With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 marking the end of Activision’s reimagining of the Modern Warfare trilogy, you might be surprised to discover that a veritable truckload of lore and story has been invested into the most anticipated first-person shooter of the year. To catch you up on the lay...

Looking to step away from the period trappings of English folklore’s most famous arrow-slinging rogue, Gangs of Sherwood is a combat focused, action adventure that instead whisks players into a semi-futuristic dystopia where Robin of Locksley and his gang of merry men (and women) find themselves...

Widely regarded as one of the premier stealth focused series on the market, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, together with its long-time hero Sam Fisher, have both proven reliably enthralling for genre aficionados since the series made its debut all the way back in 2002. Like any franchise however,...

With cosy season rapidly coming upon us, not to mention a desire to do something a little different than your usual Halloween games round-up, we’ve decided to go in a different direction. So get comfortable and ensure that both your blanket and hot chocolate are ready, because here are ten of...

If you haven’t heard of Evolve, I wouldn’t really blame you. Developed by Turtle Rock Studios, Evolve released all the way back in 2015 for PC and last-gen consoles and was summarily lost in the conversation that surrounded many of the big-hitters which released that year including The Witcher...

If, like me, you don’t necessarily have the time to replay earlier games in a series before a highly anticipated sequel comes out to rediscover the story, searching around for a more time-friendly and easily digestible recap of the narrative is often preferable. With that in mind and with Alan...

Arguably one of the most anticipated superhero video game titles ever, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 arrives not only with great fanfare but also standing atop the lofty shoulders of its two fantastic predecessors, Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Bigger and more ambitious...

One of the most promising Soulslike titles to come along in a good while, Lords of the Fallen looks set to not only bring Epic’s Unreal Engine 5 kicking and screaming into the genre, but also seeks to innovate in a number of unique ways to satisfy veterans and bring newcomers into the Soulslike...

With 1980s movie tie-in wizards Teyon bringing everybody’s favourite tin-plated copper back for the forthcoming RoboCop: Rogue City, now seems as good a time as any to take a look back at how the law enforcing cyborg has fared in video games up until now. From the arcades to home computers and...

Celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, Hunt: Showdown sees in the start of its next half-decade looking more formidable than ever it has. Enjoying an all-time peak of concurrent players as recently as June 2023, Crytek’s PvPvE first-person shooter continues to go from strength to strength,...

With a decade between Payday 3 and its immediate predecessor, it’s fair to say that Starbreeze Studios squad-based, heist action threequel has been a long time coming. A co-op heist actioner with a real tactical backbone, Payday 3 shifts the action from Washington DC - the locale of the previous...

The latest entry in the legendarily violent one on one fighting game series, Mortal Kombat 1 is simultaneously a narrative reset for this much beloved brawler and also a continuation of everything that we saw with Mortal Kombat 11. With all new characters joining a raft of faces from the past, in...