back in Destiny 2 and once again the armour up for grabs in the grind is simply gorgeous to behold. Plus, it won't be useless when the Armour 2.0 system activates in September!

When you play a game, you want several things: You want escapism, you want excitement and you want to have a good time. Some games do just that with tried and trusted mechanics, while others take those ideas and try to add some exotic flavour to the mix. Some fail, some succeed and some games create lasting memories that create new benchmarks in the entire industry. Here are ten such games, which are unbelievably satisfying thanks to one key gameplay factor.

The game, which was available for purchase, stepped the line after making some pretty hectic promises to the people who bought it Parody games aren’t exactly a difficult genre to find. Just like any form of art, video games are an easy target for those wanting to take the piss out of some of the more successful games out there. …

Feeling cocky and with a huge health bar lead over his opponent at a recent Samurai Shodown tournament,one player decided that it was time to show off as he threw his weapon aside and went in for the kill. And let me tell you something brother, the next ten seconds were beautiful.

“Customers will no longer be requested to provide proof of purchase for Joy-Con repairs,” the internal customer service memo reportedly says. “Additionally it is not necessary to confirm warranty status. If a customer requests a refund for a previously paid Joy-Con repair [...] confirm the prior repair and then issue a refund.”

Alan Wake may be back in Remedy's hands, but the studio feels that the bar is currently too high for them to work on a sequel right away...or ever.

According to Ubisoft, storytelling won’t be taking a backseat in favour of a gameplay gimmick, as Watch Dogs Legion will have plenty of narrative meat on its bones.

Nintendo is facing a class-action lawsuit around the possible design flaw in the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers. While I’m mercifully not affected, far too many people seem to have picked up a bit of stick drift on their controllers – which is an expensive problem , given how much those little things cost.