Despite being punishing enough with players lurking around every island, Rare had plans to make deaths in Sea of Thieves more financially taxing. Those plans are walking the plank now.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 developer Fatshark now has the resources to make the console port the best version possible, without having to stress about a looming lack of funds thanks to the wild success of the sequel on PC.

Blizzard wants to give players better control of who they're matched up with, and are rolling out tools now that let you flag players you don't want to play with in future.

Sea of Thieves makes a good first impression with a gorgeous open ocean for you to explore and captivating sailing mechanics. But it's a trick that's short-lived, with its barebones content ringing at the door sooner than you can say Davy Jones.

Choice is the driving theme in Far Cry 5, a game which opts to venture out of its comfort zone while fine-tuning every aspect of what makes the series so great. It’s incredibly relevant, Montana is a gorgeous slice of new terrain that is fraught with peril and the road ahead that Far Cry Arcade represents is exciting to say the least. Simply put, the fifth chapter in Ubisoft’s series of madness, freedom and exploration is Far Cry perfected.

Several months ago, production came to a grinding halt so that developer Nightdive Studios could go back to the drawing board for their remake of System Shock. Fortunately, it looks like that development is back on track

Essentially a Norse myth that blended its legends with mental health, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was stunning in its execution when it launched on PlayStation 4 and PC last year. This year however, Ninja Theory brings their latest heroine to the Xbox One family, with a suite of new enhancements planned for the Xbox One X version of the game.

The nostalgia runs deep, as the next Elder Scrolls Online expansion will see warriors and mages travel back to Tamriel’s Altmer. Home of the High Elves, danger and epic loot yo.