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There’s only a matter of weeks until we’re let loose in the enormous Ancient Egypt of Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab) with brand new hooded hero, Bayek. October 27 can’t come soon enough for everyone who has twiddled their thumb sticks for a bonus extra year waiting for …

I came away from E3 this year with a greater sense of self-loathing than usual. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (opens in new tab) was the most exciting game of the show – a blend of pulp adventure, hippy weirdness and bald savagery – but somehow, I’d managed to miss …

It is believed that the term ‘Freedonia’ was first used by 18th century Americans in the aftermath of the War of Independence, as a colloquial (and rather on the nose) nickname for their newly liberated nation founded on the principles of freedom and equality. Almost 250 years on, and America …

Bethesda has already made it clear that it has a crush on the Nintendo Switch with the announcement on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (opens in new tab) on the handheld – but the news that Doom (opens in new tab) and Wolfenstein (opens in new tab) II: The New …

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (opens in new tab) has been billed as the definitive conclusion to the Kaldwin revenge story that first kicked off in 2011 with the original Dishonored, which is a tall order to fill for a standalone expansion that’s only about 8-10 hours in length. Though …

Hyenas! War elephants! Boat battles and scary masked faces! We’ve got six or so weeks to go until Assassin’s Creed Origins – no, you’re counting – so it was about time we found out a little more about what we’ll be doing in Ancient Egypt. Thankfully, the new trailer doesn’t …

Lego! Kung fu! Robots! Warner Bros’ next movie in The Lego Movie cinematic universe might not be what you expect, but it’s definitely got everything. With it hitting cinemas on October 13, 2017, our sister publication SFX magazine (opens in new tab) sat down with The Lego Ninjago Movie director …

Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab) has all the usual hooded fare we’re accustomed to: a heavy tendency to stab anyone we don’t like, a penchant for climbing up walls when anyone normal would just use them for a bit of shelter, and – of course – a fondness …

Ever wanted to fry-lectrocute a Nord bandit in person? I’m afraid there’s still no word on when Bethesda will convert all of reality to Skyrim (opens in new tab) as the ultimate re-release, but I got to try out all three of Bethesda’s big upcoming VR games at QuakeCon 2017: …

It feels like anyone can pick up Dragon Ball FighterZ, and – in a matter of seconds – take part in a chaotic, rapid-fire brawl that looks straight out of a scene from the enduringly adored anime. That’s not just thanks to this 2.5D fighter’s impressively vibrant, strikingly accurate art …