Forget about caviar, diamonds or a new Ferrari in the garage. If you really want to be the most annoying humble-braggart on the block, nothing will annoy everyone around you more than a collection of video games that were bought on day one of their launch. Interactive entertainment doesn’t come cheap, and even though the $60 price mark has held firm for many a year now, that number will jump upwards as the next-generation of consoles pop up.

Halo Infinite is looking to be a more modern game, and its taking its most contemporary step yet: Offering its multiplayer for free. Microsoft has confirmed that the next big game starring that Master Chief fella who cooks Covenant forces with bullets will be free-to-play when the game launches, keeping it in direct competition with heavyweights such as Call of Duty Warzone and Destiny 2.

According to a new rumour, Sony and Microsoft haven't shot their gaming loads yet. Even with recent showcases revealing their first-party offerings, it seems that the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 may still have system-seller software locked and loaded.

Hawkeye won't be sitting on the benches for long when Marvel's Avengers launches, as he'll be the first free DLC character that players can get their hands on

That's not just a whole lot of PS5s being predicted to sell like the hottest of cakes, that's double what the Xbox Series X is expected to do during itsown life-cycle.

Night City isn’t exactly a sprawling Metropolis that you’d want to plan a vacation to. Between corporate espionage and radical trans-humanist activists hacking away at their flesh in a gruesome example of how best to remove those tattoos that you wish you’d never gotten, Cyberpunk 2077’s sandbox is rife with danger and intrigue.

From the creators of SteamWorld, embark on an all-new adventure in a vast and alien world where you’ll encounter terrifying enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel the mystery of a forgotten planet, while saving it in the process.

According to developer GSC, STALKER 2’s world won’t just be massive, it’ll be shaped by your your decisions that will have consequences both in the short and the long-term.