Gaming

When a new console launches, the majority of the conversation is defined by its specs. “Does it hit 60 frame-rates per second?” “How much RAM does it have?” “What’s its resolution?” But, as we’ve seen since the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, the hardware is only as good as the worlds it invites you to inhabit. The Nintendo Switch 2 launched with Mario Kart World, selling 17.37…

By my count, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now won over 30 different awards across 10 different award shows, as well as our own Game of the Year award and a pile of other nominations. It’s settled happily at a 92 critic score on Metacritic and a 9.5 user score. It’s a really, really good game. But apparently its developers truly had no idea how good their game was before it was…

Games Workshop has brought back another much-loved Warhammer 40,000 character with a flashy new trailer to help set the scene. As confirmed on Warhammer Community, Commissar Sebastian Yarrick has returned to sort out the ongoing war on Armageddon, which is burning at the hands of the Orks. The new trailer shows how the Astra Militarum (née Imperial Guard) are struggling to survive in the face of…

Introducing seasons in Forza Horizon 4 was a huge shift for the series. Bringing Britain to life four times over, in four distinct seasons, was obviously a significant undertaking. However, what it injected into the game was a reward for returning week after week. That proved extremely valuable. Each week, things would be a little different, and it kept Forza Horizon 4 fascinatingly fresh. It was…