Elden Ring is the next offering from From Software, the merry band of maddeningly talented folks behind the likes of Dark Souls, Bloodborne and most recently, the fantastic Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.  Arguably one of the most highly anticipated games of the year and not to mention one of...

From The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt through to the likes of Discworld and Metro Exodus, some of the best video games you could ever hope to play have been based on books. We've decided to adjust our reading glasses and take a closer look at a selection of books that were turned into really rather good...

Life is Strange not only delivered some truly memorable story moments, but also did an amazing job of creating a world that felt real. Reliving the highs and lows of high school, making friends, memories and having to deal with the harsh realities of the world are all portrayed in ways that have...

The Rainbow Six franchise is expanding to new territories. This time it’s deviating from a more grounded approach to something a little fantastical in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction. The Chimera Parasite has resurfaced all across the US. It’s up to you - REACT, a specialised...

There’s no getting around it - God of War coming to PC is a properly massive event. Indeed, no longer will PC gamers have to gaze with envious eyes at their PlayStation siblings because as of January 2022, Kratos will be bringing his particularly compelling blend of hi-octane brutality and...

Befitting the series moniker, Monster Hunter games wouldn’t really be Monster Hunter games without, well, monsters to hunt. However, as reductively simple as that descriptor might seem, there have been literally hundreds of different monsters spread across a wide variety of titles in the series,...

Science Fiction is the province of the dreamer; for those who think about what might be and where we might be going. It’s a space made of big ideas and bigger concepts, often involving space. Sci-Fi doesn’t just give us a roadmap for the future - it helps us dream impossible fears from our...

We have to admit that 2022 is already looking pretty stacked for top-tier game releases. The new consoles are finally getting into the swing of their lifecycle, and some eagerly-awaited games are coming very soon. With the development of many of the most highly-anticipated games being delayed...

Rockstar’s gritty sandbox game series, Grand Theft Auto, is officially the most successful video game franchise to ever originate from the UK. And with the long-awaited (and recently patched) Definitive Edition, it’s now available for the most recent generation of consoles. There’s no...

Halo games are events. Even if you’re not usually an FPS player, when they arrive you pay attention. 343 Industries have been tinkering hard at making the best Halo game they can and it seems they may have struck gold, especially with the Halo Infinite multiplayer options. The game’s...

As the iconic Max Payne franchise celebrates turning 20, it's fun to look back at what made the game so great. There wasn’t really anything else quite like the bullet-time, slow-motion shooter when it was released back in 2001. It was a gritty story of personal revenge told through the medium of...

From Lucozade sponsorships to Angelina Jolie movies, the legacy of the Tomb Raider franchise is something to behold. After bursting onto the scene in 1996, Lara Croft has been kicking ass and partaking in questionable archaeological practices for 25 years, which is longer than most video games...