If you’re kind of wishing that Final Fantasy 7 Remake would return to those roots, then good news! The game had a showing over at the Tokyo Games Show last week, and within that demo was an option to play it in “Classic Mode”. It’s pretty much what you think, a turn-based battle style that’ll allow you to navigate through several menus and unleash devastating attacks.

Big swords! Even bigger hair! Here’s the latest trailer then for Final Fantasy VII Remake, which probably contains all those things and more!

Gamescom was rad as all Hell. Personally, it was the first convention I’ve ever had the opportunity to cover, so setting aside the crippling anxiety that is flying overseas by yourself and staying in a stranger’s spare room (it was a really good price and he only stole one of my kidneys, very considerate) Gamescom was everything I wanted it …

Gamescom has Gamesgone and after a ferocious week of pushing through crowds, eating the cheapest food we could find and playing an unscrupulous amount of games, Sam and I sat down to shout very loudly at each other over what we thought was the dopest thing we saw all week. We took everything into account, both factoring in presentations and …

There are not many things I’m confident about in my life. It’s a short list and as the world continues to spiral into further absurdity, it’s only getting shorter. If you were to ask me what these convictions were, I’d say that I knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt that the sky is blue, tomatoes are disgusting and the Final Fantasy 7 Remake was never coming out.

E3 2019 may not have too many games to show off this year but…Actually wait that’s pretty much it. There’s no half-ass joke here folks. I’ve half-assed the half-assery. I’ve basically gone whole-ass. Anyway, As is the usual every year, the Game Critics Awards pop up and declare their best of show nominees, with a list of winners following shortly afterwards.

You’ve assembled a dream team of developers, hired the right studio to handle the job and you’ve got the vision to create something that will thrill a new generation. What’s your ambitious game going to look like?

On the eve of a new generation of consoles, the biggest names in the industry are keeping their cards close to their chest, focusing on existing games and preparing to wow audiences the year after instead. That doesn’t mean that E3 2019 was a wash. In fact, it still had some great moments and reveals, all of which deserve to be celebrated. Here’s a look at ten of our favourites.