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One of the big surprises of E3 2018 was FromSoftware’s appearance at the Xbox press conference (opens in new tab), showing off new game Sekiro (opens in new tab): Shadows Die Twice. Firmly focused on action, the hero is a ninja warrior slashing and slicing his way through 16th century …

The Last of Us 2 (opens in new tab) may be one of the most-anticipated games of 2018 / 2019 / who-knows-when (we still don’t have a release window yet), but it surely won’t be one of the most fun. That’s not coming from me, by the way; that’s the …

Not a lot of video games encourage their players to drink responsibly. Grand Theft Auto 5 (opens in new tab) happily lets you fly commercial jets while completely cabbaged, for Pete’s sake. But in The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep – the CRPG follow-up to 1988’s Bard’s Tale III – …

Without hyperbole, Game of Thrones season 8 (opens in new tab) is going to be one of the most closely guarded events in pop culture history. The final six episodes are pretty much under lock and key but, as Sophie Turner (AKA Sansa Stark) reveals, it’s actually a lot more …

Warframe on Nintendo Switch is happening, meaning you’ll be able to play one of the best free games (opens in new tab) on the handiest console. Developer Digital Extremes announced at TennoCon 2018 that it’s working with prolific Switch port studio Panic Button (who you may remember from the surprisingly …

It was the question on everyone’s lips: just where were Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne (AKA Ant-Man and the Wasp (opens in new tab)) during the events of Avengers: Infinity War (opens in new tab)? Now, thanks to the movie and its post-credits scenes, we have an answer. It …

“Get your Fortnite (opens in new tab) aimbot here! Take out enemies with ease and precision to become the new record holder for solo kills!” “Free V-Bucks here! Come get your free V-Bucks!” Sound too good to be true? That’s probably because it is. But that hasn’t stopped tens of …

Both dominated the discourse for entirely different reasons – the Avengers: Infinity War ending (opens in new tab) and Lost’s finale both set tongues wagging thanks to its twists, turns, and all the rest. Inevitably, a lot of fans weighed in too, but which was the most controversial ending in …

Fortnite has ditched the Final Fight rules variant for larger team battles and gone back to 50v50. In a situation mirroring the ongoing difficulties in resurrecting Fortnite Playground mode and its promise of nigh-unlimited building, Epic Games announced earlier today that it would disable Final Fight (“the mode isn’t quite …

Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen’s involvement in the upcoming Death Stranding (opens in new tab) from Hideo Kojima was one of the biggest surprises of 2016. Two years on and we don’t really know much about the actor’s role, but at least we can have some behind-the-scenes glimpses at how good …