Ninja Gaiden: The Master Collection is a fascinatingly violent time capsule that shows off the best and the worst of Koei Tecmo's fan favourite shinobi. It's as barebones a collection as can be, packing all three games together with a sprinkling of DLC, but it's still a fine showcase of brutal difficulty and white-knuckle thrill power that is inimitable by anything else on the market. Just don't expect anything more than that.

Boasting a near-future setting that meshes FPS combat reminiscent of fan-favourite franchise highs like BF3 and BF4 while also making revolutionary changes to narrative, classes, maps, game modes, and vehicles, Battlefield 2042 appears to strongly return the franchise to its former glory.

The update was only available for a few hours before Nintendo pulled it all back, offering only the vaguest of explanations.

Boring narrative aside, Sniper Elite Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is superb at delivering its bread and ballistics gameplay. Focused purely on the art of the kill, CI Games has crafted numerous detailed sandboxes to become the ultimate long-distance predator inside of, resulting in a game that forges ahead and doubles down on its own unique brand of hold-your-breath gunplay. Pure cathartic and exhilarating action with every squeeze of the trigger.

The medieval multiplayer game has been met with far more players than expected which has obviously slightly impacted the state of the game.

This week isn't just about Ratchet and Clank, but also ratchet and crank as the Playdate handheld console is coming soon! Preorders for the quirky little console, which has a crank on the side for…stuff, will go live in July. Here's the important stuff: The console itself will cost you $179, plus you can buy a few other accessories to go with it.

Developers at Insomniac Games have begun talking about their experiences working on the game, with several employees highlighting regular 40-hour works and a managerial climate that encouraged people to avoid burnout while putting the new game together.

Nvidia and Vale are teaming up to bring the DLSS functionality of RTX cards to Linux machines.