We saw the glory of a war god reborn, we felt the joy of navigating through New York City while spinning webs and we faced stories of a personal nature on a scale that may have been more indie in design but was truly epic in scope. How do you even begin to sum up 2018? How do you condense a year’s worth of gaming into any single rewards category? Well the Game Awards 2018 certainly did just that, with results that probably weren’t surprising.
Rage 2! Possibly the best vehicle for Andrew W.K’s music since Jackass convinced me that self-inflicted bodily harm was a great way to have fun. In a night that seemed very very focused on the apocalypse, Rage 2’s take on life after the fall of society may just be the silliest and colourful exploration of a world gone mad.
A first-person shooter in a horrible universe that has seen capitalism run amok and infect numerous other planets, The Outer Worlds mixes the harsh materialism of society with a somewhat funny look at the future. Here’s the reveal trailer for it, hot out of the Game Awards 2018 oven.
Bioware wants fans to revel in the story of Anthem, as this latest trailer for the upcoming introduces its world, characters and enemies that players will interact with.
It has been 17 years since the bombs fell. Almost two decades of war and ruin, that has led to the world descending into chaos as a new status quo has risen up in the ashes of mutually assured destruction. Welcome, to Far Cry New Dawn.
Its been a good couple of years since Mortal Kombat X amped up the action and took the series into a more intriguing direction as war broke out between the Realms and the disgraced elder god Shinnok made a play for ultimate power. What awaits players next year? Even more of the same, and I couldn’t be happier? Here’s the trailer for Mortal Kombat 11, which promises fans one thing: You’re next.
A new Elusive Target, more Escalation Contracts and a certain festive visit await players in Hitman 2 this December.
I’ve really dug back into Destiny 2 over the last few month thanks to Forsaken and its brilliant reworking of some fundamental systems, but I’ve always harboured a grudge against the game’s HDR implementation. You have an HDR compliant display and want to show off games in their best skin, which would look especially good in Destiny 2’s particle heavy, …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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