You’d have to imagine that any Imperial soldier who saw not one but two Death Stars destroyed by the Rebel Alliance would have a serious axe to grind. You’d be quite right, as Star Wars: Battlefront II casts you as Iden Versio, leader of the blackest and op-iest team of special forces in the Imperial Army.
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Strikers is the next game out from Bandai Namco next year, starring all of your favourite ninjas and that little bastard Boruto. Here’s where the formula mixes things up a bit: Your characters are now split across four distinct categories in team-based online skirmishes. Players can choose from Attack, Ranged, Defense and Healer archetypes, augmenting their basic skills of ludicrous finger-snapping jutsus with unique talents. It kinda looks fun so far.
October 27 specifically is going to be an absolutely insane day for anyone who wants to choose just a single game to have on launch day. It’s pretty much like having a James Bond villain asking me which testicle I’d like to keep before he smashes in all three of them with a heavy knotted rope. Just look at the October schedule.
Arthas has returned to take control of esports with the Frozen Pwn. Sure it's just advertising for a new expansion, but it's still just really cool.
Wondering how things might have turned in that Days Gone walkthrough with different circumstances? A new look at the Sony exclusive gives you just that.
Germany still has the upper hand with war machines that are centuries ahead of anything that the rest of the world can throw at the smelly Axis forces and America’s resistance has crumbled in Wolfenstein II: New Colossus. The Nazis are in charge, and just about everyone is getting ready to spreken ze deutsch in this newer world order.
In my hubris regarding the release date of Gran Turismo Sport, I was utterly convinced that the game was going to be a 2018 release at best and had staked my prized headwear on the line as a lunchtime snack should I be wrong. I was wrong. Damn wrong, because Sony has confirmed that the hyper-real simulator will be out on October 17. Here’s a celebratory trailer while I chew on some wool that has been seasoned with Sriracha sauce and herbs.
Dungeon Running, like speed running, could be a fun esport from Blizzard.
If you’ve picked up a controller or scrolled through a gaming library lately, you’ll …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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