Last week, the MSSA-endorsed national esports teams competed in the 9th IeSF World Championships in Busan. Of the various results the national teams posted, two stood out more than any other. The MSSA reported that the League of Legends team were “edged out” 23-7 in a sub 26 minute game. Meanwhile, their Counter Strike: Global Offensive counterparts were obliterated 16-1 …

As we head towards the end of 2017, we begin to head in to “Game of the Year Award Season.” The first to kick off is arguably the most “official” of the lot, The Game Awards. Should an early access game like PUBG be on the list?

You tell us! Do you think Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a fad – a bubble on the verge of bursting – or is it the way that money exchange is going? Is it too late to invest, or is there still time to get in before it goes belly up?

With Geoff out of the office, the task of doing a weekly round-up once again falls to me. Screw it, I’m off to Aruba with this cheque we got for the Call of Duty WW2 review. LATER SUCKERS! Dammit, the cheque bounced higher than flubber. You win this round Activision, you win this round. Anyway, let’s get into the thick of it then with...

Listen, I’m a Grinch. I have close to zero festive spirit, and I despise all of that blasted, unerringly happy stuff that permeates just about everything at this time of year.

What a day! We not only have three incredible games out today in Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin’s Creed Origins and Wolfenstein II; the New colossus, but Thor: Ragnarok has opened in cinemas, and Stranger things season 2 debuts on Netflix. It’s going to be a busy, busy weekend. While I’d love nothing more than to play Mario all weekend, I have responsibilities getting in the way. Are you playing any of the big three games this weekend? Bingeing the whole of Stranger things? Let us know!

We don’t usually dole out perfect score at Critical Hit, but this year alone we’ve given two games that accolade. Interestingly, they’ve both been Nintendo games, for the company’s newest hybrid console, the Switch. What makes a game "perfect?"

Even if I were blind, deaf, and unable to feel the ambience world around me, I’d know that we were in full-blown Spring. How? The goddamned hayfever is driving me mad. My eyes are swollen, my nose is a snot machine in overdrive, and I’m sneezing like I’ve been mainlining black pepper. I haven’t been surrounded by this many discarded tissues since I was 13.