That console you’ve got in your living room? Its more than just a gateway to new gaming experiences, online adventures and a hub for sharing content. It’s also a box that can serve a certain other need that usually revolve around a little of the ol’ five-knuckle shuffle. With consoles having a web browser, a lot of pocket pinball players opt to get their sultry kicks through that piece of hardware.

With an industry that’s obsessed with getting the most bang for buck with any new game, few live service games truly manage to rise above the obvious cash-grab trap and find themselves settling into a groove of establishing a community and then toiling away to create new content on a consistent schedule. That’s not to say that one such game doesn’t exist.

The previous level cap of 100 will be raised by an extra 400 levels and include more Apex packs to unlock along the way. I’ve played a stupid amount of Apex Legends since it launched this year and if you had to look at my profile you’d hardly be able to see the 250+ hours I’d put into it. Why’s …

On the cusp of a new console generation, 2019 was gaming at its very finest and worst when you think about it. Old legends returned to glorious new heights as single-player games surged forward in quality as gamers got fed up with peak live service game launches, indies remained as groundbreaking as ever and pure thrills based on proven formulas filled the spaces between big budget releases. Which means that obviously , its award season time.

And also provide another outlet for burning all of those flimsy tokens you’ve spent so long accruing Yesterday, the Apex Legends Halloween event Shadowfall came to close, signalled by an update that not only removed the excellent game mode of playable zombies but also ushered in some much need improvements to the game overall. Perhaps the biggest addition to the …

Following the smash hit of free battle royale game Apex Legends, EA is looking to expand into more live service games in the coming years.

You ever wish that you could see your favourite video games taken in a wild new direction? Maybe you’d be keen to see another developer take a crack at a franchise, or maybe you’re hungry for some new blood. Here at Critical Hit HQ, we feel you fam. On a slow news day, we got bored of tossing machetes at Brad and decided to whip up some awful awful photoshop of video game mash-ups that we reckon could sell like the hottest cakes nay save video games as we know them.

Apex Legends' new Fight or Fright event kicks off later tonight, bringing with it a brand new Halloween-inspired game mode taking place on a special night version of King's Canyon.