Guess who’s about to say hi to Star Wars 1313 in video game purgatory? According to sources familiar with the development on an ambitious Star Wars sandbox, EA’s stab at the franchise and a galaxy far, far away is pretty much dead.

Spider-Man takes a look at the vast playground of New York in its latest gameplay trailer, which includes very brief glimpses at some truly famous Marvel households.

Another year has gone by and studio Sony Bend is apparently aware of the tepid response that Days Gone has received so far. Their solution? The most dangerous sandbox ever created in video games.

Far Cry 5 is well aware of what it has to offer to veterans who expect a certain style of gameplay within its structure. At the same time though, this latest chapter is making an effort to expand on the familiar, to leverage its strengths in new directions.

Quality over quantity you could say, as a smaller arena within which to murder everything with a digital pulse can provide a more concentrated experience. By the sounds of things, that’s the direction that upcoming on-rails (heh) shooter Metro Exodus is aiming for. All the strengths of a game which very much knows which direction it wants to move players in, with the chance to deviate outside of those parameters if players feel like doing so.

Forza Horizon has been the sole product of Playground Games since inception, but the studio is growing. And with the growth comes an entirely new direction, with some high profile hires to boot.

Biomutant's narrator can get a little overbearing with commentary on your action, but you'll be able to slide him right down to nearly mute if you want to.

Biomutant is bringing you a furry, kung-fu skilled rodent to mess with, and you're going to have a bunch of skills to play around with in this open-world fighter.