Long before there was many an online universe of fantasy and adventure to dig into, there was Phantasy Star Online. The game that made consoles desirable, that forged the idea of brotherhood in online spaces and stole many an hour away from an adventurer, SEGA’s premiere online franchise has been at home in Japan for years now. That regional exclusivity is coming to an end, as Phantasy Star Online 2 is headed west via the Xbox One.

A release date, a new game mode and chainsaws on a gun. It could only be Gears 5

So buckle your butts, because Ori and the Will of the Wisps will finally be out on February 11, 2020.

A first-person shooter with heavy RPG mechanics and player choice, excitement surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 has reached a fever pitch that few games are capable of. That level of exvitement is probably getting dialled up even further, as Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t just have a new slice of gameplay to dip into, but a release date at long last.

With Borderlands favouring ce-shading and comic book colour palettes instead of attempting to bridge the uncanny valley divide, the series has managed to give itself not only a longer visual shelf life, but a platform that has been improved upon…handsomely.

A hand cannon reborn! A curse reignited, as the legend of Dredgen Yor lives on again in Destiny 2. While the rogue Guardian may have fallen at the hands of Shin Malphur and The Last Word, Dredgen Yor’s legacy lived on through the centuries thanks to one iconic weapon that would become the bane of many a Guardian in the Crucible: Thorn. How do you get it? Here’s how!

The ides of March may be a taboo subject around a Caesar salad bar, but for gamers? The third month of the year is looking pretty good if you happen to be nostalgic, starved of action and you feel like playing with your food. Xbox’s regular Games With Gold promotion that doles out free games has a whopper of a selection that happens to scratch all three of those moods, as the month ahead will see the following games released as freebies.

Just imagine if money wasn’t an obstacle, and you could afford the very best. None of that sub-par Full HD nonsense for you, no sir! That got us thinking, and we decided to put together a dream list for the very best that materialism could give us if we went all in. While I’m not factoring in the cost of the warehouse needed to host all of this gear, a private nuclear power plant to keep the lights on and the monthly armed response service you’d to safeguard your belongings, there’s still a dream list of stuff to have.