Elites have been a staple of the Halo series, ever since their first “WORT WORT WORT” in Halo: Combat Evolved. Now, Halo 5: Guardians (opens in new tab) gameplay is giving us a good look at where they come from: the harsh, baked planet of Sanghelios. Development studio 343 Industries …

There are two schools of thought on Wildlands (opens in new tab). One says it’s a brash GTA wannabe that betrays Ghost Recon’s grounding in team-based tactical warfare. The other side argues it’s a much-needed modernisation of a flagging series; one that transplants the action into an exotic, reactive open …

What’s this? Has the Gears of War franchise traded sci-fi aliens for fantasy dragons? No, but I wouldn’t blame you for thinking that, because I certainly couldn’t help but notice the similarities between the beefy soldiers of Microsoft’s third-person shooter series and Warcraft’s Thrall as seen in newly-released (opens in …