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Sandbox fun with repetitive missions full of mass destruction like no other. It's mindless rather than high-brow - but sometimes that's just perfect.... Read more

The Xbox One X is a pricey package but is by far and away the most capable 4K games console around.... Read more

What do you get the gamer in your life? Here are our favourite picks of some of the best gaming accessories around Read more

The wasteland evolves into a massive multiplayer online game, but it's not got the narrative to feel like a Fallout title, plus there are lots of bugs... Read more

A splendid slice of mid-90s gaming fun that comes with a great selection of games. There are notable absentees in the games list, however.... Read more

The slimmed-down update to the original PS4 is affordable and a great entry point into Sony's exclusive games and third-party ones too.... Read more

An epic WWII first-person shooter that impresses by its storytelling, yet which lacks parts of the game which we won't see untiul March 2019...... Read more

The Switch is a revolutionary console, bridging the gap between TV and portable play. Its exclusive Mario and Zelda titles make it extra special too.... Read more

Agent 47 returns for another brilliant outing of assassination, fun and frolics all across the world.... Read more

Available in Pikachu and Eevee forms, the Nintendo Switch's epic Pokemon RPG is compatible with the Poke Ball Plus controller and can be co-op played.... Read more

A surprising and welcome return to toys-for-life. Starlink doesn't try to rip you off, while its space theme is a lot of fun.... Read more

FIFA 19 is the result of years of tweaking and is therefore the best in the series yet, without being particularly groundbreaking.... Read more

The biggest game in the AC franchise and the most in-depth yet. Find out why we love it so much.... Read more

The perfect family game? Super Mario Party revamps the board game-based formula with mini-games and fun antics to keep the formula feeling fresh.... Read more

Moving the Forza Horizon series to the UK is a masterstroke, offering more varied terrain and driving conditions than ever before.... Read more

Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a rip-roaring space adventure game for all ages. We play it with a real-life astronaut to see what it's all about... Read more

The definitive battle royale game, reviewed. Here's why it's at the pinnacle of mobile gaming.... Read more

The third part of the modern Tomb Raider trilogy brings a stealthier play-style than the two before, with Lara's bow and sleuthing tactics imperative.... Read more

PlayStation’s biggest PS4 exclusive since God of War is finally here and it’s every bit the game we’d hoped for.... Read more

The most life-like F1 game ever, with updated role-play, mechanics, multiplayer and all the accurate cars, drivers and teams represented.... Read more

The Spyro trilogy gets an amazing makeover for a new generation and we play several levels ahead of release.... Read more

Here's what we think of Destiny 2 Forsaken so far, based on playing the beginning of the story and Gambit multiplayer mode.... Read more

Fancy an open-world online driving game with cars, planes, boats, both on- and off-road? The Crew 2 is fun and is way better than the original game.... Read more

This dinosaur sim finds its way into the best sim games ever made. Whether you're a fan of the movies or sim games in general, Evolution has it all.... Read more

Cyberpunk 2077 is a sprawling open-world game from CD Projekt Red of Witcher fame. And it might be the best open-world game ever.... Read more

When we hear the words "vampire" and "RPG" in one sentence, there's something that gets our blood racing. Maybe it's because a decade ago we were happily... Read more

When is a game not a game? Some might say, when it’s a David Cage game.Although his studio Quantic Dream is known for its adventures, it can be argued... Read more

Nobody would argue that the world is lacking in zombie games – especially open-world ones that lack conventional storylines. Miraculously, though, State... Read more

Plenty was revealed during the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Community Event in Los Angeles. Developer Treyarch unveiled its additional modes, in the form... Read more

The Atari VCS - formerly Ataribox - has had a relatively rocky ride since it was announced last year. A delay to its crowd funding phase, let alone launch,... Read more

The retro games console market is raging at the moment, not least thanks to Nintendo's decision to release remakes of the NES and SNES in miniature form.... Read more

A lot has happened in the years since the release of the last major South Park videogame, the controversial Stick of Truth. For starters, there's an elected... Read more

When the original God of War was released 13 years ago for the PlayStation 2 it successfully combined fast-paced, combo-based combat with excellent platforming... Read more

Zany, wacky, crazy, mind-boggling, pointless, bizarre, very Japanese. I don't get it.These are just some of the words and phrases that we've heard from... Read more

Sea of Thieves well and truly busts the commonly held myth that videogames are all about full-on, constant action. At times, it can be positively restful,... Read more

Although Microsoft makes a song and dance about its powerful Xbox One X console, and justifiably so, it was Sony that beat its main rival to the 4K punch,... Read more

Well over five iterations into the series (lest we forget the likes of Primal and Blood Dragon), we know what to expect from a Far Cry game. Namely, first-person... Read more

After the Xbox One X was released in 2017 you could be forgiven for thinking the lesser specced Xbox One S would be slowly phased out. Not so. Considering... Read more

Back in 2010 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch was the epitome of a cult game, delighting the non-conformist subset of gamers who harbour an obsession... Read more

When Bandai Namco announced Dragon Ball Legends during a Google talk at the Games Developers Conference, it was strangely sandwiched between lectures... Read more

Gamers love to sniff out off-the-beaten track, cultish games and, until now, that has been the only way to describe Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise.For... Read more

You may not have noticed, but the biggest event on the international cricket calendar is poised to get under way: the England team is in Australia for... Read more

Take one of the best-loved franchises in the history of pop-culture, mash it up with an online game and you have a recipe for the sort of fanatical devotion... Read more

Any new instalment of Gran Turismo is a major occasion for those who own a PlayStation. Apart from anything else, these games don't come along very often.Kazunori... Read more

Crafting a modern version of a classic game is fraught with dangers – never more so than with a game as iconic as Doom.As the game which popularised... Read more

If you seek pedigree from your first-person shooters, you can't beat Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. Its bloodline can be traced back to the first ever... Read more

Horror movie aficionados will tell you that, over the decades, Japanese film-makers have developed a fearsome reputation for making some of the most out-there,... Read more

Monument Valley 2 was one of the few genuine surprise reveals during Apple's WWDC 17 keynote in San Jose. The HomePod Siri speaker, iOS 11, even the new... Read more

Games publishers face a terrible temptation to relentlessly milk franchises that catch the public imagination and, for a while, it looked as though that... Read more

We fully understand why so many remastered games are appearing for PS4 and other modern consoles, after all there are large, new audiences who never played... Read more

The Nintendo Switch couldn't have had a better start, with a game as scintillating as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and sales figures the Wii... Read more