The DLC brings with it two new biomes that sound very different from the usual locations, as well as a whole load of new items and weapons.

A few years ago, Dead Cells was an addiction. Its slick animation, brutal and challenging gameplay, coupled with its Metroid and Castlevania inspired take on “roguelites” tickled me. Generally, whenever there’s a game with roguelike elements, my eyes gloss over because I hate games that make me feel like I’m living out Groundhog Day.

Steve Filby, head of Evil Empire, clarified in an interview that the studio will be maintaining content updates for Dead Cells for a couple of years before moving on to something new. Have you played Dead Cells? Uh, you should probably go play Dead Cells. It’s one of the best, if not the best, games of 2018 and a real …

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.

There’s some good meat on the bones of Dead Cells, and if you choose to dig in, that’s a meal that’ll last you an easy 20 hours and leave you feeling satisfied by the time that the end credits roll. A fantastic game, that is done in one…or is it? Dead Cells still has plenty of life in it, as a recent documentary from Red Bull revealed more on the Rise of the Giant DLC that select PC players are helping fine-tune right now in beta form.

The more things change, the more they stay the same as the video games of the last decade still had one time-honoured tradition up their sleeves: A good ol’fashioned boss fight! Whether you were slugging away at glorified bullet sponges or trying to outlast juggernauts that were capable of laughing at your mightiest attacks, here’s a look at some of the best and most satisfying boss fights of the decade.

We’ve seen the best of various genres this week. We explored the games that made racing feel alive, we delved into worlds with stunning art design and listened closely to those video games that managed to produce audio adventures. Which game is truly the best though? In 2018, there was no shortage of competitors, as the tail end of this console generation resulted in the cream truly rising to the top of a delicious brew of well designed games which captured our interest and our attention.

There are those games who use their visuals to tell more innovative narratives, games who twist and deconstruct familiar shapes and instead create a world that looks far more unique. Whether it was fan service, updated nostalgia or emotional splashes of paint, these were the games of 2018 that succeeded in creating distinctive works of art.