Microsoft’s Game Pass is a pretty damned incredible subscription service. If you haven’t already contemplated it, there’s one incredibly worthwhile reason to give it a go right now: Gears 5. Yes, all of Microsoft’s first-party games are up on Game Pass on release day, letting you play great games for a monthly sub. It’s a service that’s regularly on special, and something you can easily game if you’re a savvy shopper.

We came, we saw and we played a lot of games last month! August may have been the calm before the Q4 storm, but with a month that included the likes of Astral Chain, Control and Ion Fury, there was no shortage of new material to sink your thumbs into. So if you’re looking for something to play, got some cash to burn and need an opinion to help justify your purchases, here you go! Here’s a look back at the best of August…and the worst.

The month ahead looks set to be a scrumptious buffet of all you can play choices. Fantasy! Action! SPORTS BALL! Here’s a look at what September has in store for hungry gamers.

I think there’s often a misconception about what makes a game entertaining. It often feels like we spend ages talking about nothing besides combat as the core system that drives most games forward; Sure, there’s story and visuals, compelling level design and player progression, but more often than not those are spoken about in tangent to the combat system seen …