A StarCraft first-person shooter that was in development over the two years and was shaping up nicely according to insiders. Developed under the codename of Ares, this project was described as “like Battlefield in the StarCraft universe” before it was cancelled.

A solid mix between professional hardware and more consumer-friendly pricing, the rumoured Canon EOS 90D specs makes for a reliable DSLR camera on paper.

Machinegames’ Wolfenstein alternate history reboots have given us some of this generations finest straight up shooters. Both The New Order and The New Colossus were exemplary FPs games, using new technology couple with old-school design to make killing nazis as cathartic as it could possible be. In July’s Wolfenstein: Youngblood, BJ Blazkowicz passes the torch to his twin daughters, delivering a 1980’s co-op shooter experience that’s a change of pace for the series.

It’s not often that we get to go into a game without any real knowledge of what to actually expect, but here we are! Apex Legends arrived out of nowhere, and the initial results have been more than just promising: They’ve been bloody brilliant. On the surface, Apex Legends ticks all the right battle royale boxes. It has a map that shrinks every few minutes, plenty of weapons to pick up and it handles beautifully.

Is there more to Rage 2 than just shooting a wasteland of wandering YouTubers looking for the ultimate like and subscribe? Turns out, there certainly is as Bethesda dropped a few more details on the sequel that nobody expected, after last week’s Game Awards.

If you were looking for games that gave you glorious gung-ho action and plenty of weapons with which to deal out some old-fashioned justice, then 2018 was a great year for the shooter genre. From experiences that saw players take on well armed cults of personality to the far reaches of space, here’s a look at the best that the year had to offer for any action junkie who was looking for quality, fun and mayhem.

Thanks to 2016’s DOOM, there seems to be a resurgence as of late with games of this ilk. Project Warlock and Ion Maiden are two noteworthy and recent examples, but lo and behold! A new challenger has appeared, with another neat visual twist on the run ‘n gun formula. See for yourself, in this look at Prodeus.

If you were expecting Halo Infinite to reset a timeline or take the Halo franchise in a radically new direction in terms of story, don't. Halo Infinite is the next chapter in Master Chief's story, and essentially just Halo 6.