No Man’s Sky is the redemption story of the modern gaming era, a fascinating plunge into the cosmos and just a great game to play. Looks like the cosmos is about to get a whole lot busier with an influx of space explorers come June.
Billed as an action RPG with martial arts elements, The Wind Road's plot revolves around China’s legendary Silk Road and stars you as the fella who is ready to reclaim it from the hordes of barbarians who have been squatting on it for the last century and making life hell for merchants seeking safe passage.
September is usually when Destiny 2 overhauls itself for the year ahead, introducing new content through a massive expansion that also charts the way forward for the next four seasons of activity. In the Destiny 2 cycle, we’ve had the Forsaken and Shadowkeep expansions. In 2020 though? We could finally be facing the age-old enemy of the Guardians, the Darkness itself, in the rumoured Dark Omens expansion.
Frogwares is going back to the start, as they reboot the seasoned gumshoe and take him back to his very first cases. This time, Sherlock isn’t an experienced problem-solver of impossible cries operating out of 221B Baker Street in London, but is a fresh-faced 21-year old amateur tackling the worst that the Mediterranean has to offer. Please feel sorry for the genius who has to search for clues in paradise.
At 82 years of age, Skyrim Granda is a vibrant and lovely person who exudes the type of positivity that people need in this, the crappiest of timelines. Naturally, the jackass side of the internet has descended on her channel because they’re desperate for attention.
Mortal Kombat 11 is a hell of a bookend on which to end the saga of Earthrealm, so why go back to that pivotal point? What story did NetherRealm still have to tell, in those closing moments? A pivotal epilogue with which to bookend the saga, by the sound of things.
If you're into making Super Mario Bros. speedrun videos, then watch out: Guinness World Records is coming for your content.
What would have happened if Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 3 was ever made? That game would have turned Darth Vader into a fusion of Hannibal Lector and the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, by the sound of things.
If you’ve picked up a controller or scrolled through a gaming library lately, you’ll …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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