Developers Slitherine Games and The Aristocrats reckon that they’ve got what it takes to crack a Klendathu shell to get to the gooey goodness inside, as they’ve just announced Starship Troopers: Terran Command.

One gamer has gone through the ringer and back, experiencing all of the highs and lows of various video games in pursuit of the deadliest of world records. GiantWaffle, or Andrew Bodine to his mum and dad, took on the challenge to set a world record, and after 572 hours over the course of a month, he has reached the finish line.

You could argue that every video game is an action, and you’d be right! For this award though, we’re looking at those games whose inherent activity that you have agency over is just so gosh dang good that you can ignore everything else about it. The games whose ability to rock you like a hurricane more than makes up for a silly story, occasional glitches or even a lack of ambition.

With an industry that’s obsessed with getting the most bang for buck with any new game, few live service games truly manage to rise above the obvious cash-grab trap and find themselves settling into a groove of establishing a community and then toiling away to create new content on a consistent schedule. That’s not to say that one such game doesn’t exist.

As we wind back the clock and have a look at what 2019 had to offer gamers, it feels only fitting to start the first of our annual time travel trips to shine a light on the best new experiences that popped up throughout the year. In an industry where sequels dominate and current games are positioned to stretch as much longevity out of a property as is humanly possible, it’s new ideas that are seen as risky business.

Satellites rain death as factions fight for control of a Broken Earth. Protect your team's harvesters, build factories and vehicles, and assault the enemy base. Earthbreakers is team FPS action in an RTS world!

It’s that time of the year in the run-up to a new console generation knocking on your door: Speculation! The first such dose of what the PlayStation 5 will look like rumour mill has kicked off, a picture of the official dev kit for said console arriving courtesy of Twitter user Alcoholikaust, showcasing a pair of the heavy duty hardware kits and a sneak peek at the next iteration of the Dual Shock 5 controller.

There are still those who are willing to get up at the crack of dusk and boot up their console to find him for you. People who’ll risk digital life and limb to let you know if Xur is selling a treasure or rubbish. I just so happen to be one of those people. Maybe you’re stuck at work and can only log in later tonight. In that case: Where is Xur?