It takes time to gather the right people, resources and idea to craft something special. In the case of Bioware and Anthem, that co-operative action RPG has been a six-year journey that began shortly after Mass Effect 3 was finished.

For its own reasons (those reasons being business strategy and money), Sony refuses to play nice when it comes to cross-platform play. Microsoft and Nintendo have embraced the idea, allowing players from their respective systems join in on the fun, along with mobile and Pc players. Sony will let those on its network play games with PC and mobile players, but nobody else.

While plenty of games are shown off every year, the industry still has some BIG titles reserved for the final half of our trip around the sun, culminating in a fourth quarter where the biggest players around go for broke as they attempt to grab some of that sweet silly season revenue.

For Dying Light 2, developer Techland is examining the idea of a new city-state rising from the ashes of humanity. How would it function? Is it truly secure? And what Faustian deals are you expected to make, to keep your safe zone running? A lot, as you’re going to need to strike a few deals with less than savoury characters who’ll help you out.

Telltale Games is waving the white flag and finally moving onto a more modern engine for their new projects, with the aging Telltale Tool finally being put to rest.

Two blokes hurling chunks of sharpened steel at each other’s faces? There’s nothing romantic about that. It’s something that you get a taste of in Ghost of Tsushima, whose first gameplay demo at E3 this year was a dirty dance of blood and heads being sent flying.

Last year, 2K Sports faced a fair bit of backlash over its egregious monetisation in NBA 2K18. Rightly so! While the game itself may have been fantastic, it was a microtransactional nightmare, charging players real-world money for things as simple as haircuts. It didn’t take long for 2K to change the pricing of its slow-to-earn Virtual Currency after the backlash.

By Clint ‘Zombie Dredd’ O’Shea The 2018 edition of Rush Esports is just around the corner. Come the 29th of June, the local esports scene will have all eyes on Time Square in Pretoria as players and spectators kick off a weekend of action. With Vodacom 4U joining as the headline sponsors of the event, and the venue moving from …