While a whole range of Overwatch-themed NERF guns are still on the way, the manufacturer of high velocity foam dart shooters is also looking at another franchise that has taken the world by storm. A franchise whose battle royale antics will soon extend from the digital world to the physical realm of a backyard: Fortnite.

If there’s one tradition that’s alive and well in Red Dead Redemption 2, it’s Rockstar’s love of cheat codes. A mainstay of any game from the developer, cheat codes are old school throwbacks to a time when players wanted to play a game and get drunk with power. Just like Grand Theft Auto 5 before it, Red Dead Redemption 2 does have cheats, but they comes with a few caveats.

God of War is a game that would not be so finely polished were it not for the countless hours that Sony’s Santa Monica studio put into the project, burning the midnight oil and tinkering with every aspect of the design of the big return of the OG battle deity. Don’t forget those people in QA either, men and women who perform a thankless task in an industry that views them as disposable assets when a job is done. Especially when their hard work prevented the following glitches from mostly making its way into the final product.

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has expressed his delight with not having to wonder how Grand Theft Auto 6 would work in today's political climate.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a story of endings and new beginnings, of the birth of legends and the consequences that come with creating a myth. It’s all wrapped up in an immaculate presentation, told over dozens of hours and adventures that leads to an inevitable conclusion: Red Dead Redemption 2 raises the bar for the sandbox genre and stands tall as the definitive western game of this or any other generation.

Much like the best horror movie monsters, there has been one game that has quietly been lurking in the shadows. Biding its time, waiting to strike when an opportunity presents itself. That game, is Deadhaus Sonata.

Xbox Game Pass continues to evolve and update its library, earning subscribers along the way as Microsoft lays the ground for the gaming future that it envisions for the industry. A future that will include PC gamers as well, as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed in an earnings call via PC Gamer that the company is looking to expand the platform beyond the plastic casing of an Xbox One shell

Battlefield V's Battle Royale mode is going to need a lot more time to cook up, as EA confirms it's only expected to launch in March 2019.