If you’re headed into Night City, you’re going to need to pack a little bit of extra protection. And by that, I mean a gun. Big guns. Really massive death-dealers, loaded with enough ordinance to give an entire NRA meeting an explosive rush of blood to the head when they gaze upon the arsenal of weapons available to players within Cyberpunk 2077.

While I’ve not had as much time to spend playing this year’s Call of Duty as I’d like, it’s a pretty damned good game. The single player, while having a bit of a jingoist, hokey story, tells that story exceptionally well, The multiplayer has – for the most part – gone down exceptionally well, bringing new and lapsed players back to Call of Duty.

Want to get your hands on the Redundant Savvy Phebert Legendary Shotgun held by Wick and Worty in Borderlands 3? Here's how you can find and kill a certain duo within the game, who totally aren't riffing on a hit cartoon series.

Is there anything more reliable than a shotgun? It’s the jackhammer of video game weapons, able to carve a path forward with sheer brute force and always satisfying to load another round into its chamber with a satisfying pump of the barrel. In The Division 2, you’ll find plenty of these valuable corrider-cleaners, with the very best shotgun being the Exotic Sweet Dreams.

With the 2016 reboot of DOOM ending on a cliffhanger that saw Mars introduced face-first to the business end of a shotgun and Earth about to receive a case of demonic possession that even an army of exorcists couldn’t stop, somebody has to pick up a big f*cking gun and save the day. Fortunately, you can’t keep a good slayer down, as DOOM Guy is back with a few new tricks up his sleeve in this footage from Quake Con 2018 of DOOM Eternal.

Want something a bit better in the shotgun category? Looking for a gun that shows just how good you are at Destiny 2 this early into its lifecycle? Well then prepare for the mother of all quests, as the Legend of Acrius is the one gun that everyone wants now that they have a Rat King. Here’s how you can get it.

There are some gorgeous boomsticks in Destiny. Maybe you’re a big fan of Invective, like I am. Maybe you prefer to drop an entire magazine of rounds in less than a second with the Fourth Horseman. Whatever your preference, shotguns in Destiny rock their singular purpose perfectly. But they’re going to rock a bit less in a future update.

There’s also a whole new world of Exotic weapons waiting to be discovered. Newer, deadlier gear that’ll get the blood-pumping to your crotch-NRA. Here’s how to get your hands on the Chaperone, a new Exotic shotgun that’ll have you tossing your Invective away quicker than a terrible Christmas gift.