When you’ve got the licenses to everything Tom Clancy, a brand that encompasses everything from Splinter Cell to The Division, it’s a kick in the teeth not to see the more extreme politics of today tackled in video game form.

When you’re looking to kickstart a whole new world of assassination, who better than a seasoned thespian of stage and screen who happens to be a dab hand at moving towards the light? Hitman 2 knows this, and they’re leveraging Sean Bean's talent for memorable demises to help sell a whole new era of Elusive Targets within the game.

Can SoulCalibur 6 rise to the occasion? According to critics, the series is better than ever and its new gameplay mechanics are absolute godsends, to the point where they even cover up some of the rougher aspects of the fine sequel.

Most modern TVs aren’t equipped to transmit the images from a Mega Drive. While you can rely on other solutions such as stealing a 4:3 aspect ration television sets from a high school or the use of emulators, there is another way to get your fix of nostalgia. A more elegant solution, in the form of the Mega SG from retro console producer Analogue.

Hollow Knight is an incredibly rich and detailed game with a massive world to explore. One that was even larger than it is now before a host of content was cut for time.

Trekking through the Infinite Forest felt more like a slog than an actual adventure, with its supposedly random simulations of possible timelines being predictable gauntlets of enemies. The latest incarnation of the Festival of the lost changes all that, for the better. Not only is Destiny 2 really taking advantage of the season of spookiness, it’s also offering players a remix of an underutilised area that deserves better.

In the upcoming first DLC chapter for Marvel’s Spider-Man, there’ll be three new costumes for players to unlock. Ranging from Brexit Spider-Man to a suit that is more resilient, here’s what they look like.

Battlefield V is retaining the vignette styled single-player that first featured in Battlefield 1, and its modes are looking far more varied this time around.