The Division 2 isn't trying to get new players into its established franchise, but it is doubling down on making sure existing players have a reason to continue playing.

Agent 47 was a MacGuyver of murder whose trip around the world saw numerous dodgy individuals murdered in increasingly bizarre and creative ways. It’s that creativity which has been the foundation of the entire Hitman franchise, a fact that Hitman 2 wastes no time in reminding you of when you step back into the Italian loafers of 47 as he starts a new contract.

Forza Horizon 4 is all about refinement, but its new seasons systems does a lot to push the series in a new interesting direction.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps maintains the tough as nails platforming and combat as the original, but brings in some innovative new abilties to help make them feel fresh again.

Just as RPGs have drifted into the mainstream, to the point that games such as Horizon: Zero Dawn and even Wolfenstein share a similar grind-oriented approach to levelling up, MMO presentation makes more sense for an open-world vehicular adventure than it did a few short years ago. The Crew 2 concept might seem quite a leap in theory, yet in practice we found the vehicle switching made sense, and could almost be treated as an alternative social space to so many fantasy worlds or science-fiction shooters.

It’s the strangest feeling to begin Far Cry 5 with the ultimate evil, the ‘last boss’, in custody, your hand resting on his bare shoulder. The intimacy is eerie. You expect that this can only go badly wrong, and it does.

As Assassin’s Creed Origins nears release later this month, we get hands-on again with the third-person action adventure. This time we experienced new content with all the bells and whistles offered by the Xbox One X.

Total Warhammer 2 builds on the success of the first game with more races, more lore, and more in-depth strategic action.