A saga for the ages, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is a breathtaking journey of discovery that has a cold charm to it. It is both serious and ludicrous in equal measure, an RPG that has added more than it has removed from its core experience while delivering a game that feels familiar and completely new at the same time. Skal.

It’s official! Revealed on N7 day and reported two days later because I was firmly in weekend mode, Mass Effect’s original trilogy is finally getting the remaster treatment. As you probably guessed, Mass Effect Legendary Edition will combine the first three games into one solid package that also adds all the single-player DLC that each game came with, and it’ll be out next year on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. And by virtue of backwards compatibility, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.

There are still those who are willing to get up at the crack of dusk and boot up their console to find him for you. People who’ll risk digital life and limb to let you know if Xur is selling a treasure or rubbish. I just so happen to be one of those people. Maybe you’re stuck at work and can only log in later tonight. In that case: Where is Xur?

Here’s where an old adage comes into play though: Looks can be deceiving. Microsoft’s new controller ties into an idea of refinement for its latest generation and thus results in a controller that works in an ecosystem of consoles. While it looks exactly the same, the actual physical sensation is something completely different and far more subtle.

The next generation of console gaming officially kicks off next week…and there’s not exactly a lot of hype is there? It’s understandable why though. The consoles are great by the launch line-up is relatively week in comparison, relying on current-gen games to draw new audiences in to the likes of the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X. At the …

What Destiny 2: Beyond Light giveth, it also taketh away…eth. The next expansion to Bungie’s loot-shooter arrives next week, bringing with it a new Stasis subclass, a story that’s more content to paint with shades of grey, and two locations to visit: The snow swept plains of Europa and a return to the Cosmodrome. Because Destiny 2 has also become a bit of a bloated sandbox though, you’ll be saying goodbye to several locations in the process: Io, Titan, Mercury, and Mars are being chucked into the Destiny Vault alongside a whole lot of other activities.

The big draw of the Xbox Series X isn’t just a console that gets you into games quicker than ever before while paving the way for developers to kick elevator transitions into an early grave. It’s the idea that everything you’ve ever played actually matters, and that you can bring your gaming legacy with you onto the new hardware. So how do you do it? Really easily actually. Here’s how it works.

That you can play games better, smoother, and quicker than ever before while having full access to your personal legacy on Xbox Series X, makes for a console experience that comfortably transcends multiple generations. It's been a long wait for Microsoft to hit the reset button, but its new console proves that Xbox is finally back and ready to rock.