If you didn’t catch last week’s article rounding up this year’s games conferences, let me make it crystal clear to you: we are in festival season in the games industry. There’s a long stint that occurs from this article’s subject Gamescom all the way through to Tokyo Games Show in...

Astral Chain is on its way to the Nintendo Switch in a matter of days, and you might not know a thing about it. Despite the fanfare from Platinum disciples for it, the game has received a relatively small marketing push for a title that looks effortlessly cool. If you liked the unique, dystopian...

Whether video games are your job or just a hobby, when you travel out of the country you need to make preparations. Whilst others can subsist on a diet of books and podcasts, long-haul flights also make for some mean gaming time, especially if you’re trying to catch-up on your RPG backlog. Even...

E3 is all said and done and after a bombastic showing in Los Angeles, the industry heads into con season, a wild stretch that runs throughout Autumn delivering event after event in the games industry. We thought we’d cut through the fog and give you a quick summary of each upcoming convention...

It’s been a long time coming, but couch co-op games are back in style. It feels like nowadays extra controllers are destined to languish in pits of gnarled wires, obscured by our few remaining physical games and the obligatory plastic peripherals that now clutter the dusty bins of gamer tat that...

One major AAA release that is fast-approaching is Remedy’s Control, a mind-bending single-player thriller with a chilling aesthetic and the makings of a gripping narrative. Much like the rest of Remedy’s games, it’s definitely in need of some explanation if you want to know what you’re in...

The Coalition’s latest Gears of War title is fast approaching and looks to reboot the series with a host of new characters and modes. The technical test is ready to play if you’re subscribed to Xbox Game Pass, but now anyone with an Xbox Live Gold subscription can join in on the gory...

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you've no doubt heard of Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the in-between game in the Nazi-slaying shooter series Wolfenstein. The game has just launched, and to celebrate there's a delightfully gory trailer for fans to enjoy. ...

Tetsuya Mizuguchi's Tetris Effect made waves last year when it launched on PSVR to widespread critical acclaim. It's an audio-sensory revelation, a VR title that draws you into its atmospheric world with a curated selection of songs and some inspired visuals. ...

Overwatch's latest hero has arrived, and he's quite the curious character. The astrophysicist Sigma was originally teased by Game Director Jeff Kaplan in a cheeky Twitter video where, at the apex of a Developer Update, he is sucked into some sort of time-bending portal which drops him in a...

Love it or hate it, Dota 2 is an esports phenomenon, and despite doubts circling around its continued success over the past few years, the prize pool for its annual tournament The International has continued to rise exponentially, year on year. 

Legendary video game designer Tim Willits will step down from his post as co-owner of id Software after 24 years of service at the company.