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.

I’m a big fan of SMGs in The Division 2. They’re nippy, able to offer quick reloads and more than capable of taking down a single enemy before you’ve spent every round in the magazine. Favouring an aggressive playstyle, they’re perfect for the type of player who enjoys closing a gap and getting up close and personal with their prey. One of the more agile SMGs that you can find in The Division 2? Easily the Exotic Chatterbox, which has a staggering 60 bullet magazine and a 700 RPM stat that will absolutely shred anything in front of you.

The classic MQ 11 is one of Claire Redfield’s signature weapons in Resident Evil 2, and twenty years later the gun hasn’t lost any of its charm. It has a 50 round clip, fires quicker than the Flash and is startingly effective against the infected. So naturally, getting your hands on one can be a challenge. Unless you know the exact path, that is. Here’s how you can get your hands on Claire’s amazing SMG.

I’m currently loving the hell out of the grind to get my Guardian ready for Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion, which has also resulted in me returning to some of the reworked Exotics along the way as I decide to give my trusty Graviton Lance a break from all the salt in the Crucible. And holy balls, has Riskrunner only earned its spot right at the top of my gun charts.

Destiny 2 is changing up its rocket launcher/paper/scissors combo up considerably, as weapons now come in three new flavours: Kinetic, Energy and Power. A new system that gives Guardians brand new ways to tinker with their loadouts.

Like every other game that is heavily focused on watching numbers squirt out of the heads of your enemies, The Division is all about the loot. Specifically, dem guns. I’m not talking about the kind of guns that you forsake a leg day at the gym for either, but proper high-end weapons which you invest hours of play into just …

You might have noticed a certain nerfing of a talent that some players have been abusing in the Dark Zones, as the “Trained Talent” on SMGs was killed off a few hours ago.

The sub machine gun is getting a power-up in Call of Duty: Ghosts.