Can a Call of Duty game which doubles down on multiplayer still be successful? Activision’s Publishing president Coddy Johnson certainly believes so, as he kicked off an earnings call with high praise for developer Treyarch and their “proven track record of innovation”.

After weeks of voting from experts and fans, these four games were deemed worthy for a spot in the Strong Museum's Video Game Hall of Fame.

Originally due for a release in March, Agony was pushed back to May 29 instead as some extra work was needed to help deliver some more torturous content. Looks like that extra time in the oven has paid off, because Agony won’t exactly be the briefest of walks in Satan’s backyard.

Technically, Nintendo’s Pokémon franchise has well over 700 terrible pocket monsters, but finding the ten worst of the worst isn’t that difficult. There are plenty of great Pokémon out there, such as my beloved Umbreon, the elegant Gardevoir or the magnificent Solgaleo. Then there are those Pokémon.

Want more monkeys with jetpacks and space exploration in wild, graffiti laden ships? Beyond Good and Evil 2 is getting a new livestream look later today.

It’s still in early access, but this slice of life after the zombie apocalypse has consumed many an hour of my life so far, and I can’t wait to see what the completed game looks like eventually. Said completion is taking another step forward this week, as the Walken Dead tactics game (I gotta have more cowbell…and brains) builds upon its foundation with a stack of tweaks and new buildings.

Destiny 2's most masochistic event, the new Leviathan Raid Lair Spire of Stars, will launch pretty soon after Warmind drops.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider isn’t hesitating to give itself an extra graphical push, at least according to Eidos Montreal studio boss David Anfossi who reckons that the machine is more than capable of running the latest Croftastrophe caper at 4K and 60FPS.