The benchmark in action, I’ve waxed lyrical before about how Vanquish is the game that set a standard for mayhem and explosions. Cheesier than the audition round for an American talent search program and more explosive than Michael Bay’s wettest dreams, Vanquish is a glorious adventure that has only been available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Until now that is. PC gamers, Christmas has come early because Vanquish will be available at the end of the month.

There may be some hope on the horizon for beleaguered PC gamers then, as some digging on NeoGAF yesterday in the recently released PC port and update of Bayonetta saw an image crop up in the game folder. An image that looked a lot like Vanquish protagonist Samuel Gideon in his trademark sliding DARPA armour.

I hear computers are popular these days, especially if you’re looking to play a game or two on them. Compared to console, there’s one hell of an untapped market out there for several developers who find their best efforts relegated to Sony and Microsoft-branded machines. One such developer who would kill for the thrill to bring their entire library across? Platinum Games, the studio that made a name for itself by redefining the action genre over the last decade. One of their finest products ever, Bayonetta, finally hit the PC platform yesterday. Presumably to the tune of a million fans demanding to know when Vanquish would arrive on their digital shores.

NieR Automata is a fantastic game, but it's a little less stellar on PC. So one fan took matters into his own hands.

NieR: Automata manages to bring back the series from the brink of cult status, with Platinum Games seemingly delivering an action packed RPG with loads to explore.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Scalebound was being cancelled. Its developers have now commented on the whole debacle.

Microsoft and Platinum Games have ceased all development on the new hack and slash exclusive, Scalebound.

NieR Automata is coming off the back of a game not many people played, so a gameplay demo is exactly what you might need to get excited.