Stores have raised prices on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S (again)
March 15, 2022, 19:46 Last week, Sony and Microsoft officially announced a suspension of activities in Russia, not only banning the purchase of their games, but also…
Will we be left without electronics? List of parallel imports announced
April 24, 2022, 05:56 Over the past couple of months, hundreds of global brands have left or stopped serving Russia. In response, the Ministry of Industry and…
Elden Ring review: punishing open world take on the Dark Souls formula more than justifies the hype
The contrast with the well-worn formula employed by more traditional AAA action RPGs like Horizon Forbidden West, for example, could not be starker. And while it’s not…
Dying Light 2: Stay Human review: a boisterous and bloated zombie thriller
Unfortunately that impact doesn’t extend to the narrative, which is overwrought and overly keen on unconvincing exposition. You will meet any number of quest givers scattered around…
The best new video games of 2022
Rainbow Six Extraction Outlandish spin-off of the superb tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege, this time asking you and your pals to use eclectic and well-equipped Operators against…
The 20 best video games of 2021
15. The Forgotten City This year was hardly short on time-looping video games and The Forgotten City was one of the less-trailed but more successful temporal adventures….
Halo Infinite campaign review: a dazzling ballet of sci-fi action
Halo Infinite’s grappleshot is a small marvel. Attached to our hero Master Chief’s sizeable wrist, you can spit out its rope to attach to surfaces or bad…
Halo Infinite recaptures that original multiplayer magic… even for oldies like me
It lies in a delicious rock-paper-scissors trade-off between weaponry, shielding, grenades and melee. And everyone is on an even playing field. Plasma weapons drain shields faster, bullets…
Forza Horizon 5 review: a joyful driving holiday
It has been fascinating watching Playground Games’ absurdly consistent Forza Horizon series become an Xbox flagship, overtaking its more serious source Forza Motorsport with joyously raucous open-world…
Call of Duty Vanguard review: shooter series returns to its roots for World War II greatest hits tour
Vanguard also offers the obligatory smattering of new game-types to master, including early favourite Patrol, which adds a novel spin on the ‘capture and defend the zone’…