Anthem may look like a slick blend of action and exploration all wrapped up in some shiny armour, but beneath its surface lies a game that is riddled with bugs, shallow world-building and a paint by numbers approach to its design.

Ubisoft's stabby franchise is taking a break in 2019, and after a foray into the Egyptian and Greek past that delved deeper into the origins of the series, where Assassin’s Creed goes next is up for debate. According to one unverified leaker, the next game in the franchise will be Assassin’s Creed Legion, which swaps the Grecian shores of Odyssey for some Italian fun in the sun.

It doesn’t take much to create a great sequel to a video game that has proven to be a hit with fans. After all, when the original game has managed to create an attractive foundation, all that’s left for developers is to build something bigger, better and bolder on top of it…right? Well, not exactly. Some times, video game sequels don’t just drop the ball, they kick it into a bottomless ravine from which there is no escape.

The third instalment in this FPS survival horror franchise moves the action above ground, and out into the Russian hinterland in 4A Games’s most ambitious effort yet.

THQ Nordic announced that it has raised over £171 million/$223 million, cash that will be invested in the acquisition of more game studios. That’s not exactly chump change.

The Sims 4 regularly receives an infusion of new content through new game packs, and next week sees the release of new gear that leans towards the more mysterious side of life. Cue the X-Files theme.

Some people never give up though. The faithful, the truly dedicated, find a way to keep a meme going not only in their hearts, but also in video games. Like this mod for Jump Force from Beatz, that makes an otherwise mediocre game a thousand times better by placing Shaggy inside of it.

Officially revealed for several seconds last year at Bethesda’s E3 conference, The Elder Scrolls 6: Check out these Thu’umnails probably won’t see the light of a full release in 2019. Or 2020 even, as the best-case scenario for Bethesda’s big-budget RPG could be 2021 thanks to some ongoing litigation.