That Dragon, Cancer isn’t a video game. Or, at least, it isn’t what you’ve been programmed to think a video game is.

We chat to Sean Vanaman, designer and writer at Campo Santo for Firewatch, about some of the many influences the adventure thriller is drawing on to create such a tense atmosphere.

There's an incredibly strong push for games to adopt open-world appraoches to their experinces, but this often doesn't mean that the game will immedaitely be better. Rise of the Tomb Raider acts as a perfect lesson about pacing versus freedom.

[08:46] is a new virtual reality narrative experince that puts you in the shoes of a worker in the World Trade Center on the day of the 9/11 attacks. It's a little controversial

Total War Arena is not some dumbed down battle mode or a quick cash grab. This is a well thought out multiplayer experience that brings the best parts of Total War together and makes them better. The result? Total War.

Halo 5: Guardians sadly establishes itself as one of the worst tales in the series yet, but its stellar gameplay systems and bombastic multipler elevate the game as a whole on many fronts.

Just how well do the opening missions of Halo 5: Guardians set the stage for the rest of the campaign. We've played it, and we're keeping it all spoiler friendly.

There has never been a better time to catch up with Nate and the gang before their concluding tale next year, even if this remastered collection does make some of the series' issue more glaring.