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With all the fuss over Anthem, and the ugly stepchild that was Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab), some of us BioWare fans were afeared we would never get the chance to save the universe – or bang a Krogan – ever again. All is not lost though, as …

It’s been a rough few years for apocryphal English folk heroes: last year’s Robin Hood missed the mark, while Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur (opens in new tab) was a costly flop. Both films failed by sticking modern sensibilities onto anachronistic period settings. The Kid Who Would be King flips this …

1. Apex Legends proves there always room for more battle royale Surprise! Respawn launched a brand new battle royale game, Apex Legends (opens in new tab), on Monday, after keeping it a secret for years and only letting press and streamers see it last week. If they were nervous about …

Among its many inspired bits of game design (opens in new tab), one particularly bold choice in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (opens in new tab) was letting players decide for themselves when it was finally time to fight the final boss. Whether you want to take …

Writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez had a good rule for creating masterpieces like Of Love and Other Demons and 100 Years of Solitude: don’t ever look back on a work you’ve declared finished or you’ll go insane. The idea, according to Marquez, is that no creative work is ever truly finished, …

1. Resident Evil 2 Remake brings a horror classic back from the dead It’s hard to overstate the importance of the Resident Evil series. It’s not the only horror game around but it was one of the first to see a breakthrough success, coining the term ‘survival horror’, as well …

If you’ve been following Fortnite (opens in new tab) for the last few seasons, then at some point you’ve probably been wondering what the mysterious hatch in Wailing Woods is actually for? It doesn’t actually go anywhere, or link up to the bunker hidden under the nearby maze, and until …

There’s nothing quite like the Trials series, with its inimitable mix of motorcycling racing, fiendishly difficult platforming, and physics puzzling. Players who can’t get enough of the unique Trials brand of challenge have been patiently waiting for the next ride since 2014’s Trials Fusion, with its cheesy-but-charming futuristic setting and …

Watching the first trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home (opens in new tab), I now understand how Aragon must have felt when Gandalf appears upon the hill at the battle of Helm’s Deep, having apparently cheated death at the hands of a very angry Balrog. Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War …

With Star Trek Discovery season 2 (opens in new tab) very nearly here (it premieres in the US on CBS All Access today, before hitting Netflix in the UK tomorrow), it’s time to look back at the incredible Star Trek Discovery season 1 ending and recap where we left things …