It’s beautiful, it’s fun to play and it’s accompanied by some wonderful music, but it’s the way that the narrative of loss and failure, of hope and redemption is inextricably woven into the game that makes it special.

Consoles aren’t just alive and kicking. They’re doing better than ever. Longer cycles, better games and an eye on creating titles with extended longevity is making the industry as profitable as can be. While it’s highly likely that you won’t see a PlayStation 5 or even an Xbox Next before 2020, the current generation is still doing well. And it still has potential to do even better.

Developer DontNod's previous games weren't system killers when they released on PC. You can expect the same then with their upcoming Vampyr game, which won’t suck too much juice out of your rig.

Bungie has confirmed the name and release date of expansion number two for Destiny 2: Warmind.

Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility is getting a boost on the Xbox One X, with a handful of games receiving free updates that push them up to 4K resolutions.

You ever wish that you could step back into an age where games had no microtransactions attached to them, their experiences were strictly single-player and they happened to resemble a container of LEGO having a seizure? Well good news chaps! This month you can slap on the rosiest-tinted nostalgia goggles that you can find, as the Xbox One will soon be home to plenty of new old games.

If ever you needed a poster child for big budget gaming with a trio of As done right, then GTA V is the benchmark that all games wish to surpass. Only problem? It’s looking highly likely that GTA V’s position as a $6 billion highest selling form of entertainment will ever be toppled. Not even by GTA itself or even the old west in the form of Red Dead Redemption 2.

Fortnite is continually adding new tools for you to dupe players with, the lastest of which will allow you to throw up a massive fort in a matter of seconds with the help of a single grenade.