We’re just about a third of the way through the year, and it’s been a year that’s already given us some heavy hitting games. My own favourites of the year so far are Capcom’s glorious remake of Resident Evil 2 and the freshly released Mortal Kombat 11, there have been some outstanding games finding their way to your console and PC hard drives – like Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 and Kingdom Hearts III. It’s that third numbered sequel that’s the best-selling game of the year so far, at least in the US, according to NPD.

I liked Assassin’s Creed Odyssey a lot, even though there’s very little Assassin’s Creed to it. It’d becoming more and more of an RPG, which has many fans wondering if it would be better that the series splits off into two. I’m completely happy with the direction the series is going, and the more fantastical fun injected into the game (along with the historical setting), the better. Consumers, it seems, agree.

Dead Cells is perfect for the Nintendo Switch, a machine with a bit of portability. While there are no solid numbers for how many copies of the game have been sold on each platform, its developers have revealed that the Switch version of the game is outselling the PlayStation 4 version by a factor of four to one.

Black Friday is a day that has very little significance in South Africa beyond one thing: Great discounts. Here are some astounding deals on games.

While the year-end rush is still important , day one sales aren’t as important a measure of profitability.

People aren't buying very many last gen games anymore, but too few are buying new-gen games to make up for it.

The PCGA says that 2011 PC gaming market stands at a staggering $18.6 billion and that PC’s outsell consoles by 7:1.