There’s an old adage in video games: Never count Nintendo out. Every time they make a great big mistake and end up falling out of favour, they bounce bag in a big way. After the Wii U’s dismal failure, many had very little hope for Nintendo’s next system. It's now sold 10 million units.

If I had a gun to my head and could only choose three to save from a gang of Russian Bratva that I’d pissed off? It’d be the following three before I used my years of kung-fu experience to save my body by grabbing the bullet with my face.

Not only do I watch movies and TV series, but I also play games - and by some minor miracle this year I even played some games that were released in the current year. So without further ado here are three of my favourites that I'd heartily recommend.

I tried to like Battlefield, but I could just never really get into the series – save for its one little spinoff, Bad Company. The focus on a narrative and the humour behind its story and the group that drove it resonated with me far more than the other games. According to one single YouTube video, we may be getting a third instalment next year.

Leetpro’s female Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team have earned a spot in China after winning the African leg of the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) and being African Champions.

Look, nobody was expecting the Switch to be as successful – both critically and commercially – as it has been. Just about everybody who owns a Switch – particularly if they were previously naysayers – thinks the machine is made of magic, and wants every game available on the little system that could.

The best rhythm game in years is on nearly every platform you can think of. But next year Thumper is coming to iOS, and it's not compromising on content.

Destiny 2 is a really good game – but its latest expansion, Curse of Osiris is a step or two backwards. It’s short; it’s boring and adds little of value to the base game. Worse, it locks players who don't own the DLC out of previously accessible content.