Freedom in video games is something that we take for granted, albeit what good is that freedom if it isn’t interesting. You can only admire salt plains for so long, you can only take notice of lush trees so many times. People make a land interesting, people make a nation what it is. That’s an idea that Far Cry 5 is building on for its release next year, as Ubisoft’s premier shooting and survival experience expands massively in a new narrative direction.

When I heard about InnerSpace, my immediate reaction was "Finally! An adaptation of the 1987 Dennis Quaid movie!" But then I checked the spelling and my hopes were dashed. Fortunately, InnerSpace is a really interesting looking indie game about exploring gorgeous and fantastic environments, and now it has a release date.

It almost feels like we say this every year, but 2017 really has been a phenomenal year for video games. We’ve seen Nintendo bounce back in a big way, giving us some of the year’s very best games. We’ve seen Sony push for new IP and single player experiences, and Microsoft well, they have a shiny new powerful box, and that’s okay too.

Nothing's better than getting good games for free, and IO Interactive are in the mood for some gifts. So pick up the best Hitman content free right now.

Due to work commitments, my gaming time has been severely curtailed this year so the very limited time I get needs to be spent properly and utilised to its full potential so that I can experience the widest range of gaming in the shortest possible time.... yeah right, my addiction didn't allow that.

Take-Two Interactive, the mega-publisher behind the 2K and Rockstar labels, has opened a new publishing division specifically to handle smaller, independent games. It’s called Private Division, and its aim is to help smaller developers bring new intellectual property to market. Crucially, developers retain the rights to their IP. [quotes quotes_style=”bquotes”]“We have spent more than two years laying the groundwork for …

The festive season is coming to Destiny 2 next week, and it's bringing along a bunch of new items for you to hunt for in the coming weeks.

You can say what you like about Call of Duty, and you probably will because that’s what you lot do. Every year, one of the trio of teams at Activision knocks out a new Call of Duty, with varying success. I think we can safely call this year's one a winner.