God of War was emotional, it was splendid and you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who didn’t feel satisfied by the time the final credits rolled on an adventure that starred an older and crustier Kratos as he battled back against Norse mythology. A five year odyssey, to create not just the best God of War game, but the definitive example of how the video game industry can be create true art. Want to see how it was all done? Then watch the full-length documentary.

The 15th Annual British Academy Gaming Awards was held in London last night, and saw the critically-acclaimed title take home not just the top trophy, but also the awards for Audio Achievement, Music, Narrative, and to Jeremy Davies for his performance as The Stranger. This makes God of War the winner of five out of the ten categories it was …

Bow ties. Fancy champagne. Bow ties. What makes the BAFTAs neat, is that the even actually recognises the importance of video games and regularly elevates them to the same level of attention that film and television happens to enjoy, with their own dedicated awards show. This year, the nominations for the best in gaming makes for one heck of a stacked field, albeit one that isn’t exactly surprising.

The 2019 D.I.C.E recently concluded, handing out yet another set of accolades to last year’s biggest and best games. Unsurprisingly, the game that won most of the big Game of the Year Awards last year managed to win again, giving 2018’s God of War its latest trophy

With Resident Evil 2 returning this month and reimagining Raccoon City as a deadlier hive of the undead, we started to thinking about the most important things in life: Which weapon would we want with us if we were ever stuck in the middle of a zombie apocalypse? When it comes guns, swords and all manner of exotic tools of destruction, video games have never been short on ideas for death dealers.

With a journey that took years to design and craft behind him, God of War's art director Raf Grassetti has been focusing on some more cathartic designs lately, as the master artist has begun redesigning the mammoth cast of Nintendo’s brilliant brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

We’ve seen the best of various genres this week. We explored the games that made racing feel alive, we delved into worlds with stunning art design and listened closely to those video games that managed to produce audio adventures. Which game is truly the best though? In 2018, there was no shortage of competitors, as the tail end of this console generation resulted in the cream truly rising to the top of a delicious brew of well designed games which captured our interest and our attention.

Video games are more than their just their visuals, but there are times where a certain game can deliver a 4K haymaker that’ll knock you out of your shoes. With the gap between virtual and reality visuals becoming narrower every single day, here’s a look at the games which made that graphical gap even smaller in 2018.