Months after launch, something is finally happening inside of Anthem as part of a pre-Cataclysm event. New challenges are now up, but the only thing that’s actually noteworthy right now is how they’ll make a homeopath shriek in terror as the majority of them involve killing crystallised enemies, collecting their quartz remains and completing other crystal-themed events.

You fink you’re ‘ard mate? Well let’s see if you’re hardcore enough for Cyberpunk 2077, a game which wants to up the ante not only on the challenge of surviving in a city run by unchecked capitalism but also make the story of that experience stand out.

There are still those who are willing to get up at the crack of dusk and boot up their console to find him for you. People who’ll risk digital life and limb to let you know if Xur is selling a treasure or rubbish. I just so happen to be one of those people. Maybe you’re stuck at work and can only log in later tonight. In that case: Where is Xur?

Battles against hulking bruisers and swift mechanised menaces that task you with using everything you’ve learnt so that you don’t get riddled with all manner of shiny lethal orbs in the process. So how did develper Joymasher come up with these armpit-moistening boss fights while still throwing a few new ideas into the mix for Blazing Chrome? With a little bit of coding magic, inspiration and some help from a previous game.

The year has been a treat for strategy game fans so far, hasn’t it? They Are Billions is now fully realised, Conan Unconquered is putting its own spin on the survival RTS sub-genre and later this month sees squad tactics on the go with Fire Emblem: Three Houses. There’s another older game on the horizon that I’m chomping at the bit to get my teeth on, now that it has some remaster sizzle to it: Command and Conquer.

Bungie’s plan for the next year may be a revisit to the classic location from the original Destiny game, but at the same time they’re aiming to make this area feel anything but familiar.

While Watch Dogs Legion is political in nature, don’t expect Ubisoft to take that baton and toss it towards a predetermined side though. Whatever message you do take from the game, will be based purely on your own thoughts and ideas as Ubisoft sticks to the Swiss border of neutrality.

After three years, the story continues once again! Here’s part six of our retrospective of the Destiny story so far, as we cover The Rise of Iron that closed the book on the original Destiny era.