God of War is looking to fine-tune its story and gameplay balance when it arrives later this month, offering its players a quartet of difficulty modes from which they can choose from.

If you thought that Destiny was too easy, well good news then you masochistic fiend: Bungie has heard you and they’re cranking up the difficulty for select events. In an IGN First interview, game director Luke Smith detailed how players would need to consider their loadouts more carefully than ever before for “the pinnacle level of the game”.

A properly difficult yet exciting game, Nioh has intensity turned up to 11 so far and its about to go even further beyond for the diehard fans who want even more of a challenge.

Hitman will be adding a Professional level of difficulty in a new update on January 31 for you interested masochists out there. You'll just have to prove yourself to get it.

Capcom wants more beginners jumping into the action this time with Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite.

The next The Division update will tackle steep difficulty levels by implementing new World Levels suited to specific gear levels

Karl Fairburne may have some new tricks in his World War Two arsenal, but so do the Nazis who'll be hunting him down the second he fires a shot.

Games don't need to be brutally challenging to be fun - and options to lower difficulty are ultimate;y a good thing.