Gears 5! It’s brutal, the best slice of action on Xbox and still the main reason why you can hear me screaming VREEEEEEEEEEMMMMM at odd hours in the night. Naturally, it’s metal. And what do metal games deserve? METAL ALBUMS! That heavy metal sound that defined developer The Coalition’s latest chapter in the Gears of War saga had some of the tastiest licks around, and now it’ll be getting the vinyl treatment.

Another day, another Pokémon article! While Pokémon Sword and Shield may have plenty of new Pokémon who can be levelled up and evolved from there, some Pokémon require a more secretive manner with which to ascend to a higher form. One of those Pokémon is Yamask, a peculiar Ghost-type pocket monster that has a new regional form over in the …

Pokémon Sword and Shield is everything that you love about pocket monsters and then some. With an emphasis on sharpening what works and ditching more bloated elements aside to create the best region yet for the franchise, Pokemon Sword and Shield is pocket monster catch ‘em all mania at its very best.

Role-playing games seem to be slowly working their way back into the main spotlight, spreading their reach and influence into other genres while still taking the time to release pure versions of their particular slices of gameplay. It’s a field that Xbox is looking to capitalise on now that they’ve got more than a dozen studios under their belt and Wasteland 3 on the horizon, it isn’t just a cheap pledge.

There is a Rust community out there and they love the game. So they’ll probably be ready to pony up some cash for Rust’s first slice of premium DLC: Musical instruments.

It’s going to be another tight race to the top as 2019 was another stellar year for new game releases. The 2019 nominees have been announced for the Game Awards, with Death Stranding unsurprisingly grabbing nominations in eight of the categories.

A couple of weeks ago, patents for cart-based technology hit the web and while it wasn’t proof that Sony was looking to go the Nintendo route, the technology proposed in that mock-up was fascinating stuff. This week’s latest patent once again points towards Sony making use of an SSD system with which to cut down on game loading screens that traditional SATA-based hard drives are plagued with, but it’s the 12 pin layout that suggests that Sony is going all in on solid state drive technology.

To be the best, like no one ever was, you’re going to need to master BREEDING in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Not like those filthy Rule 34 forums would have you believe though, but rather with a more tried and trusted method of filling your Pokedex to the brim with all manner of critters that ordinarily can’t be found outside in the Wild Area. To do just that, you’re going to want a Ditto!